The Godless commies show their true colors...

and we are surprised - why?

Donald Trump to Democrats: Change the Laws or We’re Putting More Illegals in Sanctuary Cities

Every single one of the commies on the left (but, I repeat myself) support abortion on demand.  They support stealing your money to give to illegal immigrants - including free college for "dreamers" and nothing for gold star children.  They support everything that is evil and an insult to our Creator.

And they dare to virtue signal about "who we are?"

Trump has turned the tables on them by following Alinsky's Rule's for Radicals.  Rule four says, "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." 

So there you have it, commies.  Take in all the illegals you're so worried about.  How about you put them up in your back bedroom while your kid is off in college courtesy of bribes and fake entrance exams?



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Glenn Beck's brushed the Cheetos dust off his face...

and gone back to his chalkboard.

About damn time!

From Youtube:

Glenn uses the chalkboard to show exactly who is funding and organizing the migrant caravans across the southern border and how they are connected to top leaders within the U.S. government. We're being twisted inside out and this time it goes way beyond George Soros. Watch this clip and see Glenn back in his element, at the chalkboard.

More on Emma Lozano at Influence Watch

Trump and Hannity at the border...

"manufactured crisis is a manufactured sound bite."

I defy any commie/marxist/libtard to try and tell me that Donald J. Trump does doesn't (ooops - thank you Kid) sound like a rational intelligent American human being.  Go ahead. Give it your best shot.  Try and refrain from the "F" bomb or calling him a motherf*cker.  Thank you in advance.

My Prediction:

In view of my lousy record of predictions lately, you may want to consider just moving on to the video (it's excellent!)

However, I predict that Pelosi et al will cave and fund the wall.  Trump will make it possible for them to save face - because that's what a master negotiator does.  Unlike the previous president who loved to roll up his passed bills like newspapers and smack the repubs like naughty puppies who just wet the floor, this president is a man of action and just keeps moving forward.



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Trump at the border McAllen, Texas 1/10/2019...

and some observations.

First:

One of the things that makes Trump great is his willingness to listen.

Have you ever worked for a boss (I know you have) who made changes to the systems without ever consulting the people who actually did the job?  A few examples would be the manager of a restaurant who changes some part of the  requirements of the wait staff without ever asking them what would improve the service?  Or the manager who tries to make the cashier or salesperson do something that will never work - because they never asked the cashier or salesperson if his change will improve the outcomes?

What Trump is doing here is listening to the people who are doing a job and taking their recommendations. That's what a good boss does!

Second:

As many of you know I'm not a super fan of Ted Cruz.  But you are witnessing how a real adult conducts himself.  Cruz and Trump had a primary battle that at times appeared rather ugly.  Cruz lost.  But Cruz has set that aside, supports our president, and does what his constituents want him to do.  My view of him has ratcheted up several notches.

Third

The Border Control Agent is very well spoken.

Fourth:

I think I may like Ted's beard.

Build the Wall!

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Do you have time for all the faux outrage?...

because I sure don't.

The commie/marxist/libtards - you know, the ones who love killing babies, are all bent about the illegal children who are probably living better than they ever have before.  Three squares plus snacks, clean clothes, school, air conditioning, and medical care is not what any rational person calls deprivation.

Perusing comments on non-conservative sites like Daily Mail tells me that the peeps are not buying what the commie/marxist/libtards are selling.

In the interest of time (mine) Breitbart has a nice summation of what's going on:

13 Facts the Media ‘Pros’ Don’t Want You to Know About ‘Family Border Separation’

and

Fake “Kids In Cages” Media Pic Exposed


And then we have Comey refusing to testify:

Comey refuses to testify to Congress; Grassley says McCabe pleads Fifth Amendment

Treasonous pig!

The IG Report: They're Guilty, but It's Okay

These people hate you and belong in jail!

More Insanity:

World Health Organization says transgenderism no longer a mental disorder, video game addiction is

Even though Shapiro does a great job of explaining intersectionality, I still don't exactly (sort of) get it:

The Brain Eaters

If you're following my suggestions for protecting your brain from the brain eaters, here's a idea about journaling that may help you.

