Mexico President Urges North American Integration After Brexit

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Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday called for greater integration with Canada and the United States in the wake of Britain’s vote to split with the European Union.

Nieto, who spoke during a stopover in Quebec City, is scheduled to attend a North American leaders summit in Ottawa on Wednesday with his US and Canadian counterparts.

The three countries are economic partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and work closely on security matters.

At Wednesday’s summit, the leaders are expected to announce joint energy and environmental strategies, including matching renewable energy targets.

“The purpose of this visit is to renew our bilateral relationship, to give it new life, to find ways to advance the prosperity and competitiveness of North America,” Pena Nieto said. (Read more from “Mexico President Urges North American Integration After Brexit” HERE)

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2016 Presidential Candidate Found Dead at Cleveland Motel

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A “fearless advocate for liberty” who sought the Libertarian Party’s nomination for president has been found dead.

Dr. Marc A. Feldman, 56, of Cleveland, was found dead Wednesday at the Americas Best Value Inn near the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. No official cause of death has been released.

Feldman lost the Libertarian nomination in May to former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson.

“How do you make a miracle happen?” he said once. “Start by asking for what you want, and see what you get. Sometimes you’re not given what you ask for, you’re given what you need.” He called himself the “No fear” candidate.

At the Libertarian convention, he rapped his concluding statement.

“I’m that be what you want to be Libertarian,” he began. “That Muslim Libertarian, that Jew Libertarian, the Christian, Atheist, Hin-DU Libertarian.”

“We will miss his dedication as a member of the national committee and candidate for public office, but most of all, I will miss a good friend. He was a delightful, spirited, and dedicated Libertarian who inspired and won the hearts of many. Our deepest condolences to his family on their loss,” said Nicholas Sarwark, chairman of the party’s national committee.

“Dr. Feldman was truly a beacon of unity and empowerment within the party. His campaign website was www.votesnotforsale.com – during his campaign he refused to accept supporting donations higher than $5. His campaign slogan was ‘Empower Yourself,’ and focused on encouraging individuals to achieve greater power and control over their own lives,” Avens O’Brien wrote on The Libertarian Republic. (For more from the author of “2016 Presidential Candidate Found Dead at Cleveland Motel” please click HERE)

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Where the Hell Is the Orlando Jihadist’s Missing Wife?

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Am I the only one bothered by the fact that the Orlando jihadist’s wife is a missing, AWOL, gone girl?

Where the hell is Noor Salman? Can we hold a sit-in at the FBI until someone finds her?

The keystone cops in Washington admit they lost track of her last week. So what are they doing to hunt her down? Playing Marco Polo in the pool with their eyes closed?

How crazy is this? In America in 2016 you can real-time track your dog, your kid, your iPhone, your luggage, and your Uber driver around the corner.

But the people in charge of homeland security are losing a dangerous game of Ji-hide-y and Seek with the devout Muslim Palestinian woman who chauffeured her radicalized Orlando jihadist husband around as he scoped out massacre locations and shopped for weapons.

Does FBI stand for fumbling, bumbling idiots? Get your shizzle together, please! (For more from the author of “Where the Hell Is the Orlando Jihadist’s Missing Wife?” please click HERE)

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REVEALED: Clinton Held Secret Meetings With Billionaire Foundation Donors and Scrubbed Official Records of Them

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The American people have overwhelmingly shown this year they do not find Hillary Clinton to be trustworthy. Two key reasons why Clinton is dogged by distrust are her private email scandal and the shadiness surrounding the Clinton Foundation and its donors. Two breaking stories by the Associated Press only deepen Clinton’s trust deficit.

First, the AP reported that, contrary to what Clinton has claimed, key emails held on her private server were never turned over to the State Department. They also reported that Clinton went as far as declining a State Department Blackberry. An email discovered from November 2010 also raises new questions about what other State Department emails Clinton is hiding from the American people:

“Former Secretary Hillary Clinton failed to turn over a copy of a key message involving problems caused by her use of a private homebrew email server, the State Department confirmed Thursday. The disclosure makes it unclear what other work-related emails may have been deleted by the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.”

