Putin [left] and ClintonCNN has doubled down on trying to divert the attention of its viewers to Russia after it was made public that CNN allegedly leaked question(s) for the Presidential Debate to the Democratic National Committee in advance.
CNN, a large contributor to the Hillary campaign, denies the allegations. Instead, CNN believes that Roland Martin of TV One was responsible for the leak.
The question(s) were leaked to Interim chair of the DNC, Donna Brazile. She in turn gave the question(s) to Hillary Clinton.
WikiLeaks is responsible for making the e-mail public.
On October 12, Brazile tweeted, “@rolandsmartin is a solid professional, good, tough no nonsense journalist. I’m sorry that he’s being accused of such non sense. Apologies.”
Brazile was quick to blame the Russians. Brazile told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that she does not believe WikiLeaks. At the end of the interview, seconds before Brazile’s mic was cut off, she told Kelly to “go to Russia.”
U.S. intelligence officials publicly accused Russia of “feeding” information to WikiLeaks. The Obama administration even hinted at retaliating against Russia with its own cyber attack.
Intelligence agencies have not offered up any solid proof to back up their accusations that Russia was responsible for the DNC hack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has heavily criticized the U.S for the allegations.
While speaking during a recorded business forum, Putin said, “All participants in this process are abusing anti-Russian rhetoric and spoiling our interstate relations. And this is bad both for our countries and for the entire international community.” He went on to say, “At the same time, you know, as a rule, we try not to talk about this, but they always whisper this to us in the course of every election campaign…this is happening not only now, but was also the case in the previous election campaign.”
[The U.S] keeps whispering into our left ear and then into our right ear: “Pay no attention to this, all of this will pass and we will be friends again. This is wrong, it is wrong to use Russia as a bargaining chip in internal political struggles and damage interstate relations.
Further into the speech, Putin said, “They are always eavesdropping and tapping their allies and using this information.”
In response to the hacker attacks, Putin said, “What we are observing is certain hackers have released certain information about the seemingly conduct of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign headquarters — supporting one candidate for the party nomination at the expense of the other. And then the hysteria started, saying that this ‘hacking’ was done in the interests of Russia. But there is nothing there that is in Russia’s interests.”
Later he said, “The hysteria is evoked only to divert attention of the American public from the nature of the information that the hackers posted. And the nature of it — the manipulation of public opinion.”
In a different interview, Putin said, “Everyone always asks; who did it?” He added, “Everyone is talking about who did it, but is it so important who did it? What is important is the content of this information that was given to the public. There should be a discussion about this and there is no need to distract the public from the essence of the problem.
He said the Americans should be less worried about who did it, and more concerned about the information that has been released.
He referred to the situation as a U.S problem and not a Russia problem.
Putin said he heavily blames American media.
Russians say that Hillary has shown great hypocrisy by accusing Russia of interfering with the U.S election.
Russians accusations were reiterated when Hillary lied during the final Presidential Debate.
During the debate, Hillary told the public that she had never seen anything like this, as far as Russia interfering with an election. However, she has seen something similar before.
In 2011, during a televised press conference, Putin said, “U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encouraged Kremlin opponents by criticizing the vote.”
Putin was referring to the Russian election and allegations that the election was “rigged” to favor ruling the United Russia party.
Following the vote, massive “protests” erupted.
During a recorded interview with The Telegraph, Putin said, “I looked at the first reaction of our American partners. The first thing that the Secretary of State did was give her opinion about elections, she said they were unfair and unjust, even before she heard what the international observers had to say.”
The international observers were there to monitor the election.
“She set the tone for some of the activists inside our country, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work with support from U.S. State Department,” Said Putin.
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While CNN and other mainstream establishments flood the airwaves with Russian “hacking” rhetoric, everyone’s attention is being diverted from hundreds of other WikiLeaks e-mails released in the last 72 hours. Some have said the e-mails are “absurdly disturbing.”
In one e-mail, it shows that Hillary solicited a $12 million donation from King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
The money was to be funneled through the Clinton Foundation.
Hillary’s own state department has long preached that the Moroccan government was corrupt.
The e-mail was written by top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and addressed to campaign managers Robby Mook and John Podesta.
Abedin wrote:
“Just to give you some context, the condition upon which the Moroccans agreed to host the meeting was her participation. If hrc [sic] was not part if [sic]it, meeting was a non-starter. CGI also wasn’t pushing for a meeting in Morocco and it wasn’t their first choice. This was HRC’s idea, our office approached the Moroccans and they 100 percent believe they are doing this at her request. The King has personally committed approx $12 million both for the endowment (meaning the foundation)and to support the meeting. It will break a lot of china to back out now when we had so many opportunities to do it in the past few months. She created this mess and she knows it. She created this mess and she knows it.”
Wikileaks e-mail by top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and addressed to campaign managers Robby Mook and John Podesta.
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It has come to the point where Americans realize that the mainstream media, specifically CNN, who has publicly announced they are giving Hillary a free ride for her campaign, is biased. CNN even went as far as to tell viewers that reading the Wikileaks e-mails would be illegal, which is a false statement.
CNN is owned by Turner Broadcasting System, which is a division of Time Warner. Companies like this are publicly traded. And while they are supposed to remain impartial on any given subject, mainstream media seemingly avoids certain topics, especially involving Hillary, at the risk of offending their investors.
The fact is, Americans are not the only people who are fed up, or that have turned to social media and demanded a boycott of CNN.
The Germans, like Russia, also believe that the American mainstream media manipulates the point of view of their viewers.
On October 20, the anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany leader, Frauke Petry, told Reuters in an interview that she believes Trump offers change in the relationship between the U.S. and Russian relations, which would reduce conflict in the Ukraine, to Berlin’s advantage.
“One sees that Trump may offer possible alternatives,” Petry told Reuters in an on camera interview. “Whether he can actually deliver that we do not know. But if Mrs Clinton continues the path of Obama, then we may have an expanded war in Ukraine and that cannot be in German interests.”
Both Russian and German politicians have stated that Americans should not believe the lies and rhetoric coming from the media or Hillary when it comes to portraying Trump as a president who would start a war.
Russian politician Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky said Hillary ‘craves power.’
He said he believes that if Hillary were to win the presidency, the interstate relationship between Russia and the U.S. would get worse.
“If [Americans] vote for Hillary, it’s war,” Zhirinovsky said during an interview with Reuters.
New e-mails leaked by WikiLeaks show that Hillary intentionally tried to publicly link Trump with Putin in order to discredit Trump’s character.
“That’s good, sooner it’s clarified the better, and the stronger the better. Re the Trump ISIS video, if we don’t have the proof campaign should assign 100 people to look for it ASAP, there is probably something on tape somewhere.”
“Walk back and escape from her statement that ‘finally we are where we need to be’ against ISIS. We are not where we need to be, we are far from it, most voters do not believe it, and when the next terror attack comes in America – which it certainly will – she will be branded in hot iron with that statement.”
“That’s good, sooner it’s clarified the better, and the stronger the better,” Budowski replied, “Best approach is to slaughter Donald for his bromance with Putin, but not go too far betting on Putin re Syria.”
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Hillary’s staff also admitted that [she] has created the reasons she is not longer trusted by the public.
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“I suspect her negative trust ratings are locked in through election day. If there is a Trump ISIS video the campaign release it. If not, her untrustworthy numbers will remain further locked at high levels. These trust problems are self-induced and keep occurring.”
The e-mail is very telling and has been included in its entirety.