Most peeps cringe at the thought of keeping a journal.  Who wants to sit around and recount a bunch of blah blah of things you did today or the day before?  I think it's is the number one reason people give up on the practice.

Try This

Instead of writing what you did or thought, start writing your journal in the third person.  Pick a name for your imaginary person and instead of "I" did this or that, or thought this or that, your imaginary person is going to do these things and think those thoughts.  You'll find that your imaginary person is a pretty darn interesting person unlike boring ol' you. 


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5 Ways to save yourself from the commie/marxist/libtard brain eaters...

because they thrive on fresh brains and they want yours.

Fried, poached, over-easy - makes no never mind to them.

Will wrapping your head in tin foil upset their plot?  Maybe.  But who the hell wants to walk around in the summer with tin foil on their heads?

Obviously, I'm being silly.  Or am I?

The outrage of the week is illegal immigrant children being separated from adults who may or may not be their parents, but are most definitely people who are breaking the law.

Who cares?

If that is the criteria then we need to empty the prisons of criminals who are separated from their children.

How about the 96 million or so dead babies who were forcibly removed from their moms uterus?

And lets not forget the millions upon millions of children being raised in daycare centers who are separated for 8 to 10 hours from their parents.

So why the constant force feeding of this nonsense to our already over-taxed brains?

Because they want you brain dead, and they are well on their way to making it a reality.

If you think there are places giving you the "real" news, think again.  Yesterday Fox News gifted scummy Kathy Griffith with a headline because she told Melania Trump to "get fu*cked" and called her a "feckless complicit piece of sh*t."  And that warrants a headline - why?

Sure, Fox throws you the occasional "real" news, but our over-worked frontal lobes have to sift through the garbage to find it.

Our brains were not designed for an endless flow of information. It is not built to be a massive information storage processor.  The more we try to cram in, the poorer our thinking capabilities become. 

What can you do now to stop the deadly brain eaters?

• Be ruthlessly selective about what you read or watch. If you use a RSS feed like Feedly go there now and delete at least half of the sites you have stored.  
• Stop multi-tasking.  More and more studies are proving that it makes us less efficient and confuses our brains.  It may even be responsible for destroying brain cells.  Pick one task and focus on doing it to the exclusion of other less important tasks.
• Turn off your smart phone.  Trust me - you don't need it 24/7. By constantly accessing your phone you are engaging in a form of multi-tasking and murdering brain cells.
• Be present to the moment. Obviously you can't do this if you're constantly checking Facecrap, emails, or Drudge. 
• Keep a journal.  For only $2.99 you can get the Kindle version of The Journal Writing Superpower Secret: Get Productivity Superpowers, Kill Procrastination and Stop Self-Sabotage, and Then Take Over the World - an excellent and simple kick start to journal keeping.

Bonus Point Six

Along with point number one be very careful about your online research.  For instance, if you Google "great thinkers of the present day" you will be bombarded with site after site listing every godless  commie/marxist/libtard crackpot breathing oxygen and in an upright and locked position.

Now go out there and slay the day.

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Crazy Eyes Nancy Pelosi vs Candace Owens and BREAKING: School shooting in Santa Fe, TX...

who makes more sense?

When a woman who claims to be Catholic and supports with every fiber of her being the right of women to dismember and destroy the human life growing in their womb says:

"When the president of the United States says about undocumented immigrants, 'these are not people, these are animals,' you have to wonder, does he not believe in the spark of divinity? In the dignity and worth of every person? 'These are not people, these are animals,' from the president of the United States."

you have to ask yourself who programmed her thinking for her?

Does that baby in the womb not have dignity, worth, and a spark of divinity?

And let me add that for the bishops of the Church to allow this unrepentant and public sinner to waltz up to the communion rail and receive the body and blood of Lord and Savior is a scandal.

I am not an animal.  Animals are better...

Donald Trump did not call all undocumented illegal immigrants "animals."  We all know he was referring to MS 13 gang members.  We know this because it's easily verified by watching and listening to what he actually said. And yet we have a reporter asking him to "clarify his remarks."  Who programmed that reporter?




Then we have Candace Owen who has dared to reject The Tyranny of Belief and actually think for herself.



Santa Fe, Texas

Early reports are saying as many as 10 students may have been shot and by another student in Santa Fe, TX

You have to wonder who influenced the thoughts of the shooter.  Was he upset because Trump called MS 13 gang members animals? 


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Thank Goodness! The scary government shut down appears to be over...

because the good Lord knows my life has been turned upside down by the thousands of non-essential government workers who were enjoying a paid vacation. 

Not.


More:

Art of Manliness:  21 Epigrams Every Man Should Live By and two three of my favorites.  Go over there and read the rest:

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” —Marcus Aurelius

In Rome just as America, in the forum just as on Facebook, there was the temptation to replace action with argument. To philosophize instead of living philosophically. Today, in a society obsessed with content, outrage, and drama, it’s even easier to get lost in the echo chamber of the debate of what’s “better.” We can have endless discussions about what’s right and wrong. What should we do in this hypothetical situation or that one? How can we encourage other people to be better? (We can even debate the meaning of the above line: “What’s a man? What’s the definition of good? Why doesn’t it mention women?”) Of course, this is all a distraction. If you want to try to make the world a slightly better place, there’s a lot you can do. But only one thing guarantees an impact. Step away from the argument. Dig yourself out of the rubble. Stop wasting time with how things should be, would be, could be. Be that thing. (Here’s a cool poster of this quote).

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” —Epictetus

There is the story of the alcoholic father with two sons. One follows in his father’s footsteps and ends up struggling through life as a drunk, and the other becomes a successful, sober businessman. Each are asked: “Why are you the way you are?” The answer for both is the same: “Well, it’s because my father was an alcoholic.” The same event, the same childhood, two different outcomes. This is true for almost all situations—what happens to us is an objective reality, how we respond is a subjective choice. The Stoics—of which Epictetus was one—would say that we don’t control what happens to us, all we control are our thoughts and reactions to what happens to us. Remember that: You’re defined in this life not by your good luck or your bad luck, but your reaction to those strokes of fortune. Don’t let anyone tell you different. 

“This is not your responsibility but it is your problem.” —Cheryl Strayed

It is not your responsibility to fill up a stranger’s gas tank, but when their car dies in front of you, blocking the road, it’s still your problem isn’t it? It is not your responsibility to negotiate peace treaties on behalf of your country, but when war breaks out and you’re drafted to fight in it? Guess whose problem it is? Yours. Life is like this. It has a way of dropping things into our lap—the consequences of an employee’s negligence, a spouse’s momentary lapse of judgement, a freak weather event—that were in no way our fault but by nature of being in our lap, our f*cking problem. So what are you going to do? Complain? Are you going to litigate this in a blogpost or an argument with God? Or are you just going to get to work solving it the best you can? Life is defined by how you answer that question. Cheryl Strayed is right. This thing might not be your responsibility but it is your problem. So accept it, deal with it, kick its ass.

None of us asked for what is going on.  It's not my fault.  It's not your fault.  But it is, as Cheryl Strayed said, our problem now.  I refuse to turn my back on the corruption.

and:

from Conservative Treehouse:  

Deep Weeds Beyond “The Big Ugly”…

and

From YouTube:

Donald Trump was elected President to build the wall and keep American families safe from evil, illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes against lawful U.S. citizens, Yet, one year after President Trump’s Inauguration, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats continue to put the interests of illegal immigrants over those of Americans. Our new campaign ad draws attention to the stark contrast between ‘complicit’ Democrats and the President for his full commitment to build a wall and fix our border to protect Americans from drugs, murder and other atrocities.

That is all.


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Tucker Carlson to Chicago Alderman George Cardenas: "What a LOATHSOME Little Demagogue You Are!"...

perhaps Alderman Cardenas should review the statistics on shootings in Chicago before he worries about taking care of the illegals in his city.


