Friday, January 11, 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Notations On Our World (Special Wednesday Edition): On @POTUS Watch
As we went to press, we were continuing to assess the aftermath of President Trump's Oval Office Speech--this is as the shutdown continues--and we captured just two examples of the on-going impact over the past 24 hours above.
As we were on the prowl today, our team picked up a tweet from the President in the aftermath of his Oval Office Speech which was not received well (with the exception of the News Personalities at Fox News):
California pays more in taxes to DC than it receives in federal spending.— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 9, 2019
57% of its forests are owned and managed by the federal govt.
40% are owned by families, Native American tribes or companies.
Just 3% are owned and managed by state and local agencies. https://t.co/d8nX1qzfqe
This was prompted by Ian Bremmer in the aftermath of the President noting that he would be withholding FEMA money from California--We released this in support of the call by Speaker Pelosi within the past hour:
We Agree @SpeakerPelosi and urge @GOPLeader to join as this goes beyond partisan politics and it is about our home state..... https://t.co/YeHjKAXf3Q— DailyOutsider (@ordinaryfaces) January 9, 2019
We also picked up this matter-of-fact letter from the Airline Pilots Association which was dated January 2 and reported by Inc. on the ramifications of the shutdown--we have noted the original letter here for reference:
In an Astonishing Letter, Delta and United Pilots Just Told President Trump To Stop and Think https://t.co/u9Jre6DSG8— Inc. (@Inc) January 9, 2019
Update: This from David Frum as we also are assessing the situation in Sudan along with Brexit and as the Secretary of State is making the rounds in the Middle East:
Trump's border argument made no sense, he has zero leverage to get his way, his support in Congress is dropping, and I expect the ratings to show a startlingly small audience for last night's Oval Office address https://t.co/FI9YIM00JX— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 9, 2019
Notations From the Grid (Special Wednesday Edition): On the #TrumpAddress, Emergency Powers & Remembering President Reagan
President Trump spoke last night as the US Government continues to be shut down and the Democratic Leaders responded. There has been discussions on the President's Emergency Powers as the debate continues. Stephen Colbert provided a brief preview of what was expected during the speech:
Our team will be assessing the President's Emergency Powers as we also understand there are currently 51 Active Presidential Emergency Declarations--one of the oldest being the declaration by President Jimmy Carter over the Iran Hostage Crisis. The Emergency Powers of the President are ill-defined.
As we went to press, We understand that there is another meeting scheduled for 3 PM EST at the White House. As we note both speeches, our team chose this from President Reagan as the 30th anniversary of his farewell address approaches:
Our team will be assessing the President's Emergency Powers as we also understand there are currently 51 Active Presidential Emergency Declarations--one of the oldest being the declaration by President Jimmy Carter over the Iran Hostage Crisis. The Emergency Powers of the President are ill-defined.
As we went to press, We understand that there is another meeting scheduled for 3 PM EST at the White House. As we note both speeches, our team chose this from President Reagan as the 30th anniversary of his farewell address approaches:
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