FULL E-MAIL
Re: HRC, Obama and ISIS
From:brentbbi@webtv.net To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-12-21 12:09 Subject: Re: HRC, Obama and ISIS
That’s good, sooner it’s clarified the better, and the stronger the better. Re the Trump ISIS video, if we don’t have the proof campaign should assign 100 people to look for it ASAP, there is probably something on tape somewhere.
p.s. On the UN last week, support it yes, but be careful. I love Kerry like a bro’ and support him always as HRC should and does. But be careful about the U.N., support but don’t go too far. Putin did not agree to anything about removing Assad and continues to bomb the people we support. We pushed the same position in 2012 (Geneva 1, which HRC knows all about) and Geneva 2 in 2014. Odds that Putin agrees to remove Assad are only slightly better than the odds the College of Cardinals chooses me to someday succeed Pope Francis.
Best approach is to slaughter Donald for his bromance with Putin, but not go too far betting on Putin re Syria.
Brent
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 21, 2015, at 9:00 AM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote:
Her reference was not to ISIS but to going after Assad diplomatically because of UNSC resolution passed Friday. We will make that clear. She has given two major speeches about how we are NOT where we need to be on ISIS.
On Monday, December 21, 2015, Brent Budowsky <brentbbi@webtv.net> wrote:
Walk back and escape from her statement that “finally we are where we need to be” against ISIS. We are not where we need to be, we are far from it, most voters do not believe it, and when the next terror attack comes in America— which it certainly will—-she will be branded in hot iron with that statement.
Does she really want to co-own the Obama-Clinton ISIS strategy?
She will never state what I believe we need to do—at least 20,000 ground troops with 3,000 American and at least 10,000 from Sunni Muslim nations—
because she is consumed with keeping Obama’s goodwill and afraid of liberal backlash.
But at the least she should not be branding and infecting herself with Obama’s policy towards Syria and ISIS by offering such high and direct praise for it. If she believes there will not be any more terror attacks between now and November 2016 it is the right strategy. If I am right, and there will be more terror attacks in America before the election, this strategy could be a death ray to her candidacy in a general election.
She can praise Obama without such extravagant overstatement and such direct endorsement of his policy by falsely stating we are where we need to be. She can praise him but every time she does she should immediately follow it with positive reminders of the success of the Bill Clinton presidency. Every time she mentions Obama positively, follow it by mentioning Bill Clinton a bit more positively. And when possible mention JFK as well. She does NOT want to run for Obama’s third term on ISIS and Syria to continue the Obama-Clinton policy against ISIS.
She appears locked into a tactical approach which is a Democratic version of the Richard Nixon strategy in the 1960’s and 1970’s—-move left before the primaries before the nomination and then move right before the general election after the nomination. This approach no longer works in the current media and political era where brands, images and perceptions become locked in forever much earlier in the process than the old era where news moved slow and three television networks were the source of 90% of the news.
I suspect her negative trust ratings are locked in through election day. If there is a Trump ISIS video the campaign release it. If not, her untrustworthy numbers will remain further locked at high levels. These trust problems are self-induced and keep occurring.
The best single move to elect her would be a massive voter registration and organization drive. Expand the electorate so more voters will vote so her low trust ratings generally will have less pro rated impact, and the number of higher trust voters will be newly registered. Most of the consultants will oppose this because they do not get paid for registering voters to elect candidates, they get paid for other things such as television ads whether those ads are effective or not.
It is no coincidence that this year Trump runs no ads, while Jeb and Hillary run the most ads with little effect. Voter registration by contrast creates real voters and changes—and improves—the playing field itself. There is no ad on earth that will increase her trust ratings or the enthusiasm of her voters the way a mega-registration project will increase her support on election day.
As for ISIS, the mathematically worst place for her to be is co-owner of the Obama-Clinton policy. Obama could destroy her candidacy the same way Democrats lost control of the House, the Senate, governorships and state legislatures during her presidency.
Things happen for a reason, and either change the reason or we will end up with the same outcome.
Mario Williams [left] and brother Jeffrey WilliamsCitra, Florida — Two juveniles were arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said that, Jeffrey Williams, 15, and his brother, Mario Williams, 17, kicked in the back door their uncle’s home, located in the 17400 block of U.S. 301 North, and burglarized it.
According to reports, the brothers stole a .22 caliber long rifle, a .22 caliber pump action rifle, and 50 rounds of ammunition.
As they attempted to flee the scene, Jeffrey fired several rounds at a family member who had tried to stop them.
When deputies arrived, they set up a perimeter and searched for the two armed suspects. The teens were spotted, and following a short foot pursuit, they eluded deputies.
A short time later, family members arrived at MCSO and turned the boys in.
In 2015, both Jeffrey and Mario were Adjudicated Delinquent after they attacked a school official.
The brothers were charged with Armed Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Grand Theft of a Firearm, Displaying a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Weapon by a Delinquent.
Jeffrey received an additional charge of Resisting Arrest.
Irone Dobson [left] and Patrick CollinsA mother and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday when they were caught stealing merchandise from Wal-Mart.
Police said the mother, Irone Evette Dobson, 49, and her boyfriend, Patrick O. Collins, 46, used a juvenile to help them conceal the stolen items.
When police arrived, a loss prevention officer pointed out a girl, 12, exiting the garden center. She was carrying a stolen purse filled with stolen clothing and other miscellaneous items.
When the officer apprehended the female, she screamed for her mother.
A loss prevention officer stated that she witnessed Collins remove multiple purses from a rack, which were then filled with stolen merchandise by Dobson and her daughter.
The three of them then headed toward the garden center.
Police said that the security footage showed the juvenile walking “very fast,” ahead of the other two suspects.
The juvenile exited the store first, which is when police arrived.
When Dobson heard her daughter scream, she dropped one of two purses she was carrying, inside the business. Police said that Dobson still attempted to leave the store with the other purse.
Dobson and Collins exited the store together and were arrested.
Dobson was charged with Second Degree Felony Petit Theft ( because it was her third arrest for petit theft) and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.
She has previous convictions for Larceny and Theft. She has been arrested in Jacksonville, Deland, and Seminole County.
Collins was charged with Petit Retail Theft.
He has previous arrests for Domestic Battery by Strangulation, Possession of Marijuana, Failure to Appear, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Violation of an Injunction.
The 12-year-old was transported to the juvenile division of the Marion County Jail.
The Florida Department of Children and Families was also notified.
Dobson and Collins have since been released on bail.
Marion Oaks — Two suspects are on the run after they robbed a Dollar General Sunday night.
Two clerks were working the registers at a Dollar General, located at 896 Marion Oaks Manor, when a black male approached the counter and pointed a gun at them.
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The clerks said that a second gunman stood watch near the front door after forcing customers to the front of the store.
According to reports, the black male was holding a pillow case and told the two clerks to “put all the money in the bag.”
One of the clerks asked, “Do you want the change too?”
The black male then replied, “This is a real gun, don’t ask stupid questions.”
During the robbery, the white male realized that there was two customers in the store — a mother and her juvenile daughter, who is nine.
The while male then approached them, pointed the gun, and told them to get to the front of the store. Once they were at the front of the store, the robber told them to get on the floor.
In the video you can see the mother grab her daughter and hold her close.
The mother said that she told her daughter “not to look at the man.”
The two thieves empties three registers and exited out the front door and ran west along Highway 484 into a wooded area behind the store.
K-9 units and Air-1 responded, but did not locate the suspects.
This is not the first time the store at the aforementioned located has been robbed.
Anyone with information can call Detective John Lightle at 352-369-6715, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-732-9111, Crime Stoppers at 352-368-STOP, text a tip to 274637 using keyword 368-STOP, or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Anonymity is guaranteed.
