DNC Convention Week is Upon Us - 8/18/2024

Before I get into the upcoming DNC Convention, I want to address an egregiously bad remark this week by Donald Trump. The former President referred to the Medal of Freedom as being equivalent or better then the Medal of Honor. I don't know about you, but for me this kind of misstatement epitomizes the Trump unforced error. Mr. President, maybe sometimes you can not oversell and hyper-aggrandize every goddamned thing that you happen to have had anything to do with. Your comment was wrong, and an insult to brave Americans who gave all. You owe them an apology, at a minimum. Candidly, Mr. President, sometimes, too often actually, you talk TOO fucking much. This was "sometimes". Carnival barking like this that throws shade at the MOH is unacceptable. You're lucky your opponent is a socialist, damned near a communist, or your chances would have taken even a bigger hit. Sometimes just STFU.

The Medal of Honor stands alone in prestige, second to none.

OK, I feel better now.

You never thought they'd go this far left? Ladies and gentlemen, meet Harris/Walz, your Progressive, Socialist, Leftist, Democrat wannabe commie ticket.

It's DNC week. I have questions:

Who was it that thought Planned Parenthood doing free vasectomies and medicinal abortions for the Democratic National Convention was a good idea? Maybe these things are always free and someone is just using them to tar and feather the DNC.

I've seen stories about massive Palestinian (aka anti-Semitic) protests this week in Chicago. I assume the same Jew haters who wouldn't have Governor Shapiro as the VP pick are pretty sympathetic. I don't know by how much, but to some degree there will be disruptions. How is that going to play out? It could be a full on circus. I think I'll pick up some Cracker Jacks, it ought to be a fun week.

The Democrats running the thing know it will be wild, too. They're putting fences and snowplows as barricades to keep out the unruly. I find the fact they're building a wall around their convention a bit amusing to say the least. Do they realize the irony in it?

Maybe Democrats will come away with a platform. I'm thinking: "Abortion and some other stuff." I won't watch enough of it, but I'm wondering how many different euphemisms for abortion are used this week. Which ones are used the most, and who gets the award for most creative abortion euphemism?

Of all the stuff I've heard speculated, I don't think there's any chance at all that Harris is swapped out, nor Walz. It's not going to happen.

This is Kamala Harris' moment. Will Jussie Smollett get to make the speech to introduce her? I can't wait to hear her talk in broad generalities and say nothing of substance. She at once has to address people's dissatisfaction with illegal immigration, the economy, and direction of our country, and somehow sidestep the reality that she is the incumbent Vice President of the United States. She was the goddamned border czar, quit lying about it. No, it wasn't a formal title, you dumbasses. It was a manner of speaking, but regardless: the immigration catastrophe is her's to own. She ain't selling change, friends. If anything, she'll take us further in wrong directions.

Speaking of wrong. On the one hand, the way Vice President Harris' candidacy came to pass is shocking, but not nearly so much as how compliant all my Democrat friends have been with having such an awful candidate shoved up your asses without your votes or consent. She is by far the furthest left candidate, and paired with Tim Walz, this is the furthest leftist ticket ever in U.S. history. But, hey: "Yay abortions, boo Trump, fuck the Jews." You're sheep. America hating sheep.

In case you haven't figured it out by now, to me the party is the party of abortion, hatred, and a whole shitload of really bad economic and social ideas. I'll be watching this week. I hope I'm surprised with some pragmatic, sensible proposals for our country. I'm not optimistic.

Kamala Harris Economic Proposals - 8/16/2024

Kamala Harris is floating some economic proposals.

Wanna know what happens if the U.S. Government gives first-time home buyers $25,000? First of all, you give the already expensive housing market an influx of new buyers. In short order, due to supply and demand, you'll see housing prices increase. The market will gobble up that $25,000 quicker than you can say "free money".

Know what else will happen? A whole lotta people who don't have the discipline to save up for that first time home purchase will find out that they don't have the discipline to make mortgage payments. All of them? No. A lot of them? Yes.

