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"I tweeted back, “As president, I will use that Democrat weaponization of government to lock up the Obamas, the Clintons, the Bidens, and everyone on Epstein’s list of clients.”

I say:

Mr. DeSantis, you forgot the alphabet "security" agencies, you know, like the FBI, CIA, DHS, NSA and a whole host of agencies that do nothing and want to get paid quite well for it.

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08-05-23: With a wish list like that (bravo!), who'll be left to do the actual arresting?!

I want Wray in the Madoff Palatial Suite Cell. Forever, for sitting on the Biden laptop and then telling the world that it was planted Russian disinfo; and for 86ing the Epstein client list.

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"Groucho Marx ... You Bet Your Life. Bill Cosby [revived] ... the show..."

Meanwhile, prosecutor Jack Smith, having indicted President Trump on the grounds of purloining White House paperclips, is praying for O.J. Jury II.

(In 2023, the pre-arranged verdict will be "guilty").

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Meanwhile, here's a sample of the garbage on the Internet that the brain-deads quote w/o hesitation:

"Opening statements were made on January 24, 1995... Simpson was ultimately acquitted of both counts of murder on October 3 of the same year. The trial took place shortly after [three years later] the 1992 Los Angeles riots."

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Who said anything about arresting anyone. "Failing to do their jobs" is as good a reason for firing someone. Just shut them down and make these animals actually work for a living. Right now, no one in Washington DC even knows what manual labor is.

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I've heard that joke before, but what else would you call any type of physical labor besides its name (ie;) painter, plumber, construction ?

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Item 20: The Mustang Darkhorse is so fast that if you drive it counterclockwise you could go back in time buy stock in Apple and finally afford that Bentley.

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Fellow patriots, re: item 25. I learned that my investment advisor has me owning some Blackrock shares. Is anyone able to point me to an article or post that addresses their evil actions?

At 71 my memory is not what it was.

I want to sell the shares as, like you all, I want nothing to do with those who are destroying our beautiful USA and the freedoms we enjoy! Thanks to our founders, all who served in the military and all others who served honestly through other means. We enjoy freedoms because of them. The ultimate thanks is to our Lord Jesus who paid the price to set us free!!

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About 10 years ago, I started to slip into the issues of dementia and I recognized the signs. My doctor at the time said "You need to use your brain more." I canceled all my automatic pay bills and basically started to actively use my brain for everything instead of taking the easy way and convenient life I did have. Yes, it is a pain to buy a flat of stamps every month and send out cards for every possible reason, but I am forcing myself to do this plus I love to read. I don't think our Lord said anything about "After age 60, you can just sit on your fat ass and play golf, use electric carts and call that L-I-V-I-N-G. Sheesh, no wonder cases of dementia rises each year.

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And get a notebook. It helps.

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Aug 5, 2023·edited Aug 5, 2023

BlackRock's actions include advocacy of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) policies at companies they hold in their mutual fund portfolios, as trustees for the shareholder owners.

There are three organizations who perform scoring or rating for ESG factors: MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International), S&P (Standard & Poor's), and Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Financial, now owned by the London Stock Exchange). Needless to say, the three organizations do NOT agree on their method of "scoring" a company's rating. So, the score or rating depends which organization is consulted--ratings which often wildly contradict one another.

Another aspect of BlackRock's questionable conduct is that it offers these ESG funds in tradeable portfolios known as ETFs (Exchange Traded Fund), which are ostensibly the same portfolios otherwise managed, but the "ESG" ETF charges significantly higher fees. (Edited for clarification.)

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Thank you very much for the information Forbes!

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I read this last week that someone has started two EFTs, one Democrat (NANC) and one Republican (KRUZ). What they do is invest in the same stocks as Nancy Pelosi and Ted Cruz, drafting off their insider trading knowledge. Management fee is 0.75%.