[Last updated on October 19, 2016, at 5:33 p.m., to include information on the two DNC operatives who lost their jobs this week.]
Last week, CNN’s Chris Cuomo told viewers it was illegal to read Hillary Clinton’s e-mails leaked by the website, WikiLeaks. Cuomo also alleged that the rules are somehow different for the media.
Two claims which are completely false.
“Leaked” documents obtained by an individual or media outlet are not illegal to read so long as the individual or media outlet did not participate in the hack or leak of the documents.
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CNN analysts should know individuals and media alike are offered the same protection under the First Amendment.
So why does CNN avoid talking about the WikiLeaks e-mails? A question that was also asked by political commentator Sean Patrick Hannity.
The answer is simple. It is because CNN, along with the names of many other liberal media outlets, were on a list allegedly released by the hacktivist Guccifer 2.0, during the first week of October 2016. The list shows that multiple media outlets and reporters have been collaborating with Hillary since the beginning of her campaign. Namely CNN, which earlier this year admitted to supporting Hillary’s campaign and “giving her a free ride.”
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The Intercept reported, “One of the most elaborately planned get-togethers was described in an April, 2015, memo — produced, according to the document metadata, by Deputy Press secretary Jesse Ferguson — to take place shortly before Clinton’s official announcement of her candidacy. The event was an April 10 cocktail party for leading news figures and top-level Clinton staff at the Upper East Side home of Clinton strategist Joel Benenson, a fully off-the-record gathering designed to impart the campaign’s messaging.”
Part of the memo reads: “This is an off-the-record dinner with key national reporters, especially (though not exclusively) those that are based in New York. Much of the group includes influential reporters, anchors, and editors.”
In other words, a list of individuals who support Hillary’s campaign and would be willing to report the news as she wanted it reported.
This type of reporting is biased and unethical.
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Media outlets included in the invitation:
ABC, CNN, CBS, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, New York Times, MSNBC, TheNew Yorker, NBC, People, Politico, Vice, Vox, BuzzFeed, YAHOO, and Univision.
In April, Politico reporter Kenneth Vogel sent an e-mail to the Democratic National Committee, which contained an advance copy of a story he had written about Hillary, but not yet submitted to his editor.
The move by Vogel was highly unethical.
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Hillary, who has avoided prosecution for dozens of other crimes, wants the e-mail leaks to stop.
So much so, that Hillary made mention to have WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, assassinated.
Hillary supporter and CNN political analyst Bob Beckel seemed to agree.
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Snopes.com attempted to debunk the claims; however, Snopes was later discredited after it was discovered that the site intentionally and willfully misled the public by omitting key facts. In fact, officials have dubbed the site as a “poor” version of PolitiFact. Moreover, it is a known fact that Kim LaCapria, a political “fact checker” for Snopes, used to write for Inquisitr, a blog well-known for publishing false quotes, misleading information, and yes, even hoaxes.
As far as Hillary condoning assassination, WikiLeaks released an e-mail in 2010, in which Hillary openly asked if she could have Assange killed.
President Obama and his White House administration had been putting pressure on Hillary’s State Department. In a memo, Obama wanted to eliminate Assange’s capability to be able to publish any e-mails that had been hacked.
In response, Hillary asked, “Can’t we just drone this guy?”
The subject line of the e-mail reads, “An SP memo on possible legal and nonlegal strategies re wikileaks”
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In 2010, Beckel was a guest on Fox Business. During the segment, Beckel suggested that the government should just “illegally shoot the son of a bitch.” Beckel was referring to Assange.
On October 4, Hillary was asked about the allegations during a press conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She stated, “I don’t recall any joke. It would have been a joke, if it had been said, but I don’t recall that.”
She didn’t recall deleting her e-mail either. This video clip shows Hillary brazenly mocking the fact that she had deleted them.
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Hillary also does not recall if her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had ever been a passenger on the plane known as “Lolita Express.”
The Boeing 727 is owned by pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who spent 13 months in prison for trafficking in little girls as young as 12. He also owns a 72-acre estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands known as “Orgy Island.”
Bill was a frequent flyer on the registered sex offender’s jet. In fact, Federal Aviation Administration flight logs show that Bill boarded the flight 26 times. He also traveled with Secret Service agents. However, Secret Service said they do not have any records showing that agents had accompanied Bill to the island.
In 2008, Epstein was sentenced to prison in Florida.
According to Palm Beach Police, they had requested the FBI to investigate Epstein in 2006. Palm Beach Police said that they believed he had been using his jet to recruit young girls, and then introduce them to other men for the sole purpose of having sex.
Epstein was surveilled for more than a year. When it came time to prosecute the billionaire, he agreed to a plea deal. He served 13 months for Soliciting a Minor.
On June 20, 2016, “Jane Doe” with the help of attorney Cheney Mason, who represented Casey Anthony, filed a law suit in New York, alleging that Epstein and Trump raped her at a series of sex parties when she was 13 years old.
On October 7, Federal Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered a December 16th status conference hearing. At this hearing, the plaintiff will be required to produce evidence in order to determine if the judge is going to move forward with a trial, or if the plaintiff wants to go straight to a settlement. (Court documents)
WikiLeaks under attack
On October 16, WikiLeaks tweeted, “Julian Assange’s Internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans.”
On October 17, WikiLeaks tweeted, “We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange’s Internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton’s Goldman Sachs speeches.” The tweet was referring to the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where Assange has been hiding out.
Even more interesting, is that Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa previously stated that he would like Hillary to be the winner.
Correa said, “For the United States, I’d like the winner to be Hillary, whom I also know personally and appreciate very much.”
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Here is a quote by Hillary, which was published by WikiLeaks just before Assange’s Internet access was terminated.
Some might not understand the velocity of the leaked e-mails and speeches, especially when the liberal media misleads the public. But, when a person like Hillary has been paid $250,000 to give a speech (more than once), a reasonable person could conclude that those speeches were tailored for the payer and not the people. (Speech documents)
At a Trump rally in Ocala, Florida, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said, “You think [Goldman Sachs] is doing it for nothing? You think they are doing it because they are not getting anything in return? You think they got that rich by being stupid?”
Giuliani said Hillary does not belong to the people, but rather she is owned by companies like Goldman Sachs.
Giuliani stated that the left, the liberal media, and the Obama Administration have continually painted a picture for the public, leading the American people to think the facts about Hillary are conspiracy theory. Giuliani said the WikiLeaks e-mails and paid speech transcripts are undeniable proof that, everything many have always thought about Hillary, is true…”she’s a liar.”
Giuliani said there is no conspiracy about it when it is in black and white and came from her personal e-mail.
WikiLeaks e-mails also show that Hillary tells the public one thing and her donors another.
For example; Hillary has stated to the public that she plans to control the borders. However, in an e-mail she stated that she has every intention of opening the borders and implementing open trade. The open borders comment was stated during a speech to a Brazilian Bank. A spokesperson for Hillary’s campaign said she was referring to clean energy and not open borders in an illegal immigration sense.
During the October 9 Presidential Debate, Hillary stated that she respects the Second Amendment. When in reality, Hillary plans to take on the NRA, who she refers to as extremists and terrorists, head-on.
Hillary, whose protection detail is heavily armed, wants to implement total gun control, including a ban on the semi-automatic AR-15, which is nothing more than a hunting rifle. The AR-15 is made to look like the M-16 aesthetically, but does not function as a fully automatic weapon.
