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Jun142019

Pulling Art Out of His Butt!

It was kind of a slow news weekend. Trump did get that big tariff victory against Mexico. It looks like not a lot was actually agreed upon. But we’ll get into that. It looks like Joe Biden came out of hiding, screwed up a couple of times then went back into hiding. I think he’s done. And let’s go over a couple of dumb stories.

Trump’s Big Win

Trump threatened Mexico with a 5% tariff if they did not do something to prevent Central Americans from crossing Mexico and crossing into the United States. Three things were agreed upon to end the threat. The first is that Mexico agreed to send 6000 National Guard troops to their southern border. Next, Mexico agreed to allow migrants apply for asylum in Mexico, not travel 3000 miles and apply in the United States. This complies with international law. Finally, the United States has the ability, accepted by Mexico, to send Central Americans back to Mexico when they are caught, letting those people being subject to Mexican immigration laws.

That’s it. Nothing more. But it’s huge for combating the illegal immigration. And it’s a huge victory for Donald Trump.

Of course, the media can’t let that happen. The first thing they started yelling about is what little was done in the agreement. There are only a few agreements with this deal. But, as we’ll see soon, they’re pretty big. Of course, that wasn’t enough. The media had to find something that made this victory sound far more irrelevant. So the media, based on very iffy sources, said that Trump had made this deal months ago and was only announcing it now because he wanted a victory of some type on the border. I guess a booming economy, ISIS being destroyed and record low unemployment while working within the most obstructive congress in history isn’t enough victories in his first two years.

But, the reality is, Trump took a risk. A risk that would either lead him to implement another set of tariffs against a very important trading partner or be embarrassed by letting Mexico call his bluff. Here’s the thing, Trump has one chance to win in 2020. And that s to not get crazy, the democrats will do that, and keep this booming economy going. The Left is doing everything they can to ruin this country all because they hate Trump. The border is a huge mess. The Left won’t do anything. Every time Trump comes up with an idea, the Left it takes it to the courts and it is suspended. Congress will not create news laws to settle the problem. In fact, the Left wants more illegal aliens in the country. They think it will give them more votes.

This was a big victory for Trump. A victory that the Left cannot counter. Illegals now must go through the asylum process in Mexico now. Since there is nothing happening in Guatemala or Honduras, these people will not have any reason to be kept in Mexico. They will be deported, hopefully, not getting near the United States. That’s win number one. Six thousand Mexican troops are now patrolling the border. It is going to get tougher for Central Americans to cross the Mexican border. That’s win number two. Finally, the Mexican government agrees that it is not the problem of the United States that Mexico did not secure its borders and followed international law. If a Guatemalan crosses the border, it is Mexico’s fault. They know it. And we should send them back to Mexico. They acknowledge that.

Trump used the power of the United States economy to scare the Mexicans into acknowledging they were not following the laws. Good for him.

Lunch Pail Joe Is At It Again

Sleepy, creepy Joe Biden is doing his damnedest to lose this election.

Last week, he decided to flip, then flop, then flip, then finally flopped. There’s nothing that shows more presidential aptitude than not taking a position. This whole thing was started when he was questioned about the Hyde Amendment. That amendment simply states that the federal government cannot fund abortions. He was the head of the committee who pushed the bill in 1976 and has supported it all the way until June 6, 2019. He was asked about it by a Left wing outlet and he said that the times have changed so he didn’t support it anymore. Someone, who was more moderate, asked his the same question and he said he was for the amendment. Then, once again, he was asked the same question by a Left wing outlet and he said he was against the amendment.

This is going to be Joe Biden’s biggest problem. He’s not in touch with the little guy like he tries to prove with his “Lunch Pail Joe” moniker. He’s been a politician for, going on, 50 years. He’s not a regular guy. He’s a politician. And, seeing the flip-flopping and the fact that he is hiding from the world right now, shows he’s a liar and a panderer. He knows if he’s ever asked a question. he’ll screw it up and create one of his infamous flubs that are flooding the Internet.

This is not going to help his presidential chances and he may already be on the way out. Oh, but there’s more!

