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Obama’s visit to Cuba has turned out to be a diplomatic disaster. As POTUS he was not greeted at the airport by Raúl Castro– and has been treated with a veiled disdain by the Communist government of Cuba– which doesn’t miss a chance of letting Obama know that it hates America.
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By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
I am against all violence inflicted upon innocent human beings. As such, I find it extremely hypocritical when public officials and others show indignation about the practice of waterboarding terrorists during interrogation sessions– yet, they do not object to the inhumane treatment and terror inflicted on an innocent and helpless baby during an abortion procedure.
Two of these hypocrites reside inside the Republican Party– and they are Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney– whom Lou Dobbs referred to as “the twosome from Hell” on his March 3 commentary:
On Thursday, Romney unleashed an attack against Donald Trump– the leading candidate in the Republican race for the White House– and had the nerve to say that Trump would be guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors” if he ordered that terrorists undergo waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques. Interestingly, here’s an excerpt from a Reuter’s report regarding Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign (with Paul Ryan as his VP) and the subject of waterboarding, as well as “enhanced interrogation techniques” (“Would Romney bring back torture?” by Daphne Eviatar, October 15, 2012):
Yet Romney’s foreign policy advisers have written a private memo recommending that the U.S. resume “enhanced interrogation techniques,” according to The New York Times. What these GOP advisers are saying is the U.S. should return to what former Vice President Dick Cheney called “the dark side” — using torture to interrogate suspected terrorists.
Cheney still defends his support of techniques such as waterboarding, painful stress positions, extreme sleep deprivation, slamming detainees into a wall, sexual humiliation and mortal threats. So does his daughter, Liz Cheney — now a Romney adviser.
The Romney memo recommends that, if he wins, he should explicitly authorize use of “enhanced interrogation techniques,” which the Army Field Manual does not permit.
The Romney advisers’ memo doesn’t even present that strong a case for this policy. “It is difficult to argue conclusively,” the memo states, “that enhanced interrogation techniques would have generated more information than the techniques in the Army Field Manual.”
The corrupt and hypocritical GOP establishment operatives are out in force. True conservative Americans must stop them at the ballot box.
It’s time to lift the fog… someone has to say the truth.
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What an embarrassing moment for the collapsed Republican Party. Bringing out Mitt Romney as a unifier today by having him deliver his farcical speech in Salt Lake City, Utah– is laughable at best.
Romney followed a script straight out of Barack Obama’s narrative. The similarities are remarkable:
Barack Obama:“If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
July 13, 2012 presidential campaign speech in Roanoke, Virginia.
Mitt Romney:“He [Donald Trump] inherited his business— he didn’t create it.“
March 3, 2016, University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum, Salt Lake City.
Mitt Romney seems to have forgotten his very own wealthy upbringing– and the benefits he received from being the son of the powerful and influential George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) an American businessman and Republican Party politician. Romney Sr., was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, and became the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He went on to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973. Mitt Romney’s mother, Lenore Romney, was a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan.
Here is an article I published about Mitt Romney when I met him during his visit to Naples, Florida, on March 9, 2010. You may have missed some very unpleasant facts about Mitt Romney’s reversible nature. Here’s your chance to catch up on Mitt. Don’t miss it!
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As expected, Karl Rove is making the rounds spewing his calculations of the 2016 presidential race and condemning those who do not meet his approval. But Rove’s analysis is greeted with derision by Americans who reject the corruption and predatory practices inside the Republican Party establishment.
During my campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012 (on the ballot, Florida) I faced the onslaught of obstacles from the GOP establishment in Florida. My experience in 2012 is evident again this year– but to an even more vicious level, considering that now it involves the race for the White House.
Here are my reflections on the corruption inside the Republican Party– and the operatives who dedicate their lives– and line their pockets– by preventing authentic conservatives from getting elected (originally published on 18 February, 2013):
“Karl Rove is not the problem. Let me tell you why…”
We all know that Karl Rove is a man who puts power and money before principles– and he does not hide it. At least you cannot accuse him of trying to cover-up his true colors. Such is not the case with other chameleons posing as “conservatives”.
