I'm Sick Of It! Part III

The Biden White House has been caught in yet another lie.  They initially denied putting any pressure on social media companies (such as Meta/Facebook and Twitter, now X) to censor content that the Administration deemed objectionable.  However, as a result of court ordered discovery, we learn that the Biden White House did improperly pressure social media companies.

In a July 29-30, 2023 Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal (by Philip Hamburger and Jenin Yonnes), we are told:  "In April 2021, Facebook (now Meta) executive Nick Clegg wrote to the company's leaders, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg:  'We are facing continued pressure from external stakeholders, including the White House and the press, to remove more Covid-19 vaccine discouraging content.'"  Pressure from the White House and the press, aka the Democrat Party-mainstream media complex.    

The authors continued:  "Mr. Clegg recounted a conversation he had with Andy Slavitt, then White House senior adviser for the Covid response.  Mr. Clegg wrote that Mr. Slavitt was 'outraged' that Facebook hadn't taken down a meme, which joked that 10 years from now trial-lawyer commercials would be soliciting the vaccinated to seek damages."  

No surprise, Facebook caved.  And the trial judge said this:  the actions by the administration were "arguably the most massive attack against free speech in United States' history."  But not to worry.  We can talk about January 6 and Trump.  

We know the Democrats are beside themselves regarding the makeup of the Supreme Court.  The latest broadside attack on the Court comes from 10 of the 11 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.  They sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts "demanding that he force Justice Alito to disqualify himself from specific cases based on the interview" (which Justice Alito gave to the WSJ).  

All 9 members of the Court disagree, having previously signed a "Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices."  Among other things, the statement includes this:  "Justices have a duty to sit that precludes withdrawal  from a case as a matter of convenience or simply to avoid controversy."  It goes on to state that the individual Justices get to decide recusal issues.  But we know what those 10 senators care about - getting the "right" result in cases before the Court, regardless of the means used.  Once again, the Democrats have tipped their hand, revealing their complete disdain for the Constitution and the separation of powers.  

I want to end with a couple of thoughts that I believe are particularly apropos.  I may be repeating myself, but the best phone call I ever heard to any talk radio show was a woman caller to Dennis Prager.  She was Jewish, but this applies to everyone on the left.  She said her father always listened to Prager and always agreed with him.  Prager is a conservative.  Then Prager asked the caller how her father voted, and without hesitation she said he always voted for Democrats.  You see, notwithstanding the various issues that I have discussed in today's 3 posts, and notwithstanding any Democrat reader saying they completely agree with me, they will always vote Democrat.

For the most part, they suffer no cognitive dissonance.  They often lead conservative lives, and teach their children conservative values.  Doesn't matter.  I was the same way, until I wasn't.  Until I became disgusted by what the Democrat Party was selling.  But today's Democrats show no inclination to engage in that type of self-reflection.  You may tell them they think that the party they belong to is made up of liberal Democrats, but that it's not.  It's a leftist party, with much in common with earlier leftist/communist parties.  It won't matter.  Zero self-reflection.  

Final thought.  In January, 2021, I said that President Trump should be out of politics.  And I meant it.  But what if the 2024 election turns out to be a rematch between Biden and Trump?  I surely wouldn't vote for the corrupt destroyer of the country, Biden.  Would I vote for Trump?  I can't say.  After all, I would not want to risk being prosecuted for conspiracy, like Trump's attorneys.

I'm Sick Of It! Part II

The Democrat Party-mainstream media complex has been highly effective in indoctrinating the public.  After all, the left-wing Democrat Party-media complex is everywhere.  The mainstream media repeats whatever the Biden administration tells them.  The same messaging is in movies and on TV.  Think about who the people are writing the scripts.  And, of course, the colleges and universities are filled with left-wing professors.  But if you really want to control the hearts and minds of the citizenry, start when they are young.  Because, just like in communist countries, the left believes that children belong to the state.

As we know, the latest idea is that parents are not really parents.  The state has the role of parent.  The Governor of Washington State has signed into law a bill that permits minors to get sex reassignment surgery without their parents consent (although I should say, without the consent of the egg donor and the sperm donor).  This idea is part of a movement among the states run by Democrats.  The communists never viewed the family as anything but a threat to the state.  Sounds familiar.  

Here's a good one.  The California State Board of Education has issued new guidelines for the teaching of mathematics.  While they say the guidelines are "voluntary," there is little doubt that teachers and school administrators will feel pressure to follow them.  Here are some of the chapter titles.  "Teaching for Equity and Engagement," Structuring School Experiences for Equity and Engagement," and "Supporting Educators in Offering Equitable and Engaging Mathematics Instruction."  Does anyone seriously believe that the State Board of Education gives a damn about helping students excel in mathematics?    

Here's what the guidelines instruct teachers.  "Be committed to social justice work."  "Equip students with a toolkit and mindset to identify and combat inequities with mathematics."  "Mathematics plays a role in the power structures and privileges that exist within our society."  The Board recommends that Algebra I no longer be taught in middle school.  That will interfere with students being able to take calculus in high school, as the usual track is Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry.  You want our country to excel in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)?  Then speak up!  Write letters to your papers and to the appropriate school authorities.  Because the idea is to dumb down the teaching, not raise everyone up.  Jaime Escalante must be turning over in his grave.  