On October 7, WikiLeaks released an e-mail which states, “[Hillary] would support…closing the gun show loophole by executive order.”
Hillary also plans to pass a law that would allow lawsuits to be filed against gun manufacturers in an attempt to hold them responsible for someone who is killed by a gun produced by a particular company.
That is like saying a person could sue Chevy because a drunk driver struck a child with his Chevy truck.
Democrats contend that Hillary is not attempting to revoke or rewrite the Second Amendment, and that might be true. However, she does plan to go in through the “back door” by putting gun makers out of business.
Business analysts say that allowing lawsuits to be filed against gun manufacturers and gun shop owners would not stop criminals from committing crimes with guns, but rather bankrupt gun manufacturers in America. Business analysts also said that if Hillary were successful in passing such a law, it would leave thousands of more Americans without jobs.
The fact is, Hillary wants to mimic the Australian government gun confiscation of 1996, which left its citizens defenseless against criminals and the government.
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Voter fraud
In the past week, it was discovered that thousands of ballots had been received in the names of deceased voters.
“Democrats could steal a close election by having ‘dead people’ vote in inner cities,” Giuliani said.
The DNC claims that voter fraud does not exist.
However, Giuliani said that during his election for mayor, he had police track busses that were transporting people to voting polls. He said that some people were found to have voted as many as 10 times each.
In Florida, it was found that illegal immigrants have voted year after year.
In 2009, after volunteering at a Texas polling center, Catherine Engelbrecht discovered serious problems with the voting platform. The fraud prompted Engelbrecht to start the non-profit voting integrity organization, True to Vote.
The organization quickly discovered widespread voter fraud. After discovering the fraud and filing IRS forms to establish 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) tax-exempt, Democrats quickly moved to discredit Engelbrecht. Democrats abused their power and enrolled multiple governmental agencies to invade Engelbrecht’s life, both business and personal.
Engelbrecht became the target of the very government, including law enforcement agencies, which is supposed to protect the people of the United States.
President Barack Hussein Obama said voter fraud is a conspiracy theory, but a recent investigation by the Pew Research Center showed that 1 in 8 votes are “significantly inaccurate” and “not valid.”
How does this translate? It means that approximately 18 million votes are invalid, and out of 18 million, more than 2 million votes are being cast by “dead people.”
According to the PEW Report, voter fraud is very real.
“The best solution would be to reform the system. In the long run, more voter ID citizenship verification. In the short run, the American people should pressure law enforcement to prosecute voting fraud. This can be done at the local, state, and federal level,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitten.
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DNC incited violence and rigged election
Robert Creamer and Scott Foval
In this video, James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas went undercover to expose the DNC.
The video, which was uploaded to YouTube on October 17, 2016, went viral within hours.
Scott Foval and Robert Creamer, two influential Democratic political operatives, were without a job within 36 hours of the video posting. Foval was fired and Creamer resigned.
The video is sickening and undoubtedly shows how far Hillary and Democrats alike are willing to go.
The undercover video shows how Democratic political operatives working for Hillary, intentionally and maliciously incited riots at Trump/Pence rallies.
Inciting a riot is a felony in all 50 states, but it is unlikely anyone within Hillary’s campaign will ever serve a day in jail.
Despite damning evidence, Creamer said he was “tricked” and denied any wrongdoing.
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Bait and Switch
WikiLeaks e-mails show that Hillary has also participated in bait and switch, where she instructed the media to discuss issues, namely about Donald Trump, instead of focusing on the Americans killed in Benghazi and the 33,000 e-mails she deleted.
Some of the issues masking Hillary’s true crimes against the American people have been overshadowed by Trump’s vulgar words. Most recently the women who alleged that Trump sexually harassed or assaulted them.
Jessica Leeds, 74, alleged that Trump touched her during a flight 35 years ago. Leeds, who was seated in coach, said she was asked by a stewardess to change her seat to first class.
She said that 45 minutes into the flight, Trump raised the arm rest and began touching her. She said she probably would not have minded until he put his hands up her skirt.
Shortly after the complaint, witness Anthony Gilberthorpe came forward and countered Leeds accusations as false.
Gilberthorpe, who said he was sitting across from Leeds on the flight, contacted the Trump Campaign. He said he made contact because he knew Leeds was not being truthful.
In fact, Gilberthorpe said it was Leeds who was coming on to Trump.
Gilberthorpe said Leeds is a liar and would be willing to challenge her statements face-to-face.
Leeds has since stopped talking with the media.
Her statements have since been deemed as false.
Accuser Summer Zervos, is being represented by feminist lawyer Gloria Allred.
Allred, an avid Hillary supporter, also served as a Hillary delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Federal Election Commission records show that Allred gave Hillary a $2,700 contribution to help fund her campaign.
Zervos had asked Trump for a job multiple times since her appearance on Season Five of The Apprentice, in which she was publicly humiliated. Trump denied her a job each time.
After leaving the show, Zervos stated, “I left admiring Donald Trump a lot more than when I arrived.”
On April 14, 2016, Zervos sent an e-mail to Trump’s staff asking to help with the campaign.
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Accuser Mindy McGillivray claims she was “nudged” by Trump during a Ray Charles concert at Mar-a-Lago on January 24, 2003. It was later determined that there was no concert on that day. There was originally a concert scheduled on January 23 in Seattle, but it was canceled.
Accuser Kristin Anderson did not come forward as originally reported by the media. Instead, Anderson was sought out by TheWashington Post.
According to The Washington Post, “Anderson, who said she doesn’t support Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton, did not initially approach The Washington Post. A reporter contacted her after hearing her story from a person who knew of it, and she spent several days trying to decide whether to go public.”
Anderson claims that Trump touched her vagina while attending a crowded hangout in Manhattan.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Anderson said, “It wasn’t a sexual come-on. I don’t know why he did it. It was like just to prove that he could do it and nothing would happen. There was zero conversation. We didn’t even really look at each other. It was very random, very nonchalant on his part.”
Trump has stated several times that the allegations involving these women are “100 percent false.”
On October 13, former Miss Teen USA Natasha Rickley, disgusted with ABC News in New York, turned to Facebook to express her anger.
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FBI probe
With just weeks left until the 2016 election, U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz has hinted that there might be more hearings in reference to the documents released by the FBI on October 16.
The documents contain allegations of a “quid pro quo” between a senior State Department executive and FBI agents during the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation.
Chaffetz said, “This is a flashing red light of potential criminality.”
However, if any hearings take place, it will not be until after the election.
Following the release of the documents, Obama held a press conference. He said the allegations are “just not true.”
He also downplayed voter fraud concerns. He fell short of saying government corruption does not exist.
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Politically correct
Republicans and libertarians agree that political correctness has been the downfall of the U.S. for years. However, Republicans, who are afraid Trump will not conform to the Establishment, feel he is too harsh with his words.
Trump says it is time to remove career politicians from office and do away with the corruption that has plagued Washington for decades.
Many political analysts believe that Trump is correct in saying that Republicans are scared he will “clean house.” Which would explain why so many have turned their back on the presidential candidate after he hurt their feelings.
The 2016 election has definitely been a trending topic on social media since the first presidential debate.
Potential voters discuss everything from taxes to national security.
Hillary has criticized Trump for not paying Federal income tax, filing bankruptcy, and for his “locker room” banter 11 years ago, in which he described touching women on their p***y.
On the 2005 audio recording released by The Washington Post, Trump said, “When you are a star [women] will let you do it. You can do anything…grab them by the p***y.”
The recording prompted liberal feminists, celebrities, and Hillary to immediately use the audio as ammunition to derail Trump’s campaign.
