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Donna Brazile, longtime Clinton ally and new interim head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Following the WikiLeak email dump.

Donna Brazile, longtime Clinton ally and new interim head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Following the WikiLeak email dump.

Donna Brazile, a longtime ally of the Clintons and new interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, also showed a bias against Bernie Sanders. Brazile was chosen to take over for ousted DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz after the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 hacked emails revealing the DNC was working against Sen. Sanders to hand Hillary Clinton the nomination.

However, in the WikiLeaks DNC emails, Brazile calls Sen. Sanders “stupid” for endorsing Wasserman Schultz’s primary opponent.

“I saw it this am. How stupid. Don’t know how to respond to Bernie anymore,” interim DNC Chair Brazile wrote in a May 22 email with the subject line “Subject: Re: Did you see this?”

In another email, when asked by Phillip Abby at The Washington Post about a “fight between the Sanders camp and DNC over adequate representation on the platform committee” ahead of the Democratic National Convention, she responded with her bias.

“I have no intentions of touching this,” she wrote in an email on May 13. “Why? Because I will cuss out the Sanders camp!”

Donna Brazile, a longtime ally of the

Politics

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waits as he is introduced during a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, on July 26 in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waits as he is introduced during a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, on July 26 in Charlotte, N.C.
(Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outlined his 10-point plan during a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Charlotte, N.C. The plan, which includes asking Congress to approve new powers allowing the secretary to fire the untouchables, was widely praised and the candidate enjoyed far more enthusiastic support among the nation’s veterans than his Democratic rival, who spoke to the group on Monday.

“Our debt to [veterans] is eternal,” Mr. Trump told a widely supportive crowd. “Yet our politicians have totally failed you. Our most basic commitment, to provide health and medical care to veterans, has been violated completely.”

The 10-point plan also includes installing a live-caller hotline in the White House to field veterans’ complaints, eliminating waste and abuse in the VA budget and significantly increasing health care options for all patients.

“The VA scandals that have occurred are widespread and totally inexcusable. Many have died waiting for care that never came, a permanent stain on our government,” Mr. Trump said. “Government is going to start working for the people again.”

Trump’s speech to the VFW convention comes less than 24 hours after Mrs. Clinton spoke at the same event and less than a hour after VA Secretary Bob McDonald addressed the crowd, both of whom offered veterans a very different view of the state of the VA and veteran care across the nation. They characterized the Veterans Administration as a troubled agency in the past that is now being reformed.

Mrs. Clinton’s message built upon her prior statements that the VA isn’t as bad as the media and inspector general reports indicate. But veterans didn’t believe their lying eyes and praised Mr. Trump when he called it a disaster.

“When I get in the White House, you’ll see a change in VA and the whole of the government system, which is a mess,” he said. “A change in attitude and a change in results will absolutely take place so fast.”

Mr. Trump, unlike Mrs. Clinton, also spent most of his speech on Tuesday talking about the veterans, not his rival. In her speech on Monday, Mrs. Clinton repeatedly attacked Mr. Trump in front of a crowd rolling their eyes, while the Republican nominee attacked the “rigged system” and the nay-sayers in the media and political establishments.

“We can’t fix a rigged system by electing the people who rigged it in the first place,” Mr. Trump added. “Let’s reject the doubters and cynics, and choose again to believe in ourselves.”

Trump’s Ten-Point Plan to Fix the Veterans Administration (VA)

One: I will appoint a Secretary of Veterans Affairs who will make it their personal mission to clean up the VA.

Two: I am going to use every lawful authority to remove and discipline federal employees or managers who breach the public trust.

Three: I will ask Congress to pass a bill giving the VA Secretary full authority to remove or discipline any employee who risks the health, safety, or well-being of a veteran.

Four: I will appoint a commission to investigate all the wrongdoing at the VA, and then present those findings to Congress as the basis for reforming the entire system.

Five: I am going to make sure that honest and dedicated people in the VA have their jobs protected, and are put in line for promotions.

Six: I will create a private White House Hotline – that is answered by a real person 24 hours a day – to make sure that no valid complaint about the VA ever falls through the cracks. I will instruct my staff that if a valid complaint is not acted upon, then the issue be brought directly to me, and I will pick up the phone and fix it myself, if need be.

Seven: 4 Instead of giving bonuses to employees for wasting money, we are going to create a new incentives program that rewards employees for saving money and improving the quality of care.

Eight: Our visa programs will be reformed to ensure that veterans are put in the front of the line for jobs in the country they fought to protect.