Chicago January to Date:

Shot & Killed: 18
Shot & Wounded: 86
Total Shot: 104
Total Homicides: 21

Chicago Final 2017 Totals

Shot & Killed: 624
Shot & Wounded: 2937
Total Shot: 3561
Total Homicides: 677

Does that qualify Chicago to be a shithole?

Followed (at 7:35) by Congresswoman Martha McSally (R - Arizona) and her take on what the demon-crats want for immigration reform.





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Pelosi shouted down by illegal immigrants saying, "We don't owe you nothing"...

Nancy seems nonplussed (of course, to be fair she's always a bit nonplussed.) 

From BizPacReview:  Pelosi was alongside fellow California Reps. Jared Huffman and Barbara Lee at news conference they called to demand President Trump pass the DREAM Act on Monday, CBS SF Bay Area reported.

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ABC: One of many dishonest MSM who needs to take a flying leap...

I don't care where.

We don't have cable so the interview with Donald Trump and David Muir is not available for us to view.  Oh, sure - there is parts of it posted on YouTube, but they have opinion voice-overs, fade outs and fade ins, and it's chopped into 4 or 5 parts.

That's what I call "fake" news.  I don't trust it and I won't post it.

It's way past time for the White House and President Donald J. Trump to quit even talking to these people.  In the future all information should be directly supplied to the citizens from the White House and should be available to all - not just cable subscribers.

Border Agents Respond To Pres Trump Immigration Plan

Donald Trump Speaks at Remembrance Luncheon 9/17/16...

for families whose loved ones were  killed by illegal aliens.

Powerful.

Trump starts at 1:03

Saturday: Cleaning house...

in this case it's my tabs.

I spend all week stuffing things in my tabs that I want to post and wow everyone with my brilliant commentary.

The brilliant hasn't happened.

First up:

Which state is crazier, California or Minnesota?  It's a toss up.

Government-Mandated Speech: Jerry Brown Signs Law Forcing Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortion

(CNSNews.com) – Gov. Jerry Brown (D.-Calif.) signed a law on Friday mandating that all licensed pregnancy centers in the state “disseminate to clients” a message promoting public programs with “free or low-cost access” to abortion and contraceptive services.

The new law makes no exception for pro-life and faith-based crisis pregnancy centers. read the rest

and

Non-Citizens Will Now Vote in at Least One State

Governor Jerry Brown just sold out the American vote in California. He signed a new version of the Motor Voter Act that will register every eligible California citizen who acquires a driver’s license or renews a license at the Department of Motor Vehicles to vote.

This is after he made all illegal aliens eligible for diver's licenses. Eleven states allow illegal aliens to get driver's licenses.

In California, state officials “specifically chose not to make non-citizen license holders searchable in their DMV database,” said True the Vote spokesman Logan Churchwell, who called the newly signed bill “unprecedented.”

 The measure, Assembly Bill 1461, “will effectively change the form of governance in California from a Republic whose elected officials are determined by United States citizens and will guarantee that noncitizens will participate in all California elections going forward."  read the rest

As for Minnesota and it's duly elected certifiably cray-cray Governor speaking in St. Cloud about Muslim immigrants?

The people of Minnesota are so cowed that they think this is appropriate language for a Governor to use:

"Look around you. This is Minnesota," Dayton said. "Minnesota is not like it was 30, 50 years ago. But, this is Minnesota and you have every right to be here. And anybody who cannot accept your right to be here and this is Minnesota should find another state."

Dayton said he was aware of some of the racial issues happening in the St. Cloud area and urged participants to take a stand against what he described as "unacceptable, un-Minnesotan, illegal and immoral" behavior.

"If you are that intolerant, if you are that much of a racist or a bigot, then find another state. Find a state where the minority population is 1 percent or whatever. It's not that in Minnesota. It's not going to be again. It's not going to be that in St. Cloud, or Rochester or Worthington," Dayton said. source

Got that?  Typical "Social Justice Warrior" speak:  Question a bunch of Muslims being dumped in your town, sucking up taxpayer dollars, and complaining that the food bank doesn't stock halal food,  and you are a racist, a bigot, intolerant, and committing acts of immorality.

