INSANE Court Nixes NC Voter ID Law, Smears Every Thinking Person as Racist

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Here we go again: I sound like a broken record by now, but yet another court has thrown out a voter ID law. Last week, the Fifth Circuit gutted Texas’s voter ID law under the ludicrous notion that it discriminates against minorities. Today, the Fourth Circuit overturned North Carolina’s voter ID law and went a step further than the Fifth Circuit, asserting that the law was “passed with racially discriminatory intent.” In addition, they tossed out state laws limiting early voting, same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and preregistration—all Democrat election “innovations” that are fraught with fraud and manifestly against our founding concept of Election Day.

As I noted last week, states have full authority over the methods and processes of conducting elections, while the federal courts have no power in that realm.

This ruling comes on the heels of the Fourth Circuit mandating transgender bathrooms and remaking North Carolina’s election maps in middle of the campaign season after millions of dollars and hours logged by volunteers had been spent campaigning in the districts drawn by the duly elected state legislature.

In N.C. State Conference of the NAACP v. Patrick McCrory, Judges Diana Motz, James Wynn, and Henry Floyd invalidated the laws clamping down on non-traditional methods of voting, while the latter two (over the dissent of Motz) agreed to strike down the revised photo ID law as well. We have reached a point in time when all the circuits have codified the entire Democrat Party racial agenda into the Fourteenth Amendment, Civil Rights Act, and Voting Right Act, to the extent that even the most basic laws protecting the franchise of the entire citizenry are thrown out by the courts. The judges openly said that because these laws would result in less Democrat votes, and because most African-Americans vote Democrat, these laws are discriminatory. This ruling comes just a week after a federal judge in Michigan mandated that the state must offer a box on the ballot for straight-ticket voting denoting the Democratic candidates so African-Americans can identify them. This is insane!

This ruling overturns a 485-page district judge’s opinion, which upheld the state laws with unassailable facts and impressive scholarship. The Left will always find a judge at any level willing to enshrine their policies. Conservatives have to win every case, they only have to win once and the law is permanently changed.

As a result of this ruling, one week of early voting and preregistration for 16 and 17-year-olds will be forced upon North Carolina. Practices that our founders would likely have ruled unconstitutional are now being mandated by the courts. The Constitution is unconstitutional.

It has gotten so bad that we can’t even get a circuit split on most issues to even afford the eminent tribunal – the Supreme Court – to render its edict on society. Remember, even the most sacred conscience rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor and similar religious institutions just barely got one circuit to uphold the most foundational of inalienable rights after over a dozen circuits ruled against them. The Supreme Court couldn’t even agree to uphold this sacred right and remanded it back to the lower courts.

There is simply no point to winning elections anymore – on a state or federal level – unless Congress strips the courts of their illegal power grab, and to a certain extent, states begin saying no. The unelected judges are essentially ruling our Constitution and the preamble of the Declaration’s dictate for popular sovereignty – unconstitutional. Disenfranchising the citizenry is something that even King George never did to the colonies in their respective state legislative elections. It makes no sense that the unelected judiciary, especially the lower courts – which themselves are a complete creation of Congress – have such authority.

As Conservative Review’s very own Editor in Chief, Mark Levin, observed over a decade ago in his book, Men in Black, “judges are appointed for life because they are not politicians. And because they’re not politicians, they’re not directly accountable to the people and are not subject to elections.”

Not only will court interference render elections meaningless in terms of pursuing conservative policies, we won’t even have the ability to win elections anymore thanks to the Judiciary’s block and tackle strategy in securing the Democrat voter fraud scheme.

Once again, I urge everyone to pick up a copy of Stolen Sovereignty: How to Stop Unelected Judges from Transforming America. We can’t afford another 50 years of wringing our hands over the courts and merely hoping to change the irremediably broken profession by “appointing better judges.” It will take years before we could even make a dent in the circuits, and as I plan to demonstrate next week, there are a dozen other reasons why this won’t work in the short term and long term.

