Michael Hackmer was born in Boston, MA. He attended CCHS and Phillips Academy, Andover, and then graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1998. He majored in Politics and Latin American History. Hackmer has founded several companies, and is chairman of the Reform Party of Virginia. He is married with two daughters, and lives in Ashburn, Virginia.

Paul Manafort Is Now In Jail, Counting His Hryvnias

Paul Manafort, campaign worker for Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, not pictured, speaks with the press during an election night event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Trump, the billionaire real-estate mogul, got a major boost in his quest to secure the Republican nomination with a majority of delegates but could not eliminate the possibility of a contested convention. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
I love the experts saying that Manafort needs to start cooperating otherwise he may never get out of jail. As referenced in the recent The Hill story (Watergate prosecutor says Manafort may never again ‘see the outside of a jail cell’), former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said on Friday, “It could be the beginning of a
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Aaron Schlossberg Doesn’t Understand America

When I am out alone, or with my wife, it is not uncommon for me to engage people who are Spanish-speakers. My wife is Peruvian. Through my travels throughout Latin America, I have gained enough Spanish that I can communicate with native Spanish speakers. Though my wife understands English, trying to speak on her own
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My Dearest Fidel: A Gripping Story About Lisa Howard and Her Relationship With Fidel Castro

Lisa Howard with Fidel Castro - Photo - National Security Archive
This morning, I stumbled upon, “‘My Dearest Fidel’: An ABC Journalist’s Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro,” by Peter Kornbluh, who works at the National Security Archive in Washington, DC. This is an absolutely gripping article on Lisa Howard. For those who do know of her, Lisa Howard was an American journalist, writer and television news anchor.
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U.S. Facing An Economic Crisis: Americans Have Low Savings and Low Wages

American Families Risk Retiring Broke - Lack Savings - Michael Hackmer
There are some good numbers that are hard to ignore: Millionaire households in the U.S. jumped by more than 700,000 last year, according to a new report from Spectrem Group. The U.S. now has a record of more than 11 million millionaire households, which is an increase of 6 percent over the previous year. The
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Quote For The Week: Jordan Clarkson On How Giant People Had Dinosaurs As Pets

Jordan Clarkson believes giant people once lived on earth and had dinosaurs as pets.
Jordan Clarkson, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was on the Road Trippin’ the other day. The Road Trippin’ is a podcast covers some interesting ground. I think it has initiated by Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye who wanted to discuss “a wide array of topics including sports, travel, music, food and more with host
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Fires McCabe 2 Days Before Retirement

Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night accepted the recommendation that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who took the reins of the agency during the turbulent days after the abrupt firing of James Comey, be terminated — two days before he was to retire and become eligible for full pension benefits. Read fully story
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Quote For The Week: Democratic Voter Wants A Fresh Face For President – Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown for President - Democrats Fresh Face
In a long conversation with a hard-core, self-identified conservative Democrat, the voter expressed distaste for some of the people mentioned as potential candidates, which leads into the quote for the week: MJH: You said you don’t support [Terry] McAuliffe. Why? You need to explain how he is different than Clinton. Democrat Party Voter: Because the
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Quote For The Week: Funk music pioneer, George Clinton, on cultural appropriation and getting along with one another

George Clinton - Labeled for reuse
In an interview with Rolling Stone, George Clinton had this to say: “I’d bite off the Beatles, or anybody else. It’s all one world, one planet and one groove. You’re supposed to learn from each other, blend from each other, and it moves around like that… “You see that rocket ship leave yesterday? We can
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61% of Americans Believe A Third Party Is Needed; Democrats And Republicans Are Not Adequate

61% percent of Americans believe a third party is necessary, and that Democrats and Republicans are not adequate.
In a stunning poll from Gallup, 61 percent of Americans believe that neither the Democratic nor Republican parties does an adequate job governing the country, and that a third party is necessary. The number is up 4 points since last year, and represents the highest total of Americans wanting a third party in the history
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On The Las Vegas Shooting: “The only way to fight such darkness is by living a life connected to others”

The only way to fight such darkness is by living a life connected to others
When a person stops valuing life, a part of him ceases to be bound by love, decency, and respect, by rational thought, and the thought of others.   When a person stops valuing life, their bond to the rest of humankind is broken. No law or rule will repair that bond. And though it may
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