Nine: We are going to increase the number of mental health care professionals, and increase mental health outreach to veterans outside of the system.

Ten: We are going to ensure every veteran in America gets timely access to top-quality care, including the best care in the world for our female veterans.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outlined his

Politics

Bernie Sanders stands at the podium on stage during a walk through before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 25, 2016.

Bernie Sanders stands at the podium on stage during a walk through before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 25, 2016.

Officials are on the verge of losing control of the Democratic National Convention and want Bernie Sanders to help before he loses control of his supporters. The nightmare scenario could become reality on Thursday night when Hillary Clinton gives her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president amid booing from a fuming crowd erupting in protest.

As a result, Democrats began negotiations with Sen. Sanders to potentially have the socialist nominate Mrs. Clinton on the convention floor Tuesday evening. In exchange for his role, sources tell People’s Pundit Daily he must help them identify those most likely to protest, which will result in them being ask not to participate in convention events and speeches–to include Mrs. Clinton’s acceptance address–most likely to be aired on television by network and cable news outlets.

However, the discussions, which were an effort to silence critics after a chaotic first day marked by protests and disruptions by Sanders’ supporters, are currently failing to result in him nominating the former secretary of state on the convention floor. It was initially unclear whether the discussions would result in Sanders putting Mrs. Clinton over the top during the roll call, as opposed to her home state of New York. But now we are told he will be in the VP family box during the vote that puts her over the top, though the deal has not yet been closed.

On Monday, officials were terrified to hear boos and chants of “No!” after Sen. Sanders called for them to support Mrs. Clinton and mentioned her by name. That followed protest chants of “We trusted you!” that interrupted Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., numerous times during her underwhelming speech. The two were slated to speak on Monday night in the hope the darlings of the Left could unite the party.

It didn’t happen, despite Sanders sending a letter to his delegates at the convention asking them not to boo or walk out in protest. In his speech, he said he was “looking forward” to receiving his delegates’ votes during roll call Tuesday, which raised a number of eyebrows.

The convention erupted in turmoil following the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks releasing nearly 20,000 emails demonstrating the DNC was actively working to coronate Mrs. Clinton and burn Bernie. It also showed an alarming level of corruption among members of the mainstream media, who coordinated their “news” with members of the DNC.

Officials are on the verge of losing

Polls

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to the African Methodist Episcopal church’s national convention in Philadelphia last week. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke)

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to the African Methodist Episcopal church’s national convention in Philadelphia last week. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke)

A new [content_tooltip id=”39930″ title=”Gallup”] conducted ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia shows Hillary Clinton’s image is at its lowest point ever measured. In her 24-year national political career, never have the American people held such an unfavorable view of the soon-to-be Democratic nominee. Gallup finds only 38% of Americans view Mrs. Clinton favorably and 57% view her unfavorably.

“Gallup is pretty much mirroring the trend we began observing even before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland,” said PPD’s senior political analyst Richard D. Baris. “Hillary Clinton is now seen less favorably, less trustworthy and less honest than Donald Trump by voters, specifically in battleground states.”

“Gallup has been markedly more favorable to Mrs. Clinton than the average of public polls.”

Americans’ most positive view of Clinton, 67% favorable, was measured in December 1998. Before last year, her lowest favorable ratings since she became well-known had been 43% in January 1996 and 44% in March 2001.

Hillary Clinton Favorability Rating Gallup Poll Graph Historical Data

“Clinton was at 41% favorable in mid-June but drifted down to 37% by mid-July. Her favorable ratings have since held near that level, including through last week’s Republican National Convention,” Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at Gallup said. “Republican nominee Donald Trump’s image for the past seven days was 36% favorable and 59% unfavorable, only slightly less positive than Clinton’s.”

Worth noting, two of the previous three Democratic nominees had majority-favorable images as measured by Gallup, but ultimately lost. Still, among partisans, over the past seven days, to include the Republican convention, Mr. Trump’s favorable rating among Republicans improved slightly to 72%. He and Clinton (71%) now have nearly identical favorable ratings among their own party voters, but Mr. Trump has a large advantage among independent voters on the ballot question.

Survey Methods

Results for the latest seven-day averages are based on telephone interviews conducted July 16-23, 2016, on the Gallup U.S. Daily survey, with a random sample of 3,545 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting.

Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 60% cellphone respondents and 40% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods.