It is rumored that a close advisor to Paul Ryan played a key role in the leaked tape of Trump and Billy Bush on Access Hollywood, but Ryan has denied those claims. According to a October 12 Rasmussen survey, 17 percent of GOP have their doubts and support Trump. The same survey showed that 57 percent of likely Republican voters believe it is a bad idea for top Republicans to continue to criticize Trump.
Following the “leaked” recording, people turned to Facebook and wrote things such as:
“I have never heard a man talk like this before.”
“I’m in complete disbelief in humanity at this point in time.”
“You would never hear a woman degrade men like this.”
“Funny how liberals and social justice warriors only start caring about something when it suits their narrow agenda. Immature banter vs actual sexual assault – get some f***ing perspective, you perpetually offended cupcakes.”
“If you listen to the tape, Trump said LET. He didn’t said if they do not let me I grab their p***y anyway. Liberal logic at its best.”
“As a veteran, I am more interested in what Hillary has done than what Trump has said. Last time I checked, Trump did not kill Americans in Benghazi.”
Many men say the notion that women would never degrade men by using the words Trump spoke, or that women never discuss men in a vulgar sexual manner while out with their girlfriends, is absurd.
One Facebook post went as far to say that women are more likely to sexually harass men than men are women, especially in the workplace.
Ocala Post decided to research that theory.
A 2010 study from the Center for Work-Life Policy showed professional women need powerful, senior executives to help promote them to the next level in their jobs.
According to the study, 34 percent of women claim they know a female colleague who has had an affair with a boss. And 15 percent of women at the director level or above admitted to having affairs themselves. Additionally, 37 percent of women claim the action was rewarded. Meaning they received a some type of promotion as a result of the sexual affair.
Women who were surveyed admitted to being the aggressor in the affair. Some women said using their sex appeal made them feel empowered.
In 2011, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said that 17.6 percent of men in the workplace reported sexual harassment. However, the EEOC believes that number is much higher due to the majority of men who do not report sexual harassment because it is usually not taken seriously.
Hillary has used being a woman to her advantage during her campaign.
Hillary once said, “I don’t want to say you should vote for me because I’m a woman…but.” During an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show, Hillary said, “One of my merits is I’m a woman.”
From the beginning of her campaign she has preached that she is for women and children. However, those who have heard the recording from an interview where Hillary discusses a case involving a 12-year-old rape victim, would disagree.
On the recording, Hillary can be heard laughing at the fact that Taylor passed a polygraph. CNN defended Hillary by stating that she was not actually laughing at the victim, but at the system.
In 1975, Hillary was asked as a personal favor to the prosecutor to defend rapist, Thomas Alfred Taylor, then 41.
Taylor had driven the victim and two acquaintances, one a 15-year-old boy she had a crush on, on a late-night trip to a bowling alley.
On the way home, Taylor pulled over to a ravine where they all exited the truck.
After spiking the victim’s coke with whiskey, Taylor lured the 12-year-old back into his truck and brutally beat and raped her. The force from the rape destroyed her chances at ever having children. The 15-year-old was witness to the rape.
During the trial, Hillary berated the little girl. The victim was subjected to sexually explicit questions (which she said she did not understand), a polygraph, and a psychological exam; all of which were ordered by Hillary.
Hillary told the court, “I have been informed that the complainant is emotionally unstable with a tendency to seek out older men and to engage in fantasizing. I have also been informed that she has in the past made false accusations about persons, claiming they had attacked her body. Also that she exhibits an unusual stubbornness and temper when she does not get her way.
I have also been told by an expert in child psychology that children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences and that adolescents with disorganized families, such as the complainant’s, are even more prone to such behavior.
For these reasons and others that may be presented to the court at the hearing on this motion, I believe a psychiatric examination would be in the best interest of justice.”
The statements about the victim later proved to be false.
Taylor was facing 30 years in prison, but Hillary got him off. Taylor only served two months time served in a county jail. He died in 1992.
The victim, Kathy Shelton, now 51, says her life has been hell. She said she has gone through 20 years of therapy because of that day in 1975. She said that she does not believe Hillary is for women, at all.
“[Hillary] will say anything to get elected,” Shelton said.
Two years after the case, Arkansas passed the rape-shield law. The rape-shield law provides for the exclusion of evidence or statements of any kind about the victim’s prior sexual conduct. In Shelton’s case, the information submitted by Hillary was fabricated for the sole intention of winning the case.
Legal experts have said that Hillary could have also been disbarred for sharing information about her clients polygraph test, which was protected by attorney client privilege.
As for taxes, both candidates have used the same tax code under the previsions of the law to take exemptions. Those exemptions, under the law, allowed them to avoid paying federal income tax.
Trump wants to decrease taxes to a flat 15 percent, while Hillary wants to raise taxes.
Trump’s tax plan
Reduce taxes across-the-board, especially for working and middle-income Americans who will receive a massive tax reduction.
Ensure the rich will pay their fair share, but no one will pay so much that it destroys jobs or undermines our ability to compete.
Eliminate special interest loopholes, make our business tax rate more competitive to keep jobs in America, create new opportunities and revitalize our economy.
Reduce the cost of childcare by allowing families to fully deduct the average cost of childcare from their taxes, including stay-at-home parents. (Full tax plan)
Hillary’s tax plan
Restore basic fairness to our tax code.
Close corporate and Wall Street tax loopholes and invest in America.
Simplify and cut taxes for small businesses so they can hire and grow.
Provide tax relief to working families from the rising costs they face.
Pay for ambitious investments in a fiscally responsible way. (Full tax plan)
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One man against the media and the Establishment
From the beginning, Trump said he has been attacked from all sides. He said he refuses to give in to political correctness, and has absolutely refused to accept campaign donations from lobbyist and special interest groups. Trump believes that if a politician takes money from those types of donors, the donors will always want favors or expect something in return.
Trump has also been very vocal about the millions of dollars in donations Hillary has taken from the Middle East.
Most analysts agree with Trump, citing a conflict of interest and national security.
Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest donors for the Clinton Foundation.
The Clinton family has been very secretive about their donors to the foundation. Nonprofits, such as the Clinton Foundation, have nearly zero obligation to publicly reveal who gives them money, or how much.
Many, including Trump, have requested that the Foundation be investigated. However, the Obama administration has declined. In fact, in August, after banks alerted Department of Justice field offices to suspicious activity involving the Clinton Foundation, the FBI wanted to investigate.
The FBI said they felt that there were conflicts of interest in regards to foreign donations Hillary received while she was secretary of state.
Obama immediately moved to block the investigation.
Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller released the following statement after the ruling: “Today’s news that President Obama’s Department of Justice overruled three separate DOJ field offices and the FBI in declining to open a public corruption charge against the Clinton Foundation shows a troubling pattern of Obama and Clinton politicizing any government institution for their own personal political interests.”
Trump says that Democrats will stop at nothing to make sure Hillary is elected.
Trump’s statement was proven true when United States Senator Harry Reid went on national television and stated that Trump should be given fake CIA briefing documents.
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Other presidential candidates
Many voters are outraged at the two-party system and how it prevents Presidential Candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein from participating in the debate.
Johnson says that by winning just one key state, voters can prevent Hillary and Trump from getting 270 electoral votes.
He also said, “By getting just 5% of national vote, we help end two-party control of our elections.”
Johnson, who wants total legalization of marijuana, has vowed to make the government smaller and reduce taxes.
Voters can read about all of the issues Johnson would address as president, here.
