Headlines

Democrats discover a new team player: Bernie Sanders

OPEC and allies agree to extend record oil production cut

Buffalo cops who shoved elderly man charged with assault ...

Oprah to lead town hall on racism in America, with Stacey Abrams

France says it killed al-Qaeda leader in North Africa

Coronavirus updates: Amazon workers sue the company, tennis star Djokovic chafes at US Open restrictions

Ivanka rips ‘cancel culture’ after she’s dropped as commencement speaker ...

Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized and scaled in London BLM protests

Zuckerberg says Facebook will revisit policies in wake of Trump backlash

Wall Street’s latest surge isn’t benefitting many Americans

[Tropical storm] Cristobal on its way to Gulf Coast ...

57 member Buffalo police team resigns over officers’ suspensions

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Lindsey Graham decries whistle blower complaint as ‘all hearsay’

Elon Musk outlines SpaceX’s Starship plans, aiming to reach orbit in six months and then fly people

LEAK: White House restricted access to Trump calls with Putin, Saudi crown prince ...

Adam Schiff: Trump is ‘issuing threats’ against the whistle blower

New Democratic polls: Tight race in Nevada, but Biden still strong in South Carolina

Tesla’s Musk says solar panels on cars makes no sense, but that’s not stopping Toyota, Hyundai

OPRAH: Iger for president ...

Susan Rice claims Trump tried to ‘bury’ Ukraine  phone call

More violence grips Hong Kong ahead of China’s National Day

Chinese delegation to travel to U.S. for trade talks in two weeks

Saudi state media say king’s bodyguard shot in ‘dispute’ ...

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Doesn’t matter’ if impeachment costs Democrats the House

Headlines

White House warns shutdown could carry on after emergency declaration

SpaceX plans to lay off 10% of its workforce

FBI opened  probe into whether Trump [was] working for Russians ...

EU army 'already taking shape' brags German Defense Minister

FBI's blockbuster probe of Trump's loyalty revealed

New home sales tank19 percent to end 2018

Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of USA ...

Donal Trump fondly recalls firing 'total sleeze' James Comey

U.S. starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria

A crunch Brexit vote is coming that could trigger  even more political chaos

Oprah backs Beto in star studded NYC event ...

NYC's Bill DeBlasio vows to wrest wealth from the 'wrong hands' and redistribute

Give and Take

In life we both give and take. However, most of us can be judged, on balance, as either givers or takers. And, to me, this is a pretty fair measure of the man or woman. We tend to like givers and distance ourselves from takers.

Can I therefore give you my take on a few notables who, on balance, seem to belong in each category ... past, present and fictional?

Givers: restaurant chefs, 12/25 Ebenezer Scrooge, the UK, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Carter (possibly too much giving), capitalists, Billy Graham, Walt Disney, Jesus Christ, Oprah, Pope John, Fred (Mr.) Rogers, the enlightened Grinch, my wife

Takers: restaurant diners, 12/24 Ebenezer Scrooge, the EU, Hillary Clinton, Fidel Castro, socialists, Al Gore, Whitey Bulger, the Kennedy clan, Mark Zickerberg, George Soros, Pope Francis, Nicolas Maduro, the early Grinch, Alec Baldwin, me

Headlines

Farmers are losing money thanks to Trump -- but they still support him

Gold buying by central banks hits its highest level in almost three years

October jobs: +250K ... Wage gains strongest since 09 ...

Clapper: Trump 'seemingly condones' radical anti-Semitism

Bolton praises Brazil's Bolsonaro as a 'like-minded' friend

Young Americans signal record turnout for midterm elections, reject Trump, GOP: Poll

NYT: Nationalism is breaking point for some suburban voters ...

Macron lashes out as popularity tumbles to all-time low

Trump: Trade talks with China 'moving along nicely'

Apple now has $237.1 billion in cash on hand

Cook: Dems gain 30-40 [House] seats ...

Oprah involves lynching, opression in campaign speech

Headlines

Trump's 2018 rallies hint at 2020 plan

A private survey shows China's factory activity unexpectedly grows

Oprah set for rallys with Stacey Abrams in GA ...

Koch brothers: 'Against our principles' to end anchor baby policy

Florida Democrats call n Bernie Sander's to turn out college voters

Western universities may be inadvertently helping China's military: Report

Israel silent after Iran hit with violent computer virus ...

Jewish-Americans flock to firearms training in wake of synagogue attack

From Paris to Pittsburgh: Politics of terrorism shift against Trump

Tech stocks plunged in October, suffering their worst month since the 2008 recession

Italy plan to reward female families with state land to boost birth rate ...

Mayor Bill deBlasio forgets to honor NYC terror attack victims at memorial

Headlines

'I'd like to kill 'em': GOP takes on Trump's tariffs

Home prices make the biggest jump in four years

Socialist Dems say Bernie too right wing ...

