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Politically Speaking
One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion
President’s Voter Fraud Commission to Be
Under Investigation in a Few Months
By Cristian Vasquez
The commission established by President
Trump to investigate voter fraud after he was
elected to office will soon be under investigation.
The frustration with this investigation is that
there is no need for it. Had the President not
created a commission to “investigate” a nonissue,
there wouldn’t be this waste of resources.
Last week the U.S. Government Accountability
Office (GAO) nnounced that it has accepted a
request by Democratic lawmakers to investigate
the Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission
on Election Integrity. While the investigation
will not kick off for at least another five months,
it will seek to determine if the commission
is working in a manner that is transparent to
the public, in a way that offers complete understanding
of the commission’s conclusions.
However, this commission is one of two
things: a distraction by the President that will
stroke his ego after losing the popular vote by
three million ballots; or a coordinated effort with
the GOP to suppress voting in predominantly
minority regions where Republicans don’t do
well during elections. More likely than not, it’s
the latter. Without a shred of solid evidence
indicating voter fraud, the President set up the
commission to “study” a political talking point
that will result in voter suppression.
At the helms of this bogus commission is
Kris Kobach, who has worked tirelessly to
suppress voters in Kansas. Fortunately at the
national level his efforts have been delayed
by court orders, fines and lawsuits, and now
the investigation by the GAO will hopefully
further derail his efforts.
As an independent, non-partisan agency,
GAO is tasked with investigating issues such
as the use of tax dollars, supporting Congress
in meeting its Constitutional obligations and
ensuring that the federal government is held
accountable. Since its inception, it is reported
that the commission has met less than a
handful of times. The Democratic members
of the commission also complained that
they are kept unaware of basic information
such as the type of research being conducted,
future meeting dates and the deadlines for
sending reports to the President. These
allegations don’t prove that Kobach and his
GOP henchmen are in a mission to revoke
every minority’s right to vote--but given his
track record and the unfounded claims of voter
fraud, I wouldn’t put it past them.
The truth is that our voting system is very
reliable. In 2016 the Brennan Center for
Justice studied 42 jurisdictions where officials
oversaw 23.5 million votes, of which only
30 were linked to some type of voter fraud
(0.0001 percent). So there weren’t droves of
people driven from one state to another to
cast votes. No, millions of illegal aliens didn’t
vote either and no, voter fraud is not a big
problem. The big problem for this president
is everything that comes out of his mouth is a
lie. His claims of fraud could have very well
been the reaction of an egomaniac unable to
accept not winning the popular vote. We’ll
have to wait at least five months, but this
investigation will prove once more that our
leader is no more than an insecure, uninformed
man-child surrounded by enablers. •
Tumultuous Times in the Political World,
But How Is Your 401K Doing These Days?
By Duane Plank
So, I grew up reading the paper. Every
morning, grabbed the papel from the humble
Manhattan Beach Pine Avenue domicile I lived
in as early in the morning as possible. I still
actually read the paper--not on my phone or
some other time-wasting device, but paper.
And don’t take it into the potty. I kinda want
to get in and out when I’m in there.
Anyway, back in the day, I was a slave to
the reading of the great Alan Malamud, who
wrote column styled “notes on a scorecard.”
A rat-tat-tat of events on the sporting scene.
Now, longtime readers of Plank, myriads
that are out there, may remember the fantastic
somewhat sports-related Frankly Plank diatribe,
which is currently on hiatus. So, I like
to write, and hope my tons of readers find
it amusing. Occasionally I will throw a dotdot
dot column at you. Indulge me?
The Dems and their lap-dog media outlets
are still pursuing the Russia collusion frenzy…
although it now appears the Russian collusion
Bolshoi was instigated by the pathetic biggest
losers on Hilary’s team, as they tried to cull
oppo research on the Saint Donald Trump.
…And the mighty continue to fall in
Tinseltown, as lib actresses, wannabes and
hangers-on continue to come out--way, way
after the fact--and accuse some of the perverts
apparently running rampant in the liberal bastion
of Hollyweird of bad actions. Why did
these ladies not report the bad actions of these
powerful men when those occurred? As Dire
Straits penned and crooned, and MTV put into
heavy, heavy rotation back when they created
their empire, which by the way, doesn’t seem
to play any music, ‘‘money for nothing, chicks
for free.” Might have been these gold-diggers’
thought processes. Just saying?
So, some of the Kennedy files have been
released after a gad-zillion years. So much
for full transparency, right? Plank has been
a Kennedy-phile for a heck of a long time.
The day JFK was nailed in Dallas, I was a
four-year-old kid watching the soap As the
World Turns with my sainted grandmother,
Luz, in her LA domicile. And I still watched
that soap until it was canned in 2010.
Anyway, I think my grandma was playing
cards, or something similar, and did not see
the great Walter Cronkite break through on the
tube and intone that President Kennedy had
been felled by a hail of bullets from…someone.
I went downstairs and informed my mom
and aunt about the Kennedy shooting. They,
of course, busy doing nothing, scoffed at my
early reportage of the assassination. Maybe
they were watching Days of Our Lives?
Watched with rapt attention, as rapt as a
midget four-year-old could, the next couple
of days, with the on-screen shooting of Oswald
by the shady Ruby character … and
the sad, sad, funeral for JFK, which flashed
on black and white on my granny’s TV,
featuring his very young children. JFK had
mused that if some scumbag was willing
to give up his own life, he could shoot the
President. Just like if some scumbag wants
to murder a bunch of concertgoers in Vegas,
it is virtually unstoppable.
As the world turns... •
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1. Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready for use. Do
not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside with bands.
2. Bring all the ingredients to a boil in a large stainless steel or enameled saucepan.
Reduce heat and simmer five to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Ladle the hot salsa into a hot jar, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles.
Wipe the jar rim. Center the lid on the jar. Apply the band and adjust to fingertiptight.
Place the jar in the boiling water canner. Repeat until all the jars are filled.
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• 5 pounds cherry tomatoes,
roughly chopped
• 2 cups corn kernels
• 1 cup red onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup lime juice (about
3 large limes)
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded
and minced
• 1 tablespoon chipotle
chili powder (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh
cilantro six pint-size canning
jars with lids and bands