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The Summer 2016 Hill Family Reunion Countdown Continues . . . Thirteen days from today until this monumental event begins in the Twin Cities!

Back to more serious [I know that's hard to believe!] stuff! My never-tiring, fearless, fact-finding, political operatives have uncovered the following  exclusive political bombshells * . . . and remember . . . you read it here first! 
* CAVEAT:  Meant as a metaphor describing our upcoming Independence Day celebration w/o any intention of a tasteless "quip" in reference to other political features in today's entries. **
** Pinky promise! 

Flag Day Laws Will Change in 2017

A respected member of the White House press corps, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed sweeping changes in store for Flag Day in 2017. Flag Day was recently celebrated across the nation on June 12, featuring a plethora of American flag displays & cemeteries garnished with flag-draped memorials to our country's veterans.
      According to this source, one of the POTUS's last executive orders will enact sweeping changes that reflect his long-held beliefs that Flag Day is a "deeply divisive holiday" that "promotes the fallacy of American exceptionalism" & "divides instead of "unifies" our "polyglot of rich ethnic, racial, & gender diversity."
      Expected changes include multiple flags to be flown and/or displayed prominently on Flag Day, "given equal prominence & billing with the red, white & blue." According to the unnamed but respected member of the White House press corps, the POTUS wants to add flags that respect "all the colors of the rainbow & other celestial bodies, such as the crescent moon." When asked about the Confederate Flag, the spokesman hinted that one step being considered is the elimination of all flags "from all locations, public & private," including "Old Glory," which POTUS believes will eliminate this controversy "in perpetuity."

Candidates "Tease" with VP Hints

Representatives from both major political parties' camps have "leaked" lists of potential Vice-presidential running mates, possibly meant to "test the waters" prior to this summer's national conventions.
      At a recent press concert held on an anonymous Middle East oil-sheikh's yacht, SWSNBN was asked to confirm a widely held belief that her running mate will be "whatever donor has the deepest pockets." Fox News subsequently reported that SWSNBN responded with a "cackle," followed by an angry denial, blaming a "vast, right wing conspiracy which has been doggedly seeking to persecute my husband & I, even before we left the White House, nearly penniless." ABC, NBC, CBS, & CNN reported that her denial was gracefully handled. MSNBC reported that the Fox reporter, "drooling & literally spitting venom," had to be physically restrained, as she sought to launch a verbal AND physical attack on the "future POTUS."
      Meanwhile, a spokesperson for HWSNBN disputed "conventional wisdom" that the other major political party's candidate is considering such "mainstream" running partners as Chris Christie or Newt Gingrich. According to this spokesperson, HWSNBN is "Heeyooglyyy disappointed in the New Jersey's governor inability to keep him stocked with freshly dry-cleaned suits & shined shoes." As for Newt Gingrich? "There is a concern that Newt's messy divorce may reflect poorly on HWSNBN's character."

National Fireworks' Restrictions Unveiled

Fireworks' distributors & vendors are scrambling in the wake of an expected executive order calling for national restrictions on fireworks that go far beyond even the strictest of current state & local safety codes.
      An imminent executive order from the POTUS is expected to enact the following restrictions:

1. Sparklers may be sold, but they may only be waved around, not lit.
2. Those little "whatever-you-call-them's" that you can toss at the feet of pets & little children, which make them (the incendiary devices, not animals & children] explode & scare them to death? Sorry . . . you can still purchase them, but they can't explode. You will have to verbalize your own sound effects.
3. Roman candles? The name itself sounds exclusive, not inclusive. They will be relabeled "Diversity candles" . . . and you will have to purchase an app for an electronic device of your choice. You will then be able to download a video of a colorful display of "Diversity candles" exploding in a plethora of colors . . . not a live performance of course . . . an animated, life-like rendition by Pixar.
4. Public fireworks' displays? Forget it. These are seen as being divisive & promoting American exceptionalism . . . particularly when large groups of people gather to recite the Pledge of Allegiance or sing the Star-Spangled Banner. You will have to settle for small gatherings, held indoors, & keep any such recitations & singing at a volume consistent with conversations held at funeral home visitations.

