The Morning Report 9/20/17

Good morning kids. Midweek and above the fold, as Hurricane Maria bears down on Puerto Rico a 7.1 earthquake has rocked Mexico and there are reports of a 6.1 quake hitting New Zealand. Prayers for the victims and if you are on or near Puerto Rico, the governor has said "get out or die." Words to live by; literally.

The big story is President Trump's address to the U.N. General Assembly. For me, it was the most incredible and perhaps significant speech given by an American president at least since Ronald Reagan and perhaps ever. It pulled no punches, had memorable lines and most importantly, it was the pure and unvarnished truth. For me, most significantly was the long overdue public indictment of totalitarian socialism and communism laid at the feet of the criminals, thugs and tyrants still enslaving and destroying the lives of a good portion of the 6+ billion human beings on this planet. If nothing else, this is why I am so grateful that he is president.

In other news, Paul Manafort is up in arms and calling for the DoJ to go after the Obama administration and I assume James Comey for what amounts to thuggery and political persecution that makes Watergate look like a grade school kid boosting a pack of gum at the candy store. Meanwhile, as Trump dazzles at the UN, former national savior and pick for ambassador to Russia, John Huntsman, is pushing the Russia stole the election meme. Sheesh.

The GOP effort to get the Obamacare Repeal/Replace block grant scheme is gaining steam but the big question is will the usual gang of scum and "goniffs" vote to screw the American people (I'm looking at McStain and Murkowski in particular)?

Meanwhile, Jeanne "shabeen" Shaheen sez that Nancy Pelosi was the victim of, get this, Russian agents at that hijacked press conference. Make mine a borscht burrito, please. Keep plucking that pierogi, toots.

Lastly, there is a fine essay about the potential railroading of Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Eric "Loosie" Garner case. I recommend. Anyway, as always, links from around the world, across the nation and up your street. Have a better one and remain blessed.

• At Least 149 Dead After Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Mexico
  
• Hurricane Maria Threatens Puerto Rico with Potential Catastrophic Hit
  
• Rush: No American President Ever Addressed the UN This Way.... And It's About Time
  
• President Trump Rocks U.N. with Unapologetic "America First" Message
  
• NorKs Threatened with Annihilation.... by Obama in April 2016; Media Strangely Silent
  
• Manafort Calls on DoJ to "Immediately" Investigate Wiretapping by Obama Administration
  
• Ugh: Trump's Pick as Russia Ambassador, John "Mike" Huntsman, Sez Russia Interfered in '16 Elections
  
• Former Secret Service Agent Says Agency Lowered Standards in Pursuit of Diversity
  
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Tosses Right to Work Injunction, Effectively Killing Union Lawsuit
  
• How Will Gerrymandering Measure Up Before the Supreme Court?
  
• Jeanne Shaheen Sez "Dreamers" Who Hijacked Pelosi Presser were, Get This, Russian Agents
  
• Keith "X" Ellison Compares DACA Aliens to, Get This, Jewish Holocaust Victims
  
• Health Care Reformers Turn to Laboratories of Democracy
  
• How to Save Free Market Health Care Out of the Ruins of Obamacare
  
• Hooray for Carbon Dioxide! It's Helping to Feed the World's Hungry
  
• At Least 50,000 Potential Equifax Disasters as Many Corporations Still Use Same Vulnerable Software/Systems
  
• Glick: Israel and the American Jewish Crisis
  
• An Officer Doing His Job

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