Friday, July 08, 2016
History for July 8
History for July 8 - On-This-Day.com
Jean La Fontaine 1621, Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1838, John D. Rockefeller 1839
Wolfgang Puck 1949, Kevin Bacon 1958, Toby Keith 1961
1099 - Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem.
1865 - C.E. Barnes patented the machine gun.
1881 - Edward Berner, druggist in Two Rivers, WI, poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. To this time chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas.
1889 - The Wall Street Journal was first published.
1889 - John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain, in the last championship bare-knuckle fight. The fight lasted 75 rounds.
1963 - All Cuban-owned assets in the United States were frozen.
1969 - The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game "Twister."
2010 - The Solar Impulse completed the first 24-hour flight by a solar powered plane.
Thursday, July 07, 2016
State Department Reopens Probe Into How Clinton, Top Aides Handled Classified Information | TheBlaze.com
State Department Reopens Probe Into How Clinton, Top Aides Handled Classified Information | TheBlaze.com:
"News of the State Department’s reopened investigation comes after a day of intense questioning aimed at FBI Director James Comey by the House Oversight Committee.
The hearing was held after Comey, who said Clinton was “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information during her time as secretary of state, decided not to recommend criminal charges for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee."
"News of the State Department’s reopened investigation comes after a day of intense questioning aimed at FBI Director James Comey by the House Oversight Committee.
The hearing was held after Comey, who said Clinton was “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information during her time as secretary of state, decided not to recommend criminal charges for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee."
Former Congressman Allen West: ‘Here’s Why I’m Delighted About the FBI’s Verdict’ on Clinton Emails | TheBlaze.com
Former Congressman Allen West: ‘Here’s Why I’m Delighted About the FBI’s Verdict’ on Clinton Emails | TheBlaze.com:
"“If you looked upon Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on that stage yesterday and cheered, the day after our 240th American Independence Day — you are no Patriot and citizen of this Republic,” West wrote, referring to President Obama’s decision to campaign with Clinton Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the FBI’s announcement. “You are nothing more than, as Vladimir Lenin stated, a ‘useful idiot’ — and a supporter of liars.”
West concluded his post by thanking Comey.
“Thanks, Director Comey, you may have just become the one person who will end the corrupt reign of the Clinton Family, and terminate any chance for an honorable legacy for Barack Obama.”"
West concluded his post by thanking Comey.
“Thanks, Director Comey, you may have just become the one person who will end the corrupt reign of the Clinton Family, and terminate any chance for an honorable legacy for Barack Obama.”"
How corruption helped cause one of Baghdad’s deadliest attacks
How corruption helped cause one of Baghdad’s deadliest attacks - The Washington Post: "BAGHDAD — After more than 200 people were killed in a devastating Islamic State bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Iraqis turned their anger toward a symbol of government corruption and the state’s failure to protect them: fake bomb detectors.
The wand-like devices, little more than an aerial attached to a plastic handle, are still widely in use at security checkpoints around the country even years after the British con man who sold them was arrested for fraud and the United Kingdom banned their export.
They are used at the entrances to embassies, compounds and government ministries.
They are used by security forces at checkpoints such as those on the shopping street at Karrada that was hit in the suicide bombing in the early hours of Sunday morning, and has been targeted numerous times in the past.
...As anger grew, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Sunday night that all the country’s security forces should remove the handheld devices from checkpoints and that the Interior Ministry should reopen its investigation into the corrupt deals for the devices.
But they were still in use in Baghdad the following morning, and it's unclear when the move will be implemented.
“We haven’t received an order yet,” said Muqdad al-Timimi, a police officer at a checkpoint in northern Baghdad who was still using one of the devices. “
We know it doesn’t work, everybody knows it doesn’t work, and the man who made it is in prison now. But I don’t have any other choice.”
The device, known as the ADE-651, was sold to Iraq by James McCormick, a British man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a U.K. court in 2014 for fraud. He had been arrested in 2010 when export of the device was banned by the British government.
McCormick is thought to have made more than $80 million selling the devices in countries including Iraq.
McCormick’s company had claimed that the devices could detect contraband such as drugs and explosives from as far as a kilometer away.