The second story was just as explosive. It documented that Clinton’s official State Department schedule has been scrubbed of at least 75 meetings Clinton held as Secretary of State with “longtime political donors and loyalists, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate and other outside interests”:

“The AP review of Clinton’s calendar — her after-the-fact, official chronology of the events of her four-year term — identified at least 75 meetings with longtime political donors and loyalists, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate and other outside interests that were either not recorded or listed with identifying details scrubbed. The AP found the omissions by comparing the 1,500-page document with separate planning schedules supplied to Clinton by aides in advance of each day’s events. The names of at least 114 outsiders who met with Clinton were missing from her calendar, the records show.”

This new development also raises new and damaging questions for the FBI criminal investigation into Clinton’s illicit, private server set-up:

“At a time when Clinton’s private email system is under scrutiny by an FBI criminal investigation, the calendar omissions reinforce concerns that she sought to eliminate the ‘risk of the personal being accessible’ — as she wrote in an email exchange that she failed to turn over to the government but was subsequently uncovered elsewhere.”

Since Clinton’s email scandal broke it has been overwhelmingly obvious that the reason Clinton used a private server as Secretary of State was to shield less-than-flattering correspondence from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process and, by extension, the American people. These two stories show that even after she was caught, Clinton never provided a full accounting of her work emails to the State Department, and that she spent a significant time as Secretary of State hobnobbing with her cronies and wanted to prevent the country from knowing it. This was a cover-up, plain and simple. (For more from the author of “REVEALED: Clinton Held Secret Meetings With Billionaire Foundation Donors and Scrubbed Official Records of Them” please click HERE)

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George Will Quits GOP Over Trump’s Judge Comments, Paul Ryan’s Trump Endorsement

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Conservative writer George Will is no longer a Republican, and he says it’s all Paul Ryan’s fault.

During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Will said the last straw for him was that Ryan, the Speaker of the House, was willing to endorse Trump even after his statements attacking judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is handling the Trump University case. Trump has suggested Curiel is biased against him because he has Mexican heritage.

“After Trump went after the ‘Mexican’ judge from northern Indiana, then Paul Ryan endorsed him, I decided that in fact this was not my party anymore,” Will said during his appearance. “I changed my registration to unaffiliated 23 days ago.”

Will compared his defection to Ronald Reagan’s decision to leave the Democratic Party, saying that it was Republicans who had changed, not him.

“I left [the party] for the same reason I joined it in 1964, when I voted for Barry Goldwater,” he said. “I joined it because I was a conservative, and I leave it for the same reason: I’m a conservative,.”

Will first said he was leaving the Republican Party Friday, during a Federalist Society luncheon, but his comments Sunday add further context to his decision. Will has been heavily critical of Trump throughout the nomination process, and he has even written that it would be advantageous for Trump to lose in a 50-state landslide.

Trump himself said Sunday morning that Will would not be missed via Twitter:

Will responded on Fox News Sunday by calling Trump clueless on every topic.

“He has an advantage on me, because he can say everything he knows about any subject in 140 characters and I can’t,” he said. (For more from the author of “George Will Quits GOP Over Trump’s Judge Comments, Paul Ryan’s Trump Endorsement” please click HERE)

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GOP Leaders Stall Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Act

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Eighty members of Congress, including two Democrats, now support the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, with one more congressman and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee signing up since the last update. There’s only one problem: The Republican leadership is stalling it, even though the House version passed the Judiciary Committee.

The two new cosponsors are Senator David Perdue (R-GA) and Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA). The former is especially significant because he is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where it is held up. A list of cosponsors and opponents is available at the bottom of this article.

Terrorism expert Patrick Poole writes that the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker (R-TN), has not even held hearings on the bill, much less arranged for it to be voted on. Corker is reportedly being vetted as a potential running mate for Donald Trump.

The story is even more discouraging in the House, where support for the bill was proven when it passed the Judiciary Committee. Yet, Speaker Paul Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy have not given any public indication that he’ll have the House vote on it. (Read more from “GOP Leaders Stall Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Act” HERE)

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‘IRS Agents’ Involved in Menacing but Lucrative Scam

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It may be an old scam, but apparently it’s still a very live and effective one, as at least three WND staff members have been targeted with it in recent weeks.

