How the Obamas could easily win eight more years in the White House

Michelle Obama is currently even more popular in America than her husband, Barack.

How the Obamas could easily win eight more years in the White House
New York Post
By Michael A. Walsh

As the president of the United States shelters in place with the White House press corps, and Joe Biden gibbers senselessly into the GoPro camera in his Delaware basement, this fall’s national election has been thrown into a cocked tricorn by the coronavirus. Many of Donald Trump’s retail-politicking strengths — the huge rallies, his command of crowds — have been neutralized, and while he still has control of the narrative from his bully pulpit in the West Wing, the national media remains dead set against him, and puts the worst possible spin on every word he speaks.

Meanwhile, Biden and his wandering hands are safely confined to quarters instead of out on the campaign trail, which shields the Democrats from more possible fallout over not only his past behavior but his full-throated endorsement of Communist China throughout his career. The donkey party is thus free to market the cardboard-cutout version of its candidate, having finally accomplished their mission of running a generic Democrat against Orange Man Bad, without ever having to expose him to the general public.

No wonder there’s talk on the Left of canceling the conventions and running an all-mail election. The further away the country stays from reopening, the better their chances.

Still, as 2016 demonstrated, even when the fix is in, you never know. What the Democrats need in order to be sure of beating Trump is the perfect vice presidential candidate, one who will not only balance the ticket, push progressive causes, and check all the social-justice boxes but who will turn out the African American vote in droves without Biden’s having to say a word or lift a finger.

Biden’s already on record as saying he’ll choose a woman. But none of the defeated female candidates for the nomination, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, excited much interest from the Democratic base during the primaries, and while there’s a small Stacey Abrams boomlet currently going on, her record as the defeated candidate for Georgia governor doesn’t inspire much confidence — even if, in her own mind, she still thinks she won.

Adding Michelle Obama to Biden’s presidential bid would be an unstoppable ticket, and potentially give the Obamas eight more years in the White House.

So the choice is clear: Michelle Obama. Never mind that she has even less political experience than Hillary Clinton did when she ran for the White House, and has long said she disdains public office.

Currently, Michelle is in talks to possibly endorse Biden via a video and is said to be lending her name to a campaign fundraiser as early as next week, according to The Hill. "If she engages, God help Donald Trump, because she’s tough as nails and enormously popular," former Democratic Party chairman of South Carolina Dick Harpootlian told the outlet. With her husband finally having endorsed Biden last week, the stage is now set.

Here’s how it would work:

• In the next month or so, Biden would announce Michelle Obama as his running mate. With a little reverse engineering of the Obama-Biden bumper stickers of 2008 and 2012, they’re good to go.

• Michelle would immediately attract the undying worship of the national press corps. With the country still in lockdown, she can wave to Andrea Mitchell & Co. from the front door of her residences in Washington, DC ($8.1 million purchase price), Martha’s Vineyard ($11.75 million) or Chicago ($1.65 million).

• Barack Obama, who manfully supports his wife in all her endeavors, would joke about being the First Husband and cite his familiarity with the White House as a qualification.

• Nov. 3: With the black vote and the Bernie Sanders wing of the party solidly behind them, the Biden-Obama(s) team would defeat Trump in both the popular vote and the Electoral College, flipping Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and North Carolina and winning both houses of Congress.

• Jan. 20, 2021: Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.

• Jan. 21: On live television, Joe and Dr. Jill Biden tearfully announce that the 78-year-old president is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office," and that under the 25th Amendment, he’s resigning. Michelle Obama is now president of the United States and will not only fill out Biden’s term but will retain her eligibility to run again in her own right in 2024 when she will have turned 60.

• Jan. 22: President Obama announces her choice for vice president …

However unlikely, it’s the smart play. How could the Republicans ever counter it?

Michael Walsh is an author and screenwriter. His next book "Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is Lost" (St. Martins), is out later this year.

House passes Democrat-led bill for sweeping police reform in wake of George Floyd's death

House passes Democrat-led bill for sweeping police reform in wake of George Floyd's death

NBC News
By Rebecca Shabad and
Dartunorro Clark
June 25, 2020

BREAKING: U.S. House passes sweeping policing reform bill, largely along party lines, that aims to address systemic racism and police brutality in wake of the police killing of George Floyd; Minnesota Rep. Omar presided over the vote.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a sweeping police reform bill on Thursday largely along party lines to address systemic racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

"Exactly one month ago, George Floyd spoke his final words — ‘I can’t breathe’ — and changed the course of history," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on the steps outside the Capitol Thursday morning, flanked by House Democrats, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus, chaired by Rep. Karen Bass of California.

Americans have since been demanding that that "moment of national agony become one of national action," Pelosi said hours before the 236-181 vote.

Applause broke out in the chamber after the bill's passage. Three Republicans — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Will Hurd of Texas and Fred Upton of Michigan — broke ranks and joined Dems in supporting the bill.

"The George Floyd Justice and Policing Act will fundamentally transform the culture of policing to address systemic racism, curb police brutality and bring accountability to our police departments," Pelosi said. "It will save lives."

Bass said that it was not until the advent of cellphone cameras that stories of police abuse "were finally exposed to the world," and that deaths were previously "disregarded, not believed, not acknowledged."

"We are supposed to be the beacon of hope for human rights in other countries, and the Justice and Policing Act is a bill for human rights in our country," Bass said.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., presided over the afternoon debate as speaker pro tempore. Omar represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which covers the city of Minneapolis, where Floyd died on May 25 while in police custody after an officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

"This is the first step in bringing real change to policing in this country," said Omar in a statement following the vote. "My community has been crying out for justice and real reform for decades."

"This legislation is an important step in the right direction, but we can’t stop here, she said. "We must heed the calls of the people who are impacted by police brutality daily and restructure broken police departments across our country." Read more

Yes your employer is legally allowed to confiscate your phone while you are at work.

Yes your employer is legally allowed to confiscate your phone while you are at work.
Avvo, attorney answer by Sagar P. Parikh
Business Attorney in Beverly Hills, CA

Q&A Asked in Anaheim, CA
Is it legal for a manager to take your cell phone away? And, in the event money goes missing from phone case, what can be done?

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More Firms Ban Smartphones at Work for Safety Reasons

by CoreMark| 

October 05, 2018

More and more employers are banning cell phones in the workplace because they are distracting enough to be a serious safety issue for workers.

Most notably, General Motors has banned all employees, including its CEO, from walking around with their mobile phones while talking, texting or using other smartphone functions.

You already know the dangers of using your phone while behind the wheel, as vehicular deaths have spiked since the ubiquity of smartphones. But in many workplaces – think warehouses, construction sites, factories and other worksites with equipment and inventory – the distraction of a smartphone can have deadly consequences.

On top of that, they are "productivity killers," as a report called them after finding that 75% of employers surveyed said that at least two hours a day were lost to distractions like texting and the Internet. Read more

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HR Questions: Can Cell Phones be Banned at Work?

Can an employer ban the use of cell phones at work? How about audio and video recordings?

These questions bring up issues that have been the subject of recent litigation.

Yes, you can limit or even prohibit use of cell phones during work hours. Employees can be expected to give their undivided attention to the work you pay them to perform, and if that means cell phones need to be turned off or put away, you are entitled to make this request. However, employees should be allowed to use cell phones during their break and meal periods, as this time needs to be truly their own in order to satisfy the requirements of state law. Fair warning: if you attempt to prohibit cell phone use during all non-break time, you may receive some fairly aggressive push back. A more lenient policy may do the trick. Our standard language says, "Personal cell phone use should be kept to a reasonable limit during working hours. Reasonableness will be determined by your manager." This language gives your managers considerable discretion, but they should be trained to use the same standard of reasonableness for all employees to avoid claims of discrimination. Read more

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Workplace Safety – More Firms Ban Smartphones in Worksites

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Police in Norway Haven't Killed Anyone in Nearly 10 Years

Armed Police Officers on patrol Oslo Airport 

Police in Norway Haven't Killed Anyone in Nearly 10 Years
Newsweek.com
BY PAULA MEJIA

Police in Norway hardly ever use their guns, a new report released by the Scandinavian country's government shows. In fact, it's been almost 10 years since law enforcement shot and killed someone, in 2006.

Perhaps the most telling instance was when terrorist Anders Breivik opened fire in 2011 and killed 77 people in Utoya and Oslo. Authorities fired back at him, all right, but only a single time. In 2014, officers drew their guns 42 times, but they fired just two shots while on duty. No one was hurt in either of those instances.

Considering that police officers in the United States have killed more than 600 people this year alone, the report certainly is eye-opening. Of course, law enforcement officials in the United States face greater threats of violence while on duty.

Guns are not central to police activity in Norway, which is one reason why the law enforcement shooting rates are so low. As in Britain, police in Norway typically patrol while unarmed and only bear arms in extenuating situations.

In the past, experts have said that reevaluating U.S. law enforcement tactics--specifically having less of an emphasis on force and making face-to-face interactions more common--could help cut the shooting rates there, at least in the short term. A more complicated issue is the relative lack of trust in police officers in the U.S.

Sociologist Guðmundur Oddsson, speaking to Tech Insider, said Norwegians' higher sense of trust in law enforcement was perhaps one of the reasons for the country's low gun violence rates. "Trust is an extremely powerful mechanism of informal social control. In smaller, more ethnically homogeneous countries like Norway, building that trust is easy. People feel a sense of togetherness for many reasons, including the fact that most people look similar and hold similar beliefs," he said. Read more

MOTION TO DISQUALIFY CIRCUIT JUDGE ANTHONY TATTI

Judge Tatti

MOTION TO DISQUALIFY JUDGE ANTHONY TATTI. 