The manual for the device had said that with the right “substance detection cards,” the devices could even detect elephants or $100 bills.
A BBC investigation in 2010 concluded that it was impossible that the device could detect anything at all.
It described it as a “glorified dousing rod.”
Sidney Alford, an explosives expert who advises the British military, described the sale of the ADE-651 as "absolutely immoral..."
The wand-like devices, little more than an aerial attached to a plastic handle, are still widely in use at security checkpoints around the country even years after the British con man who sold them was arrested for fraud and the United Kingdom banned their export.
They are used at the entrances to embassies, compounds and government ministries.
They are used by security forces at checkpoints such as those on the shopping street at Karrada that was hit in the suicide bombing in the early hours of Sunday morning, and has been targeted numerous times in the past.
...As anger grew, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Sunday night that all the country’s security forces should remove the handheld devices from checkpoints and that the Interior Ministry should reopen its investigation into the corrupt deals for the devices.But they were still in use in Baghdad the following morning, and it's unclear when the move will be implemented.
“We haven’t received an order yet,” said Muqdad al-Timimi, a police officer at a checkpoint in northern Baghdad who was still using one of the devices. “
We know it doesn’t work, everybody knows it doesn’t work, and the man who made it is in prison now. But I don’t have any other choice.”
The device, known as the ADE-651, was sold to Iraq by James McCormick, a British man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a U.K. court in 2014 for fraud. He had been arrested in 2010 when export of the device was banned by the British government.
McCormick is thought to have made more than $80 million selling the devices in countries including Iraq.
McCormick’s company had claimed that the devices could detect contraband such as drugs and explosives from as far as a kilometer away.
The manual for the device had said that with the right “substance detection cards,” the devices could even detect elephants or $100 bills.
A BBC investigation in 2010 concluded that it was impossible that the device could detect anything at all.
It described it as a “glorified dousing rod.”
Sidney Alford, an explosives expert who advises the British military, described the sale of the ADE-651 as "absolutely immoral..."
Showers of Cash for Pentagon Contractors
Showers of Cash for Pentagon Contractors | Taxpayers for Common Sense:
"... if you’re a Pentagon contractor, you’re loving the fact that the House Appropriations Committee is causing showers of fresh cash to fall.
...Not counting programs the Congress merely added funding to, the House and Senate spent more than $4.6 billion on projects and programs for which the Pentagon requested nothing, zippo, and nada last year.
Fast forward to the House Appropriations Committee’s draft of the Fiscal Year 2017 Pentagon spending bill.
Upon further review, we’re sad to see the trend is sharply upward.
Just looking at the programs the Pentagon did not request at all – ones they couldn’t fit into their $585 billion combined request of base budget and war funding – and we can identify $6.7 billion in funding for programs the Administration doesn’t want (see below, and click for a close-up)..."
"... if you’re a Pentagon contractor, you’re loving the fact that the House Appropriations Committee is causing showers of fresh cash to fall.
Fast forward to the House Appropriations Committee’s draft of the Fiscal Year 2017 Pentagon spending bill.
Upon further review, we’re sad to see the trend is sharply upward.
Just looking at the programs the Pentagon did not request at all – ones they couldn’t fit into their $585 billion combined request of base budget and war funding – and we can identify $6.7 billion in funding for programs the Administration doesn’t want (see below, and click for a close-up)..."
Comey, Lynch Will Testify Before Congress on Decision Not to Charge Clinton in Email Case | Video | TheBlaze.com
Comey, Lynch Will Testify Before Congress on Decision Not to Charge Clinton in Email Case | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Comey’s decision defies explanation and leaves many questions unanswered. He said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would be calling Comey to testify.
“The FBI should give us all of their findings,” Ryan told Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” on Tuesday. Ryan said Clinton is “competing for commander in chief here, so I think there’s a whole accounting that needs to happen.”"
“The FBI should give us all of their findings,” Ryan told Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” on Tuesday. Ryan said Clinton is “competing for commander in chief here, so I think there’s a whole accounting that needs to happen.”"
