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Madison Horn Responds to the Endorsement Given by Former President Trump to James Lankford

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Statement by Senate Nominee Madison Horn Concerning Lankford Receiving the Endorsement of the Leader of a Coup Attempt

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updated: Sep 29, 2022

OKLAHOMA CITY, September 29, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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Madison Horn, U.S. Senate nominee and cybersecurity expert from the state of Oklahoma, is running against James Lankford for the U.S. Senate. She has rural roots being from Stilwell, Oklahoma, and she is a Cherokee Nation citizen. Horn is running to work towards the promise of the American dream and represent Oklahomans who have been left behind by self-serving politicians. Oklahomans for Madison says, following recent polling, Madison Horn leads among Independents, has a six-point lead in Oklahoma City, the most populous area in the state, and is tied in the second-largest urban area.

On Tuesday, Sept. 27, former President Donald J. Trump released his endorsement of Lankford.

The following is an open letter of Madison Horn’s response.

“To anyone paying attention, the former President endorsing Senator Lankford should come as absolutely no surprise. After all, this is the same Senator who helped lead the disinformation campaign about the 2020 election, leading up to the moment when he had to be pulled away from the podium and whisked to safety.

“This endorsement is something Lankford has been working towards for the past 18 months, ever since he fell out of Trump’s good graces. Lankford’s loyalties no longer lie with Americans or Oklahomans, instead he has turned his back on them and betrayed his own moral standing by spreading disinformation, divisive rhetoric and his own extreme ideology that is only furthering this division.

“The American people are looking for a leader who can rise above the current political landscape. Politicians like Lankford have become the biggest proponents of fear-mongering and division in our society. This may give short-term gains and allow him to hold onto his limited power, but its long-term consequences are devastating. Our leaders should listen to the worries and challenges of everyday people and fight for solutions rather than spreading disinformation and division.

“A healthy democratic government operates in service of the people. Unfortunately, Lankford has lost sight of this purpose. Instead of serving his constituents and delivering real results, he is spreading harmful rhetoric and extreme ideology fracturing our country. We need elected officials who can rise above the current state of politics and restore civility and logic back into politics. I will work to increase transparency, foster collaboration, promote unity, and improve accountability at the highest levels of government while backing legislation to strengthen America’s democratic foundations.

“As your next U.S. Senator, I will work to unify and apply logical solutions to the problems we face. I won’t bend or break to partisan rhetoric or divisive movements.”

Source: Oklahomans For Madison

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September 29, 2022
Trump Returns to Rally Team MAGA

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WILKES-BARRE, Pa.—Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday night was his first major public appearance since the FBI searched his Florida home—and you could tell. A kind of manic, vengeful energy circulated among the throngs of supporters in the blue stadium seats at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Fans wore T-shirts reading YOU RAIDED THE WRONG PRESIDENT and THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, in a reference to President Joe Biden’s speech last week in Philadelphia. The audience of thousands screamed in agreement when Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who’s become a regular warm-up act at these rallies, declared that the FBI had “violated our president’s rights.” And later on, the crowd exploded into one resounding, ricocheting jeer when Trump, finally on stage, addressed the matter himself.

“There can be no more real example of the very clear threats to American freedom than just a few weeks ago,” the former president said, when “we witnessed one of the most shocking abuses of power we have witnessed from any administration in American history!”

Trump is back at the forefront of American politics, just two months ahead of the midterm elections. This time, the former president is in a strange new position: He’s backed into a corner by legal trouble. And his ever-loyal fans have joined him in a defensive crouch. “We came because of the Mar-a-Lago raid,” Mike Rutherford, a truck driver from East Stroudsburg, told me. He sat near the stage in a folding chair alongside his wife, Pat. “We’re here to support him,” Pat said, nodding. “I can’t believe how brave that man is.”

Pennsylvania found itself smack-dab in the eye of the midterms hurricane this week. Trump’s rally was intended to give a boost to the flagging campaigns of the gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Doug Mastriano and the Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, both of whom have endorsed Trump’s election lies and received his endorsement in exchange. Just two days ago, Biden spoke 100 miles to the south before an eerily lit Independence Hall, and was more direct in his warnings than he’s been in previous addresses: “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic.” The Darth Vader optics of his speech may have interfered with its intended effect, but Trump and the candidates he’s endorsed are a threat to democracy because they appear to believe in only two kinds of election outcomes: Either they win or the system is rigged.

David Frum: The justification for Biden’s speech

Pennsylvania has become a hub for “Stop the Steal” candidates thanks, in part, to Mastriano, who spoke ahead of Trump on Saturday night. The Republican state senator and former Army colonel was outside the Capitol when rioters broke in on January 6; he helped lead the state efforts to overturn the presidential election in 2020; and he’s been subpoenaed by the January 6 committee for his alleged involvement in organizing an alternate set of Electoral College electors for Trump. (Last week, Mastriano sued the panel to avoid testifying.)

Both he and Oz offered versions of their stump speeches and declared solidarity with their party leader in his moment of need on Saturday. Other headliners included Greene, the Georgia representative who’d descended the arena steps earlier in the afternoon as “She’s a Beauty” by the Tubes played over the loudspeakers, and the Pennsylvania congressional candidate Jim Bognet, who quipped that America should hire “87,000 more border patrol agents, not IRS agents!”

When Trump emerged shortly after 7 p.m., backed by the usual Lee Greenwood soundtrack, he meandered through his standard repertoire: the Russia investigation “hoax,” Biden’s failures, the death penalty for drug dealers. He even managed to encourage a mass heckling of the press seated in the back of the stadium on at least five occasions. But it was Trump’s FBI comments that got the crowd most riled up. “The FBI and the Justice Department have become vicious monsters, controlled by radical-left scoundrels, lawyers, and the media, who tell them what to do,” he told them. Audience members whooped, and a few shouted out “Defund the FBI!”

The Trump’s fans I’d spoken with earlier, standing near the Dippin’ Dots ice-cream stall and in line for Chickie’s & Pete’s chicken cutlets, all had his back. “It’s politically motivated,” Jim Shaw, a barber from New Milford, told me when I asked what he made of the search at Mar-a-Lago. “If Donald Trump wasn’t looking like he was the [leading] Republican candidate for president, I don’t think it would have happened.” Every one of the dozen or so people I talked with offered some defense of the former president: The search was a setup; the evidence was planted; Biden’s DOJ was trampling on Trump’s constitutional rights to keep him from running for office again.

