The LuLac Edition #4,024, March 7th, 2019

MANAFORT GETS 47 MONTHS

JUDGE SAYS HE LEAD A BLAMELESS LIFE!

Well Paul Manefort got 47 months in jail by a Federal Judge who essentially had no clue. This Judge said Manefort was blameless in his life. Paulie lied AFTER his plea deal. 47 months! People smoking grass or selling it get more than that.
Well, no worries, next week Manafort will face a Judge with real balls.Paul Manafort who represented Russian killers and advanced the cause of Putin, meet Judge Amy Berman Jackson!

MITCH MCCONNELL: IT'S CLEAR SENATE WILL VOTE AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL EMERGENCY

National emergency declared on Trump’s border wall, explained

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hoped President Donald Trump wouldn't declare a national emergency over border security, but said Monday that he was "obviously" unsuccessful in arguing against the move.
The Senate is likely to pass a resolution to block Trump’s emergency declaration, McConnell told reporters in Louisville.
“I think what is clear in the Senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval, which will then be vetoed by the president," he said. " And then, in all likelihood, the veto will be upheld in the House.”
McConnell said he had hoped Trump "would not take the national emergency route."
"Once you decide to do that, I said I would support it, but I was hoping he wouldn't take that particular path," he said.
The latest: Rand Paul says he'll vote to block Trump's emergency declaration
Asked by a Courier-Journal reporter whether he was concerned future Democratic presidents would use a similar tactic to fund issues like climate change or gun control, McConnell said he was.
"That's one reason I argued — obviously without success — to the president that he not take this route," McConnell said.
Trump declared a national emergency in February after Congress sent him a bipartisan funding bill that didn't include his $5.7 billion demand for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The emergency declaration allows him to free up billions from other sources to pay for the barrier, which he claims is necessary to reduce the flow of drugs and gang members into the country.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 245-182 in support of the resolution blocking Trump's declaration. Thirteen Republicans joined all Democrats in backing the measure. (CBS, LuLac)
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64 PERCENT OF AMERICANS THINK TRUMP HAS COMMITTED CRIMES

By a wide margin, American voters believe their president has committed crimes.
Sixty-four percent of U.S. voters say they believe Donald Trump did something illegal before he was elected president, while 24 percent believe he did not, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.
Sixty-five percent of independents and 89 percent of Democrats said they believe Trump committed crimes before taking office. But only a minority of Republicans surveyed agree: 33 percent, compared with 48 percent who said they do not believe Trump committed crimes before being elected.
Voters are roughly split on the question of whether Trump has done anything illegal as president, with 43 percent saying he has and 45 percent indicating he has not.
Trump’s credibility doesn’t fare well when compared with that of Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, who is set to begin a three-year prison term in May after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about deals he pursued on behalf of Trump.

NADLER’S VERY SMART MOVE

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (Photo: CNN)

House Judiciary committee chair Jerrold Nadler has done a brilliant job in releasing news that his committee will look into more than 81 individuals or companies associated with Donald Trump. Some say this is overreach.
The whiny sycophants of Trump are saying it is unfair. But I guess it wasn’t fair then to drag Hillary Clinton through the mud over 4 deaths. By the way, she bested all of the impotent Republican boys.
Now they whine and cry and say that Diaper Don should not be investigated for all these things. Here’s what I say to this.
If you catch a guy carry a bomb down the street and arrest him, and then you go in his back yard and see another 10 bombs coming pout of his garden, do you not investigate This party that used to be Law and Order now is behaving like a bunch of third graders.

TRUMP’S FULL SPEECH AT CPAC

As a public service of this blog, we are going to post President Trump’s full speech from CPAC today. This is it in its entirety of vitriol and hate. And of course let us not leave out madness either!

MICHELLE MILKEN’S DISGUSTING SPEECH AT CPAC

GOP firebrand Michelle Milken gave a pretty tawdry speech the other day at CPAC. Only a Republican right wing nut would denigrate one of their party’s past nominees.

