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It’s 9 p.m. on November 11th, Veterans Day, 2020. I am working my way through “Band of Brothers” again. I think it’s the third or fourth time I have watched it since I first saw it many years ago.

Every time I watch it, I get a sadness that mixes in with the awe of these heroic men who helped save the world. Their sacrifice is so hard to comprehend.

Every year, we take two days to honor them. One to honor those who died, and one to honor those who served.

Unfortunately, I don’t think we are capable of honestly and completely honoring them.

Why is that? First, I think it is hard to honor someone for something you cannot comprehend. Even though many of us have relatives who served in World War II and other American wars, we have been isolated and insulated from what they really had to go through to protect freedom. We haven’t had to make one sacrifice in our daily lives that even comes close to what they gave up. And the further the generations get from direct contact with those that served, the least able they are to understand.

Many of these men and women volunteered to serve. Some were drafted. In either case, they left their homes, their jobs, and their families to serve in the harsh conditions of war. They faced death, of themselves, of their friends. They saw horrors some of us cannot fathom. And it wasn’t in movie effects or a video game. It was real. And, through all this, they did what they had to do without expecting thanks or reward.

Meanwhile, what do we have here in our society? Outside police, first responders, and those who give up their safety for the well being of others, most of our society is made up of selfish, entitled, people who think that sacrifice is when your internet is down or your boss at work asks you to do something you don’t want to do. Their bravery is defined by an anonymous Facebook or Twitter post threatening death to an elected official they don’t like with the only possible consequence is being banned or having to delete the post.

They are never really tested like our fathers and grandfathers were. They never have to look to others to save their lives and never have to save other’s lives. They live in a cocoon of extra lives, of insulated walls, of safe spaces. No one challenges them physically or mentally, to be more than they think they are, to break free from the cocoon.

And so, for them, heroes are movie characters, athletes, or recording artists. Not because these icons deserve their adoration, but because they are told over and over how these should be their heroes.

Add to this their woeful and inaccurate knowledge of history and their indoctrination by the people who want to destroy this country, and you have generations that cannot possible honor these men and women as they should be honored.

We have failed these heroes, even though they would tell you, if they could, that they don’t want the accolades.

For me, however, it isn’t really for these heroes that we need to honor them. It’s for the generations now and for those to come. If they don’t understand the sacrifice, they will never be able to defend and live in a free country. And they will be taken advantage of.

It’s so funny that the party of “diversity” and “tolerance” and the numerous “co-exist” bumper stickers should now call for “unity.”

It sounds nice on the outside and I am sure some Democrat focus group tested this word as the new word to support the unelected fraud Biden. I guess it beat out phrases like ” Comply or Die” or “Groupthink is Best.” Personally I am surprised that there wasn’t a call for a new Democrat symbol, the lemming or the sheep.

But, apparently this word seemed nice, harmless, and worthy of a Coke shared in a circle on a hill.

But, there’s a problem. The problem is that in order for ” unity” to work, everyone has to be the same, think the same, and act the same. One little chink in the unity armor and the whole thing goes to hell. Because in order for unity to work, EVERYONE must be totally on board. God forbid we should that there is diversity in thought or, gasp, concept of freedom.

And that means that anyone who isn’t unified needs to be removed, one way or another. Great examples of unity are China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and the USSR back in its heyday. The best example of unity and how it is enforced was Hitler’s Germany. Hitler wanted unity so badly that he was willing to put divergent thinkers, those of other races and religions, on trains to send them to concentration camps where they could all share a different kind of unity, death. And he wanted that unity for the world.

In our country today, some interesting people calling for unity are Alexandria Occasio Cortez, who wants to make a list of all of us who supported Trump so we can be dealt with. Another person in favor of enforcing unity is Kamala Harris, who wants to go after us. And, crazy Maxine Waters who wants to drive us out. I’m sure Alyssa Milano, if she could get out a tweet fast enough, would like us removed as well.

And this unity is supported, promoted, and enforced through the news media and social media, with a few exceptions.

And all the while, the marshmallow Republicans, are smiling and going along. They want to be part of this unity party as well. Mitt Romney, whose hair is the most unified I have ever seen, will dash to the microphone every day to profess his unity. ( By the way, Mitt, did you know that unity doesn’t include Mormons? You are just a step above David Koresh or Jim Jones in Democrat eyes.)

