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A very interesting thing happened earlier this week when CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed

Republican Senator Jim Risch from Idaho, where he asked Risch if, like his fellow senators,

Flake and Corker, he would start calling out the President's lies, and, more importantly,

do you feel that it is your job to call out the President's lies as a sitting senator

and a member of the Republican party?

Risch replied, "No.

It's not my job."

We have a Republican senator who is essentially admitting that, yeah, Donald Trump lies, but

that it's not his place to go out there and tell the public.

In fact, Risch then told Wolf Blitzer, that's your job.

It's your job, Wolf Blitzer, and CNN, and the corporate media to call out the lies of

the President.

Well, guess what, Mr. Risch?

They are.

Every time they do, you and your party and everyone else in the Trump administration

calls them fake news.

So, don't sit there and act like you've got some kind of high ground and that the media

needs to be calling out Trump's lies, because they are.

Every time they do it, Donald Trump gets pissy, says they're fake news, and gets his Twitter

followers to all say, yes, screw CNN.

Let's tweet out a gift of you beating the crap out of them.

That's not how it works, Mr. Risch.

It is your job as a senator, as a representative of American citizens, to call out the President

on his lies.

Now, Risch went further and explained that if he decided to go out there and refute all

the lies from the President, and all the lies from his colleagues, and all the lies from

senators back in his ... Or elected officials back in his home state of Idaho, it would

be a full-time job.

He'd have to do it all day long.

Okay, so do it all day long.

You're not doing anything else constructive anyway.

You're trying to pass legislation to cut Medicare and Medicaid.

Why not use that time instead to explain all of the lies being told by members of your

own party, who you just admitted we're lying to the public at an astonishing rate?

It is your job.

People elected you to protect them.

I think protecting them from the lies of Donald Trump and the lies of the Republican party

should be at the very top of your list.

Forget about screwing over consumers with your tax cuts and your Medicaid cuts, how

about you let them know every time the President lies to them or members of the Republican

party are lying to them?

That seems like a much more fulfilling full-time job that I think you could, with a little

practice, be very good at.

For more infomation >> Republican Senator Says Calling Out Trump's Lies Is Not His Job - Duration: 3:08.

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There Is Nothing "Normal" About Trump's Presidency - Duration: 3:55.

I remember back in 2016 I was watching the presidential debates between Donald Trump

and Hillary Clinton, and my daughter, who at the time was five years old, had just started

kindergarten a few weeks ago, walks into the room, looks at the TV, watches Donald Trump

talk for about 30 seconds, then she looks at me, the 5-year-old sweetest little girl

you'd ever meet, and she says, "What's wrong with him?"

It was at that moment that I realized what was really happening in this country.

Donald Trump, as we all now know, was dumbing down the office of the presidency even before

he made it to the presidency itself, before he was sworn in, by being on the campaign

trail, by winning the Republican nomination, and then winning the electoral college vote

he dumbed down this country to a level that I don't know that we can recover from.

Between his constant investigations into the activities of both himself, and members of

his campaign, that are still ongoing, Michael Flynn, Manafort, Kushner, John Jr, Trump himself,

Reince Priebus.

Between the name-calling on Twitter where he insults people for their looks, like sleepy

eyes Chuck Todd, as he called him, Corker Flake McCain.

The reporter that he mocked at the campaign rally who had a disability.

The plugging of products, and books, and TV shows, and making fun of TV shows that get

poor ratings on Twitter, the constant vacations, and the golfing, and the bankrupting of the

Secret Service, because he makes them go with him on vacations so much that the organization

has no more money.

The psychotic episodes, and the breakdowns that his staff has reported, him throwing

things at televisions because he's so angry.

Antagonizing foreign powers online.

Insulting Kim Jong-un on Twitter as if that helps the dialogue, or the situation in any

way.

What is wrong with him?

My five-year old daughter a year ago nailed it.

What's wrong with him?

I wish I had an answer to that.

I wish I would have been able to give her a proper answer, and give her an answer today,

because that's what we owe our children.

When they look at what Donald Trump is saying, and doing, and how he's acting, and they start

repeating that, and acting that way in schools, which we've already seen an increase in bullying,

in spite of Melania's anti-bullying campaign that for reason glosses over the activities

of her husband.

We deserve better but, more importantly, we have to make sure that we never forget that

this is not normal.

We cannot ever become complacent.

We cannot ever start accepting this, because the second we do that's the new bar for the

next president.

However, low Donald Trump takes it, we have to be right there to raise that bar higher

for the next election, because if not, what's next after Trump, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann,

Louie Gohmert?