CARTWRIGHT AMONG MOST EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS

Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)

Representative Matt Cartwright remains one of the most effective Democrats in the U.S. Congress, according to a new report released last week by the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL).
During the 115th Congress, which spanned from January 2017 through the first days of 2019, Cartwright was the fourth most effective Democrat in the House of Representatives, according to a CEL score that measures each member’s productivity.
It was the third consecutive term in which Cartwright –who currently represents Pennsylvania’s Eighth District– exceeded expectations as a lawmaker. In fact, the congressman was one of about a dozen members “who have been in the 'Exceeds Expectations' category for their entire congressional careers,” according to the CEL report, which was released on Feb. 27.
“I'm thankful for this recognition, and I'm blessed to keep working hard for the people of northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Rep. Cartwright.
The CEL score is based on 15 separate metrics, which include the bills each member has sponsored, how far those bills moved along the legislative process, and the importance of the issues they seek to tackle.
The report highlights how Democrats were effectively able to work across the aisle and advance policy in the 115th Congress, even before their party won back the House in last year’s midterm election. “Whereas most members of the minority party struggle to even receive a hearing on most of their bills within Congress, those on this list achieved successes on a broad range of substantive issues,” the report says.

MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV

IRREGULARS HOST MIKE STEVENS FROM WNEP

Saturday’s breakfast of The Irregulars is exciting because the distinguished Presenter is none other than WNEP's Mike Stevens who’s best known for his stories about the history of the area while traveling “On The Pennsylvania Road” throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. This will serve as an opportunity for everyone to get to personally know Mike Stevens. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and buffet-style breakfast is served at 9:00 a.m. Cost is $11 per person.

TRAVELS ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD

Mike Stevens has been traveling the Pennsylvania Road for 40 years. He has been our travel companion taking us on a journey along the Pennsylvania Road. In all that time, Mike has never lost sight of the original goal of the Pennsylvania Road assignment: to travel the back roads and country lanes of northeastern and central Pennsylvania in search of interesting people doing interesting things.
In addition to his travels, Mike is also host of the Home and Backyard Show Saturday morning at 900 and contributes to the Pennsylvania Outdoor Life program seen Sunday nights. He is a frequent guest speaker at church, civic and charitable functions in the WNEP coverage area. He also writes essay pieces that appear in area magazines as well and enjoys taking the photographs that accompany some of his stories. He has published four books under the “Life in the Slow Lane” title.
The Pennsylvania Road has taken WNEP viewers to meet folks who whittle, carve, saw, fiddle, play, collect, draw, build and otherwise do things that Mike thinks TV 16’s viewers ought to know about. But now, there’s a bit of a fork in that road. Mike decided to hit the brakes a bit and step into retirement.
For reservations e mail theirregulars@frontier.com

KILARNEY KAPERS

Tune in this Saturday on The River 105 as well as AM 1400 and 1340 for Jim Riley and Bobby V for Kilarney Kapers. This show has been a traditional St. Patrick's Day staple.

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 welcomes Red Cross Director Bill Goldsworthy to the program during the week of March 11th. He'll outline recent Red Cross activities as well as outline plans for upcoming and ongoing services here in northeastern Pennsylvania.

ECTV Live is seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired three times daily throughout the week.
The program is Produced and anchored by David DeCosmo with Rusty Fender as co-host. The program is directed by Mark Migilore. After its initial broadcast the program will be available for viewing on the electric city television YouTube page.

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!

1969

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Arrest warrants are issued by a Florida court for Jim Morrison on charges of indecent exposure during a Doors concert three days earlier...In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. (he later retracts his guilty plea)....

The novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo

is first distributed to booksellers by the publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons.....

Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module……..
in Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer says he is more than satisfied with the results of the Constitutional Conference where the incumbent can run for more than one term….in Luzerne Couty Commissioner Ed Wideman continues to champion the building of the Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke and 50 years ago this week the number one song in LuLac land and America was “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone.