Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog presents another current events roundup.
JUST LIKE THE SUPREME COURT DID WITH SOME OF DEMOCRAT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’S PROGRAMS, THE COURT NOW STRIKES DOWN MANY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS. More HERE. The parallels between FDR and Trump and their battle with the corrupt political establishment are many.
TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES PURSUE THE TARIFFS VIA OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL PATHS THAT ARE OPEN. “A setback, not a defeat.” Law professor lays out those other paths HERE. Carney explains how the tariffs will continue under other statutes HERE. Even CNN host acknowledges Trump can do that HERE. More HERE.
POWERFUL DISSENT FROM JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS ON TARIFF RULING. And another from Justice Kavanaugh examined HERE.
BESSENT SIGNALS NO RETREAT BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON TARIFF FRONT. Trump and his allies are the only members of the opposition party who fight back with the same energy that Democrats do.
DEMOCRAT-RUN NEW YORK CITY REQUIRES I.D. TO WORK AS A SNOW SHOVELER BUT NOT VOTE. More HERE. Hilarious!
TRUMP DOJ SUES OVER NON-COMPETITIVE HEALTHCARE PRACTICES IN OHIO. Sort of like Theodore Roosevelt and his Trust-busting.
VIDEO: REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN SPECIAL ELECTION.
DEMOCRAT ANTI-TRUMP HATEMONGERING LEADS TO YET ANOTHER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. Continue reading
FROM September 7th, 2020:
He also contrasted Trump’s successful record with Joe Biden’s abysmal record on the same issues.
“These achievements demonstrate that Donald Trump truly cares about black lives. His policies show his heart.”
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R.I.P. Robert Duvall. This year we say goodbye to this monumental actor like we said goodbye to his friend and fellow thespian giant Gene Hackman early last year. Most tributes will cover Duvall’s roles in his many, many films whose titles are household words. This being Balladeer’s Blog I’ll instead look at some of his overlooked gems.
TOMORROW (1972) – Robert Duvall – who called this one of his favorite performances – plays poverty-stricken farmer and sawmill operator Jackson Fentry of Mississippi. One cold December evening he comes across the pregnant Sarah Eubanks, a poor woman whose abusive husband has abandoned her because he wants nothing to do with raising their child. 



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