Mediaboss Marketing

If you were like me, you spent most of 2016 convinced Hillary Clinton was gonna win the election handily, that Trump didnt have a prayer, the Supreme Court would be lost, every insane policy and executive order of Barack Obama would go unchallenged, and essentially become permanent, and America as we know it would continue its descent toward socialism.

Except that didnt happen. Thanks to Donald Trump, we didnt get a President Hillary. We were spared a third Obama term and the nation now has a chance. I fully admit that my vote in 2016 was more a vote against Hillary than it was a vote for Trump. Saving us from the disaster that would have been a Hillary presidency is more than enough reason to be thankful for Donald Trump, but his record as president gives us plenty of reasons to be happy he won, aside from just saving us from a Hillary presidency. So, on this Thanksgiving, I thought it would be appropriate to compile a list of reasons to be thankful for President Trump. There are certainly more reasons than the ones below, so before you feast with your families today, feel free to share your own reasons youre thankful for President Trump.

It seems like such a simple thing, to follow the rule of law, but for too long, presidents from both parties have seen some form of amnesty as a solution to fixing our immigration system. Not Trump. Hes ended catch-and-release and has been enforcing our immigration law at the border and in the interior of the United States. He even successfully managed to get Mexico to use their law enforcement to prevent caravans of migrants from getting into the United States and has reduced the quota of refugees to a more manageable amount.

That Barack Obama got two Supreme Court picks was painful enough, but the mere thought of Obama choosing a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia after his death in February 2016 was truly devastating. That Mitch McConnell was able to prevent that from happening was a miracle in itself, and Trumps election meant that the gamble would pay off. Or would it? Many on the right werent entirely convinced that Trump would govern like a conservative or nominate conservatives to the courts. His choice to fill that vacancy was his first test, and he passed it with flying colors with the nomination of Neil Gorsuch and since then hes proven himself over and over again, nominating conservatives to lower courts, changing the balance from liberal to conservative. One out of every 4 active judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals have been appointed by President Trump, said Adam Kennedy, deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of communications at the White House, in an interview with The Daily Signal. Make no mistake about it, Trumps impact on the judiciary will be felt for generations.

The unprecedented smear campaign against Trumps second Supreme Court pick would have had any other Republican president throw in the towel. Not Trump. A target of endless smears himself, Trump knew that giving in and withdrawing Kavanaughs nomination over uncorroborated accusations from people being groomed by powerful people on the left would not only damage his presidency, but it would further empower the Democrats. Trump stood behind Brett Kavanaugh unflinchingly against the smearsas did the GOP.

Whenever theres a change in power at the White House, the new president attempts to make his mark by reversing achievements of his predecessor, but Trump has done so better than anyone could have anticipated. Trump has gotten us out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Iran Deal, and the Paris Climate Accords. Hes rolled back Dodd-Frank, dismantled Obamacare, ended burdensome regulations the list goes on and on.

Barack Obama cut military funding and turned his back on our veterans. President Trump has given them the support they should expect from a commander-in-chief. Hes rebuilt and modernized our military, increased defense spending. His change in strategy in the Middle East saved us from embarrassing defeats in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hes made more progress in achieving a denuclearized North Korea, and is actively confronting Iranian aggression. And, of course, defeating ISIS is an accomplishment that cant be understated.

Im not sure whose interests Obama had in mind while he was in the White House, but America was at the bottom of his list. Trump, however, has been very clear about advocating for Americas interests above those of other countries. Whatever his enemies want to say about his so-called trade war, hes successfully managed to negotiate new trade deals that better serve Americas interests. Hes also managed to cut spending to the United Nations and get NATO allies to contribute spend towards defense.

