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Washington Post Conservative Claims That Honoring the Pope is Hating America
The Koch brothers are executing a well-planned assault on the Pope by portraying him as a Pagan and his followers as un-American
Monthly Archives: September 2015
19
CNN Host Drops U.S. Constitution Truthbomb on Ben Carson Supporter
Alisyn Camerota read the “No Religious Test” clause out loud and said, “Carson’s belief system violates that part of the Constitution”
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The Real Dr. Ben Carson Finally Stands Up
He’s a very recent signee on the Republican bottom line. He no longer practices medicine. He retired in 2013. He officially joined the Republican Party less than a year ago, November 4, 2014. Late arrival notwithstanding, politically he’s exactly where he belongs.
23
Clinton Scandal On Life Support After The FBI Refuses To Help GOP With Email Witch Hunt
The Republican-driven Hillary Clinton email scandal suffered another blow as the FBI refused a request from a Republican-appointed judge for information.
26
Unions Celebrate As The Koch Brothers Fail To Buy The White House For Scott Walker
Unions are celebrating the rapid demise of union busting national disgrace, Scott Walker.
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A Bitter Scott Walker Blames Donald Trump For Being A Big Downer As He Quits GOP Race
A bitter Scott Walker blamed Donald Trump for his spectacular failure as a candidate and claimed that he was quitting the Republican race so that somebody else could take out Trump.
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At His Final Campaign Events Scott Walker Drew Crowds Of Less Than 50 People
On Sunday, Scott Walker drew Iowa crowds of less than fifty people, as he tried desperately to keep his presidential hopes alive. This explains why he is dropping out of the race today.
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With His Campaign In Flames, Scott Walker Is Dropping Out Of The Republican Presidential Race
The Koch brothers chosen candidate, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) is dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination.
32
Obama White House Slams Ben Carson’s Bigotry Towards Muslims
The White House slammed Ben Carson’s view that a Muslim shouldn’t be president, as Press Secretary Josh Earnest pointed out that Carson’s views are completely inconsistent with the Constitution.
17
Republicans Try To Rig The 2016 Election By Blocking LEGAL Immigrant Citizenship and Voting
All of the chatter on the Republican campaign trail is about illegal immigration, but Republicans are pushing back on an effort by President Obama to get legal immigrants citizenship and registered to vote. There is an effort mounting on the right to stop legal immigrants from becoming citizens and voting.
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How A Joe Biden Campaign Could Help Bernie Sanders Become the Democratic Nominee
If Joe Biden enters the Democratic race he could split the centrist vote with Hillary Clinton, giving Sanders greater odds of winning.
12
If Joe Biden Runs He Will Take 15 Points Of Support Away From Hillary Clinton
The chatter surrounding a potential Joe Biden run for the Democratic nomination is growing and a new poll found that a Biden candidacy draws almost all of its support from Hillary Clinton.
11
Republicans Love Donald Trump Because He Campaigns Like A WWE Wrestler
Trump’s entire campaign has been entirely like, and just as fake as, the WWE and it is why he is leading in the polls.
44
Republicans Fear Pope Francis Bombshells May End Their World Thursday
Thursday, the pope can say anything he wants, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop him. And that’s why Republicans are so afraid.
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Democrats May Pay Back John Boehner’s Ingratitude By Letting Him Hang In Republican Coup
Speaker of the House John Boehner has spent years ignoring Democrats until he needed their votes, and Democrats may pay the Ohio Republican’s ungrateful behavior by not rescuing him from a House Republican coup.
17
CBO Confirms Obama’s Claim That Maintaining Sequester Destroys Jobs and Growth
The CBO determined that maintaining sequester-level cuts would lead to 500,000 fewer jobs and 0.4% less growth in 2016, and 300,000 fewer jobs and 0.2% less growth in 2017. For Koch Republicans, the idea of killing 800,000 Americans’ jobs and retarding America’s world-leading economic growth while an African American man is in the White House is just business as usual and a way to slow down the President’s economic success.
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Bernie Sanders Condemns Ben Carson’s Comment That A Muslim Should Not Be President
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Dr. Ben Carson’s comment that a Muslim should not be President Of The United States. Sanders called Carson’s comment disappointing prejudice.
30
Donald Trump Admits He Won’t Correct His Supporters If They Are Racist Towards Blacks
Donald Trump isn’t trying to hide his racism anymore. When asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper if he would correct a supporter who asked a racist question about blacks, Trump said no.