The legal profession has declared war on the very foundation of our democratic republic and state sovereignty. It’s time to respond in kind. (For more from the author of “INSANE Court Nixes NC Voter ID Law, Smears Every Thinking Person as Racist” please click HERE)

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Chelsea Clinton’s Dud Speech Full of Gargantuan Contorted Garbage

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Chelsea Clinton introduced her mother, Hillary, and just before she walked out on stage, a video of “Hillary Clinton’s life” played. Both instances were an attempt to humanize Hillary, a woman who’s often seen as dry, boring, cold and off-putting. Distraction as a technique is as old as politics itself. Not only did this attempt fail, it shows how desperate Democrats are to keep voter’s focus off her record as a Senator and Secretary of State, and on her charming husband, motherly warmth and grandmotherly affections.

Chelsea Clinton

Following an evening of rousing speeches, including General John Allen and a pep talk by singer Katy Perry, Chelsea Clinton had the honor of introducing her mother. The final speech on the final night of the convention is the grand finale — the epic moment everyone is there for — no doubt she was tasked with continuing to build the momentum. Unfortunately, Chelsea’s delivery was rigid, dry, boring and predicable. Her tone sounded flat, her stories, one-dimensional and unmoving.

Had this been Chelsea’s first time giving such a speech to such a large audience, a pass might be in order. But Chelsea has literally been immersed in the realm of politics for so long, she undoubtedly is either completely jaded and this speech was a farce — or she actually believes this is real. Either way, she’s had many years to practice and has yet to learn how to give a rousing speech — the one comfort is perhaps she will take last night as a sign and go into a career other than politics.

Chelsea’s speech, as is often common with personal friends or relatives of the politician in the current spotlight, was meant to humanize Hillary Clinton, both because that makes the most obvious sense, as Chelsea is her daughter, and also because it couldn’t hurt. Not only were Chelsea’s attempts to humanize Hillary sparse and superficial — either in light of or regardless of, it’s clear this was an attempt to distract from Hillary’s actual political record, previous fundraising, and general liberal stance on major issues.

Who Is Hillary Clinton?

Anyone running for President should have their character, politics, record, behavior scrutinized. At a convention, the candidate and team get to project these things for targeted voters. In her speech, Chelsea described Hillary as her “wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious mother” and said one of her earliest, most fond memories was of her mother reading Goodnight Moon, a book nearly everyone recognizes. Also, doesn’t the thought of a younger Hillary Clinton reading a book to a much-younger-looking daughter conjure up warm fuzzies? Of course. That’s the idea.

Chelsea continued to describe her mother as loving, doting, consistent and a fighter. “Every single memory I have of my mom… is that regardless of what was happening in her life she was always always there for me. Every softball game, every piano recital…” She continued to paint an idyllic childhood: Sundays in church and time at the local library. “Whenever my mom was away for work, which thankfully didn’t happen very often, she would leave notes for me to open every day,” she said describing one note about the Eiffel Tower, when Hillary went to France to learn about their education system. “I treasure each and every one of those notes,” she said.

Chelsea transitioned to mentioning her parents’ political careers, but even those were painted with a broad stroke — “education, healthcare… were… what was keeping them up at night.” She quoted Hillary, “Public service is about service — “even if her fight for universal healthcare left her exhausted. Chelsea said when people ask her how her mom keeps going she responds. “She never, ever forgets who she’s’ fighting for.”

These anecdotes are not only vague and hardly even heart-warming, it’s a long-winded way of saying very little. Unlike, perhaps, Donald Trump, it’s not vague because we don’t know much about the type of President he’d be, it’s vague because with hefty careers both as a Senator and Secretary of State, we know exactly what type of President Hillary will be. Needless to say, it will have nothing to do with “public service” or Goodnight Moon.

Clinton’s record

While it’s not wrong to want to elect a president voters can rally behind, feel connected to or “believe in,” such things do not always contribute to a person actually being a good president. They are, basically, worthless when it comes to the role of Commander in Chief. Chelsea essentially told voters tonight: My Mom was around occasionally; she was a good person — vote for her.