The potential victim receives a message from a computerized voice to call the IRS immediately about his “case file.”

The worried caller then is informed by an “agent” that a criminal case has been filed against him for defrauding the IRS, and if he doesn’t immediately make a payment, police will show up at his door.

The taxpayer then is instructed to go to the nearest drug story to purchase a pre-paid credit card through which a payment can be made to satisfy authorities.

The IRS is trying to warn Americans that its officers would never makes such a telephone call, but many terrified citizens are taking the bait. (Read more from “‘IRS Agents’ Involved in Menacing but Lucrative Scam” HERE)

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Wall Street Oligarchs for Hillary!

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Why am I not surprised?

Henry Paulson, a Republican who was U.S. Treasury secretary during the 2008 financial meltdown, on Friday called a Donald Trump presidency “unthinkable” and said he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Yeah, it’s unthinkable because if Paulson’s former firm (Goldman Sachs) got into debt trouble Trump would probably do what he did with his firms that also did so — tell them to file bankruptcy instead of bailing them out.

He might also prosecute the firm and the executives for fraud, particularly if (as was the case in the bailout in 08) the firm was on tape calling things they were selling to clients as “good investments” by such descriptive monikers as “vomit” and “dogsqueeze.”

“I can’t help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise and careful analysis were critical,” he said.

He sure as hell wouldn’t have his Treasury Secretary try to ram through a two-page bill that gave him plenary power to blow the taxpayer’s money without any check, balance, review or ability to prosecute even if the conduct was later shown to be utterly fraudulent!

But that’s exactly what Hank Paulson did, and in addition he intentionally misled Congress in that his original proposal which was voted on the second time was to buy “toxic assets” but by the time it reached the floor of Congress he had already decided not to buy assets but rather to provide direct funds via various other mechanisms to the firms in question and did not inform Congress of his “changed” intentions.

In other words he actively and passively misled Congress.

Trump probably wouldn’t have allowed that and if the Statute of Limitations had not already run on this conduct (I believe it has) he might even prosecute and jail that rat bastard. (For more from the author of “Wall Street Oligarchs for Hillary!” please click HERE)

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If Mr. Obama Secretly Planned to Give Iran Nuclear Weapons, Exactly What Would He Be Doing Differently?

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The Obama administration is encouraging companies to do business with Iran in order to make last year’s nuclear deal irreversible, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) Thursday.

Administration officials told the Journal that they were encouraging businesses to make agreements with Iran in order to make it harder for future administrations to unravel the deal, since that would then threaten American jobs. The push for opening up Iran to American business has been led by Secretary of State John Kerry, which has put him at odds with the Treasury Department, which enforces sanctions on Iran.

“We’re not going to stand in the way of permissible business activity with Iran,” a senior administration official told the Journal. “As long as Iran is meeting the terms of the deal, then we’re going to uphold our end of the bargain, and that is going to result in some additional business activity with Iran.”

The administration is also trying to improve Iran’s standing with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a watchdog organization that works to prevent illicit financial transactions. The FATF temporarily suspended countermeasures placed on Iran due to its its money laundering and terror financing on Friday after securing commitments from Iranian officials to clean up its practices. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew met with the governor of Iran’s central bank in April to discuss improving Iran’s standing with the FATF, senior administration officials told the Journal. The efforts to improve Iran’s standing with FATF, and thereby ease Iran’s path towards rejoining the global financial system, came despite the fact that, as a Treasury official noted in letters to Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) that were leaked to the Washington Free Beacon earlier this week, “Iran is a high-risk financial jurisdiction and has been designated as such by [FATF…and] is a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern….The concerns remain regarding Iran’s economy, such as transparency issues, corruption, and regulatory obstacles, have given businesses and banks pause when considering whether to engage with Iran.” The Treasury’s desire for Iran’s FATF rehabilitation, despite its statements to lawmakers (shortly before FATF suspended its countermeasures) that Iran remains a money-laundering concern, may raise suspicions that the government lobbied FATF to support Iran’s efforts in the same way that it has done for other international bodies.