And then he tells you to leave.

I took him up on that offer when I was 17 and never looked back.

Refuge Resettlement Watch has a archive of St. Cloud articles HERE 


Archbishop Blase Cupich at The Catholic Synod on the Family...

ROME, October 16, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) -- Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago  — who is participating in the Synod of the Family at Pope Francis’ personal invitation —  said at a press scrum in the Vatican press office this afternoon that the conscience is "inviolable" and that he believes divorced and remarried couples could be permitted to receive the sacraments, if they have "come to a decision" to do so "in good conscience" - theological reasoning that he indicated in response to a follow-up question would also apply to gay couples.

Yep.  He really said that.  

 Joseph Sciambra, who left the "gay" lifestyle, and ministers to those who still suffer, had plenty to say about this.

Dear Archbishop Cupich, although you say that you regularly visit with “gay” and “lesbian” individuals, this is not true; there are no “gay” people; those you have met, are like my former self, the duped and the deceived; the still wounded adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect (see: http://www.josephsciambra.com/2015/09/i-never-met-gay-person.html.)

And, yes, while we do need to get to know what their lives are like, however that can rarely happen by just “visiting” with them; for instance, can you truly understand the mind of a drug addict or alcoholic by merely speaking to them - while they are still in the throes of their addiction? No! Because, the picture they will present will be one of forced normality; a false front of happiness that is the only defense against the reality of our suffering.

For instance, when I was in the “gay” lifestyle, I was constantly in a state of drama: meeting and breaking up with someone; finding out that he cheated on me; going through the torturous charade of cheating on him to get revenge; coming down with an STD; getting bored with everything and everyone; always wanting to take sex to the next extreme; I was frantic and my body wasted; but, in the midst of this chaos and excess, I would always state that I was happy. Why? Because that was the only world I knew. And, I felt safe there. Therefore, if I had to lie in order to protect it - I would.  read the rest

I find it amazing that a whole bunch of Catholic prelates are sitting around in Rome discussing homosexuals, who already get way more than their share of attention. 

There is an agenda here, and our dumbed down populace is falling for it.  Don't be one of them. 

Listen up Catholics:

An excerpt from the Lepanto Institute:

Synod Fathers Discuss Homosexuality. What about Necrophilia and Bestiality?

[...]Mankind was created by God with two, and ONLY two genders. Male and female. These genders were created with the purpose of marriage. As such, homosexual acts and tendencies are completely contrary to the created order, so there is no such thing as a “homosexual person.”

The sin of sodomy is built around sexual temptation. One chooses to either engage in the act or to resist it. It’s that simple. To speak of “homosexual persons” is to reduce the individual to identity with sin and sinful tendencies. We may as well speak of “murderous persons,” or “cannibalistic persons,” “or pedophilic persons,” or “necrophilic persons” or “bestiphilic persons.”  Would it be appropriate for prelates of the Church to discuss whether or not men who notoriously engage in sexual activities with their pets should be integrated into the Catholic community, or if they should be permitted to receive Holy Communion with their abused pet in their arms?

[...] It bears remembering here that the Synod has absolutely no teaching or disciplinary authority whatsoever. The Synod Fathers could vote tomorrow to suggest that individuals approaching for Holy Communion must do so in their birthday suits. The Synod could vote to reaffirm 2,000 years of consistent teaching of the Church. Whatever the outcome, for good or ill, for right or wrong, the Synod just doesn’t have the ability to impose any change at all.

So, what’s the point? Why are these things even being discussed? The reason is a simple, but harsh reality. There are unscrupulous men in clerical garb who disbelieve the teachings of the Church and wish to change them. They know that the Synod will not have any authority to enact change, but just as many dissident cardinals, bishops and priests did after the second Vatican council, they intend to enact illicit changes after the Synod is over “in the Spirit” of the Synod. read it all

My advice to Catholics:

If your pastor talks about social justice, being pastoral,  or the spirit of Vatican II, find a new parish.

On Being Prepared

 Just a few weeks ago, South Carolina was pummeled with enough rain to cause flooding. due to hurricane Joaquin.  Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity and water.  Check out this picture of a woman who, according to the caption at Daily Mail, was walking through filthy flood water to the corner Quick Stop - or some such place.  I doubt there is anything in that store.

What's even more surprising is that the people who lived in the path of the hurricane had plenty of warning.  Prepping For A Hurricane: Are You Ready For Joaquin?

Don't wait for an emergency to prepare.  If you don't have enough resources stored in your home to sustain you for at least a week - preferably longer - you are placing yourself and your family in harm's way.  It's as simple as that.


How Modern Life Destroys Survival Instinct

Daisy Luther:

Our world today would seem magical to our ancestors. Our needs are met almost immediately; we have clean water at the turn of a knob, heat at the push of a button, and light with the flip of a switch.  Food is purchased in a box, ready to heat, and a person can prepare a meal in under 6 minutes using the microwave oven that’s a fixture in most modern kitchens.

Our world is clean, convenient, and loaded with abundant resources, things that took significant time and effort to produce in days gone by.

But all of this convenience comes at a high price, one we don’t even realize exists until a situation arises in which the ready answers aren’t there, the food is not available, and the dial on the thermostat no longer has any effect at all.

Modern life destroys survival instinct. Most folks just buy the answers to all of their problems and they have lost the ability to think. Self-reliance is an act of epic rebellion against the status quo.

My new obsession:

Chopped Salad

I guess this has been quite the rage for some time, but I don't get out often.  There's a gazillion "recipes" out there for how to create a big bowl of chopped up stuff.

You don't need a recipe.  Really.

Here's how to do it at home.

Get a whole bunch of stuff you like to eat.

For me it's been:

• radishes
• onions
• shredded carrots
• black olives
• kidney beans
• peas
• brocolli
• cauliflower
• zucchini 
• asparagus
• kale 
• feta or blue cheese
• spices of choice 
• lettuce of choice

I chop it all up in fairly small pieces (except for the lettuce) and throw it in a big bowl.  Hubby calls it "pre-masticated."  Ewwwwwwww.

Then I take my greens and either tear or chop them up in small pieces and add them to the bowl.

Grab two spoons and toss it all up.

Everyone serves themselves and adds a dash of dressing.  Toss again.

Here's what I've discovered:

• You need very little dressing when the ingredients are chopped
• Most people eat way more raw veggies when prepared like this

Feel free to add anything you want. Pepperoni? Tuna?  Shrimp?  Hard cooked eggs? Why not?  Use your imagination.

I make enough for at least two days.  It's great in the morning topped off with a couple of poached or soft boiled eggs.

Warning:

lettuce knife

If you're going to "chop" your lettuce, do not use a regular knife.  Use a  lettuce knife  or any leftovers will turn slimy and black.  I once bought a large bag of six heads of romaine lettuce at Costco.  In the interest of saving time, I washed, spun dry, and chopped all the lettuce.  Very efficient, right?  Next day, I threw it all in the compost pile.

I use the OXO SoftWorks Salad Spinner.  I think it's the best out there, and it's saved me a ton of money by getting my greens really dry so they last.

Donald Trump's Position on Immigration Reform...

in detail and in print for all to read.


Immigration Reform That Will Make America Great Again

When politicians talk about “immigration reform” they mean: amnesty, cheap labor and open borders. The Schumer-Rubio immigration bill was nothing more than a giveaway to the corporate patrons who run both parties.

Real immigration reform puts the needs of working people first – not wealthy globetrotting donors. We are the only country in the world whose immigration system puts the needs of other nations ahead of our own. That must change. Here are the three core principles of real immigration reform:

Read the Rest

It's Sunday: Let's talk about Donald Trump, Click Bait, and some nifty products...

because no one else is - particularly when it comes to The Donald.

