The Dr C Robert Jones Situation Report

Excellence in Conservative Media I am broadcasting live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/excellence-in-conservative-media Blogtalkradio.com, Stitcher Radio, Spreaker Radio, SHOUTcast And Live365 "The Situation Report" w/ Dr. C. Robert Jones, is an unapologetic, tell-it-like-it-is conservative perspective of the INSANE world of American politics. No punches are pulled, no party lines are toed; just pure, unadulterated hardcore conservative opinion-based news. C Robert Jones a successful and professionally trained Historian and researcher. He is a retired Military officer and holds a Ph.D in History from The College of William and Mary.

In his second term as president, Dwight Eisenhower looked like an old man. He’d had a serious heart attack in 1955, requiring extensive hospitalization. Ike later suffered a stroke. In contrast to his seeming senescence, his successor, John F. Kennedy, seemed vibrant and flamboyant.

The reality was that Eisenhower was not really that old — he was just 62 when first elected. And Kennedy wasn't actually that  vigorous, and indeed was secretly afflicted by serious medical problems, including Addison’s disease, that his aides concealed from the public.

In analyzing the ranges of images from the O. J. Simpson trial to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Am I Black Enough for You looks at the way in which the nuances of ghetto life get translated into the politics of popular culture, and especially the way these politics have become such a profitable venture, for both the entertainment industry and the actual producers of these topical narratives. The book follows the widening generation gap represented by Bill Cosby’s pristine "race man" image in the mid-80’s, culminating in the proliferation of the hard-core sentiments associated with the nigga in the 1990’s.

Governors races the big focus in Tuesday's primaries; Trump responds to Omarosa's N-word charges

Several gubernatorial primary races across the country will be closely watched Tuesday as Republicans hope to weaken Democratic control in New England and progressive voters look to nominate the nation's first-ever transgender candidate for governorPresident Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, tells FOX News' Sean Hannity that former CIA director John Brennan should face a grand jury for his role in spreading Trump-Steele dossier that allegedly helped launch the Russia investigationPresident Trump is denying Omarosa's claims that he used the N-word on the set of "The Apprentice" as the war of words between the White House and the former reality star continuesFBI official Peter Strzok has been fired over anti-Trump texts, and a GoFundMe page set up since his firing has raised more than $200,000

President Donald Trump's inner circle is said to be facing fears that the biggest threat to his presidency is not impeachment, but rather his cabinet using the 25th Amendment to declare him "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."

The amendment has been invoked in this way only three times before, and coincidentally, each time has involved presidential colons.

The 25th Amendment of the Constitution was passed in 1967 after fears about presidential succession after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The first two sections deal with presidents and vice presidents resigning, dying, or being generally removed from office, and these sections were invoked in order to elevate Gerald R. Ford to the presidency after Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.

The second two sections of the amendment deal specifically with what to do with a president who is unfit to serve, and it is these sections Trump has to worry about. If he is removed under these sections, he would be joining a small list of presidents who all had their powers temporarily removed due to doctors operating on their colons.

Let us assume that Jimmy Carter is an intelligent, decent, hardworking man. Assume, moreover, that he has appointed to his cabinet and sub-cabinet many men and women who are experienced and dedicated. How, then, can a president—certainly no less mentally alert than most past presidents—with many advisers of high caliber, produce such an undistinguished presidency?

 

It’s a puzzlement. And it cannot be accounted for by most of the explanations currently in vogue, such as: Carter’s an outsider who really doesn’t understand the levers of national governance; or Carter surrounds himself with a “Georgia Mafia” whose weaknesses are the same as his own; or Carter is a bad manager who hasn’t been able to sort out decisions that a president must make from those that should be settled at lower levels; or Congress is so uncontrollable that it will not allow any president to exercise the reins of leadership; or the bureaucracy has grown beyond the span of presidential control; or many of the nation’s problem’s are highly intractable; or even all these reasons taken together—although there is truth in all.

IS TRUMP UNFIT FOR OFFICE?

The 25th Amendment to the Constitution may define the conditions for suspending a president’s authority, but it does not constrain the reasoning behind it.

As written, the amendment states that if a president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office,” the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet can suspend him. Historically, such an inability was attributable to illness or medical problems, but, in light of President Donald Trump, I offer we expand our interpretation: Medicine aside, it is clear Trump is unfit to serve, and lawmakers must invoke the 25th Amendment against him.

Fears of physical disability were certainly foremost in bringing about the amendment. Going back to at least the 1890s, when President Grover Cleveland had surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his jaw, the country had been in jeopardy of being governed by a chief executive who had lost his physical capacity to lead the nation. In 1919-1920, when a stroke immobilized Woodrow Wilson, and his wife largely ran the executive branch, Americans worried about finding a way to overcome temporary or permanent presidential incapacity.

Franklin Roosevelt’s tenure in the White House added to the sense of urgency about replacing a disabled president. By 1944, it was clear to people around Roosevelt that his health was in decline and that he might not live out a fourth term, which proved to be the case.

Liberals call Trump “Hitler” and the conservatives who support him “Nazis.” Which, as I pointed out in my last column, is wrong, reckless and bordering on insanity. Hitler and the Nazis killed 6 million Jews and tens of millions of others in World War II. Nothing compares to Hitler or the Nazis. To make that comparison is obscene.

So it is ironic that Democrats and liberals are acting like the Mafia. Or street thugs. Or “domestic terrorists.” Take your pick.

A few months back, while clearing out a closet, I found a long-forgotten “Who is John Galt” coffee mug which also bears one of his quotes:  “I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."  Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, loosely stated, promotes rational self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism.  John Galt epitomizes all that is glorious of capitalism in its purist form -- innovation, self-reliance, and freedom from government interference.  How ironic that, this morning, I noticed that the mug, at its new home on my desk, was sitting on a newspaper whose feature article reported on the riots in Greece following a new round of legislated austerity measures.  How would my fictional friend view the current state of Greece, the Euro and the EMU’s intervention, or the more activist policies of global central banks?  I have no idea.  My, admittedly, scant knowledge of Objectivism is similar to my view of Ron Paul’s platform:  Some aspects appeal to me, but not at a price that I’d be willing to pay. 

 

This next presidential election presents a choice between two social contracts: the socialist-fascist contract of ? and the limited government-free enterprise-capitalist contract of Mr. Donald John Trump and the Republican Party. 

To help you choose your contract, please answer the following question.  A simple Yes or No will do.

How Did Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' Predict an America Spinning Out of Control?

Nearly thirty years after her death, Ayn Rand’s novels continue to be wildly popular—"Atlas Shrugged" alone is selling more today than it did when it was first published in 1957 -- more than one million copies have sold since the 2008 elections.

Ayn Rand is being hailed a prophet.