This droll attempt to make Hillary the flaming liberal who, together with her husband, have earned $132 million in speaking fees since 2001, a nice Grandma who likes to Facetime with her grandkids and just wants to be a public servant is such a gargantuan, contorted, ball of outright lies, it’s hard to believe Democrats say these things, let alone actually believe them. While the former seems so disingenuous, it’s hard to take seriously, I fear the latter may actually be the reality, and thus much more alarming.

As nice as Chelsea might be, and as wonderful as a Grandmother Hillary might be, rather than take the anecdotal (if banal) word of a daughter who’s been living in a political bubble since birth, it might be wiser to look at why the convention so desperately tried to make Hillary look like “A Nice Grandma Who Wants To Serve.” Hillary’s as good at being liberal as she is at Facetiming her Grandkids. She was the 11th most liberal senator before she took on her role as Secretary of State which landed her smack in the middle of an FBI investigation even bigger than the Benghazi disaster. Hillary’s human, and that’s just fine, but that doesn’t make her fit to be President, regardless of how many nice words Chelsea says about her. (For more from the author of “Chelsea Clinton’s Dud Speech Full of Gargantuan Contorted Garbage” please click HERE)

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Member of Bush Family Makes Surprising Presidential Endorsement Announcement

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One Bush family member has announced whom he intends to endorse for president in the upcoming election.

Marvin Bush, brother to former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, revealed Wednesday he will be supporting Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his vice presidential running mate, William Weld.

Speaking on WJFK-FM in Washington, Bush stated that both Johnson and Weld served two terms as governor of their states, and both balanced their states’ budgets.

He continued, saying, “So they’re fiscally conservative and their essential message is get bureaucracy off our backs. It used to be a part of what the Republicans believed.”

The president’s brother has been critical of Republican nominee Donald Trump as well as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

He criticized Clinton, saying, “I think she’s one of the most dishonest people that’s ever been in politics.”

Pointing to the controversies and scandals that have plagued Clinton, Bush suggested a pattern of deception, adding, “That’s the reason her trust ratings are lower than almost any politician around.”

Bush’s criticism of Trump lies mainly in the way he has chosen to run his campaign.

He accused Trump of portraying to young people that the only way to succeed is to tear apart your opponent and belittle them. Trump had harsh words for candidate Jeb and other members of the Bush family during the primary campaign.

When the comment was made that voting for Johnson equaled a vote for Trump, Bush said, “First of all, I want to have a conscience. I want honest leadership. I want proven, effective people running this country, and so I want to be able to go to bed at night. And so I don’t really care about that.” (For more from the author of “Member of Bush Family Makes Surprising Presidential Endorsement Announcement” please click HERE)

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The Two Giant Reasons the IRS Is Investigating the Clinton Foundation

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News recently broke that Hillary Clinton’s foundation is under IRS investigation, and at least part of that investigation centers on two companies.

This follows reports that Laureate Education and Uranium One have paid out (in the tens of millions) to the Clinton Foundation and in return have received immense taxpayer-funded benefits.

The Russian Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom, purchased in January 2005 a Canadian company — UrAsia — with uranium stakes stretching from Central Asia to Western America, reports the New York Times. This purchase made the Russian agency one of the largest uranium producers in the world.

Leaders of the Canadian mining industry, who have donated in excess of $25 million according to the Clinton Foundation’s website, built and eventually sold the Russians the aformentioned company that is today known as Uranium One.

Before the Rosatom acquired the Canadian mining stakes, UrAsia had to obtain the vast uranium stakes it held at the time of the merger.

[dcquiz] Frank Giustra, a major mining investor in Canada and owner of UrAsia, won a landmark uranium deal in Kazakhstan just days after visiting with Mr. Clinton, reports the New York Times. The two men boarded Mr. Giustra’s private jet to Kazakhstan where they met with the country’s autocratic president, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev. Mr. Clinton, in addition to helping Giustra, undermined American foreign policy by expressing his personal support for Nazarbayev’s desire to head an international elections monitory group, reports the New York Times.

Shortly after the former president and Mr. Giustra visited the nation, the then embryonic UrAsia signed a preliminary contract “giving it stakes in three uranium mines controlled by the state-run uranium agency Kazatomprom.” Following this very private visit, Mr. Giustra donated some $31.3 million to the Clinton Foundation and five months later Mr. Giusta held a fundraiser for the joint Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative where he alone pledged $100 million dollars.