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2023/02/07/track-lawmakers-stock-trading-with-these-two-etfs/

https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/blog/want-to-trade-stocks-like-nancy-pelosi-an-etf-for-that

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Item 7 “ruined the brand by exposing the company’s hatred of its customers.” Coming soon to the DAR. If any institution should stand up for women you’d think it would be the DAR. Hiding behind their precious “tax status” is so weak. That organization has more money than they know what to do with but they SHOULD use it to take this “what is a woman” question all the way to the Supreme Court. These women COULD muster up at least half of the courage our Patriots had to create this one-of-a-kind free nation, “we have a goodly heritage” is repeated by members at every meeting after all. But instead we have careless and gullible, yet so arrogant, leftist leaders. They should have used their stockpile of cash to stand strong against allowing men in dresses to become “Daughters”. Because that stockpile will now cease to grow and their membership will plummet (my two girls belong only because I pay their dues). The DAR claims no political affiliation but, with this bylaw change, they are publicly siding with the left which runs the Democrat Party. It’s just all so pathetic but it was management’s choice to throw in with the powerful left over having the courage to protect their members. Another one bites the dust…

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Holy crap! Nothing is sacred.

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Can you share exactly what the DAR bylaws change was??? I have some friends who are members and I want to let them know to be on the look out!!

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Article 3, sections 1 and 2.

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Ok, thanks. I'll share this with my DAR friends!

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More sad news. My daughter and granddaughter are eligible (daughter not interested), but now that door has shut.

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Every large organization eventually becomes leftist. Name one that hasn’t.

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Item #16 - betcha that if that woman had been an anti-trans activist, they would have happily put her down.

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ITEM 17: Breitbart reported, “The Boy Scouts of America scouting organization is inviting LGBTQ advocacy at its national jamboree camp in West Virginia.”

As much as I'd like to say this was of Joe Biden's doing, putting homosexuals in charge of anything is trying to placate Satan himself. In this case, you can blame Jimmy Carter.

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Carter gets the blame also for pulling Education out of Health Education & Welfare.

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Mr. Carter can and should be blamed for many things. He seemed to be a decent person, but he was a horrible president. Biden and obama were pure evil in their intent, Carter was not.

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I'm not sure I'll go that far. He chose the party of bloodshed, lawlessness, oppression, and slavery. And he stayed with it.

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You can say that now, but back in the 70's that wasn't so obvious. Besides, were you aware that Mr. Carter was quite the naval officer? He had more courage than Clinton, obama and Biden the child molester combined. That's not saying much, but he did serve The United States proudy.

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Aug 5, 2023·edited Aug 5, 2023

I hope you're right about Carter's service. I knew several USN officers at that time, and they all claimed Carter was a disaster as an officer. I don't know their political affiliation.

I spent several days traveling with his mother, Ms. Lillian. Firecracker of a woman.

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Jimmy Carter's Military Service After WWII

In 1950, Carter was sent back to New London to help with the development of the Navy's first new ships since World War II ended, a submarine called K-1, where he became qualified to command one of his own. He never did. Instead, he trained in the mathematics, physics and hardware required to build and operate nuclear submarines.

Carter trained enlisted men in nuclear reactor and propulsion operations while the power plants for the first nuclear sub, USS Nautilus, and second nuclear sub, USS Seawolf, were being built. He became so knowledgeable that he and his team were asked to help avert a nuclear disaster in Canada's Chalk River reactor.

Read: How Jimmy Carter Saved a Canadian Nuclear Reactor After a Meltdown

The nuclear submarine program was overseen by the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," Adm. Hyman Rickover. Carter has repeatedly written that Rickover had more of a profound effect on him than anyone except his parents. Carter worked for Rickover in this role until 1953, when his father died of pancreatic cancer.

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Was that when the rabbit attacked his canoe?

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Truly agree. I liked his mom, his brother (I bought some Billy Beer as a joke) and his evangelist sister. Roselyn was attached at his hip. A wife-mate should be. Amy was cute in her turn. WH children often suffer much.

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I don't regret voting for Carter as much as I'm ashamed of voting for Mitt Romney. I'm union minded enough to care about companies abandoning their workers to loathe that back stabbing.... But I digress. I briefly lived in boiled peanut land. I have a can in the cupboard. But Carter was late to the stand up to the bully party. I decided in the voting booth. Regan confirmed, as well as Trump, that's it's better to stand up to bullies sooner rather than later. Speak softly. Carry big stick. I smell ice cream.

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Will there be cake?

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I laughed so loud and long that at the end I giggled like a girl. One more reason the name Mad Dog stuck.

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The results of incompetence are the same as being evil - intent may be part of the legal issue but if you know you are a f**********peanut farmer what makes you accept running a country? Hubris and ego...The Carter's had zero Self awareness and yes, the 70's were different but ignore was the same. Just because I have a Dr. in my name - I would not try to remove your appendix.