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Hillary Clinton Calls Out Carly Fiorina’s Planned Parenthood Lies
During an interview on CBS’s Face The Nation Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton didn’t mention Carly Fiorina’s name, but it was clear who she was talking about when she called the misleading and inaccurate statements made about Planned Parenthood at the Republican debate.
58
Koch Brothers Crushed As Chosen Candidate Scott Walker Gets <1% Support In New Poll
The chosen candidate of the Koch brothers, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), has fallen to dead last at less than 1% support in a new Republican poll.
29
George Stephanopoulos Pulverizes Trump After He Refuses To Say Obama Was Born In The US
During a disastrous interview on ABC’s This Week, George Stephanopoulos hammered Trump with questions about his birther views after the Republican frontrunner refused to say that President Obama was born in the US and is not a Muslim.
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DNC Chair Is Greeted By Protests In New Hampshire As Democrats Clamor For More Debates
Democratic voters in New Hampshire greeted DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz with chants for more Democratic debates on Saturday
47
Sarah Palin Accuses Obama of Prematurely Interjecting Himself as the Cool Savior
Palin let loose on the media and on President Obama in an incoherent mess of a rant over Ahmed Mohamed’s clock and her kids’ pencil boxes
4
The Dropkick Murphys Praise Martin O’Malley After He Uses Their Music
The Dropkick Murphys were not happy when Scott Walker used their music, but when they heard that Martin O’Malley used their music, they were happy a “guy who stands up for working people using it!!!”
42
Conservative Heartland Institute “Accuses” Pope of Paganism
The problem for conservatives is not that the Pope made room for Paganism in the Church, but that he refuses to make room for capitalism
21
Republicans Who Have Held Elected Office Are Virtually Unelectable In GOP Primary
After years of conditioning GOP voters to hate the government, elected Republicans are reaping what they have sown.
42
Pope Francis Will Enter Hostile Republican Territory When He Visits Congress
The GOP is unhappy the Pope is adhering to Jesus’ teachings – not those of Ayn Rand, Charles and David Koch, and every teabagger in America
29
Obama Drops A Reality Bomb On Republican Plans To Defund Planned Parenthood
President Obama dropped a reality bomb on Republicans today by declaring that defunding Planned Parenthood is an illegitimate issue.
52
Donald Trump Claims Voters Don’t Care That He Knows Nothing Because He Can Buy The Presidency
This would be awkward for the Republican Party if they held consistent values, but since they don’t, they’re not feeling the sting from a know-nothing bigot who is polling first in the 2016 GOP presidential primary.
38
CNN Goes Birther After Anchor Calls President Obama President Muhammad
CNN needs to correct the record and apologize to their viewers after anchor Michaela Pereira accidentally called Obama President Muhammad.
22
Bill Maher Annihilates Republicans By Debunking 11 Wrong GOP Predictions In 100 Seconds
Bill Maher hit Republicans right in between the eyes with reality by debunking 11 predictions that the Republican Party got wrong in 100 seconds.
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Trump’s Second Amendment Position Papers Are a White Gun Nut’s Wet Dream
Donald Trump neither read nor understood the Second Amendment but uses it as just an excuse for “law-abiding” folks to lock and load
29
House Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood On Nearly Party Line Vote
The U.S. House voted on Friday to strip away 500 million dollars in family planning funds for Planned Parenthood on a 241-187 vote.
11
GOP Infighting Gets Physical As Rubio Aide Allegedly Punches Rand Paul Aide In Bar
Rand Paul’s national political director is alleging that a Rubio campaign aide punched him in a Michigan bar on Thursday night.
42
Hillary Clinton Gets Fired Up And Goes Off On Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton got visibly fired up today when asked about Donald Trump and the birthers. Clinton demanded that Republicans stop impugning the integrity of President Obama.
42
Will Ferrell And The Red Hot Chili Peppers Endorse Bernie Sanders For President
Actor Will Ferrell and legendary rock band, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, are just two of the 128 artists, musicians, and cultural leaders who endorsed Bernie Sanders for president today.
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Right-Wingers Accuse Doritos Of Being A Gay Gateway Snack
The value of literacy – not only reading but comprehension – has never been better underlined by the mad tirade of conservative Ed Straker
17
Obama White House Rips Republicans For Lacking The Guts To Stand Up To Trump’s Birtherism
During his daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called out the Republicans for lacking the courage to stand up to the racists and birthers in their party.