Read: ‘Stop the Steal’ is a metaphor

I detected a touch of desperation in many people’s responses—a sense that, if Trump-endorsed candidates don’t win in November, America as they know it will cease to exist. Here in northeast Pennsylvania—just 20 miles down the road from Biden’s hometown—was a gathering of people not just pessimistic about the future of the country under his leadership, but deeply fearful too. “At this point right now, I’m worried about being targeted by the FBI because I’m a Christian, I’m conservative,” Pat Rutherford said. “I know they won’t find anything, but I am going to need a lawyer to prove I am innocent.” The DOJ “is like a militia for the Democrats,” Linda Hess, from Selinsgrove, told me. “I think our First Amendment rights are basically gone as conservatives. I really do.”

Trump and his loyalists are eager to fan these fears. “Your president called all of you extremists!” Greene told the rally when she was on stage. “Joe Biden has declared that half of this country are enemies of the state!” (The president, in fact, made a clear distinction: “Not every Republican, not even the majority of Republicans, are MAGA Republicans.”) “Save us, Trump!” one woman yelled from the crowd during his speech.

Fear can be a winning political tactic. It helped candidates like Mastriano sail to victory in the Republican primary. But general elections are different. The president’s party usually fares poorly in the midterms cycle, and just a few weeks ago, the fundamentals would have indicated that Republicans were about to have an excellent November. Recently, though, the numbers have shifted in the Democrats’ favor. Inflation is down, and so are gas prices; new job numbers are high, and unemployment is still low; and Democrats are already seeing signs that their voters are highly motivated by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In the latest polls, both Mastriano and Oz are trailing their respective Democratic opponents, Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman.

Still, 10 weeks is a long time in American politics. Republicans could gain back an edge between now and then. Some experts predict that both races will probably end up much closer than they are now. The risks of electing an election denier such as Mastriano are clear: As governor, he’d have the power to appoint the secretary of state, and together, the two officials could muddy the waters after a close election or, allied with the Republican-dominated state legislature, even change election rules to benefit their party.

That danger extends far beyond the Keystone State. Other “Stop the Steal” candidates are running all over the country. In 2020 battleground states, candidates who’ve endorsed Trump’s lies about election fraud have won nearly two-thirds of GOP nominations for state and federal offices with election-oversight powers, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Read: The radical fringe that just went mainstream in Arizona

Whether these specific candidates win or lose, election denial has become the most important litmus test for the MAGA base. “Stop the Steal” is an expression of a deepening distrust in government and institutions—a mantra to remind its adherents that they, not their political opponents, are the rightful inheritors of America. The phrase is a metaphor, the sociologist Theda Skocpol told me last month, “for the country being taken away from the people who think they should rightfully be setting the tone.”

When their candidates lose, it can be only through trickery. When their leader is investigated for squirreling away cartons of national secrets at his country club, it’s a targeted attack by the “Regime,” to use Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s word—and capitalization.

After Mastriano had finished speaking, and before Trump took to the stage, an elderly white man stood up behind me and shouted, “Whose country is this?” The people nearby in the bleachers joined him in response: “It’s our country!” Later, Trump affirmed the sentiment. “No matter how big or powerful these corrupt radicals may be, you must never forget that this nation does not belong to them,” he told his supporters. “This nation belongs to you!” The people in the stadium roared their approval.

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September 4, 2022
Liz Cheney Already Has a 2024 Strategy

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The defiant speech from Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming after her defeat in yesterday’s Republican primary could be reduced to a single message: This is round one.

Cheney didn’t specify how, or where, she intends to continue her struggle against former President Donald Trump, after Harriet Hageman, the candidate Trump endorsed, routed her by more than two to one in the primary for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat.

But Cheney dropped a big hint when she noted that the GOP’s Founding Father, Abraham Lincoln, lost elections for the House and Senate “before he won the most important election of all” by capturing the presidency. This morning, she went a step further, telling the Today show that she was “thinking about” joining the 2024 Republican presidential race.

The magnitude of Cheney’s defeat yesterday underscores how strong Trump remains within the party, and how little chance a presidential candidacy based explicitly on repudiating him would have of capturing the nomination.

Yet many of Trump’s remaining Republican critics believe that a Cheney candidacy in the 2024 GOP presidential primaries could help prevent him from capturing the next nomination—or stop him from winning the general election if he does. “Of course she doesn’t win,” Bill Kristol, the longtime strategist who has become one of Trump’s fiercest conservative critics, told me. But, he added, if Cheney “makes the point over and over again” that Trump represents a unique threat to American democracy and “forces the other candidates to come to grips” with that argument, she “could have a pretty significant effect” on Trump’s chances.

In some ways, a Cheney 2024 presidential campaign would be unprecedented: There aren’t any clear examples of a candidate running a true kamikaze campaign.

Cheney would have no trouble assembling the building blocks of a traditional presidential campaign. Her name identification is extremely high, for both her familial ties and her prominence as a Trump critic. Her potential fundraising base is strong: Through late July, she had already raised more than $15 million in her House race, and in a presidential run, she could tap into a huge pool of small-dollar donors (many of them Democrats) determined to block Trump. And with her unflinching attacks on the former president, she would be ensured bottomless media coverage.

Cheney could face other logistical hurdles. She reduced her in-person campaign appearances in Wyoming because of security threats, and that problem would undoubtedly persist in any presidential campaign. Dave Kochel, a longtime Republican consultant with extensive experience in Iowa, told me that Cheney could likely find ways to deliver her message even amid such threats. “You would need a lot of security, no doubt about that,” he said. “But remember, these days you can do a lot of this stuff from the green room. You don’t have to be going to the diner or the Hy-Vee or the state fair. It’s essentially a media strategy.”

More difficult to overcome would be obstacles erected by the national and state Republican parties. The laws governing which candidates can appear on a presidential primary ballot vary enormously across the states. For instance, in New Hampshire, anyone who meets the legal requirements for the presidency, fills out a one-page form, and pays $1,000 can appear on the venerable first-in-the-nation ballot. But in other states—including Iowa and South Carolina—the state party controls whose name can be included on the primary ballot. And in at least some of those places, either the state party or the Republican National Committee, which has subordinated itself to Trump under Chair Ronna McDaniel, would likely move to keep Cheney off the ballot as a means of protecting him.