Trumps willingness to stand up to Democrats has rubbed off on the GOP in ways I never expected, Senator Lindsey Grahams epic slam of the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee changed the trajectory of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. With few holdouts, the Republican Party has defended President Trump against endless smears by the left, starting back with the Russian collusion hoax. Despite a flurry of negative media coverage, the GOP has stood with near full unity, crushing Democrats hopes of a bipartisan impeachment, or perhaps a successful one, as moderate Democrats are starting to get cold feet. Had Democrats made a serious attempt at impeaching George W. Bush, I highly doubt GOP unity in opposition to those efforts would have been as strong as it is today. Republicans have believed for a long time that if they play nice with Democrats theyll be paid back with some reward. With the exception of Senator Mitt Romney, and a couple of others who have retired or jumped ship, the rest of the GOP has abandoned this fantasy.

How often have we experienced a politician running a campaign on big promises who fails to deliver? All the time, right? Well, Trump has proven himself to be the genuine article. When he makes a promise, he follows through. Americans on both sides of the aisle agree. Even his harshest critics cant deny itCNN actually called him a keeper of promises. What more proof do you need? And since you asked, yes, hes been building the border walland its working. To be fair, hes not always succeeded in fulfilling promises, due activist judges stopping various efforts like ending DACA (though he did get rid of DAPA) but his list of promises kept is easily the most impressive of our lifetimes.

Barack Obama spied on Trumps campaign and abused the FISA court system to do it. Do you think there would be an investigation of this abuse if Trump hadnt won? Not a chance. The lawlessness that defined the Obama years will get exposed. According to Senator Lindsey Graham, the DOJ Inspector Generals report on FISA abuse will be stunning and damning. Others predict it will ruin careers. One thing is for sure, had Hillary won, none of this would be getting looked into at all, and corrupt liberals in the Deep State would be operating in full force without concern of accountability.

Thanks to Trump, the economy is on fire. After years of stagnation, Trumps election got things moving again. The stock market is at a record high, unemployment at a historic low, consumer confidence is strong, GDP is beating expectations, the manufacturing industry (once thought to be in trouble) is creating jobs. Thanks to Trump, the middle class is seeing a boom stronger than his predecessors ever saw. The Trump economy is so good women and minorities have never done better, and there are more job openings than unemployed workers to fill them. The economy is doing so well that Democrats have tried to give Barack Obama credit for it.

_____

Matt Margolis is the author of Trumping Obama: How President Trump Saved Us From Barack Obama's Legacy and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattMargolis

Read more:
Ten Reasons to Be Thankful for President Trump This Thanksgiving | News and Politics - PJ Media

Many conservatives including Trump-haters are grateful that Hillary Clinton is not the American president. (Pixabay)

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author.

As we celebrate another Thanksgiving on the advent of a new decade, its a perfect time to reflect on the many things were grateful for.

For conservatives, topping the list is that Hillary Clinton is not president. Woo-hoo! Talk about dodging a bullet.

While the Left never moved past the 2016 election, the Right certainly did. Millions of Americans are happy that Donald Trump is president, despite the nonstop attacks he has endured from Never-Trumpers, the radical left, and their media minions.

In contrast, Hillary is still chewing her cud, bloviating and blaming everything and everyone for her dumpster-fire campaign. Meanwhile, rational people are glad that Crooked H is in their rear-view mirror.

Also, it is because of Hillarys disastrous candidacy that many Independent voters (like me) chose Donald Trump instead of her. So on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you Hillary.

The U.S. economy is on fire under President Trump.Unemployment is at record lows for all demographic groups, including women, black Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans.

Consumer spending a leading indicator of sentiment about the economy is robust. This is because Americans are ignoring the medias chronic fear-mongering in the hopes of triggering a recession.

While Europe and Asia are experiencing significant downturns, the U.S. economy remains strong.

Tim Quinlan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities, wrote in a report: At a time when recession risk dominates most economic discussions, the strength of the U.S. consumer is among the more compelling examples of an economy that is still firing on all cylinders.

One of the most dramatic developments of the Trump presidency is that the scales have fallen off the publics eyes.

Many Americans now see the mainstream media for what they are: Left-wingpolitical activists masquerading as objective journalists.

While the situation is regrettable, its a good thing for the public to be aware of the biased news theyre being fed so they can combat left-wing brainwashing.

Before Donald Trump became president, people on the political Right generally ignored media smears and fake-news campaigns.