UrAsia merged with Uranium One and almost immediately the new company began picking up uranium holdings in the United States. The company soon purchased in excess of 38,000 acres of across Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and other western states as well. Following this large acquisition, Uranium One stated it’s intent on making itself a “powerhouse in the United States uranium sector with the potential to become the domestic supplier of choice for U.S. utilities,” reports the New York Times.

Some $8.65 million dollars in donations were made to the Clinton Foundation by Uranium One and former UrAsia investors between 2008 and 2012.

The new rising global uranium conglomerate experienced a sharp and decisive blow when it’s stock fell 40 percent. Fearing the loss of their holdings in Middle East, Uranium One looked to the US embassy in Kazakhstan to negotiate for them with the nation’s officials, reports the New York Times. These discussions would have gone directly through Secretary of State Clinton, but the Clinton campaign did not respond to inquiries about this deal.

A few days after these negotiations, a subsidiary of Rosatom purchased “17 percent of Uranium One.” Not even a year later the Russian government offered Uranium One stakeholders a “generous offer,” that would give the Russian agency a “51 percent controlling stake.”

The US government had to sign off first, a decision that must go through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which includes executive members of the cabinet, the secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce and Energy, and the secretary of state.

John Barrasso, a Senator from Wyoming where Uranium One had its largest operation, wrote President Barack Obama, saying it “would give the Russian government control over a sizable portion of America’s uranium production capacity.” During this time, a Russian bank that would assign a “buy rating to Uranium one stock” paid Mr. Clinton $500,000 dollars to speak in Moscow.

The decision had to go through the Committee, which included Secretary Clinton. At the time, her husband, in addition to the speaking arrangements, was “collecting millions in donations from people associated with Uranium One.” The Committee approved the deal in October of 2010.

The only reported Uranium Official to give to the Foundation was the chairman, Ian Tefler, who gave in 2007 less than $250,000. Mr. Tefler’s family charity the Fenwood Foundation, however, donated millions of dollars from 2009 to 2013, reports the New York Times.

The Committee approved sale of the Canadian mining stakes provided the Russians with direct control of “one-fifth of all uranium production” in the United States, reports the New York Times. While the Russians were taking control of Uranium One between 2009 and 2013, Canadian records highlight a “flow of cash made its way” into the pockets of the Clinton Foundation.

Rosatom took 100 percent stake in Uranium One in 2013 and shortly thereafter privatized the company.

The other company that could get Hillary into hot water is Laureate International Universities. Laureate hired former President Clinton for $16.5 million dollars over five years to act as their “honorary chancellor.” The company also donated between $1 and $5 million dollars to the Clinton Foundation, according to the foundation’s website.

While Hillary was Secretary of State and Bill was drawing a check from Laureate, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), invested $150 million into the company marking the largest single contribution the IFC has made in education. The largest contributor to the IFC is the US government, which during the same period contributed $55 million to the International Youth Foundation (IYF). Coincidentally, or not, the IYF, IFC, and the Clinton Foundation all participated in foundation programming.

The IFC also made a $150 million dollar contribution to a company owned by Frank Giustra.

“The Clinton Foundation board mainly consists of close friends, business colleagues and big donors to the Clintons,” Richard Pollock of TheDCNF reported. (For more from the author of “The Two Giant Reasons the IRS Is Investigating the Clinton Foundation” please click HERE)

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Top Clinton Aide Reveals ‘Nightmare Scenario’ That Could Hurt Her Chances in November

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Hillary Clinton could soon be hit by an “October Surprise,” consisting of a release of even more sensitive information to the Clinton campaign by Russian hackers.

Democratic Party officials have already been hit by hackers.

“That is a nightmare scenario, and let’s hope that we don’t see an October surprise — emails from Hillary Clinton’s server that have either been in the press, or worse, the classified ones that no one in the public has seen,” said retired Adm. James Starvis

The Russian hackers have not been confined to hitting just the DNC in their efforts. They have also hacked the Joint Chiefs as well as the private email servers of some Clinton campaign staffers. Furthermore, the Clinton Foundation itself has been hacked. Security officials believe that Clinton’s private server while she served as secretary of state has also been hacked.

