Daily Archives: August 31, 2018

08/31/18

Consumer Confidence At An 18 Year High… GDP At A 4 Year High…

By: Kent Engelke | Capitol Securities

Consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in August to the highest level since October 2000. Confidence was expected to decline from July’s level but instead surged, the result of jobs. The expectation’s gauge also climbed to a six-month high, also the opposite of the forecasted view.

Generally speaking, I regard sentiment surveys as a “backward-looking” indicator stating where we have been not where we are going. With this written, however, I forgot the last time I read a positive headline. Can I suggest there is a disconnect between reality and the media? Is all media just noise and job availability and rising home values trump everything?

Second quarter GDP was revised higher to 4.2%, the greatest growth in four years. The forward-looking indicators are suggesting momentum is continuing into the third quarter with consensus now suggesting growth over 4.5%. Wow!

Because of this growth, it appears inflationary pressures are accelerating over the Federal Reserve speed limit of 2.0%. All must remember the committee stated it would “tolerate” several quarters of inflation over the prescribed limit.

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08/31/18

WATCH: Trevor Loudon Exposes Security Risk Members of Congress #EnemiesWithin

By: Renee Nal | New Zeal

Watch Trevor’s explosive videos on Reps. Andre Carson and Rosa DeLauro.

Watch last week’s videos on Sen. Tim Kaine & Rep. Bobby Rush.

Rep. Keith Ellison and Rep. Ami Bera

This week Trevor Loudon exposes Rep. Keith Ellison, who is currently running for Minnesota Attorney General, an office that – being dominated by Democrats for fifty years – is already riddled with corruption. Trevor also exposes California Congressman Ami Bera, who has represented the 7th Congressional District since 2013.

SEE VIDEOS BELOW!

In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker Trevor Loudon released his full-length documentary The Enemies Within, which exposed a shocking number of United States Senators and Congress members who pose a security risk to America. These elected officials were all tied to hostile foreign powers, anti-American Marxist groups or fronts for the pro-terrorist Muslim Brotherhood.

Trevor Loudon

Trevor has made a “short list” of 59 Congress members and 19 Senators who likely could not pass a basic security background check.

Unfortunately, there are no security checks for Congress members, so the United States is now suffering the consequences of highly untrustworthy people serving on sensitive Congressional Committees, including Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Intelligence.

These are the “Enemies Within.”

Trevor has made a series of 90-to-150 second mini-documentaries exposing these people. He is releasing them in batches every Thursday night on TrevorLoudon.com at 8 pm EST up until election day. Others may be released at appropriate times after the election.

Please embed these videos on your blog, tweet them to your followers, post them to Facebook, or personally email them to friends, relatives and colleagues. Every American voter needs to see these videos. If more Americans understand how badly they are being betrayed by their own elected representatives, they can help “drain the swamp” themselves, directly through the ballot box.

Enemies Within Number 5: California Congressman Ami Bera

Enemies Within Number 6: Rep. Keith Ellison, Candidate for Minnesota Attorney General

Please help Trevor continue his valuable research!




08/31/18

Regulation Is Not The Constitutional Solution To Censorship By Social Media Giants

By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

I had not intended to weigh in on this debate as I have been focusing more on geopolitical issues. But I saw a piece go by from Paula Bolyard over at the Washington Post and I just had to write on it. Paula is also the supervising editor at PJ Media. That is a media source I really respect and that I visit every single day. You should too. Recently, Paula wrote an article at PJ Media that President Trump quoted: “96 Percent of Google Search Results for ‘Trump’ News Are from Liberal Media Outlets.” After that, she found herself in a media maelstrom that I would not wish on anyone.

Trump’s tweet said this, “Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. “Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal?’” Trump also added that “96% of results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good.” He’s got a point and is right on this issue.

I’m probably not going to make anyone happy with this article, but this is how I see the situation. President Trump is upset that he is being censored by social media sites. So are most Americans. Many conservatives have been shadow banned, censored and fiscally destroyed by these tech giants. I have little to no sympathy for these tech outfits and I absolutely understand and agree with the way Trump feels. Except… when it comes to calling for regulation of social media sites. That is a very bad move constitutionally and it should give all Americans pause for thought on it. You can see Paula’s response to the call for regulating social media here. I absolutely agree with her and she is an impressive writer.

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