India Ink

Watching President Trump's visit to India immediately raised our eyebrows as he strolled among the masses, for news reports had already alerted us to a DOUBLING of work visas allowed for foreign workers this year -- and a high percentage of those workers will journey from India, likely saving high tech companies big money as foreigners working for less money again will displace American workers who should rightfully train for and enjoy these domestic job opportunities.  While we marvel at all the positive things Trump has done for the country, casting Americans aside and importing "guest" workers in return for god-knows-what international favors or agreements is inordinately wrong. 

We also believe that the Trump administration needs to be very, very careful in allowing and encouraging activities potentially hazardous to environmental quality, and one need not be a bug-eyed leftist to embrace such concerns.

Congratulations, Democrats:  You did it!  Whilst you folks pursued orgasmic fantasies of denying Trump the Presidency through lies aplenty, you either ignored or allowed a little old "democratic socialist" (try substituting the word, communist) buddy named Bernie Sanders to hijack a significant part of your party, thereby sacrificing any vestige of sanity as both he and a cattle car full of cartoon-ish Democrat presidential wannabees vie to become the most inane candidate on display.  Guess who the thoroughly brainwashed college students want because all they hear is free, free, free stuff?  "B.S." stands for more than a person's name in this case.  Well done.

The Future is Female:  This phrase appears over and over again on TV shows and news features, and we wonder what impressionable boys think when they see four words almost guaranteed to send a message, and the message is that boys are useless, irrelevant and their dreams of the future will likely be eclipsed by women.  Apparently, destroying the Boy Scouts of America and decreasing the population of males attending college wasn't enough, and there exists a four-word sentence to prove it.  Ah yes, d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y, ain't it grand?

American Idol and the Democrat debates seem almost indistinguishable from one another.  Somebody performs their fantasy, questions are asked and judges or alleged journalists rank the performances by way of questions and responses.

Horse-faced reporters:  Unless they really love Bernie Sanders, and it seems many do, they need to expose his true intentions regarding destruction of the America we know.  Who needs Russian interference when you have Sanders in the race?  The only Russian collusion I want is to see that infamous painting of Putin and Medvedev attired in women's clothing touring the world.  Who says there's nothing funnier than a polonium sandwich on rye?

Coronavirus on parade:  Right across the Southern border with illegal immigrants from around the world, we suspect.  At least, it's not impossible.

2,000 Maniacs isn't just an old movie:  How many of those former DOJ folk who signed a statement asking for Atty. General Barr's removal are Democrats -- or, more likely, just garden-variety Trump haters?

Goodbye, China:  The rest of the world and especially the U.S. need to go into high gear to avoid relying upon China for important future products involving medicine, manufacturing and other tools of anticipated global domination wielded by China.  Once upon a time, we needed China for very little, and it's high time to return to those thrilling days of yesteryear.  Thanks Bill Clinton, thanks NAFTA, thanks naughty politicians on both sides of the aisle for our current position.  As things stand, I guess it takes a Trump to raise a village.

Infection Redirection

The emergence of a new coronavirus in China may not result in the ultimate pandemic, but better options for prevention in the U.S. would be reasonable.  First of all, if you happen to be an American living in or visiting China, we should not be sending airplanes to bring you back.  We may believe we're champions of the quarantine process, but it only takes one tiny error to promote medical chaos.  What happens in China should stay in China when world health becomes an issue, and Americans in foreign lands should immediately become as eligible for quarantine as anybody else.

Nor does sending potential disease victims to military bases in the U.S. for quarantine make any sense, no more than housing illegal aliens, all of whom threaten American military personnel merely as incubators of infection.  We need our military personnel healthy and strong, and despite assurances from multiple government agencies, opening military locations up to even the tiniest quarantine error could spell national disaster in a world of American haters anxious for pandemonium here.  Yet, new reports indicate that the military, perhaps taking a clue from China, is assembling quarantine centers near several bases.

