Words are not violence

For the past 24 years of my life I have spent Sept 11 watching documentaries about the terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York and having discussions with people around me on what we were doing that day, our thoughts on the entire event and how much I wish the country could still be united like it was on Sept 12, 2001. That day we were 1 united people fighting against an evil like most of us had never seen in our lifetime.  This year I had not really been thinking about it until this month began.  As I started to recall my feelings that day I began thinking about the division in our country in recent years. This division began under President Obama.  The left praised him as an agent of hope and change, in the end he was an agent of division and further led this country towards socialism with his major "accomplishment", Obamacare.  Healthcare for all, the ability for millions of uninsured Americans to have health coverage like never before. In the end millions more Americans were given coverage that was woefully lacking and failed to deliver on promises he made.  Those young people who elected to not go to the marketplace for coverage were shocked at tax time when they were hit with punitive fines for not having coverage.  This was never explained and hurt a lot of young Americans.  The election of the nation’s first black president raised hopes that race relations in the U.S. would improve, especially among black voters. But by 2016, following a spate of high-profile deaths of black Americans during encounters with police and protests by the Black Lives Matter movement and other groups, many Americans – especially blacks – described race relations as generally bad. These social movements such as Black Lives Matters spent an entire summer, dubbed the "Summer of Love" by mainstream media, burning businesses to the ground and causing billions in damages to major cities across the US.  We saw an autonomous zone barricaded off in Seattle and a drastic spike in violence.  These were the years the radical left began to control the Democratic party.  At the same time, we saw the rise of President Donald Trump and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. 

In 2016 he did the unthinkable and defeated then Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, who was predicted to win the election with almost 95% certainty.  But by this point America was done with the Democrat vision for America and elected Trump and shocked the mainstream media and people all around the world.  Trumps first term was marred by the Democrat lefts continued efforts to impeach him (From the moment he was elected Nacy Pelosi said she was filing article of impeachment) for things he never said or did and things they created, like the Russian interference in the election. That turned out to be collusion between the Democrats and Clinton campaign to try and prevent his election.  

Then came the 2020 Presidential race between Trump and Joe Biden.  This election was largely mail in voting due to lockdowns and restrictions thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak. Joe Biden won the election but there was outcry of foul play and this controversial election came to a head on Jan 6, 2021 when Republican supporters marched onto capital grounds and eventually broke into the capital building.  While only 1 person was killed the Democrats did not hesitate to use the event to further divide the country, claiming the event was worse than 9/11 or the Holocaust.  During the 2020-2022 timeframe Americans became further divided by everything going on in politics.  In the 2024 Presidential election Donald Trump was nearly assassinated at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.  He went on to win the election by large margins.  He made huge strides in demographics which were historically Democratic such as minority communities, women, and young people.  His platform was sweeping immigration reform, mass deportations and more focus on America first.  One of the major players in the election was an organization called turning point USA which was founded by Charlie Kirk when he was only 19 years old.  This organization focused on mobilizing young people to vote, spreading the conservative values and ideals through open discussion and debate on college campuses and working to bridge gaps between the GOP and those groups. In the end TPUSA and Charlie Kirk were highly effective and launched him to the very top of the political ranks. While Trump is the definitive leader of the MAGA movement Charlie Kirk embraced it values whole cloth. 

So that all led to the main reason for me to write this blog.  On Sept 10, 2025 an assassins bullet tore through Charlie Kirk's neck and ended his life at an event in Utah. I saw the news while I was at work and at first thought it was sad. That night as I reflected on his life and listened to people on all sides calling for an end to political violence, I was left contemplating how we got here. I thought about the BLM riots, burning cities and recent mass shootings, largely by leftist ideologs with mental health disorders.  As I was watching the coverage I was struck by the visuals of groups of young conservatives in groups praying and holding candlelight vigils. I couldn't help but contrast those visuals to those of the riots, burning cities and looting the mainstream media called "Fiery but mostly peaceful." I immediately recognized the difference in philosophies and beliefs between Conservatives and Liberals.  Leftists, Liberals and mainstream media has spent years demonizing President Trump, people like Charlie Kirk and the MAGA movement as Nazis, dictators and enders of our democracy.  This led to two assassination attempts on Donald Trumps life and the assassination of the one conservative trying to have civil discourse about politics in very public forums.  The reality is one side embraces communist and socialist policies, beliefs and tactics, the radical left.  The radical left are terrorists and live up to it at every turn.  They are violent and encouraged by almost all media sources and places of higher education.  I am not saying the violence is only found on the left but there is a higher number of leftists murdering people than people on the right.  

The twin towers were a beacon of freedom to the world as they sat alongside the Statue of Liberty. Islamic Terrorists used the 9/11 attacks as an attempt to hurt America.  On Sept 12 we showed the world we stand united in love for one another and love for country.  We stood against terrorism and demanded retribution for the almost 3,000 people murdered that day. 24 years later the day before we remember that horrible day America saw another terrorist use violence to try and silence American voices.  Charlie Kirk was one-man whose voice changed minds and helped steer American away from the far left's agenda of socialism and the true destruction of our Republic. I spent the last 2 days contemplating my desire to be vocal about the same values he was killed for speaking.  I contemplated being quiet and not speaking out against the people I see actively trying to take America away from us all.  I contemplated the risks involved in being a louder voice in my local community and trying to get in political positions to affect change in my local community.  I am older and could just keep quiet, mourn his death and pray that God will call someone else much younger than me to fight for truth and justice. But God called that man and an evil person took him from the Earth.  So I decided now is the time to not shrink back, not be quiet and stand for what is right.  Stand united with other likeminded Conservatives to save our country from the radial left terrorists. I saw a post the other day that stated, "Everything God condemns the left supports." That hit home.  The left is against families, for killing babies and murdering people who disagree with them, against loving one another as human, and for self before others.  

In a press conference today the Governor of Utah after announcing the killer had been captured stated "Words are not violence, violence is violence." No truer words have been spoken.  Charlie Kirk was for civil discourse, peaceful discussion, faith in God, love for all, and focus on family.  The left killed him for speaking and living his beliefs.  9/11/2001 will live in infamy and changed America forever, 9/10/2025 will do the same.  the last 3 days have been really challenging mentally for me.  His murder shook Americas foundation more than any other since 9/11.  Now is the time to stand against hate, stand for American values, stand for peace and speak our beliefs loud and proud.  I am not backing down and I would ask you all do the same.  Help me stand united against these left-wing extremists who have continually shown their desire to kill whoever stands between them and the takeover of our nation.  Patriots stand up and fight for our country or we will most certainly lose it.

Election season is upon us

 Wow its been six months since my last post and a lot of things have happened in politics and our country.  Lets start on the right side of the spectrum, Trump was indicted in several states and liberal courts on charges which have little to no evidence and I fully expect to be thrown out in the end.  He was also selected as the Republican Party candidate for President!  This will be his third time being the candidate and his momentum is at an all-time high.  We have seen vast numbers of minorities leaving the Democratic party and throwing their support to Trump.  So why would lifelong Democrats change their party affiliation and vote?  The answer is much simpler than it seems, they realized for generations the Democrats have done nothing for their communities and only give a crap about them every election cycle.  These groups have seen greater success under the Trump/Republican policies.  They also have seen the left push further into the fringes on topics like abortion, antisemitism, anti-white racism, socialism, open borders and overthrowing our country as we know it.  The left has begun advocating for segregation in schools, dormitories, offices, and every other part of our lives.  They have focused on victimhood and why that prevents each group from success.  They blame everything on systemic racism and claiming white people are preventing a thriving minority community. They are also ok with jailing political rivals, changing our checks and balances when it comes to the Supreme court, censoring speech they disagree with and most of all they have suggested throwing out the Constitution and starting over.  They are doing all of this in an effort to provide "equity" when in reality it is because the levers of power have shifted more right leaning and they want to remove obstacles to ending America as we know it.

