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  Evidence: What The Hell Is It? 

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Evidence: What The Hell is It?

Evidence. What the hell is it? Is it a reporter’s article? Is it a news program? If so, which ones? How do we determine these things? I’ll tell you. Figure out who you like. Then, use that bias, as the basis for believing whatever-the-hell makes you feel good. This means disregarding everything you disagree with while focusing solely on the things you hope are true.

Here’s a for instance: The Obama administration—at the highest levels—spied on the Trump campaign during an election. That is an undeniable fact. The explanation for why they spied; “Trump colluded with Russia,” is lacking any and all actual evidence. That’s no evidence, zero, zilch, nada, a complete vacuum of evidence, a black hole of evidence. But much innuendo is offered nonetheless, by a highly partisan press using select adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and such, as a substitution for that lack of evidence,. “Look!” They say. “What was Don Jr. doing, meeting with shadowy Russians? What was Donald Trump doing, meeting with a Russian ambassador? What about those back channels? Hey! Here’s a new book by a guy who writes for The Hollywood Reporter and GQ Magazine, which incriminates Donald Trump. I mean, when I want to know about celebrities or how to dress at a dinner party, these are my go-to choices for journalistic integrity.

If that ain’t evidence, I don’t know what would be!


Now the keywords, in this little game of subterfuge are; “Shadowy,” Back channels,” and “Russians.” Put these words together, and we have a conspiracy on our hands. Of course, an objective human being, (Meaning, a non-Democrat or a non-New York Times reporter,) understand that this is partisan bullshit—and does not, in any way, constitute actual evidence. Evidence is tangible; blood, fingerprints, documents, (No, not the manufactured kind!) Verifiable statements, made by objective sources, and then verified by multiple other, objective sources. Not unnameable, unnamed sources. Sentient beings also know that politicians meet with all sorts of people and always have, including Russians. The words “Shadowy,” and “Back Channels,” however, leads the partisan nut-job to conclude that espionage must be involved. At, which point, their partisan bias does the rest, filling in the blanks with imaginative scenarios, all of which end with the imprisonment of Donald Trump—and Hillary Clinton crowned as queen of America. Nay! The world! And then, everything will be, as it should, including, high taxes, heavy regulation, mass immigration of happy Jihadist Muslims, blowing up women and children, and beheading infidels. This will be followed by articles about why you’re more likely to be killed by a pet dog than a Jihadist Muslim. “You bigoted bastard!” What are a few hundred dead, when talking about the glories of diversity. Because diversity is our strength! Unlike that old-school idea about unity, which used to be our strength, until global corporations needed all that cheap 3rd world labor, to keep costs low, and profits high.

Plus, let’s not forget, the end of Christianity, and the end of America, as it’s existed from the get-go. But these partisans nut-jobs don’t know that. They never knew much anyway. So, what the hell. However, with Hillary as queen, abortions will be free, even mandatory (to help with global warming.)

They’ll tax your car.

They’ll even, tax your feet.

They’ll tax how far you can drive,

and what you eat.


Yes! Under Queen Hillary, they’ll tax and regulate American industry into oblivion, forcing entrepreneurs to set up shop in Mexico, Taiwan, India, etc., instead of the U.S., which will be great for the poor of those other countries. And, in the process, impoverish our country.

Ain’t equality great!

This is how you transfer the wealth of one nation, like the U.S., to the third world, Barack Obama’s favorite part of the world, which is really done on behalf of global corporations, not-so-carefully disguised as the poor. And then soon, very soon, we’ll all be one, equally poor, equally hungry, equally living under the thumb of unelected bureaucrats, as we follow Europe’s lead down the rabbit hole of history. We’ll be Democrats, though, which will make it OK, because you won’t have any choices anymore, but it’ll be good anyway.

Claude Hopper