My candidacy for the U.S. Senate 2012 (FL) as an authentic conservative Republican (social and fiscal) who never ran for office before –-turned into a Herculean effort to overcome the roadblocks, opposition or wall of silence placed before me, by groups and individuals who claim to be “conservative” Republicans. In spite of this, I was able to raise enough money to intensely campaign throughout Florida for an entire year– and to qualify as one of four candidates on the ballot.
My experience on the campaign trail showed that there are very few authentic conservatives– and they certainly are not connected with the GOP establishment. Of course, anyone who is a Republican these days claims to be “conservative”.
If we had so many conservatives, our nation would not be in such a deplorable social and fiscal state.
This farcical claim to conservatism has reached such a scandalous level, that there are true conservatives who are afraid to be associated with the “other conservatives.”
Reflections on my cup of coffee
This morning, as I was drinking my cup of coffee and catching up with assorted news items, I reflected on an article published by USAToday titled, The architect’s designs incur wrath of GOP’s grass roots (captioned above). The article begins with a quote by radio talk show host, Mark Levin. I must say that– while Levin may have supported certain candidates in the past that were perceived as conservatives– my experience showed me that he failed miserably with his endorsement during the U.S. Senate Primary 2012 in Florida. His endorsed candidate eventually dropped out– not because he lacked money– but because he could not present a true contrast against the liberal Democrat incumbent. I contacted Mark Levin both in writing and by telephone, after listening to him say on the air that the candidate he endorsed was “the only true conservative“ in the U.S. Senate Primary in Florida. The abrupt assistant who answered the phone at his radio show told me that Levin was not interested in speaking to any other Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate Primary race in Florida. My letter to Levin went unanswered. His actions left much to be desired– and disappointed many who were long-time listeners of his show.
Club for Growth and its president, Chris Chocola, are also mentioned in the USAToday article. Chocola’s statement–- that electability is “a false standard” that favors popularity over principle– is not representative of Club for Growth’s actions. Chocola went on to say that his club ”is trying to improve the gene pool of Congress based on principle.”
Really?
My personal experience with Club for Growth is that it absolutely puts money before principles. When I contacted Club for Growth as a very hard-working authentic conservative grassroots Republican candidate, I was asked to raise a minimum of $500,000 before Club for Growth would even consider me, in spite of my strong positions on the economy, national security and foreign policy– and in spite of having received a prestigious endorsement from Republican Congressman Robert (“B-1 Bob”) Dornan (Ret), one of the most conservative voices ever heard on Capitol Hill.
When I insisted that I was a principled candidate that would not follow political expediency, I was again asked to raise $500,000 in order to be considered viable. So much for principle before popularity. I have to assume that my pro-life without exceptions– and my pro-traditional marriage positions, did not make me “viable” in the materialistic environment of Club for Growth. Mr. Chris Chocola should be more careful with the statements that he is giving to the press. Some of us with experience are watching and listening closely.
There are many other groups, not mentioned in the USAToday article, who also claim to be “conservative”. These groups say that they stand for principle over money– but their actions do not reflect their words. Donors beware.
My recommendation remains the same. Public policies must be based on the Commandments of God and the Natural Law– which binds all men, for all time and in all circumstances. This is the only authentic conservative path that will lead to the urgent protection of our right to life, freedom, property and happiness. Anything else is charlatanism, greed– and a disguised desire to simply be in control of the big government that is forcing our nation into a Socialist abyss.
Karl Rove is not the problem. As conservatives, our problem is the enemy within.
It’s time to lift the fog… someone has to say the truth.
(“Karl Rove is not the problem, let me tell you why…” (originally published on 18 February, 2013)
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A reader brought to my attention statements made by Peter Johnson Jr., the Fox News legal analyst. Johnson suggests that Republicans need to “recalibrate” immediately– and should consider Obama’s next Supreme Court nominee. Let’s examine this juridical travesty.