Debates could be another challenge for Cheney. The general feeling among Republicans I spoke with this week is that the RNC would go to almost absurd lengths to avoid allowing Cheney to appear on the same debate stage as Trump. Kristol predicted that the party might try to exclude her by requiring any candidate participating in a RNC-sanctioned debate to commit to supporting the party’s eventual nominee in the general election—something Cheney’s determination to stop Trump would not allow her to do. (In 2016, the RNC imposed such a loyalty oath primarily out of fear that Trump wouldn’t endorse the nominee if he lost. Trump signed it but characteristically renounced it in the race’s latter stage.)

Read: The Mar-a-Lago ‘raid’ put Ron DeSantis in a box

Even so, it would be difficult for any media organization that sponsors an RNC debate to agree to keep her off the stage. And if Cheney is registering reasonable support in the polls—say 5 percent or more—even state parties might think twice about barring her. “Every other candidate not named Trump is going to want Liz Cheney on the debate stage,” the GOP consultant Alex Conant, the communications director for Senator Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign, told me.

No one I talked with thinks Cheney could come anywhere close to winning the GOP nomination behind an anti-Trump message. The widespread success of Trump-endorsed candidates, almost all of whom overtly echo his lies about the 2020 election, in this year’s GOP primaries has made clear that the former president remains the party’s dominant figure (despite occasional losses for his picks). With Cheney’s defeat yesterday, four of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the January 6 attack on the Capitol have now been ousted in primaries, and four others have retired; only two have survived to face voters in November. “Trump continues to own a majority share of the Republican Party and the GOP has remade itself in his image,” Sarah Longwell, founder of the Republican Accountability Project, a group critical of Trump, told me in an email.

But many Republicans resistant to Trump believe that Cheney could rally the minority of party voters who continue to express reservations about the former president. In public polls, as many as one-fourth of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents reject Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen, or criticize his efforts to overturn the result and his role in the January 6 insurrection. The share of Trump critics is usually slightly higher among Republicans holding at least a four-year college degree—a group that was notably cooler toward him during his first run to the nomination in 2016 and that sharply moved away from the GOP in the 2018 and 2020 elections. Some of those voters have since soured on President Joe Biden and the Democrats, but Cheney could spend months reminding them why they rejected Trump in the first place. “Especially among college-educated and donor-class Republicans, I think she continues to just chip away at Trump,” Kristol said.

Whit Ayres, a longtime GOP pollster, believes that the core of Republican-leaning voters hostile to Trump is smaller—only about one in 10, rather than the roughly one in five suggested by some poll questions. But he believes a Cheney candidacy could reach beyond that circle to raise doubts among a much bigger group: Republicans who are neither hard-core Trump supporters or opponents, but are focused mostly on winning in 2024. Although Cheney might appeal solely to the thin sliver of die-hard Trump opponents “with a prophetic-moral case … about the importance of devotion to our democratic institutions and the U.S. Constitution,” Ayres said, that larger group might respond to “a very practical utilitarian case” that Trump has too much baggage to win a general election.

The best-case scenario for the Trump critics if Cheney runs is that her battering-ram attacks weaken him to the point that someone else can capture the nomination. As Longwell told me, even if “Liz likely cannot win a Republican primary (though anything can happen!) … she can play a significant role in helping someone else beat Trump in a Republican primary.”

The worst-case scenario raised by some Trump critics is that a sustained attack on him will encourage GOP voters, and even other candidates, to rally to his defense more than they would otherwise.

But even those sympathetic to Cheney recognize that the 2024 primaries may offer only so much opportunity to change the party’s direction. Many of them view Trump’s strongest competitor in early polls, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, as little improvement over Trump in his commitment to a pluralistic democracy; Cheney recently told The New York Times that DeSantis has aligned himself so closely with Trump that she would find it “very difficult” to support him in 2024 either.

These dynamics explain why many Cheney supporters believe that the real leverage for her—and other Trump critics—would come from working to defeat the former president, or a like-minded alternative, in the 2024 general election. The only plausible way to break Trump’s hold on the GOP, these critics believe, is to show that Trump, or Trumpism, cannot win national elections. Even if Cheney cannot deny Trump the nomination, she could still ultimately loosen his hold on the party, this thinking goes, if she persuades enough centrist and white-collar voters to reject him and ensure his defeat in a general election. To save the party, in other words, Cheney might first have to be willing to destroy it.

Read: Liz Cheney, the Republican from the state of reality

Cheney signaled her willingness to accept such a mission yesterday, when her remarks condemned not only Trump but Republicans who have enabled him, especially those echoing his noxious discredited claims of fraud in 2020. But how she may pursue her goals remains unclear. Though most Republicans sympathetic to Cheney think she should run in the 2024 GOP primaries, others believe she might have more influence leading an outside movement against Trump. Cheney’s GOP supporters are even more divided over a possible general-election strategy; some sympathizers believe she would hurt Trump most by running as an independent third-party presidential candidate in the general election, and others worry that such a bid would help Trump by splitting voters resistant to him.

Cheney has many months to resolve those choices. What she indicated yesterday is that when she talks about a long battle, she is looking not only past the Wyoming House GOP primary but even past the struggle for the next GOP presidential nomination. The real prize she’s keeping her eyes on is preventing Trump from ever occupying the White House again, whatever that takes.

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August 17, 2022
The Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’ Put Ron DeSantis in a Box

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That the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Florida home has become a rallying point for Republicans—ever eager to demonstrate fealty to the former president and rage at government overreach—is not exactly a shock. What is noteworthy is how the news might shift political considerations in MAGA world.

In another universe, last week’s FBI search could have provided a perfect opportunity for a wannabe party leader like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to set himself apart. A reckless has-been running off with nuclear secrets? Not my president! But in this universe—and given this particular cult of personality—DeSantis has parked his wagon next to all the others encircling Trump.

“These agencies have now been weaponized to be used against people that the government doesn’t like,” DeSantis told a crowd on Sunday at an Arizona political rally alongside the GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and the Senate candidate Blake Masters. If the Florida governor had been gearing up to launch his own presidential bid, the FBI search—and what could come after—might be forcing him to rethink his plans. “Now that Trump is beleaguered and in legal trouble and the current narrative is Rally to the king!, he will rally to the king,” Mac Stipanovich, a Florida Republican strategist, told me.

DeSantis has Trump to thank for his political success. The president’s endorsement—and multiple campaign appearances—helped him when he was the underdog candidate in his 2018 Republican primary, and ultimately led to his slim victory in the general election. In the three years since DeSantis got the keys to the governor’s mansion, he has worked diligently to position himself as the natural inheritor of Trumpism. He’s waded dutifully into the culture wars, opposing lockdown orders, blasting critical race theory and banning lessons on sexuality in school. He’s even mastered Trump’s hand gestures.

David Frum: The Republicans have a Trump problem. Again.

If the former president should decide not to run again in 2024, DeSantis has seemed ready and willing to accept the baton. In polls, Republican voters have consistently chosen him as their second-favorite choice for president.

Some strategists told me that DeSantis might even try to challenge Trump in a primary by arguing—carefully, respectfully—that the MAGA movement does not belong to just one man. “Before the Mar-a-Lago raid, I was of the mind that it would be a crowded primary” in 2024, David Jolly, a former GOP representative from Florida, told me. “DeSantis has been so strong that he could say, ‘Enough voters are asking me to get in the race; I’m going to stand. But if Trump wins, I’ll support him.’”

The FBI search, though, might have sabotaged DeSantis’s diligent plans. The news was read by MAGA world as the opening salvo of a war on Trump, and every Republican with a political survival instinct has proclaimed righteous anger on his behalf. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted an upside-down American flag in apparent support of Trump; “We are seeing the justice system being used as a hammer to batter political opponents,” the Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano told Newsmax. Even former Vice President Mike Pence came to Trump’s defense, despite recent reporting that Trump had expressed support for Pence’s hanging: “I share the deep concern of millions of Americans over the unprecedented search of the personal residence of President Trump,” Pence tweeted.

DeSantis, too, was not about to bite the hand that feeds. He issued an angry tweet condemning the Biden “Regime” for its overreach. As DeSantis continues to campaign for MAGA-type candidates ahead of the midterms, including Mastriano in Pennsylvania and the Senate candidate J. D. Vance of Ohio, you can bet that he’ll keep talking about “the raid,” pointing to it as evidence of a leftist takeover of American government. This may be pure pandering. “There is no [advantage] in being seen to betray Donald Trump in his hour of travail,” Stipanovich said. Doing so risks appearing like a traitor to the MAGA cause and losing the base’s admiration. The most that DeSantis or any other presidential hopeful can do is be a loyalist and hope that, eventually, Trump falls or makes room for them to run.

Conor Friedersdorf: Why Never Trumpers should bet on Ron DeSantis now

Still, even in his condemnation of the search, DeSantis appears to be walking a careful line. During his speech in Arizona, he didn’t actually mention Trump by name. Instead, he accused the FBI of “targeting people who go against the regime.” The remarks seemed intended to demonstrate loyalty to the base rather than to Trump himself. Maybe DeSantis assumed that the audience wouldn’t notice? Or maybe he’s making a judgment that MAGA world wants Trump’s rhetoric but no longer requires Trump the man to be its mouthpiece.

DeSantis could be leaving himself a small opening: If the various investigations into Trump never amount to anything, DeSantis might still have room to challenge the former president. But if Trump is actually indicted for a crime related to the Capitol attack on January 6, or to whatever classified documents he’s allegedly taken from the White House, last week’s rally-round-the-king moment offered a glimpse of what we can expect. Every Republican politician, including any potential challengers, would be forced to choose between defending Trump and siding with Joe Biden’s corrupt, leftist “deep state.” “The prosecution of Donald Trump would be the most catalyzing moment available to the former president,” Jolly said. “That’s a harder case for DeSantis to get into the race.”

Last week, after the Mar-a-Lago search, Trump’s lead over DeSantis in a potential primary matchup widened by 10 points. But beyond gaming out DeSantis’s diminished options, the takeaway from the federal investigation is the simple fact that an angry septuagenarian still holds the Grand Old Party in a vise grip. Whatever succession plans those who dutifully kissed the ring were hatching, their political fortunes and futures remain tied to Trump.

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August 16, 2022
Manuel P. Asensio Announces His ‘Smoking-Gun’ Campaign for the Republican Nomination in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District

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Asensio seeks to defeat corruption now before it leads to total tyranny against his fellow citizens.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., November 19, 2021 (Newswire.com)
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Manuel P. Asensio, a tried-and-true fighter of institutionalized corruption and champion of freedom of religion, the press, and speech rights, has announced his campaign for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. When elected, Asensio promises to expose and end the corruption that has enabled the Left to wrongfully take control of the U.S. Constitution. He is running for Congress to expose and dismantle the federal corruption that seeks to destroy the Constitution’s protections of the American liberties and freedoms, and private property.

Asensio seeks to defeat corruption now before it leads to total tyranny against his fellow citizens.

“I am repulsed by the unholy alliance and dirty politics used by both sides to enable the Radical Left. This has resulted in canceled facts, reasoning, and religion in all levels of government and made a disgraceful farce of our Constitution,” said Asensio.

“Republican voters are tired of the corruption they see in their party’s Washington leadership. They are fed up watching the establishment colluding with the Radical Left to violate the Constitution’s most important doctrines. These are our only protections against dictatorship. I will expose how, where, and why the establishment has aligned with the Left to ruin values, truth and reason and the integrity of America’s courts, borders, and the 2020 census, the presidential and all elections,” said Asensio.

“I will stop the nonsense and political absurdities that have taken over our federal government. I will stand up and fight political corruption with undeniable smoking-gun facts and law,” he added.

Asensio founded Asensio & Company, the first Wall Street firm dedicated to fighting corruption. His phenomenally successful investigations uncovered fraud harming investors and improved capital markets. As a result, he became known as a pioneer of information arbitrage. In 2016, Asensio founded the Institute of Judicial Conduct to research corruption in the regulation of the federal judiciary and the administration of family liberty and individual rights. His congressional campaign brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to the political arena.

A conservative Christian Republican, Asensio has experience with left-wing government takeovers in Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States of America. He earned his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business and his graduate degree from Harvard Business School.

Asensio was born in Cuba and fled communism at six years old, two weeks after the Bay of Pigs invasion. His parents taught him since childhood to embrace conservative values and to fight for individual dignity and independence. Caridad Asensio, Asensio’s mother, is cofounder of the Caridad Center, Florida’s largest free health clinic and one of the largest in the nation. She is a member of the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of the National Jefferson Award.

