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More Democracy! REPRINT

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All Star Game Ballots

From September 1, 2021

 

The Blue State Fund for Unity has announced a new plan to make America’s national elections more Democratic… er, I mean “democratic.”

“We got the idea from the way they used to vote for the baseball All-Star game years ago, before computers,” said BSFU Commissar Royce Squeegee: “Grab as many ballots as you can and stay up all night filling ’em out–a great way to get your favorite players onto the team! Even better than the way they voted this year, on line.”

So what is the new idea?

“Phone-in voting!” burbled Squeegee. “Even better than mail-in voting, because we won’t need drop boxes. Anybody with a cell phone can call in as many votes as he wants! What could be more democracy than that?”

California is in line, he said, to be the first state to demonstrate the ineffable desirability of phone-in voting. “Once we overwhelmingly vote Gavin Newsom back into the governor’s mansion, the whole country will follow. I tell ya, blue state governors are already licking their chops over this!

“And if you don’t have a cell phone,” he added, “the Democratic Party will give you one–free! Along with another COVID vaccination, just to sweeten the pot.”

Squeegee rejected the argument that this will lead to bogus elections with millions of more votes than voters. “There’s no such thing as too much voting!” he howled. “We ran a computer simulation that showed 700 million votes for President Biden.

“This is a fundamental transformation to top ’em all!”

Politics at Its Worst REPRINT

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From February 25, 2016

Yesterday on my car radio I heard a clip from a Hillary Clinton speech:

“Those Republicans are going to do everything they can possibly do to keep you from voting, if you’re poor, if you’re black, if you’re Latino…” (Or words to precisely that effect: I’m going by memory.)

Hmm, which Republican candidate is in charge of suppressing the Latino vote–Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio? And of course Ben Carson is on hand to chase blacks away from the polling place.

This rhetoric is worse than ridiculous, worse than shameful.

It is a sin.

“Lemme see here… If I can raise up animosity where none need exist, if I can make groups of citizens fear other groups, and set people at each other’s throats who otherwise would be at peace… If I can make people fearful of things that are not, in fact, happening, and not going to happen… And then hold myself up to them as the only leader who can protect them from this imaginary conspiracy to deprive them of their right to vote… Oh, yeah, I can gain by this!”

Our Lord said, Blessed are the peacemakers.

What about those who purposely destroy the peace, for their own personal, political advantage? Who cause some to hate others without a cause?

Politics can be a pretty loathsome business; but once again, Hillary Clinton has shown that she is the lowest of the low.

We as a nation need our heads examined, allowing low characters like this to lord it over us. We really must be some kind of stupid.

 

Losers Wear Safety Pins REPRINT

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From November 12, 2016

Whine, whine, snivel, snivel…

Now for a brief excursion into Ninnyland.

Liberals just can’t stand it that the people told their candidate, Careless Clinton, to take a hike. How could they? The ungrateful wretched peasants! And so, to register their protest against reality, they have taken to wearing safety pins on their outer clothing ( http://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/people-are-wearing-safety-pins-to-protest-trump-and-signal-that-theyre-a-safe-space/ ).

See, that’s supposed to be a signal to other sissy liberals: “It’s okay, I’m as big a twollop as you are, it’s safe for you to talk to me! You won’t hear anything at all that you don’t want to hear.”

You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things: it was your side, your precious crooked Democrats, who recruited thugs and paid them to invade Trump rallies to touch off violent incidents. It’s your side who physically attacks anyone wearing a Trump button or T-shirt. It’s your side that’s doing all the rioting. It’s Democrats that it isn’t safe to be around.

The safety pin nonsense was started by dopes in the UK who are all bent out of shape because regular people voted to secede from the European Union. That makes them all racists, you know. And biggits.

But decades before that, sado-masochists–one of those “minorities” so cherished by liberals–used to wear safety pins so they could recognize a kindred spirit in a crowd.

Well, liberalism is nothing if it’s not masochism.

REPRINT My Newswithviews Column, Feb. 23 (‘Non-Presidents’ Day’)

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Mount Blushmore, for Democrat non-presidents

It occurs to me now that we could actually create a monument to these three villains who never got to be president. We could call it Mount Blushmore. They could add Pocahontas Warren to make a fourth.

Non-Presidents’ Day

Gore, Kerry, and Hillary Clinton–how lucky can you get, to have had none of those in office? We staggered through eight years of Obama. Now all we have to do is somehow survive Biden.

A revival has started. God is giving us a chance for national repentance and reform. Let’s not waste it.

The Reparations Derby REPRINT

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Looneyland) wants “the government”–that means you, the taxpayers–to pay reparations to “gay” and lesbian “couples” who weren’t able to get the tax benefits of marriage until “gay marriage” was gaveled into existence by five lawyers on the Supreme Court (https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/23/elizabeth-warren-reparations-same-sex-couples/).

Remember, from seventh-grade civics, that thing about the Constitutional protection against ex post facto laws–that is, you couldn’t be tried for doing something that wasn’t against the law at the time you did it? Oh, you had no seventh-grade civics; never had civics at all… Well, if you were better educated than Sen. Warren, you’d know it’s unconstitutional to punish anyone for a) things they didn’t do, b) things that weren’t illegal at the time, or c) things they didn’t have the power to prevent.

But then we are talking about a woman who jump-started her whole career with a totally false claim that she was a Native American.

Speaking of which, Pocahontas wants reparations for them, too.