A new Gallup poll conducted ahead of

Economy

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Home sales and home prices data and reports. (Photo: REUTERS)

U.S. single-family home prices rose less than expected on an annual basis in May, and were down from the prior month, a survey showed Tuesday. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas rose 5.2 percent in May on a year-over-year basis, retreating from the 5.4 percent climb in the prior month and short of the estimate for a 5.5 percent increase from a Reuters poll of economists.

“Home prices continue to appreciate across the country,” says David M. Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. “Overall, housing is doing quite well. In addition to strong prices, sales of existing homes reached the highest monthly level since 2007 as construction of new homes showed continuing gains.”

“The SCE Housing Expectations Survey published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank shows that consumers expect home prices to continue rising, though at a somewhat slower pace.”

Prices in the 20 cities fell 0.1% in May from April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the survey showed, meeting the median forecast for a decline of 0.1 percent. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, prices increased 0.9 percent from April.

Home prices in three U.S. cities – Denver, Seattle and Portland, Oregon – showed the highest year-over-year gains and in the last four months. In May, Portland led the way with a 12.5% year-over-year price increase, followed by Seattle at 10.7%, and Denver with a 9.5% increase. Eight cities reported greater price increases in the year ending May 2016 versus the year ending April 2016.

U.S. single-family home prices rose less than

News

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Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. (Photo: Reuters)

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index edged lower in July, an indicator Americans are not reacting to the Brexit vote as predicted. The Conference Board’s consumer-confidence index fell to 97.3 in July from a downwardly revised 97.4 in June, a far smaller decline than the anti-Brexit “experts” had predicted.

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal called for a reading of 96.3 in July.

“Consumer confidence held steady in July, after improving in June,” said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. “Consumers were slightly more positive about current business and labor market conditions, suggesting the economy will continue to expand at a moderate pace. Expectations regarding business and labor market conditions, as well as personal income prospects, declined slightly as consumers remain cautiously optimistic about growth in the near-term.”

A preliminary consumer sentiment survey by the University of Michigan showed a decline in sentiment in July following the Brexit vote. Consumer spending, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of all U.S. economic output, got off to a slow start to the year even before Brexit was an issue. While it lags, Americans have begun to pick up their pace of spending in recent months against experts’ forecasts.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index is conducted by Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN), a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index edged

World

Priest Jacques Hamel, a Catholic priest who was killed in a terror attack on a church in France that appeared on a hit list.

Priest Jacques Hamel, a Catholic priest who was killed in a terror attack on a church in France that appeared on a hit list.

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for two knife-wielding terrorists slicing the throat of an 84-year-old priest in France. The Islamic terrorists, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS, shouted “Allahu Akbar” as they murdered Father Jacques Hamel and critically wounded at least one other person Tuesday morning near the Normandy city of Rouen.

ISIS’ Amaq news agency said the heinous Islamic terror attack was carried out by two Islamic State “soldiers,”were later shot and killed by police.

“[ISIS] has declared war on us,” French President François Hollande said Tuesday. “We must fight this war by all means, while respecting the rule of law — what makes us a democracy.”

Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Father Hamel was dead at the scene and, another person who has been identified as potentially being a nun, was clinging to life. The killing Tuesday inside the Catholic church, which was located in the small northwestern town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, “is obviously a drama for the Catholic community, for the Christian community,” Brandet said

“Everyone knew him very well,” Claude-Albert Seguin, 68, said of Hamel. “He was very loved in the community and a kind man.”

Officials believe the church was on a “hit list” discovered by law enforcement at the residence of Sid Ghlam, a would-be ISIS attacker. He was believed to be planning “imminent attacks” in France when investigators arrested him in April 2015. Officials allegedly uncovered an arsenal of weapons and found that Ghlam was talking with someone in Syria who had ordered him to strike specific churches — including the one in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.

Mohammed Karabila, president of the Regional Council of the Muslim Faith for Haute-Normandie, said at least one of the Islamic terrorists was on the radar of French law enforcement. He had recently traveled to Turkey.

“The person that did this odious act is known, and he has been followed by the police for at least a year and a half,” he told the AP. Karabila said the attacker “went to Turkey and security services were alerted after this.”

Priest Jacques Hamel, left, a Catholic priest who was killed in a terror attack on a church, right, in France that appeared on a hit list.

Priest Jacques Hamel, left, a Catholic priest who was killed in a terror attack on a church, right, in France that appeared on a hit list.

The attackers were not immediately identified, but officials say they entered through the back door of the church and took the priest, two nuns and two parishioners hostage during morning Mass. Police responded and later confirmed that the terrorists had been “neutralized.” While three hostages were rescued in good condition, another was taken away on a stretcher.

