Is Political Rhetoric Over the Top?

PPPS (Littleton)—As the 2018 election fast approaches, we have one question:

Is the political rhetoric a bit over the top?

But, in considering the consequence of a Democrat takeover of our Republic and our personal freedoms, PROBABLY NOT.

BREAKING: Blumenthal Makes Key Announcement, Joins #MeToo Movement

PPPS (Washington, DC)—Following his prominent role in the recent hearings on the Brett Kavanaugh appointment, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced his full support of the #MeToo Movement by declaring himself a woman.

It remains to be seen whether Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) will fully embrace the change and allow Senator Blumenthal to speak at Senate Women's Caucus events.

Energy Issues at Forefront of Colorado Governor Race

PPPS (Littleton)—As a leading press organization headquartered here in Colorado, the Pundit Pete Press Service has a professional obligation to inform voters on issues, both nationally and locally. It is our way of giving back to the community for the First Amendment press privileges granted us in the U.S. Constitution.

With that in mind, this is the first in a series of articles to help explain complex political issues and candidate policy positions in terms understandable to our fellow citizens (low information voters).

Our first topic is Energy Development in Colorado.

On one side of the issue, Democrat Candidate for Governor Jared Polis has taken the following position:

“Climate change is real and the consequences are becoming a reality. I’m running on a plan to bring Colorado to 100% renewable energy by 2040, we can’t afford to wait.”

Since a 100 %  renewable energy goal would of necessity eliminate the oil and gas industry in Colorado, Republican Candidate for Governor Walker Stapleton has pointed out the following:

“Colorado's oil and gas industry contributes over 200,000 jobs and over $30 billion to Colorado's economy.”

We asked our staff energy expert, Petroleum Pete, to encapsulate the issue into a simple, understandable summation for Colorado voters. Here is his summary, produced with the help from staff graphic artist, Pixel Pete:

We hope this helps.

NOTE: Look for upcoming installments in our aids to voters on other important issues.

Could There Be a Backlash Against Democrats?

PPPS (Washington, DC)—Some of the leading poling organizations are reporting that, rather than destroying all prospects for a successful Supreme Court appointment during the rest of the Trump term, and initiation of Blue Tsunami for Democrats, the Kavanaugh hearing on sexual assault accusations may be having the opposite effect.

Our own social media director, #PoundSignPete, recently detected this tweet trending on Twitter:

Our highly trained research staff is looking into the high school yearbook and other background information on the person responsible for this tweet.

BREAKING: Anonymous Letter Surfaces About Hillary Clinton

PPPS (Washington, DC)—We are in receipt of a shocking letter involving Hillary Clinton from an
anonymous source who we suspect may be a male, IT professional.

PPPS is unable to release the full letter, or any information which might identify the sender. This brief excerpt, however, hints at a major scandal involving the former Secretary of State and Democrat presidential candidate.

"HILLARY CLINTON LOCKED ME IN A CLOSET AND FORCED ME TO SERVICE HER server."

As any good citizen would do, our CEO, Pundit Pete, has turned the letter over to FBI. The FBI responded to us with this brief, partially redacted explanation.

"The FBI does not investigate allegations of an anonymous nature which may involve Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, or other previously investigated individu         als, and does not accept unsolicited documents from anonymous sources who may have previously been granted immunity."

With that response, we believe the case to be closed.

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UNRELATED ANONYMOUS LETTER DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENCE: PPPS has also received an anonymous letter which we believe to be from a different IT professional and involving a member of Congress. A portion of the letter reads as follows:

"Debbie Wasserman Schultz used me, fired me, then secretly kept me on the payroll for months."

Kavanaugh Hearing - Day One

PPPS (Washington, DC)—With day one of the Judge Kavanaugh hearing in the bag, our own Pundit Pete arrived at this conclusion:

Also, after observing the frequent interruptions and demonstrations intended to derail the proceeding, we concur with Senator Ted Cruz, who summed it all up quite succinctly, from a political perspective:

NYT Named Racist Rag of Record

PPPS (New York)—With the hiring of new editorial board member Sarah Jeong for her insightful views on race, the New York Times has earned another esteemed title as the Racist Rag of Record.

BREAKING: Leaks Indicate IG Report Conclusion Pre-Written Almost Two Years Ago

PPPS (Washington, DC)—Several news organizations are reporting that based upon leaks from unnamed government sources, the main conclusion in the Justice Department Inspector General's report on the Hillary Clinton email matter, closely matches, nearly word for word, a document previously written almost two years ago and published by PPPS.

