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The Taylor County News, May 14, 2020, Page 2.
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valori Moore
This column is normally the last thing I do to complete the
weekly paper There are a few reasons for this. One, if I have too
much empty space, I can get long-winded and fill the space, and
if 1 am short on space, 1 can shorten it up (or leave it out), and it's
not a big deah 1 would much rather make room for the more
important “stuff”, Another reason is because I normally have no
earthly idea as to what to write, so I procrastinate, it’s a rare
thing when it all works out just right! This week, it worked out
perfectly! I have very little space for my “views' 1 , which is a good
thing, because this pandemic has confused my brain, and 1 can’t
get my thoughts together to come up with a cohesive string of
sentences. Plans for just about everything are all up in the air
and changing by the minute. Nothing is set in stone right naw-
that makes reporting the news a little bit tedious. But, we are
going to make it!
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I have one tidbit o( news that (hopefully) is not changing: Online
subscriptions to The Taylor County News are now' available. Week
before last, 1 mentioned that 1 was “trying' 1 to accomplish this
task. Well, with the help of some wonderful folks-the task is
accomplished. The online edition will be available every Wednes
day morning, and subscribers will get a message that their pa-
per is available to view. (Of course, this will change for holidays,
etc., but it will be available at the same time as the printed edi
tion.) If you are interested, just go to www.tayiorcountynews.coin.
Wall have a great week. Can’t wait to see you all again!
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Abuse of Power
On Thursday, May 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court in a
rare UNANIMOUS decision tossed out the federal crimi
nal convictions of two politicians, Bridget Kelly and Will
iam Baroni. Those Republicans were staff members of New
Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie* They with Port Author
ity of New York and New Jersey executive David Wildstein
in 2013 disrupted traffic across the George Washington
Bridge between New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey
for nearly a week. The trio’s actions were despicable po
litical acts that disrupted the automobile traffic flow of
working people, the kind of thing political hacks do to show
citizens who rules them.
President Obama’s cronies in Washington employed per
verted political power to prosecuted Kelly and Baroni as
criminals! Obama’s minions prosecuted Kelly and Baroni
under a distorted interpretation of federal property fraud
law.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Cortes won convictions send
ing Baroni to prison for 18-months and Kelly for 13-months
in a gulag saying Baroni in particular operated “out of the
playbook of some dictator in a banana republic. 1 ’ Humph!
The looney leftists celebrated until Thursday when ul
tra-liberal Obama appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Elena Kagan for the court wrote, ‘The evidence the jury
heard no doubt shows wrongdoing - deception, corruption,
abuse of power. But the federal fraud statutes at issue do
not criminalize all such conduct..." Cortez was the “banana
republic” tyrant!
Hours later that Thursday, the U.S. Department of Jus
tice filed a motion to dismiss phony criminal charges
against retired US Army Lieutenant General Michael
Flynn. The filing exposed a plot within the government to
overthrow a duly elected president!
The objective of the Obama administration and its FBI
hierarchy” wrote Andrew McCarthy of the National Re
view, “was to continue the Trump-Russia investigation,
even after President Trump took office, and even though
President Trump was the quarry. The investigation would
hamstring Trump's capacity to govern and reverse Obama
policies...the bureau was telling the FISA court that
Trump’s campaign was suspected of collaborating in
Russia’s election interference. FBI brass had also pushed
for the intelligence community to include the Steele dos
sier - the bogus compendium of Trump-Russia collusion
allegations - in its report assessing Russia’s meddling in
the campaign.
“But how could the FBI sustain an investigation target
ing the president when the president would have the power
to shut the investigation down?
The only way the bureau could pull that off would be to
conceal from the president the fullness of the Russia in
vestigation - in particular, the fact that Trump was the
target.
Scripture Of
The Week
Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation: for when he is tired, he
shall receive the crown of life, which
the Lord hath promised to them that
love Him.
James 1:12
King James Version
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“That is why Flynn had to go.”
Democrat politicians’ sinister deeds were far worse than
those two New Jersey hacks! They framed a man for a
nonexistent crime (lying to the FBI), extorted him into con
fessing in exchange of the government not framing Flynn’s
son for a nonexistent crime, and lied to federal judges,
Judge Emmet Sullivan castigated General Flynn from
the bench saying Flynn committed a “very serious crime,”
He also told Flynn, “Arguably, you sold your country out!”
Huh?