The other economic proposal is to impose price controls on food. Yes, food is expensive. But damn, I am terrified of the thought of Democrats controlling our food markets. No. Just no. Do we really believe grocery store profit margins are where the problem lies? It's not. Farms cost beaucoup money to run and are affected by inflation. Trucking/transportation costs tons of money, too, and those costs are passed directly to consumers, do not pass go, give us $200. Considering all the foregoing, compared to many other industries, I suspect grocery store and chain profit margins are fragile and somewhere between slim and extremely slim.

Meanwhile the U.S. Government wants to regulate the whole kit and caboodle? Hell no. They'll be deciding for me that I can't have a burger because cows fart. An emphatic no. They'll be vetting the whole of the supply chain for political leanings and make it hard or impossible for those in their disfavor to compete or participate. No way, Jose. In no time they'll have federal dieticians (trust the science!) telling us what we can and can't have on grocery shelves, our very own dietary Anthony Fauci's so to speak. Fuck no.

Then there's this: JD Vance: “We should have a $5,000 tax credit for new parents” Media: “He discriminates against childless Americans.” Vice President Harris: “The tax credit should be $6,000” Media: “She’s wonderful!” Trump: "No tax on tips." Media: "Trump panders for votes." Harris: "No tax on tips." Media: "She cares soooo much about the working poor."

A Kamala Harris Presidency will be devastating to the U.S. and world economy. Let's not forget, neither Vice President Harris nor Governor Walz ever spent any time at all in the private sector in any time of managerial or entrepreneurial role. These are lifelong public sector people with no business acumen or competitive business instincts. Their lives are political. Entirely. Purely. Totally. They are ignorant of what makes a free market work.

How Trump Wins This Election, and How He Doesn't - 8/14/2024

If Donald Trump wants to win in November, and I believe he does, here are a few simple things he should do, and a few he shouldn't.

Butler PA seems like a distant memory.

Do talk about the issues. Talk about the issues most important to voters in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Be thinking about the undecided voters in these states as you choose your words. That's who your talking to. Nobody else matters at this juncture. Explain the policies that caused the problems, especially when they are Harris/Biden policies or policies similar to Tim Walz Minnesota policies. Explain how your policies are different and how the changes you will make will impact swing voters in swing states. Focus, Mr. President.

Stop with the personal attacks and childish insults. I doubt you have the discipline, but this has to change. The attacks may be red meat to your base, but they hurt with undecided voters in the swing states whose votes you need. You already have the votes from the base, Mr. Trump, just stop it. Stop with the personal insults and stop insulting fellow Republicans. If you don't like or respect them, wait till November 6th or Christmas or never to insult them. Every time you do you turn off and lose undecided voters in swing states. Discipline, Mr. President.

Do talk about your opponent's record. Be specific. What were the worst aspects of her work as a DA in California? What are the vulnerabilities of her record as a Senator? How will the types of policies she advocated and supported in her time as a Senator (her voting record) adversely impact undecided voters in swing states? Tell them, and tell it straight. Do point out that she is the point man in the coverup of Mr. Biden's cognitive problems. Be brutal, but be professional, Mr. President.

Stop with the unfocused and undisciplined 1-3/4 hour rambling rally speeches. Your base loves them? Your base will also love a more focused 45 minute litany of reasons to vote for you mixed with all the reasons to vote against her. Laser focus, Mr. President.

Do talk about American greatness: restoring our confidence in our institutions, our economy, manufacturing / products. Inspire us, Mr. President.

Don't re-litigate the bogus impeachments, lawfare, and Deep State efforts get you and undermine your agenda. Everyone knows these things, Mr. President.

Do talk about the importance of family, freedom, patriotism, religion, hard work, and commitment to achieving greatness, the backbone of making America great. Talk about the American spirit. Explain how deregulation can and will unleash the greatness of the American people. Make us proud to be Americans, Mr. President.

Do talk about the world on the brink of war: Iran, Gaza, Taipei, etc. Explain why it's important to emphasize and finance a military that is tooled to meet today's challenges. Tell us how unprepared and misaligned Kamala Harris is for these responsibilities. Make us confident in your leadership without sounding like a war monger, Mr. President.

Do talk about how valuable J.D. Vance is to your Administration. Make him proud and pump him up, Mr. President.