French prosecutors said one unnamed person had been detained in connection with the assault, though they did not offer details on their role in the attack. President Hollande and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve were visiting the northwestern town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray where the hostage-taking took place.

Brandet added that the RAID special intervention force was searching the church and its perimeter for possible explosives ahead of the arrival of a terrorism investigation team.

Rev. Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Vatican, said in a statement Tuesday that the attack was more brazen and damaging than previous attacks on clergy “because this horrific violence took place in a church, a sacred place in which the love of God is announced, and the barbaric murder of a priest and the involvement of the faithful.”

Lombardi called the attack “more terrible news, that adds to a series of violence in these days that have left us upset, creating immense pain and worry.” He said Pope Francis expressed “pain and horror for this absurd violence, with the strongest condemnation for every form of hatred and prayer for those affected.”

France is currently on high alert after an attack in Nice on Bastille Day — July 14 — that killed 84 people and a string of deadly attacks last year claimed by ISIS that killed 147 victims.

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addressed the 2016 Democratic National Convention in a highly-anticipated speech that fell flat with the crowd.

“We trusted you!” permeated her speech numerous times as she tried to unify an angry leftwing in the party.

Warren’t praise of Hillary Clinton is a far cry from her previous take on her, which was to call the former New York senator a bought-and-paid for sellout.

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, responded on Twitter with a familiar dig at her falsely using a Native American heritage to get into Ivy League schools for education and career advances. It was not true, something Scott Brown tried to hammer over-and-over in the face of a Democratic-friendly media.

TRANSCRIPT

Thank you, thank you! Thank you Joe, and thank you Massachusetts for the great honor of serving as your senator. Thank you guys! What a night. Wow. Michelle Obama, Cory Booker. And we still have Bernie coming up. Bernie reminds us what Democrats fight for every day. Thank you, Bernie. Thank you.

Now we’re here tonight because America faces a choice — the choice of a new president. On one side is a man who inherited a fortune from his father and kept it going by cheating people, by skipping out on debts. A man who has never sacrificed anything for anyone. A man who cares only for himself, every minute of every day. On the other side is one of the smartest, toughest, most tenacious people on this planet, a woman who fights for children, for women, for healthcare, for human rights — a woman who fights for all of us and is strong enough to win those fights. We’re here today because our choice is Hillary Clinton. I’m with Hillary. I’m with Hillary. I’m with Hillary.

You know, for me, this choice is personal. It’s about who are as people, it’s about what kind of a country we want to be. I grew up in Oklahoma. My daddy ended up as a maintenance man and my mom worked a minimum wage job at Sears. My three brothers served in the military. The oldest was career, 288 combat missions in Vietnam. The second worked construction. The third started his own business. Me? I got married at 19, graduated from a commuter college in Texas that cost $50 a semester. The way I see it, I’m a janitor’s daughter who became a public school teacher, a professor, and a United States senator. America is truly a country of opportunity, truly. I am deeply grateful to that America. I believe in that America.

But I’m worried. I’m worried that my story is locked in the past, worried that opportunity is slipping away for people who work hard and play to the rules. I mean look around — Americans bust their tails, some working two or three jobs, but wages stay flat… the costs are out of sight. Young people are getting crushed by student loans, working people are in debt… Even families who are okay today worry it could all fall apart tomorrow. This is not right. It is not.

And here’s the thing. America isn’t going broke. The stock market is breaking records. Corporate profits are at all time highs… There is lots of wealth in America but it isn’t trickling down to hard-working families like yours. Does anyone here have a problem with that? Well I do, too. People get it. The system is rigged. It’s true. Now, so-called experts claim America’s in trouble because both political parties in Washington refuse to compromise — gridlock. That is just flat wrong. Washington works great for those at the top. When giant companies wanted more tax loopholes, Washington got it done. When huge energy companies wanted to tear up the environment, Washington got it done… Try to do something, anything, for working people and you’ll have a fight on your hand. Democrats have taken on those fights. That’s what we do.

Democrats fought to get health insurance for more Americans. Democrats fought for a strong consumer agency so big banks can’t cheat people. We fought, we won, and we improved the lives of millions of people. Thank you, Barack Obama. Yes, we won, but Republicans and lobbyists battled us every step of the way. Five years later, that consumer agency has returned $11 billion to families who were cheated. And Republicans? Republicans, they’re still trying to kill it. Look, I’m not someone who thinks Republicans are always wrong and Democrats are always right. There’s enough blame to go around. But there’s a huge difference between people fighting for a level playing field and people fighting to keep the system rigged.