Brandon Van Grack, the government prosecutor, wrote,
“The defendant’s history and characteristics present miti
gating and aggravating circumstances. As detailed in the
Presentence Investigation Report C‘P3R”), the defendant’s
military and public service are exemplary. He served in
the military for over 33 years, including five years of com
bat duty led the Defense Intelligence Agency and retired
as a 3-star Lieutenant General...The defendant’s record of
military and public service distinguish him from every
other person who has been charged as part of the [Mueller
Witch-hunt]. However, senior government leaders should
be held to the highest standard. 1 ’
Van Grack withheld a trove of evidence showing no crime
occurred!
In the government’s 20 page filing to dismiss the Flynn
case it stated, “Based on a careful assessment of the bal
ance of proof, the equities, and the federal interest served
by continued prosecution of false statements that were not
“material” to any bona fide investigation, the Government
has concluded that the evidence is insufficient to prove its
case beyond a reasonable doubt. The Government there
fore moves to dismiss the criminal information under Rule
48(a).”
Every American should read that document. It is an in
criminatory statement of how the government abused Citi
zen Flynn.
Prosecutor Van Grack’s insistence that “the highest stan
dard” should apply to “senior government leaders” is ap
plicable now to him, FBI leadership, and Department of
Justice bosses after railroading General Flynn!
Van Grack will stand before his useful idiot Judge Sullivan
next! Ooorah!
Sadly, there will he NO apologies from Sullivan, Van
Grack, Mueller, Obama, or anybody for destroying a man’s
reputation and nearly bankrupting him with their lies.
They and other politicians will continue their “wrongdo
ing - deception, corruption, abuse of power." That is the
nature of American politics!
As bad as that sounds, I remain proud to be an American
because we have not YET begun to line our political oppo
nents against walls and machinegun them to death!
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The Devil
Always
Speaks First
By Billy Powell
Harley Bowers, the great southern sports writer, was my
close friend. We talked often and enjoyed each other’s com
pany, Harley told me that he always slept overnight on
every column before releasing it for newspaper publica
tion. Such is the case for life’s problems. We must guard
against instant reactions to given situations. Those who
shoot from the hip usually put their feet In their mouths
and make improper decisions that plague them for years.
In most human encounters, the Devil always speaks first.
With fanciful words, he tempted Christ three times in the
wilderness. He employed lies that caused Adam and Eve
to disobey God and suffer eviction from Eden. The devil
influenced Cain to murder his brother Abel. Based on scrip
ture, the devil has been tripping up the descendants of
Adam and Eve since the days of Eden. During Noah’s age,
the wickedness of mankind, influenced by demonic influ
ence, prompted God to destroy all life except Noah and his
family.
When King David looked from his roof and spotted the
beautiful Bathsheba, his ‘first impulse’was to pursue her.
You know the rest of the story. Bathsheba was married to
a soldier named Uriah. David sent Uriah into battle and
certain death. After Bathsheba gave birth to David’s son,
the Prophet Nathan chastised David for adultery. Soon the
child by this unholy union died. Had David taken the mat
ter to God and not reacted so quickly to enticements of the
flesh, he could have avoided much anguish and grief
My mother always told me that the Devil visits you every
day. Margaret Powell was right. “The Screwtape Letters”
by C.S, Lewis narrates accounts of how the Devi] causes
people to sin. In Lewis’ book. Uncle Screwtape, a senior
demon, instructs his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon,
to “appeal to the sinner’s emotions to keep him from using
reason." A prime example was King David who listened
first to his lust and cast aside his better judgment.
Lack of reasoning guarantees failure. Leading examples
are those who react first and think later. Such reactive
individuals alienate family and friends, suffer divorce, get
into disputes, go to prison, and fail in all aspects of life.
Just as Harley Bowers critiqued his articles overnight, we
must be diligent to call “timeout” before reacting to every
matter that arises, regardless how small.
Think through every situation and pray before acting,
speaking, or taking a position. Proverbs implores: “Let
every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to an
ger.” The devil is the instigator of sin and the cheerleader
for those sending themselves to self-made hells. The devil’s
fate is revealed by Rev 20: 10.
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Kindergarten
Registration
To register your child in Kin
dergarten for the 2020-2021
school year, please go to the
Taylor County Primary School
Website or the Taylor County
Primary School News and Infor-
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dick on the link. You can also go
to the following link:
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The registration period will
close on May 30, 2020. We look
f orward to meeting our new stu
dents! Thank you for the oppor
tunity to teach your child!