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Coward Donald Trump Goes Into Hiding As Birther Backlash Grows
As criticism is mounting over Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn his supporters birther remarks about President Obama, Trump backed out of a candidate forum at the last minute with the excuse that he has a “business deal” closing.
28
Bernie Sanders Shreds Donald Trump For Reviving Debunked Obama Birtherism
Bernie Sanders called Donald Trump and his birtherism a disgrace during an interview on CBS This Morning. Sanders strongly condemned the birther mythology and ugliness surrounding President Obama.
24
Vindictive Koch Republicans Plot To Impeach EPA Administrator
Paul Goser (R-AZ) claims that McCarthy committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” by trying to define and protect Americans’ clean water supply
28
Hillary Clinton Slams Republicans for Plan to Shut Down Government Over Planned Parenthood
Clinton called out the Republican “race to the bottom,” their hateful rhetoric and lies used as an excuse to shut down the government
29
Exclusionary Anti-immigrant Rhetoric Dooms GOP’s Chances To Win Over Asian-American Voters
Asian voters are defecting from voting Republican at an even faster rate than Latino voters are moving to the left.
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Supporters Respond To Pro-Clinton Super PAC Smears By Donating $1.2 Million To Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders supporters responded to an ugly smear campaign carried out by a pro-Clinton super PAC by donating $1.2 million to the Sanders campaign in less than 48 hours.
25
Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Says Having A Democrat In The White House Is Better For Economy
Hillary Clinton told Wolf Blitzer that the economy performs better under Democratic presidents. Let’s look at the data to see if Clinton’s statement matches up with the facts.
40
Carly Fiorina Peddles Shameful Lies About Planned Parenthood To Push Her Candidacy
Fiorina built her debate “victory” on a bed of lies, including her false memory of non-existent footage in the Planned Parenthood videos
59
Bernie Sanders Demolishes Republicans For Blaming Falsely Obama For Every Problem
Bernie Sanders was a one-man fact bomb on CNN, as the Democratic presidential candidate told the truth about the Republican pattern of falsely blaming President Obama for every problem.
15
CNN’s Trump Hysteria Backfires As Republican Debate Ratings Drop
CNN wanted to break Fox News’s record for biggest debate audience, but their bloated three-hour Republican candidate death march had one million fewer viewers than the first debate.
31
Bernie Sanders Outrages Evangelical Republicans With The Idea Of A Socialist Jesus
Evangelicals are incensed by ideas of a socialist Jesus, but facts are facts – Jesus, like Bernie Sanders, championed the poor, not the rich
17
Even Donald Trump Is Complaining About CNN’s Horrible Trump Obsession
CNN has managed to do the impossible. They have gone so far with their Trump obsessed coverage, that even Donald Trump himself complained about it during an interview on MSNBC.
26
Obama Vows To Veto Republican Bill To Defund Planned Parenthood
While the Republican presidential candidates were grandstanding on Planned Parenthood, President Obama hit Republicans with reality when he issued a veto threat that promised to reject the GOP attempts to defund the organization.
32
Pope Francis Warns Churches To Practice Religion Or Start Paying Taxes
The Pope is put off that there are churches that would rather use buildings they own to make money than to house refugees
42
Mike Huckabee is an Awful Human Being and Needs to Go
Mike Huckabee has amply demonstrated has lack of presidential bona fides over the span of two debates and appalling comments in between
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The Biggest Winner Of The CNN Republican Debate Was Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke for America when he gave up on the CNN Republican debate and pronounced the entire event, “sad.”
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5 Reasons To Be Glad That You Didn’t Watch The CNN Republican Presidential Debate
The Republican Party continued its march towards 2016 failure tonight. Here are the winners and losers, and the five reasons to be glad that you didn’t watch the CNN Republican debate.
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Donald Trump Chews Up Scott Walker and Spits Him Out At CNN Republican Debate
Scott Walker tried to attack Donald Trump and fell flat on his face as the billionaire brought up the Wisconsin governor’s record of economic failure in Wisconsin.
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Live Blog: The CNN Republican Debate
Join PoliticusUSA’s live blog of the CNN Republican debate.
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CNN Helps The Republican Party Disgrace America At Their First Republican Debate
The first part of CNN’s Republican debate was an embarrassment that was televised around the world. The American people deserve an apology for this showcase of Republican crazy.
32
Bobby Jindal Praises Cops For Arresting 14 Year Old Muslim Student With Clock At GOP Debate
While saying that the teen should not have been arrested, Bobby Jindal praised the police for being vigilant and arresting the teen during the CNN Republican debate.