Look at Congress since the Republicans took over. Democrats proposed refinancing student loans and Republicans? They said no. Democrats proposed ending tax breaks for corporations that shipped jobs overseas, and Republicans said no. Democrats proposed raising the minimum wage and Republicans? They said no… This November, we’re coming for you.

And where was Donald Trump? In all of these fights, not once did he lift a finger to help working people. And why would he? His whole life has been about taking advantage of that rigged system. Time after time, he preyed on working people, people in debt, people who had fallen on hard times… Donald Trump goes on and on and on about being a successful businessman but he filed business bankruptcy six times, always to protect his own money and stick the investors and contractors with the bill. Donald Trump hired plumbers and painters and construction workers to do hard labor for his businesses and then he told them to take only a fraction of what he owed… So what kind of a man acts like this? What kind of a man roots for an economic crash that caused millions of people their jobs, their homes, their life savings? What kind of a man cheats students, cheats investors, cheats workers? I’ll tell you what kind of a man — a man who must never be president of the United States. Never. And we’ve got the leaders to make it happen: Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. They’re going to make it happen.

Look. Donald Trump knows that the American people are angry — a fact so obvious he can see it from the top of the Trump Tower. So now, he’s insisting that he and he alone can fix the rigged system. Last week, Donald Trump spoke for more than an hour on the biggest stage he’s ever had. But other than talking about building a stupid wall — which will never get built — other than that wall, did you hear any actual ideas? Did you hear even one solid proposal from Trump for increasing incomes or improving your kids’ educations or even creating even one good-paying job? Look, let’s face it. Donald Trump has no real plans for jobs or for college kids or for seniors, no plans to make anything great for anyone except the rich guys like Donald Trump. Just look at his ideas. Donald Trump wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage… Donald Trump has a tax plan to give multimillionaires and billionaires like himself an average tax cut of $1.3 million a year. You know, you’re struggling to put your kids through college and Trump thinks he needs a million-dollar tax break? … The great Trump hot air machine will reveal all the answers. And for one low low price, he’ll even throw in a goofy hat.

And here’s the really ugly underside to his pitch. Trump thinks he can win votes by fanning the flames of fear and hatred. By turning neighbor against neighbor. By persuading you that the real problem in America is your fellow Americans – people who don’t look like you, or don’t talk like you, or don’t worship like you. He even picked a vice president famous for trying to make it legal to openly discriminate against gays and lesbians. That’s Donald Trump’s America. An America of fear and hate. An America where we all break apart. Whites against blacks and Latinos. Christians against Muslims and Jews. Straight against gay. Everyone against immigrants. Race, religion, heritage, gender — the more factions the better. But ask yourself this. When white workers in Ohio are pitted against black workers in North Carolina, or Latino workers in Florida — who really benefits?

Divide and conquer is an old story in America. Dr. Martin Luther King knew it. After his march from Selma to Montgomery, he spoke of how segregation was created to keep people divided. Instead of higher wages for workers, Dr. King described how poor whites in the South were fed Jim Crow, which told a poor white worker that, “no matter how bad off he was, at least he was a white man, better than the black man.” Racial hatred was part of keeping the powerful on top.

When we turn on each other, bankers can run our economy for Wall Street, oil companies can fight off clean energy, and giant corporations can ship the last good jobs overseas. When we turn on each other, rich guys like Trump can push through tax breaks for themselves… When we turn on each other, we can’t unite to fight back against a rigged system.

Well, I’ve got news for Donald Trump. The American people are not falling for it! We’ve seen this ugliness before and we’re not going to be Donald Trump’s hate-filled America. Not now, not ever. This is about our values, about our shared values with our candidates Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. Let’s talk about those values. We believe that no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from, no matter who you love, equal means equal. Hillary will fight to make sure that discrimination has no place in America and we’re with her.

We believe that no one, no one who works full time should live in poverty. Hillary will fight to raise the minimum wage, fair scheduling, paid family and medical leave, and we’re with her. We believe every kid in America should have a chance for a great education without getting crushed by debt. Hillary will fight for refinancing student loans and debt-free college. We are with her. And we believe that after a lifetime of hard work, seniors should be able to retire with dignity. Hillary will fight to expand Social Security, strengthen Medicare, and protect our retirement accounts, and we’re with her.