Clip-Air: How pod planes could change travel forever
Clip-Air: How pod planes could change travel forever - CNN.com:
"(CNN)Hypersonics, electric propulsion, triple deckers -- think you've seen everything when it comes to new aircraft concepts?
Well just hold on a second, here comes the pod plane.
It's yet another revolutionary aircraft design, this one created by Switzerland's Federal Polytechnic Institute, that aims to transform the way people and cargo travel.
While the concept might be boundary-pushing, the inspiration is mundane.
The humble shipping container.
...There's the flying component, including airframe, cockpit and engines.
Then there's the capsules, a number of detachable pods that can act as cabin or cargo hold, depending on the chosen configuration.
The airframe is based on a flying-wing concept, reminiscent of a stealth bomber. Some may even find some similarities to the X-48, an experimental pilotless aircraft developed for NASA a decade ago."
"(CNN)Hypersonics, electric propulsion, triple deckers -- think you've seen everything when it comes to new aircraft concepts?
Well just hold on a second, here comes the pod plane.
It's yet another revolutionary aircraft design, this one created by Switzerland's Federal Polytechnic Institute, that aims to transform the way people and cargo travel.
While the concept might be boundary-pushing, the inspiration is mundane.
The humble shipping container.
...There's the flying component, including airframe, cockpit and engines.
Then there's the capsules, a number of detachable pods that can act as cabin or cargo hold, depending on the chosen configuration.
The airframe is based on a flying-wing concept, reminiscent of a stealth bomber. Some may even find some similarities to the X-48, an experimental pilotless aircraft developed for NASA a decade ago."
‘Jason Bourne’ Star Matt Damon Dreams of Gun Confiscation in America: ‘I Wish That Could Happen in My Country’ | TheBlaze.com
‘Jason Bourne’ Star Matt Damon Dreams of Gun Confiscation in America: ‘I Wish That Could Happen in My Country’ | TheBlaze.com:
"Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest “Jason Bourne” film, as well as his views on gun control.
The “Bourne” franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 gun grab carried out by the Australian government."
"Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest “Jason Bourne” film, as well as his views on gun control.
The “Bourne” franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 gun grab carried out by the Australian government."
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook | National Review
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook | National Review:
"In essence, in order to give Mrs. Clinton a pass, the FBI rewrote the statute, inserting an intent element that Congress did not require. The added intent element, moreover, makes no sense: The point of having a statute that criminalizes gross negligence is to underscore that government officials have a special obligation to safeguard national defense secrets; when they fail to carry out that obligation due to gross negligence, they are guilty of serious wrongdoing. The lack of intent to harm our country is irrelevant. People never intend the bad things that happen due to gross negligence."
"In essence, in order to give Mrs. Clinton a pass, the FBI rewrote the statute, inserting an intent element that Congress did not require. The added intent element, moreover, makes no sense: The point of having a statute that criminalizes gross negligence is to underscore that government officials have a special obligation to safeguard national defense secrets; when they fail to carry out that obligation due to gross negligence, they are guilty of serious wrongdoing. The lack of intent to harm our country is irrelevant. People never intend the bad things that happen due to gross negligence."
JOURNALISM: PBS Slammed for ‘Fake’ Fireworks Footage: It used stock footage during ‘live’ broadca…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » JOURNALISM: PBS Slammed for ‘Fake’ Fireworks Footage: It used stock footage during ‘live’ broadca…:
Noticed something a bit off about PBS’ A Capitol Fourth broadcast Monday? So did hundreds of people who took to Facebook and Twitter, per NBC News. Though host Tom Bergeron initially laughed off concerns that the live concert and fireworks display over Washington would be rained out, per the Washington Post, the sky above the Capitol Building was foggy and overcast as the fireworks began.
That made seeing the show a bit difficult—so PBS intervened. Mingled with misty footage of fireworks over the Capitol building, with scaffolding clearly visible, was stock footage of fireworks from previous celebrations.
Viewers were quick to call out the “fraudulent” scheme—there was no disclaimer during the “live” broadcast—noting the stock footage showed a clear sky over the Capitol Building, and no scaffolding, per the Post. Afterward, the show admitted to showing “a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years” because of the poor conditions. “It was the patriotic thing to do,” reads a tweet from the Capitol Fourth account.