As a historical note, the Founders did not promote blind, generic unity. Although independence from England was their goal, they realized that disagreement, dis-unity, and free thinking was important as a country works its way to becoming a country where anyone could reach their potential with hard work and creative thinking. People could “unify” behind concepts even if they disagreed on process. Total unity is not only stagnation, but it is oppression. And certain death of freedom.

So, Dems, save your unity slogan for those who love complete government control of thought and actions. I politely decline.

Dear Governor Hogan, aka Lockdown Larry,

Hey buddy! Long time no see. Well, except for that lame write in vote comment you made a few weeks ago. Gotta tell you, I didn’t miss you or your fat little chins waving in the breeze.But now, YOU’RE BACK! I guess you missed the news shows and fawning CNN hosts telling you how wonderful you are. Patting yourself on the back was fun, wasn’t it? Almost as much fun as spending the taxpayer’s money on useless Korean test kits. ( By the way, Lar, where are those? Did you pawn them off on some street Covid test dealer in Baltimore?)

Anyway, in an effort to continue your status as “America’s Most Beloved Governor,” you’re back in the limelight again. ( By the way, you haven’t really won the award as America’s Most Beloved Governor. The media just gave you that title to stick it to Trump. Trust me, if you run for any higher office, they are going to drop you like a used Covid mask. You will be a pariah. I can’t wait to see it. That whole bipartisan shit will be over.)

But, here’s what I don’t understand. If you were such a great Governor and handled this Covid thing SO well, shouldn’t we be done with all this shutdown and roll back crap? Oh, wait, that’s right. It’s not your fault, it’s Trump’s fault, it’s the counties’ fault, it’s the people’s fault. You did it all right and we just effed it up. Right? Yeah, I don’t think so.

See, what I have learned about you, Humpty, is that you don’t do anything that doesn’t fit a political agenda and move you closer to running for President. That’s why you didn’t support Trump, because there is no way a lame ass like you would be able to follow him. Because, you are a big, fat coward. All those things you promised to us in Maryland? Yeah, none of them happened. And now you’re telling Trump what to do in light of the election fraud that has impacted the results? Yeah, right.

But I digress. Now you want to roll back how much business restaurants can do. You want us all back in our face diapers, even though they don’t work. Oh, and you are gearing hospitals up for another surge that will never happen. You did finally mention nursing homes, after what, 8 months? You are what we call a ” shit show” Larry. A failure. A liar. And because of that, businesses in Maryland will suffer more. People will lose jobs again, default on loans, etc. By the way, I saw that the power companies can now start cutting people off for not paying bills since there was a moratorium on that during the pandemic and that has now ended. But you don’t care, right? Not your problem. You still get paid. Your family businesses are fine.

And I’m sure you’ll have your fat ass at the Thanksgiving table with friends and family regardless of restrictions. Here’s a thought. Keep your mask on while you eat and just stuff the food in your mouth through it. That way the Covid won’t come in and infect you. But, you might choke. Oh well. Collateral damage.

Me

It’s hard nowadays to find a person in the public arena that everyone loves. Even if people start out being loved, somehow either they mess it up by something they do or something that is found out about them.

Not so with Alex Trebek. The long time “Jeopardy” host, who died on November 9th of Pancreatic Cancer, was the rare person who people worked with and watched every day who left this world with his character beyond reproach.

Why is that? Well, of course, the people who knew him said he was hardworking, humble, and kind. The millions who watched him nightly loved his calm demeanor, low key humor, patience, and kindness. It seemed as though he was interested in all the contestants no matter who they were, how unlikely a contestant they seemed, or how poorly they did answering questions. I always thought that when you left that show, even if you did horribly, you felt okay about yourself because of Alex. What a gift.

One of the main things I loved about Alex is that he didn’t make the show about him or his ego. In this day where the hosts of shows seem intent on inserting themselves so that THEY are the star attraction, that wasn’t what he did. (Side Note: It’s why I can’t watch some of the Food Network Baking Contest Shows. Do I really find Carla’s pithy sayings or Duff’s funny faces that entertaining? No. I don’t. )

Alex knew that the questions and the contestants were the stars. And those contestants didn’t need to be whacky or wear weird clothes to get his attention, because he gave them all the same attention. They got one brief conversation about themselves and then the rest was the game.