He released, well I don’t know if he did it but it was released under his account, this Tweet today:

Oh… My… God! This is pandering at it’s worst. It is embarrassing. This is a dog-whistle. What this Tweet is actually saying is:

Bro, where are you? #Wtf I need your support #PleaseHelpMe #PrettyPlease #GettingMyAssKicked #PleaseRetweetThis

Jo Biden knows where he stands. He has lost 7 points in the last week. He’s stayed out of the limelight because he knows he’s a gaff machine. The first time he stepped out into the public he gaffed. He can’t win this without Obama’s support. He’s weak and he’s only only going down hill. Much of the media is saying that his best day was his first. That includes the main stream media. It’s looking like they’re all right. His campaign is done.

What’s weird, we didn’t even talk about the fact he was caught plagiarizing again. Not to mention, he’s got, like, five years on Yoda. He’s old.

Biden is done.

Just Stupid

I was going to talk about California and their legalizing health care for illegal aliens. This is a state that has a high unemployment rate, a high tax rate, and a huge homelessness problem. We have banned straws and plastic bags. Car fuel is $1.50 more than any other state.

But, hey, let’s give illegal aliens access to full health. At a cost of one hundred million dollars a year. Yeah, good luck with that. Way to f-up an awesome state.

But the dumbest story also comes from California. San Francisco to be exact.

A 17-year-old kid decided to play a joke at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. TJ Khayatan decided to lay a pair of glasses on the museum floor and then stare at it, acting as if he was pondering. He has done this before, he said. Last time he did it, he stared at a baseball cap that was sitting on a trash can.

Sure enough, people started looking at the “artwork” and taking pictures. Khayatan was inspired to pull off the prank when he saw an piece of art that was simply a stuffed animal on a blanket.

The prank was not intended to be malicious and he does not see modern art as a “dumbing down” of culture. He tells Buzzfeed, “I can agree that modern art can be a joke sometimes, but art is a way to express our own creativity. Some may interpret it as a joke, some might find great spiritual meaning in it. At the end of the day, I see it as a pleasure for open-minded people and imaginative minds.”

To their credit, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art took the joke in stride and thought it was clever.

Resources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/a-pair-of-glasses-were-left-on-the-floor-at-museum-and-everyone-mistook-it-for-art-a7049551.html?fbclid=IwAR1Ij0vcg-IJ3AKkZCqJeZPAoGVOnQaoCRmT9MT83LQbwW_Ln2byB6KIaNc

Jun082019

Oh Marty, Say It Ain’t So

Martin Luther King Jr. is not a saint. So what? The slow crawl of censorship moves forward. Trump gets a big win! And perversion gets a big hug from the Left.

So What?

Some bad news came out about Martin Luther King Jr. This news is actually not news but the media is making it news. Apparently, MLK wasn’t the greatest of human beings…personally. He loved women and cheated. He was involved in group sex, while married. He was even in a motel room while another man was “raping” a woman. I put that in quotes because I just read about it and didn’t hear the transcript. Let me give you the story and then talk about the controversy. Once that’s done, I’ll explain why it’s not a controversy.

When MLK was pushing for the abolition of the Jim Crow laws, he was very rocking the boat. Racism was systemic. And King wanted to blow that out. Since racism was systemic, the FBI wanted to silence King. They did this by trying to dig up dirt on him through spying. This isn’t new; J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director at the time, monitored everybody including the Kennedy family. Finally, after fifty to sixty years, information was released about MLK.

The information includes MLK was a philanderer. He participated in group sex. He beat women. He beat his wife. But, the worst, he was in the same room while one of his minions was raping a woman.

Oh, the emotion!

OK, let’s pull emotion out of this and really break this down.

First off, everyone knew MLK was a womanizer. This is not in doubt. His wife said it. It was in a movie that made him out into a hero (the movie, called Selma, is awesome). He wasn’t the only man who tried to make the world good that did it. John F. Kennedy used to travel to other countries to have sex with hookers. He slept with Marilyn Monroe. Bill Clinton, who was an iffy President at best, got blown in the Oval Office (and that’s the least that he did). Ronald Reagan was an alcoholic and and cheated on his wives. Hell, he ended up divorced a few times because he cheated on his wives. J. Edgar Hoover was gay and a transvestite and he was responsible for having crap on people.