On the left side we have heard them preach that Trump is a "threat to democracy" and "he will be a dictator."  They are against ID's to vote and ensuring only American citizens are voting.  They claim if he is elected there will never be another vote.  The reality is they had a Democratic primary and the voters selected President Biden as their candidate.  After a terrible debate in June the Democratic machine and media turned on him, began saying he was unfit for office and forced him to withdraw as the candidate.  So naturally I think most Americans assumed there would be a shortened primary where candidates could be vetted for voters to select the candidate.  The reality was much more dark, the Democratic machine and donors hand selected VP Harris as the candidate and negated the will of their voters.  That is a threat to democracy and removal of the power of the people.  To be clear VP Harris is just as responsible for the policies put in place as President Biden is.  According to the President, his press secretary and media outlets have consistently stated she was as involved in those choices as he was. Now that she is the candidate she states positions in direct opposition to the policies that have been put in place.  She has stated she was for mass amnesty, open borders, abortion up to birth, govt healthcare and removal of private healthcare, increased taxes, writing off college loans, militarizing govt agencies against political rivals, and increases in CRT and the LGBTQIA agenda in schools and businesses.  Now she states the exact opposite view on all those issues.  She claims to fix all those things on day 1 when she is elected, but she is forgetting the is the Vice President and can make those changes now! But she isn't, so my question is why?  She is avoiding interviews and debates, why?

Of all the elections in my lifetime this one seems to be a pivotal one for the direction of our country.  There is a very clear choice to be made.  On one hand you can select VP Harris and continue down the path we have been on since 2020.  That path leads to the downfall of America and transforms us into a socialist nation and eventually to a third world dictatorship.  On the other hand you can vote for Trump.  This path we have seen before from 2016-2020.  Until Covid destroyed businesses and killed our economy Trumps policies had the lowest unemployment among all demographics, most secure border ever in our history, the Abraham accords saw Muslim countries and Israel agree to trade agreements and peaceful interaction, he did not get us into any wars and began a strategic draw down in Afghanistan, during his term Iran/North Korea/Russia and all our other adversaries did not attack us or any of our allies, he renegotiated trade agreements to our benefit, his refusal to pay the UN until all the other countries paid their share led to a massive increase in countries meeting their obligations, and he was willing to sit with any and all world leaders.  Under Trump we were the freest, most prosperous and safest we have been in several generations.  

For me the choice is not a choice at all.  As I have stated many times in this blog I will always fall on the side of America and making us great!  My next blog will focus on the VP candidates and what they stand for.  In 2024 I will be voting for Trump and doing my best to expose the left, VP Harris, Gov Walz and all the other leftists for their policies and lies.

Debates, Elections and Indictments oh my

Why as this year flies by do I feel more and more like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz?  Swept away to some far away land where nothing makes sense.  Since my last blog in November the US has been completely turned on its head.  The leftists and mainstream media has done everything in their power to destroy Donald Trump and boost the flailing administration in the White House.  Not until February did they start to turn on each other and begin to destroy themselves.  Donald Trump was indicted in a Georgia court by a DA who got her job with the promise of putting him in jail, same thing in New York.  We saw Trump get a civil judgement of $355 Million for fraud levied against him by a judge who is a major Democratic donor.  The issue here is there was no complaining party aka a bank or anyone he defrauded.  The loans he was given were paid back in full with interest.  Back to Georgia, turns out the Georgia DA, Fani Willis, was paying the lead prosecutor more than any other prosecutor ever to lead the trial against Trump.  This prosecutor and her had a sexual relationship before and during the indictment.  He used taxpayer monies he was paid to take her on lavish vacations and getaways.  During the hearing to find out if she committed any crimes doing that he said she paid him back in "cash" with no receipts to prove it.  She angrily took the stand and acted like a complete jackass.  She was talking over the attorney asking her questions, disrespecting the judge and in my opinion mocking the judicial system.  She didn't deny any allegations she was facing and admitted to going on the vacations or using cash to pay him back with no evidence.  How is it that these DA's and lawyers think they are above the law.  It used to be something they did in the shadows and kept it hidden no matter what.  Today these people have no fear of being placed in jail and make no effort to hide or deny what they are doing.  It is disgusting.

Speaking of Trump, he has erased all but one of his primary challengers.  The last standing person is former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.  In reality she stands zero chance of winning and I think she is holding on in hopes Trump gets convicted and she can take his place.  On the other side of the election we have President Joe Biden.  IN the past 3 years his administration has done everything in their power to destroy America while claiming "Maga" republicans are trying to destroy democracy.  In the past 3 years we have seen a steady flood of illegal immigrants through the southern border.  Southern Governors decided to bus many of them to the Democratic run "sanctuary cities" and doing that put the problem directly back in the lap of state and city Democrats.  The immediate response from these politicians was to beg the feds for money and claim the Republican Governors were trying to destroy their cities.  The good news is most people in those cities know the truth, the policies of these politicians is the issue, not the actions of the border states.  We have seen minority citizens in Detroit, Chicago, New York and other Democratically run cities going to council meeting and voicing their displeasure with those policies.  We have seen a huge portion of the minority communities leaving the Democratic party and choosing to be Independent or Republican. We have seen these horribly run cities losing citizens hand over fists as they choose to move into Republican run cities.  States like California, New York and Colorado have lost huge parts of their population to more tax friendly, police supporting, and more free states like Florida and Texas.  It isn't farfetched to say this is the most important election of my lifetime.  This election is the one which highlights the difference in politics more than any other I have witnessed.  On one side you have anti-police, pro-illegal immigration, anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-transing kids and anti-American values.  The other has law and order, anti-abortion aka murder of babies, Christian values, pro-LEGAL immigration, pro-gun, anti-trans, and very pro-American.  On the left you can kill your kid up to and including after birth or force your kids to be sterilized and castrated after they are born and alive for years.  The left is fine with drug addicts and murderers running the streets with no cash bail, heck they even canonize them into idols and saints.  The right wants to protect children before and after birth.  They are against transition drugs and chemical castration of kids.  They are for locking criminals up and throwing away the key.  They are against letting illegals into our cities for years unchecked with the hope they return for their "asylum hearing."

I heard Biden say today that his cancelling student loans will help hard working Americans achieve the dream of being middle class.  What exactly does that even mean, we strive for mediocrity?  We were once a country of people who worked hard to be the absolute best at what we did.  We worked hard to be a beacon of Freedom.  For him to imply that the middle class is as high as Americans can go is ridiculous.  It is a prime example of the elites telling us the middle class is perfect, thus keeping their elitism.  We have also seen the elites vs the normal person in the trials we are witnessing. Our two-tiered system of justice has never been more obvious.  On one side Biden and his family are getting a pass for their corrupt actions.  Joe Biden took classified documents when he was a Senator and VP (which he was not allowed to do), didn't disclose them until he was caught and the DA saying they wouldn't charge because “We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.....Based on our direct interactions with and observations of him, he is someone for whom many jurors will want to identify reasonable doubt. It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness.” And while this was being presented the media and left was telling us Biden was mentally on his game and sharper than ever. At the same time Trump is being indicted in 4 separate case, one of which is about classified document he kept as President (which he is allowed to do). Trump may be a Billionaire but he represents us, the American people. Biden represents the elites and those who are above the law. Everything being done to Trump reminds me of third world countries where political rivals are jailed and even murdered by the ruling elites and it scare the hell out of me.

This year and this election I for one will stand with the side that protects kids, protects our cities, protects our borders, and works to ensure our nation stands for generations to come.  It isn't Democrats vs Republicans.  It isn't left vs right.  It isn't Biden vs Trump even.  It is Americans vs Socialist intent on destroying what we have built.  Where do you stand?

You ever dance with the Devil by the pale moonlight?

 When I was growing up I watched a lot of TV.  Everything from sitcoms to movies and almost all of them had a family unit consisting of a mom, dad and several kids.  From the Cosby family to the Bundy's that was the dynamic.  I started wondering why that was and all I could imagine was the morals of our country were vastly different than today.  Today we see every single movie or tv show pushing left wing ideology.  Every single one needs to have the most ethnically diverse, most powerful women, most stupid dumb ass white guys, and of course a rep from every single letter of the alphabet people (LGBTQIA+). All of them must meet the criteria except minority focused shows, those of course must highlight the race of the people as superior to everyone else in every way.