4
Jon Stewart Slams Congress For Their Indifference To 9/11 First Responders
Jon Stewart unloaded on Congress for their seeming indifference to the plight of 9/11 first responders.
36
President Obama Hijacks The Republican Debate With An Epic Take Down Of Donald Trump
During his speech to the Business Roundtable, President Obama hijacked the Republican debate by taking down Donald Trump for claiming that America is not great.
22
Bernie Sanders To Strike A Blow For Justice By Introducing Bill Banning Private Prisons
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will introduce a bill tomorrow that takes a major step towards justice for all by banning private prisons.
12
Elizabeth Warren Calls For Ending The Use Of Credit Checks To Deny People Jobs
Taken in a broader context, the practice of using credit histories as a factor in hiring further rigs the system against people at the bottom.
22
Scott Walker’s Attacks On Unions Backfire As Wisconsin Governor Falls To 1% In New Poll
Days after Scott Walker announced his new plan to wage war against unions, a new WBUR poll of New Hampshire shows Walker sinking to 1% support.
29
Republicans Feel No Shame Over Starving America’s Kids To Give Tax Cuts To The Rich
Republicans refuse to address child hunger outside of telling Americans to work longer hours for less pay and be happy they get paid at all
15
John Boehner Wants to Keep Our Forests From Burning Up By Cutting Them Down
The so-called Resilient Federal Forests Act helps the logging industry and hurts the public. It does nothing at all for our national forests
17
Ten Lonely House Republicans Acknowledge Climate Change Is Real
The ten signed a resolution “affirming that human activity contributes to climate change” and they endorsed action to respond to the threat.
25
New Mexico Court Forced a Mother To Take Religious Classes Or Face Losing Her Kids
When Kim Davis was sent to jail because she defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples, Republicans seized the moment to claim Davis was a victim of judicial tyranny by a court that violated her right to freedom of religion.
If Davis and her defenders want to know what a violation religious freedom looks like, they should look at what happened to Holly Salzman, a single mother in New Mexico.
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Bernie Sanders Goes On The Attack After Pro-Clinton Super PAC Launches Smear Campaign
Bernie Sanders is firing back after an obviously panicked pro-Clinton super PAC launched a smear campaign against the rising Independent challenger.
Once Wasn’t Enough So Senate Democrats Humiliate Mitch McConnell Again By Blocking Iran Vote
Mitch McConnell tried to threaten Senate Democrats into supporting the resolution of disapproval of the Iran deal, and Democrats responded by handing the Senate Majority a second humiliating defeat.
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North Carolina GOP Rep Refers To Obama As An “Islamic Son Of A B*tch” On Facebook Page
North Carolina GOP State Rep. Michael Speciale sunk to new depths by posting a meme that referred to Obama as an “Islamic son of a b*tch.”
14
Obama Calls Republican Behavior Un-American While Slamming GOP Immigrant Bashing
President Obama is speaking his mind, and he isn’t holding anything back. The President took Republicans to task during a town hall in Iowa for their un-American immigrant bashing behavior.
8
Playwright Raises Awareness About Student Debt Crisis Through Storytelling Activism
Playwright, Aaron Calafato is touring campuses this fall to raise awareness about the student debt crisis with his play, “For Profit”
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Editorial Cartoon: Denier Buyer
Can’t wait to see Page 3 in National Geographic…
42
As He Faces Prison Time Rick Perry Blames Democrats For His White House Bid Flop
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blaming Democrats for his spectacular presidential campaign crash and burn while ignoring the fact that he is under indictment for felony abuse of power.
39
GOP Propaganda Succeeds As 43% of Republicans Support a Military Coup Against America
Six years of anti-Obama hysteria has led to a plurality of Republicans supporting the military takeover of America
27
Kim Davis To Get an Award From Family Research Council for Excellence in Bigotry
Based on a fantasy version of the US Constitution, the Religious Right hails Kim Davis as a Savior and Gives her a Medal for Bigotry
68
Clown Exposed As Donald Trump Admits That His Campaign Speeches Are About Nothing
During his rally in Dallas, TX tonight, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump admitted that his speeches are about nothing.
33
Scott Walker Commits Political Suicide By Promising To Step Up His War On American Workers
With his poll numbers in free fall, Walker has decided to step up his war on American workers.
