Henry's rant...

[Henry Hawk]

Interesting....


by Charles Krauthammer

I do not understand how living in a country with its democracy established over 200 years ago, and now, for the first time in history, suddenly we have one of our former presidents set up a group called "Organizing for Action" (OFA).

OFA is 30,000+ strong and working to disrupt everything that our current president's administration is trying to do. This organization goes against our Democracy, and it is an operation that will destroy our way of governing. It goes against our Constitution, our laws, and the processes established over 200 years ago. If it is allowed to proceed then we will be living in chaos very much like third world countries are run. What good is it to have an established government if it is not going to be respected and allowed to follow our laws?

If you had an army some 30,000 strong and a court system stacked over the decades with judges who would allow you to break the laws, how much damage could you do to a country? We are about to find out in America!

Our ex-president said he was going to stay involved through community organizing and speak out on the issues and that appears to be one post-administration promise he intends to keep. He has moved many of his administration's top dogs over to Organizing for Action.

OFA is behind the strategic and tactical implementation of the resistance to the Trump Administration that we are seeing across America, and politically active courts are providing the leverage for this revolution.

OFA is dedicated to organizing communities for "progressive" change. Its issues are gun control, socialist healthcare, abortion, sexual equality, climate change, and of course, immigration reform.

OFA members were propped up by the ex-president's message from the shadows: "Organizing is the building block of everything great we have accomplished Organizers around the country are fighting for change in their communities and OFA is one of the groups on the front lines. Commit to this work in 2017 and beyond."

OFA's website says it obtained its "digital" assets from the ex-president's re-election effort and that he inspired the movement. In short, it is the shadow government organization aimed at resisting and tearing down the Constitutional Republic we know as AMERICA.

Paul Sperry, writing for the New York Post, says, "The OFA will fight President Donald Trump at every turn of his presidency and the ex-president will command them from a bunker less than two miles from the White House."

Sperry writes that, "The ex-president is setting up a shadow government to sabotage the Trump administration through a network of non-profits led by OFA, which is growing its war chest (more than $40 million) and has some 250 offices nationwide. The OFA IRS filings, according to Sperry, indicate that the OFA has 32,525 (and growing) volunteers nationwide. The ex-president and his wife will oversee the operation from their home/ office in Washington DC.

Think about how this works.. For example: Trump issues an immigration executive order; the OFA signals for protests and statements from pro-immigrant groups; the ACLU lawyers file lawsuits in jurisdictions where activist judges obstruct the laws; volunteers are called to protest at airports and Congressional town hall meetings; the leftist media springs to action in support of these activities; the twitter sphere lights up with social media; and violence follows. All of this happens from the ex-president's signal that he is heartened by the protests.

If Barack Obama did not do enough to destroy this country in the 8 years he was in office, it appears his future plans are to destroy the foundation on which this country has operated on for the last 241 years.

If this does not scare you, then we are in worse trouble than you know.

So, do your part. You have read it, so at least pass this on so others will know what we are up against. We are losing our country and we are so compliant. We are becoming a "PERFECT TARGET" for our enemy!

Charles Krauthammer

[libby]

Henry, that is just not true.

Dr. Krauthammer, formerly a frequent participant of Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, did not write that. (Yes, I'm a democrat and yes, I watch Fox News Sunday and the minute I read that thought it did not at all sound like Dr. Krauthammer.) So I fact checked:

"Fact Check Questionable Quotes
         
Did Charles Krauthammer Write An Essay Called 'The Enemy Among Us?'

"The Washington Post columnist did not write an article alleging that former President Barack Obama was creating a "shadow government" through his nonprofit Organizing for Action.

"Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote an opinion piece entitled "The Enemy Among Us" alleging that former President Barack Obama was creating a "shadow government" through his nonprofit Organizing for Action.
     
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ORIGIN

"An opinion piece arguing that former President Barack Obama's nonprofit Organizing for Action (OFA) is a "shadow government" organization aimed at tearing down the Constitution has been circulating under various titles since it was originally published in February 2017. But it wasn't until months later, when Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer's name was erroneously attached to the text, that this opinion piece started gaining popularity.