After hitting the major news sites like Drudge, Townhall, Bad Blue, et al, as I do most mornings,  I headed off to Feedly.  My feed is in "title only" mode so I can scroll through hundreds of article titles quickly.  I've winnowed my feed down to 251, which is still a substantial amount.

I was curious about how many people would remark about the speech on illegal immigration Trump gave in Phoenix yesterday.  It was pretty much crickets.

Yesterday, I saw someone say, "Let's face it, Trump is a buffoon."

Ah, no, I wouldn't call someone who has made billions of dollars a "buffoon", unless, of course, he did it by engaging in the career of buffoonery - sort of like the average reality star or Hollywood actor.  Nope.  He did it by being smarter than the person sitting in his mother's basement banging out a blog. 

I watched his speech live.  Now, like him or hate him, he makes sense, and he says the things the other candidates will not say.  He spoke, wait for it; the truth, something in very short supply in this world.

Mark Steyn  gets it:

[...]But here's the funny and consequential thing. Trump is supposed to be the narcissist blowhard celebrity candidate: He's a guy famous for erecting aesthetically revolting buildings with his "brand" plastered all over them, for arm-candy brides, for beauty contests and reality shows. The other fellows are sober, serious senators and governors.

And yet Trump is the only one who's introduced an issue into this otherwise torpid campaign - and the most important issue of all, I would argue, in that ultimately it's one of national survival. And so the same media that dismisses Trump as an empty reality-show vanity candidate are now denouncing him for bringing up the only real policy question in the race so far.

What he said may or may not be offensive, but it happens to be true: America has more Mexicans than anybody needs, and then some. It certainly has more unskilled Mexicans than any country needs, including countries whose names begin with "Mex-" and end in "-ico". And it has far more criminal Mexicans than anybody needs, which is why they make up 71 per cent of the foreign inmates in federal jails. Just to underline that last point, a young American woman was murdered for kicks in a supposed "sanctuary city" on the eve of the holiday weekend by an illegal immigrant from Mexico. He had flouted US immigration law for years - or, to be more precise about it, local, state and federal officials had colluded with him in the flouting of US immigration law, to the point where San Francisco's sheriff actively demanded the return of this criminal to his "sanctuary city", thereby facilitating the homicide of an actual citizen, taxpayer and net contributor to American society. read the rest

And Amy Miller, over at Legal Insurrection gets it:

When Trump announced his candidacy last month, I said that I was interested to see how the campaign would introduce Trump the Man (as opposed to Trump the Mogul or Trump the Reality Star) to the American people. If this is their play, it might just be working. Conservative primary voters are currently at each other’s throats over whether or not Trump is worth their attention, worth their vote, or worth nothing more than a passing glance on the way to a Cruz or Rubio rally.

These types of stories are media bait, and Trump is taking full advantage of the opportunity; but he’s also exposing some nasty realities about the effects of illegal immigration.

Perhaps if other Republicans took illegal immigration more seriously, Trump’s numbers would not be rising as they are. read the rest

Click Bait

A very good article on click bait, over at Sleuth Journal, caught my eye this morning.  I have been disturbed to see so many conservative sites starting to use this gambit to increase their hits.  It wastes my time, and hurts their credibility.  I avoid clicking through from Feedly and tend to avoid those sites.

 How To Seek The Truth And Avoid Clickbait

More than once I have shared my angst about the sensationalist format of many websites.  These sites use catchy photos that have nothing to do with the article, pop-up reminders that come right back after clicking them closed, and/or fear-mongering headlines that use scare tactics to persuade you to purchase an overpriced, marginally useful video course or 30-page eBook.

Why do they do this?  The more traffic they generate, the more likely that unsuspecting readers will click on a network ad and generate income for the website owner.

Many of these sites steal content from legitimate, hardworking authors and, when challenged, set up hate mail campaigns to spam comments and Facebook feeds.  It is a real problem for many of us and something bloggers have to deal with day in and day out. read the rest

Nifty Products:

Last week over dinner, hubby said, "I've been smelling Spike in my mind.  We should see if you can still get it."