The other thing I have been focused on this week is relationships.  Since my last divorce I jumped back into the dating world.  I made the decision to set solid boundaries, ask and give clear requests and expectations, and most of all be 100% honest from the start.  What I found was a lot of my so called first dates were taken back by that and didn't know how to deal with it.  I look at it from this perspective, why lie or be deceitful?  If the relationship turns into a long-term relationship or marriage the truth will come out eventually so why start off on dishonesty.  The other thing I found was I was typically the only person on the date doing any of those things.  This experience made me once again turn to media/movies/tv shows and see what is being shoved down our throats.  For men it is unrealistic expectations from porn, for women it is unrealistic expectations from movies and tv.  Men expect a woman to be a freak all the time.  Give into his carnal desires and be what he views on the hub.  Women want a man who is strong, rugged, muscular, and emotionally available.  Both of these things men and women will never find in real life!  Yes there are people who have some of the characteristics we seek but not all of them.  If people could be honest from the first meeting we could change the expectations.  If we could focus on building with someone with openness and honesty we would start to see a shift away from the isolated exitance we are living in.

Our children need examples of the nuclear family and good relationships!  In order to change the downward trend of more deaths per year than births.  The rise in pro-abortion, anti-religion, anti-nuclear family, pro-lgbtqia, pro-trans agenda has decimated the foundation of America.  Our kids are being indoctrinated into this androgynous cult and are told the world should revolve around them.  A full-time job is not something you should be doing because its "unfair" or a greedy employer.  They should be making enough working part time to support themselves and a family, which is ridiculous!

I think we need to get back to a moralistic and hard-working society which works hard to be the best in the world while also not finding victimhood in everything.  Stop finding the latest and greatest "label" to be an individual.  Grow the fuck up! Until we do these things we will continue to watch America and our freedoms collapse.

The Supreme Courts Recent Decisions

 In the past few weeks the Supreme court has been on a roll making decisions on cases brought before them.  Most notably were their ruling on affirmative action, student loans and "gay rights."  So lets take them each individually!

The case involving "gay rights" was about a web designer refusing to create a website for a gay couples wedding.  The case was simple, the designer's 1st amendment right to refuse service vs "discrimination" based on sexual orientation.  So much like the baker from years ago who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding this lawsuit is utterly ridiculous.  The couple asked for a website to be created and the designer refused, enough said.  The designer has a constitutionally protected right under the 1st amendment to refuse service for any reason.  This is in the Constitution and as this court has shown they fall on the black and white of the document. There are zero "rights" heterosexual couples have that gay couples do not.  That same designer could refuse to make a website for a straight couple and I would be fine with that also.  In the end the couple could have simply gone to another website creator and gotten their site made.  They also could have put out a negative review, told family and friends to not patronize the business, etc.  This lawsuit was frivolous, and the 6-3 ruling was the right ruling.

 The next case was about cancelling student loan debt.  In another 6-3 decision they ruled the Biden administration did not have the legal standing to cancel the student loans.  This is another one they got 100% correct.  The House of Representatives is the only government body with the "power of the purse", meaning they are the only ones who can authorize matters of money and finance in the government.  My personal view is that the loans were taking out by an individual to benefit them.  Much like car loans, mortgages, etc. these people voluntarily signed up for and took the loans while agreeing to pay them back.  It is simple contract law.  I did not take the loans and my taxes should not go to pay them back.  Do I think the colleges charge way too much for degrees that people cannot find work in?  Absolutely, but once again these students chose the degree and agreed to pay the loans back.  If they chose not to get a degree in a field which had a good employment rate that is no one's fault but their own.

And finally in a 6-3 ruling the court rules that race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and UNC were unlawful.  I agree entirely.  A college admission should be dependent on a lot of factors but one that should not be on the list is your race or skin color.  People should meet the academic standard for admissions, period.  Rather than put policies in place at the collegiate level that grant privilege to students of color we should look at improving their education at lower levels and improve them from the early years of education.  But as we have seen even the lower level schools are more concerned with pushing far left ideas of inequity and not teaching what students need to know to pass the SAT or college entrance exams.  They are teaching students in these "underprivileged" communities that without a handout they are too stupid to make it.  I heard a pundit the other day say "Without race-based policies for admission black students would not qualify for entrance into these Universities." So to clarify what he was saying was "Without getting accepted because you are black, you are too dumb to get in on your merits." That to me sounds racist as hell!  Much like when our President said "Poor kids are just as bright as white kids" the left and Democrats continue to talk down to black Americans.  They continue to convince them they are stupid and start life with systemic blocks that white kids do not, that is 100% false.  No matter what someone's race there are barriers they must overcome to succeed.  Rep Tim Scott was on the view and was discussing this issue.  His position is that black kids should look at successful black Americans as the standard not the exception to the rule, he is right.  Telling any child they will never get ahead on hard work and effort does nothing but create entitled assholes who think they need to be "given" a good life, not earn it.  Affirmative action has done more harm than good for African Americans.  

So what have we learned from the court in recent years?  For me it is the fact they are majority constitutionalist.  Meaning they go by the letter of the document and do not interpret the "grey area" in its words.  When Trump nominated the three justices, we were all told they would tow the Trump line and our country would be worse off.  The truth is they rule via the words of the document, not their interpretation and in most cases did not fall in line with Trump or his views.  They have clarified there is no Constitutional right to abortion, gay issues, student loan relief or more restrictive gun laws.  All of these rely on the direct words of the Constitution and that is the way it should be! If anyone wants to see the other ruling feel free to go to 2023 Supreme Court Decisions: Affirmative Action, Student Loans and More - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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Juneteenth and Reparations

 Yesterday was Juneteenth.  For those who may not know what exactly that is here is a little history for you.  After Lincoln freed the slaves in the United States it took many months for the world to get to all states and cities. On June 19, 1865 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, TX.  The Army announced that the 250,000 enslaved black people in the state had been freed by executive decree.  This day became known as Juneteenth by the newly freed people in Texas. In 2021 Congress passed a bill and it was signed into law making Juneteenth a national holiday. 

While I feel this is an event that should be recognized and maybe even had been made a national holiday, this year I found myself irritated by all the virtue signaling I saw and heard.  In recent history June has become a month where we are flooded with LGBTQIA+ propaganda and the past two years one of the days become a huge flood of praising the black community for something that was done for them not by them. For me it would be similar to praising your white friends on the 4th of July for our freedoms.  But on the 4th we don't do that, we celebrate as Americans. I have never once seen a social media post saying "Happy 4th of July to my white friends!" but yesterday I saw multiple posts from people saying "Happy Juneteenth to all my black friends!" It is ridiculous that a day people gained freedom has been turned into another virtue signaling opportunity.  Much like the BLM or Ukraine support profile pictures this day is becoming another opportunity to signal your virtue and "support." But support of what exactly?  I think the day should be celebrated the same way we celebrate the 4th of July, Freedom is something to be praised, not individual racial groups.

The other big news in the black community is reparations.  California has a group called the "California Reparations Task Force", a group who spent time and government money to figure out how much money was appropriate as reparations in a state which never had actual slavery. So who do they feel is eligible?  Black Californians who are decedents of slaves (But how do they prove it?).  They recommend $1,200,000 per black Californian, yes 1.2 million dollars per black person in California or $800 billion dollars total, more than California's GDP.  How will they pay this?  Taxes on everything!  So why are Asians, Irish and other races who were slaves left out?  That answer is simple, this movement is another virtue signal and attempt to secure a voter base.  

This push came at a time where the Democratic party has seen black people leaving their party in droves.  The black community is starting to see that the Democrats and left do not have their best interest in mind.  From my experience the conservative movement is more aligned with the larger black community, not the extremists.  Black families believe in faith, traditional male/female roles, raising kids with good moral and values, anti-abortion, anti-lgbtqia and working hard to succeed in America.  As with most people in America, not the far left or right, most of us just want to live our lives and be successful.  But what we see in the media is the extremes and that makes those in the middle feel like they are alone in their beliefs.  Most Americans hold the same beliefs and our media and government push division because it sells or gets them elected.  We are all American.  Most Americans do not define themselves by race first.  