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My church organist worked as THE secretary for a trailer manufacturer in Waycross Georgia that used Billy Carter as their promoter and spoke him often. My daughters picked up the habit of saying Yes Ma'am to their teachers which annoyed the teachers here for a long time. We served squash casserole at dinner which disgusted my Catholic son in laws. I have boiled peanuts in the cabinet.

Carter lost my support when he was a coward to the Iran mullahs. Democrats since then have been cowards. Black Hawk Down, Bengazi, a pallet of money for Iran, abandoning Afghanistan, selling out to China. I'm sure I left some things out.

I'm greatly enjoying the history referrals by the Surb Nation.

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Poll today is a sad reflection of the world that we live in.Great round up of the (headlies) for the week with a super bonus on DrummerBoy turned leader.Only in these times would the powers that be refuse to help a patient survive then brazenly request his organs for donation.This also true of a government refusing to provide energy of which we have an abundance only to demand more of our money to buy energy from overseas.Sen .Kennedy needs to be cloned 99 times in DC.Great post and Dr. cat gets a treat.

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The nerve of those bastards wanting the organs. I feel for those in need of a transplant, but in this instance, the answer I was not to tell them no, but hell no.

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I told my wife to donate my body so they may puzzle how such a rogue lasted so long. As for the pricks in Canada you nailed it!!!

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Wow. I'm the first to comment. Thank you Don, for another great Highlights of the Week. Glad to be a part of Surb Nation. I'm a happy warrior.

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

I enjoy John Kennedys wit, and pointed comments. Typically, he “gets it”. I just wish he wasn’t afflicted with the “now do nothing” virus like most of his GOP peers. Anyone figure out who they are working for yet?

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So true! It’s more frustrating when, in all these hearings and investigations, they nail them dead to rights then…crickets!

Aargh!!

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My friend has the perfect characterization of this Republican bullshit. He says, "No more future tense! Don't tell me what you're going to do; tell me what you've already done! Past tense! Past tense!" It's the Issa/Gowdy media circus template, with their constant "vows" to do such-and-such. As I've said, never, ever trust a Republican.

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Did you mean politician?

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Sundance at Conservative Treehouse explains these House committees are nothing but fundraising features. They use these "investigations" to get the soundbites and FaceTime on Fox CNN MSNBC and then raise $$.

If we think anything will happen from these hearings we are sadly mistaken

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Sometimes i feel like it’s hard to tell our friends from our enemies. Maybe we should require our elected official to wear white hats or black hats. 😟 Fed employees could wear prison garb.

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NASCAR style Jackets with the logos of their owners prominently displayed.

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I'm not apologizing for these Banana Republicans at all, but I think they hesitate and are waiting for some major public outcry that isn't there because the media is ignoring the news and hearings.

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“They hesitate and are waiting”—yep. Sickening. They are wimpy “followers” not dynamic leaders.

They are literally wasting the opportunity that a Senate or House seat offers them to help in this war to save America.

Our WV “Senator” Shelley Moore Capito should resign. She’s totally wasting that Senate seat and has 4 more years. Just nauseating to watch. Please no one in WV vote for her son for House. West Virginia only has 4 seats now in Congress. (Shelley stood by and did nothing when we lost that 5th seat to bogus California and other states whose census numbers included tons of illegal aliens disenfranchising West Virginia citizens.). It would be an outrage to have both passive RINO’s Shelley and Moore Capito taking up two of our precious 4 seats in Congress.

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If Justice wins the nomination, and then the election, WV is going to have a set of RINO bookends in the senate.

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Nauseating. But the only good thing is AG Patrick Morrisey is running to replace Justice as Governor, and Morrissey could be a fantastic governor, like DeSantis.

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Sooo, you would rather keep Joe?

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What leads you to that conclusion?

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Wasn’t making the Boy Scouts co-ed supposed to expand the membership?

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The problems for the Boy Scouts started a couple of decades ago when they decided to allow openly homosexual troop leaders.

The problems for the Girl Scouts started around the same time when they decided to go all feminazi and pro-abortion activism.

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That's what government officials and politicians said.......Gee, I wonder what else these people lied about.

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Yeah, just like Bud Light supporting transgender Dylan Mulvaney was supposed to grow Budweiser’s revenue. . . .

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I wonder if we'll see lawsuits by Bush distributors against the company for ruining their business. When you roll out a marketing message that's 100% contrary to your tried-and-true target audience, you risk everything. Did they even test this first? Have these dumbass young managers learned a single thing from this life-altering disaster?