Fiona Hill, a former intelligence official and author of the book Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, stated, “It’s much more nuanced than just influencing the election; it’s more about putting a spotlight on the United States’ failings and damaging the credibility of our political system and our political elites.”

Hill went on, “The advantage of that (for Putin) is that it will be extraordinarily difficult for whoever comes into office in January to forge a coherent foreign policy. The United States will be pretty wounded on the global stage.”

Mark Galeotti, a senior research fellow at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, said of the Russian government, “I don’t think they necessarily want or expect to see a Trump presidency. Rather, they want a weak Clinton White House that is too mired in domestic disputes and struggling to achieve a mandate at home to be that effective or aggressive abroad.” (For more from the author of “Top Clinton Aide Reveals ‘Nightmare Scenario’ That Could Hurt Her Chances in November” please click HERE)

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Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party

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The nomination was barely sealed up at the Democratic National Convention before Bernie Sanders, who had campaigned against Hillary Clinton for the party’s nod, went back to being an Independent.

Sanders, who considers himself, officially, an Independent in Congress because his views lean further left than the Democratic party’s platform, caucuses with Democrats. But until declaring an intention to run for the presidency in 2015, he had rarely, if ever, identified as a member of the Democratic Party (he’s been in politics since 1979).

And now, despite pleading with his base to support Hillary, even though they’re concerned that she’s too moderate, Sanders will return to Vermont and to his seat in the Senate, and he’ll do it with no official party affiliation.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was forced to resign as Chairwoman of the DNC after leaked emails revealed she’d tried to keep Sanders from challenging Clinton for the party’s nomination, might even be vindicated—sort of.

Sanders has struggled all along with whether to call himself a Democrat, even ducking the question of his party affiliation, raised by local Vermont media, just days after he declared. He later tried to reinforce that he was, indeed, a Democrat. But Sanders certainly wasn’t a party player—and that’s exactly the concern Wasserman Schultz voiced in the Wikileaks document dump. (Read more from “Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party” HERE)

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Meet the GOP Billionaire Behind the LGBT Push

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It is not surprising that those seeking to advance the LGBT agenda would work through left-leaning organizations, but one billionaire who has his eye on millennials has begun partnering with Hobby Lobby and its Museum of the Bible. Paul Singer has been targeting Republican candidates, lawmakers and the Republican Party platform. Now, he is reaching out to Christian students on college campuses.

Singer has an elaborate funding and organizational scheme that appears to support Christians and gain their goodwill while at the same time working against them to advance his same-sex marriage and LGBT agenda. One of the organizations Singer heavily funds created false propaganda that was published in the Washington Post by editorial board member Jonathan Capehart.

Purporting to show an interconnecting “enemies of equality” network, Capehart’s article is based entirely upon a chart created by Freedom for All Americans. Capehart refused to respond to multiple attempts to set the record straight. As an out homosexual who regularly appears on MSNBC, truth about LGBT issues must not matter to Capehart.

The chart and Capehart’s article depicting a vast “right wing conspiracy” are false. The chart also makes false allegations about Liberty Counsel and the other named people and groups. But, as will be discussed below, the inclusion of Hobby Lobby raises special attention to Singer’s activities and reveals how he uses a well-known Christian organization.

Billionaire New York hedge-fund manager Paul Singer and Tim Gill are behind Freedom for All Americans, which produced the false propaganda. Singer and Gill, the founder of Quark, are leading financial supporters of same-sex marriage and the LGBT agenda. Singer is also behind the American Unity PAC, which works to elect pro-LGBT advocates to public office, and American Unity Fund, a 501(c)(4) lobbying organization whose mission is to advance the LGBT agenda. This group hosted a “Big Tent Brunch” at the Republican National Convention featuring Montel Williams, Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner, elected officials and delegates. (Read more from “Meet the GOP Billionaire Behind the LGBT Push” HERE)

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Look: Dems Just Broke Federal Law on Live TV… DNC Cameras Catch Everything

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By DennisMichaelLynch. The DNC aided and abetted two illegal aliens on Monday night during the nationally televised DNC Convention 2016 in Philadelphia. Thus, according to the law, the DNC twice violated Section 8 U.S. Code 1324.

