While Omarosa Touts Her 'Tape,' John James Speaks to Black Americans, Charlottesville 2 Antifa Plans Fizzle, Strzok Is Fired, Jim Jordan Is Vindicated, and President Trump Welcomes Bikers

THE REAL NEWS TODAY IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF NEWS TODAY. And most of it was manufactured by your favorite ProgDem lapdog mainstream media. • • • OMAROSA -- MY PRETTY LITTLE POPPY. I know -- it was "Amapola, my pretty little poppy, You're like that lovely flower so sweet and heavenly..." Amapola is a 1920 song by Cádiz-born composer José María Lacalle García with Spanish lyrics. After the composer died in 1937, English language lyrics were written by Albert Gamse, and in the 1930s, the song became a standard of the rhumba repertoire, later crossing-over into pop music charts. Deanna Durbin sang the song in the 1939 film First Love. You can google it and listen to it being sung by Spanish tenor Miguel Fleta, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, Japanese singer Noriko Awaya, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with vocalists Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly -- that version arrived on the Billboard charts on March 14, 1941, and stayed there for 14 weeks, reaching #1. This was the version preferred by American soldiers in WWII and sung with irony as they fought in France and saw the poppies of Flanders fields. Another English-language version for the American market was recorded by Spike Jones and his City Slickers in the characteristic comic style of his band. Since its debut, "Amapola" has been a favorite recording of opera tenors including Tito Schipa (1926), Nino Martini (1941), Jan Peerce (1950), Alfredo Kraus (1959) and Luigi Alva (1963). Tatsuro Yamashita covered Amapola in his 1986 a cappella album "On The Street Corner 2." In 1990, "Amapola" was sung during the first Three Tenors concert in Rome. Bing Crosby recorded the song three times -- on his album El Señor Bing (1960), on Bing Crosby's Treasury -- The Songs I Love (1965), and finally for his 1975 album Bingo Viejo. Natalie Cole included "Amapola" in her 2013 album Natalie Cole en Español. An orchestral version of "Amapola" directed by Ennio Morricone served as a leitmotif in the 1984 gangster film Once Upon a Time in America. • I've had the song Amapola floating around in my brain since I was a child, and every time I hear or read Omarosa Manigault-Newman's name, Amapola starts singing in my head. • Not that I am trying to belittle Amapola -- the song will be around LONG after Omarosa is gone and forgotten. Unless, of course, Omarosa is charged with a breach of security protocols for taping Chief of Staff General John Kelly in the White House Situation Room while he was firing her. If, indeed, the firing took place in the Situation Room, and if, indeed, the tape Omarosa our pretty little poppy has now released, is not a phony and if, indeed, it was taped at all, instead of being spliced together to make General Kelly and President Trump look bad. That would endear our pretty little poppy with the virulently anti-Trump ProgDems and their propagandist media, who never bother to fact chack anything -- it only has to be anti-Trump to get on the air. And, it would sell copies of Omarosa's book -- nothing else would work as swiftly to boost sales. • Of course, the ProgDem media is now worried that there is a "HUGE" security problem in the White House -- if there is, the security problem has the name of Omarosa our pretty little poppy. "This is a HUGE security violation. HUGE," wrote Laura Rosenberger, the director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and a former Hillary Clinton advisor, on Twitter. "Makes you wonder what other kinds of security breaches are occurring under this White House." Others questioned why Kelly would have fired Omarosa in the Situation Room, which is ordinarily reserved for national security matters. • And, of course, Omarosa, the former 'Apprentice' star, campaigned for Trump and then took a job as director of communications for the Trump White House Office of Public Liaison, before leaving the White House in December 2017 after Kelly took over. • Finally, of course, just two years ago, Omarosa was described by media reports as a "top Donald Trump cheerleader" because of her repeated, forceful defenses of the President. “I’m black, female and Donald Trump is my friend,” she wrote in The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. “In my experiences with him, he has only been professional. I am aware of the perceptions. But he is open-minded: He does not judge people on their gender or race. He judges them on their ability to do the job." Commenting on her repeated praise of President