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Do Not Let Him Operate On My Damn Brain

May 21, 2019 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Okay, so today Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and part time brain surgeon, was testifying before the House Financial Services Committee.

It got weird.

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., was attempting to ask Secretary Carson about disparities in REO rates. According to Porter, Federal Housing Administration loans have far more properties that become real estate owned, than other loans from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

“I would also like to ask you to get back to me, if you don’t mind, to explain the disparity in REO rates. Do you know what an REO is?” asked the congresswoman.

“An Oreo…” replied Carson.

“R, no not an Oreo. An R-E-O.” shot back Porter.

“Real estate?” asked Carson.

“What’s the O stand for?” said Porter.

“E-organization?” asked Carson.

Not to brag or anything, but I’m not a brain surgeon but I know what a Real Estate Owned property is. Do I get extra points for that?

Porter also wondered if Carson thinks the D in HUD is for deportation.

Probably so.

 

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Don, Meet Karma

May 21, 2019 By: El Jefe Category: Trump

Trump lost an effort to conceal his tax returns from Congress today in federal court.  U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refused to issue an injunction to delay the order for Steve Mnuchin to release the returns, so Trump’s lawyers ran across the street to appeal that decision to the DC Circuit which hears these kinds of appeals.  I’ll give you one guess who is in charge of the DC Circuit.  It is…wait for it…Merrick Garland, the judge that Turtleneck McConnell unconstitutionally denied a hearing or vote on his nomination to the Supreme Court.

Karma is a bitch.

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Taking It a Bit Far

May 21, 2019 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

This is from the Republican National Committee’s monthly report to the FEC.

Now that’s what I call deep opposition research.

 

 

Because Mayor Pete’s great-great-grandfather might have been arrested once in the 19th Century and we could make a 30-second commercial out of that . . . .

 

Or maybe they are using it to prospect for donors – give them your personal information and then they identify all of your living relatives to ask for money.  That will make you so popular at Thanksgiving dinner!

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.

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Trump’s Latest Tax Return Fairytale

May 21, 2019 By: El Jefe Category: Trump

OK, this one is rich.  Trump’s latest excuse about not releasing his tax returns?  He’s being audited.  That’s right, that’s not new; his new reason is that he’s being audited because of his strong Christian faith and that the IRS is biased against Christians.  That’s right – he’s being audited because he’s Mr. Super Duper Christian now.

Jesus.  Literally.

 

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Well, Maybe He’s Just Real Late

May 21, 2019 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

If you’re like me and God love you if you are, you’ve been waiting to see whether Don McGahn is willing to go to jail for Trump and …

The House Judiciary Committee just adjourned today’s hearing. Former White House counsel Don McGahn was scheduled to testify during it, but he skipped.

The hearing finished after 21 members voted to adjourn. Another 13 voted no.

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Sweet Lady Karma

May 21, 2019 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

This is so sweet that it’ll bring a tear to your eye.

The minute a federal judge ruled that congress had every right to see Trump’s financial records, his lawyers denounced it and promised …

Jay Sekulow, one of the president’s personal attorneys, said: “We will be filing a timely notice of appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Do you want to know who is the chief judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals?

Put down your coffee first.

Merrick Garland.

The case will be heard by a panel of three judges from that court, so that means that Garland will not necessarily hear the case, but he’s the head honcho there and I thought Mitch McConnell might want to know that.  And you, I thought you’d want to know.

Thanks to Maggie for the heads up.

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