Visit the candidate’s website at asensio4congress.com.

To support the cause, please visit https://secure.winred.com/asensio4congress/donate-today.

For further information, call (352) WIN-RED1, visit asensio4congress.com or email info@Asensio4Congress.com.

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November 19, 2021
As DACA Program Resumes for ‘DREAMERS’, Immigration Attorney Dmitry Paniotto Weighs in on Proper Actions

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LOS ANGELES, December 15, 2020 (Newswire.com)
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After a Federal Judge ordered the Trump Administration to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), The DHS subsequently posted on its website that it is accepting first-time requests for DACA consideration, advanced parole requests, as well as renewal requests. Dmitry Paniotto, an immigration lawyer in Los Angeles, advises those who are eligible to apply.

The program provides protection from deportation for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children.

According to NPR, DACA currently protects about 640,000 undocumented immigrants. There are an estimated 300,000 additional people who are eligible to apply.

The DACA program began accepting applications in Summer 2012, by way of an executive branch memorandum from then-President Barack Obama. Since then, Paniotto has assisted numerous individuals in successfully applying for the program. In 2017, the Trump administration took actions to roll back the program and halt new applications, thus putting the fate of the program in question.

Just weeks ago, a U.S. District Court Judge in Brooklyn ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reinstate the program to how it was before the Trump Administration began to end the program in September 2017. Officials in the department are ordered to resume issuing two-year permits for qualifying applicants.

“DACA allows those young undocumented immigrants who have good moral character, arrived prior to 2007 and graduated from high school to apply for temporary relief from deportation that includes a work permit. Applicants who have any criminal record should consult with us to check their eligibility – we have a criminal defense attorney available to ‘clean’ their record if necessary,” Paniotto said.

According to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), over half of the people who have participated in the program reside in California and Texas.

For more information on the legal implications regarding DACA, or to make a media inquiry, contact Paniotto Law 3550 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1770, Los Angeles, CA 90010. (855) 743-0505.

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December 15, 2020
Day Translations Inc. the Language Services Provider Offers Priority Assistance for Separated Families

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Day Translations Has Reached Out to The ACLU, KIND, the Young Center For Immigrant Children’s Rights, and RAICES

NEW YORK, June 29, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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Day Translations, a New York-based Language Services Provider with more than a decade of experience helping immigrants and asylum seekers enter the U.S. legally, has reached out to human rights organizations concerned with providing legal assistance to children and immigrants, to offer priority services.

In these difficult times, Day Translations aims to help separated families join and transit their path to legality with the comprehensive assistance they need.

The organizations in question are The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Kids in need of Defense (KIND), The Young Center For Immigrant Children’s Rights, and RAICES: Refugee and Immigrant Center for Educational and Legal Services.

This decision is part of Day Translation’s social program, under which the company has recently collaborated with The Amanaah Foundation and the Pies Descalzos Foundation, among many other local and international organizations.

Learn more about Day Translations’ charitable work, values, and social compromise

Learn more about Day Translations’ immigration services

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June 29, 2018
New Documentary From Cinema Libre Studio Examines Rising Hate Crimes in Trump’s America

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LOS ANGELES, December 19, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Winner of the Award of Merit at indieFEST Film Awards and Best Political Documentary at Atlanta Docufest, THE UNAMERICAN STRUGGLE documentary is the first examination of the rise in hate crimes and bigoted rhetoric since the election of Donald J. Trump.

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that hate crimes had increased by nearly 5% since 2015 in their annual Incidents of Hate report. The report recorded that 5,818 “single-bias” incidents occurred, in which one or more offense types, or incidents, were motivated by the same bias. Of those, 59.2% were motivated by a racial, ethnic and/or ancestry bias; 19.7% by a religious bias; 17.7% by a sexual orientation bias; and 3.3% by a gender identity, disability or gender bias.

There are two sides to bigotry. There are those who openly oppose it, and then those who foster it. People who stay silent in the face of this bigotry provide quiet support for it.

Ric Osuna, Director, The UnAmerican Struggle

For activists on the front line of the identity politics movement, this rise in hate crimes is not a surprise, and many of them feel the numbers are underreported.

Featuring Heidi Beirich and Naomi Tsu of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Angeles Valenciano of the National Diversity Council, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Executive Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Sir Maejor Page, President of Greater Atlanta Black Lives Matter, the film finds a consistent and resounding increase in hate crimes across the board, and subsequently, the fears of minority communities.

The Trump White House last week acted to ban the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using the words ‘vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, fetus, evidence-based, and science-based’ in their 2018 budget documents, preventing the agency from accurately describing the needs of some of the country’s most vulnerable people.

Director Osuna, who is of Mexican-American heritage and whose Mexican father served in Vietnam, says, “There are two sides to bigotry. There are those who openly oppose it, and then those who foster it. People who stay silent in the face of this bigotry provide quiet support for it. Bigotry unchecked ushers in greater abuses to civil rights, as evident through the recent attacks on the free press, the cornerstone of American democracy. ”

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December 19, 2017
Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI): A New Series Empowering Black, Gay Men is Tackling Trump’s America

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Series will feature discussions with Emil Wilbekin, Karamo Brown, Richard Brookshire, Rico Pruitt, and a creative performance from “queer conscious” rapper, Jay Boogie

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updated: Sep 6, 2017

New York, New York, September 6, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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In a social climate where many in the LGBT community feel Black, gay and afraid, a group of fearless Black men have come together to empower, organize, and inform their peers through the launch of Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI) on Saturday, September 23^rd.

Founded by award-winning advocate, DaShawn Usher, MOBI aims to empower an often marginalized community and improve their lives both personally and professionally through peer-led programming.

“It was important for MOBI to be majority peer-led by other Black men from different intersectionalities of age, identity, and backgrounds who are experts in their respective fields,” says Usher. “This allows those involved to feel immersed in a community of people who face the same obstacles and triumphs as them.”

Recognized as the star of the film Blackbird and cast member on the latest season of Being Mary Jane, actor and MOBI Talent Manager, Julian Walker is one of those peers. But before he made his film and television debut, he felt like many in the Black, gay community growing up – afraid. His role in the controversial film Blackbird – a boy who is coming to grips with manhood, life and his sexuality in the face of opposition from society is all too familiar. It’s a story that most Black, gay men can relate to, even Walker himself. Growing up, it was difficult for him to find representations of himself – a Black, gay man in film and entertainment. This made him eager to align himself with a cause that creates a sense of community among men like him. Fast-forward to now, and he’s proudly heading up the launch of MOBI to do just that.