PPPS has obtained a copy of the concluding statement in the IG Report, set to be released later today, and compared it to this conclusion which first appeared on July 7, 2016. The two statements are nearly identical.

Pixel Pete Helps GOP

PPPS (Littlteon)—In the interest of fairness, having already helped the Democrats develop some campaign strategies for 2018, our own graphic artist, Pixel Pete, decided to offer his talents to the Republicans as well.

Here is what he came up with as a generic campaign theme:

Note: PPPS does not endorse, support or campaign for candidates of any political party.

Radical Literature Targets Students

PPPS (Berkeley, CA)—Our undercover student investigator, Protester Pete, has uncovered a dangerous and radical document being circulated among students at colleges and high schools around the country. Pete was able to intercept this copy before it could be used to radicalize an unsuspecting and vulnerable student.

PPPS is currently investigating the individual or organization responsible.

T-Shirt Message All the Rage On College Campus'

PPPS (Boulder)—There is a surprising turn in the protest culture happening on college campus' across the nation as a radical t-shirt design is being worn with alarming frequency.

Some sources suspect that College Republicans may be to blame. Others think it may be part of a well-funded attempt by remnants of the Tea Party Movement to indoctrinate the younger generation.

If you share, please credit: Pixel Pete & Citizen Caryn

Reports of free T-shirts being distributed by an older white gentleman on street corners near universities have not been confirmed.

NOTE: Any resemblance to a recent design by our own Pixel Pete using a slogan contributed by Citizen Caryn, may be purely coincidental.

Should DEMS Retool Their Message?

PPPS (Littleton)—With the recent reversal in the national generic preference polls showing that the Democrats may be loosing their edge in voter approval, many in the media are asking the question: Should the Democrats retool their message for the 2018 elections?

Some pundits are even suggesting that the Democrats should shift their emphasis from RESISTANCE and all-out, 24/7 Trump hatred, to memes offering practical and proactive solutions to our nation's problems.

Credit: Pixel Pete and a generous grant from an unnamed Russian oligarch.

In that vein, we asked our graphic artist, Pixel Pete, to come up with some new, more positive messaging to help out our friends on the Left.

Here is his first suggestion.



Also, in light of the recent huge fundraising discrepancy between the GOP and the DNC, we asked Pixel Pete to address this issue as well.

Credit: Pixel Pete and a generous grant from the RNC.

Here is his practical suggestion in the form of a fundraising appeal to American workers, who constitute the bulk of the the Democratic Party base.

Military Parades Are Really Cool

PPPS (Peoyangchang, South Korea)—We understand that there has been a bit of an uproar over President Trump's desire to have a military parade in our nation's capitol.

So we asked our North Korea correspondent, Pyongyang Pete, who has considerable experience observing military parades, to pause from his duties reporting on the North Korean Women's Olympic Hockey Team, and offer some perspective.

FBI Releases Memo - Comey & Clinton Exonerated

PPPS (Washington, DC)—In a surprising twist, an unnamed source at the FBI has released a memo from the Hillary Clinton email investigation which appears to exonerate both former FBI Director James Comey and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton of any wrongdoing in the "Matter".

The document, dubbed the "The Memo That Explains Everything" was an attachment to the following early morning news release posted on the official FBI web site:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Key Document in Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Matter Attached

FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC, February 2, 2018, 05:30 Hours – At the direction of eseginonongonon, Chief FBI ajdfaofinna-gnnoinso, the Federal Bureau of Investigations makes available the attached document titled The Memo That Explains Everything. This document is responsive to information requests by Members of the U.S. Congress, the Media and Other Interested Parties.

This document was key to the decision by former Director James Comey, in consultation with addfem oonsldfn, sdofsde dooo, and odsoduu ddodoee, to not recommend criminal prosecution in the Hillary Clinton email Matter. The attached document was recently declassified after lengthy review and deliberation by members of the FBI and DOJ Secret Society Oversight Committee.  

With the release of this document, all relevant and responsive material has been provided and the Matter is considered CLOSED.

Attachment: Memo

For More information or clarification, Contact:
Adfdfo odoeono, Assistant Deputy FBI Special Communications Directo
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Some members of Extreme Right-Wing News Media (Hannity and others) are cynically speculating that the release of the subject memo is intended as a distraction from the forthcoming release of the "FISA Memo" by the House Intelligence Committee.

PPPS offers no opinion on the Matter. We report the news. We don't interpret it. That is up to our readers.

