Frugal Frank Fritz Math??

 First, if you don't know who Frank Fritz is, you may be more out of the loop than Joe Biden. Fritz was the co-star of the "American Pickers" television show for about ten years. Frank was famous for his beard and his legendary cheapness. He left the show about four years ago for a variety of reasons. Frank was the member of the team who actually had a personality. The star of the show, Mike, was not quite as interesting as Tupperware. But I digress.

Here's how Frank's technique in negotiating usually happened. The pair would be discussing the purchase of an item from someone. They would ask, "What do you want for it?" The potential seller would think for a minute and say, "$300."  Frank would counter and offer $100. At this point, the seller would respond "Okay, I will take $200". At this point, Frugal Frank's math would kick in and he would make a chopping motion with his hands and say, "Let's split it in half at $150." This completely ignores the seller's action of meeting Frank in the middle when he offered to take $200. 

Since it was television and not the real world, the seller would usually accept Frank's offer. I am sorry to break the hearts of television viewers, but this doesn't often work in the real world. I spent a couple of days at the Liberty Antiques Festival last week and I did my share of negotiating. It doesn't work in the real world like it does in television.

To start with, if you make that little chopping motion with your hand and say, "Let's cut it in half", the negotiation has just ended. I refuse to deal with an idiot aping a statement made on a fantasy show on television. You would be better off quoting Corporal Klinger from M.A.S.H. At least Klinger knew how to trade.

If someone makes an offer that is low but not absurd, I try to be polite and simply say, "No, thank you." I know that "polite" may surprise some folks. On Friday, a woman asked me, "What does 'No, thank you' mean?" So, I explained that I was simply unwilling to sell it at that price. She was free to make a better offer or pay the price that I originally stated. I have an unwritten rule that I will not negotiate on an item selling for $5 or less. I feel that those items are things that I have fairly priced, and I am not wasting my time negotiating on amounts that would involve paying with coins. 

I watch prices of items that I sell on several different markets. I watch auction prices and Ebay prices. I watch other online store pricing. I go into thrift stores and antique shops and check pricing; I just don't pull numbers out of my ass or the air when someone asks me for a price. 

I am always willing to listen to realistic offers, but people who want to make insulting offers are going to get a response that they will one day share with their children. The story will almost certainly start like this, "You won't believe what this old bastard at the flea market told me."

While there are days that I miss watching Frank Fritz on television, I will never miss his legion of imitators out at the flea market. Sorry, Frank.

Picker's Paradise??

I have taken my "Stuff for Sale" enterprise to nearby Liberty, NC for the Liberty Antiques Festival. The original Liberty Antiques Festival is set on a farm on the outskirts of town. I am at a lot near the center of town where you can sell anything and not worry about the "Antique Police" checking for faux antiques. Not to mention that space rentals costs are dramatically lower in town. Don't worry, the "high falutin" come down the road looking for bargains after sticker shock at the Original Antiques Festival.

Thursday was setup day at the event, and I unloaded my 2500 pounds of fine goods and setup and organized my merchandise. Often on setup day we are visited by dealers from the expensive show down the road looking for merchandise on the cheap. I had a few on Thursday. 

This is one of the reasons that I hate American Pickers on the History Channel. If I had a dollar for every schmuck that tells me "I'm a picker," my wife and I would be dining at the Angus Barn on Sunday evening. People watch that crap on television and think that this is how the real world operates. When someone tells me "I'm a picker," my response is usually "Good for you!"

You can spot an American Pickers devotee easily. When you give them a price that they feel is too high, they respond with something like "That doesn't leave any meat on the bone for me." I then explain that I am a retailer and not a wholesaler. If that puzzles them, I follow that explanation with "I don't give a rat's ass about how much you make on anything." If you find that rude, a friend who is also a vendor, told an American Picker wannabee, "I've got your meat on the bone hanging right here!" And you thought that I was rude?

It's a two-day event. On this Friday morning, we had an abundance of "wannabee pickers". I first thought that it was just me, but conversations with other vendors revealed it to be a common problem today. The problem people were all asking for large discounts on the first morning of a two-day show. I told almost all of those folks the same thing. If you are looking for a bargain, come back on Saturday afternoon. I am not discounting anything on the first morning. I am waiting to see how sales go before cutting prices. Somewhere in school, they need to take a class in negotiating. Of course, given how the government negotiates, they may have taken that class. 

Here's my favorite story of the day. I had a metal model of a British Ferret (light armored wheeled reconnaissance vehicle) from the 1960's available at the marked price of $8. Some guy looked at it and said, "Will you take $5 for this?" I just looked at him and half yelled, "Hell No!!". He appeared stunned and said, "That's only $3 off." I responded, "Three dollars is 37.5% of the eight dollars. Nobody out here is working on that kind of margin." He replied, "Three dollars isn't that big a percentage."  Feeling the veins on my forehead about to explode, I told him, "You have a smartphone. Open the calculator. Do that math. If it's not 37.5%, I will give you the son of a bitch free!" About 15 seconds later, he was walking away quietly. The Ferret was still on the table. Whew! Another lesson in stroke prevention management.

What will today bring? 

Dot Every "I", Cross Every "T"

 In my ninth grade Journalism class at Pierce Junior High, we were naturally tasked with publishing the school newspaper, the Pierce Journal. Yes, that was a pretty serious name for a junior high school newspaper. Mrs. Norma Lobato was the Journalism teacher and the faculty "advisor" for the school paper.

Mrs. Lobato checked everything before the school paper went to the printer. It wasn't enough for her that all of the editors had checked it, she wanted to be sure. She regularly reminded us that we needed to "dot every "I" and cross every "T". Why is this relevant today?

This issue is relevant today because Donald Trump is on trial in a kangaroo court meeting in New York City. The case is led by Harvard Law graduate Alvin Bragg or "Fat Alvin" to his friends. Fat Alvin is a walking case for the closing of the Harvard Law School. I used to have a certain amount of respect for someone who had graduated from Harvard Law. I used to have hair as well. Neither is true today. If Alvin had to actually pay out of his own pocket, he needs to sue Harvard for a refund. 

Bragg decided to indict Trump based on a "novel" interpretation of the law. Other prosecutors viewed all of the same evidence and decided that there was no prosecution worth their time. Then Donald Trump announced that he was running for President and Bragg decided to prosecute. Why are all of these prosecutions of Trump the first time that the law has been applied in this manner? 

Letitia James and Alvin Bragg are acting like agents for the Democratic Party rather than elected officials of the state. Have you heard about them doing anything about street level crimes in New York? If Trump had just grabbed Stormy Daniels' purse as he rode past her on a moped, he would be out campaigning in Indiana today. If he had been caught hustling Chinese fentanyl in Times Square, he would be at home in Mar-A-Lago tonight instead of appearing in a kangaroo court run by an arrogant Democratic jackass today. If he had assaulted cops, he could be in California with those other friends of yours that you released.

I keep looking for video footage of you over at Columbia University. I am pretty sure that Columbia is in your county. I guess unless you can tie that to Trump and 2016 election interference, you are going to let all of those folks harass and assault Jewish students. "Dot every "I", cross every "T". 

Bragg is claiming that Trump tried to "influence the election of 2016". Memo to the Harvard Law Halfwit: All candidates try to influence the election. That is called "campaigning", dumbass. What did you do when you ran for office?

Bragg claims that Trump's NDA with Daniels is illegal. He is just unable to find that law and cite it. I am curious as to whether the Manhattan DA's office uses NDA's for employees. "Dot every "I", cross every "T".

What's my message here? "Dot every "I", cross every "T". Just for the record, Fat Alvin, your first witness at any trial involving sex should NOT be "Mr. Pecker". It's just hard to take anything seriously after that. 

Your prosecutor was the number three guy in Biden's DOJ. The Biden Administration denies any involvement. Rather than label that response as bullshit, I will just remind you, "Dot every "I", cross every "T." If you wanted the appearance of fairness, you should have picked someone who had not served in the Biden Administration.

I am fascinated by a prosecutor who ignores what the Clinton campaign did in the 2016 election. Does the term "Steele dossier" have any meaning to you? The FBI lied to a judge to get a warrant to surveil the Trump campaign and the best you can come up with is an NDA with a porn star? Why haven't you indicted Hillary Clinton? I forgot, she's a Democrat. You are a political whore disguised as a DA. "Dot every "I", cross every "T".