These are crappy arguments, I know. This is what-aboutism. But stay with me. I’m going somewhere with this.

We are living in a world where people are tearing down statues of the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Andrew Jackson (he really wasn’t a great guy) all had slaves. Street names are being changed, statues are being torn down or removed, even the names of schools are being changed all because these men were slave owners. Though immoral, at the time, this was the practice. Should we be tearing down the statues of Martin Luther King Jr., changing the names of the streets he was named after and getting rid of his holiday?

Of course not. Just like we shouldn’t be doing it with the others I have mention. Martin Luther King, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were all great men who had great accomplishments. Those accomplishments include freeing ourselves from the oppressive King of England, establishing a government that acknowledged our inalienable rights, created the capitalist economic system that has made this country the richest and most technologically advanced civilization in the history of the world and ended the scar of our history, the Jim Crow Laws, establishing that race differences have nothing to do with societal class. This stuff is so important and we can’t let personal failures ignore the societal impact that their activism had.

Here’s my story: Martin Luther King Jr. was personally flawed. Like we all are. Maybe he wasn’t a great man to his wife. But he was a great man to this country. And he should be celebrated. Just like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (I don’t like Andrew Jackson).

SOCIAL MEDIA WAR!!!

Outspoken comedian and conservative, Steven Crowder, got into a war with a Left wing Vox activist over things Crowder said about him. The gentleman’s name is named Carlos Maza. He is a gay Latino that also has his own YouTube channel. Well, being a Leftist, gay and Latino is way too much for Crowder to hold back. So several times over the last year, Crowder would make fun of Maza. Well, Maza through a temper tantrum. He and Vox decided it was time to have Crowder deplatformed. So the called out YouTube and said that Crowder was abusing him.

There was just one problem: YouTube could not find any violations of their agreements. But that was not good enough for Maza and Vox. They complained again and, folding under some unfounded pressure. YouTube decided to demonetize Crowder’s YouTube channel. Crowder, through his lawyer, decided to find out why. He wasn’t give any reason. They said there were a few videos that had some questionable videos. But, when pushed by Crowder’s lawyer, YouTube said they would send a list. And they never have. They also complained about a T-shirt that Crowder sells. The “Socialism for Figs” T-shirt could not be referenced in the YouTube description of Crowder videos.

Yeah, I know. He doesn’t mean “figs” but that is not a “a” between the “f” and “g”. It’s a fig.

I watch the Steven Crowder show on YouTube. I love his Change My Mind series. It’s a great show. And he’s rough on people. He doesn’t ever hold back. He calls his lawyer, who is frequently on the show his “half-Asian lawyer.” He calls his producer “Not gay Jared” and “Quarter Black Jared” (I think it’s Jared). He’s called Ben Shapiro a “greedy shekel hoarder.” he’s not reverent for sure. But he’s hardly mean. It’s all done for the purposes of comedy. Below is his “apology” for hurting all the feeling he has hurt over the year. It is hysterical and you will get the idea of the kind of show he has.

He’s a pretty funny guy. If one appreciates that type of humor. Guess what? I do.

But there are bigger problems here. First, these social media platforms, which claim to places where free speech is embraced, are really hammering down on conservative voices. But, what’s worse, they’re doing it when those conservative voices aren’t actually breaking any rules. That’s bad. They are also beating conservatives up simply because Left-leaning groups have their “feelings” hurt. Vox and Maza didn’t want Crowder demonetized. They wanted him deplatformed. They wanted him censored. They don’t like what he says. Insulting a public figure, like Maza, is not uncommon. You’re a public figure and you will have a target on your back from those who don’t agree with you. But conservatives seem to get nailed by the platform whenever someone gets his feelings hurt. Hey, Louis Farrakhan was never suspended from Twitter when he compared Jews to cockroaches. But I got suspended when I called Bradley Manning, a traitor and trans-woman, a “him”. He frigging deserves it.

Censorship is always gradual. And dangerous. When only one message is out there, it is no longer entertainment but indoctrination. We already have that in the public schools, the news media and the entertainment industry. When regular people through social media platforms who have any conservative opinions are banned, what’s left?