Trump when she worked in the White House, the former "Apprentice" star told host Chuck Todd on Sunday that "I was complicit" in what she characterized as his administration's efforts to "deceive this nation." • Oh, Amapola-Omarosa, our pretty little poppy, how far you have fallen from your "sweet and heavenly" pedestal into the Swamp that will use you and then feed you to the alligators. • • • SPEAKING OF BLACK AMERICANS. We were, you know. Omarosa is black. But, there is a completely different black American that the Daily Caller wrote about on Sunday -- successful Republican Michigan Senate candidate John James told Fox News host Trish Regan on Saturday that President Trump’s “policies don’t have a race, but our president’s agenda is about elevating all Americans.” • John James is a West Point graduate, former Army Ranger and Apache pilot. He won the Republican primary on August 7 and will face incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow in November. James explained his conservative position with a nod to his brothers and sisters in arms, saying : “Too many people have died for me to have the right to think independently and I’m going to exercise that right to run as a conservative, to make sure that everybody can participate in the American dream regardless of what they look like.” When host Fox's Trish Regan asked about the identity politics often used to divide Americans into camps, James said that it was nothing more than a political tool : “Democrats are using...I’ll just say some Democrats are using identity politics to peddle a brand of victimhood and dependency that has kept generations of people shackled to economic in-opportunity.” James promised to focus on economic opportunities for all, beginning with K-12 education -- an area in which he felt that his opponent was lacking. He said : “Debbie Stabenow has voted for policies that keep people dependent on the federal government.” • • • AND SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT -- HOW ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE STYLE. The New York Post wrote last week that an emergency was declared ahead of the Charlottesville anniversary, quoting the Associated Press that reported : "Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and the city of Charlottesville on Wednesday proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of the one-year anniversary of a violent white nationalist rally that left one person dead and dozens of others injured. Officials said the declaration would streamline state and local operations this weekend while also allocating $2 million in state funds. The declaration authorizes the Virginia National Guard to assist in security efforts. Law enforcement officials said there will be a heavy police presence meant to deter any violence. Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle said more than 700 state police will be activated during the weekend and 'state police is fully prepared to act' to prevent any incidents like last year." • Well, nobody came to the party -- at least no "violent white nationalists." BUT, Antifa was there !! The Daily Caller reported on Sunday that : "NBC reporter Cal Perry went to Charlottesville, Virginia, to document protests ahead of Sunday night’s planned 'Unite the Right' rally -- and in spite of the fact that white supremacists had not yet arrived on the scene, approximately 200 Antifa-led protesters soon turned on the police and reporters. Cal Perry tweeted : "@CalNBC. #Charlottesville is not having any of it this weekend.6:40 PM - Aug 11, 2018 · Charlottesville, VA." Another journalist, Terrence McCoy, tweeted : "@terrence_mccoy. I’m in Charlottesville today writing about this extraordinary police presence. Just watched one guy get arrested by 35 cops. Unclear what charges are.6:06 PM - Aug 11, 2018." • THEN, Antifa got ugly -- Cal Perry tweeted : "@CalNBC. Protest now in #Charlottesville. 2:59 AM - Aug 12, 2018.... Protesters very aggressive with media. #Charlottesville. 3:10 AM - Aug 12, 2018....Getting ugly in #Charlottesville. 3:14 AM - Aug 12, 2018.... Ugly. #Charlottesville." Antifa attacked the journalists, including Perry, who tweeted : "@CalNBC. Yeah. We’re getting a lot of this. Protesters trying to grab our camera. #Charlotsville....Ethan Gruber @ewg118 Replying to @CalNBC. Fuck off national media vulture. 3:26 AM - Aug 12, 2018 · Charlottesville, VA....Yeah. We’re getting a lot of this. Protesters trying to grab our camera....@CalNBC “Fu** you, snitch ass news bitch. Fu** you”. #Charlotsville 3:32 AM - Aug 12, 2018 · Charlottesville, VA." Commentary's Noah Rothman tweeted : "@NoahCRothman. Tomorrow will bebad. 