The Judge is a joke. The judge's refusal to recuse himself is going to be the first thing that comes up in an appeal. His daughter works for Democrats. Not only does he not recuse himself, but he also prohibits Trump from saying anything about her. How many cases had you had where only the defendant was gagged? I'm guessing one. This one. "Dot every "I", cross every "T".

Change of venue? You and your butt buddy Judge Merchan won't move the trial. You could have tried the case in a neighboring county and avoided this problem. Instead, the trial remained in a county where 85% of the population had voted against Trump. "Dot every "I", cross every "T".

But in the long run, nobody believes that your goal is to convict Trump. Especially since you and the alleged judge are basically spending every session setting up Trump's appeal. No. you and your cast of clowns are just foot soldiers for whoever is actually running the show at the White House. Your job is to keep Trump off of the campaign trail for several weeks. I realize that you are a Harvard Law grad and all of that, but when Biden loses in November, the Trump Justice Department will be on you like stink on shit. That's the first time that analogy actually made sense. You are actually demonstrating what "election interference" and "illegally influencing an election" is all about. 

WAIT!! There is some good news for you in all of this. Maybe after the elections, you can hook up with Fani Willis. I hear that she is available now. Text her for more info.

By the way, your friend, Joy Reid was on the television that other night describing you as one of her "DEIs". There's the first honest thing she ever said. 

Back in the U.S.S.A.??

 First, my apologies to the Beatles for working off of their song title. I turned on the news this morning on a local station and was more than a little shocked. I understand that some folks may view things a little differently, but I was not prepared for a morning dose of propaganda. It was dawn in the USSA, the United Socialist States of America.

Mercifully, there was no Trump trial news from New York this morning. When you start a trial about paying "hush money" to a porn star and your first witness is Mr. Pecker, it's all downhill from there. I can only assume that Richard Head, Candy Apples, Moana Pozzi and Christy Canyon are scheduled later in the trial.  Trump has been cautioned not to wear his "I choked Linda Lovelace" t-shirt to the trial. If you are under sixty, you will probably need to Google "Linda Lovelace". By the way, I just did a search, and those shirts are available online from several sources. Buy your favorite old guy one for Christmas! Don't let him open it with the grandchildren there!!

The real problem for the prosecution is that there is no law prohibiting non-disclosure agreements or NDA's as they are referred to in legal circles. A lot of employers, including the United States government, require some employees to sign those. They also claim that Trump tried to influence an election. As every candidate has to do that, how can it be illegal when Trump does it? Influencing people to vote for you is the definition of "campaigning". This actually demonstrates the lack of knowledge that liberals have about "democracy". 

The lead prosecutor for the state of New York was the number three man in the Biden Justice Department earlier. This is what sounds like a conspiracy. But the "news" media tells us that the Biden Administration is not involved in this case. If you believe that, call me immediately for some great real estate investments. You too, could own Central Park.

Our democracy is in trouble. Here in the USSA, we are doing the same stuff that they used to do in the old USSR. They still do that stuff in today's Russia.  Liberals criticized Putin when his opponent Navalny died in prison a few months ago. They do this as they are putting Biden's opponent on trial in the People's Republic of New York. Liberals want to jail Trump and then complain about Putin jailing his opponent. Apparently, their vocabulary skills are so poor, that they don't understand "hypocrisy" and "irony".  

Meanwhile, as Fat Alvin Bragg does his part to destroy democracy, there is trouble in Paradise. While Fat Alvin slaves away dragging his worthless ass in and out of alleged Judge Merchan's courtroom, classes are shut down at Columbia University. Jewish students are being threatened by mobs of Palestinian supporters. Where's Fat Alvin on this? Has he been down there to see what's going on? Of course not, Orange Man bad. Students trying to take control of an Ivy League university is just another day in the park for Fat Alvin. You know that those arrested are being immediately released. Bragg wouldn't ask for bail on illegal immigrants who assaulted police officers, you know college protesters aren't going to jail.

Why haven't we heard from Joe Biden about the Hamas activists attacking the Jewish students and faculty? Has that black cat got your tongue, Joe? In fact, Joe has said that people need to understand the Palestinians. Where are all of the media morons who attacked Trump after the riot in Charlottesville?

Here's what the liberals won't tell you. Biden needs Michigan to win. Michigan has a high Arabic population. Michigan has a high black population. Biden can win Michigan without the Jewish vote. The Jews lose in a numbers game. Biden also thinks that the Jews are less likely to leave the Democratic Party. If he is right about that, he might win. If not, he's sunning with Dr. Jill on Rehoboth Beach for the next four years.

Liberals always talk about wanting to "have a conversation". They are lying. They either want you to agree with them or they are awarding your rights and property to some illegal who will vote for them. You have to love a political party with that kind of compassion. Yeah, right.

I will abandon defending Trump if liberals will answer one question. "Who's the real President of the United States?" If that doesn't work for them, how about "Who is actually making the decisions attributed to Biden?" I will wait for an answer.

This morning starts the fourth day of Biden failing to say that he supports the Jewish people in this controversy. They may need to reprogram him to get those words out of his mouth before it is too late.

Speaker Mike Johnson was at Columbia University today and called for the government to call out the National Guard to bring the situation under control. Somebody needs to tell Biden to Google "Central High School in Little Rock." Of course, Biden will tell us that he was there when all of that happened. He probably brought Nelson Mandela with him.  It's looking a lot like 1968 all over again.

Biden's 2024 Basement Campaign

 Here's a photo of the Biden 2024 Basement Campaign Headquarters. This was spotted on the South Lawn at the White House on Sunday. Biden will be making all of his television appearances from the studio in the basement. Trump claims that he will "drop in" on Biden during the campaign.

Earth Day

 Yesterday was Earth Day. I can't remember if today is Mars Day or Venus Day. In what order are we going through the planets? I am sure that we are not working in alphabetical order. 

I celebrated Earth Day by burning my last can of Freon. It was more than forty years old. It may have actually just died of old age. I was actually surprised to discover that I had a can remaining. That's what I get for spring cleaning a storage building. I did the same thing several years ago and I got an email from an acquaintance chastising me for harming the environment. I pointed out that they drove an SUV that would seat eight and they had never ventured off the pavement in that vehicle. That was the last email that I received from them.

Why is it that all of those who lecture us about saving the environment are traveling around by private jet? What do Taylor Swift, John Kerry and Bill Gates have in common? They all travel by private jet. It's like Kerry, Gates and hundreds of other rich people gather at Davos for the World Economic Forum to tell the rest of us how we need to save the Earth. We have to do it because they are too busy telling us how to live to actually set an example. So, the task of saving the planet is left to the lower income people? Sounds like that to me.

In the ninth grade, my science teacher was James Clark, who was also a retired Air Force colonel. I enjoyed Mr. Clark's class, which was more than I can say about the next four science classes that I took. One of Mr. Clark's favorite terms was "bad science". This was science that lacked the necessary facts behind it. Turn in a paper where you had jumped to a conclusion and Mr. Clark would reward you with "Bad Science" in a top corner of your paper.

Everyone from Al Gourd to the local weather wizard on the six o'clock news likes to talk about climate change. What they forget to tell us is that the climate is and always has been continually changing. 

Let's start with "global warming' which is being phased out in favor of "climate change". When was the last time that you heard anyone discuss the gazillion-ton animal in the room, the sun? You never hear about the sun. What is it that you think heats the earth? The sun is not a static situation that never changes. What doesn't change is the refusal by the "experts" to talk about it. We will cover that on a future Sunday.

Let's talk about temperature reporting. In the last couple of centuries, we have made a lot of improvements in the tools we use to measure temperature. Yet we compare our temperature readings today with those taken with completely different instruments more than a hundred years ago. "Bad Science". Are all of the temperature measuring stations using identical equipment today? No. Are all of the stations set up exactly the same? No.  Are they all measuring the temperature at the same distance from the ground? No. Monitoring stations and standards vary from country to country, yet we consider all results equally. 

Here's my biggest complaint. If I were doing a science project and wanted to compute the average temperature of the world, I would lay out a grid and take the temperatures at equal distances around the world. Is this how it is done? Of course not. They take temperatures at random sites around the world and then average them. Bad Science!! That's like checking random bank accounts and basing tax rates on those numbers. If our current practices are not acceptable in a ninth-grade science class, why the hell are we changing everything we do based on that data?

Earth Day is celebrated by "scientists" who decided on an outcome and then tried to make the numbers justify it. It's the old "hole in the ozone layer" story. We didn't have the technology to measure that two hundred years ago. Who could tell if it was there then? "Bad Science".

Al Gourd and his other jet-setting liberal friends are worried about how much they can convince us to do to maintain THEIR standard of living. They always want us to do more. Let's look at all of Al's predictions and measure his accuracy. That's what real scientists would actually do!

Let's bring back facts. Quit comparing today's temperatures with those taken more than one hundred years ago with different equipment and measurement standards. Set up a worldwide grid for measurements and then see how the "averages" change. Let's talk about the sun! 

Miss Alenius Monday Madness and Snarky Remarks

 Last week, it was announced that the FBI is investigating the crash of the M/V Dali into the Francis Scott Key bridge. While there are no indications that anything other than mechanical failure issues caused the collision, the FBI the is expected to put the blame on former President Donald Trump. Trump is obviously responsible for his failure to build barriers around the span after a similar incident at the Sunshine Skyway in 1980. Democrats in the House are already calling for impeachment proceedings. Dims claim that the bridge collapse is all part of a Trumpian plot. Here is their explanation. The Sunshine Skyway has one end in St. Petersburg. Trump has visited St. Petersburg. The Salvador Dali Museum is in St. Petersburg.  The ship that hit the Key bridge in Baltimore was named the Dali. According to Rep. Dan Dickhead Goldman, all of the evidence is right in front of us. Adam Schiff claims that he has all of the information on this plot and will release it after he is elected to the US Senate. I'm not waiting for the story.

As the current resident of the White House, Biden denies all responsibility, claiming instead that a local tribe of Indians tried to eat the engineers that he sent to assess the situation when he was Vice-President. Apparently, there is a MAGA reservation near the bridge.

The other day in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden suddenly remembered that an uncle of his had been consumed by cannibals in New Guinea during World War 2. He waited until he was running for President at the age of 81 to remember this story. Reporters were unable to find anyone who believed this story and who was NOT wearing a "Build Back Better" button. They did find one young man who believed the story, but his opinion was disqualified when a reporter noticed that he was wearing an "Inflation Reduction Act' tee shirt.

The State Department claims that it is trying to improve relations with Papua New Guinea to fight off the increasing Chinese influence in the area. Here's a quote from The Guardian about Joe's latest fable. “I am lost for words actually,” said Allan Bird, governor of the province of East Sepik, who was recently selected as the alternate prime minister for the opposition. “I don’t feel offended. It’s hilarious really. I am sure when Biden was a child, those are the things he heard his parents say. And it probably stuck with him all his life.” China says "Thanks, Joe!" 

Joe must have liked that story, he told it twice on the same day. I loved the second telling when he added, "For real" to the story. Biden always adds things like "for real" when he realizes that acknowledging the story as pure bullshit won't get him reelected.

Who could possibly have questioned a story like that? Of course, Biden said that Uncle Bosie flew a single engine reconnaissance plane while the plane that he crashed in was a twin-engine attack/bomber aircraft.  Joe claimed that his Uncle Bosie was shot down. The Army claims that the plane had engine problems and crashed into the Pacific. There was one survivor from the crash. Better saved than sushi? Did the cannibals have to go out in a boat and recover the bodies before dinner? Were the bodies so salty from being in the ocean that they just dried them for jerky? Inquiring minds want to know, Joe!!

Before he became President, Joe Biden reported $11 million in income from a book. I have never heard anyone, even the butt lickers in the news media, quote a Biden book. Book deals are the new payoff technique. They are just deferred bribes. I think that towards the end they were giving away a free Hunter Biden artwork with the purchase of every Biden book. They were also stocking the Biden books at Hunter's favorite porn shop. 

Most Presidential books are written by "ghost" writers. One notable exception is "Dreams from my Father" published before Obama was President. Most people of more than a room temperature IQ level consider this to have been a volume of fiction by the future Fuhrer. More important than what Obama put into the book is what he left out of the book. 

One President who did actually write his books was Richard Nixon. I recommend "In the Arena". 

The House has approved another $60 billion to be flushed into the Ukraine. That should get them to May before they will need more money for bribes and corruption.

At some point in time, Congress and Biden are going to have to decide whether they want the United States or the Ukraine to survive. Bonus points if any of them remember that a bad economy and high inflation is what brought Hitler to power.

I was going to end with the previous paragraph, but it brought up another story. In my life in the restaurant business, I would have to regularly discuss issues about service or food quality with employees after customer comments or complaints. If I talked to a waiter or waitress regarding a customer's complaint about service, they would always tell me that they had given great service. The cooks would always tell me that they had cooked the food perfectly. Neither group could understand that it was the customer's opinion that counted. It's the same way with the government. They can keep telling us that the economy is booming, but if you can't afford gas, rent and groceries it doesn't matter what they tell you. They just keep telling us that we don't know how good we have it, and nobody believes them. That's the ticket to a revolution. You can only rule with the consent of the ruled. Check a history book!!

Sunday Shorts, Shots and Sarcasm

 In the old days before the FBI became a branch of the Democratic Party, they would have already charged Letitia James, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg and Jack Smith with violating Trump's civil rights. Since they are now operating as the KGB, that won't happen.

The big news this week on network TV news was that the Kennedy family has endorsed Joe Biden for President. I feel better knowing that the "trust fund folks" are supporting Biden. Since most of them are not seriously employed, they have the time to help Jill and the White House staff watch Joe and get him to the crapper on time. 

With the demise of multiple murderer O.J. Simpson, the Kardashian family should have the time to join together and endorse Joe. I heard on NPR that the Brady Bunch has scheduled a press conference next week so that they too, can endorse Dementia Joe. Biden is so excited that Karine Jean-Pierre actually said that the President can't wait to sniff and fondle Marcia Brady.

Biden wanted to try and get an endorsement from the Muppets until someone had to break the news to him that they were puppets. He took the news well and then asked, "Do you mean that Barack has his hand up their asses, too?"

You would think that with all of the technology available, they could train a dog to lead Joe Biden off a stage. Even the dog knows not to crap on stage. Plus, the dog would always be there to shake hands with Biden. No more ghost shakes!!

What's the difference between Putin and Biden? Depends?

MSNBC has already engaged in preliminary talks with attorneys about a possible bankruptcy filing if Trump wins in November. They have also contracted with several counseling firms to deal with grief issues and suicide threats.

My original slam was going to be "Morning Joe has turned into Moaning Joe". Unfortunately, Morning Joe turned into "Yelling Joe" this week. MSNBC needs to get that jerk some professional help. I'm sorry Joe, and that's either Biden or Scarborough, but changes in volume does not make statements truthful. It's not often that you see a husband-and-wife team where both need psychiatric assistance. MSNBC should buy a Powerball ticket with that kind of luck.

I saw where Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter was among those charged in the arrests at Columbia University on Thursday. Given the nature of Omar's marriage and family tree, the kid could be a sister, aunt or cousin or all of the afore mentioned. We will need some help from Ancestry to chart this one out.

At Columbia's tent village, all of the tents were the same kind. It's almost like someone is supplying all of their needs. Why doesn't Soros help the little bastards find jobs?

All of the protest chants apparently have to rhyme. It's like some kind of "hate" poetry. Is it "refugee rap"? Or would that be racist?

The evils of "groupthink" are available for view at college campuses across the land.

If students are arrested are here on a student visa, they need to be sent back home immediately. They can't come back for trial without a note that says their parents beat them.

There is talk that the House of representatives seeks to make the aid to the Ukraine a loan. Why bother? Biden forgave a larger amount of that in student loans the other day. He won't even break a sweat forgiving a loan to a country that hired his kid.

It's baseball time again and I still fall asleep at a 3-2 count for the first batter. 

I found out last week that a teacher I hated in high school passed away last year. It has been 53 years, but the old axiom that "Time heals all wounds" is still not true. 

If Biden forgiving student loans is not bribing voters, why isn't it? He's not forgiving the loan; he's transferring it to the taxpayers.  Asked what they will do with their loans forgiven, the top answer was "travel". Here's a travel tip. Go to hell you lazy little bastards! Yeah, I feel better now. 

I don't do a lot of forecasts, but if Trump wins in November at least three of the broads on "The View" will kill themselves. Joy will stupid herself to death. You are left to decide the fate of the others.

Rip Van Biden

 Biden spent three days this week in Pennsylvania. On Thursday, he secured the endorsement of the Kennedy family. Obviously, that was excluding RFK Jr. I would love to be at their Thanksgiving gathering this year if Biden loses. 

Despite the "experts" all claiming that family patriarch Joe Kennedy did not deal in illegal liquor importation during prohibition, several people involved in organized crime all claim that he did. He would need all of that money later to buy JFK a Presidency. 

My favorite Kennedy story is that after the National Enquirer published photos of Ted Kennedy having sex with a young lady in his boat, Sen. Howell Heflin from Alabama said, "I see that Senator Kennedy has changed his position on offshore drilling." 

Enough about the Irish mob. I think that they have just about milked the Kennedy name dry. It's been sixty years since JFK was killed, the coattails are gone. Who really gives a rat's ass about who the Kennedy family endorses?  There's nobody looking at a line of illegal immigrants lined up for government freebies who is asking "Who are the Kennedys going to endorse?" It's 2024, excepting RFK Jr., the Kennedys are irrelevant. Other than for Rip Van Biden, because in his mind it is still 1972.

But back to Jolting Joe Biden or Rip Van Biden, you pick. Who knew that in 1973, the year Biden started in the Senate, Charlie Rich released an album that would become the Biden 2024 fight song? Yes, I am talking about Behind Closed Doors. This is where Biden's defenders all claim that he is almost lifelike. He can't put together two complete sentences when he speaks to the public, but he's Abe Lincoln in private. He can't walk up a set of stairs in public, but he's a gymnast in his private residence. Does anyone really believe this bullshit?

In Pennsylvania the other day, Biden lulled listeners to sleep with his claim that his uncle had been most likely consumed by cannibals in New Guinea. Never mind that the official Army records did not agree with anything Biden said other than that his uncle was in the Army. 

In what has to be the most deceptive headline of the week, NBC reported that "Biden mischaracterizes his uncle's disappearance during World War II". Why not just tell the truth, Biden lied? Why use four letters when sixteen are available? Why use a single syllable when you can use five? Why? Because NBC is lying to us about Biden lying. Has NBC or their bastard offspring MSNBC, ever claimed that Trump mischaracterized something?  Of course not, they tell us that Trump is a liar. Only Biden "mischaracterizes." 

With apologies to Washington Irving, Biden's brain is the new Legend of Sleepy Hollow. There's just nothing going on in there. Biden is in a "Can you top this?" competition with himself. 

The news media that refuses to acknowledge that Biden is suffering from mental issues is lying to America and the rest of the world. The question that America needs to ask the news media is "Why are you lying?"

This news media distortion is straight out of the Communist playbook. TASS cannot hold a candle to MSNBC when it comes to lying for the government. The New York Times lies so often that the three sane people in New York City are talking about missing PRAVDA. Give us a break guys, at least give telling the truth a shot.

Watch the video of Biden trying to order a milkshake at a WaWa in Pennsylvania and tell me that you want this guy to have the nuclear launch codes. By the way, why aren't there crowds of people in the picture with Biden? Democrats have to stage everything for Joe. It's a big day when he walks across the room in the right direction. Maybe they just needed to close the doors at WaWa so Joe could shine?

Friday Free Shots 4.19

 After dismissing the impeachment trial of Alejandro Mayorkas as unconstitutional, Chuck Schumer should stay away from tall trees and long ropes. Not all of the voters are as understanding as your Senate friends.

Biden spent three days campaigning in Pennsylvania. They sent him back to D.C. after running out of chocolate chip ice cream. Either that or he couldn't find his way off the stage and back to Air Force One. When they finally found him, they tied him to his chair.

I keep seeing poll results that have a strong aroma of bullshit about them. Are pollsters reflecting the opinions of the electorate or trying to shape the opinions of the electorate?

Her name is Joy Reid because there is more than one way to spell "liar".

Some schmuck online the other day claimed that Trump had told more than 40,00 documented lies. I asked him to send me his data. That was Monday. Still no reply, the email must be running late. Maybe the schmuck is looking for a stamp for his email.

Speaking of lies, has anyone other than me heard from Corn Pop lately? I met him last week and he told me that he had gone to the Naval Academy with that appointment that Biden claims that he received but never used. He made admiral just before Joe did.

Trump is a native of New York City. All of those guys are famous for exaggerating and embellishing. Everything in New York is better than anywhere else in the world. If you don't believe me, ask a New Yorker. They are only abandoning "The City" now to go south to brag about New York. Yeah, right!!

Just to be fair, people from Texas are also loud and blowhards, but not quite as obnoxious as New Yorkers. Everything is bigger in Texas. If you don't believe me, ask a Texan. That reminds me of what someone wrote on the men's room wall at the Waffle House in Lakeland, Florida in 1975. Above the toilet tissue dispenser was written, "Here I sit, cheeks a flexin, giving birth, to another Texan." You have to admire a poet who takes a permanent marker to the restroom with him.

In his great (and shortest) book, The Bridges of Toko-Ri, author James Michener wrote of a US Navy LSO who was known as Beer Barrel. He wrote of Beer Barrel that when he got drunk, he didn't know whether to claim that Texas had the biggest midgets or the smallest midgets. He's probably still on the horns of that dilemma, While I didn't find the movie as good as the book, the movie did have Grace Kelly in it. She didn't have the role of Beer Barrel.

When I worked for the Waffle House in Tampa, I dreaded the tourist season as it brought a flood of loud, rude blowhards from New York. Maybe Trump was in one night and I have forgotten. Grace, a waitress, told a guy one night "You don't have to be rude." He responded, "I'm not rude, I am from New York." There's everything that you need to know. Maybe it was Trump?

In 1971 we had a waitress who had moved to Tampa from New York City a few months earlier. One Sunday morning Fran and her family came into the Waffle House for breakfast. They lived a couple of blocks away from the restaurant. They appeared to all be dressed up, so I asked, "Are you on the way to church?" She said, "No, we are going into the city." I just looked at her and said, "Bad news, you are in the city." I had to break it to her that there was nothing going on in downtown Tampa on a Sunday in 1971 other than a few churches. They went anyway and I spent the next week listening to her complain about the size of the city. One day I just told her, "Honey, this ain't New York!" I guessed that she finally adapted!

If Trump wins in November, there will be a rash of resignations in the New York judicial system. I would expect Trump to appoint an Attorney General who would take a strong interest in how New York dispenses justice.

I am trying to get a permit to sell ammo at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. I have already lined up a fleet of semis to haul it all out there. I am looking forward to hearing Neil Diamond sing "Hot August Night" as the fires burn in downtown Chi-Town. A friend has the bulletproof vest concession. The city kept the gas mask concession for themselves. I wonder what they know?

How many highways will protesters be blocking in Chicago in August? Will protesters sky dive from the old Sears tower in protest? Will they use the illegals living at O'Hare as a welcoming committee for those delegates arriving by air?  Or are they going to send all of the illegals out to the suburbs for the week? Will there be a remake of the old Chicago Seven trial? Will the Democratic National Committee award an honorary "Commissar" commission to Mayor Brain Dead Brandon Johnson? After the whole thing is over, will they hire Lori Lightfoot to investigate how it all happened?

The Republicans are meeting in Milwaukee this year. Milwaukee is the city with the most frozen custard places. That's the only thing worth going for as far as I am concerned. If you are in Milwaukee during the Democrat convention in Chicago, you may be able to see the flames in downtown Chicago. But I am not a delegate at the RNC. Yes, I realize that you are surprised. I was disqualified after someone in the party read this blog. Sorry, Jr.