No one won without playing the game and knowing the answers. Producers didn’t get to let certain contestants slide by because of their personalities or demographics. Play well, you win. Screw up the wrong answer at the wrong time, and you lost. And, through it all there was Alex as the calm, reassuring, impartial moderator.

He wasn’t humorless. He wasn’t without emotion. Remember the show where a contestant wrote, ” We love you Alex” as his Final Jeopardy answer?Alex read the response with tears and a catch in his voice. I cried.

In the end, when we all knew his time was short, he handled himself with class and grace. He did as many shows as he could until he couldn’t. He left them to be watched all the way through. After all, he knew how important it was to the contestants, and I think he knew how important it was to us.

We needed to see it through to the end with him and he knew that. It will be tough watching them all, knowing how the “story” ends. But I know I want to.

After they are over, we shall miss him every night. He was one of a kind.

God bless you, Alex.

It seems that the Biden team, his media outlets, social media outlets, supporters, etc. are in a HUGE hurry to call this election despite many irregularities. Once they all agreed they had to say something, they all tripped over themselves to get the big banner out first. And, just like that, they declared Biden the winner.

They won’t even ALLOW people to post about needing to explore irregularities. Try to do this is on Facebook and you go to Facebook jail!

Is this the same party that in 2000 sparked 37 days of investigation into hanging chads on votes in order to settle the Bush/Gore election? Remember all their calls to take our time, to get it right, etc.

That’s all gone this time. It seems that if they don’t say it’s over right now, Mr. Biden will turn into a giant pumpkin and Ms. Harris will turn into a rat. ( Although I think Biden is already a pumpkin head and Ms. Harris has been a rat for a while.) They throw all the platitudes out there, ” We need to get this country back together,” or ” We must set an example for the rest of the world. ” Those are beyond laughable. Do they really think illegally certifying an election is going to make us all good friends and inspire the world cite us as an example of integrity? Come on.

Here’s what is really going on. It’s just like coaching softball.

See, in softball tournaments, they sometimes have time limits on games because teams have to play so many times a day. They will have a rule where after a prescribed time no new inning can begin. Once the timer ends, if they haven’t started the next inning, the game is over and the team that was ahead at the end of the previous inning wins. It doesn’t even matter how many outs there are. Once the timer goes off, it’s done.

What happens under this rule is that as you get closer to the time for the game to end, teams will either rush through their actions on the field to get to a new inning to give them a chance to win or slow down the game to make sure no new inning can begin. All kinds of tactics are used, shoe tying before an at bat, outfielders taking a while to get on the field, etc. All so one team can use the rule to assure victory.

It’s annoying and slightly unethical, but it happens all the time.

Biden and his clan are doing the great ” hurry up.” They figure if they get out there first, declare him the winner with the help of the media, social media, and even some Republicans, then it will end. The public will get tired of this and pressure Trump to concede.

If the great “hurry up” doesn’t work, we will then be subjected to the big ” slow down.” ( Honestly, as slow as Joe is, this will fit right into his personality. ) They will drag their feet in court and try to drag the challenge as long as they can so as to get to the point where another avenue to certify must occur.

It’s all a game to them. A big, fat, game that will keep the powers that be, the deep state, the bad actors, in control.

I thing they are ignoring one thing. The people, real Americans who see this sham for what it is. They know a cheater when they see one ( right Houston Astros?). And I don’t think they will stand for it. There will be repercussions. I don’t know what they will be, but this will not end for a very long time.

I also know our country will never be the same again. We will have lost faith in the ONE thing that keeps us from tyranny, our right to free and fair elections. And that will either be a catalyst to do better, to require in person voting, to require I.D. to vote, and to prosecute those who commit election fraud, or it will be what sends us down the road to totalitarian government.

Just ask the Cubans, the Russians, the Chinese, and the North Koreans about the second option. It’s not pleasant.

We need to take our time and get it right. We don’t get another chance.

You know, it seems that social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. want to make us agree to their terms all the time for us to use them. I think turn about is fair play.