The first MOBItalks event will take place on Saturday, September 23rd from 9am – 4pm at Ilan Rubin Studio – 14B 53rd Street, 7th fl Brooklyn, NY 11232 and will feature engaging talks surrounding sexuality, creative expression, and identity with speakers including journalist and LGBT Activist, Emil Wilbekin; “Real World” alum and television host; Karamo Brown; social commentator, Richard Brookshire; “queer conscious” rapper, Jay Boogie; and Rico Pruitt. Attendees will also participate in personal and professional development sessions and can screen for various services throughout the day including: HIV, STIs, PrEP/PEP, health insurance, primary care, and dental.

MOBI EVENTS

·      Brooklyn – Saturday, September 23^rd

·      Bronx – Saturday, October 7^th

·      Harlem – Saturday, October 21^st

The events will be live streamed for those who aren’t in the New York City area. Viewers will be able to watch, leave comments, and ask questions in real-time through the live stream.

To learn more about MOBI, please follow “@MOBINYC” on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter: @MOBI_NYC, and visit www.mobi-nyc.com to register for events.

ABOUT MOBILIZING OUR BROTHERS INITIATIVE (MOBI)

MOBI is a series of curated social connectivity events for Black, gay and queer men to see their holistic self. The initiative seeks to cultivate the black, gay community through MOBItalks, a three-part personal and professional development series in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. In celebration of Black queer excellence, MOBIfest, is a four-day citywide festival set for May 2018 that gives voice to the convergence of interactive arts, film, fashion, and music in Black queer culture. The initiative is funded by the New York City Department of Health and aims to promote health and wellness amongst black gay men.

For press inquiries, please contact:

Kenneth Courtney
Kenneth@mobi-nyc.com
917-289-2778

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September 6, 2017
Crime Reduction Film ‘Street Stars’ Finally Released

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updated: Jun 18, 2017

Jacksonville, United States, June 18, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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A new documentary that looks at solutions to crime and violence has been released (June 16, 2017). This first of its kind film, brings together leaders, activists and people who have lived a street life of crime. The activist film, “Street Stars: A Crime Reduction Theory” documents evidence-based solutions as well as some stark responses to a myriad of questions related to the root causes of crime and violence. Street Stars was released digitally via Vimeo and can be viewed at www.vimeo.com/ondemand/streetstars.

           The director of the film is criminology professor and Howard law school graduate Opio Sokoni. His last film project was about Bessie Coleman – the first black woman to fly an airplane. The pioneering aviator crashed and died in 1926 one day before a big airshow in Jacksonville, Florida. This city is also the scene of much of his current film. He stuck with his trademark use of incredible independent music – mainly from Portland, Oregon artists. Music with messages is Sokoni’s strategy of helping to place front and center some evidenced-based programs that are working in communities.

The activist film, “Street Stars: A Crime Reduction Theory” documents evidence-based solutions as well as some stark responses to a myriad of questions related to the root causes of crime and violence.

Opio Sokoni, Media Director

            “We started making the Street Stars film in mid-2015 and finally got it done,” says Opio. He continued, “I just think about that family who, possibly because of this film, will not have to experience a tragedy.” Federal judge Brian Davis, former Mayor John Peyton, community developer Paul Tutwiler and former Jaguars player Tony Boselli all appear in the film. In addition, various successful men and women who have experienced the pitfalls of that life provide invaluable dialogue. Another great addition to the project is local music group Cutt Circle. Their viral music videos deal with the high-pressure circumstances of the streets. Their contributions to the discussions around crime and violence is extraordinary.

            The two-hour film has a run time of 2 hours. The Director’s Cut has strong language. A “16 and Up” rating is suggested by the director for the film. Viewers will be able to log on to www.filmingstreetstars.com and watch the film on cell phones, computers and on their HD TVs at home. Sokoni says he hopes his city and others that are experiencing high levels of crime will look at Street Stars: A Crime Reduction Theory. He plans to market it in the top 20 most violent cities in the United States. “It is my hope that practitioners and people who can reach other people in power or on the streets will see this and be even more inspired to take action, says Opio Sokoni.

Source: Street Stars: A Crime Reduction Theory Film Project

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June 18, 2017
Main Street March for Human Rights

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Small towns across the country are organizing for human rights.

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updated: Feb 2, 2017

Weston, WV, February 2, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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On Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. EST Americans will take to the streets to show support for refugees and immigrants around the world, especially those individuals and families who have been so callously and irreparably harmed by recent changes in U.S. immigration policy.

Through a collective effort, this action is centered on the following Mission: We march to demonstrate the courage of loving-kindness and to welcome the stranger in need. The dreams of immigrants are the American dream.

There’s nothing more important than building solidarity and community in our small towns, where conversations can be had and real change can be made. Our sidewalks are our bridges.

Kara Vaneck

The past election cycle has shown a desperate lack of humane values and genuine leadership: Americans are being divided into camps, left-versus-right, urban-versus-rural, as if these distinctions were not based on generalizations. We seek to prove that the same values which motivated action at airports and in city centers can be found throughout America, from sea to shining sea.

We believe that by showing our support for those who are most vulnerable – and showing our own sincere desires for peace, love, and understanding through peaceful demonstration – we can do as Pope Francis himself challenged all people to do and build bridges rather than walls.

Therefore, around these ideas regular Americans are already organizing in the following cities and towns:

Buckhannon, WV

Fairmont, WV

Clarksburg, WV

Morgantown, WV

Weston, WV

Hanover, NH

Caledonia, NY

Syracuse, NY

Naples, FL

Puyallup, WA

We will help anyone, anywhere who wishes to march peacefully with us and the vulnerable of the world.

Press Contact:

Warren Hilsbos
mainstreetmarch@gmail.com
(304) 612-9295

Source: Main Street March for Human Rights

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February 2, 2017
abilityJOBS.com Surveys “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” of the 2016 Presidential Election

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Oct 14, 2016

Costa Mesa, CA, October 14, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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abilityJOBS.com surveyed 40,000 job seekers with disabilities to ask the question, “Why Are You Voting?”

