Another one for the GIPPER, NOT : Kansas man arrested for threat to kidnap and murder Wichita mayor over mask mandate: report: Will Trump pardon him?
Apparently Trump just inspired another MENSA CANDIDATE. Ahem. Kansas city Missouri murder plot against Mayor due to FACEMASKS...
AND Trump broadcasting in the open, i.e. Trump is openly broadcasting his intent to flee. Great job. Your passport will be YANKED January 20, 2021, TRUMP
Moscow, Russian Federation is one of the few places on Earth without an extradition treaty to the USA>
Come to Papa , TRUMP......
Right in the killfile zone of life b the sainted Darwin Award winner rules. Ahem.'
As to the latest whine by Noor Bin Ladin about crying on Tucker Carlson show about how hard it is to be a Trump supporter....
Ever get it , oh Sainted Noor Bin Laden that it is better to shut up and quit when one is behind ? You think we will forget Osama Bin Ladin ? IDIOT
But we have another WINNER for theTrump Mensa Cadidate file today
HHS lawyer: Trump’s drug cards could violate election law
FINIS For 18/16/2020 dumb out day file, we HOPE. Still 53 minutes to run...
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/kansas-man-arrested-for-threat-to-kidnap-and-wichita-mayor-over-mask-mandate-report/
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Kansas man arrested for threat to kidnap and murder Wichita mayor over mask mandate: report
Published 1 min ago on October 16, 2020
By Bob Brigham
Yet another plot was uncovered by somebody seeking to harm public officials over COVID-19 restrictions.
“A Wichita man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kidnap and kill Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple over frustrations with the city’s mask ordinance, the mayor and police said Friday afternoon,” The Wichita Eagle reported Friday. “Meredith Dowty, 59, was booked into Sedgwick County Jail at 6:05 p.m., Friday, booking reports show. Police confirmed he is the suspect and said he could face a charge of criminal threat.”
The newspaper interviewed Mayor Whipple.
“He said he was going to kidnap me and slash my throat and he needed my address because I needed to see the hangman — me and everyone who, something about tyranny,” Whipple said. “It sounded like the person was very upset about pretty much mask mandates and he said something about not being able to see his mother because of COVID restrictions on elderly homes.”
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The suspect is a retired city firefighter known for playing guitar and harmonica at local bars.
“This wasn’t just some guy popping off on social media,” Whipple said. “He contacted someone that knows where I live that apparently he thought would give him my address.”
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Apparently Trump just inspired another MENSA CANDIDATE. Ahem.
AND broadcasting in the open, i.e. Trump is openly broadcasting his intent to flee. Great job. Your passport will be YANKED January 20, 2021, TRUMP
Moscow, Russian Federation is one of the few places on Earth without an extradition treaty to the USA>
Come to Papa , TRUMP......
Kremlin, or bust, right Trump
Right in the killfile zone of life b the sainted Darwin Award winner rules. Ahem.
And here is the newest entry into the Darwin Award files, for self inflicted supidity
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/niece-of-osama-bin-laden-complains-about-trumps-unpopularity-on-fox-news/
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Niece of Osama bin Laden complains about Trump’s unpopularity on Fox News
Published 1 min ago on October 16, 2020
By Bob Brigham
Tucker Carlson and Noor bin Laden on Fox News (screengrab).
The niece of Osama bin Laden on Friday complained about the response she has received after endorsing President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Tucker Carlson interviewed bin Laden after claiming he does not know the definition of white supremacy.
“I find it quite interesting that in certain, elitist circles I’ve encountered, that I faced so much arrogance and vulgarity for stating my beliefs, my support for the president and it’s unlike anything I’ve experience before,” bin Laden said.
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As to the latest whine by Noor Bin Ladin about crying on Tucker Carlson show about how hard it is to be a Trump supporter....
Ever get it , oh Sainted Noor Bin Laden that it is better to shut up and quit when one is behind ? You think we will forget Osama Bin Ladin ? IDIOT
FINAL entry
https://www-politico-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/10/16/hhs-lawyer-trump-drug-cards-election-law-429989
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HHS lawyer: Trump’s drug cards could violate election law
Health department’s legal concerns about the drug-card plan for seniors could delay plans to promote it beyond Election Day
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Ocala International Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Ocala, Fla. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci
By DAN DIAMOND
The health department’s top lawyer is warning in an internal memo that President Donald Trump's plan to give seniors $200 discount cards to buy prescription drugs could violate election law, according to three officials with knowledge of those legal concerns.