The United States is also caught between opposing groups of allies regarding Iran’s desire to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). European allies have been pushing for Iran to join the WTO, while Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, oppose the membership bid. “The WTO accession process is based on consensus, and as of now, there are a number of countries that oppose appointing a chair to Iran’s working party on accession,” a State Department official told the Journal.

“Business diplomacy has been a core part of Mr. Obama’s foreign policy approach in engaging U.S. adversaries,” the Journal explained. “Mr. Obama sees the expansion of business transactions with the West in countries such as Iran and Cuba as the most promising means for solidifying the president’s policies there, his aides have said.” The controversial $25 billion sale of Boeing planes to Iran’s national carrier, Iran Air, is seen as “a boost” to these efforts.

Despite these efforts, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted a complaint earlier this month that they didn’t go far enough: “US didn’t fulfill key part of commitments; oil money isn’t paid to us, while we’ve done our part, 20% enrichment, Fordow & Arak are stopped.”

Sen. Chris Coons (D – Del.), criticized the administration earlier this week for its efforts to boost business with Iran, saying, “I don’t think it’s our job to act as the chamber of commerce for Tehran.” (For more from the author of “If Mr. Obama Secretly Planned to Give Iran Nuclear Weapons, Exactly What Would He Be Doing Differently?” please click HERE)

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McConnell Can’t Follow His Own Guidelines for Fighting and Winning

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., (F, 44%) represents the worst attitude of D.C. politics. His recent book encapsulates all that is wrong with Washington and his attitude is one of elitism, putting his ascent to power and his control of detractors ahead of the people.

But putting aside all of his obtuse treatment of the American citizen, there is a point in his book where McConnell reveals a powerful truth that conservatives should not only embrace, but patent, mass produce, package, and market.

As McConnell winds about his book, describing the great things he has done which basically center on getting reelected, he throws in a lightening rod of truth.

While describing his growth of influence as a second term senator backbencher, he recalled how his elementary school principal would keep boxing gloves for when boys would have disputes and tell them to don the gloves and fight it out. McConnell noted that it wasn’t the one who swung the most, but the one who stood the firmest that typically won those fights. He said that he applied that concept to his strategy in the Senate, as well as to learning the rules of the Senate, holding solid principles of the Constitution, and making tough decisions your friends don’t like.

Now, unlike conservatives, McConnell fakes an adherence to constitutional principles if he thinks he can label the other guy with being worse on these principles than he is. Also, unlike conservatives, the decisions his friends don’t like are described as tough because his friends are in the D.C. Cesspool Club and any friction might mean his growth to power might be hindered. However, the strategy of whoever stands the firmest the longest wins, understanding the rules of engagement, standing for the constitution at every turn, and making decisions the powers that be do not like, are the winning applications for conservatives, and upon engagement of the strategy, will show how people like McConnell are complete frauds.

McConnell’s memoir was written because he finally attained his lifetime goal of Senate Majority Leader. He proudly announces that the best way to become a great senator is to remain one. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I have never heard a solitary American who is stifled under an oppressive, obese federal government scream out for great senators. Instead, we prefer to champion and reward men who will take on the federal leviathan in any capacity and turn it on its ear.

With the goal of shutting down the influence of government in our lives, conservatives ought to remember to stand firm, because McConnell is not wrong when it comes to who ultimately wins. Even though his life was wasted standing firm against limited government, you cannot claim his strategy has not worked beautifully.

Understanding the rules of the body conservatives serve in is imperative, and though Senator Ted Cruz has understood them completely, and worked within them to defund Obamacare, McConnell continues to claim that the strategy promised more than could be achieved, after he voted in favor of cloture, no less. It would seem that understanding how to use the public ignorance of the rules is really what McConnell is more inclined to do.

Standing for the Constitution is a no-brainer, however, giving lip-service to it like McConnell does will get increasingly difficult to do once more than just a handful of constitutional conservatives reintroduce its brilliance. The 30-plus years of standing firm for the status quo that McConnell wants to be praised for will be forgotten soon enough, but the decisions conservatives make to threaten centralized power and return the power taken by McConnell and his Cesspool Club back to the industrious, ingenious, creative and talented hands of the American citizen will be worth it. (For more from the author of “McConnell Can’t Follow His Own Guidelines for Fighting and Winning” please click HERE)

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