President Trump is the first Republican to fight back against this systemic, leftist indoctrination. And for that alone, Trump has revolutionized the Right.

While the Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in November 2018, the party has been embroiled in a civil war thats seething beneath the surface.

Basically, theres a tug-of-war going on between moderate Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and the far-left socialists like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Ilhan Omar.

One jarring illustration of this internal strife occurred in July 2019, when Ocasio Cortez pulled the Race Card on Pelosi, the leader of the Democratic Party. The irony of leftists destroying each other with race-baiting taunts they usually reserve for conservatives is hilarious.

If youre an American citizen or legal resident who can read this, you are one of the luckiest people in the world. You live in the greatest nation on Earth, and you have access to a cell phone or an Internet-connected computer.

We all take so many blessings for granted. But if you enjoy general good health, have food to eat, a roof over your head, and one or two people in the world who care about you, you are very fortunate.

I live in a high-rise building in Manhattan. One of my neighbors is a blind lady. Every morning, you can see her commuting to work using her walking stick to navigate the hectic NYC streets and subways.

I also sometimes see her at the gym, walking on the treadmill (she is totally blind). Despite her handicap, this lady is one of the nicest, cheeriest people youll ever meet.

So on this Thanksgiving, consider these words of blind author Helen Keller:I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.

Professor: Citizenship is a racist concept and open borders is not radical idea

Samantha Chang is a senior staff writer for BizPac Review. Based in New York City, she is a law school graduate and a longtime financial editor.

Excerpt from:
5 things conservatives are grateful for this Thanksgiving: Hillary is No. 1! - BizPac Review

Democrats are rightfully ecstatic that they won two of the three 2019 elections for governor in deep red Southern states, overcoming relentless campaign visits by President Donald Trump. But in truth, their twin triumphs had less to do with Trump and more to do with GOP Gov. Matt Bevin's toxicity in Kentucky and Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards's popularity in Louisiana.

Edwards and Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear ran well ahead of Hillary Clinton's 2016 support virtually everywhere in their states. But the results also reaffirmed where Democrats' true opportunity lies in 2020: suburbs with lots of college-educated whites.

Democratic victories in Kentucky (where Trump won by a huge 30 points in 2016) and Louisiana (where Trump won by 20 points), are all the more impressive because turnout skyrocketed compared to the races four years ago. In Kentucky, the number of votes cast spiked 51 percent over 2015, and in Louisiana, votes cast surged 31 percent far higher than the 21 percent increase in Mississippi, where Democrats fell short.

Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.

But a closer look at the results suggests it wasn't necessarily higher turnout that put Edwards and Beshear over the top. In both Kentucky and Louisiana, turnout surged strongly in both heavily blue and heavily red parts of each state, suggesting both Trump and the Democrats were effective in galvanizing their supporters to the polls.

Instead, the difference-maker in both cases was big Democratic gains in those suburbs that have high shares of college-educated white voters. For example, Edwards won 57 percent in Jefferson Parish, just outside New Orleans, compared with 51 percent in his 2015 race. And Beshear took 42 percent of the vote in Boone County, just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, compared with 32 percent for Democrat Jack Conway four years prior.

Overall, Democrats' narrow wins in both races wouldn't have been possible without changing suburban attitudes. In the aggregate, blue gains in the 20 Kentucky counties and Louisiana parishes with the highest shares of whites with college degrees concentrated in the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Louisville, Lexington and Cincinnati metro areas were barely enough to offset Republican gains elsewhere.

The continued migration of highly college-educated suburbs away from Republicans in the Trump era is welcome news for Democrats. The Kentucky and Louisiana results are a continuation of midterm gains for Democrats in places like the suburbs of Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Charleston and Oklahoma City.

However, robust turnout in more rural parts of Kentucky and Louisiana is a silver lining for Trump. More critically, Democratic gains among suburban college-educated whites and relative stagnation among other voters could actually widen Trump's advantage in the Electoral College relative to the popular vote.

