Donald Trump Supporters Are Heirs to 'Reagan Democrats'

Well, they'll be called "Trump Democrats" if enough leftists switch over and vote the GOP ticket in November.

But see Heat Street, "Here’s Why Donald Trump is Ronald Reagan’s Heir."

Schlitterbahn Water Park Update: 10-Year-Old Caleb Schwab 'Decapitated' by Attraction's 'Safety' Netting

Well, I guess we know what happened now.

Here's my previous entry, "10-Year-Old Caleb Schwab Killed at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City (UPDATED)."

And the update, at ABC News 7 Los Angeles, "GRUESOME DETAILS REVEALED IN BOY'S WATER SLIDE DEATH AT KANSAS PARK."

Just read it all at the link.

Apparently, the boy's brother witnessed the incident. I can't even...

Hillary Clinton 'Inching Up' in Los Angeles Times Presidential Election 'Daybreak' Poll

I've been checking this poll daily, especially with the wild double-digit polls released in the last week.

Clinton's indeed inching up, but the Times' poll still has Clinton's lead over Trump with the margin of error, 45.1/43.4.

At LAT, "Clinton continues to inch up in tracking poll":

More than a week after the end of her nominating convention, Hillary Clinton continues to slowly gain ground in the USC Dornsife/L.A. Times "Daybreak" tracking poll of the election.

Since July 28, the Democratic nominee has gained 5 percentage points in the survey and leads Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, 45%-44%. Trump has lost just over 4 percentage points in the same period.

Clinton's lead, which is well within the survey's margin of error, is smaller than in many other polls released in the last week. That's in part because of the design of the Daybreak poll, which is structured in a way that makes it less susceptible to big swings one way or the other than standard surveys.

It's a "rolling average" over seven-days.

You're not going to get wild results, like that McClatchey poll that had Clinton up 15 points the other day. Ridiculous.

Still, it bears repeating that Donald Trump's main goal is to stay on message. I thought his economics speech yesterday was fantastic.

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Evelyn Taft's Weather Forecast

My oldest son was up at the Outside Lands 2016 Music Festival in San Francisco over the weekend, and he said daytime temperatures were in the 50s. I'm like WTF?!!

Yep, his lady friend's lips were turning blue, apparently. They didn't take jackets with them, and just had a couple of extra layers of light clothing to keep warm.

Remind me not to vacation in San Francisco in the summer. Lame.

I guess the Lana Del Rey concert was cool though, heh.

In any case, here's the lovely Evelyn Taft for the local weather, which has been mild.

Forest Falls Mother of 3, Kills Bear to Protect Kids, Gets Attacked by Social Media Mob on Facebook

Tree-hugging leftists care more about animal rights that human rights, that is the human right to life.

And authorities had already given the woman a permit to kill the bear after the animal had entered her home. She literally was hopelessly trying to shoo the bear out of her own kitchen.

But the leftist social media mob don't care.

At LAT, "Woman who had bear killed says she was trying to protect her kids":

Julie Faith Strauja tried everything she could conceive of — a water hose, pepper spray, loud yells — to chase off a bear after it repeatedly barged into her home in the San Bernardino Mountains, terrifying her and her three young children.

She locked up her trash after the bear got into her garage last month and was alarmed when she arrived home with her children, ages 5, 6 and 9, on July 29 to discover the bear inside her kitchen. She called 911. And when a game warden came to her A-frame cabin in the small community of Forest Falls and found damage and fur on the windows, she issued a permit to kill the animal.

The bear returned later that night, entering through a bathroom window. The next day, Strauja called a friend who is a hunter to keep watch. When the bear charged toward the house again sometime before 2 a.m. on July 31, he shot and killed the creature.

Since then, Strauja, 34, said she has faced an intense backlash from some residents of Forest Falls, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, as well as harsh criticism and threats on social media...

Keep reading.

Leftists posted her home address online.

Because compassion!

Paul Ryan Defends His Wisconsin House Seat Against Paul Nehlen Today

Wisconsin votes today in a weird mid-August primary.

At the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Ann Coulter rallies Paul Nehlen supporters."