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Jill Stein
Dr. Jill Stein was the Green Party’s 2012 candidate for President. She holds the current record for most votes ever received by a woman candidate for President of the United States in the general election.
Like Johnson, Stein wants to end the two-party system.
Stein says she wants to set a $15/hour federal minimum wage and break up “too-big-to-fail” banks and democratize the Federal Reserve.
Read more about Stein and the issues she plans to address, here.
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Debate
The last presidential debate is scheduled for October 19, 2016, at 9 p.m. on the Fox News Channel.
Ocala, Florida — Two suspects are in jail following a shooting at a local apartment complex.
On Sunday, Ocala police arrived at Lynn San Apartments, located at 1949 Southwest 30th Court, Ocala, to find Derrick Leroy Owens Jr. covered in blood.
Owens told police that he had contacted a white female, later identified as Emily Kate Johnson, 28, through the social dating site known as Plenty of Fish (POF).
The two had planned to meet at an apartment inside the complex.
According to witnesses, Owens arrived in a red Charger and went to an upstairs apartment looking for a girl named “Kate”.
A short time later, Owens was approached by a black male, later identified as Deion Laird, 19.
Police said Laird immediately attempted to rob Owens of his iPhone, at which time the two began to fight.
During the struggle, Owens ripped a gold chain from Laird’s neck.
Witnesses stated that after Owens pulled the chain from the suspect’s neck, a female, who was sitting in the passenger seat of a white GMC Sonoma pick-up, then yelled “shoot him.”
Laird then shot Owens, jumped in the truck, and fled the scene.
Investigators later located the truck at Village Green Apartments, located at 500 Southwest 30th Avenue.
A witness told police that the owners of the GMC lived in apartment 58A.
According to investigators, they banged on the door multiple times, but no one would answer.
Police kept the apartment surrounded until 4 a.m., which is when Johnson finally exited the residence. Laird was also hiding out inside the apartment.
Johnson and Laird were arrested and charged with Attempted Felony Murder and Robbery with a Firearm. They are being held without bond.
Ocala, Florida — A man was arrested before day-break Monday after police learned he had kidnapped woman.
Ocala police said they responded to a local hospital in reference to a sexual battery.
During the investigation, investigators learned that Robert Lee-Terrell Hicks, 33, had kidnapped the woman from West Marion Hospital, located at 4600 Southwest 46th Court.
After kidnapping the woman, Hicks forced her into a wooded area where he beat, raped, and robbed her.
According to a press release, Hicks fled the area in a 1996 white Jeep Cherokee, which had been reported stolen.
Detectives and officers worked throughout the night to locate Hicks.
At approximately 2 a.m., Hicks was found and arrested.
Hicks and charged him with Sexual Battery, Kidnapping, and Robbery.
Hicks is being held at the Marion County Jail in lieu of a $35,000 bond.
Ocala, Florida — A man was arrested after he beat a woman for allegedly shooting heroin without him.
Several deputies responded to the 2200 block of Northeast 63rd Street in reference to a disturbance.
When deputies arrived, they said they could hear screaming coming from inside the home.
According to the arrest affidavit, deputies heard the woman scream “no” and “stop”.
Deputies then entered the home through front door, which had already been kicked in.
Once inside, deputies say a man came from down a hallway with his hands in the air.
With his hands up, the man, later identified as Michael D. Noble, 39, said, “I didn’t do anything, I will lay down for you.”
Noble then got down onto his stomach and crossed his feet.
According to the victim, Noble came home drunk and started arguing with her because he believed she had used heroin without him.
The victim told deputies that she did not use heroin.
According to reports, Noble became angry, began striking the victim in the face, and pushed her to the ground.
Noble then got on top of the victim, placed his forearm on her throat, and choked the victim until she lost consciousness.
The victim said that when she regained consciousness she was on her stomach and that, Noble was punching her on the back of her head.
When Noble stopped punching her, he grabbed a 2×2 board and began to strike her in the head with it.
Noble also dragged the victim through broken glass, which caused several lacerations on her arms and legs.
Noble told deputies that he has been trying to straighten his life up. He said he came home and told the victim that he planned to leave her due to her drug use. Noble said the victim then became upset, cut herself, and called 911 to have him arrested.
Noble was arrested and charged with Domestic Battery by Strangulation, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Battery.
He has previous arrests for Driving while License Suspended-Habitual, Residential Burglary, Grand Theft, Criminal Mischief, Possession of Burglary Tools, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Violation of Probation (x6), Grand Theft Auto, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He has also been arrested in Alachua County for Domestic Battery.
Dunnellon, Florida — A man died Friday after he was pulled from an airplane by his parachute.
Witnesses from inside the plane said the man was kneeling by the jump door, when all of a sudden, his reserve parachute malfunctioned and deployed. The parachute then pulled the man from the plane.
The man struck the side of the plane before falling 1,200 feet to his death.
The man, who was a jump master, was part of a group of jumpers engaging in military-style parachuting. He has completed more than 100 jumps.
Marion county Fire Rescue pronounce the man dead at the scene.
Officials said his name has not been released pending next-of-kin notification.
Elaine Lee [left] and Velden Colby - Photo/Amy Lasher-Ocala Post
Cassidy C. [left] and Shelby McClellan - Photo/Amy Lasher-Ocala Post
Photo - Ocala Post/Amy Lasher
Hillary sucks, but not like Monica. Photo-Ocala Post/Amy Lasher
Vehicles waiting to enter the parking area for the Trump rally, 9:40 a.m.
Vehicles waiting to enter the parking area for the Trump rally, 9:40 a.m.
10:20 a.m., before the rally began.
Ocala, Florida — People “poured” into the Southeastern Live Stock Pavilion Wednesday as they waited for Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump to take the stage.
Attendance was estimated to be between 12 and 15 thousand, with thousands more who could not get into the pavilion.
Several Trump supporters camped out in front of the gate the night before.
The energy was high, and there was a sense of enthusiasm in the air as the stands quickly filled to capacity.
Rally-goers Cassidy C. and Shelby McClellan, both 15 and dressed for the occasion, said, “This is our second Trump rally.”
They said they first attended a Trump rally in Jacksonville.
The girls said they really wanted to come and support Trump and wish they were old enough to vote.
Shelby said, “I recorded the presidential debates and I watch them over and over again.”
The two said they have received death threats, have been physically attacked, and verbally bullied at school by other students who support Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
“It will not keep us from supporting Trump,” said the girls.
Cassidy said, “I believe we need someone different… like Trump. I believe Trump is a smart, and good businessman who does want to make America great again.” She went on to say, “After what Hillary did to the Americans in Benghazi, she should not even be considered for president.”
Shelby and Cassidy said that their family supports the two in their decision to rally for Trump.
Elaine Lee, 75, and her husband of 25 years, Velden Colby, 81, said, “Trumps’ comments on an audiotape from 11 years ago will not change our vote.”
Elaine said, “In all my years, that is not the first time I have heard men talk that way.”
“Boys will be boys,” she said.
“I want Trump to stick to important issues. I do not want Trump to stoop to Hillary’s level.” She added, “Hillary is not for the people and she never was.”
Many Trump supporters said they had previously voted Democrat, but, like many, felt it was time for a change.
Shortly before Trump stepped onto the stage, Joe Gruters, Florida co-chairman of the Trump for President campaign; Sharon Day, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee; state Representative Dennis Baxley, and U.S. Representative Daniel Webster and Ted Yoho, “revved” up the crowd.
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani also addressed the crowd before introducing Trump.
When Yoho stepped out onto the stage, he jokingly asked, “How are my fellow deplorables’?”