Life in the Obama/Clinton era:
When lying is the “patriotic thing to do.”
When lying is the “patriotic thing to do.”
Americans don't know how many stars are on the flag
VIDEO: Americans don't know how many stars are on the flag - The American MirrorThe American Mirror:
How many stars are on the American flag?
How many stars are on the American flag?
There are apparently a whole lot of Americans who don’t know.
Fifty-two was the most popular answer Mark Dice received as he was surveying Americans in San Diego.
But many people had absolutely no idea, and resorted to counting them one by one.
These Americans represent the broader public who are clueless about our history or the way our government is designed to operate.
EAGnews reported earlier this year:
A survey of recent U.S. college graduates shows nearly 10 percent think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court...
“America will never be destroyed from the outside,” Abraham Lincoln once said. “If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
The Day the Rule of Law Died | PJ Media
The Day the Rule of Law Died | PJ Media:
"And so once again the leading crime family in America skates, thumbing its nose at the rule of law as an earnest but politically clueless FBI director stands before the nation to repeat the well-worn Clinton mantra of "insufficient evidence," and to attribute to Hillary another shopworn cliche that the Clintons habitually use in their defense: sloppiness.
In other words, it was a judgment call by James Comey. After laying out clear proof that Mrs. Clinton violated both the letter and the spirit of the law, he essentially punted by saying this is not the kind of case a reasonable prosecutor would make. Of course it isn't -- not if that prosecutor wants to both keep his job and stay above ground. As a moral failure, Comey even surpassed the supine John Roberts,"
"And so once again the leading crime family in America skates, thumbing its nose at the rule of law as an earnest but politically clueless FBI director stands before the nation to repeat the well-worn Clinton mantra of "insufficient evidence," and to attribute to Hillary another shopworn cliche that the Clintons habitually use in their defense: sloppiness.
In other words, it was a judgment call by James Comey. After laying out clear proof that Mrs. Clinton violated both the letter and the spirit of the law, he essentially punted by saying this is not the kind of case a reasonable prosecutor would make. Of course it isn't -- not if that prosecutor wants to both keep his job and stay above ground. As a moral failure, Comey even surpassed the supine John Roberts,"
UC Berkeley Student Columnist "Speaks Out" on the "White Devil"
UC Berkeley Student Columnist "Speaks Out" on the "White Devil"
• Maggie Lam calls her roommate “Becky” a “white devil” and who “smelled like a skinny white girl.”
A student at the prestigious University of California at Berkeley is drawing fierce criticism for her rage-filled, sexually explicit columns in the student newspaper — in which she denounces white people as “the white devil” among other racially charged attacks.
• Maggie Lam calls her roommate “Becky” a “white devil” and who “smelled like a skinny white girl.”
• She denounces “white, patriarchal rape culture.”
• She criticizes progressive white students as participating in a “white savior circle jerk.”
A student at the prestigious University of California at Berkeley is drawing fierce criticism for her rage-filled, sexually explicit columns in the student newspaper — in which she denounces white people as “the white devil” among other racially charged attacks.
In pieces for the Daily Californian titled “Speaking Out”, “Fucking White Boys,” and “Choosing Myself Over White People”, Maggie Lam says she’s seeking to “reclaim the “Asian-American narrative” surrounding the immigrant experience.
Mostly, however, she describes what it’s like to be a member of an oppressed minority subject to the demands of white, patriarchal rape culture on the famously liberal UC Berkeley campus..."
Mostly, however, she describes what it’s like to be a member of an oppressed minority subject to the demands of white, patriarchal rape culture on the famously liberal UC Berkeley campus..."
History for July 7
History for July 7 - On-This-Day.com
Marc Chagall 1887, Satchel Paige 1906, Doc Severinsen 1927 - Bandleader
David McCullough 1933 - Author, Ringo Starr 1940 - Musician (Beatles), Jessica Hahn 1959
1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
1885 - G. Moore Peters patented the cartridge-loading machine.