4:23 AM - Aug 12, 2018." • BUT, tomorrow never came, evezn thouigh those intrepid Charlottesville political leaders were ready for them. American Thinker's James G. Robertson, a University of Virginia graduate and a Charlottesville resident, wrote on Sunday : "The city has banned a long list of items considered to be an “Implement of Riot,” and police officials have promised a heavy presence to deter violence. In addition, the Virginia National Guard has been authorized to assist in security efforts. And, lastly, for the general safety of the public, the city is closing roads, recreation parks, and the local recycling center for the weekend. One mile from downtown, the University of Virginia (UVA) will be closing The Lawn for a tickets only solidarity event in front of Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda, and various other campaigns and events have been sponsored around the city for spiritual reflection and unity. All of which, of course, are aimed at coming together to “resist” hate and Nazis and white supremacists in America. On Tuesday, new UVA President James E. Ryan released an open letter to the University community. Therein, he committed UVA to the safety and security of everyone on University grounds. His letter began, “As we approach the anniversary of the neo-Nazi and white supremacist marches last August...” But, wait a minute, hold on....Strangely enough, the police have not released any warnings of credible threats to the public, or of any neo-Nazi white supremacist plans to assemble in Charlottesville. Unite The Right, the legal permit holders who were driven from the public square in last year’s Antifa riot in Charlottesville, will be two hours away in Lafayette Park across from the White House. Nevertheless, the city has geared up for a shutdown, and some residents are comparing it to martial law." • Robertson showed a list of crimes committted in Charlottesville in the last 18 months -- murders, shootings, stabbings, rapes, robberies, assaults, drugs, abductions, sex trafficking, and gangs -- but no crimes committted by "neo-Nazi white supremacists." Robertson quipped : "O quelle horreur, maybe it’s the diversity crowd itself committing the crime! The month-to-month crime blotter has a level of violence all its own, yet the Charlottesville propaganda machine would have you believe that Nazis and white supremacists are the biggest threats to the city. On a monthly basis, there are dead and wounded all around the city, but you can’t constantly have solidarity events and unity concerts for the monthly crime roll of shootings, stabbings, assaults, rapes, and robberies. For that, you need a really bad boogeyman. And that’s why the Charlottesville propagandists need their Nazis. The threat of a hypothetical Nazi invasion will get you a city wide shut down, unity meetings for introspection and reflection, and re-education camps to promote the cultural Marxist mainline. It’s so much easier to hate the Nazis than it is to maintain a safe city throughout the year." • • • AS FOR THE WASHINGTON "WHIE URPEMACIST" RALLY. It got rained on. The New York Post reported on Sunday evening that : "The planned white nationalist gathering across from the White House was cut short when only about 20 supporters showed up to hear speeches that were overpowered by the chants of thousands of counter-protesters. The small band of white nationalists huddled together in the southwestern corner of Lafayette Park for what they billed as “Unite the Right 2,” separated by metal barricades and scores of cops from more than a thousand counter-protesters who filled the northern half of the park. The counter-protesters, packed in so tight they stood shoulder to shoulder, shouted slogans including “Nazis aren’t welcome!” and “No hate! No KKK! No fascist USA!” • Several speakers addressed the white nationalists and reporters from a stage set up near the Rochambeau Statue, with organizer Jason Kessler -- who had predicted a crowd of up to 400 -- saying, “I condemn neo-Nazis. This isn’t about racism. This is about free speech,” Kessler said. The white nationalists were driven off in white vans, accompanied by a police escort. Earlier, cops in yellow vests escorted the white nationalists past jeering counter-protesters as they marched to the park from the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station about a mile away. Many behind the barricades held up their middle fingers and yelled “F–k you” as the handful of marchers passed by. • BUT, siad the NYPost : "Following the rally, a group of about 200 anti-fascist activists, many wearing black masks, marched around the nation’s capital in the rain and confronted police officers who pushed them back." • On Saturday, President Trump -- who came under fire last year