Of the dozen states where college graduates make up over 40 percent of all eligible white voters California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Virginia none are likely to be decisive in the race for the Electoral College.

In other words, unless Democrats are able to retain support among other groups in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, they risk further adding to their vote-wasting problem in 2020, which could allow Trump to win re-election while losing the popular vote by 5 million or possibly more.

David Wasserman

David Wasserman, House editor for The Cook Political Report, is an NBC News contributor and senior analyst with the NBC Election Unit.

See the rest here:
Democrats are making big gains in the suburbs. Here's why that may not be enough to beat Trump. - NBC News

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the U.S. Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the U.S. Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

One thing all parties in the impeachment saga can agree on: $391 million in security assistance earmarked for Ukraine was withheld this past summer by the Trump White House and released on Sept. 11.

There's far less consensus, though, about just when that hold began. It's a key question, since that date may prove crucial for establishing whether the aid freeze violated the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, or ICA.

The Democratic-led House budget and appropriations committees have expressed "serious concerns that President Trump and his administration violated the ICA in withholding these funds." The committees have put the Trump administration on notice that they "are examining when, why, and how these funds were withheld; and whether these actions prevented agencies from spending the full amount that Congress provided for these activities, thus thwarting the will of Congress."

Here's a timeline of what's been learned about the timing of the Ukraine aid hold. It's based on testimony heard during the two weeks of the House intelligence committee's public impeachment hearings, as well as from transcripts that have been released of closed door depositions:

June 18, 2019: The Pentagon announces plans "to provide $250 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment and advisory efforts to build the capacity of Ukraine's armed forces."

June 19: President Trump starts asking about the Ukraine military assistance, according to Mark Sandy, a career official in the Office of Management and Budget. Sandy told House investigators he learned of Trump's queries in an e-mail from Mike Duffey, a political appointee who oversees funding for military, intelligence and international affairs at OMB. This was the same day a report about the Pentagon's announced Ukraine assistance appeared in the Washington Examiner, a conservative website and weekly tabloid.

July 3: This is the earliest publicly known date when a hold on the Ukraine assistance appears to have been imposed. "On July 3, I learned," Jennifer Williams, a Russia adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, told the House Intelligence panel, "that the Office of Management and Budget had placed a hold on a tranche of security assistance designated for Ukraine."

July 12: Further evidence of a hold on the Ukraine aid is found in an email that OMB's Sandy received on this date from Robert Blair, a senior adviser to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Asked at a closed door deposition what was said in that email, Sandy replied, "to the best of my recollection, that the president is directing a hold on military support funding for Ukraine."

July 18: The hold becomes more widely known within the Trump administration. State Department Ukraine expert Catherine Croft, who'd been detailed to the National Security Council, told a public hearing of the impeachment inquiry that on this date, "I participated in a sub-Policy Coordination Committee video conference where an OMB representative reported that the White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, had placed an informal hold on security assistance to Ukraine. The only reason given was that the order came at the direction of the President."

July 19: The Department of Defense has been notified of the hold, according to OMB's Sandy, who told House investigators he was informed of this by OMB political appointee Mike Duffey. Sandy said he asked Duffey what the duration of the hold would be "and was told there was not clear guidance on that." He also expressed concern to Duffey about the freeze on funds possibly violating the Impoundment Control Act, since it could lead to the expiration of those funds.

July 25: OMB's Sandy signs the first document making the hold official and valid through Aug. 5. This is the same day Trump called Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and asked for "a favor": that Zelenskiy would probe Joe Biden and his son Hunter's activities in Ukraine as well as a debunked claim that Ukraine, not Russia, had hacked the Democratic National Committee's computer server.

Hours after that phone call takes place, the State Department receives two emails from Ukraine's embassy in Washington. That's according to Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. "One was received on July 25, at 2:31 p.m. That email said that the Ukrainian embassy and House foreign affairs committee are asking about security assistance," Cooper told the House intelligence committee. "The second email was received July 25 at 4:25 p.m. That email said the Hill knows about the [Foreign Military Financing] situation to an extent and so does the Ukrainian embassy."