1920 - A device known as the radio compass was used for the first time on a U.S. Navy airplane near Norfolk, VA.
1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam, later Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River.
1937 - Japanese forces invaded China.
1950 - The U.N. Security Council authorized military aid for South Korea.
1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to a measure that made the French language equal to English throughout the national government.
1994 - Amazon.com, Inc. was founded in Seattle, Washington under the name "Cadabra."
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2016/07/july-6-2016-independence-day-by-tammy.html
The very first injury and
usurpation is a noticeable reflection to our present day. The Declaration of Independence states,.....
http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2016/07/july-6-2016-independence-day-by-tammy.html
Independence Day
By Tammy Derouin
Do we really
understand the meaning of Independence Day? Do we even care to understand
what was taking place 240 years ago and the events which led to such an
extraordinary document?
Families, friends
and countrymen must have faced a great divide. Do you remain loyal to
your oppressor; the one who provides for you but keeps you enslaved or do you
break free and live with uncertainty and the ability to forge your own path?
Freedom demands responsibility. It
is not the responsibility of the government to provide the citizens with their
daily necessities and desires.
The colonist
didn't ask for their independence or freedom; they declared it. They
declared to the world why it was necessary to break ties with Great Britain. This
was not a decision which was taken lightly. “Prudence, indeed, will
dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are
more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves
by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” The Declaration of Independence.
After declaring
their independence, they listed their grievances so the world would understand
what led them to break free. “The
history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries
and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute
Tyranny over these States. To prove
this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.” The Declaration of Independence.
Ted Cruz on FBI decision on Hillary Clinton - Business Insider
"The Texas senator added: "Director Comey has rewritten a clearly worded federal criminal statute. In so doing, he has come dangerously close to saying that grossly negligent handling of classified information should not result in serious consequences for high-level officials. In a nation where the rule of law is supposed to matter, this is troubling.""
Date of Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Date of signing[edit]
Date of signing[edit]
The date that the Declaration was signed has long been the subject of debate.
Within a decade after the event, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote that the Declaration had been signed by Congress on July 4, 1776.[1]
This seemed to be confirmed by the signed copy of the Declaration, which is dated July 4.
Additional support was provided by the Journals of Congress, the official public record of the Continental Congress.
When the proceedings for 1776 were first published in 1777, the entry for July 4, 1776, stated that the Declaration was engrossed (the official copy was handwritten) and signed on that date.[2]
In 1796, signer Thomas McKean disputed that the Declaration had been signed on July 4, pointing out that some signers were not then present, including several who were not even elected to Congress until after that date.[3]
"[N]o person signed it on that day nor for many days after", he later wrote.[4]
Although Jefferson and Adams disagreed with McKean, his claim gained support when the Secret Journals of Congress were published in 1821.[5]
The Secret Journals contained two previously unpublished entries about the Declaration. The entry for July 19 reads:
The entry for August 2 stated:
In 1884, historian Mellen Chamberlain argued that these entries indicated that the famous signed version of the Declaration had been created following the July 19 resolution, and had not been signed by Congress until August 2.[8]
Historian John Hazelton confirmed in 1906 that many of the signers had not been present in Congress on July 4, that the fifty-six signers had never been together as a group, and that some delegates must have added their signatures even after August 2.[9]
While it is possible that Congress signed a document on July 4 that has since been lost, historians do not think that this is likely.[10]..."
Read on!When Trump Fought the Racists
When Trump Fought the Racists | The American Spectator
"...All of this is already old news.
But there is a much older “old news” story about Trump that has now resurfaced — a story that paints a highly accurate portrait of the real Donald Trump — the guy who has no time for racism and anti-Semitism and stood up in public to fight both.
The story, linked by a group calling itself Zionists for Trump, was published in the Wall Street Journal — in 1997.
It revolves around Trump’s purchase and operation of the famous Mar-a-Largo estate, built in the 1920s by Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Trump had recently purchased the sprawling, seaside estate and turned it into a club.
This being located in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, there were other prestigious clubs in the area, clubs that catered to the old order of upper crust Palm Beach society.
The problem?