That's the level of stupidity that he has taken the office of the president, and every

day we need to remind our fellow citizens, and more importantly, remind our own children

that this is not normal, and this is not okay, and we are going to fix it for you, so that

you have a better future than what we are currently living in.

For more infomation >> There Is Nothing "Normal" About Trump's Presidency - Duration: 3:55.

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#Who is Jeremie Boga? Birmingham loanee has already scored against Barcelona - Duration: 2:08.

Who is Jeremie Boga? Birmingham loanee has already scored against Barcelona

JEREMIE BOGA has been loaned to Birmingham after impressing for Chelsea in their pre-season tour of China.

The Ivorian was given plenty of minutes by Antonio Conte in the Far East and many Blues fans were hoping he would feature in the regular season.

Jeremie Boga came on for Pedro in Beijing against Arsenal.

But ultimately he was loaned out to the other Blues, of Birmingham.

Who is Jeremie Boga?.

Jeremie Boga was born in Marseille to Ivorian parents.

At the age of 12, he was snapped up by Chelsea, and began attending Richard Challoner School in New Malden.

He has made ten appearances for France Under-19s and one for the Ivory Coast senior team.

What are Jeremie Bogas career highlights?.

In 2013, Boga showed his potential by netting twice in the Youth Cup final, which the Blues ultimately lost to Norwich.

But in 2015 he was able to help them to a dramatic victory over Fulham and lift the trophy.

The following season he went on loan to Rennes in France, playing 27 matches and scoring twice.

And he spent last term at Granada, where his highlight was netting a beautiful side-footed finish at home to Barcelona.

Jeremie Boga celebrates his goal against Barcelona.

For more infomation >> #Who is Jeremie Boga? Birmingham loanee has already scored against Barcelona - Duration: 2:08.

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Sven Baertschi Believes Confidence is the Key - Duration: 3:46.

- [Announcer] Brock Boeser, pass to Horvat, shot stopped,

and Baertschi on the backhand, puts it in.

Sven Baertschi gets his first goal of the season

and the Canucks draw first blood.

- Well it just means that no matter what

the situation is in, you know, throughout the games,

you keep playing the way you were taught to play here,

and I think that's the biggest thing.

Obviously you've got a system in place

and just stick with it because, you know,

it's helped us win games so there's nothing wrong with it.

- [Sven] At the end, though, you really have to focus on is

bring that competitiveness to every single game

and stick with what works for you.

- [Sven] Well, I like focusing on just us.

Obviously, there's certain things at times

you have to adjust.

Depends who you are playing against,

but I feel like I've played my best when

I'm just really focused on my own teammates,

and know that I can trust every single guy

out there, that they're going to make the

right plays and that's how I usually feel, you know,

great throughout games.

You know as a kid growing up,

I think that's something you dreamed of.

I never thought it would be possible,

and, you know, here I am.

Lot's of people were laughing when I was saying

I just wanna be a hockey player and that's it.

And they always recommended I should go and

still go and try to find jobs somewhere,

but I always had that as a dream,

and as soon as I came here and I started playing here,

I realized I can actually make it happen.

So I did, and here I am, and I think it's really unique.

Obviously, it's the best job you could possibly have,

I think, but at the same time, the amount of hours

of work we put in and throughout the season,

the amount of travel we do, and all that, it's hard,

but and I think having a whole team behind you

makes it a lot of fun.

I was a big dreamer growing up.

I had endless possibilities in my head.

I was creative with what I could accomplish

as a kid, and that was just always stuck in my head.

At the end, obviously, it put in a lot of hard work

and the love for the game is there and

at the same time, it's hard as well and,

at the end (laughs), here I am and it's all worth it.

Shake.

Ah.

Sit. (snaps fingers)

Shake.

Good boy.

Biggest thing for me is awareness out there on the ice.

Understanding how much skill I can have

and how much of an impact that can have out there in a game,

and that comes with confidence, though.

Just got to go out there and play with confidence

and knowing every single game that you can have

a big impact on your team and you can end up

scoring the game winning goal.

And so I learned that, I think, throughout the last

few years that knowing that I can play against

every single guy and playing with confidence.

(horn sounds)

(players cheer)

- [Sven] Winning as a team, throughout seasons, there's

times where you go on winning streaks and that's

the most awesome time.

Knowing that you have a really confident group

in the locker room and knowing that you can trust

every single guy, and that makes it so much more fun.

I think at at the end, every night when the buzzer

goes off and you won the game,

I think it's the most rewarding.