I have decided that I will now give Facebook MY TERMS for me to be a user. After all, they make money off of me and how many times I go on their site and stay there. Why shouldn’t they be forced to sign MY TERMS.

So, here they are.

The following are the terms for FACEBOOK to maintain me as a user.

1. Facebook will not censor, shadow ban, or restrict my free speech on their platform unless that speech is criminal as defined by the laws of the United States.
2. Facebook will not fact check any story or post that I share or write with any fact checker, but especially those who are Chinese or biased.
3. Facebook will not restrict any post of mine referring to any protest or protest group unless the post advocates breaking the law. ( And I mean, “law”, not random mandates by governors.)
4. Facebook will not hide my post and then not allow me to communicate directly with the employees or subcontractors who hid it so I may complain about what they have done. The customer must be allowed to have direct contact with those who suppress content.
5. Facebook will allow freedom of speech to all parties, including those Facebook may not like or with whom they disagree.
6. If I report a person for bullying me by calling me vile names, Facebook will not send me some lame explanation that implies it’s okay for that person to do that, even though Facebook has warned me for posts that were nowhere near vile or nasty.

If Facebook violates this agreement, I will be allowed to put them on restriction or, better yet, ban them for a period I determine if not indefinitely. I will also be allowed to publicly shame them.

I wonder if Facebook will sign this agreement. Hmmmm….

Better yet, maybe I’ll just go to Parler and enjoy my free speech there.

During the last week I have seen so many posts on Facebook and other social media sites talking about how we should all act and feel after this debacle of a corrupt election.

One of the most annoying is the, ” In the end, we are all Americans.” Because I’m not sure we all are anymore.

I’m sure there are plenty on both sides of the election fence who claim they are the “true” Americans. They state their points, ignoring the points they stated the last time we had a Presidential election. Remember the ” Not My President” crowd? I sure do. They were vehement that somehow Trump was not their President, even though there was not evidence of voter fraud in his favor. Some of them wanted him killed, wanted to storm the White House, wanted to overturn the election, and on and on.

But now, we are supposed to accept that fact that their actions define them as “Americans” that we should join hands with and sing “Cumbaya.” I’m sorry, but their definition of what it is to be American and mine don’t match at all. One of us is wrong.

Let me ask you. Are these the actions of Americans we should align ourselves with?

1. Prosecuting anyone, much less a President, over actions that have no basis in facts and no proof. Using “proof” based on anonymous, non-confirmed sources made up by renegade agents of the government and a biased media.
2. Immediately deciding that a President must be impeached before he sets one foot into the White House.
3. Conducting a propaganda campaign against a President and his followers via the news and social media.
4. Censoring the free speech of Americans because they don’t like it.
5. Rioting, burning and looting the property of innocent people because of something they had nothing to do with.
6. Convicting police of wrong doing without evidence and all the facts and then acting to get rid of police completely.
7. Calling groups of people you don’t know “racist” and other awful names just because they support a candidate who has never been shown to be racist.
8. Threatening the followers of a candidate with violence and prosecution for expressing their support of that candidate.
9. Dividing people by race and giving some special privileges while alleging others have special privileges that do not exist.
10. Striving to take the hard earned money of one group to support another group who chooses not to work.
11. Turning on those who choose not to follow illegal orders that restrict their God given freedom and reporting them to the authorities.
12. Tearing up a President’s speech during the State of the Union.
13. Telling parents how they must educate their children, even if those methods go against their beliefs.
14. Indoctrinating children through the classroom.
15. Threatening a President with death.
16. Threatening people of different political views with death, and, in some cases attacking those people physically.
17. Committing widespread election fraud to subvert the will of the people.

I don’t think so . And I didn’t even list all of the things that some of these people want me to define as ” American” so we can all get along.

In a concrete example, there is a Democrat supporter that lives near me who is rabid in his hatred toward Trump supporters. But, since he thinks his guy won, he now wants to have “Unity.” He has gone so far as to paint his cute little Biden sign with the word “Unity.” He has called us thieves, racists, white supremacists, etc. for four years. His wife tried to hit me with her car because she didn’t like my “Puerto Ricans for Trump” t-shirt. He has called our President awful names, and tried to get a local town commissioner candidate voted down because the candidate was a Republican.