I have never been a “fan” of any particular news program or network. As such, I obtain my information from different sources (and in various languages)– without allegiance to any specific source.
I look for truth and facts.
We all know too well how the mainstream media lies and spins issues. Case in point: Fox News– which has been pitching itself as a “fair and balanced” news source for conservatives– appears to be the poster child of farcical conservatives hoodwinking their loyal “conservative” fans.
Peter Johnson Jr.’s position as a legal analyst for Fox News– and his connection with Roger Ailes, the Chairman and CEO of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations Group, has placed Johnson on a privileged legal opinion pedestal.
Roger Ailes’s four-year contract with News Corp., is said to have been negotiated by Johnson for a reported amount of over $30 million annually. With this kind of money in play, it is obvious that Johnson is being given a strong platform on Fox News– but are “conservatives” paying attention to what Peter Johnson Jr., is saying?
I recently republished a piece I wrote on September 25, 2013 detailing the unanimous US Senate Republican confirmation of Todd M. Hughes, a liberal gay-activist judge nominated by Barack Obama. In my commentary I stated that we cannot trust the Republicans currently in the US Senate if they’re faced with Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Scalia. However, Peter Johnson Jr., seems to trust these Republicans who have let us down, time and again– as they fail to uphold authentic conservative values– not with words, but with deeds.
Please listen to the following audio recording of Johnson’s statements to Tucker Carlson on Fox (16 Feb. 2016). The transcript is also provided below. Johnson’s legal opinion reflects exactly what is wrong with the GOP:
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): I think there’re very few Republicans who want to see President Obama in his eighth year in office fill the ninth seat of the Supreme Court. The question is, as a tactical matter was it wise for the Senate majority leader to say we’re not even going to consider a nominee?
PETER JOHNSON JR.: No, I think the Republicans have to recalibrate immediately.
When you make a mistake, say you make a mistake. Part of the reason the outsiders are doing so well is that they’re disgusted with the Congress of the United States. Democrats and Republicans. And if you were a Republican leader to say we’re not going to count any nomination, any person that the president puts up, that’s a problem. They’re going to have a countdown and a clock as to the intransigence of the United States Senate going forward.
CARLSON: So you’re saying it would be wiser just to take a look at the nominees and then evaluate them and then turn them down if you don’t like them?
JOHNSON JR.: It is what I’m saying. In order to be true to conservative principles, in order to be true to the Constitution, in order to be true to the memory of Justice Scalia, then you say yes, Mr. President, send who you want to send over. We’re going to take a look at that man or woman, whoever you send, and we’re going to make a determination. Because you obviously have decided in spite of precedent, most precedent, you say in an election year that you want to force the issue. Fine. If you want to force the issue, then you will force the issue, and we in due time, just as you in due time making a nomination, will decide whether to consent to that nomination of a United States Supreme Court justice.
CARLSON: So they wouldn’t have to confirm the nominees.
JOHNSON JR.: The Republicans need to step it back at this point and say, listen, we’re going to grieve for Justice Scalia at this point, then we’re going to make a determination about where we are. There’s no line in the sand. My concern is, A. conservative principles, B. the Constitution and also the future of a two-party system. Where will the Republican party be two or three years from now when it is remembered that the Republican party said we would not — we would not even look at a nominee for the United States Supreme Court? It’s not smart. It’s not good for our future. It’s not good for our governance, and it’s not good for the notion that this government is responsive to the needs of the people. We need a Supreme Court with nine folks on it. It’s that simple. They need to step it back today.
There are those who simply want information poured into their brain by talking-heads on television. For such people, Fox News is the perfect source. But if you are a person who thinks and you are tired of being lied to or given half-truths– then it is time that you step outside the box– before individuals like Peter Johnson Jr., continue to “recalibrate” your conservative brain.
In spite of the onslaught of socialism and assault on our freedom of speech– thinking, after all, is still allowed.
