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Saturday, December 30, 2023

RI Heritage Hall of Fame pumps brakes on honoring Michael Flynn.

 BOSTON GLOBE: 

After facing outrage for honoring Trump’s disgraced former national security advisor, the orgainzation said in a statement that it will “defer Flynn’s induction to a more peaceful and rational time and a more secure place. 


I am not going to go into the Body of the rest of the Article, except to point out the reasoning skills offered in the following Quote;

“A majority of the board that voted to induct Flynn relied upon his 30-year record of public service and high attainments,” Conley wrote. “It accepted as true the grant of clemency from the president of the United States asserting that no crime was actually committed..."

Sorry to point this out, but an act of clemency or a pardon from the President, IS NOT PROOF OF INNOCENCE. IT IS BASICALLY AN ACT OF FORGIVENESS FOR CRIMINAL ACTIONS. TRUMP PARDONED THE ACTIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO COMMITTED CRIMES HE ADMITTED TO, THAT BENEFITTED TRUMP.

Friday, December 29, 2023

STATISTICS AND POLLS. Rules to live by. #1.

 MANIPULATING THE RESULTS IS TO EASY.


Yes No Maybe Yellow Indecisive Balloon Spe

This should be a given, but it is often not reported or ignored.  Poll results can be greatly influenced by the Tactics of those conducting them.

Example-  How often do you hear a poll prefaced by words like...

"... among registered..."

"...survey of likely voters..."

"...who identify themselves as.."

"...popularity among age groups..."

What do they all have in common? They tell us virtually nothing.

-  Where did the questioning take place?  Particularly, the "COMMUNITY."  Even in a small city or town, political differences can vary greatly, so knowing the exact locations can give us an indication about the validity of reported results.

-  How much of the information acquired about those who were interviewed or polled, was self- reported or unverifiable?

-  What were the guidelines or standards set that could disqualify an individuals answers from being included in the final results?

-  If there was more than a single question asked, was each individual asked ALL of them, or did previous answers influence the length of the interview?

-  What protocols were in place to guarantee that the Interviewers or Pollsters followed proper procedures?

NEVER ASSUME THAT  POLL RESULTS, EVEN IF THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF YOUR POINT OF VIEW, WERE CONDUCTED WITHOUT BIAS, WITH ALL SIDES TREATED FAIRLY. TO OFTEN THIS LEAVES US WONDERING..."WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG?"

Thursday, December 28, 2023

REQUESTED REPOST: Can you legally be kicked out of a restaurant for praying before a meal?...I answered this question on QUORA.

I have had a request to repost this Article because of the Current Controversy regarding the Concept of Freedom of Religion as it relates to the U.S. CONSTITUTION. 

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Can you legally be kicked out of a restaurant for praying before a meal if the people at the table next to you are bothered by your praying and complain to the manager and the manager asks you to leave?

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Yes, but it is not the subject matter itself that would be judged by the Legal System, but how the behavior itself was manifested. You have the RIGHT TO PRAY ANYWHERE YOU WANT.
However, you do not have the Right to create a disturbance that a reasonable person would object to, given the TIME, PLACE, and CIRCUMSTANCES.
It may be alright to scream out your devotions in Church, but not in a public area where all Americans expect freedom from the Ill-Mannered and Rude individuals who are disrupting the experience.
Praying at normal conversation tones would and should be tolerated until the words turn into a form of intimidation that crosses the line, either by Volume and/or Content, or disrupts the proceedings that prevent others from receiving the benefits that brought them to such a Meeting, Event, or Learning Experience.
If the manager kicked you out for simply engaging in a Religious Conversation he would be opening himself up for Legal Actions that he would find hard to defend in Court.
AGAIN: TIME, PLACE, CIRCUMSTANCES.



TRUMPIAN TRAITORS ARE EVERYWHERE: EVEN IN RHODE ISLAND

The RHODE ISLAND HERITAGE HALL OF SHAME--EH, FAME, decides to induct TRUMP STOOGE AND CONSPIRACY THEORIST MIKE FLYNN INTO THEIR RANKS.

Here is a short Post I wrote about Flynn on June, 29th, 2022. See the Link for the testimony, I just Transcribed what was said. Below it is the Providence Journal Article:

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TRUMP HERO MICHAEL FLYNN PLEADS THE 5TH AMENDMENT.  "SELF INCRIMINATION." A TRUMPIAN TRAITOR.

YOU WOULD HAVE MADE A FIRST-RATE NAZI FYNN. NO, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED "GENERAL," YOU'RE  A PATHETIC TRAITOR. GO TO PUTIN, MAYBE RUSSIA WILL MAKE YOU AN HONORARY "GENERAL."


LINK:

 https://twitter.com/i/status/1541850921029746689


Rep. Liz Cheney: Do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified morally?

Michael Flynn: Fifth [Amendment]. Cheney: Do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified legally? Flynn: Fifth. Cheney: Do you believe in the peaceful transfer of power? Flynn: Fifth.

TELL US, WHICH FLAG DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?


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The RI Heritage Hall of Fame voted to induct Gen. Michael Flynn. Now, members are resigning.

Katherine Gregg
Providence Journal.

PROVIDENCE - The selection of former Trump National Security Adviser − and renowned conspiracy theorist − Mike Flynn as an inductee into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame has led to more than a half dozen resignations from the board that oversees the Hall of Fame.

It also led former Congressman Jim Langevin, who was also selected last week for induction into the honorary Hall of Fame, to serve notice: "If retired General Michael Flynn were to be included in this class I would not accept the nomination."

In her letter of resignation from the board, former Rep. Denise Aiken wrote: "I find that I am unable to be associated with an organization that would choose to honor a criminal who failed to keep this oath to the Constitution of the United States."

"The inclusion of Lieutenant General Michael Flynn flies in the face of honorable service," wrote Aiken, adding in a subsequent interview: "I just couldn't see placing that particular nominee on the same footing with so many fabulous people that have been honored in that way over the many years that it's been in existence."

In their own co-signed letter of resignation to the president, Lawrence C. Reid, prominent lawyer John Tarantino and former Sen. Bea Lanzi called the selection of Flynn "both disappointing and astounding."

"There is an overall right and wrong in the universe, and what has happened here, in our view, and according to our moral compasses, and consciences, compels us to resign," they wrote in a letter obtained by The Journal.


FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE:

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/20/gen-michael-flynn-voted-to-ri-heritage-hall-of-fame-causing-backlash-politics-trump/71983324007/