And now that he thinks his guy won, he wants “unity.”

It’s not really what he wants. What he wants is for Trump supporters to “sit down and shut up.”

As someone said on Facebook today, he can shove his unity up his ass.

Because, you see, he wants us to think he is what America is all about. So do the Democrats.

But they are wrong. And I won’t fit into their definition. And I won’t have ” unity” with them. There’s too much of their sewage filled water under that bridge.

I am looking over my copy of the Constitution to find where it says that the news media gets to declare the official results of an election. Or that a candidate can just say he won and it is so.

I can’t find it.

But, you’d never know it to read all the posts on Facebook or to watch TV. Of all the news networks there is ONE, yes ONE that says they will not declare a winner of the Presidential election until all issues have been resolved. The rest, the ones who have been carrying water for Biden for months now, who have lied about our President for more than four years, are declaring Biden the winner.

And people are falling for it, hook, line and sinker. And not just Democrats but Conservatives and Republicans. They are waving the white flag faster than a French King. They are even congratulating Biden. Just so you know, Republicans, this is why we have lost total faith in you. You keep doing the same “politically correct” bullshit that you have done all along. Personally, I’m done with all of you. The only Republicans who have had any balls on the matter are Mike Lee, and of all people, Lindsey Graham. The rest of you pull out your “good ole boy” network crap and betray the people’s right to a fair, accurate, and transparent election. So, please don’t come and ask me to support you again for anything. I just won’t.

Why are we in such a hurry to wave the white flag? Is this a time sensitive issue? You didn’t hurry this hard in 2000, why now? Maybe you think you are cutting your losses? You are not.

It’s a good thing you weren’t in positions of power in World War II. We would all be speaking German and the Jewish people would be eradicated from the earth. You would have declared a German/Japanese victory within 48 hours of the first battle.

“Come on, ” you say, ” We just need to move on. We need to focus on maintaining/regaining the Senate and House. Then we can really do something. “

Oh yeah? Like they did during the Obama regime? Man, they stopped him in his tracks didn’t you? Except they didn’t. All this crap with the election, with the judges in place, etc. All the deep state shit? It started while that great Republican majority existed in the House and the Senate. Old Mitch and Paul really put a hurting on Obama, didn’t they?

You tell me it’s time to “heal our country.” Yeah, that ain’t happening either. You know why? Because Biden, Harris, Obama, Clinton, Comey, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Pelosi, Schumer the news media, social media networks, etc. they won’t let that happen. They’ll talk all their pretty social justice crap and then violate our rights faster than Larry Hogan during a fake pandemic. They’ll still call us names. In fact, AOC has already issued a call on Twitter to get all of the Trump supporters. How’s that for healing? You might want to watch your back at all those “unity” rallies. Those inclusive, tolerant Dems will have a knife ready for it.

You say that we are “taking the higher ground.” No you’re not. You’re taking the easy, safe way out, like you always do. I have to give it to the Democrats, they don’t mind getting dirty and doing things the hard way. They actually have balls. And we will never save our country as long as you are the ones pretending to fight the battle.

I’m sorry if this hurts your feelings. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe you think I’m just nuts. I really don’t care. I really don’t care if I have one friend left in this world. Because my country is more important to me than your feelings or having friends.

I am so mad at myself. I thought I knew you better. I didn’t. But I won’t be fooled again. The next time an election comes around, you might want to remember that.

For those of you who believe in the fight for President Trump, I’m here with you. We might go down to defeat in the end, but at least we will know we gave it our all.

Two topics this week.

Has anyone noticed that up until now people could post just about anything they wanted on Facebook , Twitter, etc.

I’ve seen death threats against the President, false accusations against the President, fake news, name calling, etc. And, even if reported, these posts got barely a yawn from Facebook and/or Twitter. Heck, at one point, groups who promoted violence such as BLM, ISIS, etc. were allowed to post videos promising riots, terrorism, etc. Crazy loons like Maxine Waters and Ilhan Omar posted screeching screeds about confronting Conservatives and committing violence on them.

And that was all fine.

Now, in a sudden fit of “conscience” or fear, they are banning any videos or posts about the recent Presidential election. One group, #stopthesteal, was banned because they believe there is rampant election fraud.

