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Happy 2020, dear reader. Let’s ring in the New Year with some odd, unusual and inspiring news from the end of 2019.
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Did you know that former Nissan CEO escaped custody by hiding in an empty musical case?
Carlos Ghosn was on house arrest in Japan, charged with financial crimes. A group that identified themselves as musicians visited the 65-year old Ghosn on December 30 and spirited him away.
“I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed … I have not fled justice — I have escaped injustice and political persecution,” Ghosn stated according to the New York Post.
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Just when you thought all New York politicians were certifiable, along comes Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
A ridiculous opinion piece in The New York Times titled “Republican Women In Crisis” was met with a set-the-record straight series of Tweets by Rep. Stefanik.
“At the start of 2019, mainstream media gloated about the impossibility of an effective & comprehensive GOP effort to recruit women candidates,” she Tweeted. “We went to work & successfully recruited the strongest slate of GOP women candidates in any cycle. Ever. And it’s not even 2020!”
And that’s just the beginning.
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Svante Thunberg, father of the climate goddess Greta, has told everyone within shouting distance that her activism cured her depression.
Here’s what he didn’t add –– And the media’s focus on her ignorant views spreads depression among those who know better (basically almost all thinking adults).
Yes, Greta is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Source: AP
“….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!”
Tweet by President Donald J. Trump
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And, of course, actions speak louder than those words.
As Pope Francis well knows now that reports and photos are everywhere explaining how he slapped away the hand of a woman who grabbed his in St. Peter’s Square.
The Pope was visiting the Nativity Scene at the time.
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As always, we appreciate you reading this today. Don’t miss our next edition, straight from The Swamp.
Until Next Time,
Kris Cleary
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