The LuLac Edition #3790, May 24th, 2018

THE FART OF THE DEAL

Trump and Kim (Photo: CNN)

The great Deal Maker didn’t get his big peace plan with North Korea. Today Mr. Trump cancelled the summit with North Korea that he hoped would gain him a much needed Foreign Policy achievement in a Presidency bereft of anything much substantial.
Trump, like a child, was captivated by the visions of glory while officials who have traveled down this road with North Korea before were wary. For now, the great global expectations for what would have amounted to a landmark diplomatic encounter between two similar but polar opposite leaders has abated. North Korea said they’ll talk but just not now.
The collapse happened for three reasons:
1. Trump's grasp for a legacy-making breakthrough, one he came to believe could even secure him a Nobel Prize, failed because he  put the cart before the horse.  He gave too much in praise and excitement.
2. Like the reality show visionary he is, he focused on the spectacle and the glitz and avoided the in-depth briefing and international calculations that great leaders need to make.
3. The comments of National Security Adviser John Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence were not helpful and pretty much scared the bejeezus out of Kim. It is true that Gaddafi failed 10 years after he ended his quest for nukes but the North Koran government used his demise as a propaganda tool. It scared and under cut them.
That’s why this deal went south because the Great Deal maker has feet of clay when it comes to the details, and nuts and bolts. International diplomacy is not swindling partners, stiffing vendors and going bankrupt and then calling it winning.
The devil is in the details. If the deal makers don’t pay attention to that, there is no deal.

SPYGATE????? IS HE KIDDING US?

President Trump (Photo: AP)  

Spy Vs. Spy (Photo: Mad Magazine) 

The President stood in front of The White House today and bloviated on investigations that seem to hurt his itty bitty feeling and his gorilla sized ego.
Trump’s latest attempt tries to discredit the special counsel's Russia investigation as "spygate,". It is part of a newly invigorated strategy heartily supported by his Republican colleagues to raise suspicions about the probe that has dogged his administration from the start.
Trump is focusing — and at times embellishing and throwing the biggest load of shit since the end of the Kentucky Derby by brandishing reports that a longtime U.S. government informant approached members of his 2016 campaign during the presidential election in a possible bid to glean intelligence on Russian efforts to sway the election.
NO!!!! The 13 Intelligence agencies warned both campaigns about Russian interference and the Trump campaign DID NOTHING!
President Ass Clown tweeted Wednesday that the FBI has been caught in a "major SPY scandal".
Okay, what, spying was done?  The White House has given no evidence to support Trump's claim that the Obama administration was trying to spy on his 2016 campaign for political reasons. It's long been known that the FBI was looking into Russian meddling during the campaign and that part of that inquiry touched on the Trump campaign's contacts with Russian figures.
A few hours later, Trump said that he wasn’t trying to undermine the investigation but rather trying to clean it up. He then brought up firing James Comey and said he did a great service to the country by firing Comey. Yeah Comey was the guy who gave the election to Trump.
Trump is fast becoming a national joke to this country and a world wide embarrassment that this county must endure.
Spygate? God, what next?

BOB CASEY: A CHAMPION OF SMALL BUSINESS

Senator Bob Casey (Photo: LuLac archives)

You’ll hear a lot about how Republicans help small business in the state but through his two terms in office, Senator Bob Casey has helped lead the way to get things done.
From family farmers to small manufacturers to local shopkeepers, small business owners are drivers of Pennsylvania’s economy. Bob Casey has spent his time in the Senate fighting for laws that support their contributions.
Bob knows that small businesses create jobs, attract workers to Pennsylvania and otherwise make invaluable contributions to our communities. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Bob works across the aisle to find solutions that work for business owners and employees alike.
During his time in the Senate, Bob has:
•Passed a bill that extended tax incentives for small businesses to make capital improvements as part of the 2015 tax bill.
•Worked with Republican colleagues to pass a small business tax cut that helps business owners recover their investment costs faster.
•Introduced a bill to help local farmers make the transition to organic production and secured support for Pennsylvania dairy and specialty crops farmers in the 2013 farm bill.
•Sponsored an amendment to the 2007 farm bill to protect dairy farmers from the increasing costs of milk production.

NAACP STATEMENT ON SANTA FE HIGH

SCHOOL SHOOTING

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the tragic
shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas:
The NAACP mourns the tragic and senseless loss of 10 lives today at Santa Fe High School. In addition to those killed, 10 individuals were also wounded. Nine of the 10 fatalities were students, studying subjects they loved and planning for their future. This is the 22nd school shooting of 2018 according to CNN. We cannot sit back and allow gun violence to continue to take the lives of our students. The NAACP sends our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the victims and everyone whose lives they touched. Talk alone is not enough to address the issue of gun violence in our communities and schools; sensible gun reform must become a priority among our politicians and policymakers.

MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

Tune in Sunday morning at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400-The Game, NEPA's Fox .Sports Radio and 106.7 fm; and at 7:30 on 105 The River.

ECTV LIVE

ECTV Live hosts Rusty Fender, David DeCosmo, and Program Director Mark Migilore welcome Scott Babinski from Quigley's Shelter Pets to the show during the week
of May 28th. Scott will be discussing the problem of the area's increasing cat population especially among feral cats. Quigley's Shelter Pets is a non profit corporation
which, like other volunteer organizations, is attempting to deal with the problem.

ECTV Live can be seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired during the Noon, 6pm and Midnight hours each day of the week. Following Monday's Live program the show will become available on Electric City Television's YouTube channel which can be viewed on your computer.

BUDDY RUMCHEK

Want to hear some great parodies on the news? Tune in to WILK Radio at 6:40 and 8:40 AM on Mondays. As Ralph Cramden used to say, “It’s a laugh riot!”

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP

SUNDAY NIGHTS!

1960

Our 1960 logo

At the United Nations in New York, U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 

displayed a hand-carved replica of the Great Seal of the United States that had been presented by the Soviets as a gift to the American ambassador in Moscow, and the listening device that had been discovered inside "right under the beak of the eagle…….. The American Society for Cell Biology was organized….. 

The interrogation of Adolf Eichmann began. one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He was tasked by SS with facilitating and managing the logistics involved in the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. In 1960, he was captured in Argentina by the Mossad, Israel's intelligence service…. The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was won by Jim Rathmann. Prior to the race, temporary seating collapsed, killing two people and injuring 70.…..

Boris Pasternak, 70, Russian author known for his novel Doctor Zhivago dies….in Pittsburgh Governor Lawrence leads a Memorial Day parade…..and in LuLac land various observances are conducted om Memorial Day to honor the fallen soldiers. Keep in mind this was a scant 15 years after the end of World War II and fifty eight years ago the number one song in America was “Alley Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles.