Being Hegseth; two reports, here and here. The second item is arguably more judgmental; but do not presume I disagree.
Affilaitions? All the way to South Carolina, something to say on behalf of Astroturf Veterans' unquestioning love of Republicans of any kind, here (word search for "Hegseth), and here (gist of the affiliate).
UPDATE: Abuse of the editorial "we." Second item link about "Being Hegseth:"
During a segment that led off with Fox host Ainsley Earhardt asking, “Is the Somali refugee crisis now a terror crisis?” Fox contributor Pete Hegseth warned of the “incubation” of radical Islam in “radical mosques” in Minnesota, claiming that “the problem is that a lot of those communities have not assimilated the way we would want them to.”
WE? Him and his tapeworm? Who? Him and Roger Ailes? Him and either Koch brother? Who?
Tapeworm is my guess for referring to himself in the plural.
Sorensen, here. Having a bit of difficulty getting her Uptake link to work, check it out, HERE.
Read Sorensen first, for background, then follow the Uptake link. She's highlighted Duluth newspaper publishing re the CD8 contest. Her post is neutrally worded, giving notice rather than editorializing.
This link. As an independent I am troubled by the thought either of those narcissistic sociopathic self-centered war mongers could be the nation's CEO. Shouldn't you be?
And Republican candidate Nolan West, was he home schooled? Ditto, Jason Lewis. Rewriting who they are and will be, because of the ugliness in their pasts.
We need viable third and fourth parties. Conservative, and progressive; and with such two new and vibrant parties, the tired twosome we now have vying to be the corporatist spoils taker, into the future as they currently are, worthless because each is owned at the Senate, House and Presidential levels by special interests holding sway above and beyond the public interest. Each is disgraceful that way. Independents unite! We have nothing to lose but the 10% approval ratings the public feels toward the power usages in DC. Also, get money out of politics. Foundations and brand-selling are international disgraces, as well as hoaxes. Clinton and Trump vying for Grifter in Chief. It is hard to have patience with such orchestrated schlock mischief. Puking time.
Each of these two bozos will neutralize one another down ticket. Look for the Gerrymandered districting we suffer to yield the results yielded in the past. Redistricting seems to have bipartisan support for drawing new lines that are even more favoring of incumbency over contest. What else should be expected of a duopoly? Look at Airbus and Boeing in the commercial aircraft market. New entrants with potential market clout are disfavored. So, we see the identical thing in the political candidacy market. Should we be surprised? Markets get rigged. It's the nature of the beast. It happens every day. The only difference is every citizen is a shareholder in the politics market. Just, some shareholders such as Goldman Sachs own way more shares.
The saying, reaching a peak usage during my college days, "Everything turns brown with time." Is Wladimir Palant moving to the brown side of the force? In a ploy fitting of the Clintons and their Foundation? As in: Follow the money, it has a spoor as blood in the water has with sharks?
Consider Strib's reposting of an NYT item, here, titled: An ad blocker, created to protect users from ads, opens the door
By SAPNA MAHESHWARI New York Times -- September 18, 2016 — 10:49pm.
Strib's edit/post explains in opening paragraphs:
Adblock Plus, an ad blocker now used on more than 100 million devices, started out as an almost utopian idea a decade ago. Wladimir Palant, a 20-something developer who was annoyed with intrusive ads online, created it as an open-source project and quickly built it up with the help of volunteers who also wanted to make the internet faster, less cluttered and safer from malware.
Palant wanted publishers to make ads that did not “degrade” internet users with interruption and animation, he wrote on his blog in 2007. As Adblock Plus surged in popularity, he was able to turn it into a full-time job, increasing its staff to three employees in 2011 and housing it under a company named Eyeo GmbH in Germany. Its motto: “We want to make the internet better for everyone. Purging bad ads is a good start.”
But shortly after that, in 2011, Adblock Plus was altered and became a tool that, instead of blocking bad ads, allowed ads it deemed “acceptable” to be seen, often for a price — a controversial move that has positioned it as a gatekeeper between advertisers and its huge user base.
Now, with a staff of about 70, the company has moved even deeper into that business with an automated online advertising service that will allow more websites to place ads deemed “acceptable” [...]
Adblock Plus was the first kid on the block; to block. It's not alone. Readers might wish to explore browser enhancement software from Raymond Hill and/or Giorgio Maone.
Briefly, for those not already aware/using Hill has authored uBlock Origin and uMatrix available for both the Firefox browser and derivatives, and Chromium based browsers including Google's own Chrome. Maone authored NoScript, available only on the Firefox mode.
Readers should note that any software used involves an element of personal trust, and if deciding to trust any such third party add-ons they should do websearch and form personal independent opinions. I use the add-ons in browsing, but do not take that as an assurance or an endorsement. I reached an independent personal decision to do so - readers can think for themselves. But if using Adblock Plus, and being dissatisfied with blocking of ads (except those buying an indulgence from excommunication) one should explore avenues and options.
Again, any product, now or in future updates may include malware - or may move to the brown side of the force. For geeks/nerds, look for whether products are released under GNU free licensing - not a guarantee but something of an assurance. (There even is a GNU Icecat version of the Firefox browser; websearch about it if you choose.) You can always use Tor if speed of response is not a driving force to your browsing as much as privacy is.
Readers using Microsoft IE or the new Win-10 bundled browser can websearch = Tor Snowden NSA
But that is a matter of personal taste and opinion, and opinions and tastes can differ person-to-person. Some folks may like MSN as a homepage, or Yahoo. And may like lots of advertisements among page content.