12
GOP Woes In California Continue As No Senate Candidate Polls Above 10 Percent
California Republicans have no candidates that appear to have any realistic chance of cracking the top two in the June primary
23
Bernie Sanders Hammers Scott Walker and Rips The Republican’s Attack On Unions
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stood up for workers and hammered Scott Walker’s back to the past plan of federal union busting.
44
The American People Warn Republicans: Don’t Shut Government Down Over Planned Parenthood
A new poll contains a strong warning to Republicans from the American people that they will pay if they shut the government down over funding for Planned Parenthood.
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Bernie Sanders Goes Into The Lion’s Den and Tears Apart GOP Religious Hypocrites At Liberty
In an amazing speech, Sen. Bernie Sanders went to Liberty University this morning and gave right-wing evangelicals a dose of progressive faith, and tore apart the hypocrisy of supposedly faith-based Republicans defending immoral economic policies.
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Senator Sanders’ Criticism Of President Obama Is Baseless Historical Revision
Obama “failing to directly engage millions of voters” is not a valid complaint against the Obama Administration but revisionist history
14
Barack Obama Faces Down Vladimir Putin in a Cold War Redux in Syria
Putin says Assad is best placed to defeat the Islamic State, but Assad is more interested in helping IS defeat his moderate enemies
31
Desperate Scott Walker Cancels GOP Convention Speech In CA To Rescue Dying Campaign
Walker abruptly cancelled his keynote speech in a desperate attempt to resuscitate his dying presidential campaign.
35
Government Shutdown Looms As House “Freedom Caucus” Ignores Boehner and Obeys Ted Cruz
The Republican war on woman reached a new low with House Republicans led by government shutdown ringleader Ted Cruz threatening to shut down the government unless Planned Parenthood is defunded.
15
Another Republican Lie Goes Down In Flames: Iran Won’t Be Self-Inspecting Nuclear Sites
Another Republican falsehood has been blown to pieces as it has been confirmed that Iran will not be self-inspecting their sensitive nuclear sites.
One Statistic Reveals Why The Rest Of Us Think Republicans Are Crazy
A new CNN/ORC poll summed up why many non-Republicans think that the Republican Party has gone insane. Close to half of all Republicans, and 54% percent of Donald Trump supporters still believe that President Obama is a Muslim.
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Kansas Secretary of State Fires State Employee For Not Attending Church
A former Kansas state employee has filed a federal wrongful termination lawsuit targeting Kansas’ Secretary of State and assistant secretary of state, Eric Rucker. The lawsuit alleges that the employee’s dismissal was founded on her refusal to attend bible and prayer services in Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office.
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As His Leads Grow In Iowa And NH, Bernie Sanders Shows His Foreign Policy Chops
Bernie Sanders is building on his leads in Iowa and New Hampshire by showcasing his knowledge of foreign policy, and his peaceful path forward for the United States.
33
CNN’s Jake Tapper Wreaks Havoc On Scott Walker Exposing By His Ties To The Koch Brothers
During an interview on CNN’s State Of The Union, CNN’s Jake Tapper went there with Scott Walker by questioning his ties to the Koch brothers, and why Walker doesn’t oppose conservative special interests.
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The Wheels Fall Off Republican Email Scandal As Hillary Clinton’s Server Wasn’t Wiped
The Hillary Clinton email scandal is quickly rolling down the path of other empty Republican scandals as it is being reported that her private email server was not wiped.
33
Donald Trump Complains About Having to Debate “Ineffective” Rand Paul
Trump isn’t letting up as he heads into the second Republican debate Wednesday night, unleashing all his ire, vendetta-like on Rand Paul
17
Time to Go: Rick Santorum Missed His Cue to Exit Stage Right
Charisma News looks for something positive, but all they can find to say is that he has stayed out of the GOP’s “recent personal attacks”
19
Bill Maher Skewers Sarah Palin And Donald Trump’s Ignorant Racism
Pointing to Sarah Palin, Maher asks, “Why are the people who demand that everyone speak English always the ones who can’t speak English?”
54
Clinton Trounces Trump By 47 Points With Latino Voters, Leads 53-40 With All Voters
If Trump is the Republican nominee, his abysmal showing with Latino voters is almost certain to sink his candidacy in a general election.
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The Media Owe Hillary Clinton An Apology for Their Bogus Email Scandal
Hillary Clinton apologized for a made up email scandal that was blown way out of proportion by the MSM. Now that the DOJ has put that to rest, where is their apology to her?