Letter to The American Spectator

I rarely have the time or the inspiration to post twice in the same day. I am making an exception for this today. I receive a morning newsletter from The American Spectator on weekdays. This morning's edition contained the story of a young man at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, NC who was suspended for asking a teacher a question using the term "illegal alien". You can find the story about the young man here: Student suspended for using term ‘illegal alien’ in English class (carolinajournal.com)

I sent the editor of the AM Spectator a letter which I am copying below.

Thu, Apr 18 at 6:06 AM

Daniel,

Your story about the Davidson County student barely scratched the surface of the actual situation there which is a microcosm of what is happening in America today. Lexington is about an hour's drive from where I live now.  I worked there in the late 1980's.

For most of the 20th Century, the textile industry dominated small towns in the South. Then our trade policies sent all of those jobs overseas. The furniture manufacturing business was king in Davidson County before the 1990's. But competition from cheap Chinese imports decimated the furniture manufacturing industry and put thousands of people out of work. This has been followed by the flood of illegal immigrants swarming over the southern part of our nation. The people who were able to get other jobs after the furniture business left then lost those jobs to cheaper illegal immigrant labor. We are sending our jobs overseas while allowing a flood of immigrants into the country for us to support. What sense does this make? The traditional culture in this part of the nation is being destroyed by the policies of the federal government. There are many among us who believe that this is not accidental.

The flood of immigrants in the large cities in the North is news because those of you living there have been sheltered by a government that you continue to vote into power. People who are residents of Texas will tell you the same thing.

After your Tampa trip to watch the ponies run, you should consider a visit to North Carolina. You need to see what long term exposure to illegal immigration looks like. I would be more than happy to take you on a quick tour of the area. We can go to Lexington in Davidson County, and you can see the situation firsthand. A trip to the Tuesday morning flea market in Lexington would be a learning experience for you. From there, we can go to nearby Chatham County and see what has happened to Siler City. Yes, Siler City is more than a city from the Andy Griffith Show. It now looks more like Mexico than North Carolina. The small-town culture of the South is being intentionally destroyed by federal government policies.

In the small towns of the South, the government is tearing down statues and renaming military bases, streets and buildings. They are bringing in illegal immigrants to flood the population. It sure looks like a conspiracy to a lot of people here.

There's an American Spectator article, if not a book, in the story here.

Thanks,

Gilbert Jones 

" Ich bin ein Berliner "

 " Ich bin ein Berliner " 

On June 26, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was in West Berlin and he spoke those words in a speech. That speech is widely (even in my political circles) regarded as one of the best speeches ever made by JFK. Those words translate as "I am a Berliner." Kennedy's purpose was to show that we all had a stake in what was happening in Berlin.

"I am a Berliner." April 2024

Same words, different meaning. I am not writing about the city of Berlin. I am writing about Uri Berliner, a senior editor and 25-year veteran of National Public Radio. Last week, Uri wrote an opinion piece about how NPR has lost their way in America. He cited the staff in his office in Washington as being proof that NPR has become a distribution point for leftist swill. In that office, according to voter registration records, there are 87 Democrats and not a single Republican. One would need to go to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to match those numbers.

The other day NPR announced that they had suspended Berliner for five days without pay. NPR claims that they suspended Berliner for speaking out without getting approval first. You could bet that if he had published a complimentary piece, he would not have been suspended. So, today we are all Berliners, like Uri. We all want to see our tax money spent wisely and fairly. This is simply not the situation at NPR. 

NPR is like every other government agency. It is filled with liberals who seek power through government regulations. Turn on the news. Everything coming out of Washington is about new rules from the government. We used to pass laws in this country. Now, our lives are regulated by a bunch of unelected power-hungry bureaucrats. You need look no further than the headlines to see that we have become the Soviet Union that we once opposed.

 The person who needs to be removed immediately is their new CEO who suspended Berliner. In a news report today, she stated that she wished that she had been able to talk with Berliner about his thoughts and ideas. So, this leftist bimbo suspended a 25-year veteran editor without ever talking to him. You just can't make up stuff that is this stupid! If this is her best move to begin her new position, it's not a good signal for the future.

One would think that a taxpayer funded operation would at least pretend to try to cover both sides. The arrogant liberal bastards at NPR don't even bother with the appearance of fake balanced viewpoints. It is bad enough that we pay the salary of Karine Jean-Pierre, the chick with the Jiffy Pop hair, we shouldn't be on the hook for this crap from NPR.

Right now, those pompous punks are in a coffee shop somewhere in Washington asking each other, "Why don't we get more support from people?" If they would just put down their latte and look at their content, they might grasp the obvious. Those schmucks are insulting half of the taxpayers who pay their way.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is reported to be working on legislation to end taxpayer support of NPR. Not wanting to be the last to join the crowd, I fired off an e-mail to Sen. Ted Budd just before writing this piece asking him to support this legislation.

This should also serve as a warning notice to PBS about their content. They are the official television network of the Democratic National Committee. I think that both PBS and NPR need to remove the "Public" from their brand names and the government needs to remove our tax dollars from their budgets. If there is an actual need for their programming, a for-profit network will pick up that slack.

I am a Berliner.

Postscript: Last night after completing this post, I learned that Uri Berliner had resigned from NPR. I am still a Berliner.

K The CC

 WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE, OPINIONS and PROFANITY FOLLOW!!

You have been warned! Read at your own risk.

I turned on the news this morning to find that Katie Couric had appeared on the Bill Maher podcast yesterday.

I watched as Katie explained how the socio-economic level of Trump supporters was a driving force in their support of him. She also mentioned that Trump's supporters are "anti-intellectual". Having listened to the trash coming out of Katie's mouth, I am going to share a few thoughts that probably will not get back to Katie in her intellectual, socio-economic paradise.

First, judging by their appearance and speech patterns, I would hazard a guess that Katie and Bill had burned at least a nickel bag prior to the taping of the podcast.

Second, as regards my often-stated love of alliteration, the title of this post stands for Katie the Cunt Couric. I don't use "Cunt" lightly as it is a word with a long history of profane usage. It fits Katie to a "T".

I doubt that Katie the Cunt Couric actually knows or regularly interacts with someone who is a Trump supporter. People who support Trump want the economy of this nation to improve. People like Katie the Cunt don't care because they are doing fine in their guarded homes in gated communities. However, Katie the Cunt opened quite the bag of worms by suggesting that people of a lower socio-economic level than she, are supporting a billionaire running for President. She didn't offer any real details because she doesn't understand anything outside of her own socio-economic level. That would be those who are millionaires and who make their living bullshitting average Americans. I would question whether Katie the Cunt Couric has ever done anything that would be considered "real work".

But what really set my ass on fire was the comment that Trump supporters are "anti-intellectual". I think that Trump supporters are actually smarter than most liberals because they have figured out that the government is screwing conservatives, and that the sound of water flushing is our society going down the shitter of liberalism. Was this term given to Katie by the guy who wrote "basket of deplorables" for Hillary Clinton?

Bad news for Katie the Cunt Couric, but there are some pretty bright people supporting Trump. The problem is that few of us bill ourselves as intellectuals. Lots of smart people support Trump, we just don't live in echo chambers where we tell each other how smart we are compared to the schmucks supporting candidates we don't like.

The liberal elites like Katie the Cunt Couric try to tell us that we just aren't smart enough to understand the glory of liberalism. The problem for Katie and her kind is that we actually are smart enough to understand that liberalism is just another pyramid sales scheme. Liberalism is best described as "Amway for Assholes". Watching Katie the Cunt Couric lecture us on politics leaves me longing to listen to an hour long talk from Glenn Turner on the fortune to be made from Koscot Interplanetary. We may be "anti-intellectual", but at least we rubes all know bullshit when we hear it! 

I am tired of leftist, liberal swine like Katie the Cunt Couric who tell me that I just don't understand how liberalism works. Au contraire, Katie, I do understand how it works. That's why I and other conservatives oppose your Communist desires and dreams. You dream of a ruling class, despite the fact that right now all you have given us is a ruling ass named Joe. 

KCC, in closing this missive, I must share the heartbreaking news for you that I am a member of Mensa, the international high IQ society. Would like to compare SAT scores? Or does your dislike for a conservative with a high IQ make you one of those hated anti-intellectuals? I will wait with the other anti-intellectuals down at the Dairy Queen for an answer.