During a press conference earlier this year, Clinton referred to all Trump supporters as deplorable.
Yoho also asked, “Is this election about what was said in a “locker room,” or is it about the direction of the county for the next 40 to 50 years.
Yoho was referring to the leaked tape in which Trump is heard talking about women in a sexual manner.
Overwhelmed by the size of the crowd, Giuliani said that he has been through four or five presidential campaigns, but has “never, ever seen enthusiasm as people have for Trump.”
“There is something very special going on here, a movement that’s going on here that the media does not quite pick up,” said Giuliani.
Like Giuliani, Trump was also pleased with the energy of rally-goers and the size of the crowd.
When Trump took the stage, he said, “Wow, big crowd, wow. This is a big crowd.”
If elected as the next president, Trump said he would also end Common Core.
Blessed Trinity School is hosting its 67th annual Carnival, located at 5 Southeast 17th Street, Ocala.
This is a family-friendly fundraiser for Blessed Trinity School.
The carnival will feature carnival food favorites, an Outdoor Marketplace, raffles, and Dreamland Amusements midway rides games and games for all ages.
Unlimited ride wristbands are $30 on Thursday or Sunday, or $20 in advance (valid any single day) when purchased by 3 p.m. October 20, at the school office.
Ride tickets are also available at the carnival for $1.50 each, $25 for 20 tickets, and $50 for 50 tickets plus 1 free ride. Rides take at least 3 tickets each.
Admission is free except after 6 p.m. on Family Night (Saturday), which is $5, unless guests have a ride wristband voucher or are families with children.
Carnival hours are 5 to 11 p.m., Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
There is no charge for parking.
The event runs from October 20-23.
For more information, call Blessed Trinity School at 352-622-5808 ext. 3356 or visit http://btcarnival.org.
Visit http://DreamlandAmusements.com for coupon savings on ride wristbands and tickets.
Food stamp recipients should have received early deposits due to Hurricane Matthew.
According to the Florida Department of Children and Families, current food stamp customers in Baker, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia Counties, should receive their deposits by October 7, 2016.
The Disaster SNAP/Food Stamp Program (D-SNAP) provides replacement benefits for regular food stamp recipients who lose food in a disaster and extends benefits to many households which would not ordinarily be eligible but suddenly need food assistance.
For more information call 1-888-356-3281, or 1-866-762-2237.
Ocala Post has received multiple e-mails in regards to concealed carry during a mandatory evacuation order during a declared state of emergency.
In 2015, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit during a state of emergency. SB-290 created an exception to the conceal carry statute and enables a person who carries a concealed weapon, or a person who may lawfully possess a firearm and who carries a concealed firearm, on or about his or her person while in the act of evacuating during a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to chapter 252, or declared by a local authority pursuant to chapter 870. As used in this subsection, the term “in the act of evacuating” means the immediate and urgent movement of a person away from the evacuation zone within 48 hours after a mandatory evacuation is ordered. The 48 hours may be extended by an order issued by the Governor.
SB-290 did not change any provisions related to the current concealed carry permit statute. SB-290 extended the ability for individuals without a concealed weapons permit to carry concealed during a mandatory evacuation.
Florida law prohibits any law enforcement officer from confiscating weapons from a person who is carrying a weapon, but does not posses a concealed carry permit, during a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of emergency. (Does not apply to anyone committing a crime)
The Bill only applies to law abiding citizens, not felons.
[Last updated on October 7, 2016, at 4:33 p.m. Brought to you by Ocala Post and our partners at AccuWeather. ]
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Shelters are now closed.
Hurricane Matthew is now a category 3, sustained winds of 120 m.p.h.
The National Weather service said, “Because the hurricane is over open water, the storm has the potential to regain strength.”
Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Marion County. Winds will possibly reach 40 to 50 mph, with gusts of 70 mph.
Matthew is currently 35 miles east northeast of Daytona Beach.
Marion County residents are urged to stay off the roads if they can.
Customers without power in Marion County
The Ocala Electric Utilities – approximately 1,065 customers
SECO reported approximately 100 customers
Clay Electric 3,300 customers
Duke Energy 2,400 customers
Electric crews will continue to do repairs as quickly as they can. However, once sustained winds reach 30 mph, crews will cease work.
Statewide, there are more than 600,000 people without power.
The NOAA said, “Due to expected flooding, heavy rain, and high winds with the possibility of tornadoes, the current threat to life and property is elevated.”
The slow-moving nature of the hurricane will translate to days rather than hours of pounding surf, high winds and heavy rain.
Hurricane Matthew will “slam” parts of eastern Florida starting Thursday, and then spread up the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas Friday into the weekend.
Marion County schools are closed Friday only.
The College of Central Florida wrote, “Starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, ALL College of Central Florida Classes will be canceled and campuses closed. Campuses will remain closed until Monday. The closing is for the Ocala Campus , Citrus Campus, Hampton Center, Levy Center, Levy Campus, Appleton Museum of Art, as well as online classes. CF classes and business operations are set to resume Monday, Oct. 10.”
Polk, Flagler, Baker, Orange, Osceola, Volusia, Polk, and Brevard, Broward, Martin, Palm Beach, Indian River, St. Lucy, University of Central Florida, Embry Riddle, Bethune Cookman, Seminole State College and Okeechobee County schools will be closed Thursday and Friday. Florida School for the Def and Blind will also be closed.
Florida Hospital Flagler continuing with evacuations. Patients will be transferred to other Florida Hospital facilities.
All Brevard County bridges remain open at this time.
As the storm moves closer to the coast, conditions will become more favorable for tornadoes.
Hurricane Matthew, which made its first landfall Tuesday morning, is undoubtedly a powerful storm.
The storm is approximately 400 miles wide.
More than 1.5 million people have been evacuated from the U.S coastline.
Seas and surf along the coast of the southeastern United States will build and become dangerous.
All residents — coastal and inland — should be prepared for strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding.
Governor Rick Scott issued a State of Emergency for Florida, and has urged all residence to be prepared, just in case.
Curfew
Marion county is not currently under a curfew.
Seminole County – curfew from 5 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday,
Orange County – curfew from 10 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Saturday, except for emergency personnel and those going to and from work.
Volusia County curfew from 5 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday
Osceola County curfew was lifted
Sumter County curfew lifted
Price gouging
There have been many complaints of foreign-owned stores engaging in price gouging. Not just with gas, but also propane tank exchanges, ice, and water. If you feel a store is taking advantage of citizens, call 1-866-8-NO-SCAM. Be sure to shoot a few pictures or record video if possible. Be sure to keep all receipts.
Florida law prohibits extreme increases in prices for essential commodities like:
Food
Ice
Water
Gas
Lumber
Hotels
Propane
Shelters
In anticipation for Hurricane Matthew, Marion County Emergency Management has announced two additional shelter openings.
Locations:
Belleview Middle School — 10500 SE 36th Avenue, Belleview, Florida 34420. This is a Special Needs and General Population Shelter.
Vanguard High School — 7 NW 28th Street, Ocala, Florida 34475. This is a General Population and Pet Friendly shelter.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Multi-purpose Room will be open as a shelter for the general population only. (This is not a special need or pet friendly shelter) The shelter will open at noon on Thursday, October 6.
Location
692 Northwest 30th Avenue in Ocala
For special needs residents with a pet, transportation will be provided Marion County Animal Services.
The Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, located at 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, will be open to shelter livestock. All livestock will be accepted during regular business hours (8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.).
The livestock owners must provide food, water buckets, and care for their livestock.