A survey unlike any other in its size, scope and domain, abilityJOBS.com founder, Chet Cooper, and team launched some of the most intrinsic questions to the career site’s immense pool of job seekers with disabilities – the purpose? To discover what is compelling a practicing professional or active job-seeker to ‘get out to vote’ in this 2016 election. With the contentious match-up of Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump in play, Cooper knew the voices of PWD’s was a crucial one to assess.

“We’ve dedicated ourselves to understanding the needs of unemployed people with disabilities (PWDs). This survey has brought a new level of awareness.”

Chet Cooper, Founder & Editor in Chief, Ability Magazine

The abilityJOBS team took a risk in asking their audience to speak up, especially in the unusual terrain of a campaign that has featured the controversial portrayal by Presidential candidate Donald Trump, of NEW YORK TIMES reporter, Serge F. Kovalevsky (who has cerebral palsy). Committing himself to put forth the opinions disabled workers play in the US GDP, Cooper said, “We’ve dedicated ourselves to understanding the needs of unemployed people with disabilities (PWDs). This survey has brought a new level of awareness.” As the shepherd of the largest online source of employment resources for both corporations and PWDs, Cooper immediately saw the demand for INTEGRITY as a high note amongst the responses; “When you’re already expecting a lopsided playing field, the focus on ‘character’ and ‘trust’ becomes even more dynamic. It’s a game-changer – especially now.”

Interested in what unemployed PWDs were voting for in a President, questions ranged from Homeland security to Immigration. For instance, “Is it important for a President to make GOOD on their promises to create new jobs?”—readership resoundingly responded with a consensus of 85%. Or “Do you feel the healthcare system is UGLY?” “As far as BAD is concerned, we’ve seen quite a bit in this presidential race. PWDs make up the largest minority in the country, yet have been ignored as a significant voting power—56 million people can sway an election,” says Cooper.

To participate in the 2016 Presidential survey please click here: http://abilitymagazine.com/Survey-Job-seekers-with-disabilities-ability-JOBS-voting-Questions.html

About abilityJOBS.com

Established in 1995, abilityJOBS.com is the first career site dedicated to employment of PWDs. It houses the largest resume bank with tens of thousands of job seekers with disabilities, from entry level candidates to PhD.

The goal of abilityJOBS is to enable PWDs to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment. By posting job opportunities, or searching resumes, employers can find qualified PWDs as well as demonstrate their affirmative action and open door policies.

About ABILITY Magazine

ABILITY Magazine is the leading magazine covering Health, Disability and Human Potential. ABILITYMagazine.com is consistently ranked in the Top 50 Magazines in the World. AM is an award-winning publication, distributed by Time-Warner. For over 25 years, its mission has been to provide new insights into our individual levels of ability.

From Diabetes to Spinal Cord Injury and celebrity interviews to CEO profiles, AM covers the latest on Health, Environmental Protection, Assistive Technology, Employment, Sports, Travel, Universal Design, Mental Health and much more. Writers include MDs, PhDs, JDs, best-selling authors, U.S. Senators and advocates. Cover interviews consist of Movie and TV Celebrities, Business Leaders, Sports Figures, Presidents, First Ladies and more.

AM is first to embed VOICEYE (High Density code) on its editorial pages to hear print through smartphones and tablets—giving greater access to people with low vision, blindness or reading challenges in 58 languages.

@REALabilityJOBS

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October 14, 2016
VetsAgainstTrump.com – New-Anti Trump Web Site From PFH Consulting Hopes to Sell and Cash in on the Presidential Race

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updated: Jun 17, 2016

Phoenix, AZ, June 17, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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Just announced today, PFH Consulting (Powers Family Holdings) announced they will sell off a group of premium domains including VetsAgainstTrump.com, BernHillaryClinton.com, and BernTrump.us.

“Our company has been acquiring premium digital assets for 18 months as we plan to launch a Cannabis Industry Web Portal and we decided that it was the right time to sell off the political themed domains. We know that VetsAgainstTrump is a high value domain that we can sell at a premium price,” said Rex Powers, Founder of PFH.

“Digital Properties can fluctuate in value much like real estate. VetsAgainstTrump.com has strategic value to either party so we have decided to sell this now.”

Rex Powers, Founder/CEO

PFH Consulting works with companies that have unique operational challenges that result from hyper-growth. Powers feels this has provided the company with a diverse set of skills that it will benefit from as it launches its new web portal for the emerging Cannabis Industry. “We have acquired approx 300 domains that we will strategically build into a vertically integrated structure that will include interactive blogs and social media and a very strong emphasis on Consumer Education,” said Powers.

Contact Information:

Rex Powers
rex@pfhconsulting.com
480-675-7932

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June 17, 2016
Megs McLean to Play Live at Taylor Swift Concert August 8th in Seattle – First Ever Live Performance of Megs Breakout Single “It’s My Truck”

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Megs McLean who recently released her breakout single “It’s My Truck” recorded at world renowned London Bridge Studio in Seattle announced that she will be playing a five song set including “It’s My Truck” at the Taylor Swift Concert August 8th at Qwest Field. Megs performance at the Taylor Swift Concert in Seattle will be her first ever live performance of her single “It’s My Truck”.

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Seattle, August 6, 2015 (Newswire.com)
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Megs McLean who recently released her breakout single “It’s My Truck” recorded at world renowned London Bridge Studio in Seattle announced that she will be playing a five song set including “It’s My Truck” at the Taylor Swift Concert August 8th at Qwest Field. Megs performance at the Taylor Swift Concert in Seattle will be her first ever live performance of her single “It’s My Truck”. Megs was joined in her recording of her breakout single “It’s My Truck” by legendary Seattle drummer Ben Smith who has been the drummer for “Heart” for over twenty years and Blind Melon Bassist Brad Smith who’s unforgettable bass line in the international sensation “No Rain” was recorded at London Bridge in 1992.

Megs recently became the first artist to have her likeness etched into the infamous vintage Neve 8048 recording console at London Bridge Studio that was built in 1973. Megs also joined notable acts such as Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Alice and Chains, Melissa Etheridge, Macklemore, Candle Box, Mother Love Bone, and other standouts as having recorded through this piece of Seattle music history.