The indoctrination occurs at all levels of the education system.  The California Community College system has 116 campuses with 1.8 million students.  But the latest rules for professors and staff within that system tells those employees they must adhere to the ideas of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA).  Here are some of the ideas.  "Develop and implement a pedagogy and/or curriculum that promotes a race-conscious and intersectional lens."  "Advocate for and advance DEI and anti-racist goals and initiatives."  Because we don't have enough division in this country.  Let's aim for a race war.  

Here is my favorite:  "Participate in a continuous cycle of self-assessment of one's growth and commitment to DEI and acknowledgement of any internalized personal biases and racial superiority or inferiority."  Someone please tell me how that is not IDENTICAL to the type of reprogramming that has occurred in communist societies.  One professor, with the help of the Institute for Free Speech, has sued, claiming the guidelines cannot be followed without "violating his conscience and surrendering his academic freedom."  

Here are some other gems from these guidelines.  Antiracists "understand that racism is pervasive and has been embedded into all societal structures."  "Persons are either anti-racist or racist."  "Merit is embedded in the ideology of Whiteness and upholds race-based structural inequality."  The ideology of Whiteness?  No wonder the military is having a difficult time with recruiting.  Who wants to fight for and defend such a horribly racist country.  Let's just turn the keys over to the Chinese, Russians and Iranians.  That'll be an improvement.    

You couldn't pay me enough money to send my kids to public schools and colleges today.   

I'm Sick Of It! Part I

This latest indictment out of Georgia puts the total counts against Trump at 91, with an overall potential prison sentence of 712 1/2 years.  Which I realize is still not enough for many of these sick Democrats.  What's the point of all these indictments?  Yes, they want to see Trump die in prison.  Yes, they want to interfere with his ability to campaign for 2024.  But I believe it is also intended to be a huge distraction from the way the Democrats are destroying this country, with the aid of the mainstream media.  At the very end of "A Tale Of Two Presidents, Part III," I said:  "I am far less concerned with the events of January 6, which is over and done with, than I am with the ongoing Democrat party-mainstream media complex."  Here's why.

Let's start with our southern border.  As of October, 2022, 5.5 million people entered the country illegally from the time Biden took office.  Here was Biden's Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, on 3/21/21:  "The border is secure.  The border is closed."  Of course, if you only watch MSNBC or CNN, you would not see what Fox viewers see - hundreds (thousands?) of people crossing illegally every day.  Here's lying Mayorkas again:  "The entire system was dismantled by the prior administration...torn down during the Trump administration."  Right.  Meanwhile, Biden is selling off pieces of the unused border wall that Trump wanted to complete.

And who's in bed with the human smugglers and drug cartels?  Joe Biden.  With the border not being secure, 19,663 pounds of fentanyl have been seized in fiscal year 2023 to date.  The question is, how much has slipped through, resulting in the deaths of tens (hundreds?) of thousands.  

How about crime generally?  For LA County, I took a look at the change over the last ten years, from 2013 to 2022.  According to the LA Almanac, violent crimes increased from 40,384 to 61,016.  Homicides?  From 543 to 739.  Rape?  From 1,752 to 3,869.  Aggravated assaults?  From 21,306 to 38,970.  Who gets the "credit?"  Defund the police Democrats.  Left-wing Democrat district attorneys.  Soft on crime policies, locally and statewide.  LAPD is down to 8,967 sworn officers, lowest in 20 years.  And a ridiculously low number for the second biggest city in the country.  And perhaps the crime statistics are even worse, if people see no reason to report crimes when nothing happens anyway.

Crime is so bad in San Francisco, that the federal government told those working in the federal building there to not come in, to work remotely.  That's nice.  The federal government conceding control of the city to the criminals.  Homeless encampments on the streets of many California cities.  People shooting up or smoking dope, and urinating and defecating on the public streets.  Flash mobs entering retail outlets, grabbing tens of thousands of dollars of merchandise, and running out to waiting cars.  One of the perpetrators involved in the Nordstrom mob looting was caught.  So what?  He was immediately released with no bail.  

Plenty of people and businesses have been moving out of California.  After the 2020 census, California even lost a seat in the House of Representatives for the first time.  But look on the bright side.  The Dems are trying to make the rest of the country look like California.

Recently, some 7-11 employees stopped a shoplifter, with one employee being seen on store video beating the perpetrator with some kind of stick.  Good for those store employees.  They should get some type of reward.  Ah, but this is California.  So along comes a state senator with a proposed state law that would criminalize stopping the shoplifters.  So while the shoplifters are ever more brazen, engaging in their criminal enterprise in broad daylight, the proposal is "let's punish the law-abiding citizens fighting the criminals."  The state senator believes it is a police matter.  How moronic.  Can the police be everywhere all the time?  How about every retail establishment posting a sign "Looters shall be shot on sight."  (For any law enforcement personnel who may be reading this, I'm just kidding.)