We have seen in the past few months a huge pushback against the LGBTQIA+ agenda, racial division and the trans movements.  These fringe movements are being rejected whole cloth.  People are starting to fight back and I love it!  We need to stand for equality, unity and what is morally correct or we will find our country lost to these fringe groups.  As I have stated more than once we are a good people overall.  All of us want freedom and success.  All of us want our kids safe.  All of us want to be able to afford to live and have the things we want.  So take this day to do something nice for someone because you can!  We need to unite and stay united in order for our country to continue to be the beacon of freedom that brings people from around the world to our doors wanting the American Dream.  We can do this and we can stay free!

USA, Third World Country

 The United States is a unique experiment in politics.  Our founding fathers created a melting pot for all nations and peoples to have freedom.  Through the years and election cycles we have seen mudslinging, attack ads and everything imaginable to discredit the other political opponents.  The one thing we have never seen until recently is the attempt to arrest, jail and forcefully stop a political opponent.  This is something that happens in 3rd world dictatorships and Marxist countries.  This is the tool of "leaders" who are afraid of losing power.  Ever since the second Donald Trump was elected as President the Democratic party, media and political elites have done everything in their power to impeach, arrest, harass and just make his life hell.  Even through it all he is still standing and trying to win office again!

This past weekend these same Democratic politicians and DA's indicted Trump for what they call threats to national security.  The primary focus is his retention and storage of "classified" documents (103 to be exact).  They showed pictures of stacks of document boxes they claimed contained these documents.  I think any normal person who has ever seen these boxes knows each one can contain hundreds of documents, so why have more than just one box for 103 pages?  The answer is simple, to create an image that Trump had more than the 103 pages they found.  In reality he had every right under the Presidential Records Act to not only declassify any documents he wanted but to also remove and take with him when he left those documents.  He was required to store them in a place secured to FBI standards, and they had validated he had done just that.  The news is already convicting him of crimes he did not commit.  But you know who did?  Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.  There is documented evidence Hillary had an unclassified server containing thousands of classified documents in her home.  Before she could be charged, she destroyed, with bleach, the server, cell phones and other items which contained the documents.  Joe Biden took documents out of secured areas when he was a Senator and also the Vice President.  These documents were found at every single one of his properties and in most cases not in a location secured at all.  The difference in these two cases is that the people involved were Democrats and also not allowed to remove or declassify documents!  These two cases were actual crimes!

So why is Trump now faces criminal charges?  Simple, he is a threat to the political establishment.  Their power is under direct threat.  They must stop him at any cost.  In order for them to maintain their grip on money and power he must be removed from the equation.  This is where 3rd world countries can be looked at as examples of what their plan is.  If anyone is a threat, they will be removed from the playing field at any cost.  He is being made the example for anyone else who dares to go outside the lines and try to make actual change in our system.  We as Americans cannot sit idly by and watch this happen.  We need to stand up and hold these vicious politicians accountable.  We the people must remove them from office and ensure they never sit in those seats again.  If we do not this will be the beginning of the end of our Republic and country.  I firmly believe in my lifetime good men and women will have to stand side by side and fight once again for our freedoms.  This will be the fight of our life and we must be ready.  I am not calling for violent revolution as I do believe we can legally stop this before it gets to that point, but we must be ready to stand firm to any extent or everything we hold close to our hearts will be ripped from our hands.  I for one will not stand by and watch our country fall as every other empire in the world has.  Thie country is worth fighting for and we need to be ready.

Houston, we've had a problem here

The quote originally said by Jack Swigert on Apollo 13 as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled their spacecraft to mission control, has been used or paraphrased many times over the years with the most common usage being "Houston, We have a problem" made popular by the movie Apollo 13.  In modern times we rarely have such memorable quotes.  

A few weeks ago I moved back to my home city of Englewood, Colorado. One of the first things that has happened was a shooting at East High school.  A student, who had to submit to daily pat downs before entering school brought a gun to school and when it was found during the search he used it to shoot 2 school officials and later himself.  The immediate cry from Liberals and the Democrats in state govt was to push the new "gun control" bills through immediately.  These new bills add no new safety measures to the existing ones and will do nothing to prevent these kinds of events.  The kid had a made at home or "ghost gun."  One of the bills demands people register these types of guns.  But my problem is how are they going to be registered?  They have no serial numbers, no tracing of being produced, nothing to track or register.  The other thing these gun control advocates seem to forget is most violent gun crimes involve guns not attained legally.  Thus, preventing legal citizens from owning firearms does nothing but create more victims.  Most mass shootings take place in gun free zones.  Why would that be the case?  Well the criminals know there is no good guy with a gun to stop them and they can inflict more damage.  If law enforcement enforced the current laws, we had more armed security at more vulnerable locations and criminals were held accountable we could prevent most of these crimes.  The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

More than the legal means one of the main problems in almost all of these situations is similar to all other issues we have in society, lack of parental guidance.  This includes parents who are disengaged, men not being in the home and being fathers, and lack of teaching kids empathy and compassion for their fellow humans.  The answer to almost all of our societal problems can be solved with three things:

1. Parental involvement

2. Reviving faith in society

3. Teaching kids compassion and empathy

These three things give people every tool they need to survive.  People learn valuable skills and also learn how to care for one another.  It is almost impossible for any human to commit violence against another human if they truly care for humanity and are taught that life matters.  From a young age kids are taught to be selfish and focus only on their pleasure and needs.  How can anyone care for another if they only think of themselves.  For those in poorer communities they are taught they don't matter, why would they care for anyone else if nobody cares about them?  

Teaching faith immediately teaches people life and they matter.  That no matter how alone they feel, they are never alone.  Churches form communities with shared values and beliefs.  Faith teaches humility, love, and service to others.  Why is it that a vast majority of Americans say they have no faith or believe in God?  Because it is taught from early years.  This will lead to nothing but the end of our society as we know it.  

So do I think we have a problem, absolutely.  But it is not what we are being told it is.  We don't have a gun problem in America, we have a compassion problem.  That wont be solved with more laws or taking protection from law abiding citizens, it can only be solved by communities and proper parenting.

There is only one Donald Trump

 Donald Trump tweeted this weekend that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday and urged his followers and fans to protest in New York.  Throughout his Presidency the Democrats tried multiple times to impeach him and every single attempt failed.  From the second he was elected the Democratic leaders stated, "We will impeach him." Problem was he had not been in office for even one minute and they already had the torches and pitchforks out.  Impeachment is supposed to be removal of a sitting President when they do illegal actions while in office!  After all the attempts failed and he left office they began this smear campaign for actions taken as a private citizen.  They raided his personal home, found "classified" documents and tried to arrest him as a threat to America.  Problem was they never did say what kinds of information was such a risk, just a vague "Nuclear launch info" and "Threat to national security."  The Democrats have setup a very risky system of silencing or arresting their political opponents.  We have seen this in the past and it always ends badly.

If Trump gets arrested, we will see a further push to end our country like never before.  The political elites want all the power and authority and the taste they got with Covid only fueled this even more.  We have seen agendas put forward by our sitting President which will ban all semi-automatic weapons, not just "assault" rifles, even though no such thing exists.  He spoke and stated it was semi-auto rifles but when you read the bill it bans all semi-automatic guns.  This includes rifles and handguns (A vast majority of gun owners have both).  Once the government removes our weapons, we will stand no chance.  The 2nd amendment protects our right to bear arms and be able to protect ourselves from tyrannical governments.  

They also have begun laying the groundwork for taking over businesses as we saw this past week with the Silicon Valley Bank being taken over by the feds.  Rising interest rates, tumbling dollar, rising inflation, and our income being taxed to oblivion will cause an economic collapse we have not seen since the great depression.  And what can we a citizens do after our guns are removed and our jobs taken to stop them?  Nothing.  This is what they are trying to do!  And it isn't just the Democrats or Republicans, it is all of them, except Trump.  He stood between their radical ideas and us, why do you think both parties hated him from the very second he was selected in the primary?

So do I think he needs to win the primary and represent the Republicans in 2024, no I do not.  I like Ron Desantis and feel he is Trump Light.  He has the balls of Trump but the political savvy to play politics and not ruffle feathers with 2am tweets.  If you compare California to Florida you can see the economic decisions being made by Newsome and Desantis and there could not be a clearer difference in how those states are running currently.  People are fleeing California and the high taxes, rampant crime, and high cost of living for any other state they can.  Florida on the other hand has seen a huge increase in people moving to the state.  We have seen a strong sense of conservative politics and governance take over that state and people are drawn to that!  At this point even the most avid anti-conservative can deny the fact Florida is just being run better.

In 2024 Americans will have a clear choice, the grey area has been removed and it is a black and white election.  People will have to choose freedom and the Amercian way of life or allowing America to turn into another 3rd world country and giving up everything we hold dear.  We are far from perfect but we are far better than any other country on the planet!

2 years later

     Ok so it has been more than a few months since I took a break from this blog, but I am back!  I took the time off to pay attention to the world we are living in and watch the shift in the political spectrum.  Hopefully this is the first of my blogs I post this year.  

Now lets get into my thoughts and feelings about the past two years.  From 2019-2020 I posted a lot on Facebook and other social media about my view on many topics.  I also started this blog and shared similar positions and thoughts.  Back then the "left leaning" advocates were operating somewhat in the shadows, denying the agenda they were pushing for and working hard behind the scenes to change generations of children against the country and traditional values.  How did they do this?  It started in public schooling and the curriculum.  Until the lockdowns during Covid many parents were unaware of exactly what their children were being taught in school.  Often a kid's rebelliousness would be blamed on growing up, truth was they were being indoctrinated to a belief that forced that rebellion.  Parents began to see kids as young as kindergartners being exposed to sexual relationships, race relations, and general anti-family beliefs.  While children eventually need to have that exposure, it needs to be done at home, not the classroom.  A lot of the beliefs being taught run counter to families with strong religious or traditional values.  After the lockdowns ended, we saw a large number of children being taken out of public school and either homeschooled or placed in private schools which give parents more control over the curriculum.  At this point logic would state the public schools would move further from the fringe topics and get back to the basics.  Fact is they did the exact opposite.  We now see drag shows in school assemblies, activist flags and slogans posted in classrooms, and teachers fighting to keep control over "their kids."  The left chose to double down, strip off the masks and very publicly advocate for the ability to indoctrinate our kids.

And the schools are just the beginning.  We saw Row V Wade overturned and the abortion regulation turned back over to the state.  So what was the reaction from the left to this?  Mass protests, violence, and an immediate movement to tell women they now were being oppressed and prevented from having bodily autonomy and reproductive rights.  The idea that reproductive rights start after pregnancy is simply wrong.  Womens reproductive autonomy and freedom starts before the sexual act even occurs!  We tell women it is empowering to sleep around, get pregnant and dispose of their kids.  Women are truly empowered by being able to be selective in partners, prevent pregnancy, and most of all respect themselves enough to know they have more value than what is between their legs.  Men also have the same value and empowerment.  Being a player and having multiple children with multiple women isn't empowering, it is low down and shady.  Men have more value than what is between their legs too.  Yes sex is fun, pleasurable and something most adults enjoy, pregnancy is the direct risk of this action, protected or not.  We should be teaching our children self-respect, respect for human life and also their value in life not just the bedroom.

We have seen a rise in the LGBTQIA+ movement and the desire to sexualize and allow children to go through gender affirming care aka mutilating themselves for life for temporary feelings.  We need to let kids be kids.  Adults can choose that life or not but most humans brains are not fully developed until their mid 20's.  Why would anyone allow kids as young as 5 to dress in drag, take hormone replacement medication and even go through surgery to remove healthy body parts all in the name of "understanding." The studies show that a large percentage of young children that are not given those options choose to not do them later in life.  And those given those options have a high percentage who detransition later in life and regret those choices.  As parents it is our job to help out kids navigate the world and discover who they truly are.  Help them understand everyone at one point or another feels like they are in the wrong body and have no idea why they feel that way.  The wrong way to help is to agree with the confusion and push them to make life altering choices that may or may not be reversible.  The left is normalizing "family-friendly" all ages drag shows.  They are making tv shows highlighting young kids in drag or sexualized situations and telling the world the kids are "Brave" "Bold" and "revolutionary".  The reality is that it is grooming our kids to not understand "stranger danger" and make them feel like some of these people are threats.  I know not all of them are that way but any group of people who engage with young children there is a greater possibility of pedophiles wanting to be involved.

The left is manipulating language to make terms less "offensive."  Here is a not so finite list of the most obvious:

1. Pedophile.  Has been rebranded as a "minor attracted person".  We are told this is a sexuality similar to being attracted to the same sex.  Normalizing this behavior was the "slippery slope" argument right leaning people were accused of pushing and then actively told "that would never happen." But here we are.

2. Illegal Immigrant- The left now wants us to use the term non-documented migrant or asylum seekers.  So why does this matter?  Simple the act of illegally crossing the border is a crime.  These people are allowed to seek asylum from tyrannical governments, that is true.  But the rule is you can seek it from the closest country to your own.  Many of these people come from South America and travel through multiple countries to America when they should stop in one of the many countries they travel through.

3. Patriot- These people are now being called "white supremacists" and we are being told it is due to white people being racist and all patriots are white people.  Very flawed argument.  Reality is all Americans should be patriotic!  It is our country and laws that give us the freedoms these very same leftists are using to change things.

4. Racism- Is now being positioned and pushed as anything done by white people which negatively impacts minorities. Truth is racism is any race which does negative things to any other race simply because of the race.   Every single skin color can be racist.  We will never solve racism by enacting laws which are racist.  

Like I said just a starting list for my fight against the injustice I am seeing this year.  Next blog I will be tackling our election system and why I feel a change should be made! 

If you read this and want more of my thoughts please send a comment and let me know!

The Olympics

 

This past weekend I spent some time watching the US Olympic trials.  I was very impressed by so many of our young athletes.  So many of them proved that through hard work and determination you can achieve your dreams.  Simone Biles shines in gymnastics and in the final rotation fell off the balance beam.  The reason I mention it is after she finished her routine she was sitting with her coach and neither of them said one word.  She had a few tears run down her cheeks as she knew she had made a mistake but you could tell was harder on herself mentally than anything her coach would be able to say to her.  After this she did her floor routine and redeemed herself.  But that desire and picture spoke volumes for who she is and how much pride she has in herself and our country.

Conversely we had an athlete, Gwen Berry, who finished third in the hammer throw, made the Olympic team and proceeded to turn her back to the flag on the podium and cover her head with a shirt reading "Activist Athlete."  When asked about it she said "But I don’t really want to talk about the anthem because that’s not important. The anthem doesn’t speak for me. It never has. My purpose and my mission is bigger than sports, I’m here to represent those … who died due to systemic racism. That’s the important part. That’s why I’m going. That’s why I’m here today.”  In other words she is not there to represent the best values of the United States, she is there to selfishly use her platform to point out how racist America is in her eyes.  For those who have kept up with this blog know I fully support free speech and every Americans right to peacefully protest.  I also believe the sports fields are not the place for such things, especially the Olympic sports fields.  I would have no problem with her leading protests, not riots, in her community or raise money to combat any racism she feels exists, just not while competing and representing America in front of the world.

Maybe I am an idealist but I have fond memories of watching the summer and winter games.  Watching the best athletes in the world compete to prove their country is the best in their respective sport.  Then when winning and standing atop the podium to have the Gold medal placed around their neck while their countries national anthem plays.  Some athletes beam with pride in the accomplishment, some break down in tears, and some stand tall and represent the best values of America.  That is what I want to see from our Olympians.  I also am not one to call for boycotts or cancelling of someone but in this case I fully support the Olympic committee removing her from the team and not allowing her to represent us on the world stage.  

