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Fort Wood, which is what the Statue of Liberty is built upon, was the place for public hangings in New York City before the statue of was built. The last New York public hanging occurred there on July 13, 1860. The star was the pirate Albert Hicks. More than 12,000 gathered in ships in the harbor to watch.
Gen. Nathan Bedord Forrest III, the great grandson of the Civil War (and Ku Klux Klan) leader was killed in a bombing raid against the German submarine base at Kiel on July 13, 1943. Some say he was the first American general to die in combat in World War II but that’s parsing things.
Brigadier General Guy O. Fort of the 81st Philippine Division was captured, tortured and executed by the Japanese in January 1942, while Brigadier Gen. Charles L. Keerans Jr., assistant division commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, went missing in action on June 11, 1943 due to a friendly fire incident and was later declared dead.
Dean Malik Hosted Pauline Braccio — Pauline Braccio described her 1990 rape at the hands of Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence on Friday’s (July 12) Dean Malik Show.
The rape occurred after a friend of Lawrence drugged her, she says.
We’ve written about it but hearing her own words gives it unexpected power.
Yes, we believe her.
A podcast of the show is here. Malik’s other guests included Juanita Broaddrick. Pauline comes on at the 49:40 mark.
The Dean Malik Show airs noon Fridays on WWDB 860 AM.
Considering the behavior among Montco GOP commissioner candidates — yes Joe Gale and Jeff Salvino you are getting blamed for this too — we fear Lawrence will be returned to office.
We have not heard any prominent Republican condemn, attack or even question Lawrence but we’ve certainly heard them go after each other.
The Democrats have circled the wagons around this protege of Josh Shapiro while the Republicans have created a circular firing squad. Call it how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and let injustice go unpunished.
The Wyoming, a six-masted schooner, was the longest wooden ship with a length of 450 feet. OK, Noah’s Ark would have been the same size if you assume a cubit was a foot and a half. The Wyoming sailed the seas from 1909 until it sunk in 1924 off of Chatham, Mass in a nor’easter. None of its 14-man crew survived.
Bernie Comfort Quitting Contest — Bernie Comfort is quitting the race to replace disgraced Val DiGiorgio as Pennsylvania Republican chief leaving a clear field for Lawrence Tabas.
It isn’t surprising considering how it broke yesterday that while vice chair she ignored complaints from young Republican women concerning the Grand Old Party’s dashing Valentino. The PoliticsPa poll has Bernie in third place at just 6 percent behind Tabas at 58 percent and Ted Christian at 32 percent.
The vote will be broadcast live on PCN at 1 p.m.
By the way, have you seen where Stradley Ronon has removed Val’s page? Brutal, Val. Brutal.
Update: A joint statement by Tabas and Ms. Comfort says Ms. Comfort will remain vice chair and serve as President Trump’s campaign chair for Pennsylvania. See image below.
Cholera was not medieval at least as far as Europe is concerned. It spread to Europe from India in the first quarter of the 19th century.
Andy Reilly Voting Tabas — The always perceptive Lois Kaneshiki has posted the below letter from Andy Reilly at the Pennsylvania Precinct Project. Reilly chairs the Southeast PA Republican Caucus. The takeaway line is “And my conscience tells me that Lawrence Tabas is the right choice for Party Chair.”
Here is his letter:
Fellow Republican State Committee Members,
As Chair of the Southeast Caucus, I can assure you that both Lawrence Tabas and Bernie Comfort enjoy strong support from our members. This comes as no surprise. Both Lawrence and Bernie have been committed to our party for years and I’m proud to call them both my friends.
As the vote nears for the election of a new chair of our state party, some members have asked me for my advice. Here’s what I’ve told them:
Vote your conscience.
Voting one’s conscience means just what it says. It’s not about power plays or Washington politics or satisfying outside interests. State parties should be run at the local level.
When it comes to Immigration, China, and picks for the United States Supreme Court, I happily stand with the Trump team. I’m ready to go into 2020 fighting for the principles and vision of Donald Trump.