Instead, like "refugees" as widely defined, why not transport potential virus victims to sanctuary cities, obviously crazy about accepting anybody, no questions asked?  Or how about housing these folks in palatial Hollywood edifices and estates, many of which exist merely for the self-worship of utter celebrity?

Congratulations to the Obamas for being awarded an obligatory Oscar regarding a factory docu- something or another they put on film.  This momentous occasion reminds us fondly of the Nobel Peace Prize Barack Obama received early in his presidency for doing absolutely nothing -- an accomplishment eerily, we fear, about to be reproduced as Sweden submits the name of Greta Thunberg for a Nobel.  We wonder if the poor child, now apparently 17, can even pour and drink a glass of water without her parents' managerial intellectual input and consent.

We offer young Greta some advice before she continues to go whole-hog on the climate change issue:  If scientists affiliated with NASA and other research ventures are correct in their assertion that a regularly scheduled "solar minimum" phase (we're talking about a paucity of sunspot activity as the sun sort of takes a nap) may be about to influence and cool down the Earth and neighboring planets for several years, "global warming" may not only be desirable, but absolutely crucial for our survival.  Or not.  Never mind.

Save the planet?  The Earth will be just fine, with or without us, particularly without.

The Oscars presentation on TV did not bomb out, but viewership was millions less than last year.  Too bad, all that brainy content espoused by the smartest people in the world missed by a television audience obviously too not-woke to tune in.  Unimpressed as we were with sheep-herded political comments by the stars of cinema, we at least had hopes that Brad Pitt's interesting comments would be inspiring and uplifting -- until he had to throw in regrets about John Bolton's lack of an interview during the Senate impeachment doings.  For Chis'sake Brad Pitt, don'tcha know the man just wants to sell a book like any other normal celeb?

Rush Limbaugh receives the Medal of Freedom from President Trump:  Why stop there?  If one wants to offer profound thanks to radio hosts who influenced public opinion in their own inimitable way, don't forget Long John Nebel, Frank Edwards, Brad Crandall, Gene Reynolds, Joe Pyne and, oh, so many more -- not to mention talk show hosts whose range extends no further than their home communities.

Police shootings in New York City:  Attempts at police "assassinations," according to mayor De Blasio who, strangely, has not been very supportive of law enforcement personnel in his city, perhaps echoing similar attitudes in other cities perpetually ruined by long-term Democrat subjugation-by-administration.  Having cautioned his own son that police officers are an entity to fear, De Blasio's sudden turnaround seems political in nature, nothing more, nothing less.  NY City:  Kick these phonies out of office, from NYC to Albany.  Criminals now own the streets with the help of an unyielding Democrat legislature.  Nice to see NYC cops mad as hell at this fool of a mayor.

Frankly, it's amazing how law enforcement personnel, who protect gun-hating NY politicians with the very weapons which ordinary citizens are often denied without great difficulty, can continue to protect officials who apparently despise the tools of their trade.

Oh, Canada:  Blackface freak Justin Trudeau wants to license members of the press, apparently in some lame attempt to clean up the news.  Not only is this frightening, it's also a maneuver we in the states should probably expect in the near future.  Beware Canada, beware USA.

Meanwhile, as the Democrats Caucus in Iowa. . .

Meanwhile, as the Democrats Caucus in Iowa. . .

The Hero Worship Factory

Kobe Bryant is dead, and for his family and friends Bryant's parting under particularly tragic circumstances makes his demise all the worse.

Those of you who read these pages regularly (or stop by to access links in the margin and soon advance to ignore me entirely) may know that nothing non-impresses me more than professional sports and the quest to put a ball in a hole or transport a ball from here to there, generally for giant sums of money.  It's just nuts to me.

This week, thanks in no small way to the mainstream factory media which always goes into overdrive when celebrity deaths occur, one would think that Bryant was master of the universe.  Call me cold and heartless, but all I saw was a man who died in a helicopter accident, a name well known for doing good things but nevertheless acquired his fame and fortune primarily by driving, directing or pounding balls into holes.  And the crowds went wild.