The lawyer’s objection, coupled with his advice to seek approval from the Department of Justice, is a significant blow to Trump’s hope to promote the hastily devised plan before Election Day.
Robert Charrow, a political appointee who serves as the Health and Human Services department's general counsel, warned in the memo that the plan's timing and design could invite legal challenges, those officials said. For instance, Charrow cautioned health officials that moving forward with the proposed $7.9 billion plan — which would be paid for by dipping into one of Medicare's trust funds, and which senior Trump appointees had hoped to tout in letters sent to millions of seniors this week — would spark concerns about inappropriately using federal funds so close to the election.
Meanwhile, Charrow and his office late last week instructed administration officials to seek guidance from the DOJ's public integrity section, which deals with election crimes, before moving forward with the drug-discount plan. That has further stalled the plan as the health department waits for DOJ review, said two officials.
"Every day that passes is one less day" to roll out the plan before the election, said one of the officials.
Charrow did not respond to a request for comment, and an HHS spokesperson said that the department "does not comment on internal deliberations." DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump announced the plan in a speech on Sep. 24, promising that the "incredible" cards would be mailed to seniors in the "coming weeks," and POLITICO last week detailed how administration officials like White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma were rushing to realize the president's vision. Meadows and Verma had hoped to gain approval from legal and budget officials by Oct. 9 in order to send letters to 39 million seniors this week extolling the administration's new initiative, according to five officials with knowledge of the plan and draft documents obtained by POLITICO. The cards themselves would have been produced and distributed across the rest of the year, with many seniors receiving them after the election.
Meadows and Verma have justified the drug cards as an authorized "test" of whether drug-discount cards would ultimately help Medicare beneficiaries more consistently take their medicine.
But the proposal has stalled since POLITICO's report, as officials have sought to distance themselves from the plan and look for legal cover like the DOJ review, said the people with knowledge of current conversations.
"This plan is quickly becoming radioactive," said one official briefed on the proposal.
For instance, Verma told allies she had little forewarning of Trump's plan, according to two people who have spoken with her. A spokesperson for Verma did not respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and his team also have spent weeks privately distancing themselves from the proposal, suggesting that the plan has been steered by Medicare officials.
A spokesperson for Azar said that the secretary supports the Trump-backed plan. "As the architect of President Trump’s drug pricing blueprint and as a matter of policy, Secretary Azar has always been supportive of ideas to lower American seniors’ out of pocket drug costs—including the President’s copay card proposal and the plan to deliver discounts directly to seniors at the pharmacy counter," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson referred questions about the plan's timing to Medicare officials.
The White House referred questions about the plan to the health department.
Congressional Democrats this week requested that a watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, begin an immediate review of the drug-discount card plan.
Since Trump announced the cards last month, which came as a surprise to many of his own health officials, career civil servants as well as political appointees have consistently warned that the plan could run afoul of federal rules on spending taxpayer money or how to appropriately design a test of the Medicare program.
To help the plan qualify as a Medicare test, Charrow has pressed officials to consider whether to randomize the plan's rollout, which would ensure that seniors get information at different times and make it easier to compare their responses, said two officials with knowledge of Charrow's concerns. Legal and health experts have warned that the proposal is not a true test because it lacks random elements.
Trump, however, is seeking to give the cards to most seniors covered by Medicare’s drug plan, making it harder to compare the effects of getting a card versus not receiving one.
Meanwhile, Verma's team has closely guarded the draft letter to seniors, which announces the cards' rollout, despite requests from other officials to review its contents and ensure that it does not raise additional risks like improperly celebrating Trump’s role, said two officials.
But those private concerns have clashed with the president's public promises, as Trump continues to tout the initiative in an effort to shore up his plunging approval rating with seniors.
"[M]ore than 35 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a card in the mail with $200 that you can use to help pay for prescription drugs," Trump vowed again at an event, "Protecting America's Seniors," on Friday afternoon in Florida.
Both Azar and Verma joined Trump for the speech.
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AND Trump broadcasting in the open, i.e. Trump is openly broadcasting his intent to flee. Great job. Your passport will be YANKED January 20, 2021, TRUMP
Moscow, Russian Federation is one of the few places on Earth without an extradition treaty to the USA>
Come to Papa , TRUMP......
Right in the killfile zone of life b the sainted Darwin Award winner rules. Ahem.'
As to the latest whine by Noor Bin Ladin about crying on Tucker Carlson show about how hard it is to be a Trump supporter....
Ever get it , oh Sainted Noor Bin Laden that it is better to shut up and quit when one is behind ? You think we will forget Osama Bin Ladin ? IDIOT
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