Quietly, these other clubs had long barred Jews and African Americans — which is to say they practiced a quiet but steely racism.
The Zionists for Trump headline:
The WSJ story that is linked focuses on the battles Trump faced as a new arrival to Palm Beach, including his new competition with the social clubs of the old order.
The story, which quotes Abe Foxman, the longtime head of the Anti-Defamation League, says, in part, the following:
Mr. Trump also has resorted to the courts to secure his foothold here, and many residents wince at the attention his legal battles with the town have drawn — to the town in general, and to the admission practices at some of Palm Beach’s older clubs in particular.
…The culture clash began to approach a climax last fall, when Mr. Trump’s lawyer sent members of the town council a copy of the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” a film that deals with upper-class racism.
Mr. Trump then approached the town council about lifting the restrictions that had been placed on the club.
He also asked some council members not to vote on the request because their membership in other clubs created a conflict of interest.
Last December, after the council refused to lift the restrictions, Mr. Trump filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, alleging that the town was discriminating against Mar-a-Lago, in part because it is open to Jews and African-Americans.
The suit seeks $100 million in damages.
… Mr. Foxman seems pleased that Mr. Trump has elevated the issue of discriminatory policies at social clubs.
“He put the light on Palm Beach,” Mr. Foxman says.
“Not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.
It has an impact.”
In recent weeks, Mr. Foxman says, the league has received calls from Jewish residents telling of how Palm Beach clubs are changing. Locals concur that in the past year, organizations such as the Bath and Tennis Club have begun to admit Jewish patrons.
The Palm Beach Civic Association, which for many years was believed to engage in discriminatory behavior, this month named a Jewish resident as its chief officer.
In other words?
In other words, long before he was running for president, there was Donald Trump battling racism and anti-Semitism in Palm Beach society.
Using every tool at his disposal..."
"...All of this is already old news.
But there is a much older “old news” story about Trump that has now resurfaced — a story that paints a highly accurate portrait of the real Donald Trump — the guy who has no time for racism and anti-Semitism and stood up in public to fight both.
The story, linked by a group calling itself Zionists for Trump, was published in the Wall Street Journal — in 1997.
It revolves around Trump’s purchase and operation of the famous Mar-a-Largo estate, built in the 1920s by Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Trump had recently purchased the sprawling, seaside estate and turned it into a club.
This being located in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, there were other prestigious clubs in the area, clubs that catered to the old order of upper crust Palm Beach society.
The problem?
The Zionists for Trump headline:
The WSJ story that is linked focuses on the battles Trump faced as a new arrival to Palm Beach, including his new competition with the social clubs of the old order.
The story, which quotes Abe Foxman, the longtime head of the Anti-Defamation League, says, in part, the following:
Mr. Trump also has resorted to the courts to secure his foothold here, and many residents wince at the attention his legal battles with the town have drawn — to the town in general, and to the admission practices at some of Palm Beach’s older clubs in particular.
…The culture clash began to approach a climax last fall, when Mr. Trump’s lawyer sent members of the town council a copy of the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” a film that deals with upper-class racism.
Mr. Trump then approached the town council about lifting the restrictions that had been placed on the club.
He also asked some council members not to vote on the request because their membership in other clubs created a conflict of interest.
Last December, after the council refused to lift the restrictions, Mr. Trump filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, alleging that the town was discriminating against Mar-a-Lago, in part because it is open to Jews and African-Americans.
The suit seeks $100 million in damages.
… Mr. Foxman seems pleased that Mr. Trump has elevated the issue of discriminatory policies at social clubs.
“He put the light on Palm Beach,” Mr. Foxman says.
“Not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.
It has an impact.”
In recent weeks, Mr. Foxman says, the league has received calls from Jewish residents telling of how Palm Beach clubs are changing. Locals concur that in the past year, organizations such as the Bath and Tennis Club have begun to admit Jewish patrons.
The Palm Beach Civic Association, which for many years was believed to engage in discriminatory behavior, this month named a Jewish resident as its chief officer.
In other words?
In other words, long before he was running for president, there was Donald Trump battling racism and anti-Semitism in Palm Beach society.
Using every tool at his disposal..."
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