OK, I Lied

A bigger news story came out tonight. I promised, in a flash podcast yesterday, that I was going to talk about some awesome books. Changed my mind since this is getting long.

Apparently, Donald Trump’s tariffs have worked.

Last week, Trump, using the only weapon he has, said he would place tariffs on Mexico if they did not help in trying to get these Central American migrants to stay in Central America. Tariffs on Mexico would kill them. And it wouldn’t help us (avocados are already expensive). This seemed to a feint by Trump to get Mexico to comply. Well it worked.

Mexico sent six thousand troops to their southern border and seem to agree to harbor asylum seekers within Mexico. The paperwork has been signed and the tariff threat has been averted.

This is a big win from Trump and makes Congress look far more worthless.

Oh… My… God…!

There’s a video flying around Twitter that is just flipping a lot of people out. I can’t find the video on YouTube but I’ll give you example.

Dude, this is so f-ing wrong, I don’t have words for it.

The video on Twitter is of a dozen kids acting like this. And all the people, including the parents, are laughing and enjoying watching these troubled children dancing around some coffee house in New York.

WTF!!! This is terrible! This is child abuse! This is Gender Dysphoria! Not only are these very ill kids not getting help, they’re being encouraged!

Need to calm down. Here’s the thing: I had four kids and there are a ton of challenges. But we disciplined out kids when got them help when they needed it. And, just to be clear, I have a daughter who is married to another woman. I do not have a problem with a child who is gay. But if my daughter came to me at eleven and said she was gay, I would tell her to wait. She may not be. Gender Dysphoria used to be in the DSM-5 but is no longer there, you guessed it, because of political correctness, not science.

The human mind is not mature. The prefrontal cortex, which controls emotion and reaction, which makes one think before action, is not matured until the age of around twenty-six. An eleven year old is not mature enough to make a decision like this. That eleven year old needs counselling and needs to understand who he/she is. It’s physical, it’s science.

Next, this isn’t normal. It’s abnormal and anti-social. This is not diversity. Should we be diverse with those with bi-polar disorder? Should we be diverse with the schizophrenic? Should we be diverse with the sociopaths or psychopaths? No! we should fix them before they harm someone. Why does our society always accept perversions as normal.

It’s sick. History is going to piss on this era.

May102019

The Clash of Imbeciles

Trump asserts executive privilege over the Mueller Report while William Barr gets held in contempt. Some of Trump’s tax returns get released and, for some reason, the media is surprised. And the most important story of the week that has been virtually ignore.

William Barr in Contempt

The stupid continues. I guess there must not be anything else happening in the world or in this country.

Oh, yeah. There is. But we are still going to focus on the non-crime.

Last week, Attorney General William Barr refused to testify in front of the House Judiciary committee last week over the format of the interview. Rep. Nadler (D.-NY), the chair, then requested the Mueller Report fully un-redacted. That includes Grand Jury testimony, information hidden for national security and information to protect witnesses. In all, less than 10% of the report was redacted.

Of course Barr is not going to do that. He can’t. What was redacted is required to be redacted by law. But that did not stop Nadler for threatening Barr with a Contempt of Congress charge. Barr went to Trump and requested he assert Executive Privilege to block Congress’ attempt to find Barr in contempt. And that’s what Trump did this morning.

But that didn’t stop Congress. The Judiciary Committee voted to find Barr in contempt. It will now go to the rest of Congress where the Democrats have a majority.

So what does this mean? Executive Privilege is actually a very vague term. That’s why it is not used very often. Basically, it protects the President in a few ways. Attorney client privilege and state secrets fall under the act. Also, conversations between advisers and foreign countries is protected. But we really don’t know if this is protected because we don’t know what is in the redacted portions of the report.

It is also unclear what will happen with the contempt charge. Barr never lied and the redactions were not done on his own or with the President. Mueller and Rosenstein, no fans of the President, had input on what was to be redacted. So did the FBI, CIA and other agencies. The redactions are legitimate.

This whole thing is going to end up in court. And it is a waste of time and money. There’s nothing going to be in the hidden material that is going to change the overall findings in the report. Dems are just wasting time because they have no other leads to impeachment.

