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AIRLINER LATEST – From London's Express:  BRITISH extremists were behind the bombing of a Russian jet over Egypt, intelligence experts believe.  They were overheard celebrating moments after the explosion that blew the plane apart, killing all 224 on board.  The jihadis were heard talking in Birmingham and London accents by spies at GCHQ in Cheltenham.  Trained in Syria and with an electronics background, it is believed they may have had a hand in building the bomb.  The success of the attack could inspire them to target British airports next, a former Special Branch officer warned last night.  GCHQ, the Government’s secret listening centre, picked up “chatter” from extremist groups in Egypt immediately after the Russian plane came down.  The regional accents suggest “a definite and strong link” between British extremists and the attack, according to intelligence sources.  We cannot confirm this, but it certainly is scary.

TRUMP ON SNL – Like many of you, I couldn't resist watching Trump on "Saturday Night Live."  He came off pretty well, humorous without being silly.  The show overall wasn't particularly good, except for the wonderful, and not terribly kind, impersonations of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  But the parts with Trump neither hurt him nor helped him.  The real star actually was his daughter, Ivanka, who, in real life, is truly beautiful and brainy, and a great asset to the Trump organization.  I think this TV appearance will be forgotten quickly.  The debate this week on Fox Business is far more important.

HYPOCRISY DEFINED – From WaPo:  Two years ago, San Carlos Apache chairman Terry Rambler was at the White House, meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the “racially offensive” name of the Washington Redskins. Last week, Rambler was in blackface. On Sunday, the Arizona tribe leader posted a Facebook photo of himself dressed as Bob Marley for Halloween, complete with fake dreadlocks and blackface makeup. The picture has caused outrage, especially given Rambler’s own public protests against racism towards Native Americans.  This what happens when political correctness, and not common sense and responsibility, start to govern our affairs.  A lot of frauds and phonies start coming out of the woodwork.

November 7,  2015