Soldiers who die in plane crashes are my heroes and should receive national recognition.  Celebrities who die in crashes are rarely heroes in any respect. but they are, well, celebrities.  The mainstream media in particular is rarely able to distinguish between heroes and celebrities.

In our misguided society, I'm pretty sure that if a man or woman found a cure for all cancers and then died in an explosive self-driving car wreck, their name would disappear from the nightly news after about two days, if that.  Few seem to care as much about scientific breakthroughs, great mathematicians, astronomical achievements or poisoned dog treats from China as much as they do about whose genitals are bigger on the athletic field (I guess I could follow this up with that ball-in-the-hole thing, but I'll forfeit the opportunity).

I'm not big on organized religion, but even I would caution that making gods out of living or deceased celebrities tends to push God, however one perceives God, out of the way and maybe over the cliff.

China and the new coronavirus:  So. . .if they come up with a new vaccine in a few weeks, will the hero scientists responsible receive all the kudos awarded to dead celebs?  I doubt it.  Nice that they finally (today) got around to declaring a global emergency, and for a refreshing change it wasn't proclaimed by a 16-year-old screaming about the climate.
 
Andrew Cuomo and the irony of it all:  I couldn't resist descending into actual thought when I saw a news photo this week of New York's governor visiting and honoring the dead at Auschwitz.  I wonder if Cuomo, long intent upon screwing with NY's Second Amendment rights through succeeding bits of legislation, can understand that many Jews and others who perished in concentration camps were victims because their firearms had been confiscated by Nazis and  GOVERNMENT sympathizers.  Cuomo's views on gun "control" -- and may I add, hello-o-o-o-o to Virginia and its black face freak governor -- are exactly the recipe for condemning the words, "Never again" to the land of null and void.  Interesting, too, that Cuomo is all for the legalization of toxin-filled "recreational" marijuana use among adults in NY, while wagging his no-no finger at the vape industry.

The impeachment Follies of 2020:  The reticence of congressional reps on both sides of the aisle to explore the Biden/Ukraine story simply demonstrates that Congress houses many dirty hands aware of closeted financial skeletons -- denizens of the same swamp Trump attempts to clean up as those devouring the political feedbag  try to oust him, election ballots be damned.  Which reminds me. . .

UFO Disclosure:  I'm old enough not to care, so let me remind friends and acquaintances in the UFO research arena that I will never applaud the Clintons, Podesta, Harry Reid or any hopefuls of the left who some believe are absolutely the champions and last word in gaining UFO "disclosure."  Why?  Baggage.  Robert-o no trust-o.

Bits and Pieces for January 2020

The "Tic Tac" UFO video(s):  Interesting to know early on not only that more than one military-accomplished video of this particular incident exists, but that the U.S. government has no intention of releasing a second publicly.  As usual, explanations are absent, but we can wonder whether (1) additional military observation equipment itself is classified and likely to be enemy-compromised by going public with another video or (2) additional video and/or technological evidence the unidentified aerial object provided during the incident provides exceptional clarity or clues regarding its source or structure or (3) this particular object relates to a highly classified domestic or foreign military project {ha, as if. . .} or (4) in a society already crazy enough, government does not want to inflame the situation further by letting on how little control we really have over "things" which freely come and go to pique or assault our senses and confound our so-called high tech inventions.  As planetary citizens of the universe, maybe in relation to other space or inter-dimensional entities we just suck and government officials prefer not to dwell on this proclivity.

Black History Month:  Oh Je-e-e-e-e-e-zuz, here it comes, perennially ready to devour February and force-feed non-black folk portions of guilt walking hand-in-hand with hatred.  Even a fair share of (can barely tolerate this designation) African-Americans wish this fairly recent societal aberration would go away because it has served its originally well-intended purpose to the point of ad nauseam.  Here's an idea:  Maybe start teaching civics classes in high schools and colleges again and include all the good things about black history and white history and every other color and variety of history in America,  Could be some people will learn not to hate everything about the country, once deliberately excluded facts about the good parts are brought back into play.  But stop holding every precious day of February hostage, please.