The obvious differences in these things is a painful reminder of what our society is becoming.  Our younger generation are becoming self entitled, unappreciative, and most of all ungrateful for all of the blessing our great country has given to them.  Why would an Olympic athlete who is obviously blessed with a great life where she is taken care of and idolized feel oppressed?  Yes there is a long history of racism in our country.  Yes racist people still exist today, although a small minority of people.  And yes when we see it we should call it out and do our best to change that mindset.  But in reality her actions just prove what our young people are being taught and groomed to think.  There is nothing wrong with patriotism and nothing wrong with being proud to be from and represent America.  Lets get back to a point where we stand on the word stage and prove why our country is the greatest in the world and why we are a beacon for all people to strive for.  I am proud to be an American despite our historical flaws.

Catching up on America

 

    9 days since my last post and a lot has happened in America that I want to cover.  So this post will hit the top events going on and my feelings about them.  As you can see from the picture everything going on will be open to interpretation. 

    So lets start with our fearless leader, President Joe Biden.  In recent videos and press conferences we saw him lose his train of thought and mumble himself off stage, trip going up the stairs to Air Force One twice, and assign what is possibly the least qualified person to tackle the debacle on the border, Kamala Harris.  The one thing I have to say about this is I truly feel sorry for him.  He is obviously not well mentally or physically yet the left and the Democrats are pulling him along like Bernie in the movie Weekend at Bernie's.  It is a disgrace that they seem to want all of us to not believe what we are seeing and that he is still the vigorous politician of his hay day.  That leads to the second big thing that has happened, the crisis going on at the border.

    We have seen interviews with the "refugees" admitting they only came here due to Biden being in the office and if Trump was still there they would not even have tried it.  The media has been kept out of the detention centers until the past few days when the over crowding and conditions have been brought to light.  I saw a video yesterday of smugglers dropping a 4 and 7 year old girl over the 14 ft border fence and left them, miles from the nearest anything.  Our border patrol rescued them and also another baby who was dumped into the Rio Grand by coyotes.  We are seeing border patrol being told to release the illegal immigrants without any sort of court day setup and no way to track these people.  If we do not get this under control I honestly believe we will see the decline of America sped up at an alarming rate.  So Kamala was put in charge of getting it under control to which she has avoided visiting the border or the detention centers and actually laughed at a reporter who asked her if she was going to.  

    We also saw several mass shootings.  Conservatives responded by preaching about self defense and using the 2nd amendment freedoms we have.  Liberals demanded more gun control and taking of weapons.  Same shit different day I guess.  

    Several states have put bans in place preventing Trans-athletes from competing with the group opposite their biological sex, ie trans-women in women's sports.  The left immediately rose in defense of Trans-girls being girls, despite the science that says otherwise.  Here is my take, the science and physiology of men and women is different.  If you look at only the physiology you will see why this idea of allowing men to play women's sports is a bad idea.  I also have previously written a blog about this so all my research is there if you want to read an in depth analysis of my thoughts.

    GA and other states have passed laws protecting voting integrity.  They have things like Voter ID, minimal mail-in voting, and a limit on when polls would close and voting would end, hint it is all the same day ending at 5pm in most cases.  The case that has been presented against voter ID is that poor, marginalized and elderly people would not be able to get one, thus preventing them from voting and ultimately being a racist policy.  The left wing media giants and other companies have begun to push for banning their companies from working in GA and the other states.  In essence punishing the govt and people of GA for trying to make the voting fair and equal.

    The covid vaccine is being shot out in mass everyday and we are still under lockdowns and told to avoid people and wear masks at all times.  For those who don't see the problem here nothing I say will make you realize how stupid this is.  I have gotten my 1st vaccine and I only wear a mask when absolutely needed.  

    Our kids are still being kept at home and taught from a distance but the illegal immigrant kids in San Diego county are being given in person instruction by the same teachers unions who say that is dangerous and have fought against going back to class.  Why are the tax dollars being paid by parents in San Diego being used to educate illegal immigrants in person but it is too dangerous for the children of those parents to go back to class?

    I will sum the past 3 months with this final paragraph.  Trump preached America first and his policies and negotiations with other countries put the interests of America first in ever way.  We became energy independent and saw gas prices stay below $2/gallon a majority of his term in office.  We saw the flow of illegals into the country slow to a trickle (about 850/day).  We saw jobs created and unemployment hit the lowest it has ever been across all demographics.  We saw major corporations return to America to produce their products which was a huge boost and led to the best economy we have ever had.  But last Nov he was "voted" out because he was mean and tweeted things!  Since Biden took office thousands of jobs have been lost, unemployment is rising, illegal immigration has sky rocketed (now almost 6,000/day), big companies are leaving for other countries to avoid the coming tax hikes, violence is on the rise, and policies being proposed will sink us trillions upon trillions into further debt.  3 full months into 2021 and at this rate we will be lucky to make it to December.

Biden and his first primetime appearance!

 

I took time about four days ago to listen to our fearless leader Joe Biden address the nation for the first time officially.  I wanted to make this blog to cover what was said and my thoughts on it.  I went into the speech with low expectations but open to being surprised. Lets get going!

The first statement he made was "A year ago, we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, then months."  As I expected his first point was to point fingers and say Trump did not act fast enough, which we know has been proven false.  He followed that up by pointing out his concern by pulling his "card" out of his pocket which he carries at all times with the most up to date number of "Americans who have died from COVID." He makes sure to add "That's more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined."  While an accurate statement it is comparing apples to cars.  Wars are nothing like a communicable disease.  He moves onto the human aspect of isolation and job loss due to the restrictions placed by governments across the US and mainly in states or cities run by liberal Democrats.  

In the next section of the speech he moves onto the vaccine.  He states when he took over "this country didn't have nearly enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all or anywhere near all of the American public" while forgetting the vaccines were created during Operation Warp Speech under President Trump and when he took power there was only 2 vaccines and they had just began being distributed and administered one month earlier.  He praises the companies, and rightly so, while at the same time taking credit for the vaccine being shipped and administered when he simply took over the process in its early phase and followed the same plan already in place.  He then talked about his "plan" to open vaccination centers across the US but did not give any firm plan forward.  

Then we get to the real meat of what he wanted to say.  He says "in the coming weeks, we will issue further guidance on what you can and cannot do once fully vaccinated to lessen the confusion, to keep people safe, and encourage more people to get vaccinated."  This statement is skillfully crafted to encourage getting vaccinated while at the same time issuing a backhanded threat of more lockdowns and restrictions if we as Americans choose to not get vaccinated.  He then adds "If we all do this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by July the 4th, there's a good chance you, your families and friends, will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or barbeques and celebrate Independence Day."  How freaking nice of him to give us independence day for complying with big governments demands.  He goes on further to state "Because if we don't stay vigilant and the conditions change and we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track" aka do what we say or else.

He concludes with "God bless you all and please, God, give solace to all those people who lost someone.  And may God protect our troops.  Thank you for taking the time and listening.  I look forward to seeing you."  No God Bless America?  Not a big shock to me but there we have it.  

Here is my thoughts on the virus and vaccine.  Just like the masks and other precautions I believe it should be every single Americans right to do or not do any of these things.  The good news is Biden made it through the 30 min without completely botching it.

Obama Administration years 9-12

 

Not matter if you agree with the election results or not the fact is Joe Biden is our new President, well kind of.  During the election Joe Biden made very few appearances and made a promise to build back better.  He promised the far left that his presidency would be the most progressive in history.  He promised to place people in cabinet positions who hold extremely progressive values and ideals.  For voters who believe in such things like the BLM riots, teaching 5 year old's about sexuality (grooming), and trans men being allowed to play women's sports his rhetoric sounded like nirvana.  He spoke of equity for all and pushing America into the future.  We are now almost a month into his Presidency and what have we seen?