Also, "Polls suggest Paul Ryan insulated from Donald Trump."

Related, "Voter ID law is in place for primary":

Madison — Two judges have trimmed back the state’s voter ID law in recent weeks, but those going to the polls Tuesday will still need to show identification to cast ballots.

That’s because the judges said their rulings wouldn’t take effect until after the primary. So, voters will have to show ID at the polls Tuesday but not necessarily in the Nov. 8 presidential election, when turnout will be much higher.

Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s primary...

We need voter ID in California, heh.

But keep reading.

10-Year-Old Caleb Schwab Killed at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City (UPDATED)

Well, there's just a tad more information out today than there was yesterday.

One person claims she saw the boy's "crumpled shorts or bathing suit" at the bottom of the water slide, as well as "blood on the white descending flume" of the structure.

If true, that rules out that the poor kid fell off the top of the structure, getting killed slamming to the ground.

Also, guests ride down the slide in rafts that require at least 400 pounds of passenger weight (apparently to keep the fucking thing from flying out of control off the damned thing.

But if the boy Caleb wasn't riding with two large adults, it's not possible that his raft met the weight requirements. May he flew out or was dragged down the slide?

In any case, at the Kansas City Star, "Questions swirl as grief falls over family of Caleb Schwab, 10-year-old killed at Schlitterbahn."

That slide doesn't look so safe, that's for sure.

UPDATED and BUMPED: At AP, "Police: Kansas boy suffered fatal neck injury on waterslide."

Pat Caddell: 'Never in My Life Have I Seen a News Organization Do Something So Dishonest...'

He's talking about Reuters, which changed its polling methodology so that Hillary would be tops in its presidential horse-race surveys.

At Breitbart, "Pat Caddell on 'Cooked' Reuters Poll: 'Never in My Life Have I Seen a News Organization Do Something So Dishonest'."

I think Reuters is eating its shit methodology now. After falling behind by 8 points in a post-Democrat convention Reuters poll, the organization's most recent survey has Trump now within the margin of error. See, "Clinton's lead over Trump narrows to less than three points: Reuters/Ipsos poll."

Andrea Tantaros Says She Made 'Sexual-Harassment Claims Against Roger Ailes'

Well, that explains things then.

At New York Magazine, "Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros Says She Was Taken Off the Air After Making Sexual-Harassment Claims Against Roger Ailes."



Previously, "Fox News Pulls 'Outnumbered' Star Andrea Tantaros Over 'Contract Issues'."

Donald Trump's 'Tax Revolution'

At the New York Post:

Tomorrow's cover: Trump’s "tax revolution" should be embraced by both parties https://t.co/lq4XjCi2cB pic.twitter.com/k9D800bMjR

— New York Post (@nypost) August 9, 2016

Beach Trip with Playboy's Miss August 2016 Valerie van der Graaf (VIDEO)

Watch, "Take a Sexy Trip to the Beach With Our Newest Playmate, Valerie van der Graaf."

Plus, some photos, "Miss August 2016 Valerie van der Graaf's Playboy..."

She's on Instagram.

This young lady was being described as "the next Kate Upton" back in 2014.

Flashback, at SI, "Swim Daily, Valerie Van Der Graaf Outtakes."

Sistine Stallone, Sylvester Stallone's Daughter, Ready to Fly the Nest

At London's Daily Mail, "Sylvester Stallone's teen daughter is all grown up and ready to fly the nest."

"The 18-year-old is pursuing a career in modeling which may take her to New York City."

She's on the cover of Town & Country fashion and architecture magazine.

"Sistine shares the cover with fellow 'swans' Princess Olympia of Greece and Ella Richards, granddaughter of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards."

Well, good luck to her.

Her brother, Sage, died in 2012. I'm glad the Stallone family is looking happy and well.

U.S. Men's Gymnasts Want Olympics Competition to Be Topless

News articles are saying "shirtless" competition, but that's a gendered description.

It'd be non-sexist to say 'topless' competition, since obviously if men are "objectified" the objectifiers are going be women (primarily, since I'm sure a lot of homosexual men wouldn't mind male topless competition).