The cost of this sheltering is $10 a day for a concrete stall. 188 stalls are available and it will be first come, first serve only. Please contact the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion at 352-671-8600 for more information.
If you have questions about the storm or shelter information, residents can speak to an Emergency Management representative by calling 352-369-7500.
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Mobile homes
According to the NOAA, sustained winds make it more dangerous to stay in a mobile home. Currently, Marion County is under a voluntary evacuation. The NOAA says Marion County could have 40-50 mph winds (sustained) with 70 mph gusts. Storms are every unpredictable. If you feel that you may not be safe in a mobile home, you may want to make other arrangements. It is never a good idea to wait until the last minute, as roads may be blocked.
Sand bags for Ocala Residents
In preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the City of Ocala will open sandbag stations on Wednesday, Oct. 5 and Thursday, Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Locations:
Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Complex, which is located on Northwest Fourth Street, just off State Road 40 (Silver Springs Boulevard).
Tuscawilla Park pavilion off Northeast Watula Avenue. Staff recommends approaching the sandbag station in Tuscawilla Park from the south to allow for a more efficient flow of traffic.
Sand bags are provided to City of Ocala residents at no charge. Limit is 10 per household.
Sandbags for Marion County Residents
Marion County Emergency Management will open four sand bag locations at four MCSO District Offices on Wednesday, October 5, at 8 a.m.
These locations are mostly self-serve, but if you need any assistance, please see the front desk staff member at the District Offices during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily).
Locations:
North Multi District Office – 8311 N Hwy 441 Ocala, FL 34479
South Multi District Office – 3260 SE 80th Street Ocala, Fl 34480
Forest District Office – 1600 E. Hwy 40 Silver Springs FL, 34488
Dunnellon District Office – 19995 SW 86th St. Unit 3 Dunnellon, FL 34433
There is no sand bag limit at these locations.
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Closeup live loop of Matthew. (NOAA/Satellite)
Florida
According to the National Weather Service, a hurricane watch was issued Tuesday afternoon for Florida’s southeast coastline, many of which have been upgraded to warnings.
At approximately 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Port Canaveral officials ordered an evacuation.
The order is for all marinas, Jetty Park campers, all Port businesses, and tenants. Everyone must be out by Wednesday at noon.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Canaveral harbor remains closed.
The closure means no vessel traffic of any kind will be allowed in the harbor until after the storm has passed and the order has been lifted.
Travel disruptions will occur
Cruise, freight and, charter airline interests should be prepared to change itineraries until the storm has passed. Commercial airline delays and cancellations are likely as the storm approaches. Some airports will close.
Evacuations
Brevard County announced a mandatory evacuation, which started at 3 p.m. Wednesday
Volusia County is under a mandatory evacuation
Johns County is under a mandatory evacuation
Flagler County is under a mandatory evacuation for everything east of the Intracoastal, including Marineland, Hammock, Flagler Beach. Particulary the barrier islands, low-lying areas, and mobile homes
Seminole County is under a voluntary evacuation of mobile homes and low-lying areas
Broward County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for mobile homes and low lying areas
Clay County – Voluntary evacuations have begun
DeSoto County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for manufactured homes, RVs and low lying areas
Duval County – Voluntary evacuations have begun
Indian River – Mandatory evacuations have begun for barrier islands, mobile homes, and low lying areas
Martin County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for barrier islands, low-lying areas, and mobile homes
Miami-Dade County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for mobile homes, low-lying, and unstable structures
Nassau County – Voluntary evacuations have begun
Palm Beach County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for barrier islands, mobile homes, substandard housing, flood prone areas, and those living in high rises close to the Intracoastal Waterway. Mandatory evacuations begin today
Lucie County – Voluntary evacuations have begun for barrier islands, mobile homes, and low lying areas. Mandatory evacuations begin today
Weapons
In 2015, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit during a state of emergency. SB 290 created an exception to the conceal carry law and allowed a person to carry a firearm concealed without a permit while evacuating pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order during a state of emergency declared by the Governor under Chapter 252 or an emergency declared by a local official under Chapter 870 .
HB did not change any provisions related to the current concealed carry weapons permit law, but added the ability for persons without concealed weapons permits to carry concealed during mandatory evacuation orders under declared emergencies.
The bill only applies to law abiding citizens, not felons.
A federal case against an arms dealer was dropped by the Department of Justice on October 3, 2016, after the dealer threatened to reveal damning evidence about key “players” in the operation. (Court documents)
Those “players” not only include Hillary Clinton, but also the Obama Administration.
Arms dealer Marc Turi had been accused of illegally selling weapons to Libyan rebels.
The Obama Administration, in 2011, along with Hillary Clinton, secretly supported arming Islamic militants.
E-mail documents show that it was the United States Government who told Turi to explore selling the weapons to Libya.
Many of the confidential e-mails were sent to Turi from a personal G-mail account.
Turi received a weapons brokering approval from the State Department for Qatar in May of 2011. Two months later, his home was raided by federal agents. Agents seized his cell phone and computers.
Even though Trui was later charged (without any evidence), he was never arrested by agents.
The trial was slated to start on November 8, the same day of the presidential election.
When Turi threatened to expose Hillary Clinton, Obama and the DOJ all of a sudden decided to drop the charges. Officials said they were afraid it would damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Turi said that the government has ruined his life with the false allegations and that, he used all of his money for his defense just to have the DOJ drop the charges.
“It was then, and remains now, my opinion that the United States did participate, directly or indirectly, in the supply of weapons to the Libyan Transitional National Council,” career CIA officer David Manners said In a sworn declaration to the District Court of Arizona on May 5th 2015. (View the document)
The Benghazi attack happened on September 11, 2012, only months after Hillary orchestrated a deal for weapons to be sold to Islamic militants.
E-mails and court documents prove that Hillary Clinton betrayed Americans, which in turn got Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and two CIA operatives, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, killed.
Ocala, Florida — A 17-year-old who was shot in a drive-by shooting, has died.
According to a press release, Rizaki Germaine Johnson was removed from life support on Wednesday.
The case has been upgraded to a Homicide.
On September 28, Ocala police responded to the 400 block of Northwest Ninth Street just after 10 p.m., following a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, an unnamed citizen pointed to a house that had been riddled with bullets.
Upon entering the residence, police found a black male slumped over a couch and bleeding profusely. The officer also saw a black female, 13, on a love seat, who was also bleeding.
Both victims were then transported top a hospital.
The girl, who was shot in the stomach, underwent surgery and released.
Johnson, who had been shot in the head, remained on life support until Wednesday.
This was the second time the family had been targeted by a drive-by shooting.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Melissa Buetti at 369-7045, the Ocala Police Department at 352-369-7000, Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or text 274637 using keyword 368-STOP. Tipsters can also visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Anonymity is guaranteed.
Ocala, Florida — A small child was roaming the Day’s Inn, located at 3811 Northwest Blitchton Road, while the father was passed out on the playground.
At approximately 8:45 p.m., Tuesday, a Good Samaritan called Ocala police and stated that a child was “roaming the area” and that, the father was asleep on the playground.
When police arrived, they found Matthew Brumley Sr., 27, unconscious.
Police said he was not lucid and was showing signs of an overdose.
EMS later confirmed that Brumley had overdosed on heroin.
Brumley was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center for treatment.
According to reports, Brumley was in possession of marijuana and heroin.
Upon release from the hospital, Brumley was arrested and charged with Child Neglect, Possession of Heroin, and Possession of Marijuana.
During questioning, he stated that he remembered going to the playground, but didn’t remember anything after that.
Brumley was not a registered guest at the Day’s Inn.
