President Trump doesn’t bow. He wasn’t likely to bow before he became the leader of the free world, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise when he didn’t genuflect before Saudi King Salman as President Barack Obama did in 2009. In this way, however, the same unconventional style that propelled Mr. Trump to the White House…
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Jennifer Arnold started riding horses when she was eight years old. Not long after that, she saw her first barrel race at a rodeo in her native Mississippi. “I was completely mesmerized,” she recalled in an interview with The Tennessee Star. Right then and there, she decided that’s what she wanted to do. Arnold got involved in high school rodeos and today, at 33, travels the country competing in rodeos. On Friday, she had the fastest time in the barrel race at the Franklin Rodeo at the Williamson County Ag Expo. Arnold, who calls Murfreesboro home today, is a self-confessed speed demon who says she’s in it for the adrenaline rush. Last year was Arnold’s rookie year on the rodeo circuit but already she has been racking up wins. She gives credit to her horse, Smart Lil Spade, or Spade for short. At rodeos, barrel racing is strictly a women’s event. In the competition, women one by one race their horses around the arena, quickly maneuvering around barrels set up along the way. Laurie Cooper from Humboldt in West Tennessee also competed in Friday’s barrel race. At 52, Cooper has been riding in rodeos for around 30 years. Her…
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President Trump’s Arab Islamic American Summit remarks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were billed as the most important speech he’s given to date. And by all accounts, he delivered. Unapologetically, forcefully, and truthfully – Mr. Trump confronted, then challenged the Arab leaders at the Summit and the world to do what is necessary to end the scourge of Islamic terror: But the nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them. The nations of the Middle East will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their countries, and for their children. It is a choice between two futures – and it is a choice America CANNOT make for you. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists. Drive. Them. Out. DRIVE THEM OUT of your places of worship. DRIVE THEM OUT of your communities. DRIVE THEM OUT of your holy land, and DRIVE THEM OUT OF THIS EARTH. Watch: Reaching out directly to people across the globe, Mr. Trump tweeted that his speech is posted in full on his Facebook page: Speech transcript at Arab Islamic American Summit ➡️https://t.co/eUWxJXJxbe Replay ➡️https://t.co/VtmlSqciXx#RiyadhSummit #POTUSAbroad — Donald J.…
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President Trump arrived at the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, early Saturday on his first trip abroad since taking office and was greeted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who welcomed him with a traditional Saudi coffee. The coffee break kicked off a eight-day tour of the Middle East and Europe for Mr. Trump, with…
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by George Rasley, ConservativeHQ.com Editor President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have been interviewing candidates to lead the FBI since the President fired Director James Comey last week. Speaking to reporters while meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Trump said he is “very close” to choosing a new FBI director to replace James Comey. And asked if former Senator Joe Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent senator from Connecticut was a top candidate, Trump said yes. President Trump has apparently forgotten, if he ever knew, that Lieberman’s best friend in the Senate is none other than Trump’s arch-nemesis Senator John McCain. Indeed, John McCain and Joe Lieberman are so close that in 2008 McCain seriously floated the idea of placing Democrat turned Independent Senator Lieberman on the Republican ticket as his running mate. Lieberman, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2000, endorsed John McCain for president in 2008. And who was the strongest advocate for Lieberman among McCain’s 2008 advisors? Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, another arch-nemesis of the President’s. McCain, Graham and Lieberman were longtime Senate traveling companions – the trio were known as the “three amigos” – and Graham pushed so hard for Lieberman to be McCain’s…
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The Franklin Rodeo wrapped up Saturday, and The Tennessee Star was there! Our photos from across many of the events show why gravity is only a ‘theory.’ Here are some of the most gravity-defying moments we captured. “I’ll step out riiiiight here!” A valiant effort! Picture-perfect Now there’s a vertical jump for you! Well… almost gravity-defying! Congratulations to all the winners; and we’ll see everyone at next year’s Franklin Rodeo!
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave a tacit green light to her lawmakers to pursue impeachment against President Trump on Friday, saying in a published interview that her members “are going to do what they’re going to do.” Speaking to the Associated Press Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, said it’s Mr. Trump who has fostered questions of…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing May 22, Sunday 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
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