PPPS Hires Fake News Director

PPPS (Littleton)—STAFF UPDATE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

In order to better compete with other major news organizations in the current news market, the Pundit Pete Press Service announced today the creation of a new staff position,  DIRECTOR OF FAKE NEWS.

Phony Pete, Fake News Director

After an exhaustive search and interviews with many, many talented and qualified journalists, PPPS is proud to announce the hiring of Phony Pete as our new Director of Fake News. 

Phony Pete hails from another news organization (which we shall not name) and claims to have been a Fake News Award winning  White House Correspondent, although for this type of position, resume credentials are always considered suspect.

Pete, did however, present numerous, verifiable, news story examples which clearly qualified as fake news - so many, in fact, that we gave up on reading them after the first 200 or so. Most, it turned out, had a common theme, criticism of the current president, a fake news meme that we can certainly get on board with, and a key element in maintaining market share.

Phony Pete, upon hearing of his selection for the Fake News Director position, was quoted as saying,

"I am so thrilled to accept this job with the Pundit Pete Press Service, the premier fake news organization in America. People don't realize the constant pressures involved with pretending to deliver "objective" news content. At PPPS, I will have the freedom to direct staff in genuine fake news reporting on a daily basis. I couldn't be happier."

Note:  Any image resemblance to a certain well-known journalist is purely coincidental and should be considered as "fake news".

Some of FBI Text Messages Found

PPPS (Littleton)—Based upon a hunch, PPPS staff searched our own Editor-in-Chief, Pundit Pete's personal cell phone. We now believe we may have located at least some of the missing text messages from the five-month gap in the FBI records. As Pundit Pete finally admitted....

Picking Stock Winners In A Swamp-Draining Environment

PPPS (New York)—We asked our financial adviser, Prognosticator Pete, for some advise on picking stocks during the current unrest in government and "draining the swamp" environment taking hold in our nation's capitol. Here was his advice on a winning stock pick.

Note: PPPS does not endorse stock picks and is not responsible for any losses so incurred.

An Important Milestone - One Year Later

PPPS (Littleton, CO)—Today marks the one-year anniversary of an important milestone in our nation's history. Some liken it to the point in time when the "oceans of misery began to recede". Others have said Armageddon was avoided on that day, and that the evidence is there, if people would only just "add up all the crumbs."

As reported by PPPS a year ago, Congress declared this day in 2017 to be a national holiday. 

We think that today should be celebrated each and every year going forward.

So, citizens of America, drop what you are doing for a minute, stand tall as proud Americans, and let out a collective "Yippee".

Thoughts on Today's Women's March

PPPPS (Wasthington, DC)

BREAKING NEWS: #SchumerShutdown Begins

PPPS (Washington, DC)—After negotiations to continue funding federal deficit spending broke down in the Senate, the Democrats' shutdown of the federal government began at midnight this morning.

Because the Trump administration refuses to weaponize what is being referred to as the #SchumerShutdown, most Americans won't notice a thing. Our staff has summed it up nicely.

There are a few others, however who see the #SchumerShutdown in a more serious light - take this tweet for example:

We at PPPS, however, find it hard to believe that the much-admired Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (of #SchumerShutdown fame) of New York, and other Democrats in Congress, would EVER put any political maneuver or partisan politics above the interests of their fellow American citizens, the government services they may receive, the people who defend our nation, or the booming economy which is lifting millions out of poverty.

That thought is just too implausible to believe, the above tweet message not withstanding.

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Historical Notes: PPPPS also covered a previous government shutdown in October, 2013 caused by evil Republicans, one Senator Ted Cruz in particular, in an attempt to defund the highly successful Affordable Care Act (sometimes referred to as Obamacare) before it could benefit millions and millions of Amercicans and transform our healthcare system for the better.

Following are some PPPS articles from that time:

Our own loyal reader, Citizen Pete, offered up an amendment in hopes of resolving the impasse. 

Citizen Offers Obamacare Amendment to Resolve Government Shutdown Crisis - October 4, 2013

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Citizen Pete also offered an opinion, after his first attempt stop the shutdown failed.

End of the Obama Shutdown - A Citizen's Reflection and Plan of Action - October 17, 2013

And as a followup to the characterization that President Obama may have weaponized that October shutdown at the expense of our veterans, PPPS published this, along with a poignant photograph.

Will President Obama Be Able to Mend Fences With Veterans? - May 30, 2014

Advice for Democrats in 2018

PPPS (Washington, DC)—In light of the failure of Armageddon to ensue following the passage of the GOP Tax Reform Bill, our Editor-in-Chief, Pundit Pete, had this advise for Democrats in 2018.