for saying there was “blame on both sides” for the Charlottesville violence -- tweeted a message ahead of the rally : “The riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted in senseless death and division. We must come together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and acts of violence. Peace to ALL Americans!” Of course, Democrats attacked Trump on the Sunday morning talk shows, with Senator Tim Kaine telling CBS’ “Face the Nation,” “There is a concerted effort that he has been engaged in to divide people, including dividing them based on race.” • WHERE DO THEY GET these nonsensical ideas. The president was calling for love and peace among all Americans -- and Tiny Tim Kaine calls it a "concerted effort" to "divide people...based on race." Kaine needs some serious remedial reading lessons. • • • PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS BUSY WITH BIKERS. The Daily Caller reported on Saturday that the "BIKERS FOR TRUMP" event got rained out, so the President invited them all to go inside. YEP. President Trump greeted nearly 200 military veterans, law enforcement officers, supporters and members of the New Jersey chapter of “Bikers for Trump” at his Bedminster golf club on Saturday afternoon. The bikers waited in a deluge at the President's Bedminster golf club for the chance to meet the President. He greeted them, signed MAGA caps, and posed for selfies. Everybody had a great time. It was the President's turn to tweet : "@realDonaldTrump. Hundreds of Bikers for Trump just joined me at Bedminster. Quite a scene -- great people who truly love our Country! 8:59 PM - Aug 11, 2018." By the way, that tweet got 123,000 hits and 44,800 people are talking about it -- beats non-existent "neo-Nazi white Supremacists" every time. • • • DEAR READERS, to end our blog today, let's lave some really good news. • First, the FBI has fired Peter Strzok, months after anti-Trump texts were revealed. Strzok's attorney Aitan Goelman, says the FBI's decision is a "departure from typical bureau practice...bureau Deputy Director David Bowdich 'overruled' the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility to remove him." President Trump and his allies for months have hammered the former FBI agent and cast him as the poster child for anti-Trump bias within the bureau and Justice Department. Reacting to the firing, the President tweeted : "@realDonaldTrump. Agent Peter Strzok was just fired from the FBI -- finally. The list of bad players in the FBI & DOJ gets longer & longer. Based on the fact that Strzok was in charge of the Witch Hunt, will it be dropped? It is a total Hoax. No Collusion, No Obstruction - I just fight back!....Just fired Agent Strzok, formerly of the FBI, was in charge of the Crooked Hillary Clinton sham investigation. It was a total fraud on the American public and should be properly redone!....Will the FBI ever recover it’s once stellar reputation, so badly damaged by Comey, McCabe, Peter S and his lover, the lovely Lisa Page, and other top officials now dismissed or fired? So many of the great men and women of the FBI have been hurt by these clowns and losers!" Strzok was removed from the special counsel probe last year after the discovery that he exchanged anti-Trump and other politically charged messages with colleague and lover Lisa Page. In June, he was then escorted from his FBI office and lost his security clearance amid the release of a scathing DOJ inspector general report that largely dealt with the DOJ and FBI’s handling of the investigation into Clinton’s private email server but uncovered messages that “appeared to mix political opinion with discussions” about that probe -- namely, between Strzok and Page. The IG ultimately found no evidence that the bias among the several FBI agents impacted prosecutorial decisions in the Clinton email probe. But Republicans have repeatedly raised concerns that anti-Trump bias played a role in the start of the investigation into Russian meddling and potential collusion with Trump associates in 2016. One Strzok text in particular vowed to "stop" Trump from becoming president. AND, in an explosive congressional hearing last month, Strzok sought to clear his name and address the many controversial messages. He claimed his personal opinions did not affect his work. But Republicans tore into the FBI official, with House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy saying he exhibited "textbook bias." House Freedom Caucus chairman Representative Mark Meadows gave a statement to Fox News, saying : "Peter Strzok was fired from the FBI because of what his own written words plainly showed: he was willing to use his official FBI position to try and stop President Trump from