But they are doing exactly what everyone thought they would do: Finding any way to keep the narrative alive. Listen, Trump wasn’t perfect. There’s a lot of embarrassing stuff in that report. But Barr didn’t hide anything except what was mandated by the law.

Absolutely nothing is going to come of this.

The Leaks Continue

I’m not sure what’s worse: the fact that Donald Trump lost a lot of money in the 1980s or that the media is so contemptible that they violate the privacy of another American citizen.

The New York Times released an article, declaring that they had the 1040 tax returns of Donald Trump from the year 1985 to 1994. In those tax returns, Trumps businesses had lost $1.7 billion in that decade. The media is absolutely amazed by this. And they are really being vicious about it.

This reaction from the media is probably half the reason Trump doesn’t want to and shouldn’t release his tax records. No matter what is in them, he is going to get blasted. If he makes money, he is part of the 1% and a bad man and shouldn’t be President. If he loses money, which is what we have here, he is incompetent and shouldn’t be President. If he is not worth as much as people thing, the media will just make fun of him. It’s a no win situation.

The media and the democrats keep saying they want to see his tax records because they want to make sure he has not done anything illegal, mind you, without any evidence. Of course, that is a stupid reason to want to see them. It is not the job of Congress to see if Trump broke any laws. That’s the job of the IRS. And Trump has been in business since the 1970s and has never been in trouble with the IRS. So all this is is a way for Democrats to look for more dirt so they can dig up another reason for impeachment.

I’m also a little surprised by everyone being shocked that Trump lost money in the 1980s and 90s. I knew that he lost a lot of money throughout his career. He went bankrupt four times. Everyone knew this. Trump, himself, said he had lost a lot of money. This was all public record. But he media and the Democrats act like this is some big huge surprise. His financial distresses were the reason I did not vote for him in 2016. I was sure his cowboy-style business sense would translate well when running our economy.

I really don’t care if Trump releases his taxes. I don’t think it would be a bad thing because it would be nice to know as much as possible about the country’s President. But I would vote for him in 2020 anyway. I think the reason that Trump is not releasing his tax records is, not because he is doing anything shady, but because of ego. I have a feeling he is not as rich as he makes himself to be. That’s important to Trump. It’s part of the image he has tried to establish for decades.

But I don’t blame him for not releasing them. Look at the mockery he received with the little information.

The Real Story of the Week

It looks like the trade war with China is picking up steam.

The President raised existing tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% percent across the board, up from 10% in most cases, and began the process of placing 25% tariffs on a further $325 billion worth of goods. The idea is to even the playing field with China, which has taken advantage of our current trade deals.

For the last couple of days, the Chinese and United States have been negotiating a way to end the trade war. Some assume that the new round of tariffs are to force the Chinese to work harder during the negotiating. But, if that’s the case, it backfired. Chine responded by saying they “deeply regret” the U.S. move and would respond.

President Trump went to Twitter to give his two cents:

So, apparently, Trump is not afraid of going to the mattresses with China. And I can see why. China’s economy is not as strong as ours by any stretch of the imagination. When the United States struggled during the Great Recession at the end of the George Bush term in 2009, China economy fell into a depression. See, the United States is the biggest importer from China. When we are in recession, their economy suffers exponentially. Trump’s thought is, if we use tariffs, we will raise prices on Chinese products, forcing U.S. business and citizens to buy American. This could work but there are still some risks.

First off, tariffs are not as great as President Trump makes them sound. In fact, one could say they are just a tax on all except the industry that it benefits. Let me give you an example. I own a business that builds widgets. Each widget needs a pound of steel. The United States sells steel for $10 a pound but China sells it for $5 a pound. Trump puts a tariff, raising Chinese steel to $15 a pound. Now I have a choice. Do I pay $10 a pound and pass the extra cost onto those who buy my widgets or do I move my factory to Mexico where there are no tariffs and I can get my steel for $5 a pound? Harley Davidson was faced with the same issue. When Trump put a tariff on steel from Canada, Mexico and the EU, Harley Davidson moved their factory to Europe. And Trump was pissed.