Don't forget to talk about how far left the Democrats have shifted in 4, 10, 20, and 50 years. Focus on leftist Governor Walz and his loony leftist record in Minnesota. Steer away from unnecessary insults and stick to devastating his terrible, socialist and un-American record.

Mr. Trump, stick to the issues. Stop with the insults. Minimize the rambling on and on and on. You'll win. I'm pretty sure you won't listen to me, and I am afraid for the result. You will lose.

Why Kamala Harris Doesn't Need to Address the Issues - 8/13/2024-2

Vice President Kamala Harris doesn't need to talk to the press about her position on issues or her record. It's not right, but she doesn't. There is a calculus, unacceptable to me and many of you, but undeniable.

Behold, the savior of the progressive left, Kamala Harris!

Why do I think she doesn't have to speak about the issues? It's complicated, but I'll try not to be in explaining it.

First of all, we're only talking about 7 or 8 states that matter. Deep red and deep blue states are already out of play. So all that matters are the so-called swing states: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and maybe North Carolina and Virginia. Nobody else matters. Not me, not you, not nobody.

Within each of these states, all she needs is a simple majority of votes.

She already has all the far lefties, including the people who are far lefties who pretend to be moderate but don't want to tell us how far left they truly are.

She'll get a lot of White, suburban women, because killing babies, oops, I mean abortion rights, is the most important thing to them. More than the cost of gas, or food, or housing.

Then, add in all the never Trump GOP and independents. Even if they abstain or vote 3rd party, she's as well off as if they voted for her: one less vote she needs.

She automatically will get a vast majority of the Black vote and LGBTQ votes. It doesn't mean her policies are better for those groups, but they're autopilot voters, already in the bag for her.

Then there's the Union vote. Democrat. Check.

Add in the closet socialists and commies for good measure, and she's up in the 40's, percentage wise.

She only needs 3 or 4 percent more votes than that in 4-5 of these swing states, and she's in. Easy peasy, no talkie no press, no splainy no issues, no problem.

The people running her show know if she talks at length about issues, she is nothing except a liability to her own prospects. The press is totally in the bag for her and continually blowing fresh air into her sails, giving her a free pass on avoiding any forum where she might have to explain, or God forbid she might be challenged, on any issue or her record. Can't have people get to know her and realize they don't like her! Disaster.

So the ghost campaign, sans position on issues, senza questions on her record, will continue; in fact, may indeed win. The candidate who won no primaries, has no stated positions on issues, and doesn't do interviews can win. I'm starting to think there ain't shit we can do about it.

Biden's KKK Comments - 8/13/2024

Here's Joe Biden earlier in his term paying homage to Adolf Hitler.

This past weekend Joe Biden said: "Every other time the Ku Klux Klan's been involved they've worn hoods, so they're not identified.

"Under [Trump’s] presidency, they came out of those woods with no hoods, knowing they had an ally. That's how I read it.

"They knew they had an ally in the White House and he stepped up for them."

I'll limit my remarks to this: What the President said is fucking disgusting, it's a damned lie, and he's a piece of shit for saying it. I'm tired of phony racism allegations. Mr. President, fuck all the way off. Fuck yourself. Fuck you.

 

 

J.D. Vance "Absolutely Destroyed" On Sunday News Shows - 8/12/2024

Yesterday afternoon I started seeing social media post after social media post of how badly Senator J.D. Vance performed in a series of interviews on the Sunday morning news show circuit. He was "absolutely destroyed" according to one poster, and "didn't answer any substantive questions." On and on and on went the lambasting. Naturally, I went, found, and watched the interviews to determine for myself how it went.

J.D. Vance on the Sunday morning news circuit.

The people talking about how badly these interviews went are liars, stupid, or more likely, both. He was masterful throughout. All the interviewers slung their "gotcha" questions. He sidestepped the traps. There were no stupid answers, like "Have you been to the border?", "I haven't been to Europe." He was articulate, engaging, intelligent, pleasant, confident, and extremely well prepared. Here are links to each of the interviews, which took place on CBS, ABC, and CNN, all of which are all in on defeating Trump and electing the Democrat du jour, who at this time is Vice President Harris. I suggest you watch one or more of the three interviews in its entirety, and draw your own conclusion. Following are links to each of the three.