POTUS: E.U. as bad as China on trade, only smaller

As deadline looms, Trump officials struggle to reunite migrant families

Billionaire Richard Branson: America should give out free cash to fix income inequality

Man arrested for threatening to chop Rand Paul, family with ax ...

Nunes: Won't be threatened by Dems -- they're the ones with blood on their hands

Poll: Majority wants next justice to support abortion rights

Companies buying back their own shares is the only thing keeping the market afloat right now

Oprah: Running for president would kill me ...

Nicaragua: 200+ protesters killed since April

Headlines

Advisers bad-mouth [DHS's] Nielsen as a 'never-Trumper'

North Korea vows to dismantle nuclear test site within weeks, invites press to watch

UN top nuclear inspector resigns suddenly ...

Oprah urges USC graduates to fight 'fake news'

Ryan rejects effort to force DACA vote

Tesla says top vehicle engineer Doug Field takes time off from Model 3 production woes

Dems ponder how to run against improving economy ...

Women's March leader blames Muslim ban, Mexican  wall on Netanyahu

Trump warns of 'very serious consequences' if Iran restarts nuclear program

McCain blasts Vladamir Putin as 'evil' in new book and faults Trump for being naive on Russia

Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit ...

Optimism on direction of country hits 11-year high under Trump

Kim Jong-Un-Deux-Trois

Kim Jong-Un will be meeting with President Trump sometime in the next few months to negotiate the removal of ballistic missiles and atomic weapons from North Korea. Obviously, Lil' Kim will not make these concessions without demanding something in return. Our spies in Pyongyang have uncovered a number of the things (more than three) that Kim will be demanding. Here they are:

- An introduction to Stormy Daniels

- A Blu-Ray copy of "Rocket Man" signed by Elton John

- The book  "Dictionary of Insults"

- A five-year subscription to Oprah's special Weight Watchers' diet

- Reproductions of Dennis Rodman's tattoos on his equivalent anatomy

- A pair of Elevator shoes

- Winter Olympics gold metals for all the Nork athletes

- A lifetime supply of Courvoisier and Swiss cheese

- Ten cases of tape-worm medicine

- A Premier membership at Mar-a-Largo

Headlines

Trump: 'Disgraceful' for Sessions to use DOJ watchdog to investigate FBI

ICE: Oakland mayor who warned illegals of raid 'no better than a gang lookout'

GDP growth revised down to 2.5% ...

U.S. News crowns California with worst state for 'quality of life'

Trump: We're delaying California border wall until entire project is approved

South Africa tries to seize white-owned land without compensation

Oprah: I God says run, I'll run!

Farrakhan: DNC's Ellison only denounced me because 'the Jew holds the door'

Corker decides against reelection bid, sticks with retirement

Amazon is buying Ring [for $1.8 billion], a company once rejected on 'Shark Tank'

Streisand clones her dogs. For $50,000 you can clone yours ...

Shooting survivor's father admits email changes in CNN spat

Headlines

Clapper predicts 'other shoes to drop' in Mueller probe

Media isn't so sure Trump colluded with Russia anymore

More than 80% of adults owe somebody else money ...

Report: Mueller zeroing in on Kushner

Trump mocks Oprah Winfrey

CNN, MSNBC glowingly promoted Russian-organized anti-Trump rally

Wild, weird weather everywhere ...

LA Times: Banning AR-15s would end mass shootings

Trump comes in last in expert presidential ranking survey

Donald Trump surprises by endorsing Mitt Romney for Senate run

Privacy advocates cry foul on bracelets to monitor AMAZON workers ...

Mayor cites JFK assassination, demands NRA cancel upcoming convention in Dallas

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'John Kelly is the man Fred Trump always wanted Donald Trump to be'

Trump lawyer releases letter from porn star denying affair with POTUS

CNN says 'shithole' 36 times [in one night] ...

School [UMass Amherst] limits free speech to one hour per day ...

Trump administration OKs Medicaid rollback in Kentucky

California killing its last nuclear plant, putting locals in $85 million bind

Saudi richest man running out of time to make freedom deal ...

Amazon Jeff Bezos announces deal to give $33 million scholarships to 1000 illegal immigrants

Judge: Trump's racism may have been key to ending DACA

Ryan says environmental reform unlikely this year

Trump physical : excellent health ... approval back up to 46% ...

Spielberg endorses Oprah, would make am 'absolutely brilliant president'

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Rash of retirements dim GOP hopes of keeping the House

Diane Feinstein says a 'bad cold' may have 'slowed down' her mental faculties

O'Keefe exposes Twitter 'shadow banning' blocks opposing views

NBC will show protecting NFL players live during Super Bowl

Trump's endorsement of earmarks intoxicates Congress

Psych Prof. who called Trump 'mentally impaired' appears not to have a current license to practice

Jerry Brown raises the prospect of pension cuts in California downturn

Testimony reveals Fusion GPS tried to kill FBI Clinton investigation

Trump: U.S. could 'conceivably' re-enter Paris [climate] deal

Wolff claims to have sold 1 million copies of 'Fire and Fury' -- in reality it's a much smaller number

Walmart raises hourly wages in wake of tax overhaul ...