Why?

We all know why. They want to protect the fairy tale they and the news media are promoting about a Biden victory. It’s a fairy tale, one that is more damaging and frightening than any of Grimm’s. They claim they want to prevent violence.

Really? Where was this concern when Portland and Seattle were burning? When cops were being shot and killed? Crickets then.

But they are worried about it now. Because it’s not the groups they want to have a chance to speak out. They want to suppress this info. This is voter suppression by censorship.

It’s not working. Because we won’t stop posting.

SWISS CHEESE ETHICS

I have a crazed Democrat living near me. He and his wife live in a big, waterfront home. They erect signs outside of town all the time. They recently erected a home made sign for Biden thanking the voters of Oxford for voting. It was erected in the middle of the voting. Some people thought the voting was over because of the sign. So, unethical.

Today, the sign has been painted over with crude graffiti saying, “Count all the Votes.” It’s such a poor job it is dripping in the rain and smearing. What is worse is that it is clear that this nutjob wants all ballots counted, legal or not, on time or not. Just count anything that comes in whenever. Except if they are military votes or votes for Trump. I’m sure if I dropped off a napkin from Dunkin’ Donuts with the word ” Biden” on it, this person would want it to count.

It’s same old Swiss cheese ethics, which are ethics that have holes and blind spots. If it helps a Democrat, do it. It it hurts a Democrat, don’t allow it. If there are rules and they hinder the Democrat/Socialist agenda, ignore them. That’s why they love protecting criminals so much, because they are one step away from being one themselves. After all, if one law can be broken, they all should be if they promote the Socialist cause.

I’m going to remember this guy’s ethics for a long time and remind him of them as much as possible.

Of course, this is the guy whose wife tried to hit me with her car. So, there’s that.

As we watch this election descend into deceit, cheating, and out and out illegality, many of use wonder how this can go on. How can the Democrats get away with this crime?

They have many accomplices. The main stream media, social media, Hollywood, China, George Soros…take your pick.

But, there is one accomplice many of us ignore. It’s one we choose to ignore because it’s so painful to deal with. It’s us. We are the Democrat cheater’s biggest accomplice. It’s all of us who cheered Trump as a fighter, who encouraged him to go against the establishment, who begged him to swim up stream for us because we couldn’t do it for ourselves. And, now, when the fight is the hardest, the most crucial; we give up. And not only do we give up, we go on Social Media and tell everyone that we give up. ” It’s too hard,” ” The Dems are too crooked,” ” We don’t think we can take too much more,” and the worst comment of all, ” It will be okay. We have the Senate.”

Yeah? How did that last one work while Obama began his “fundamental change” of this country with his shady, behind the scenes actions. Did the Senate help us then? Hell, we had the House and the Senate and it didn’t prevent ONE SINGLE SOCIALIST edict or program. In fact, in some cases I think they actually accelerated them.

You see, the Democrats know us better than we know ourselves. They know that we want to be the good guys, the ones who don’t cause trouble, the ones who ” go along to get along.” Yes, there’s some complaining and whining about it all, but in the end we just give up. In Germany in World War II, they called them ” collaborators.”

If we had ANY backbone at all, we would be on every social media outlet screaming for recounts of every single state that has issues. We would write our governors, lawmakers, etc. DEMANDING it. We would tell President Trump NOT to give up until all issues have been resolved completely and to the satisfaction of all. But no, we’d rather gnash our teeth, clutch our pearls and say, “oh, well, next time.”

What we don’t understand is that there won’t be a next time. If this works now, the Democrats will use the same ploys for EVERY election. They have found the magic formula for election corruption; bribed officials, lazy participants, and weak, and willing, opposition.

They rolled the dice. They juiced the polls and got their procedures in place to steal this election. And, the only wild card in that plan, us, allowed them to win.

I’m not ready to give up. I have written the President and begged him to keep fighting. I wouldn’t blame him if he didn’t. Why should he when those of us who should support him are so gutless?

My prediction is this. IF this works, we will never again have another free, legal, election in this country at any level. We have descended into one party rule. We have proven to the cheaters that they can win every time. Sadly, they will.

And we are to blame.