: “I am looking forward to performing at the Taylor Swift Concert for the fans during the Snapple Straight Up Tea Swift Pre-Concert Party presented by KMPS. KMPS is one of my all-time favorite radio stations and I have grown up listening to great music including Taylor Swift on it most of my life. Snapple makes amazing teas and I am thrilled to be taking the stage performing live at such a significant event”

Megs McLean, Singer/Songwriter/Actor

Megs will be featured at the Snapple Straight up Tea Swift Pre-Concert Party Presented by KMPS. The Party begins at three PM across from the Stadiums southwest entrance. Listen to live music from Megs on the entertainment stage, win great prizes and grab a beverage in the beer garden.

Ben Smith drummer for Megs McLean and Heart stated: “She’s a super strong singer at a young age but obviously is motivated about it. The band I play in “Heart” has an element of their sound that’s super aggressive so that’s part of my style is being able to hit things aggressively and find the right spots and dynamics in songs. I’m not really surprised by the aggressiveness of the tune “It’s My Truck”. It’s always fun to come out and play, come out and really play and really bring it. The roominess of this space, that really works well for drums so it feels great to play in this room and they do a great job of recording it here and I love to come out here.”

Megs McLean commented by saying: “I am looking forward to performing at the Taylor Swift Concert for the fans during the Snapple Straight Up Tea Swift Pre-Concert Party presented by KMPS. KMPS is one of my all-time favorite radio stations and I have grown up listening to great music including Taylor Swift on it most of my life. Snapple makes amazing teas and I am thrilled to be taking the stage performing live at such a significant event”

About Megs McLean: Megs Mclean is a Country Music artist/Actor who has managed to blend the heart of country being a country girl and competition barrel racer from the Northwest with the no rules “play it like you feel it” Seattle style that has long been an innovator bending and morphing music for generations. Her unique style born out of influence of traditional Country artists and Grunge blends to give Country music a kick from the current generation.

The short documentary of Megs in studio experience recording “It’s My Truck” can be seen in the documentary “Making Megs McLean “It’s My Truck” which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCoo2vAz2M .The song “It’s My Truck” is available at all major music portals or at iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-my-truck/id1003827933?i=1003828005&ign–mpt=uo%3D4

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August 6, 2015
Making Megs McLean “It’s My Truck” Documentary Now Available to the Public Featuring Music Legends Ben Smith of “Heart” on Drums and Bassist Brad Smith From “Blind Melon”

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The short documentary “Making Megs McLean “It’s My Truck”” is now available to the public. The documentary chronicles the recording of Megs “It’s My Truck” which is the first single off of her debut album recorded at world renowned London Bridge Studio. Megs recently became the first artist to have her likeness etched into the infamous vintage Neve 8048 recording console at London Bridge Studio.

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Seattle, WA, August 5, 2015 (Newswire.com)
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The short documentary “Making Megs McLean “It’s My Truck”” is now available to the public. The documentary chronicles the recording of Megs “It’s My Truck” which is the first single off of her debut album recorded at world renowned London Bridge Studio. Megs recently became the first artist to have her likeness etched into the infamous vintage Neve 8048 recording console at London Bridge Studio that was built in 1973. Megs has also joined notable acts such as Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Alice and Chains, Melissa Etheridge, Macklemore, Candle Box, Mother Love Bone, and other standouts that have recorded through this piece of Seattle music history.

Megs was joined in the recording of her breakout single “It’s My Truck” by legendary Seattle drummer Ben Smith, who has been drumming for the band Heart for over twenty years, and bassist Brad Smith of Blind Melon, who’s unforgettable bass line in the international sensation “No Rain” was recorded at London Bridge in 1992

“Not only was I able to work with legendary musicians such as Ben Smith and producer Geoff Ott, but I also had the opportunity to have it all documented by multi Emmy award winning producers Todd Crites and Jackson Nguyen of TurnLeft/ReelTime Partners. Being able to team up with such talented people has been a true blessing and I can see why they are among the most sought after producers in the industry. While filming the documentary and recording “It’s My Truck” we were simultaneously working on a very special project that will soon debut. I couldn’t have done it without such an amazing team.”

Megs McLean, Singer/Songwriter/Actor

Ben Smith commented on the making of “It’s My Truck” and his collaboration with Megs McLean: “She’s a super strong singer at a young age but obviously is motivated about it. The band I play in “Heart” has an element of their sound that’s super aggressive so that’s part of my style is being able to hit things aggressively and find the right spots and dynamics in songs. I’m not really surprised by the aggressiveness of the tune “It’s My Truck”. It’s always fun to come out and play, come out and really play and really bring it. The roominess of this space, that really works well for drums so it feels great to play in this room and they do a great job of recording it here and I love to come out here.”

Geoff Ott, Co-Owner London Bridge Studio and recent Pacific NW Chapter President of the Grammys (2013-2015), stated: “I think what Seattle brings to country is a little bit of the grunge factor. If you think about “I’m going to be in a country band you go to Nashville, you go to these amazing studios, you get these amazing players, they are just killer and they lay it down and you’re like that sounds awesome. Up here we are a little less refined. We like things a little bit looser, a little bit sloppier, which is kinda down homey, it’s kinda swampy, it kinda fits into that Americana thing really well I think. And what Megs brings is that feeling of country. I think people are going to be blown away when they hear Megs and “It’s My Truck”. She’s got some great pipes and really knows what she’s after. “

Megs McLean commented by saying: “Not only was I able to work with legendary musicians such as Ben Smith and producer Geoff Ott, but I also had the opportunity to have it all documented by multi Emmy award winning producers Todd Crites and Jackson Nguyen of TurnLeft/ReelTime Partners. Being able to team up with such talented people has been a true blessing and I can see why they are among the most sought after producers in the industry. While filming the documentary and recording “It’s My Truck” we were simultaneously working on a very special project that will soon debut. I couldn’t have done it without such an amazing team.”

About Megs McLean: Megs Mclean is a country music artist/actor who has managed to blend the heart of country with the no rules “play it like you feel it” Seattle music style. Her unique sound comes from her roots as a country girl and competition barrel racer, mixed with her hometown influence from the Seattle grunge scene. Megs McLean puts a twist on traditional country with a kick from the current generation.

The short documentary of Megs in studio experience can be seen in the documentary “Making Megs McLean “It’s My Truck” which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCoo2vAz2M .

“It’s My Truck” is available at all major music portals or at iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-my-truck/id1003827933?i=1003828005&ign–mpt=uo%3D4

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August 5, 2015