2020 poll: Oprah 48, Trump 38

MAGA Trump

Is Trump often childish? Sure. Does he taunt him enemies mercilessly? Of course ... often uncomfortably. Does he relate his version of the truth independent of what the media and the Left believe? Too often. Is he an orator? No, he lowers his voice when he should raise it for emphasis and his hand  gestures ate too routine. Dos he repeat himself? Like an echo chamber. Is he compulsive? Yup, yup. Does he look like a president? He has funny hair and too-long ties. Was he a sexual predator? If you take the Billy Bush tape literally, yes. Is he a narcissist and egomaniac? Yes. Has he paid his taxes over the years?  To me, this is up to the IRS to decide. Does he have most of the national media in his corner? Duh!

So why do I and millions of other Americans support this flawed man with clear eyes? Simple, because of his policies and because  his performance agrees with what we believe needs to be done. On immigration, on trade, on terrorism, on limiting government and government regulation, on national defense and hegonomy, on economic growth, on tax reform, on draining the political swamp that is Washington, on all these things and more ... most of which Democrats seem to eschew.

What's the difference between these two radically different stances? Clearly, Trump's opponents mostly dislike his superficials, whereas his supporters look beyond these flaws, believing that this man will MAGA.

BTW, Oprah has few of Trump's flaws ... but also supports few of his political mandates (at least those which we know now about), yet the Left already has her nominated for 2020. Is this the right political strategy? Well, it did work in 2008 ... but somehow I doubt it will again?

Headlines

Golden Globe speech sets off Oprah 2020 talk

NBC: Oprah our next president ...

Buffet's Berkshire stands to gain $37 billion windfall from tax plan

Ratings down for all four NFL playoff games

Trump to end protected status for Salvadorans

Obamas criticized for lavish libtary plans ...

Starting Jan. 22, some may need a passport for domestic air travel

Pope: Global warming 'consequence of human activity'

Trump delays fake news awards

Romney treated for cancer over summer ...

Hurricanes, wildfires cost $300 billion in 2017, setting record

Report: 10% of Amazon employees in Ohio on food stamps

Headlines

All from Internet news sites. Guess which from Politico?

Price took military jets to Europe, Asia for over $500K

Fans straight up ignore Green Bay national anthem request

California planning to ban all gas calls

Limbaugh: Republican lawmakers 'choosing donors' over voters

[Sen.] Warner blasts Twitter

Oprah teases 2020 presidential run

Judge: Black Lives Matter can't be sued ...

Swiss Parliament votes to ban foreign-funded mosques, Arabic preaching

Muslim nations targeted by Trump's travel ban see steep drop in visas

Black Cornell students want frat kicked out so that they can have its house

US orders staff to leave embassy in Havana ...

[Trump] stops Air Force One takeoff to speak with injured officer

Headlines

These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites. Guess which ones came from Politico?

Report: US deploys more aircraft carriers toward Korean peninsula ...

Is Georgia poised for a Democrat upset?

Trump approval hits 50%

All star lineup on Geffen yacht ... Obamas, Oprah, Springsteen, Hanks

NYT fails to disclose terrorist conviction of Op-Ed contributor

Germany: Attack on Russian Embasy foiled 'at last minute'

Manhunt expands for suspect in Facebook video killing

NK vows weekly missile tests

Conway calls on Democrat leaders to calm violent anti-Trump protests

Conservative PAC takes aim at Warren during book tour

Lovers' quarrel? Scarborough FLIPPED OUT on Mika after she made fun of him on Monday

Bride, groom kicked off UNITED flight on way to get married

Headlines

These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites. 

Guess which ones came from Huffington Post?

Stock's rise and rise and rise ...

Bad Bet: [Mexico's Carlos] Slim down $16B since Trump ...

Islam set to overtake Christianity as world's most popular religion ...

Scary state of volcano monitoring in U,S.: 169 active ...

Trump's policies contradict his joint session speech

Chris Wallace: 'I feel like tonight Trump became President of the United States'

Schumer: Dems are done with Trump

Study: Subway's chicken sandwich is only 50% chicken

Oprah rethinking whether she could be president ...

Yemen raid yielded no significant intelligence, officials say

Antarctic record 63.5 degrees F ...

Marijuana industry claims it could be nation's top job creator

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These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites

China buying up Seattle ...

EU faces new Greek debt crisis ...

Republicans push carbon tax in White House meeting ...

Border wall will not be built all at once ...

Amazon, Google may face antitrust scrutiny ...

Oprah snags $150 million in [Klimt] art sale ...

Boy Scouts welcome first trans member ...

FBI working to ID rioters ...

Under Armor CEO praises Trump's 'bold' business vision

Students brew beer using 5,000-year-old recipe from  China

White House preparing draft Executive Order to fill up Guantanamo Bay with ISIS, al-Qaeda fighters

Trump blasts Nordstroms for dropping Ivanka's clothing line