This Motion is Verified by Neil J. Gillespie F.S. § 92.525(2)

COMES NOW the Defendant, NEIL JOSEPH GILLESPIE, an indigent nonlawyer appearing pro se, in the first person, and files Verified Motion To Disqualify Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti, and states,

1. I move to disqualify Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti ("Judge Tatti") as judge in my cases under Rule 2.330(b) Fla. R. Jud. Admin., Canon 3E(1) Code of Judicial Conduct for the State of Florida, and State ex rel. Davis v. Parks because I fear I will not receive a fair trial, fair rulings or other fair judicial proceedings because of specifically described prejudice or bias of the judge. Read more

Looking for a vice presidential running mate for 2020

Neil J. Gillespie for President 2020
Looking for a vice presidential running mate for 2020

Hello, I am looking for a vice presidential running mate for 2020. My campaign is no party affiliation and write-in.

Eligibility : To serve as vice president, an individual must: be a natural-born U.S. citizen; be at least 35 years old; be a resident in the U.S. for at least 14 years. Interested? Please email me: neilgillespie@mfi.net

LAWSUIT AGAINST JUDGE ANN MELINDA CRAGGS

Judge Craggs

LAWSUIT AGAINST JUDGE ANN MELINDA CRAGGS

COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

LAWSUIT AGAINST FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FLORIDA 

1. Jurisdiction and venue arise under litigation in the Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit,

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie et al., case no. 2013-CA-00115, 

Marion Co. Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Judge Ann Craggs presiding.

Plaintiff’s counsel: Curtis Alan Wilson, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

and the laws and Constitution of the United States, and Florida, including: 

2. Plaintiff Neil J. Gillespie, age 62, is an indigent nonlawyer, unable to obtain adequate counsel, a consumer of legal and court services affecting interstate commerce, a consumer of personal, family and household goods and services, consumer transactions in interstate commerce, a person with disabilities, a vulnerable adult, reluctantly appears pro se, henceforth in the first person, residing at 8092 SW 115th Loop, Ocala, Marion County, Florida 34481.

3.     Defendant FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FLORIDA is a state court of original jurisdiction, with main administrative offices in Ocala at the Marion County Judicial Center, 110 N.W. 1st Avenue, Ocala, FL 34475

7.      Defendant ANN MELINDA CRAGGS, Circuit Court Judge, and Individually, Marion County Judicial Center, 110 N.W. 1st Avenue, Third Floor Courtroom 3B, Ocala, FL 34475 

8. My Florida residential homestead has been in foreclosure on a federal Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or HECM, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) "reverse" mortgage program administered by the Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary or HUD) to enable home owners over 62 years old access the subject home's equity. 12 U.S.C. § 1715z20 et seq. and 24 C.F.R. Part 206. The record shows substantial violations of the HECM rules by the HUD-approved lender and lender parties. This foreclosure was filed January 9, 2013 and is entering its sixth year in the Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit, see.

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie et al., case no. 2013-CA-00115, 

Marion Co. Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Judge Ann Craggs presiding.

Plaintiff’s counsel: Curtis Alan Wilson, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

9. The Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit is subject to the provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended. 

10. I am age 62. I was determined totally disabled by Social Security as of January 17, 1992.

11. The ADA Coordinator for the Fifth Judicial Circuit for Marion County is Kristina Valdez. I have been in email contact with Ms. Valdez at kvaldez@circuit5.org regarding disability accommodation in this case since at least February 1, 2013.

12. I have repeatedly requested disability accommodation in this case in the Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit and have been denied.

13. Judge Craggs presided over a non-jury trial July 18, 2017 on the foreclosure of my home where I attended without disability accommodation, as described in Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie Non-Jury Trial July

18, 2017. Paragraph 2 of my Affidavit states: 

2. On July 18, 2017 I was taken by ambulance to the hospital after becoming sick during a non-jury trial on the foreclosure of my home. I was alone and without counsel to represent me. Presiding Judge Ann Melinda Craggs continued the trial without me and ruled for the bank.

The record shows Judge Craggs entered FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE but the Order does not mention that left the hearing while ill and courthouse by ambulance. Also see,
Appendix F: Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, Medical Expenses Non-Jury Trial July 18, 2017.

14. The non-jury trial was held in the Marion County Judicial Center, 110 N.W. 1st Avenue, Third Floor Courtroom 3B, Ocala, FL 34475.

15. Most recently I filed a Motion for Disability Accommodation on December 23, 2018 for accommodation on December 31, 2018 during a Case Management Conference in the Marion County Judicial Center, see DEFENDANT NEIL J. GILLESPIE'S MOTION FOR DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION RE: ORDER SCHEDULING CASE MANAGEMENT (WAVER OF CONFIDENTALITY) Filing # 82518052 E-Filed 12/23/2018 08:06:33 PM.