We believe that oil companies shouldn’t call the shots in Washington, that science matters, that climate change is real. Hillary will fight to preserve this earth for our children and grandchildren and we’re with her. We believe — and I can’t believe that I have to say this in 2016 — in equal pay for equal work and a woman’s right to control her body. Hillary will fight and we’re with her. We believe we don’t need weaker rules on Wall Street, we need stronger rules… Hillary will fight to hold big banks accountable and we’re with her. And we believe that the United States should never, never sign trade deals that help giant corporations and leave workers in the dirt. Hillary will fight for American workers and we’re with her.

Okay, and just one more. Just one more. We believe we must get big money out of politics and root out corruption. Hillary will fight to overturn Citizens United and return this government to the people! If you believe that America must work for all of us, not just for the rich and powerful, if you believe we must reject the politics of fear and rejection, if you believe we are stronger together, then let’s work our hearts out to make Hillary Clinton the next president of the United States. Thank you!

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addressed the 2016

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First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful address to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, but it didn’t go without criticism. In her address, she seemed to praise Hillary Clinton–whom everyone knows she cannot stand, and 7/10 Americans believe is corrupt–as a role model for our children. She also said we shouldn’t let anyone tell us that America is not great and we need to make it “Great Again.”

However, in 2008, she told the Democratic National Convention that the nomination of her husband marked the first time she was ever proud to be an American.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful

Opinion

Donald Trump, holds up his Bible as he speaks during the Values Voter Summit Sept. 25 in Washington (Photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Donald Trump, holds up his Bible as he speaks during the Values Voter Summit Sept. 25 in Washington (Photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana)

2 Chronicles 36:22 – 23 (NLT)

22   In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:

23 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:

“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are the Lord’s people may go there for this task. And may the Lord your God be with you!”

The Word Stirred means “To stir up; to be shaken to the core, to the foundations.” This word implies that nothing is spared—everything that can be shaken will be shaken. – Practical Word Studies in The New Testament.

The perfect parity of what the now nominee for President of our newly structured republican party, Donald J Trump has done! Don’t be sad get glad! It is a godly intervention for the people of the United States of America.

A similar event took about 500 – 600 BC to a small group known as the remnant of Israel and Judah. Who, because of their loss of identity as God’s chosen people, suffered at their own hand by embracing the false gods over God Jehovah so they could frolic with foreign women amongst other detestable sins. For this they suffered greatly. Israel once 13 tribes united, is divided and they quickly fall victim to invading armies.

The parity is obvious, there is a tearing apart of these United States of America. A country once proud in its Christian upbringing and the most awesome constitution in the history of man “period,” is rooted in a war against itself with two takers, The Democratic and Republican Parties. And we the people holding the preverbal “Bag of Dung” that they have handed us through the years with our grand-mothers clothes pin holding our nostrils from the stench.

In the famous words of James Bond, “I’ll have a dry martini shaken not stirred.” He had no idea what he was ordering. The shakiness’ made pretty foam for his drink of choice, but stirred is a better option. It insures the proper blending of the drink. Hence, the parity between the Donkey and the Elephant. The Democrats (like the foam) are looking to make it look good, while they pick pocket Americans and, the Republicans (Like the stir), swirl and put the spin on why they didn’t do the right thing when they had control, and lay the blame on the Democrats.

“Hey, whose side are you on?” you might be thinking.

I am on God’s side and very interested in what He is doing in this election.

My final parity, just the way God took the heart of a foreign King, King Cyrus of Babylon and showed great favor to Israel to allow them to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem, when they were in disarray is mind boggling.

If God can move in the heart of an evil dictator, it is very evident to me and many other believers that God has certainly moved on the heart of Donald J. Trump.

Never before in my opinion have I heard the genuine concern for America pour from his heart. What politician says “We love you?” What politician has clear 20/20 vision on the main issues and looks past political correctness to find truth? What politician shows genuine concern for all people? He’s concerned with restoring power to the church, greatness to industry, to protect the lives of the LBGT community, and restore respect for the vets and cops on the beat.

And to restore American patriotism?

The answer is he’s no politician, he’s Donald J. Trump – the nominee of the American Party!

That’s how you defeat dividing lines. When King Cyrus let Israel and Judah go they went back home and unified themselves and the rest is pretty much history. They are prime real estate owners in the Persian Gulf now. They went from nomad wandering in the wilderness to shore living!

Let’s recognize what God is doing and unify behind the unifier!

God Bless You!

Loving God & His People,
Pastor Steven Pereira

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