Conservative Icon Mrs. Phyllis Shalafly has died at the age of 92. She was a staunch supporter of Donald Trump’s candidacy for president.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Multiple sources are confirming to KMOX news that Phyllis Schlafly, has died.
Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum in 1972, a pro-family conservative group focusing heavily on social issues — it has about 80,000 members and, as of this week, Schlafly was still president. (more…)

After taking a month off the campaign trail to care for her tenuous health condition, Hillary Clinton attempted to deliver a speech today in Cleveland Ohio, and she could barely make it through…. the coughing returned, again… and it’s getting worse.  Watch:

And it didn’t get any better on the plane, see below:
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Updated with more pictures of event:

Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence went to a fair near Youngstown, Ohio today and were engulfed with thousands of enthusiastic supporters:

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CNN Video of Hillary Clinton doing the customary random visit with the press for distribution optics…  blah, blah, blah.    Yada, yada, yada…
However, it’s important to notice the awkward vibe;  that screaming discomfort you feel amid particular situations which speak to the abject lack of authenticity.   The ability to make the room uncomfortable is what Hillary Clinton has in common with Ted Cruz.

You’ll never note that awkwardness with Donald Trump. He’s comfortable in his own skin even in situations that are totally foreign and unfamiliar, and multiple people consistently speak of his ability to make the audience -large or small- feel at ease.
It is a character trait of all natural leaders and persons of influence.  It’s also an important factor in a presidential election because these senses transmit in video.
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Apparently candidate Hillary Clinton is going to start campaigning for the presidency.   She begins today in Ohio, and that brings up an odd little factoid….

Today is the first time Hillary Clinton has seen her running mate Tim Kaine since July….

The post bus tour noted was the one in Pennsylvania and Ohio immediately following the Democrat Convention.  The bus tour was July 29th, 30th and finished on July 31st at a Cleveland Ohio AME church event.. (more…)

Follow-up to the previous outline.  A Reuters camera operator was captured on hot mic initially rebuking orders to shut down a video feed when Donald Trump was being blessed by Bishop Jackson in Detroit – Story Here –

“I’m shooting this, I don’t care what they say,… I’ll take a demotion for this…. you?”

If anyone knows who the camera operator was, Right Side Broadcasting has a job offer:

This isn’t a joke. They’re totally serious.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

The DC chattering class have no idea… clueless.  Perfect.

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