Whatever Happened To?

 Listening to the radio the other day, I heard the Statler Brothers song, "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?" Scott is actually buried in Charlotte not too far away from me here in North Carolina. But this rant isn't about Randolph Scott, it's about other things that crossed my mind the last few days. So away we go!!

Whatever happened to "conservative" Democrats? Let's face it. We still have liberal Republicans, Mitt Romney springs to mind, but trying to find a conservative Democrat is like trying to find a $1 menu item at a fast-food restaurant.

Whatever happened to fairness in the news? Last week, it was revealed that the editorial staff of NPR consisted of 87 Democrats and zero Republicans. Was anyone really surprised by this news? Do you think that it is any different at the television networks. Wait! I doubt that there are any Democrats at MSNBC. They are just straight up Commies.

Whatever happened to PBS? Miss June and Romper Room gave way to the leftist swill being packed into all of their offerings. However, I must confess that it was entertaining to find out that Charlie Rose was a sexist pig like the rest of us. Thanks, Chuck, for clearing that up.

Whatever happened to Congress passing budgets? Now all they do is pass an omnibus bill allowing the government to just blow a large amount of money without any real directions.

Whatever happened to journalism? Journalism was when people reported on what actually happened rather than report on what they "wanted" to happen. The "news" has changed from reporting facts to reporting opinions. PBS, CNN, MSNBC, but I repeat myself.

Whatever happened to young people getting their first job at a fast-food restaurant and learning how to work and how to keep a job? Gavin Newsome and the morons in the California Legislature.

Whatever happened to recruiting for the United States armed forces?  The military leaders found out that people don't want to join a "woke" army or navy or air force. "Be all you can be" was a recruiting slogan, not a challenge to change your gender. At this rate, they may have to bring back the draft. Back in the 1960's, they used to joke that you could get out of the military by showing up at the draft board in high heels and a dress. Not true today! Show up at a recruiter dressed like that today and you will be fast-tracked to a commission as an officer. 

Whatever happened to education? Educators decided to stop celebrating learning and instead celebrate mediocrity for all. 

Whatever happened to "equal justice"? I am still trying to find out when they passed all of these laws that apply only to Donald Trump.

What happened to the Democratic Party? I wanted to write a paragraph not a ten-volume set. Let's just say that the party that claims that Trump lies, are themselves the kings of liars. Democrats have misled America about everything from telling us that Biden was a sane moderate to claiming that Kameltoe Harris is qualified for anything. Kameltoe is described as "ready to serve." But serve what?  Wasn't it Mayor Pete Antoinette who said, "Let them drive electric"?

Whatever happened to all of the Democrats who wanted Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office? I must have missed the news reports of those same schmucks calling for the removal of Biden under the 25th Amendment. I can only assume that they are hiding under those piles of shit that Biden has been dropping in the White House hallways. Of course, Dems blame the dog, who hasn't been there in months.

What happened to the America that I grew up in? Instead of majority rule, we are being governed by a group that strives to keep the minority happy. It is the tyranny of the minority. The bad news for those currently in the leadership is that as they sang in the 1960's, "the times, they are a changing." There is trouble ahead. Be ready, Bozo!! 

"Don't" don't work!!

 Yes, I know it's bad grammar. But Biden is a bad President and an even worse human being. Why does he keep telling people "Don't"? Memo to the Dean of Dementia; It ain't working! No one or no nation is listening!!

Saturday night, after being told "Don't" by Dementia Joe, Iran launched more than 300, rockets, missiles and drones towards Israel. Over 99% of these were downed by the United States, Israel, France and the United Kingdom armed forces. I think that even Jordan may have taken a few down. 

Naturally enough, today the Biden Administration told Israel that they are on their own if they decide to retaliate against Iran. This statement proves that Biden borrowed balls to father his children.

In my never-ending rant that "History is Circular", I hear in the distance Warner Wolf yelling, "Let's go to the history books!" Joe shouldn't need to go far. He can go to the Library of Congress and study the actions of one Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Contrary to what liberal historians tell us, Jefferson did more with his time than Sally Hemmings.

In the late 1700's and the early 1800's, there were the Barbary pirates. They occupied part of the Ottoman Empire in north Africa where today the countries of Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria are located. The leading city-state in that band of bandits was Tripoli. This area was called the Barbary Coast and was naturally inhabited by the Barbary pirates. For bonus points, they were Muslims. Yep, more terrorists from the "Religion of Peace". For years they preyed on American shipping and even captured the Philadelphia, a new American frigate. After that incident, Jefferson sent the US Navy and Marines to Tripoli. They blew up the captured ship and attacked the city's defenses. The Marine Corps hymn includes "To the shores of Tripoli" for a reason. 

In 1805, William Eaton, the United States consul in Tunis lead an expedition of US Marines and a force of volunteers (irregulars or mercenaries, you pick) overland from Egypt to Tripoli. By coming overland rather than by sea, they were able to take Tripoli by surprise. Then they attacked the city of Darna which quickly surrendered. Eaton eventually brought the other Barbary states into line with the same approach, violence. The leader of Tripoli quickly worked out a treaty with Jefferson. Later, Eaton was a supporter of Aaron Burr, but that's a story for another day.

So how is this circular history? Iran today is the Ottoman Empire of 1801. Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas and other terrorist groups are the new Barbary Pirates. What we are missing is Thomas Jefferson. Instead of Tom, we have a pants shitting, aviators wearing, demented buffoon who can't fight his way up a set of stairs. His handlers seek to improve his image by putting him in shoes that may or may not reduce his tendency to fall. I don't believe that today's pirates are looking at Sleepy Joe and saying, "We better not make him mad. He will tell us 'Don't' again. We don't want that!"

What is the solution to this problem?  Let's find a leader who won't need to borrow a pair!! If we aren't going to use our military to protect our citizens, why do we have it? Instead of squandering our money supporting a corrupt regime in the Ukraine, let's put it to work killing modern pirates.

On a Sunday Morning Sidewalk Ver 4.14

 Last night Iran sent a bunch of attack drones towards Israel. As even Sleepy Joe could have figured, it was a failure. If this band of dorks ever develops a nuclear weapon, they will end up blowing themselves up. It's been a long time since the glory days of the Persian Empire. It doesn't look like any change in the foreseeable future. 

 Liberals keep saying that Israel's response to attacks should be "proportional". So, if the Iranians send 300 bombs and missiles that don't work, should Israel send 600 that do work?? 

I am fascinated by this whole "proportional" response concept. Apparently, this is a new concept amongst the Democratic morons in our nation. (I used "amongst" because dictionary.com told me that it was considered old fashioned or pretentious. Yeah, that's my style!) I know that, because like anyone else who has read a history book, we have never practiced "proportionality" here.

In World War 2, the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor. There were 2403 Americans killed in that attack. At Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there were more than 100,000 Japanese killed in the attack. This doesn't include all of those who died later from effects of radiation poisoning. So, Sleepy Joe, is 100,000 deaths "proportional" to 2400 deaths? Or do we only use math when talking about Israel?

Was the invasion of two nations, Iraq and Afghanistan, "proportional" to the 9/11 attacks in the United States? Does a one-day attack justify a twenty-year war? Why not just bomb the shit out of them for a couple of weeks and let it go? Or is "proportional" a term used only for Israel?

It's a numbers game. How many Jews can be killed before Biden will drop this halfwit idea of "proportionality"? Somebody needs to ask the chick with the Jiffy Pop hair this question that is probably not in her binder.

The problem here is obvious to anyone who doesn't get their news from MSNBC. The problem is that the Democrats have sold their souls to the lunatic fringe. All of those folks chanting "From the river to the sea" are Democrats. If Sleepy Joe lets Israel kill those who attack them, the Democrats lose the election. FYI, Dearborn, Michigan is rumored to be considering a name change to "Jihad Junction".

We don't even use "proportionality" here in our own country. Thousands of blacks burned and looted large cities after George Floyd overdosed. How many of them went to jail? How many conservative white people were jailed after January 6? I will wait while you show me the "proportionality" of that.