Political Potpourri

Re:  Global climate change

I found this Link re: global climate change while browsing the Drudge Report on TUE 6/14. It was posted by Michael Bastasch" on 6/13 via The Daily Caller News Foundation. The article is entitled, "Dem Congressman: 1st Amendment Doesn't Protect Global Warming Skeptics." [At least those who believe in settled science also firmly defend the Bill of Rights . . . Wait . . . What?!]

Re:  SWSNBN & HWSNBN

I discovered this Link while browsing the Drudge Report on TUE 6/14. It was posted by Brian Maloney via media equalizer. The article is entitled "SWSNBN-supporting website selling severed HWSNBN head T-shirts." [No, I am not providing this link as a protest against HWSNBN. I am providing this link to give you some insight into the other political party's maturity, especially considering how they like to portray their opponent's maturity. I'm just sayin'.]

Re:  HWSNBN

Contrary to popular believe, which--I must admit--may be chalked up to many previous blog entries, innuendoes, subtle yet clever asides, etc. . . . I can neither confirm nor deny whether I have endorsed HWSNBN for POTUS. 

• Some of things he's said & done, along w/his past history, seem unconscionable to me . . . 
• Yet the alternative seems equally unconscionable to me.
• Choosing not to vote would seem to be agreeing with those who say that if you don't vote, you forfeit your right to complain about the outcomes of elections.
• IF . . . & I emphasize the word "IF," I were to draw analogies between America & the Old Testament theocracy . . . I might be tempted to say that we've already had a taste of & perhaps will continue to have our palates "pleased" by the phenomenon most aptly described, I'll speculate, as "You get what you deserve" . . . That's right . . . In my not-so-subtle way, I am suggesting that our country has already been getting & may continue to get what we deserve, no matter who gets elected POTUS this next go-around.

Re:  Orlando & the All-Too-Predictable Aftermath

As I shared in yesterday's (TUE 6/15) whimsical WED/special THU edition blog entry, the murder & mayhem hadn't even cooled down before finger-pointing & blame assigning had begun. This has distressed me greatly I'm just going to count on my memory here [always an adventure for me], because I lack the emotional energy to retrace my "exhaustive" research, but based on what I saw on Facebook, read in two nationally-respected newspapers [Yes, I include the NDN . . . & yes, I couldn't be more serious!], & heard in snippets on the radio while driving around town these past few days [Sources included not only partisan talk-radio but also NPR . . . but I repeat myself], examples include [but may not be limited to]:

• Anti-abortion groups, because they promote a culture of hate in general
• Christians, because they promote hate against the LGBT community
• The NRA, gun lobby, & Republicans who support these villains
• "Lone wolfs" [sic]
• Certain presidential candidates, because of their hate-speech
• Hypocritical, white members of the LGBT community, who, while holding vigils in memory of those who were killed & wounded, were shouted down for being insensitive to certain ethnic groups who have been victims of LGBT harassment & hate crimes in the past

I have read several pundits who have speculated . . . rightfully so, I think . . . that this incident stands in stark contrast to how our country responded to 9/11 . . . who have speculated that we may have passed a time when America, currently so polarized & partisan, will ever be able to pull together in the face of any national tragedy . . . any terror attack . . . great or small . . . again . . . Pundits who have speculated that the time has past when we could accurately describe ourselves as a united people.

Here are two links I found while browsing National Review On-line on THU 6/16. I've shared before that this is a favorite partisan source for me. The risk for me is that as soon as you see the source, you'll automatically cease reading, when my goal is to provoke further thought . . . further conversation. So, I hope you'll check these sources out.

• Here's an article entitled "ISIS Won in Orlando, & It's Wining the Aftermath," posted by David French, also on THU 6/16.
• Here's another article, also written by David French, entitled "The Orlando Shooting Launches a War on Christianity," posted on WED 6/15. *

* I took the time to read both articles. **
** I read quite a few more articles throughout this past week, focusing on the Orlando massacre & its aftermath. In light of my chronic depression & general anxiety disorders, I question my judgment . . . but . . . too late! ***
*** I am growing fond of David French's writing . . . buy JG is still the man!