At 8:04pm local time, the DNC invited an illegal alien to accompany her daughter to tout Hillary Clinton for president. During her speech, which was televised on national TV, the daughter explicitly said her mother is in the United States illegally. Minutes before the mother and daughter team took to the stage, the DNC played a video showing the daughter communicating with Hillary Clinton during one of her tour stops in Nevada. It was then that the daughter (Karla) admitted to Hillary Clinton that her mother (Francisca) received a government issued letter of deportation. Clearly, the mother is ignoring the deportation order, and so to is the DNC and Hillary Clinton. (Read more from “Look: Dems Just Broke Federal Law on Live TV… DNC Cameras Catch Everything” HERE)

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ASTRID SILVA–the DNC’s Champion ILLEGAL ALIEN and Obama’s Old Campaign Buddy

By Girls Just Wanna Have Guns. She has been here illegally since the age of 4 and now she is the left’s champion illegal alien. Check out the work she used to do for Obama in 2012. This ought to shock you . . .

We actually know quite a bit about [Astrid] Silva, because she’s a DREAM activist, and the organizing director of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN). She’s on a DACA work permit from Obama, and for good reason: she campaigned for him in 2012. (If I were a betting woman, I’d bet that Francisca’s and Karla’s entrée to the convention came through Silva.)

PLAN’s staff page describes her thus (emphasis added):

Astrid Silva is PLAN’s organizing director. She started at PLAN as a volunteer and transitioned to staff after receiving her Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) work permit. Astrid has been referred to as the “face” of immigration, and Harry Reid’s conscience when it comes to immigration reform. Her personal story was highlighted by President Barack Obama and she was chosen by the White House to introduce him at a Las Vegas. She is a leader among DREAMers in Nevada and is the co-founder of DREAM Big Vegas, a Southern Nevada organization for undocumented youth. Astrid is a graduate of Advance Technologies Academy, holds two associates degrees from the College of Southern Nevada and currently attends Nevada State College.

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Bill Clinton Just Took the DNC Stage and Tells Bizarre Story About Hillary, This Instantly Happens

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Bill Clinton spoke at the Democratic convention tonight.

Let’s just say, there were a few head scratchers.

The strangest part of the speech was the opener where Bill went on a long winded speech about how he courted Hillary.

It was awkward to say the least…

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Elizabeth Warren Speech at DNC Is Actually a Stunning Indictment of Obama and Hillary

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On Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA (F, 16%) spoke at the Democratic National Convention. While she intended to throw her political tomahawk at Republicans, she actually hit Obama.

In her remarks, Warren argued, “Washington works great for those at the top,” and that the favoritism for the elite has been facilitated only by Republicans.

Well, I have news for her. Those at the top have benefited more from the Obama administration than from any other president in history.

As a candidate, Obama promised to shut the White House doors to lobbyists – and curtail the revolving door mentality of administration officials rotating among government positions and high paying lobbying jobs.

Yet, it’s never been worse. In 2015 alone, there were 70 K street lobbyists who accepted powerful jobs in the White House. In 2014, Politico reported that Obama had decided to reverse part of a lobbyist ban put in place by President George W. Bush. Furthermore, they reported, “The Obama administration will release a new rule this week, which is expected to allow registered lobbyists to participate in policymaking deliberations in an advisory role.”

So, big corporations are going to write our laws? You’ve got to be kidding me!

Perhaps the lobbyist’s new role in drafting legislation can explain the White House visitor log, which certainly makes plenty of time for “those at the top.”

But it’s not just the cronyism that has Elizabeth Warren upset. She also went on a tirade against big banks, tax and regulatory loopholes, and special interests.

When giant companies wanted more tax loopholes, Washington got it done.

When huge energy companies wanted to tear up our environment, Washington got it done.

When enormous Wall Street banks wanted new regulatory loopholes, Washington got it done.

They sure did, Senator Warren, and it was all happened under the man who promised “change,” President Barack Obama.

Take, for example, a bill that Congress passed in December 2015, which provided $630 billion in tax breaks to special interests and lobbyists. It included specific tax cuts to industries like Puerto Rican Rum manufacturers, NASCAR, and the Hollywood film industry.

In my December analysis of the crony tax breaks, I wrote:

[H]ow lucrative are these tax breaks for K street? Americans for Tax Fairness in 2014 analyzed this very question. They found that corporate American hired a battalion of 1,359 lobbyists to infiltrate Capitol Hill [and the White House] at a cost of $2.9 billion.

Did President Obama reject the tax package as a “handout to lobbyists” or veto the legislation as “only benefiting the elites”? Absolutely not.

Regarding the “huge energy companies” that Senator Warren rails against, she should note that no Administration is more to blame for cronyism in the energy world than that of President Obama. This was the president that awarded a big donor a $535 million loan to fund a solar company named Solynda. Touted as an opportunity to provide clean energy and support 4,000 new jobs, this energy company went bankrupt on the backs of taxpayers.

At other times, it appears the Obama Administration’s energy policy is synonymous with political donations. In that sense, I suppose Obama really is trying to go “green.” In July 2012, Breitbart highlighted just a few of Obama’s cronies that received taxpayer funded loans, writing,

[Steve] Westley, who bundled between $700,000 and $1 million for Obama’s two campaigns and sits on an Energy Department advisory board, also unabashedly mixes politics and business. His venture firm, the Westley Group, saw federal green energy dollars steered to at least four companies in his portfolio.

I wonder if Senator Warren is referring to these shenanigans when she directs her angst towards Washington’s support of the big guy?

Finally, the Obama Administration is the king of Wall Street cronyism. Take Obama’s former National Economic Director, Larry Summers. Since his departure, he has been routinely paid millions as a keynote speaker by JP Morgan, and Hedge Bermuda Global Hedge Fund, among others.

David Markowitz, a former top assistant at the Securities and Exchange Commission under Obama, has also cleaned up in his new job as a general counsel at Goldman Sachs. Obama’s former Budget Director, has likewise decamped for a Vice Chairmanship at Citibank? The list goes on.

Contrary to popular myth, Obama never took on Wall Street. He bailed them out. Obama took the banks deemed “too big to fail,” saved them, and made them even larger. Consider this analysis from MIT economist, Simon Johnson in his book, 13 Bankers:

In the end, the major banks got business as usual. The shake out of 2008 left the big banks even bigger. Bank of American absorbed Countrywide and Merrill Lynch – and watched its assets grow from $1.7 trillion at the end of 2007 to $2.3 trillion in September 2009. JPMorgan grew from $1.6 trillion to $2 trillion.” And “…By the end of 2009, five banks together had over 95 percent of the market for derivative contracts trade by U.S. banks.

In fact, if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, the Wall Street cronyism is likely to be more pronounced than even under Obama. After all, Clinton is already bought and paid for. Since 2001, Bill and Hillary Clinton have made $153 million by delivering speeches to big corporations. That amount includes $7.7 million to big Wall Street banks.

Clinton has even proven she’s willing to promote legislation that supports the titans of Wall Street, for the right price. As the Washington Times reported in 2015, “Mrs. Clinton introduced a bill when she was New York’s junior Senator that allowed a donor to the Clinton Foundation to use tax-exempt bonds to build a shopping center in Syracuse, New York…”

In fact, if there is one candidate that is most friendly to the big guys on Wall Street, it is Clinton. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that half of all Hillary’s campaign contributions had come from Wall Street. On the other hand, Trump only garnered 1 percent of his from the same crowd.

Elizabeth Warren is absolutely correct; we can’t have another eight years of politicians who are only interested in enriching their friends and donors – or those simply looking out for the big guy. That is what we received under Obama; that is certainly what we’ll receive in Hillary. Warren didn’t realize it, but in calling for an end to favors for big business, she was actually urging voters to reject Obama, and thus reject Hillary. I agree. (For more from the author of “Elizabeth Warren Speech at DNC Is Actually a Stunning Indictment of Obama and Hillary” please click HERE)

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