16. Ms. Valdez denied my disability accommodation request on Friday December 28, 2018.

17. Judge Craggs denied my motion for disability accommodation by Order entered on December 28, 2018, see Filing # 82648977 E-Filed 12/28/2018 01:43:23 PM.

18. As a result of being denied disability accommodation, the Fifth Judicial Circuit denied me due process, denied me the protection of the laws and Constitution of the United States, and Florida, and is in the process of wrongly setting a date to sell my home.  

19. The damages in this case exceed $100,000.

WHEREFORE, I seek all damages as permitted by law, actual damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys fees for any attorneys who may represent me, or work on my behalf, and costs and expenses, and such other or further relief as is permitted or justified. Read more here

Link to Certified Process Servers, Fifth Judicial Circuit Florida

Defendant William Woods, Sheriff, Marion County Florida

Sheriff Billy Woods

Defendant William Woods, Sheriff
Marion County Sheriff’s Office

RE: Neil J. Gillespie vs. Sarah May Thompson, William Woods, Sheriff, Marion County, Florida
Emergency Complaint for Unlawful Detainer

Dear Defendant Woods:

Please find attached my pro se Amended Complaint for Unlawful Detainer.

An attorney has suggested that your deputies were wrong to allow Ms. Thompson to smash a large glass sliding door in my home, smash a window in the garage, remove the doorknob to my kitchen entry door, trash the inside of my property looking for her smart phone, and turn off my electricity at the circuit breaker several times, aka the interruption of utilities.

As I survey the damage, I see Ms. Thompson helped herself to $32 worth of my moving boxes. Am obligated to provide her with moving boxes, or is that a crime? And food, she is eating my food, am I obligated to feed her? Thompson is so crazy she asked me to give her a ride somewhere, and upset when I said no.

Defendant Woods, what about the HP laptop Thompson stole, which the MCSO refused to search for, and I recovered with help of Dunnellon Police Officer Raines? Or Thompson’s assault and battery today when I sought to secure her unattended smart phone? I don’t allow those in my home. I believe she unlawfully intercepted my oral communication.

On January 30, 2020 I made a federal civil rights complaint against, inter alia, Deputy Nicholas Austin (5425P), see Exhibit 19. Austin granted tenancy for Thompson this morning, and set the stage for what followed. He is stupid, biased, and has a conflict of interest. And he is another crony of Lt. Welch. I am going after his badge and his retirement (forfeited) for corruption.

The only good thing today, I got to name you as a defendant.

Sincerely,
/s/
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net

PUBLIC NOTICE TO Sarah May Thompson

PUBLIC NOTICE TO Sarah May Thompson June 5, 2020

Sarah May Thompson
14445 SW 34th Terrace Road
Ocala, Florida 34473

Ms.Thompson: You failed to pick up your personal property as promised. I will consider your property abandoned after 11:59 PM today, June 5, 2020 if not picked up by then. Thereafter I plan to ship your abandoned personal property by United Parcel Service (UPS) on Monday June 8, 2020 to your last known address, the address appearing on your Florida identification card: Sarah May Thompson, 14445 SW 34th Terrace Road, Ocala, Florida 34473. Current shipping charges may apply. Please advise within 24 hours of this public notice, or I will proceed on that basis. Thank you.

Neil J. Gillespie
8092 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net

PUBLIC NOTICE TO Sarah May Thompson June 5, 2020 (Scrbd)
Also see, Woman caught with drugs in Dunnellon traffic stop
Also see, State Attorney Brad King: Announcement of No Information in Sarah Thompson case

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BUNKERING DOWN Inside the White House bunker used after 9/11 where Trump was taken during George Floyd riots

BUNKERING DOWN Inside the White House bunker used after 9/11 where Trump was taken during George Floyd riots
The U.S. Sun
Danielle Cinone
Jun 1 2020

PRESIDENT Donald Trump was taken inside the White House bunker as George Floyd riots escalated across Washington D.C.

Agents reportedly rushed Trump to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) - which was used after the 9/11 terror attacks and is equipped with secret tunnels - on Sunday night.

Trump was moved to the bunker before more than 50 Secret Service agents were injured during the sixth night of violence prompted by George Floyd's Monday death, the New York Times reported.

It is located in the ground below the East Wing of the White House, but its exact placement is kept secret.

The PEOC was constructed to protect Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and was originally built to hold out against a direct nuclear hit.

The White House detailed that the PEOC can be accessed by an elevator "located behind multiple vault-type doors with biometric access control systems."

The bunker has previously been utilized by Vice President Dick Cheney during 9/11, when authorities feared that one of the hijacked planes was headed towards the White House. Read more