Mad Max Missing

The entire Democrat establishment of Chicago was publicly humiliated last week after selling expensive ($200) tickets to a fundraiser in the grand ballroom of the Hilton Hotel downtown, only to have the “special guest,” Maxine Waters, missing in action, with no notice and no excuse. Representative Waters has titillated angry Democrats with her incitements to harass their political opponents, and her demands for impeachment of President Trump that began even before he took office.

The national media seem to have been completely uninterested in the Missing Persons bulletin potential in such a high profile snub. The only media account that I have found is from the Chicago City Wire on October 11.

Chicago Democrat Machine royalty converged tonight at the Chicago Hilton Grand Ballroom for a cocktail reception that was supposed to feature U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) as the “special guest.” (snip)

The event, honoring Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman and Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, was hosted by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President and current mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle.

The 2 hosts, Rahm Emanuel and Toni Preckwinkle, are the two monarchs of local government. But they were not the only powerhouses snubbed:

Other listed attendees on hand to see Waters included Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago), State Reps. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago), Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood), Robert Rita (D-Blue Island), Lou Lang (D-Skokie) and Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside), and State Senators Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), Antonio Munoz (D-Chicago), Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago), Steve Landek (D-Bridgeview), Don Harmon (D-Oak Park), Laura Murphy (D-Park Ridge) and Michael Hastings (D-Orland Park).

Mike Madigan is considered the most powerful man in Illinois state politics, and has been for many years.

The honorees who were snubbed are also bigshots. Karen Lewis of the teacher’s union is a major force in politics, and outgoing Cook County Assessor Berrios is the local head of the Democratic Party.

They can all go pound sand as far as Auntie Maxine is concerned, apparently.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/maxine_waters_snubs_chicagos_democrat_royalty_as_noshow_at_a_fundraising_event_that_was_supposed_to_feature_her.html

Ford Motor chairman cancels visit to Saudi investor conference

Ford Motor Co (F.N) Chairman Bill Ford canceled a multi-stop trip to the Middle East, including a planned appearance at a Saudi investment conference, the company said on Sunday, the latest such cancellation after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The company did not elaborate on the reasons for Ford’s decision not to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, and did not comment on whether concerns about the disappearance of Khashoggi were a factor.

The investment summit in Riyadh later this month typically attracts executives from some of the world’s largest companies and media organizations.

Major news organizations such as CNN, the Financial Times, the New York Times, CNBC and Bloomberg have pulled out of the conference. The Fox Business Network, the lone Western news outlet still heading to the conference, told Reuters on Sunday it was reviewing that decision.

Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) CEO Bob Bakish and billionaire Steve Case, one of the founders of AOL, said they were no longer going .

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-politics-dissident-ford/ford-motor-chairman-cancels-visit-to-saudi-investor-conference-idUSKCN1MO0VU

Didn't LdR pull out from this too? Seems all the bad guys are afraid. Wonder why.

POTUS just tweeted a reminder to watch his 60 Minutes interview at 7 P.M. tonight after the NFL game

>>3477777

Digits confirm #REDWAVE to INCREASE seats in both house and senate!

Former campaign aide to New Jersey governor says she was sexually assaulted by his ex-staffer

A former volunteer for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's (D) campaign has accused one of his former staffers of sexually assaulting her during the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, raising questions about the state's protocol for handling such complaints, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

Katie Brennan, the chief of staff for New Jersey's housing agency, detailed to the news outlet that Albert Alvarez allegedly forced himself on her in April 2017, when both were working on Murphy's campaign. She said she contacted the police the next day, told friends and family about the incident and went to the hospital for a sexual assault examination.

In December, the Hudson County prosecutor decided not to press charges, determining Alvarez was unlikely to be convicted, The Wall Street Journal reported.

An attorney for Alvarez said his client "absolutely, positively denies" the allegations, and declined to comment further to the newspaper.

Brennan said she turned down a settlement offer from Alvarez and emailed Murphy and his wife, Tammy, in June 2018 asking to discuss a "sensitive matter," though she did not explicitly mention the alleged assault.

The Wall Street Journal reviewed emails from the governor in which he asked staff to set up a meeting with Brennan, but the one-on-one never occurred, further stoking frustrations among Brennan and others about how sexual assault complaints are handled.

"We are confident that this allegation was handled appropriately by the administration and that policies and procedures were properly and promptly followed," the Murphys said in a statement to the Journal.

"However, it is clear that the process during the transition was inconsistent with our values, and the hire should not have happened,” the Murphys added. “We must now ask: how can we hold ourselves to a higher standard moving forward?”

https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/411356-former-aide-for-new-jersey-governor-says-she-was-sexually-assaulted-by

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>The Wall Street Journal reviewed emails from the governor in which he asked staff to set up a meeting with Brennan, but the one-on-one never occurred, further stoking frustrations among Brennan and others about how sexual assault complaints are handled.

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>>3477961 Democrats Advised Not to Speak About Unpopular Open Borders Policies: ‘It Is Very Difficult to Win on Immigration’

NOTABLE

(if not already there)

And ties in with this GLORIOUS BILL that will make Dems have to address their Unpopular Open Borders Policies: McCarthy introduces bill to fully fund Trump's border wall

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) introduced a bill on Friday to fully fund President Trump’s proposed border wall, a chief campaign promise that Congress has struggled to deliver.

The measure, dubbed the “Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act,” provides $23.4 billion to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with $5.5 billion in funding available immediately.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411205-mccarthy-introduces-bill-to-fully-fund-trumps-border-wall