"A portion of this opinion piece as it circulated under the title "The Enemy Among Us" is reproduced below:

I do not understand how living in a country with its democracy established over 200 years ago, and now, for the first time in history, suddenly we have one of our former presidents set up a group called "Organizing for Action" (OFA).

OFA is 30,000+ strong and working to disrupt everything that our current president's administration is trying to do. This organization goes against our Democracy, and it is an operation that will destroy our way of governing. It goes against our Constitution, our laws, and the processes established over 200 years ago. If it is allowed to proceed then we will be living in chaos very much like third world countries are run. What good is it to have an established government if it is not going to be respected and allowed to follow our laws?

If you had an army some 30,000 strong and a court system stacked over the decades with judges who would allow you to break the laws, how much damage could you do to a country? We are about to find out in America!"

The claim that Krauthammer penned this op-ed seems to have originated on the the web site Nesara News, which introduced the text with a brief paragraph lauding the credibility of the conservative columnist on 11 October 2017. The web site also claimed that the article had appeared in the New York Post:

"Krauthammer is about the best and brightest journalist and political analyst we have, in my opinion. His words of warning in the below message should be taken seriously and spread throughout the country so as many of our citizens as possible are made aware of what is happening right under our noses! An article from the New York Post:

"This article was never published in the New York Post, nor was it written by Charles Krauthammer. In fact, the Post's author page for Krauthammer only lists two articles, both of which were published in 2009, and neither of which dealt with Organizing for Action.

"The majority of this text originated in a 13 February 2017 blog post on "The Daily Jot," nearly 8 months before Krauthammer's name was erroneously attached to it. The post was entitled "The Perilous Times We Live In" and attributed to Christian journalist Bill Wilson.

With the exception of the opening and closing paragraphs, Wilson's article and the "Krauthammer" article are practically identical. Here's a comparison of the two articles with the shared text highlighted:

Wilson confirmed to us via email that he is the original author of this op-ed. Mike Watson, a research assistant for Krauthammer, also told us via email that this op-ed did not originate with the conservative columnist.

Dr. Krauthammer did not write it and has nothing to do with it.

Krauthammer's name was simply tacked onto the end of this article in an attempt to lend it an air of credibility. We previously addressed the claim that President Obama was forming a shadow government to undermine the Trump presidency and found that it was based on little to no evidence.

Fact Checker: Dan Evon

[Henry Hawk]

Libby,
I gotta give you my respect!!    and with that, I gotta kick myself in the ass!!    I'm sick and tired of NOT being able to trust a damn thing you read without having to spend time to verify it authenticity.

I should have went with my first instinct to think something was not right, because I knew Krauthammer had been very, very sick and has a long recovery.

I doesn't completely validate the story, because it is an interesting article....but, without spending MORE time to see who the author is....

Krauthammer isn't a person that I always agree with, but I have much respect for him and like to hear his thought and opinions.  Which is why I fell into the trap.

Another lesson learned, that fake news is rampart and it is up to US, to spend time to check the validity.

If anything, I am going to see if there is any "truth" to this article...because it is, indeed, alarming if there is any truth to it what-so-ever.

With that said, Thanks Libby...

[libby]

  Right back atcha, Hank! I know how much time it takes to check out everything, for it has always been part of my job, especially after I went to work for the feds. 

[Henry Hawk]

Throughout the entire history of the United States of America, everyone is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty, and not just when in a courtroom! We must not allow anyone, for any reason, to eliminate that protection for all Americans. That would turn us into a tyrannical nation where we can be accused of anything and we must then prove we did not do it, which is an impossibility.

[The Troll]

   Your little written speech just proved to me, one thing.

  You are an out and out know it all Narcissist. 

[Henry Hawk]

Do you even know what that word means?


How is it even possible for anyone with a lick of intelligence not somewhat agree with my statement?

[The Troll]

Do you even know what that word means?


How is it even possible for anyone with a lick of intelligence not somewhat agree with my statement?

  Take your head out of your ass for a minute and check YouTube and check out all of the posts on what a Narcissist is.  You will find you and your buddy Republicans there.    Trump is one of the largest Narcissist there is and so is Brett Kavanaugh  .