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One more thing about these dumbasses. Because these young people are expert users of smartphones, they think they are suddenly wise in the ways of the world and how human nature works. They aren't. The question is... how much damage will they do to the rest of before they realize this?

This theory was first suggested by a pediatrician to explain why young children were so rude to their parents. They knew more than their parents about phones and concluded their parents were stupid. This has since changed, now that young parents have caught up. Now, these young parents think we older people are stupid for the same reason. When someone invests a technique for passing wisdom down to younger generations, run, don't walk, to the patent office.

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Yeah, and the Girl Scouts tried suing them about it. They are both circling the drain.

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I'd like to see the GS somehow lose the exclusive marketing rights to the cookie franchise.

I don't know what is the arrangement – I'm guessing a handful of corporate bakeries produce the varieties of cookies made available to the organization, so purchasing the manufacturing source isn't practical - so there must be an incentive for manufacturers to decline that business. Guilt by negative association seems to be a powerful force...

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Aug 5, 2023·edited Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Re: the poll. Unless, of course, you ask Zogby. Then Biden got an A+ for just being able to breathe.

Vivek Ramaswamy: Let's be honest. I'm voting for whomever the GOP runs, simply because the worst of them will destroy us slower than the Demoncrats. But this guy I could really get behind. I don't think he has a chance, but he might make someone a good VP this time.

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Item 3 "Makes sense because who would ever kill a Kennedy?"

Answer: The same people that kill Americans today.

Item 5 "WBOY reported, “Trump wants criminal case moved to 'politically unbiased' West Virginia.”

The Epoch Times also reported that Attorney General Patrick Morissey is also involved in the venue change request. I noticed the other media outlets, under the supervision of the American Pravda, have ignored the story.

Item 14 I don't need Remove Paywall since I wouldn't read the New York Times if it was free. I have more important things to do like go snipe hunting.

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Is it snipe season already?

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It's open season year round in West Virginia.

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Lovin it today, my question is, what do the scouts have to do to earn that LBGTP badge and what does that patch look like, perhaps a dildo and a shitty mustache?

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Aug 5, 2023·edited Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

#1: Yep - now that it got what it wanted, the Uniparty's Nomenklatura can pretend they are acting on the will of the people if Ukraine's aid is temporarily suspended.

Never mind that the overwhelming majority of Americans likely NEVER wanted to send ANY financial aid to Ukraine.

#5: "His real crime is exposing the tiny men and women behind the curtain who run the federal government."

Glad to see the party labels accurately applied to the two fornicators.

It IS double jeopardy, but it's okay because it's Trump.

#6: He's just proposing replacing one demon with another - the house is remains under the control of evil.

#7: Yet, the CEO contends that the parent company is in excellent shape. Apparently, the woke analysts on Wall St. concur, because no one except a handful of "renegade" shareholders and a former exec are calling for the CEO to step down. The woke may go broke, but they protect their own.

#8: I hope she told them to pound sand.

#10: He was, indeed.

#12: Well, 'recession' no longer has any meaning for as long Wilhelm is in office.

#15: Other than a politician, is there anything more useless than a vegan influencer?

#17: With all due respect, Brother Don, the Boy Scouts of America essentially destroyed itself (or started down that road, anyway) when it failed to stand up for itself, and capitulated to the male homosexual mafia decades ago. Honestly, I had no idea the BSA was still around.

#19: Even with the rebate, it's still overpriced.

How can one not love JNK?

#20: It stands to reason.

#25: Scrap the Executive Branch org chart, and replace it with one in which Trump is essentially Chairman of the Board, and VS is the CEO with broad powers to sack management & staff, shut down entire agencies, and essentially run the corporation that is the US.

Pee Wee Herman had the better week because despite his human flaws, he'll be remembered fondly for a successful children's TV show. Wilhelm will be rembered as a dirty old incestuous pedo.

Once again, Brother Don, your recap of the madness of our present day has made my coffee taste better, and my Saturday morning complete!

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7 fold Amen. Cue the choir.

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

Great job Big D! I hope you’re enjoying your retirement as much as I am!

I was going to respond to some of the points, but realized I had something to say for at least half of them, and nobody wants to read a comment almost as long as the column.

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I would love to hear your opinions and comments. Do like some do Marty - one reply per comment.

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Don Surber

LOL that Bentley may well be cheaper than the new Darkhorse......

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