How many Palestinian protesters at the Capitol are facing charges of "interfering with a government function"? Or does that law only apply to conservatives? Democrats will allow their supporters to do anything they want as long as they blindly wander into voting booths and vote Democrat.

As long as we are on the subject of Democrat terrorists, how about that Palestinian flag in the hallway outside a lunatic Democratic congresswoman's office? Why is that even allowed? How many Confederate flags are in the hallways of Congressional office buildings? Once again, it's about Democrats catering to their extremist wing. 

If you want to drive a liberal crazy, talk about the "proportionality" of Sherman's "March to the Sea" compared to Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Yeah, nobody wants to talk about that. Mainly, because most liberals think that "history" is a pronoun. It's amazing how we treat our own people compared to people in other countries. 

There actually is a solution to this dilemma for Israel. They need to act like American liberals. All that they need to do is identify as "Palestinians" and then Democrats will stand and watch as they kill their enemies. That's how they do it here.

Thank God and Greyhound??

 More than fifty years ago, Roy Clark sang a great song about a woman leaving him called "Thank God and Greyhound". Well, the Grey Dog doesn't have anything to do with today's post, but I always liked that song.

I turned on the computer this morning and was greeted by a headline that read, "O.J. Simpson, Acquitted of Murder, dead at 76". I knew that it would be a good day. I saw similar headlines on several sites, and it left me wondering, "Why do they have to tell me that OJ was acquitted?" Everybody with more than a room temperature IQ knows that son of a bitch killed his wife.

It's not like they have arrested and tried a host of other suspects in the last thirty years. Let's face the facts. No one else has even been charged in the last 30 years. I saw that the old white Ford Bronco that was the star of the worst police chase in the history of police cars was up for sale a few years ago. Whoever owns it now will be lucky to give that sled away!

It's not like he didn't get a fair trial. He got the best judgment that money could buy. Never again should we listen to people who complain that they were convicted because of their race. OJ was found not guilty because of his race. A group of black people let a black guy who played football for a living, kill his white wife and walk free. Let's talk reparations for Nicole Brown's family. Do you think that having their mother killed by a maniac had any effect on the children? 

How about Ron Goldman's family? They sued Simpson and won a judgment for the death of their son. Of course, OJ paid them very little towards that judgment. The "good news" is that Simpson gave up abusing and killing women and turned to theft as a career. He spent nine years in prison. He got more for stealing than he got for killing two people. You don't see justice like that every day. 

The court did not let evidence of possible domestic violence to be admitted into the trial. The police had been called to the home at least eight times before Nicole was killed. I guess that establishing a motive for murder is one of those things that only appears on television. I mentioned this just to show that the legal system in the People's Republic of Cailfornia didn't just turn to shit in the last couple of years. It's been an issue for a while now. We could have pulled Jack Webb out of retirement and had him put together a better case than the state did. 

The sick, arrogant bastard published a book titled "If I did It". That's like me writing a book called, "If I were Bald". How totally deranged must you be to write a book detailing how you might have killed someone? Let's face it, he had been found innocent. Why not just go ahead and tell us that you killed her? Maybe that's why he had that book written. 

In the end, OJ walked away free because he was a sports star. More importantly, he was a black sports star. This says more about what is important in this country than I could ever write. Someone from the Brown or Goldman family needs to go to the funeral and drive a stake through the bastard's heart just to make sure that he is dead. Bury him with a copy of "If I did It".

Let's just thank God and Greyhound that he's gone!! Time to take a deep breath!

Just Thinking on Thursday

 Biden finally said something that no Republican would argue with the other day. In answering a question about the Arizona abortion controversy, Biden announced "I am in the Twentieth Century." I guess that he is getting closer.

The Justice Department is refusing to release the audio recordings of Robert Hur's interviews of President Biden in response to a subpoena from Congress. The Department complains that the recordings might be used for "political purposes". Are you shitting me? The entire Department of Justice has spent the last several years functioning as a branch of the Democratic Party. When Joe Biden farts, Merrick Garland is the first guy to know. If a private citizen told Congress that they would not give them information because it would be used for political purposes, what would happen??

If Congress can't get the recordings they seek, they should start impeachment proceedings against Ma Garland.

If we dissolved the Department of Justice and all of their police forces, how long would it be before someone notices that they are gone?

Why can't we use that FBI strike force that raided Sean Combs' homes to close the border? Did they really need armored vehicles to search for sex crime evidence? Maybe they could use those vehicles to move people around in New York so that they wouldn't get attacked in the subway?

The FBI is an arm of the Democratic Party. They established this during the Trump campaign of 2016. It's never going to change. There remains but one solution. Dissolve the FBI, burn their buildings to the ground. It's not enough to destroy the organization, you have to destroy the culture that made that possible.

As government grows, it demonstrates that the Founding Fathers knew best. The Justice Department, The Department of Defense, The Department of Energy, The Department of Education, The Department of Commerce, The Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation were all created later to serve as toilets where taxpayer money goes to get flushed down the drain. Their entire purpose is to waste money in their effort to prolong and justify their existence.

The Democrats in Congress voted to impeach Trump after he left office. We need to return that favor with Biden, Harris and "Ma" Garland. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

MSNBC and CNN should be required to report the dollar amount of their entire budgets as a contribution to the Democratic Party. 

Hats off to whoever pointed out that Joy Reid's hairstyle appears to be a copy of Donald Trump's. I am going to pass on the "monkey see, monkey do" comment.

The New York judge who imposed a "gag order" on Donald Trump, but not one on his daughter, needs to be removed from office.

The judge in the Georgia case, Scott MacAfee, needs to be replaced by a judge with a spine. He still thinks that he reports to Fani Willis. She still thinks that he works for her.

Fani Willis is at best a liar. She goes out complaining about racial discrimination. The facts are that both the City of Atlanta and Fulton County have majority black populations. I am pretty sure that she is black. Trump has a better claim for being discriminated against due to race.

Last, but certainly not least, history is circular. If Joe Biden is still the nominee when the Democrats go to their convention in Chicago in August, it's going to be ugly. Chicago 2024 is going to look a lot like Chicago 1968. The Michigan Jihad Squad won't have to travel far to disrupt the convention. Combine that with the locals who don't care for all of the illegals destroying their city and you have all of the ingredients for world class looting and burning. They better get the FBI and their armored vehicles to leave Diddy alone long enough to get Joe and the Ho out of town safely.

WAIT!! One last shot. The FBI abused the FISA system. They used it for illegal searches. It's time to end this debacle. Don't waste your breath telling me about how they are going to limit what the FBI can do. The civil libertarians who opposed this program the first time are still right. The government will find a way to violate the restrictions and limitations in the law. End the FISA programs. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Marketing 102?

 I spent most of last week at the Moultrie Auto Swap Meet and Car Corral. The Spring Show is smaller than the fall show there. It's the opposite of the Charlotte AutoFair where the Spring event is much larger than the fall. The bad news for the Charlotte show is that they pissed off so many people during the Democrat-driven COVID crisis that their days are probably numbered. The show in Moultrie continues to grow as they are privately owned and operated. The Charlotte show is operated by the local chapter of the ACCA. The Charlotte show is a demonstration of the failure of "rule by committee". But, enough about that.

I attend several larger events a year. Whether it is a car show or a large flea market or the 301 Yard Sale, the problem is getting people to walk into your space to look at the "stuff" that you have for sale.

I like signs. There's probably not anything that I would not put on a sign to get attention. I travel with poster boards, paper, index cards, markers, tape and anything else that I need to put up signs. You may not believe this, but I don't actually have enough time to talk to everyone who passes by, so I rely on a few people to read a sign. Since the crowd at a car show is a little older than at a Taylor Swift concert, I know that most can read a sign. 

My wife accompanied me to the event last week in Georgia and my sister and her husband came up from Florida for a day and some change. As a result, I have pictures to offer. My flip phone doesn't do high quality photos. So, here are some marketing tips in pictures for you.

1. Wear something that a passerby may notice. Here's an example. First is myself, my sister, and my beloved.

2. Here's pic of my sister and myself. She didn't get the memo on 
How to Dress". 

3. Try to offer a variety of uses for a product that you are trying to sell. I had six old baseball bats that I was trying to sell. As baseball spring training had recently ended, I suggested an alternative use and had already sold four before my wife took a picture. Remember, most products have multiple uses. There's an old adage that you need to remember, "Find a need and Fill it". This may have been the most photographed vendor sign at Moultrie last week.