As a counterpoint, I also suggest you also watch Governor Walz, Vice President Harris' VP pick, or Vice President Harris herself in their most recent in depth interviews discussing their candidacy and see how they make their case for election in 2024. Sorry, I can't find any links.

On CBS Face the Nation

On ABC News This Week

On CNN with Dana Bash

Some closing thoughts, one liners if you don't mind:

I know we didn't find any Walz or Harris interviews. They don't know who they're going to tell us they are yet, so it's too soon to come on television. When they figure out who they are going to tell us that they are, maybe they will, but it will only be with a very friendly ally.

J.D. Vance made me proud in the way he handled and presented himself yesterday. Proud? Yeah, proud. I, too, once wore the rank of USMC Corporal. A guy like the J.D. Vance I saw yesterday is damned good company to keep. So much so that I messaged a Marine friend about this very thing, how proud I am of my service in light of how this Marine presented himself. Semper fi, Corporal J.D. Vance.

In a lot of ways, the way he interviewed reminded me of Governor Ron DeSantis, the best governor in the U.S. of A. That's high praise from me.

If I was Trump, I'd have Vance do three shows a week on the circuit from now till Election Day. 'Get on them shows and stay on them shows!' He was awesome, on message, and on point. Candidly, he handled himself better than Trump does in many ways, giving the same kind of answers that Trump might, but he did so congenially and pleasantly rather than combatively and antagonistically.

The guy who said J.D. Vance was "absolutely destroyed" on the morning shows is a douchebag. A real, dyed in the wool, no foolin' partisan douchebag of epic proportions.

My Election Fraud Concerns - 8/11/2024

The Pennsylvania Secretary of State has announced it is likely that we will NOT know the results of the 2024 Presidential Election from Pennsylvania on election night.

"We'll keep counting 'till the numbers are where we need them. It'll take time." Not what they said, but that's what I hear when they say it.

I don't like it. I don't like it at all. If someone in Pennsylvania were to try and cheat and steal the election using forged ballots, one very good thing to know would be, "how many do we need to produce?"

Official Pennsylvania Election Results Site

All the nonsense I've seen in the last 8 or 9 years tells me that there are people who will do ANYTHING to stop Trump from being elected. Don't come back at me with the nonsense that our election systems and processes are all on the up and up and beyond question or reproach. You think they are? Tell that to the 14 or 15 million Democrat voters who voted for Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic Party Primaries. A group who thinks beating Trump is more important that respecting the will of 14 or 15,000,000 voters will also think beating Donald Trump is more important than respecting the will of 75, 80, or 90 million voters. 

It ought to be and easily could be done before Election Day. (It won't):

Require all mail in votes to be postmarked 5 business days BEFORE election day and received by poll closing time on Election Day. Remember how tax returns had to be postmarked by April 15th? There used to be a line of procrastinator's cars at the post office that evening, ensuring they dropped their returns got the postmark needed. It's pretty damned easy to send off a mail in ballot a week or more in advance. It's 5 days and you haven't decided yet? I guess you have to go to the polls on Tuesday. Suck it up. There is no reason mail in votes can't be counted on Monday of Election Day week, Election Day eve, so to speak. Late arriving (Tuesday) but properly postmarked votes can be counted along with in person votes on Tuesday.

Any late arriving ballot after the polls close should face an extremely high level of scrutiny before being tallied. Postmarks, signatures, and voter rolls have to be checked, double-checked, and triple checked. If counting is to continue in the days AFTER Election Day, extreme transparency in the counting of those votes is an absolute must. If you want to give the benefit of the doubt to mail in voters before the polls close on Tuesday, that's one thing. After the polls close on Tuesday, it is quite another.

When Pennsylvania announces it will still be counting after Election Day, it does not mean that state election officials plan to cheat. But it is a signal to cheaters where the door to election integrity is ajar. Why in the world should I trust these people? I've been awake for the last 9 years, not under a rock.