It’s time to lift the fog… someone has to say the truth.
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Donald Trump received the overwhelming support of the Republican Latino vote with a 44% win in the Entrance Polls of the Nevada Caucus– in spite of running against two candidates of Cuban background!
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
NOTE: Personally, I prefer the term “Latin American”— but I will use the terms “Latinos” and “Hispanics” in this brief commentary since they are used by the media and the U.S. government for political purposes.
44% of Latinos spoke loud and clear in support of Donald Trump
Donald Trump swept the Latino support away from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in the Entrance Polls of the Republican Nevada Caucus. Rubio received 29% and Cruz only received 18% support from Latino Republicans. It is obvious that Trump has been able to convince Hispanics / Latinos that they have a safer and brighter future with him. Trump’s impressive support among Republican Latino voters in the Nevada Caucus shows that his immigration plan satisfies a very wide audience.
Donald Trump ended his jubilant speech tonight with the following words:
“We are going to make America great again– and it’s going to happen fast.”
Trump is reshaping the Republican Party by putting America first– an idea the GOP establishment abandoned long ago.
It’s time to lift the fog… someone has to say the truth.
UPDATE 24 February, 2016: Final results of Nevada Republican Caucus:
Donald Trump 45.9%
Marco Rubio 23.9%
Ted Cruz 21.4%
Ben Carson 4.8%
John Kasich 3.6%
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The Guantanamo prison should continue to house terrorists– as long as Cuba is controlled by Communists. After all, Communist Cuba has been a state sponsor of terrorism. Gitmo is simply one prison inside another.
Some brief remarks on today’s announcement about the Guantanamo prison.
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
Today Barack Obama offered a plan to close the Guantanamo prison, which is something he promised to do during his first campaign in 2008.
Obama claims that the prison in Guantanamo “does not help our national security”, but undermines it,”—and considers Gitmo “contrary to our values.” Obama also said that the Guantanamo prison serves as propaganda for terrorists to advance their cause.
He can’t be serious.
What is contrary to our values are the violent acts committed by the terrorists who we have fed and housed in Guantanamo. Transferring these terrorists to other locations is exactly what would put us at risk. As far as propaganda is concerned, terrorists will resort to anything in order to advance their cause. Closing Gitmo is not going to deter them from spreading their evil message.
I see the Castro brothers and the new “diplomacy” with Cuba written all over this.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Pentagon announced that the Obama administration intends to meet the deadline, which ends today, by presenting a pathway to closing through the transfer of the 91 terrorists currently imprisoned. This would involve moving some prisoners to third countries—and the remaining number would be brought to U.S. territory. Good luck with that. Congress prohibits the transfer of these thugs to U.S. territory, since there are prohibition in our funding bills that prevent the Obama administration from transferring detainees.
“Several appropriations and authorization measures enacted by Congress have barred funds from being used to effectuate the release of Guantanamo detainees into the United States. Moreover, Congress has enacted several measures barring funds from being used to transfer detainees into the United States or its territories or possessions.”
“The closure of the Guantanamo detention facility would raise a number of legal issues with respect to the individuals formerly interned there, particularly if those detainees are transferred to the United States. The nature and scope of constitutional protections owed to detainees within the United States may be different from the protections owed to aliens held abroad. The transfer of detainees to the United States may also have immigration consequences.”
This wanderlust on the part of Obama to have these dangerous criminals traveling as transferees to other parts of the world is reckless delusion— since movement of these prisoners to other countries or to the United States is considered a threat to our national security.
In the scheme of “all things Obama”– it appears that this desire to close the Guantanamo prison is also a goodwill overture towards the Castro brothers—prior to his upcoming visit to Cuba, the Communist island prison.
Communism and terrorism go hand in hand. KEEP GITMO.
It’s time to lift the fog… someone has to say the truth.
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obstacles from the GOP establishment in Florida. My experience in 2012 is evident again this year– but to an even more vicious level, considering that now it involves the race for the White House.
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