Has anyone else noticed the Republicans and Democrats, the duopoly parties strangling politics in America, color-wise resemble the Bloods and the Crips? Not being an Inner Party person in either camp, what are the Republican and Democrat hand signals?
In this earlier post about the Nolan West legislative candidacy, the question was raised:
Reader help requested because no answer was found online: Is there any kinship relationship between Robyn West and Nolan West? Any reader knowing the answer is asked to submit a comment; ideally with a link if available. West, obviously, is not an uncommon last name.
An attentive reader responded, and the comment was cleared this morning:
Your reader request:
Yes, Nolan West is the SON of Anoka County Commissioner Robyn West, who is running for re-election in much of the same area her son is running for the House.
Might I suggest that voters would be much better served voting for Susan Witt for the State House and Nyle Zikmund for County Commissioner!
[highlighting added]
Since that Sept 14 post, more has been reported, the situation even reaching one DC outlet.
Republican candidate apologizes, deletes old Facebook post about ‘lynching’ Obama
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Nolan West, a GOP legislative aide who is now a candidate for the Minnesota House, started scrubbing his Facebook profile of the controversial comments after being contacted by the Star Tribune.
“I apologize for posting insensitive material,” Mr. West told the newspaper in an email. “I’ve taken those posts down because they do not reflect who I am or what I believe.”
On the eve of President Obama’s 2008 election, Mr. West, who was then a teenager, reportedly wrote on Facebook: “IT’S LYNCHING TIME.”
In later years, he posted derogatory comments about women and gays, the Star Tribune reported.
In 2011, he reportedly expressed admiration for the Confederacy and called President Abraham Lincoln “the single worst president this country has ever seen.”
In 2015, he reportedly advertised a Confederate flag sale on his page the same day that South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its statehouse grounds in the aftermath of the Charleston church shooting, in which nine people were gunned down by a white supremacist.
Another 2015 post appeared to belittle nationwide efforts to ban the Confederate flag, equating it with the rainbow LGBT flag, the Star Tribune reported.
Mr. West’s Facebook page appeared to be disabled Wednesday morning.
So Nolan is running for office as a candidate for the 'party of Lincoln?' What is wrong with the MNGOP that the GOP would ever hire someone like this to be a legislative aide? That as a problem precedes the concern about him running for office.
He would not seem to be a good candidate, likely to lose, with crap like this illustrating who he is. But a greater concern to me is that he can easily continue in his state salaried job when his candidacy fails. This man is actively contributing to the drafting of legislation in the state of Minnesota for a party that controls one of the two houses of the legislature.
That is wrong.
[" ... trove ..." link in above quote headlining is in original]
The CP reader seems to have hit upon something akin to the intransigence the GOP, primarily via its House leader Kurt Daudt, has shown in grandstanding and obstruction vs. the business of governing, passing legislation all can live with, etc.
However, an interesting pattern exists, per a Google this morning = nolan west legislative aide minnesota
Nolan West, a yes-man for Republican legislators, is running for a ... What is wrong with the MNGOP that the GOP would ever hire someone like this to be a legislative aide?
No lil' Nolan listed there, as of this morning. Scrubbing of the GOP embarrassment reached beyond anything by Nolan or his family, into the legislature's MnGOP staff folks mopping up, per the reports of Nolan's "resigning" his job.
The alacrity with which the House GOP staff scrub was done suggests the "resignation" might have been prompted and assisted.
Which brings us to the major question - family dynastic intent towards career politician status. Robyn West has been for years an occupant of a seat on the Anoka County Board, elected and reelected - whatever you make of that.
Young Nolan - His LinkedIn page, not yet scrubbed at the time of this post, indicates:
Oversaw and modified the visual presentation of the department.
Sold a variety of electronic merchandise ranging from clock radio to LED TVs.
Provided IT support for the warehouse.
Advised the member service department on electronic returns.
Repaired computers ranging from corrupt operating systems to faulty RAM.
Consulted for the customer service department regarding customer issues and faulty electronics.
With a degree in history from the U being so employable, no real jobs, just Geek Squad to pol in the family tradition; and his primary skill might be marching in parades.
So Robyn and contacts got the kid a political paycheck. Bravo, Robyn. It's a real service to the public. Especially as how his Facebook history - pre-scrubbing - shows what a substantial character the gentleman brings to the public payroll.
Is this your idea of good government? The tree, or the apple that's fallen not too far away from the tree? Both, together in this sad and sordid thing, project a need for new blood on the County Board, and for another person more fit for the actual requirement of good legislative government. We have enough Kurt Daudts. One more would be a mistake.
____________UPDATE_____________
Curiously, young Nolan's campaign website about page's bottom facebook and twitter links don't link, as of the time of this post, to any actual content. Scrubbing bubbles at play today. Possibly earlier. How about this for an about page, less wordy than his content:
"Dork."
__________FURTHER UPDATE____________
Reader help needed. The less terse actual Nolan West about page among other things apart from Lincoln, Obama, Jefferson Davis, and all:
Nolan currently lives in Club West and works for the House Majority Caucus in the Minnesota Legislature. He is running in House District 37B to represent Blaine in the Minnesota Legislature.
Well, we know about that "currently [...] works for the House Majority Caucus" bit; the site needs updating; currently without a job; and we know about the candidacy. It's been in the news.
What about "Club West"?
Links online: here, here, here, here and here. Is this more of the Robyn - Nolan West activity? Did they develop a property, farming a new cash crop, suburban housing expansionism? The West family name is not on the SoS filings; but, so what? Developers are Crabgrass.
Does any reader know the history, and if so, a comment with detail would be greatly appreciated?
LAST: Possibly fertile grounds for cause and effect speculation, Seeking Alpha here as to possible cause, then City Pages, here.
