UFOs Through the Lens: Among months of UFO information piquing the interest of both press and public, we seem to recall occasional references from former military personnel describing strange objects, not well-defined, which appear to blur, wobble or vibrate rapidly in place, sometimes disappearing in an instant rather than smoothly advancing from one spot to another. For these descriptions, Adrian Vance comes to mind.
Vance, a former editor of Popular Photography magazine wrote a book published in the 1970s entitled, UFOs, the Eye and the Camera. Drawing upon both his vast photography experience and a science education, Vance "focused" upon an intriguing series of photos allegedly showing objects which, among other things, appeared to disappear and then appear in other locations instantly, sometimes leaving behind a "dissolving" of the former image as it reappears elsewhere.
Vance impressed the late Dr. J. Allen Hynek with his theories, including the possibility that time travel may account for this appearance/disappearance phenomenon. In any case, Adrian Vance used science to promote his ideas and our brief mention here can't do him justice, but we do notice that copies of his seventies' vintage book aren't going cheap on Amazon. We suspect and assume that government folk perpetually keeping an eye on the potential mechanics or highest-tech involved with UFOs are well aware of Vance's theories.
A crowd's shouts of "Send her back!" rank on the same scale as "Lock her up!" and because one involved a white person and the other not, we fail to see how R A C I S M can be introduced. Truth is, thanks especially to newspaper journalists in recent days, there's a lot of highly disturbing information coming out about Rep. Omar -- such as alleged lies written on government applications potentially felony-level actions. We wonder whether any of this will ultimately be pursued by the legal system, stocked as it is by the left, which takes care of its own wherever possible. If reportedly well-documented allegations and photos get into the courts regarding the slippery Omar, "Send her back!" could become "Send her up!" as in up the river. Are you hearing about any of this on TV network news shows? No.
We applaud sheriff David Clark for renaming the "squad" as "The Goon Squad." Their four faces belong on Trump campaign posters next year, touted as images reflecting the progressive Democrat Party.
The death of TV journalism: On ABC-TV's July 18 evening newscast, we were frankly disappointed to watch a video of reporter Jonathan Karl in the White House, doubling down on President Trump about an audience of Trump supporters shouting, "Send her back!" This is journalism? No, it's not, and we're fed up with Karl and other reporters' just-get-Trump approach, and this formerly credible reporter has basically become another member of the pod-people electronic press. Perhaps ABC/Disney will soon have their TV news personalities -- no, we did not say personnel -- wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
Of interest -- we're quite taken with some on the right who refer to radical Democrats as "left-leaning socialist drones."
Anchors aweigh: Congress could sit down and rid the nation of ridiculous "anchor baby" privileges in 10 minutes. If even that can't be accomplished, a lot of Capitol Hill folks should be tossed out next time, from both parties.
The award for best exercise in drama and absurdity last week goes to Rep. Elijah Cummings, who took to shouting at border personnel for allegedly deplorable conditions at the border. If only he and his fellow Democrats would put as much energy into helping Americans more and caring less about criminals who invaded our Southern border. Hey, Mr. Cummings -- we did not invite them or the squalor they imported. And we love it how you bitch and moan about a situation your party wouldn't lift a finger to prevent, even though you knew for months that big trouble was arriving in endless caravans. It's increasingly difficult to respect the increasingly unrespectable who see racism behind every corner and use the word as a weapon that keeps on giving.
Let's define racism: If the right says something the left can attack, it's almost always called "racist." Now you know.
My international diplomacy: The essentially worthless Canadian hack Justin Trudeau found it media-necessary to criticize Trump last week, as did Germany's Angela Merkel, whose legacy will ultimately be her decision to admit thousands of Islamic refugees into the country, many of whom have wormed their way into German life and introduced their hatred for German citizens and culture. We wonder, incidentally, how long European countries and others will tolerate the mass rape of young women by Islamic men who have no more concern for women than cattle.
Donald Trump on the moon: Though Democrats might love to send him there permanently, the big news is his promise to return Americans to the moon in the next five years. His intention to include a woman on the journey raises another question, however: How can you satisfy everybody? How long before special interest groups insist the trip must include a black woman, a gay person, a transgender moon walk "first," old people, the first cat on the moon, and etc., etc? Open up in the name of "diversity!"
The Mueller hearings: Wouldn't anybody like to wait until the Inspector General's report comes out, likely to sling some pretty intriguing dirt upon the left? If Democrats perspiring over Russian interference were really hot on the trail of national security issues we would be grateful; however, because a number of them would just as soon tear the country apart for their own reasons, as would any shadowy foreign player, we see all of this as just a continuing campaign to take Trump and the country down prior to the 2020 elections. 2020 definitely requires 20/20 visualization as a box of frauds prepares to spring the lid off a very grimy jack-in-the-box.
(Jason Riley of the Wall Street Journal for President in 2024!)
Iran: Again, if the craziest of Iranian Mullahs are waiting for 'the 12th imam" to climb up and out of a well, thus heralding the ultimate world chaos, wouldn't the world be a better place if we just threw the other eleven DOWN the well first? Thanks Obama, for releasing pallets loaded with cash, helping Iran continue its adventures in terrorism as a consequence.
Take your medicine -- or don't: The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care conducted a study encompassing the benefit of new drugs on the market. The surprising result? More than half of brand new pharmaceuticals entering Germany's health care system demonstrate no added benefits whatsoever. We assume in this instance that as goes Germany, so goes the world.
Crazy about you: As more people than ever before are receiving a diagnosis of mental illness. a new study out of the University of Liverpool in England suggests that psychiatric diagnoses are "scientifically meaningless" and absolutely useless as tools to specifically identify and address mental problems on an individual level. Just as a significant portion of physical medicine dunderheads continue to ignore patients' individuality in favor of prescribing "one size fits all" medications and treatments, mental health professionals often try to fit their patients into neat little boxes predetermined by diagnostic manuals or the like. Obviously, psychiatrists and psychologists are poised to be driven nuts themselves over this study, but unfortunately, according to the Liverpool findings, traditional diagnoses will be irrelevant, should mental voodoo practitioners themselves go bonkers.
Asians stealing vegetation: The Washington Post reports that foreign nationals, mostly from Asian countries including China and Japan (you, too, South Korea), are undermining West Coast ecosystems by visiting the U.S. to tear succulent plants from the ground at state parks and then absconding with them to sell at high prices back home. Arrests are becoming more aggressive, fortunately. Funny how foreign "anchor babies" are planted here while native U.S. plants are un-planted and stolen away by the same caliber of folks.