Spike was a seasoning product introduced by Gaylord Hauser over 60 years ago. I was unable to track down an exact date, so 60 years is an approximation.

From Wiki:

Dr. Benjamin Gayelord Hauser (1895–1984), popularly known as Gayelord Hauser, was an American nutritionist and self-help author, who promoted the 'natural way of eating' during the mid-20th century. He promoted foods rich in vitamin B and discouraged consumption of sugar and white flour. Hauser was a best-selling author, popular on the lecture and social circuits, and was nutritional advisor to many celebrities.

We were big fans of Gayelord Hauser when I was a kid, and I consider him to have been way ahead of his time with his nutritional advice.

It didn't take long for me to ascertain that, yes, Spike was still available.  While hubby was at one of our local grocery stores, he snagged a bottle of Vegit, another great Hauser product, but we really wanted Spike.

At our other local grocery store (yes, we only have two grocery stores in Post Falls - nearby Coeur d' Alene has a gazillion), we not only found Spike, it was on sale - words that make my frugal little heart twang with happiness, and made me break out in a happy dance in the spice aisle.

There's been a years long debate about Spike claiming to not have added MSG.  People say it does have yeast extract and hydrolyzed yeast extract which is just a code name for glutamate. 

I don't get into all these MSG arguments - for or against.  MSG is a naturally occurring amino acid found in many foods.  Controlled studies have been unable to ascertain whether it causes headaches or other maladies. 

We love Spike and will continue to use it.

Ask your local grocery store to stock it or you can buy it at Amazon.

You can view other Hauser products at:  Modern Products 

 

Michelle Obama spends 600k to re-do White House state dining room...

that didn't need re-doing.

It looked just fine before the re-do.  In fact, in my opinion, it looked way better.

Now this is all coming from Daily Mail, so we'll have to hope they got it right.  Always suspect.

My burning question is:  WHAT THE HELL COST 600K??  Sorry for shouting, but really guys, some paint,  new rug, and some new chairs and the cost is 600K???

We have 1/3 of the people in this country with no jobs, or living paycheck to paycheck, and this ghetto-trash first "lady" spends 600K on a dining room re-do?

How about donating that money to the family of Kathryn Steinle, who was murdered "by accident" by an illegal immigrant in San Fransisco, a "sanctuary" city.  Why is it that the libtards can decide which laws they uphold and which they just ignore? 


Old dining room:

Newly re-done dining room

She sacked the White House florist, Mary Dowling, a truly gifted designer.  Whoever replaced her did these truly horrendous arrangements.  The ferns look like octopus antennae.  I would expect to find such an arrangement at my local grocery store.

More:

Bunkerville:  347,000 plus illegal convicted ‘immigrants’ on the lose – Clinton supports Sanctuaries

MOTUS:  See If You Can Find the Victim Here.


 

Trey Gowdy: “The Unconstitutionality of Obama's Executive Actions on Immigration”...

six glorious minutes of Trey Gowdy ripping into Obama's executive action on amnesty.

Don't miss the last minute!

Bill Whittle: Brass Tacks On Immigration...

there is little I can add to this because it would be preaching to the choir.



More:

Two excellent articles that I highly recommend:

Report from Valhalla on the War of Fourteen Centuries
 
“The Crusades In Reverse”—The West’s Perverted Christianity

Ted Cruz: The government is poised to steal your internet...

and it's going to cost you big!

Like I said in my last post:

I don't trust the "man" in the White House.  He is a proven liar.  I certainly don't trust the people who pull his strings and make his mouth move.  I don't trust most of the elected officials.  I also know that if you control communication, people's ability to travel, their food and, most importantly, their access to health care, you are in control of the populace. 

It seems Ted Cruz agrees with me. 





More:

 Here's something else to tick you off.  Think about this as you gaze at you paycheck and the amount of federal taxes withheld.

Moonbattery: Confirmed: Obama’s Amnestied Illegals Will Get “Refunds” From the IRS Even if They Didn’t Pay Taxes

Trey Gowdy's Floor Speech on Stopping Executive Action on Immigration...

no more money!