Let’s see… reparations for blacks, homosexuals, Native Americans… who’s gonna feel hard done by, if they get left off the list? Trannies, surely. Illegal aliens. Gang members. And let’s not forget the biggest aggrieved minority of them all–women! Definitely reparations for women, who were kept down, who were second-class citizens, for centuries. Go ahead, tell me they weren’t.

While we’re at it, I would like some reparations money, too. My ancestors on both sides of the Rhine were enslaved and tormented and massacred by the Romans. I should get some dough for that!

But there’s also atheists, pagans, short people, tall people, ugly people who couldn’t get dates in high school, fat people who always got picked last when choosing up sides, stupid people, silly people, highly intelligent people who got called names…

Where do we stop?

And don’t worry about what it’ll cost! Like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez always says, we can just print up more money whenever we run out! And she’s got a degree in economics.

Think she might be entitled to a refund?

‘Author’ in Need of a Civics Lesson REPRINT

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I don’t know how you get kudos as a “feminist author,” but clearly it’s not for having a keen grasp of basic civics.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/jill-filipovic-democrats-white-guy-election

Here we have a “feminist author” suggesting that her Democrat Party pledge itself to run “no white guys” for president in 2024. So, like, if the greatest and wisest person in the world were running, but he was a white guy, up against the worst and dumbest person in the world, who was not a white guy, our “feminist author” would prefer the Democrats nominate the stupid bad person.

Do any of these identity politics buffoons know what a president is, or is supposed to be, or does? Or is this just, to them, some kind of national popularity contest in which every whining group gets its turn to have a president who looks like them? Is this what the Democrat Party has come to? (Hint: Yes.)

But of course we’re talking about someone for whom “author” isn’t enough, but she has to be a “feminist author.” How many points is that worth? “It may be poop, but at least it’s feminist poop!”

Too many people like this are allowed to vote.

 

 

What Happened to the Democrats?

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Lon Chaney Jr. turning into the Wolfman–it was a parable.

When I was a newspaper editor and reporter, back in the 70s, a big part of my job was interviewing politicians and other public officials, five days a week. Working in Monmouth County, NJ, most of the government–state, county, and local–was occupied by Democrats.

It didn’t matter. Except for a few very bad apples, these were sane, decent men and women who held a public trust. Did some of them have ideas I couldn’t agree with? Of course–but that’s life. Different ideas don’t have to be evil, stupid, or crazy ideas. Long-time Congressman Jim H.–everybody knew he would listen to them, if they needed him. Assemblyman Walter K.–a prince, a nicer man you couldn’t meet. Mayor Arthur G.–always had his town’s best interests at heart. Frank S.–party hack who turned a no-show job as sewerage authority director into a labor of love. I could go on and on naming dozens and dozens of them, but you get the point.

What happened to turn this major political party into a rats’ nest of power-hungry, corrupt, deluded, and America-hating shysters? How does that happen? For all my familiarity with the subject, I can’t begin to offer an explanation. All I know is they’re dragging my country into the gutter. Power and wealth for them, Third World hell-hole for the rest of us.

Theories, anyone? I’m more than willing to hear them.

 

OK, I Did It!

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(No wonder she’s so tired… Please tell us she didn’t lay those eggs.)

Well, I’ve done the interview with Delmer Eldred, he’s invited me back in January so I must’ve done all right–and now I’m really tired, I think I want a cigar.

You wouldn’t think being interviewed was hard work, but sometimes it is… especially when you’re really trying hard to reach the audience. And it’s been years since I’ve done this.

After he edits the tape, Mr. Eldred will send me a link to the show so I can post it here and you can all listen to it. It’ll be on both AM and FM radio out in Washington State. I wonder if my voice sounds any better than it did.

For the time being, I need some rest and then we’re going to visit our town’s Halloween decorations. And at least one more blog post after that.

The GOP’s Answer to the Dems’ Potted Plant

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His family’s bigger than his voter base. Maybe his family is his voter base.

A leading Democrat operative raised eyebrows a few days ago by saying, “With what we know now, we could run a potted plant for president–and win!” More eyebrows were raised when it became apparent that he really meant it.

But Republicans have not been idle. Intent on showing voters that he’d make a better president than some old potted plant, former Vice President Mike Pence held a rally in Iowa a few days ago… and 13 people showed up (https://revolver.news/2023/10/13-people-show-up-to-a-pence-event-in-iowa/).

“Those 13 people who came to hear me speak represent 13,000!” said the bruised reed, lean on it and it’ll pierce your hand. “And those 13,000 represent 13 million!” Where he’s getting this argument is not clear.

What that 2024 election will look like is anybody’s guess. There’s a slogan out there waiting to be picked up and used: “Vote for me, I’m better than nobody!” (A certain amount of ambiguity is always welcome in a campaign slogan.) Mr. Pence might be the first to grab it.

My Newswithviews Column, Aug. 24 (‘Who’s Afraid of Bloomberg?’)

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Bloomberg on Groundhog Day–back before every day was Groundhog Day.

I, for one, am afraid of Michael Bloomberg. He’s always up to mischief, and doesn’t care–really doesn’t care–how much money he has to spend to get what he wants. And as a multi-billionaire, he has plenty of money to spend.

Who’s Afraid of Bloomberg?

Bloomberg’s international “climate group” aims at banning meat, dairy, and private car ownership by 203o. Wonderful! It’s as if there is no Bill of Rights at all, and never was! They can just do anything to us that they please.

But it’s all for our own good! We don’t know what our own good us, but we don’t have to: liberal geniuses will do all our knowing for us.

God defend us.