July 30: OMB's Sandy is informed he will no longer be approving the holds on Ukraine assistance. Instead, he tells House investigators, political appointee Mike Duffey would sign off on such documents. "He had an interest in being more involved in daily operations," says Duffey, "and he regarded this responsibility as a way for him to learn more about the specific accounts in his area."

Mid-August to early September: Duffey signs "at least half a dozen" additional temporary holds on the Ukraine assistance, according to Sandy.

August 28: Politico scoops a previously unreported story: that the Trump administration is "slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine."

Sept. 11: The hold is lifted on the Ukraine assistance, 85 days after the Pentagon announced that aid had become available. That leaves only 19 days to obligate that funding.

Sept. 30: End of the fiscal year. According to OMB's Sandy, $35 million in funds do not get spent in time to meet the deadline. Congress includes that same amount in a continuing resolution to ensure the aid reaches Ukraine.

Link:
Impeachment testimony builds a timeline for withholding Ukrainian aid - NPR

NYON, Switzerland As world heavyweight boxing champions for more than a decade, Wladimir Klitschko and his brother Vitali helped establish Ukraine on the sports map.

Now that Ukraine and its capital city of Kyiv where Vitali is mayor are part of the United States daily news agenda, learning about the eastern European countrys place in the world is not so difficult.

Not anymore, Wladimir Klitschko told The Associated Press in an interview at the home of European soccer body UEFA, where he is a trustee of the groups childrens charity foundation. There is no doubt that at least people will know, in the U.S. especially.

The younger Klitschko brother visited Switzerland after spending time this month in New York, where rolling cable news coverage is repeating a theme that corruption is rife in his home country.

With something bad, there is also something good, said Klitschko, who projects positive thinking and developed a Swiss university course in innovative management. It is much more fun to solve a challenge than to have a problem.

Klitschko, a gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, celebrated Ukraine like the national soccer team qualifying for the 2020 European Championship.

Have you seen what Shevchenko has done for the team? he enthused.

Like Klitschko, Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko is a beloved athlete at home trying to give something back to fans.

Ukrainians, as a nation, we are super-talented, Klitschko said, praising hit HBO drama Chernobyl for showing the toughness of its people. We are well educated, we are serving society.

The Klitschko Foundation has involved more than 1.8 million children and youths in Ukraine since being created in 2003, the year Wladimirs first world title reign ended. He regained versions of the heavyweight belt in 2006 and stayed unbeaten for nine more years.

One of its established projects, to equip schools with sports equipment, was among 42 schemes that won UEFA Foundation for Children funding this month worth a combined $5.2 million.

We are trying to motivate, Klitschko said. You need to be active. You need to be the driving force in your community, in the school.

When Klitschko talks about Ukrainian leaders, a common thread emerges linking men born in the 1970s in the former Soviet Union.

He and Shevchenko are 43. So is the co-founder of WhatsApp, Jan Koum. Mayor Vitali Klitschko is 48. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the former comic actor and producer who has an unwitting central role in the U.S. presidential impeachment process, soon turns 42.

Klitschko noted: (Were) trying to bring more for this talented nation.

He is cautious, however, when asked if a nation of 44 million people prefers public leaders they already admired in another field.

The trust needs to be stronger, Klitschko said. But trust comes only with time and corruption needs to be reduced. We probably cannot get rid of it. Evil and good is always going to be neighbors.

He supports closer ties with the European Union and expressed admiration for leadership values in Germany, where both brothers often fought title bouts.

Its been more than 2 years since his final fight an 11th-round loss to Anthony Joshua in front of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium, a modern record crowd for a heavyweight contest. He believes Joshua will regain his title belts in a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. next week in Saudi Arabia.

Retired from the ring, Klitschko foresees a big future for himself and his country.

Nothing is impossible. A boxer could become a mayor of 4 million people. A comedian can become president, he said. Its not only in America. Anything can happen in Ukraine.

___

Go here to see the original:
AP Interview: Boxing Champ Klitschko Proud to Be Ukrainian - The New York Times