Virginia's white black face freak governor and his legislative accomplices apparently celebrate in their own way, hoping to place further restrictions on the Second Amendment.  Will the peaceful appearance of thousands of Virginia's gun owners make a difference to progressives intent upon changing the country to their socialist whim?  Good luck.

Divisive.  Diversity.  Two words, so different.  Or are they?

All the gold that glitters:  How charming of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hand out gold pens upon subdued yet frenzied signing of Trump's impeachment orders for the Senate.  Were these one-time-only pens produced in China, or instruments of quality equipped to accept refills so that Democrat House members can continue to feel the love for years to come?  I'm pretty sure they weren't stick pens bought at the dollar store, but one never knows when cheap affairs disguised as elegant ballroom activities occur in Washington.

Mutating a gecko into Godzilla is what the Democrats do best, per the House's impeachment infection now infecting the U.S. Senate.  When this current leftist foolishness hoping to set a bear trap for Trump melts into failure, Dems will be one month closer to trying to explain to constituents why they should be re-elected based upon little to nothing of substance.  We wish the Joe and Hunter Biden story would be explored in the Senate, as this evolving story appears to serve up the epitome of corruption.

New York, New York:  Somebody should apologize for the national excrescence of Schumer, Nadler, Jeffries and other clowns as they join with California demons Schiff and Pelosi to waste taxpayer money and time in this pathetic Trump hijack attempt.  Yet, as pathetically as this crew demonstrates its abilities every day, NY hosts an entity at least as annoying:  Megalomaniac governor Andrew Cuomo.

Having already publicly announced that the state has no room for some conservatives, this progressive (read as socialist) hack continues to tout nebulous accomplishments in the state -- as people persist in escaping in droves every year.  Already six billion dollars in debt with at least a couple billion more on the way in 2020, the best this fool can suggest as overly generous NY Medicaid benefits continue to destroy fiscal stability is to suggest taxing people's health insurance!  Additionally, Cuomo hopes to have legalized marijuana in the state so he can tax the daylights out of that as well.  Having already attempted to ban vaping components in NY and fretting publicly over health concerns, how incredible that Cuomo would push marijuana on New Yorkers, knowing what science knows about the toxins associated with its usage.

Oh, but just mention "ghost guns" which shoot real deadly bullets instead of marijuana toxins and Cuomo becomes inconsolable.  Yes, homemade guns with no serial numbers.  So whadaya think you're going to do about it?  They're here, and they will only become more popular among the killer class harboring no wish to be apprehended and imprisoned

Meanwhile, Cuomo travels to Puerto Rico and frets over what New York can do for PR, when doing something is clearly a federal issue.  We would never suppose, of course, that Andrew Cuomo has taken the best interests of the Puerto Rican people to heart particularly because so many of PR's residents -- e.g. voters --currently reside in NY following territorial disaster.

Environmentalist Cuomo, on the other hand -- or do we mean hat? -- embraces solar panels and wind turbines, with nary a word about what eventually obsolete or damaged equipment will do to landfills and enviro quality.  And not a word about the millions of birds executed by solar and wind instrumentation every day.  We wonder whether 16-year-old Swedish wunderkind Greta "Oona Goosepimple" Thunberg would approve?  How about Cuomo's aspirations for "high speed rail" in NY, cutting a swath through just about everything ecologically important?

There are megalomaniacs and there are hypocrites and there are leaders who deceive by insisting that the citizenry-affected actions they take behind closed doors without encouraging public discussion in advance are best.  New York is blessed with Cuomo, his complicit legislature and bags of NY corruption to encompass all of this, and none of it reflects the country in which we grew up once upon a time.