4.In keeping with the idea of multiple usages, my wife tried to market an old locker that we had for sale. She got it sold!!

That is the end of this week's Marketing 102 Class. Comment with questions.

Mad Monday Moments of Minutiae

 I spent the last six days on the road and in Georgia for the Spring Auto Swap Meet and Car Corral at historic Spence Field. I pass on these stray thoughts that gathered dust in my mind the last several days.

According to braindead public officials, if you boo Donald Trump, it is because he is a bigot. If you boo Letitia James, it is because you are a bigot.

If you were a Trump aide and ignore a Congressional subpoena, you go to jail. If you are a Biden aide and ignore a Congressional subpoena, you get defended by a group falsely named the Department of Justice.

If you are a son of Donald Trump, Judge Enmoron fines you millions of dollars for running your father's business. If you are a son of Joe Biden, running his China outreach business, the IRS doesn't even try to collect taxes on what you earned.

I can't remember the name of the station, but there was a great morning DJ on a country station who went by the nickname of 'Shotgun". Yeah, I should have written that one down.

After spending several days on the tarmac of an old military flight training field in Moultrie talking to hundreds of people, I offer this observation. I am neither a political expert nor a security expert, but if I were Joe Biden, I would stay the hell out of South Georgia.

If the choice for President in south Georgia, was between a boll weevil and Joe Biden, the boll weevil would be living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

What's the biggest question that most Americans want answered? Who is the REAL President? There is almost no one over the age of six who believes that Biden is the REAL President. Many people think that it is Obama, but they can't decide whether it is Barack or Big Mike.

On our way to Moultrie, we stopped in Wrens, Georgia.  The Stuckey's factory store is located there on Highway 1. There was plenty of parking and nothing beats a fresh Stuckey's nut log. But, just in case, I bought several other Stuckey's treats just to make sure. It was a tough call, but the nut log still won. 

With diabetes, I limit my consumption of candy, but out at the car show burning calories while I tried to sell my line of fine collectibles and vintage items or "stuff" as I call it, I needed the carbs. So, we broke out the Stuckey's bag.

There's a guy from Pennsylvania who sets up beside me at Moultrie. He's not only pleasant, but he is also almost as conservative as I am.  He told all of the better Fetterman stories that I have heard. He said that Pennsylvania Democrats are claiming that some kind of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" thing has happened with Fetterman. There's a story for either the National Enquirer or the broads at "The View" to explore. It would be too much journalism for MSNBC to handle.

Just to confirm that I was at the car show, the best car that I saw on display was a 1957 Chevrolet two door. It had a black exterior and a red interior. The license plate was from Florida and read "1957". He must have bribed someone for that plate. The owner reported that this show was the first time in 12 years that the car had been on the outside of the garage.

On the way back home, we stopped at the Buc-ees in Warner-Robbins, Georgia. We stopped to get a couple of brisket sandwiches and some beef jerky. We left with those items and a few other things for a total of $179.08. Is that a great place or what??

Help Find A Cure!!!

America is experiencing a disease that is sweeping the nation. While we sleep, people are losing their minds. What can cause people to start yelling and screaming in an incomprehensible fashion? How do people who advocate loving and understanding every loving organism turn into hate mongers? While Biden sleeps and sleeps and sleeps and sleeps and sleeps, this insidious disease is rendering the nation helpless. What is this disease? It is the dreaded Trump Derangement Syndrome.

How can you protect yourself from Trump Derangement Syndrome? Start by checking your "Favorites" list for anything with connections to the Democratic Party. The next step is going to be tough. Turn off the television.

If you leave the television set on, you could expose your children to this horrible disease. Who would expose their children to the hate-filled babbling broads of The View? 

My advice is for you to start by hiding the remote control as no one under thirty can operate the television set without a remote control. If this doesn't work, get serious! My personal preferred solution would be to go "Full Elvis" on your television set. This would be a great time to make your own video for your kids to post online. 

Start by sending the kids outside. Turn the television on to The Rachel Mad-Cow Show or to the loons of The View. Then select the appropriate firearm and ammunition. I would use 9 MM shot shells. If your wall behind the set cannot take a few rounds, you could drop down to .22 caliber shot shells. You should plan carefully to minimize structural damage. Start recording and open fire! Before telling me that this will mentally scar your children, what will an hour of Rachel Mad-Cow do to them?

As long as you have the kids outside, teach them about the world offline. Send me their address and I will ship them copies of my blog on, wait for it, paper. Yes, teach your kids about real books and how paper works. I can also ship an explanation of "sarcasm" on actual paper. They should learn that you can read a book without a Wi-Fi connection.

Maybe we should have a telethon to fight TDS? We would have to find the right, and I mean right, host for the telethon. I realize that the telethon king Jerry Lewis is dead, but there are no positive signs of life from Biden and he's still purported to be the President. Jerry Lee Lewis is also gone, but I would have liked to have seen him performing "Great Balls of Fire" while Trump does his dance thing. Let's get Tyrus from Fox!!!

On the telethon, we could bring in people from the IRS to get donations. They are experts in getting people to "give until it hurts." We could play videos of Jack Smith as an example of untreated cases of TDS. Then we could show how the carriers of TDS are all over the Internet and cable TV.  There is no shortage of celebrities suffering from TDS. We need to find a cure for TDS before it is too late for Taylor Swift. Or maybe not.

All of this will take too long. I have a plan that can wipe TDS from the nation in seven months. Let's all get everyone to vote for Donald Trump in November. Then all of TDS carriers will either leave the country like they are all threatening to do or they will commit liberacide.

Smokey Bear said it best, '"Only you can prevent Trump Derangement Syndrome". 

Vote until it hurts!!

The Celebration of Mental Illness

 In Emperor Joe's latest proclamation, there was more than a moderate amount of insanity. Joe declared Sunday, March 31 as Transgender Visibility Day.

When Christians complained that Sunday, March 31 was Easter Sunday, they were told that March 31 has been Transgender Visibility Day since 2009. So, Easter having a 2000-year head start had no meaning for Slow Joe? The news media keeps telling us how Biden is a devout Catholic. That must be in the same way that I am a devout Democrat.

Transgenderism is a mental illness. It has been a mental illness forever. Doctors used to admit that it was a mental illness. Then they realized how much money was to be made by mutilating sex organs and filling people with expensive hormones. This is now a growth business for doctors and drug companies. Why wouldn't they advocate for more transgenders?

I am fascinated by a political viewpoint that screams "Follow the Science!" but refuses to actually do that. Medical science is producing faux women and faux men. This is like that "tofurkey" crap that the vegans hustle at Thanksgiving. You can claim that it tastes like turkey and smells like turkey. You can even make it into the shape of a turkey. But it's still not a frigging turkey!!

Why do parents let their children decide that they want to change sexes? If a five-year-old tells you that he wants to be a NASCAR driver, do you toss him the car keys?  If an eight-year-old tells you that he "identifies" as an amputee, do you let them cut off his leg? We want to protect our children from sexual deviants but then we let a surgeon mutilate their sex organs. What part of that makes any sense? If someone did that to a child outside of an operating room, they would be arrested and charged with child abuse. 

In 200 years, when a future civilization finds the body of a transgender and does tests to identify it, it will be a man, or a woman based on the based on the chemical makeup of the body. The only question that will be asked is "Why does this woman have a plastic dick attached to her?" You just can't change the chromosomes. The transgenders will never be a real member of the opposite sex.

What happened in that field falsely known as "medical science"? Who made the decision to just play along with the mentally ill? If I identify as Napoleon, will you give me half of Europe? 

What happens when the person gets buyer's remorse after the surgery? Could this explain the high suicide rates for transgenders? 

So, as Slow Joe and the Dims pander for votes, this point. Several years ago, I wrote a post about one of my favorite rants, the question never asked. I will give you the Readers Digest version. The question that we never ask is "Then what?" Are we going to let everyone decide their own gender?  Then what? Will they decide their own height? Will we surgically lengthen their legs to make them taller? When will it all stop?

Wake me when the adults return to the room!!