The other problem is that China owns 28% of our nation debt, which is never a good thing. We owe China $4.01 trillion of our $22 trillion. That’s a mighty chunk of change. I’d be a little wary to tick off the country that we owe so much money to.

I would rather see Trump fix us instead of attacking China. We need to make our industry stronger and more competitive. First, kill unions. Unions are driving wages way above the value of the work being done and the additional costs are being passed on to the customer. Unions had their place when kids were losing their hand in machines but they have lost their value and have become too powerful.

Next, lower taxes on manufacturers. The less that manufacturers have to pay in taxes, the less it costs to make the product. That leads to reinvestment into the company which leads to jobs. It also lowers the cost of the product. With that, ease unnecessary regulations. Regulations cost businesses money to maintain compliance and some of the things they have to do are really unnecessary.

Along the lines of regulation, let the business control the cost of their labor. Raising minimum wage is a terrible idea. One philosophy of economics I learned in college is that, in a free market system, the worker cannot work for what they’re worth. I can’t remember who said that. But the idea is business will pay a worker a fair wage, which is based on the market. If a business tries to underpay their workers, they will either get a lower quality worker or no workers at all. It’s in the business’ best interest to pay an employee a fair wage. Government shouldn’t be making this determination.

Finally, the United States need to control the debt. And, by that, I mean our real debt. I mentioned this before, but our debt is actually in the vicinity of between $70 and $80 trillion. That’s due to college debt, social security medicare and other expenses. How do we control our debt? Stop spending, especially on programs that just hand money to people. It’s stupid and we will pay for it in the future. I’d hate to see us end up like Greece one day.

Well that was far more on the trade war with China than I thought I would actually right. But it is an important issue.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7006385/House-Judiciary-Committee-votes-hold-Bill-Barr-CONTEMPT-Congress.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/decade-in-the-red-trump-tax-figures-show-more-than-1-billion-in-business-losses/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/trump-hikes-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-as-trade-talks-resume

May022019

News Can Be Fun!

Dan Crenshaw scorches a heckler at a TPUSA event. There’s some scratching being done at the Coachella Music Festival. Drug dealing is for the birds in Brazil. And new San Francisco 49er, Dre Greenlaw, reeks of toxic masculinity and there is a woman out there that’s thrilled about it. Let’s have some fun with the news today!

Crenshaw Rocks

Dan Crenshaw, a Republican congressman from Texas, has had quite a life. He was a Navy Seal for 10 years, served in Afghanistan where he lost his eye to an improvised explosive device and was heavily decorated. On a whim, he decided to run for congress and won. You can imagine, after the experiences he has had in his life, he doesn’t take a lot of guff. Especially from some privileged, snot-nosed college brat. Well, at a Turning Point USA conference, he proved just that:

Crenshaw has always been really laid back when it comes to getting razzed by people. He just takes it in stride and doesn’t let anything bother him. Probably has something to do with the hard work becoming a Navy SEAL, experiencing the terror of war and losing his eye, and almost his life, while serving. Little things like getting called a Nazi by a college kid probably ain’t going to phase this guy much.

This isn’t the first time he had to put up with garbage and he handled it like a true gentleman. When SNL’s Pete Davidson dismissed his war injury as, “getting blown up or something,” the outrage against Davidson was brutal. Crenshaw took it in stride. Annoyed that his service and the service of all his comrades was dismissed but it didn’t matter much. When SNL invited Crenshaw to join Davidson for a skit so Davidson could apologize, he graciously accepted. Not only was the skit funny (funniest that SNL has had in a long time) the apology and Crenshaw’s speech at the end was touching. Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKaakjMVtyE

This is a good guy. He’s what people should be like. This is the man who should get the attention instead of garbage like Ilhan Omar or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He doesn’t take life too seriously. Heck, this is a guy who showed off his Capt. America glass eye.

But he knows what’s important. And he thinks he can make a difference. Don’t be too surprised if he ends up being a Presidential candidate in the near future.

Ew!

This story really got me curious because I live in San Diego and love music. The Coachella Music Festival always sounded like a good time. But, every time I mentioned it to someone, I got the same answer. Don’t do, it’s very sketchy. Well, this story pretty much proves that point.

