The Gay Wedding Ring Thing - 8/22/2024

Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, at the DNC Convention: “They are going to have to pry this wedding ring from my cold dead gay hands.”

Michigan A.G. Dana Nessel

Spoiler: I don't think the GOP cares who she married, and nobody is making an issue of it except Dana herself.

Rant: I am sick and tired of being portrayed, because I'm conservative, as some kind of bigot. I'm fucking tired of it. "Racist, homophobe, Islamophobe, zenophobe," you know the list, the infamous Hillary list. I can't prove I'm not any of those things, including that I'm not an anti-gay bigot.

Here's the rub: I don't have to prove to Dana, to you, or to anyone else that I'm not an anti-gay bigot. If you suspect I'm an anti-gay bigot because I will vote for Trump or for any other reason, you have two choices: first, you can come to me as a friend and express your concerns about what you perceive to be my bigotry. Tell me what I've said or done that makes you think I am. But there is one condition if you're choosing option one. You have to be open minded and listen to my response to your concern. Or, if you think because I'm conservative and Republican I'm an anti-gay bigot, but you DON'T want to talk to me about your concerns, there's always option two. Option two is a lot simpler: go fuck yourself and stay the fuck out of my life, because you are an evil, judgemental piece of shit.

I'm sick of liberal Democrats making these kinds of blanket accusations and judgements. Look, Dana... I don't know why you think anyone wants to pry your wedding ring off. Until now, I didn't even know who you are. Now I do. You're an asshole liar, and in your zeal to see a Democrat elected you are making your obsession with your own sexuality somehow a national issue when the truth is nobody cares. And to do this you take the liberty of painting me and a lot of people like me as anti-gay bigots. Dana, you go straight to option two, because even though I really don't care who you sleep with go fuck yourself.

DNC Convention Ironies - 8/21/2024

While the DNC Convention goes on inside the United Center, speakers, notably Joe Biden, retell ad infinitum the "good people on both sides" hoax. I don't need to, nor shall I re-litigate the hoax here. If you are a Democrat and have been stupid enough not to look beyond your favorite echo chamber's reporting, nothing I can say here will help you. Let me point out the irony... Just outside the United Center are a bunch of racist, anti-Semitic Jew hating Democrats, who would more quickly participate in a second holocaust than to admit the Charlottesville "good people" thing was a hoax. (I'm betting they don't accept that "Russia collusion" was a Clinton funded hoax, either. Why? Because they're sheep who don't think for themselves. Just very stupid, very hateful, very anti-Semitic, obedient people.)

I wonder how many "good people on both sides" hoaxters there are amongst the DNC anti-emites.

The other irony is that Vice President Harris has to run against the Biden / Harris economic record. It's damned near impossible, seeing as she's the Harris in Biden / Harris. They need to separate her from their record. Just today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics corrected the Biden Administration's job creation numbers downward by 800,000+ jobs. This is the largest correction in 15 years. It's not great news. It doesn't bode well for Harris and commie lover and valor stealer Walz to run on the economy. Just like being the border czar who purportedly had nothing to do with the border, she's the Vice President who also had nothing to do with the Administrations economic record. Do you know what they'll do?

They'll ignore her record, placate and pander to the anti-Semites, and run against racist Trump on the basis of the "good people on both sides" hoax. The irony in it will be lost on them just as easily as they've lost touch with the truth.

Election Law Changes I Could Support - 8/20/2024-2

I recognize the U.S. Constitution may make some of the following impossible, but if the law allowed and I could have my whole wish list, here are some things I would wish for:

1. Establish a national voter registration system, where each voter has a unique ID (maybe tied to SSM) which somehow would flag as ineligible voters who try to register in more than one state or jurisdiction.

2. Proof of U.S. citizenship required to register to vote, each voter issued a National Photo Voter ID with their voter ID number at no charge to the voter.

3. National Voter PHOTO ID required to vote. National Voter ID automatically deactivated upon report of death to the Social Security Administration.

4. A requirement that every state, territory, and Washington D.C. will clean voter rolls every 4 years in the 6-12 months prior to US general election to be completed NO LATER THAN Primary Election voting beginning.

5. Automatic loss of voting privileges for 5 or more years to person or persons convicted of voter fraud, depending on the magnitude of the infraction, as little as 5 years, to loss for life for major election fraudsters.

5. Automatic permanent and swift deportation for foreign nationals convicted of voting where ineligible.

6. Make Election Day an national holiday.

7. Require all mail in ballots to be postmarked no less than 5 full business days before Election Day and to be received no later than poll closure on Election Day. All late received votes, except for those cast by U.S. Diplomat and Military people stationed abroad, shall be considered invalid.

8. Require early voting availability in all states and territories for exactly two weeks, ending on the Sunday immediately preceding Election Day.

9. Early voting and absentee/mail in ballots received by the Sunday immediately preceding Election Day to be counted prior to 6 p.m. on Monday, Election Day eve.

10. No open primaries. To vote in a party's Primary Election, one must be registered as a member of the party.

11. Expand Motor Voter to include easy or automatic registration for every new employment W-4 form completion, military enlistment, Selective Service Draft registration,  property tax payment, passport application, and for Social Security number, Social Security Benefit, and Medicare signup applications. Make it harder to NOT register than to register.

One person, one vote. There's no excuse for us not making our elections more secure.

I Admit, It's Dumb, and It's Genius - 8/20/2024

I saw a post on X this morning that got my attention. Somebody took the tie to count out how many times "Trump" was mentioned, verses some other topics. Here's the tally of mentions (if it's not accurate, my point stands):

Trump:        147

Economy:    27

Border:         8

Crime:          6

Prices:          5

Inflaton:       3

What do I make of it? Simply this: they aren't even going to try to make a case for their leftist, progressive agenda. Not even going to try. Why should they? For them, way easier to run against the evil, mean bastard that is Trump to so many, than to make a case for the intersectional far left, progressive potpourris which defeating Trump will usher in.

Making the election about Trump minimizes the inconvenience of having to explain policy positions.

Forget about how Vice President Harris was installed as nominee. Forget about how much of an empty suit she comes off as every time she tries to articulate anything. Forget how badly she fucked up the only thing she was in charge of as Vice President, the border, which for me is the single biggest issue facing our country. None of that matters to them at all. None. And how me and other conservatives might feel about them matters least of all.

"Let's run against Trump, first, second, last, and foremost. Let's keep to the absolute bare minimum any and all substantive discourse on issues. These can only hurt us, especially with this bad a spokesperson. Instead, bang the Trump drum, morning, noon, night, even in our dreams. That's the ticket!"

Harris: "Hi, my name is NOT Donald Trump!" Crowd: "Hip hip, hooray!!!!"

We're fucked.

 

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.