getting elected. He tarnished the FBI's sterling reputation and severely damaged public trust in an institution where trust is paramount. His conduct should deeply concern every American." House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said in a statement to Fox News. • Second good news for the day is that a record number of American small businesses have hired new workers in the month of July, a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) finds. The NFIB survey of more than 1,700 small businesses across the United States reveals that workers are being hired at a record rate by small businesses, hitting a 12-year high. The NFIB report states : “Small business owners added the largest number of workers per firm since 2006 in July, adding a net 0.37 workers per firm on average, almost double June’s rate. Seventeen percent (up 2 points) [of small businesses] reported increasing employment an average of 4.7 workers per firm and 11% (down 1 point) reported reducing employment an average of 2.0 workers per firm (seasonally adjusted)....A seasonally-adjusted net 23% [of small businesses] plan to create new jobs, up 3% from June and at record high levels. Not seasonally adjusted, 24% plan to increase total employment at their firm, and 4% plan reductions.” President Trump’s “hire American” economy has secured a record-low unemployment rate for high school dropouts, the workers most likely to take blue collar jobs. This record low unemployment rate for blue collar Americans is partially due to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Illegal aliens are vastly likely to take blue collar jobs, depressing wages for America’s bottom line. • AND, American Thinker's Monica Showalter reported last Saturday that : "Represnetative Jim Jordan, the Ohio congressman who was spotted as a star by President Trump at a rally last week, is finally getting some vindication. Turns out that an earlier smear-attack on him, put on by the left about how he supposedly ignored sexual abuse as a coach earlier in his career, reported copiously by the press, was fake and phony all along. Just as Thomas Lifson suspected from the get-go, calling it the work of 'the left's personal destruction machine.' Turns out the person who leveled the original charge has since recanted." Showalter quoted the Daily Caller : "A former Ohio State University wrestler is recanting his claims that Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan knew of sexual abuse allegations against a university physician when he coached wrestling at the school over 20 years ago. 'At no time did I ever say or have any direct knowledge that Jim Jordan knew of Dr. Richard Strauss’s inappropriate behavior,' Mark Coleman, a former MMA fighter who wrestled at Ohio State when Jordan coached there, said in a statement. 'I have nothing but respect for Jim Jordan as I have known him for more than 30 years and know him to be of impeccable character.' Coleman is the first former OSU wrestler to recant his claims that Jordan knew about sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, an OSU physician accused of molesting dozens of student-athletes." So, states Showalter : "There was nothing to it all along. Yet the press, which so loudly reported the original lie, has just minimally covered this recantation. Will they now report the recantation with as much vim and vigor as they did the original charges? If they don't, it's proof positive that the whole thing was a setup all along and they were its gullibly willing accomplices, led along by their loathing of President Trump. That's some record. As for Jordan, who was the victim of a tremendous injustice, as former Reagan Labor secretary Ray Donovan once put it: Where do I go to get my reputation back? Jordan joins a long line of effective GOP legislators and jurists who had their careers damaged and often cut short by phony charges - Representative Tom DeLay, Senator Ted Stevens, Governor Sarah Palin, Judge Clarence Thomas and others." • We can be thankful that the Fake news was caught soon enough to save Freedom Caucus conservative and Trump supporter Jim Jordan. BUT, the pattern is becoming so often used in the media, that we can only hope the public will now take notice that these untrustworthy media blitzes are FAKE NEWS and that the end-game really is to DESTROY TRUMP. We were originally worried that the ProgDem Deep State Swamp would drown us -- but it isn't going to happen. Their increasing reliance on lies and smear tactics is becoming clear. They are just a bunch of ProgDem political hacks who have no chance of destroying the Real Thing. America supports President Trump and his far-reaching, successful agenda to Make America Great Again.