To start his cabinet was filled with the exact same people that President Obama had in his cabinet positions.  Joe Biden pulled Obama's Rolodex out and brought back people like John Kerry.  The same old white men that Obama had advising him on all things.  He rolled back the oil pipeline which cost 20,000+ Americans jobs and also reduced our relations with Canada.  He rolled back almost all of President Trump's executive orders that protected women, LGBTQIA+, farmers, small businesses, and children.  He made sure to instill the good old boy club back into the seats of power and it is disgusting.

President Biden touted his plan for handling the Covid-19 pandemic.  He claimed his plan would have us all back to normal in his first 100 days.  Just last week he came out and admitted that no matter what we do the curve of the virus will not change.  He put in a federal mask mandate on all federal lands, then immediately went to the Lincoln memorial with his family and did not wear a mask.  He lauded President Trump for not leading by example while at the same time not leading by example himself.  His plan to distribute the vaccine has failed as vaccines are going unused and eventually no longer usable.  The website most states use to schedule the vaccine have either not worked or are not reliable.  He claimed in his first 100 days he would have the schools back open, in all honesty a lot of them are open but only 1 day a week.  I think most people thought he meant full time.

So how does Obama play into this?  Well it is simple, Biden's plan for his Presidency is almost an exact copy of the Obama admin.  Under Obama we saw the press secretary avoid questions and use phrases like "I will have to get back to you on that."  President Trump hired Press Secretaries who were willing to answer any and all questions.  The last one was amazing and tended to push back on reporters who asked questions that were deliberately bias and not true with facts and resources.  Our new Press Secretary said she was bringing transparency back to the press room, then immediately refuse to answer questions or use the old "I will circle back to that later" approach.  The truth is that the next 4 years will be almost an exact copy of Obama's eight.  We will see unemployment rise for all ethnicities, our economy go into recession (which will be blamed on Trump), continued divide amongst all races and genders pushed by the left wing media, and ultimately very dark days ahead.  I have tried to give Biden a chance to prove me wrong and up until this post he has only hurt America.  Guess it is time to buckle up!

Hindsight really is 2020

 

Well it has been a few weeks since I posted a blog and it was an intentional pause in my fairly regular posts.  I wanted to take the end of the year and focus on my family and friends.  But we are now in 2021 and you can fully expect to see more regular posting!  I know you all are super excited as am I.  This year I will focus on the usual business but have decided to take about one of every five posts and make it light hearted and fun.  Doom and gloom filled everyone's 2020 and I want to make sure we don't continue the trend this year.  So for my first post of the new year I wanted to look at just how Covid-19 changed our everyday lives and the fallout from those changes.

The first thing that changed was our work environments.  For me personally I still had to go into work and battle the daily grind.  But for so many others including my wife work had moved into our homes.  Our kids also moved into the homes.  This forced parents to not only adapt to working from a distance but also being home teachers and students as they sat through the grade level of their kids.  For my wife it was work, teacher and third grader and believe me when I say it was a challenge.  So in looking at how this changes our future I can say my company found about 30% of our workers were capable of working from home and being as efficient or more efficient than being in the office.  For any businesses this is great news as they can stop paying for real estate for their offices and save money on the bottom line.  The bad side of the lockdowns was of course many long standing local businesses closed their doors for good.  This has cause major impact to the economy in every single state.  In 2021 I think we will see continued troubleshooting and finding ways to be profitable that are outside of the "normal" and I think that is a good thing.

Next was our interactions with other at work and in society.  We had a huge divide in mask vs no mask, lockdown vs no lockdown, and of course politics continued to be as divided as ever.  The only take away I have from all of it is that the powers that be have gained power using fear and difference of opinion.  The very same people who told us 15 days to slow the spread and tossed crumbs at us in the form of stimulus payments are the same people who continued to make millions or billions of dollars all while telling us we needed to struggle to ensure the health and safety of our fellow citizens.  They intentionally caused mistrust among the people and sat back watching the United States burn.  They showed they have no concern for anything except their own power and profit.  To them it is a game as they advocate shutting down restaurants because it is too dangerous for us and then the very same day stopping and eating at those restaurants on the way home.  They adopted the do as I say not as I do attitude.  We were told to avoid gathering for holidays and travelling because it was dangerous, yet they left those press conferences and went to their private jets to fly and spend time with their families.  My takeaway here is that none of these restrictions are about our safety, they are about controlling our lives.  That to me is completely unacceptable.

Finally we saw our government more divided than ever.  We saw the Democratic party move so far left they embraced socialism fully and the Republicans continued to ignore what many consider very dangerous.  President Trump got blamed for a worldwide pandemic, massive deficit caused by congress, and businesses suffering due to restrictions put in place by state governments.  He has done so many positive things for America all while donating ever single penny he earned as President to charity.  He gave up millions of dollars to server the American people while other govt official got rich.  This shift in our govt, if not slowed or reversed, will cause the downfall of America as we know it.  That also to me is unacceptable.  

So in the end 2020 is in the rearview and we can look forward to 2021.  As we do this I ask all of us to do what we can to make positive ripples in our ponds.  We have no control over the massive ocean that is the United States but we do have control over caring about our family and friends.  It doesn't matter if you are Democrat or Republican, white or black, female or male, or any other trait used to divide us as people.  Love those around you, care for your fellow citizens, and do your best to make someone else smile every day.  Only by uniting as people and Americans can we make this country everything our founders wanted it to be.  Remember how you felt on Sept 12, 2001.  That day we were united as Americans who had suffered a massive tragedy.  I think Jan 1, 2021 we are also Americans who have suffered a massive tragedy, the loss of our freedoms and country as we know it.  Spread positivity and love not doom and gloom.

Americas Fear Toxin

    One of the lesser known characters in the Batman universe until recently was Jonathan Crane aka The Scarecrow.  In Batman Begins Christopher Nolan introduced him to the world as Gotham was thrust into chaos due to his fear toxin.  Dr. Crane was a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum who conducted experiments on the inmates using the toxin to open their minds to the fears they dread the most.  In the film he uses the toxin to drive the citizens of Gotham mad and create utter chaos.  While we do not have a Dr. Crane in our society per say I do think we have a fear toxin that was released unto the world and that is the media.  In 2020 we have seen an escalation of violence, disregard for law enforcement and an increase in domestic violence and drug or alcohol use.  No matter which side of politics you stand on the facts could not be any clearer.

    While Covid-19 has created so many issues for people financially and emotionally it all began with a media blitz about police brutality.  We have repeatedly been told that the entire system we are governed by is systemically racist.  Every single news story highlights the police as the villains and the criminals as the heroes.  It didn't matter that suspects were high on drugs, armed with weapons, fighting police, and engaging in acts of aggression the officers were 100% wrong in defending themselves.  It has gotten to a point many senior officers were retiring early and leaving communities they had devoted their lives to defend out of fear they would be the next video victim for the media onslaught.  They would be the next person outed as a racist for defending themselves.  Major US cities removed the ability for them to defend themselves and we saw cities like Seattle have blocks of the city taken over by armed thugs. Cities were burned to the ground, stores looted, and people made to live in fear.  While there was a very small number of police brutality the majority were a media creation that fed the fear.

  While all this was going on China had an outbreak of Covid-19 and did everything they could to keep the rest of the world in the dark.  This led the media to blame the one person they have wanted to take aim on for three and a half years, the President.  Nothing he did or could do was enough or the right decision.  He shut down travel to China in January and was called Xenophobic and racist.  He followed the advice of his "scientists" and due to the ever changing nature of a virus seemed to contradict himself and that was used against him.  Nothing anyone could do would have kept the damage of the virus down any more than his actions did.  On one side you have people saying lockdowns are a must, mandate masks everywhere, testing must increase, and only then can we "stop" the virus.  The other side is saying masks don't work, business cannot fail, and the virus isn't going away.  Truth is we can wear masks where needed, practice good sanitary habits, protect the elderly and most vulnerable and still keep businesses and schools open and save our economy.  It is not all or nothing either way.  Viruses don't go away, we learn to deal with them, create vaccines, and learn to live with them.