Apparently, there’s an app that you can download called HerpAlert. This app will allow the user to report the disease. Once reported, the app will assign you to a doctor to get checked for a low price. The app with then log the recorded case and keep statistics. Apparently, the area with the Coachella Music Festival has seen a little bump in cases reported: 250 reported cases per day! At most, an area may have 12 cases reported per day. Before this, the most cases were reported in Los Angeles the day after the Oscars (there’s a shock). That was only 60 a day.

Apparently, they must play a lot of Al Green at the Coachella Music Festival.

This Ain’t No Stool Pigeon

In Brazil, police went to raid the house of suspected drug dealers. But their pet bird started screaming, “Mama, police” alerting the dealers. It did little good, the police caught a man and a teenage girl. They also recovered several bags of crack cocaine. The bird can be seen below at the police station.

https://youtu.be/0PHWDUgVLa4

There are some who doubt the story though. Apparently the bird has been silent since being picked up. A veterinarian also said that the police have walked by the house many times and the bird said nothing. The bird will be sent to the local zoo and be trained to fly

This may be a shock but it is not the first time animal-alert systems have been used. In Columbia, a parrot was taken in for screaming, “Run, run” when the police approached another home suspected in drug dealing.

What It Is to Be a Man- And It Ain’t Toxic

This is a great story. Dre Greenlaw was picked 148th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the Arkansas Razorbacks and had a pretty decent career playing linebacker.

But that’s not the story.

Greenlaw was at a party where alcohol was being served. He was under age at the time and probably shouldn’t have been there, but there are a couple of people who are glad he was. A girl was drinking and a stranger spiked her drink. She became incapacitated. As the stranger was leading her out of the house, Greenlaw blocked his way and told the man, “She’s not going anywhere.”

The appreciative father posted this on Twitter after Greenlaw was drafted:

This is an awesome story and shows what true masculinity is. You can bet I will be following this kids career and rooting for him.

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Resources:

https://www.dailywire.com/news/46506/watch-dan-crenshaw-gets-called-nazi-protester-has-ryan-saavedra

https://www.dailywire.com/news/46497/report-coachella-attendees-suffer-massive-herpes-emily-zanotti

https://www.dailywire.com/news/46587/police-detained-parrot-warning-its-owner-about-ashe-schow

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dad-san-francisco-49ers-draft-pick-dre-greenlaw-for-save-daughter

Nov032018

And Away We Go!

It is just after noon and Josie, my girlfriend, is at work. I felt it was time to get this website and podcast off the ground. I have recorded the first podcast last week and it was rough. But I am going to post it anyway because I think it will be neat to see how I have changed as I have gotten more comfortable.

So, what is this about? This is a water cooler political talk show. At first, I will probably be doing this show myself until I can convince my cohorts to join in. Josie won”t be difficult because she lives with me. Jon will be a little more of a challenge because he doesn’t drink and goes to bed really early. But I am sure I will be able get him to bite pretty soon. Once he does, he’ll have a ball.

So a little bit about us. Jon is a, borderline, evangelical conservative with some more moderate social politics. Josie, a legal resident from Mexico who will not take the citizenship exam, is a pure moderate. Yep, right down the middle. Some things she’s really conservative about and others she’s insanely Left Wing about.

Me? Well, since I’m writing this post, let me get more into me. I am fifty years old and live in San Diego. I work for a non-profit health clinic as a Systems Security Administrator. That means I fix viruses for those who don’t know how. I have a degree in English Literature from Cal State Northridge. Not sure how I ended up a Conservative after that. Probably because CSUN actually taught me how to reason. This was before education became a way to indoctrinate kids. I actually learned the John F. Kennedy was an ineffectual president. No shit.

Following the logical course an English Degree will pave, I began working with computers. But I do love all I learned in college. I still am and avid reader and writer. I have just finished my first health and fitness book and post to two blogs. I love it.

I am also a fitness whore. I am an ultra runner, having finished five 100 mile runs. Though old, I still have the dream to do a handstand and a one-armed pull up. You won’t hear much about this here. Go to ReallySoreFeet.com to read about that stuff.

Well, that’s about all about me and pretty much concludes my introduction. I hope you enjoy the show.

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