If you're seeing all these hot social media and TV celebrities taking off their shirts (tops) on Instagram and Twitter, no one's calling them "shirtless" selfies. Nope. "Topless" hotties are going to generate way better search results for the leftist hacks at Google, lol.

In any case, some Rule 5 for the ladies.

At WSJ, "U.S. Male Gymnasts Want to Be Objectified":

Training in the training hall complete! Team looking good #TEAMUSA pic.twitter.com/kXGTAEOFy8

— Jake Dalton (@jake_dalton) August 1, 2016

When the United States men’s gymnastics team came to the site of the Olympics earlier this year for a reconnaissance training camp, the American athletes did what anyone in Brazil with a carefully sculpted body would do. They went to the beach, stripped to their Speedos and whipped out a selfie stick. The soaring peaks of Sugarloaf Mountain in the background have never looked so meek.

What happened next was exactly the reaction the U.S. team imagined. The Internet went gaga for the ensuing Instagrams.

That wasn’t an accident. It’s one of the ways they think they can get attention in a country that showers glory upon gold-medal-winning women gymnasts while ignoring America’s less-successful men’s team.

So the men’s team has been brainstorming ways to market their sport better. They would like to be objectified.

“Maybe compete with our shirts off,” said U.S. star Sam Mikulak, the four-time, reigning all-around national champion. “People make fun of us for wearing tights. But if they saw how yoked we are maybe that would make a difference.”

The Rio Games’ women’s team final Tuesday is the marquee Olympic gymnastics event for American audiences—yet again. It’s a near-lock that Team USA will win the gold medal, the women will be immortalized with a catchy superlative like the “Fierce Five” and Simone Biles will be anointed Olympic royalty, to be remembered forever.

But first comes the men’s team final Monday. Don’t laugh. America’s men’s team actually did far better than expected during Saturday’s qualifying round, finishing second behind China.

After months of experts predicting that the men’s team final would come down to a race between China and Japan, the U.S. actually enters Monday’s competition as a frontrunner. The last medal for America’s men’s team was a bronze that came in Beijing in 2008.

But there’s a feeling on the men’s team that even if they won gold, they wouldn’t enjoy the stardom that America confers upon its top female gymnasts...

See? It's sexism all around!

Boy, there's no escaping those media double standards.

If leftists didn't have double standards they'd have no standards at all!

Still more.

Out August 23rd: Ann Coulter, In Trump We Trust

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Nervous Breakdown Election?

Actually, nah.

I think folks are perfectly lucid about things, but just now at Drudge.

He's linking CBS News Dallas, "Woman’s Home Vandalized Because of ‘Trump’ Signs."

Also, at CBS News Pittsburgh, "Trump Voter Shot After Bar Political Debate Turns Violent."

Heh, good times.

Bumped Into Robert Spencer and Michael Finch at the Angels Game Last Week

We were out in the parking lot. I had to do a double-take when I saw Robert in his Athletics jersey. He's normally wearing a suit, heh.

Michael Finch is the president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and a really nice man.

.@lamblock So crazy seeing @JihadWatchRS and @PaleHose67 at last night's #Angels game. #LTBU #GoAngels pic.twitter.com/t0naOERxRk

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) August 4, 2016

Donald Trump Slams Hillary Clinton in Economic Policy Speech (VIDEO)

Via AP:

Iran Executes Nuclear Scientist Who Hillary Clinton Had Discussed in Communications on Her Illegal Home-Brewed Private Email Server

This story was at the Los Angeles Times earlier, "Spy saga comes to a close as Iran executes a nuclear scientist accused of giving info to the U.S."

And now at Blazing Cat Fur, "Clinton’s private server held emails about nuclear ‘spy’ executed in Iran: Aides discussed scientist ‘friend’ and his decision to return home after defecting to the U.S. for $5m."

A New Teaching Guide for Combating Anti-Zionist Extremism

Actually, you shouldn't need a "guide to combating anti-Zionist extremism," but I suppose some professors wanting to fight the despicable leftists might need a primer to do so.

From Professor Miriam Elman, at Legal Insurrection, "VIDEO: Combating Anti-Zionist Antisemitism."