    As the election is nearing the media is falling over themselves to prove how Trump failed.  The problem they have is he hasn't failed.  Could he have said things differently, yes.  Could he have set the example by wearing a mask 24/7 and avoiding people, sure.  No President in history has led by fear and neither did he.  Much like in the movie fear has led our nation all year.  At the end of Batman begins Jim Gordon tells says "He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.  So We'll hunt him.  Because he can take it.  Because he's not our hero.  He's a silent guardian, A watchful protector, a Dark Knight."  Am I saying Trump is our savior?  No but I am saying he is the only thing standing against the fear being hammered into us by the media and the corrupt politicians.  Only when we learn that the fear being spread is only there to divide us can we grow as a nation and realize we are all in the same boat.  Burning it all down and starting over is not an option.When we manage our fear we can succeed and thrive.  Hiding under a rock and keeping ourselves locked away will be the end of America as we know it.

The Final Countdown

    This week we are only 9 days away from what many are calling the most important election in our lifetimes.  Last week Americans watched the final debate between Trump and Biden.  There were three things that caught me by surprise.  The first was the ability President Trump had to make a statement about VP Biden and his record and then simply keep quiet and let Biden talk himself into a corner.  Second was the fact that Biden was able to, at least for the first 20 min or so of the debate, keep his train of thought and speak clearly on issues.  The last was the Moderator Kristen Welker.

    The one thing President Trump learned was that his aggressive and egotistical attitude we saw in the first debate did not go over at all with most Americans who watched the debate.  He choose to take a different tactic this time and stuck to nailing points about his record on topics, pointing out Biden's flaws, and most of all showing us that he is not the "typical" politician.  At one point late in the debate Biden was asked a question and he danced around an answer and never really answered the question.  President Trump replied "Typical politician" referencing how politicians say a lot without ever saying anything.  The other point I think hit home was when President Trump said "You know Joe, I ran because of you. I ran because of Barack Obama, because you did a poor job. If I thought you did a good job, I would’ve never run. I would’ve never run. I ran because of you. I’m looking at you now, you’re a politician, I ran because of you."  This point could not have hit home more.  Americans did not vote for Trump because they thought his personality was amazing and he was an accomplished politician.  They voted him into office because he IS NOT a politician and Americans were tired of the status quo and being told this and that with nothing ever getting done.  He got in because Hillary Clinton was so terrible and Americans knew she was not what was needed.

    Joe Biden managed for the first half of the debate to keep focused and make good points about his record.  Then the topic turned to race relations, criminal justice and what each candidate did for all Americans.  At this point Trump took complete control of this debate.  Joe Biden fumbled around looking for the right thing to say only to get countered by solid facts on his record and things he has done in his 47 years in government.  Biden tried his best to tout his passing of the crime bill, which immediately was countered by the fact the bill locked up hundreds of thousands of young black males and was the beginning of single mother household and the destruction of the black American family.  Joe Biden showed in the late stages of the debate why he is not the right choice in this election.  He got flustered, tired and could not avoid his lengthy record in American politics.  He stood at the establishment politician against the guy who has improved African Americans lives in just 47 months.  We saw after the debate rappers Ice Cube, 50 cent, and Kanye come out in support of Donald Trump.  Ice Cube didn't endorse him but did take a meeting with the President and help create the Platinum plan that Trump proposed.  I don't think this is because of anything other than these celebrities are seeing their taxes, bottom line, and future being at stake.

    The last part of the debate was the moderator, Kristen Welker.  I had my reservations heading into this debate as she had been hostile to the President in the recent past.  To my and I believe many Trump supporters surprise she was the best moderator we had seen in any of the debates this cycle.  Yes she was bias for Biden at times but overall she asked both candidates hard questions, kept the time limits and interruptions limited, and ensured both candidates had the opportunity to speak and counter the attacks of their opponent.  To her credit she did an amazing job and should be considered for future debates.

    Overall the debate had no real shocking revelations.  Both sides were able to make points and counter as needed but nothing really stood out as a gotcha moment.  For each candidate there were jabs that missed big time.  For Biden it was when he said "Abraham Lincoln here is one of the most racist presidents we’ve had in modern history, he pours fuel on every single racist fire, every single one."  He called Trump Abraham Lincoln.  He tried to walk it back but did not succeed in doing so.  For Trump it was "I am the least racist person in this room."  This was his one time that his ego made his statement sound stupid.  In the end I think your vote was decided long before this debate.  Nothing said during this debate will change your mind except maybe the Race/Criminal Justice portion.  Please take time on Tues Nov 3 and cast your vote.  Vote for the candidate you think has the best ideas and record for your family.  Support your family and friends no matter who they vote for.  It isnt Trumpers vs Never Trumpers, racists vs Biden supporters, or even Democrat vs Republican it is our way of life and freedoms vs a complete change to life as we know it.  It truely is the final countdown and it is up to us to protect life as we know it.

The vote is in!

    I am a little late with this blog but bear with me.  So I said the other day on Facebook that this election cycle I decided to vote based on two factors 1. Which candidates personality do I like more and 2. Which ticket best represents me as a white middle class male. This has been the litmus test for leftist voting in a majority of recent elections. The Democratic party consistently selects candidates who have very magnetic personalities and a "golden tongue" when it comes to speaking. When they have run candidates that did not have those two traits they have lost elections. Now I know the cycle of the Presidency tends to go back and forth based on the population getting frustrated with the Government as a whole not getting things done.     So lets get to the first reason I am voting this way, the candidates personality. Let me say first and foremost I think Donald Trump has a very boorish, brash and very "New York" in his speaking and actions. He does not have the golden tongue and tends to over exaggerate statistics and numbers to make a situation better than it might be even when the actual numbers are a net positive on his legacy. The biggest positive he has going for him is the results of that attitude breaking the cycle of politics and treating negotiations like business deals. He has gotten much better trade deals around the globe, got Muslim countries to agree to peace with Israel, got better trade with Mexico and Canada, was the first President to never start an armed conflict during his Presidency, and kept North Korea and Iran from getting Nuclear arms. So while his Twitter should be better managed he is getting things done. Joe Biden was once a very shrewd debater, had the golden tongue and could talk his way out of difficult situations. In his "prime" he was a skilled politicians and negotiated deals which ultimately made him and his "friends" a lot of money. He has consistently flip flopped on important issues like climate change, abortion, healthcare, and foreign policy. In this election cycle we have seen the rapid decline of Joe Biden mentally to the point he loses his train of thought and highlights numbers that can not possibly exist. With the idea he will not make it through a 4 year term we must look at Kamala Harris. She IS the candidate going against Trump in reality. She has shown more than one time that she is a far left politician. She believes in extreme changes to our stance on energy and conservation. She wants to abolish police departments and has supported the violent riots. She has consistently used her ethnicity and gender to get jobs and rise into the position she is in. When it is convenient she has used those things and when it isn't she doesn't. While AG of California she used her position to lock up African American males at a disproportionally high rate. She also refused to allow people out of prison who had served their sentence in order to use them for labor for the state. She locked up people for minor marijuana offenses while at the same time gloating about smoking weed while listening to Tupac. When it comes to which personality I trust and don't mind more Donald Trump wins this one.     The second point, which ticket best represents me as a white middle class man. This point will be easier since I have already covered their pasts. Joe Biden having been in congress for over 47 years and not passing laws or writing bills which have aided my life but instead hindering it I cannot support him. In the three and a half years Trump has been in office my take home pay has gone up due to tax cuts, gas prices have gone back to reasonable levels, and most goods and services have decreased in price as well. I think Biden/Kamala are more interested in raising my taxes to support people who I feel take advantage of the system. So on this point Trump wins again.     So in the end I have decided because Trump is white, likes money, and speaks very bluntly I have decided he will be getting my vote. I know this choice instantly makes me a racist, sexist, homophobe, elite one percenter, rapist, and all the other terrible names that come with being a "Trumper" even though nothing in my life supports any of those accusations. I know all of you who read this and know me personally are shocked and I understand if you choose to not be my friend any more. If you disagree with my positions please feel free to comment and share your opinions. No judgement here and I support all peoples ideas and politics!