But when choosing a local party leader, especially when we have two well-known candidates, my reply is “thank you, but I’m voting my conscience.”
And my conscience tells me that Lawrence Tabas is the right choice for Party Chair.
It disappoints me that someone has invited the Trump team into a contentious, local matter. It’s a no-win proposition for our President.
Either candidate will work hard for the President’s re-election. The use of the Trump team and family members demonstrates a lack of regard for their political welfare and jeopardizes the Trump coalition that made us successful in 2016.
This vote is a matter of conscience. And that duty resides solely with the men and women from across this state who believe in Republican principles.
Andy Reilly
Trump Delegate to 2016 Republican National Convention
Member of 2016 Electoral College – Pennsylvania
Chairman of Southeast PA Republican Caucus
Bernie Comfort Never-Trumper Asher Tool? — The below message was sent from us from well-connected Republican and we are going to share it.
(The next State Republican Chair) cannot be Bernadette Comfort.
How she got the nod: Bernie was a Never-Trumper. She is supported, and a tool, of Bob Asher.
Bob Asher is the ultimate Republican Never-Trumper. At the 2016 GOP convention he was the force behind the last minute push for a rule change to un-bind the delegates so they could be corrupted to change their vote to an unnamed candidate other than Trump (most likely Kasich.) Asher has never publicly uttered the words “President Trump” in public. Asher only backs candidates he can control – this is important and the reason he wants Bernie.
• David Urban is a 30+ year friend of Bob Asher.
• Rob Gleason, the party chair before Val, supported Lawrance Tabas. Gleason was early for Trump in the Primary. His reason for backing Tabas is he knows Tabas can raise money and re-establish the party.
• David Urban hates Rob Gleason. It is said he hates him with every fiber of his body. •
Urban backs Bernie to stick it to Gleason. It also gets him points with his buddy Asher. Putting him and Asher in affective control of the state party.
Urban gives Trump bad intel for Don jr. to tweet his support for Bernie. Urban tells the Trump campaign that it’s a done deal and the come July 4th Bernie will be the only nominee for State Chair.
• Lawrence Tabas sees what is going on and understand how it will end. Tabas knows that Asher is behind Bernie and with Bernie as the head of the party they will do the least possible in 2020 while pocketing as much money as possible.
• Ted Christian takes his orders from David Urban
We need to support Lawrence Tabas. • Email the state committee people. • Show up at the state convention with your Trump Flags and homemade Lawrance Tabas posters.
Editors note: The GOP State Committee will pick the next party chairman Saturday. It will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. on PCN.
Catbirds are great to have around your garden. Their summer diet consists mostly of ants, beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars and moths.
Pennsylvania Presidential Popular Vote Bill Pushed By Extremist Dems— SB 270 was introduced, yesterday, July 9, to give Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes to the popular vote winner for President
The bill compels Pennsylvania to join The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote plan being pushed by wannabe dictators.
The sponsors are extremist Democrats Daylin Leach (17), Steven Santarsiero (10), Wayne Fontana (42), Judith Schwank (11), Vincent Hughes (7) and Andrew Dinniman (19).
The Electoral College was largely devised by liberty-loving Founding Father Alexander Hamilton who considered it a bulwark against “cabal, intrigue, and corruption.”
He was absolutely right. How many Americans are convinced in their hearts that massive vote fraud occurs in Democrat controlled big cities and college campuses? Probably about half. Think about it. Really, why the objection to a citizenship question on the census? Why the fight to keep illegals from being deported?
A close popular vote would never be accepted by the losing side.
Only fools or despots want to get rid of the Electoral College.
By the way, Hillary Clinton did not win the majority of the popular vote in 2016. Only a true fool can think 48.2 percent is a majority. Since 1992, only George W. Bush in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, got more than 50 percent of the vote. Only Obama in 2008 got more than 52 percent.
Hat tip Bobby Lawrence
