Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Democrat convention plus Goodyear going "woke" and other stories

Democrat convention plus Goodyear going "woke" and other stories 08/19 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Democrats and the convention that no one is watching.....What's going on at Goodyear?....Governor Abbott and defunding the police.....DOJ has charged over 200 with federal crimes.......and other stories......click to listen:


Wednesday’s video: Maybe it’s the message



Hispanics and Trump in Texas

Monday is the registration deadline in Texas for Super Tuesday voters
The latest Texas poll shows President Trump up by 7 and Senator Cornyn by 8.  
I’m not surprised by those numbers but the information about Hispanics is very interesting:   
Among Hispanic voters who spoke Spanish at home either predominantly or equally with English, Biden was the clear favorite, particularly in Spanish-only homes. 
But in homes where Hispanics spoke mostly English, Trump had a slight lead of 43.6% to 43.1% with 12.2% of those voters undecided.”
It’s a poll, and let’s always be cautious and skeptical.
Nevertheless, this poll is very interesting and tells me two things:
First, Hispanics who speak Spanish are likely to get their news from the anti-Trump Spanish-speaking press.  On the other hand, Hispanics who speak English are probably listening to talk radio or mainstream networks.  I find that those Hispanics are not obsessed with the immigration issue.
Second, it tells me that Hispanics are open to GOP ideas, from school choice to law and order and opposition to late-term abortion.
We will see in November but Hispanics will surprise the Democrats.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Virtual Democrats need a message plus Trump in Texas plus more

Virtual Democrats need a message plus Trump in Texas plus more 08/18 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Democrats the opening night of a virtual convention......The Dems need a message beyond attacking President Trump.....DNC keynote speaker Michelle Obama did not mention Senator Harris........Hispanics and Trump in Texas.......Lights out in California.......and other stories......click to listen:


Tuesday’s video: All anti-Trump in first night of convention



Carlos Slim to the rescue

Carlos Slim Helu & family
You may remember Carlos Slim.  He was a few years ago the largest shareholder of the New York Times.  Recently, he sold some of his investment but still holds a lot of the stock.

Mr. Slim is a very wealthy man and often criticized by the left for being so rich.  At the same time, all of my friends in Mexico say that his companies are great to work for and “Don Carlos,” as they call him, takes good care of his people.

This week, Mr. Slim made a big announcement.  He is getting into the COVID-19 business but not for profit.  

This is from my friends at Pulse News Mexico:    

The London-based biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca signed an agreement with Mexico’s Carlos Slim Foundation on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to produce a covid-19 vaccine in both Mexico and Argentina to be distributed without economic profits throughout Latin America.
The experimental coronavirus vaccine, labled AZD1222, which was licensed by AstraZeneca from the University of Oxford, is currently in large-scale Phase III clinical trials and is considered one of the international frontrunners in the race to produce a viable vaccination against covid-19.
Initially, the nonprofit Slim Foundation — founded by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim — will produce 150 million doses of the vaccine to be distributed throughout the region, except in Brazil, where AstraZeneca has a pre-existing agreement with the Jair Bolsonaro government to distribute the new medication.

This is great news and another example of how the private sector is the answer for so many of our problems.  Down in Latin America, public budgets are literally dry and health care resources are down to the last drop, as a friend from Colombia told me last week.

Cheers for Mr. Slim.  Of course, the hysterical left will find another reason to criticize him but this is a man who gets things done.

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Monday, August 17, 2020

Virtual conventions and Harris on the ticket plus more

Virtual conventions and Harris on the ticket plus more 08/17 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Democrats and virtual conventions...Former Governor Kasich speaking but does anyone care?........Democrats are hysterical and looking desperate......Harris is off to a slow start with public opinion and other stories...
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Monday’s video: Why are the Democrats so hysterical?



Confident but totally desperate

CommonWealth Magazine
We hear that Joe Biden is up in the polls.  We are again hearing that word “landslide” and that women are all running away from President Trump.  
So why does such a confident party sound so desperate?  I have not seen so much desperation since a couple of girls in my junior class were in total panic about not getting invited to the prom.
First, Hillary Clinton is warning us that President Trump “will not go silently” into the night if he loses.  Well, no one should know more about that than the woman who still refuses to accept the 2016 results.  
Second, Maxine Waters is back with another gem.  This is the latest from the woman who is the definition of a national embarrassment:    
Saturday on MSNBC, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called on President Donald Trump to be removed from office by applying the 25th Amendment.
According to Section 4 of that amendment, the president can be removed if he is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Can someone tell Congresswoman Waters that the 25th Amendment is for serious issues not cheap political differences.  In other words, we have elections in this country to remove presidents that we disagree with.
Again, this is such a desperate bunch.  They are somewhere between insanity and whatever comes after insanity.
I can’t wait for Maxine to tell us all of this at the convention again.
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Sunday, August 16, 2020

The week in review with Bill Katz t he editor of Urgent Agenda

The week in review with Bill Katz t he editor of Urgent Agenda 08/16 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Guest: Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda..........President Trump and a new Middle East agreement....Biden-Harris......NY Police endorses Trump Post Office endorses Biden....COVID and public schools....Cities collapsing......VJ Day 1945.....and more stories.......click to listen: