Riddle Me This...

Watching all the high school kid organized, completely grass roots, organic, not backed at all by national anti-gun lobbies run by middle aged billionaires, protests stemming from the Parkland Fl. school shootings has raised a very basic question and reveals some very flawed logic from the gun grabbing left.

One of the demands for increased gun control from the screeching crowd is to raise the minimum age to purchase and/or own a firearm to 21. This, presumably will make us safer. But why exactly?

Let's examine further. Raising the age to 21 would suggest that those under 21 are not mature enough to responsibly own a gun. But, the ones supposedly demanding this change are high school age kids?

Hmmm... So what they're saying here is basically, "We're too immature to own guns, but we're mature enough to shape public policy on guns."

Some are even calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16- because these kids are "so wise and should have a voice".

Does this glaring chasm in logic bother anyone else?

Under 21- responsible enough to-

• Vote at 16.
• Drive at 16.
• Live on your own at 18 (or less if you have emancipated minor status). 
• Enter into legally binding contracts.
• Get married.
• Serve in the military at 18 and be trusted with full auto rifles (real assault rifles), tanks, grenade launchers, etc.

But not responsible enough to-

• Own a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
• Have a beer.
• Smoke a joint (if legal in your state).

Makes perfect sense.

Of course the Democrats are all for this. Anything for more Dem votes, damn the social cost.

How To End Illegal Immigration Once And For All In The U.S.

With today's news of the death of Indianapolis Colts player Edwin Jackson by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally (twice deported already), it got me thinking about what we need to do to stop illegal immigration.

First- Do what's been widely proposed by Trump and the conservatives- Build The Wall.

When I say Build The Wall, I mean build a common sense southern border. Build physical barriers where needed and feasible and use other means where it makes more sense. Increase border patrol resources- support these good people! Stop as many as you can before they physically enter the country.

Second- Vet visa applicants and restrict visas for high risk countries. It's not racist to want to keep high risk people out. Period.

Increase enforcement of visa over-stays. Track them down. This is currently not being done.

The Deep State Needs To Be Exposed

The "Deep State" is very real, and it needs to be exposed before it takes down our country.

The video below is just an example. This is not only an explicit threat from Sen. Chuck Schumer to President Trump, it's an open admission that there is indeed a Deep State, and they truly think they are the ones in charge:

The left, under the leadership of people like Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff and Obama have built the Deep State over decades of careful appointments and pressure on government agencies to promote people who are down with the cause and hold back those who potentially may be a problem.

They have stacked the circuit courts like the 9th district with liberal judges who make insane rulings based entirely on partisan political ideology and ignoring the law. They have promoted their soldiers to high positions in the FBI, IRS, State Dept., DOJ, etc. who will do their bidding.

They are playing the long game. The idea is presidents come and go every 4-8 years, but they are there for decades. Anyone who makes too many waves can be dealt with- as witness by the threat from Schumer in this video.

The Deep State needs to be exposed and destroyed or we can no longer claim to have a democracy.

The Victim Card

Fact: Having been a victim at one point in your past does not make you a victim in perpetuity. It doesn't make you immune from being called out on your hypocrisy for your actions (or inaction) now.

If members or your race, gender, or ethnicity are now or have ever been legitimately victimized, but you personally have not, you cannot play the victim card by extension.

People Are Stupid

Perhaps a bit heavy on the Christian WWJD stuff, but a solid monologue about the current state of our society and hyper-partisan politics.

The Dems are being taken down by a monster of their own creation

The Dems are being taken down by a monster of their own creation.

The last decade or so of promoting hyper sensitivity by women and painting all men as sexual predators through incessant virtue signalling and faux outrage is finally backfiring on the Democrats.

I believe the strategy for the progressives started out as a way to ingratiate themselves with women voters. Pandering to the more radical feminists among them, whipping them up to get the vote out for the Democrats.

Promoted ideas like "Women must be believed" (without question) have led to the current state of play where a mere allegation, totally unfounded from even decades ago, is enough to destroy a career. Allegations have been weaponized.

Of course when allegations could be used as political weapons, they were. Investigative journalists (or muck raking partisan political hacks IMO) have been busy hunting down any women they can find who has ever known a Republican politician or conservative candidate. They beat the bushes for anyone willing to "bravely come forward" with an allegation of sexual misconduct to take them down.

Unfortunately for the liberals, many of the biggest perverts are turning out to be Democrat politicians (shocker) and it's not only liberal women who are now ready to "bravely come forward".

It's gonna be a bloodbath. Sit back and enjoy the show.

The Politics Of Distraction

Now that the spotlight has been turned on them regarding the Trump/Russian Dossier and the Clinton's Uranium One deal with the Russians, get ready for a slew of "Hey look at this shiny object over here" distractions from the left run media.

Don't fall for it.

Jobless Future: Shake Shack’s Humans Out, Robots In

This is the future the Left is bringing with ridiculous "living wage" laws:

Jobless Future: Shake Shack’s Humans Out, Robots In

Tim Pearce - Energy Reporter

Via The Daily Caller 9:27 PM 10/04/2017

A new Shake Shack opening up in New York City’s East Village is trading human cashiers in for robots in order to pay the rest of the shop’s employees a $15 an hour wage.

The newest building is an experiment that Shake Shack management hope will direct the future of the company. They want to attract a more skilled and committed workforce by automating some jobs and paying higher wages to the rest, the New York Post reports.

What The "Border Baby" Really Says About Mexico

Hey, Mexico Sucks! Let me in por favor!  Oh, and Viva Mexico!

A couple of weeks ago a 65 foot tall billboard of a Mexican baby overlooking the U.S. border appeared on the Mexican side. It was made by a French "artist" supposedly to spur discussion on immigration.

Well it got me thinking about the whole immigration issue with Mexico including DACA, anchor babies, etc.

It seems to me that the argument- if you can call it that- from the left basically boils down to: Mexican citizens should be able to work here, send money back home, no documentation or controls. After all, they "do the jobs American's refuse to do" right?

They should also be able to stay here as long as they want, send their kids to American schools (at American taxpayer expense). They should be eligible for welfare and Medicaid (also at American taxpayer expense). No need to worry about becoming citizens, or even registering as resident aliens under a visa system. Just come and go as you please.

Also, there should be no requirement or even expectation for any sort of assimilation. No need to learn English of course, we'll pander to them in Spanish. Anything else would be considered bigoted and xenophobic.

Perhaps most importantly, they should be allowed to vote. After all, they live here and work here, so logic dictates they should vote (for Democrats of course).

Basically, come and go as you please. Use America's resources as you wish. Contribute if you wish. Just make sure to vote.

The attitude from many Mexicans seems a bit more clear and simple- "Let me in because Mexico is a dangerous shit-hole with a terrible economy, crumbling infrastructure, and tenuous rule of law that can't support or protect it's citizens."

Then once in the U.S. the sense of entitlement takes over and it's pretty much "Fuck you Gringo! There are millions of us here. It's our country now. Oh, and Viva Mexico!"

Restaurant die-off is first course of California’s $15 minimum wage

California is the bellwether for the country on the "living wage" issue and it's not looking too promising for small businesses:

Source: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article155979969.html

THE FRESNO BEE - OPINION COLUMNS & BLOGS

JUNE 13, 2017 2:41 PM

Restaurant die-off is first course of California’s $15 minimum wage

BY JEREMY BAGOTT

In a pair of affluent coastal California counties, the canary in the mineshaft has gotten splayed, spatchcocked and plated over a bed of unintended consequences, garnished with sprigs of locally sourced economic distortion and non-GMO, “What the heck were they thinking?”

Has any American President ever been treated with such disrespect?

Yesterday I was searching Amazon for a gift for my mom. I was using the search term "gift for a woman" and this came up in the results:

Yes, it is a Trump "pencil holder" and yes, the pencil is stuck up his ass!

OK, so let me preface this rant by stating my current feelings on Donald Trump. I'm not a fanboy. I voted for Trump but was never "on the Trump Train" as they say. I voted for Trump because the alternative was truly unthinkable. 

So far Trump has mainly let me down as far as the expectations I had going in. His attitude and seeming inability to let the small shit go has hurt him terribly IMO. However he has accomplished some good things- getting a conservative SCOTUS appointment approved is at the top in my opinion and was the key reason I voted for him. 

Basically, I support President Trump and really want him to succeed for the good of the country. I don't see how wanting him to fail benefits anyone in our society. I'm not going to blindly defend him like some do. If he fucks up, I'll call him on it.

When I see something as absurd as this "gag gift" it really makes me angry though. I mean, the level of disrespect towards Trump is just off the charts. It triggers my sense of fair play, and this is way over the edge in political humor. This is just another example of how the anti-Trump crowd has totally lost their fucking minds. 

I sent a couple Tweets to Amazon about this asking sarcastically- "I can't seem to find the Obama with a pencil up his ass figurine. Can you help me?" But I've received no response.

Although Amazon is not the seller of this product, they do stock it in their warehouses and distribute it. In my opinion this needs to be pulled and products screened more carefully. This is outrageous.

The Stupid Shit Leftists Choose To Get Upset About

A couple days ago President Trump hosted representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Oval Office of the White House.

Instead of focusing on the significance of this meeting, Libtards chose to focus on Kellyanne Conway who was sitting casually on a sofa with her legs tucked under her.

The "Twitterverse" lit up with all kinds of tweets slamming her and Trump for "allowing such disrespect and lack of decorum" in the Oval Office. Oh, the outrage!

This is the shit they choose to focus on. Trivial nonsense.

I wonder if any of these idiots had any problem with President Clinton's disrespect and lack of decorum in the Oval Office when he was getting blowjobs and sticking his cigars up Monica Lewinski's snatch there.

Some Thoughts On The "Women's March"

On Saturday Jan 21st we all had to endure endless news coverage of the so called "Women's March that took place mainly in Washington DC but had many satellite marches in major cities across the U.S and Canada.

While ostensibly about supporting women's rights and issues, the event was basically a melange of progressive liberal causes from immigration to abortion with an emphasis on demonizing newly sworn in President Trump and the people who voted for him.

The single overriding concern of these women seemed to be that they believe their "right" to have abortions on demand at taxpayer expense is in eminent danger of being taken away by evil Bible thumping Christian zealots who want to force them into lives of domestic servitude and perpetual pregnancy for gratification of White men.

As far as I know, the only proposal Trump has made in regard to abortion is to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

Celebrity speakers like Michael Moore spewed the typical liberal screed while some notables like Ashley Judd and Madonna went completely off the rails with a ranting and raving diatribes that painted all conservatives as literally worse than Hitler. It was truly comical if you could exercise some objectivity on it all.

Also, leftist hypocrisy was in full effect as Pro-Life and conservative women were shunned by the tolerant compassionate liberal marchers. Some were even met with violence.

The video below is from the Women's March in Edmonton Canada. Watch as a male hipster punk punches a female reporter for a conservative website in the face. Notice that the crowd of so called feminists stands idly by (some even chuckle) at this assault (by a man on a woman). The crowd even whisks him away to protect him after the assault.

The bottom line is these marches weren't about women's issues, rights, inclusion, etc. They are not organic in any way, but are astro-turfed political protests funded by sinister figures like George Soros and others, designed to emulate the Tea Party movement a few years ago only with a radical leftist agenda this time.

Scratch the surface of this movement just a little and the underlying agenda is crystal clear.

Some Unsolicited Advice To President Trump

I'm watching my Twitter feed this morning and I'm seeing all the fallout over Meryl Streep who used her acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards last night as a soap box to bash Donald Trump. Soon after, PEOTUS Trump took to twitter and issued a tweet insulting Meryl Streep.

By now we all know that Trump is very thin skinned regarding criticism, especially what he considers "unfair attacks" on him. He uses Twitter as his outlet for his retorts. If you're famous enough and you insult Trump, you'll get a personal reply.

I think that's a problem. He's going to be the President Of The United States for God's sake. He should at least act like he has some class.

So, here's my advice:

Mr. President

In my opinion, the best response you can give to all the idiots and assholes out there who criticize, insult, and bait you is to just concentrate on the job at hand. Be a great President. Get the country back on track again. Get illegal immigration under control. Fight terrorism effectively. Get the economy rolling again.

In short, the best way to shut these people up is to put down the smartphone and prove them wrong by actually making America great again.

Why The "Fight For $15" Is Idiotic And Self Defeating.

I was watching the news this evening and I saw the story of airport baggage handlers in Chicago who are striking to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Apparently most baggage handlers make minimum wage which is around $10 in Chicago.

This strike in Chicago is just the latest in a nation wide movement to establish a national minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The main supporting arguments I hear from mostly liberal pundits on news programs seem to revolve around the assumption that people with minimum wage jobs are somehow trapped in those jobs and deserve to earn what they call a "living wage". They say things like you can't pay the rent, own a decent car, or raise a family on minimum wage. My immediate reaction to this is "Well yeah, no shit! It's MINIMUM wage, moron!"

I have to ask, who told these people that minimum wage jobs were a career path? Who is telling the this is the best they can do in our society? This is the best you're gonna do, so make the best of it.

Minimum wage jobs, for the most part, are meant to be stepping stones- the first rung on the ladder up. They are meant for people with few or no skills to gain work experience, learn new skills, prove you can show up on time and be a good employee. Then logically, you move up and on to new and better things. That's why they are often referred to as "entry level jobs".

Of course there are some people who just don't have the capacity (mental, physical, emotional) to move beyond these jobs, but those are the very few. Most can and should view these jobs as paying your dues, so to speak. A place where you start building your resume.

But somehow in our society many people seem to have lost ambition. They just want to go to work at a job that isn't very demanding physically or mentally, put in their 8 hours and go home to watch TV, play video games, get high, and wait for their lottery numbers to hit. They have come to see these entry level jobs as their lot in life. They can't get rich being a superstar athlete or musician, so may as well just put it in neutral and coast down the hill.

As the entitlement mentality gains stronger hold over our younger generations, those in these "McJobs" fall for the notion that the government should be responsible for ensuring their economic prosperity through minimum wages. The attitude is "Well I work. I'm not a bum on welfare. So, I should have all the things I want." Somehow $15 an hour has been settled upon as the answer to all their problems.

The 'Fight' And  It's Unintended Consequences

The truth is $15 an hour for most of these entry level jobs is just not reasonable to expect.

First of all, the free market should be the main determinant of wages. Society places a natural value on certain work. All jobs are not the same. They don't require the same skill set, experience level, or ability.

Also, a single national minimum wage does not take into account the wide variation in the cost of living and local economies around the country. For example, $15 an hour for someone in Manhattan or San Francisco is chump change, while for someone in rural Tennessee it may be higher than the prevailing wage for highly skilled positions like nurses and teachers. One size does not fit all.

By setting a minimum wage, you screw with the natural balance of the free market and incur many unintended consequences.

Minimum wage laws actually end up screwing many members of society. Young people for example.

Youth unemployment is at record highs. Kids in high school who want jobs can't find them. The traditional entry level jobs in fast food, retail, etc. are being filled by adults who have settled for these jobs because in part, the minimum wage is just enough to attract them.

Employers offering these jobs will naturally give them to older people who have been proven to be more reliable versus a kid with no employment history. Since they have to pay more than the market would naturally dictate, employers will go with the less risky option of an older person. They will also hire those who they think will work harder for less. That means immigrants- both legal and illegal. So, it's not only kids getting screwed, but also native born Americans who have the attitude that their labor is worth more than it is.

Some unintended consequences- more unemployed young people with too much time on their hands and no money= increased crime, increased numbers on the welfare roles. Also, more young people will feel the need to pursue higher education levels to increase their employment potential. Less young people will gain the job experience they need to move into skilled labor and trades creating a shortage of people who can compete in those 'blue collar' jobs. More young people graduating from colleges create a glut of over educated young people competing for a limited number of entry level 'white collar' jobs resulting in even more unemployed with many also saddled with crippling student loan debt.

Another consideration is that when faced with rising labor costs, employers will undoubtedly look to reduce those costs through automation and increased efficiency- eliminating positions wherever possible. Just look around and you'll see many examples of this. Computers and  robots don't need health insurance, vacations, lunch breaks, or workman's comp coverage. The result is those who do still have jobs will be expected to do more for their pay.

To a certain extent, those pushing for an increased minimum wage are pricing themselves out of a job.

Melania Trump's Plagiarism Scandal - My 2 Cents

Melania Trump

So, the latest "big" news story for the lap dog liberal mainstream media is Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention Monday night. It appears that a couple lines in the speech were a word for word match for a small segment of a speech given by Michelle Obama in 2008.

The mainstream media has gone ape shit over this story as expected. CNN has it in the lead for the past 2 days and will probably lead with it for the rest of the week. Tonight all the late night comedy talk shows are ripping Melania, and Donald Trump by extension, a new one over it. "She Lied! - It's plagiarism! - She stole those lines from our beloved First Lady! - Burn the witch! Burn the witch!"

In all this uproar I haven't heard one political pundit mention a possibility that came to my mind almost immediately. Has anyone considered the possibility that this incident was orchestrated by the Democrats?

Think about it a minute. Melania Trump is from Slovenia. English is not her native tongue. You can tell by hearing her talk that she has a thick accent. I'm sure that despite her original claim that she personally wrote her entire speech that she had plenty of help. In fact what is most likely is that Melania set the outline for the speech- perhaps giving the key points she wanted to make, then a staff member or several staff members wrote and polished the text of the speech for her.

How hard would it be for one of those speech writers to slip the "plagiarized" lines into the speech with the intent of publicly embarrassing Melania and the Trump campaign?

Given the vicious nature of politics today and the "anything it takes to win" attitude of political operatives, especially on the left, I would not put it past the Democrats to have their moles embedded in the Trump campaign with the goal of sabotaging it from within by creating scandals. With the mainstream press willing to take any dirt on the Trumps and make it national news for days, this would be a very effective strategy. 

America- Land Of The Squeaky Wheel

For those of you who may not be aware,  "squeaky wheel" is derived from the saying "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." If you really are not too bright I'll explain that to you too- the saying means that those who complain get attention.

In my opinion, America has become the land of the squeaky wheel.

Think about it. Everyone here bitches constantly, on a individual level and more importantly in groups. Why? Because technology has allowed anyone to have voice with a potentially world-wide reach. I have a blog that nobody reads (a couple of them actually).  Anyone can post a video that can potentially reach hundreds of millions on YouTube. Anyone can send a message directly to the most powerful people in the world via Twitter  and email, and actually get a response from them. People bitching loudly in groups can get even more attention. Our video and sound bite obsessed press is all too willing to put a camera and microphone in front of any group of more than 3 people with a crudely made sign and a well worn chant.

"What do we want? ( insert cause here ), When do we want it? NOW!"

"No ( insert call for government action to correct a poorly articulated perceived social inequity here ), No Peace!"



The biggest goal of any group of professional whiners is to have a major party elected official or candidate to champion your cause publicly. The Democrats pander to groups like Black Lives Matter, La Raza, Occupy Wall Street, Code Pink, and the like, while the Republicans pander to Evangelical Christians, Pro Life, and Pro 2nd Amendment groups.

One of the newest squeaky wheel groups is one that Donald Trump is responsible for empowering- The Working Class White Male. They have been totally ignored in the past, but their support this election cycle has elevated Trump to the Republican presidential nomination.

The Working Class White Male squeaky wheel demonstrates the power of relatively small special interest groups to exert political influence far beyond their numbers. Like Blacks, who despite making up only 13% of the American population practically dominate liberal politics due to their ability to deliver a dependable solid 90%+ vote to the democrats, the Working Class White Males made up only about 30% of the votes cast in the Republican presidential primaries, yet they voted overwhelmingly for Trump and were the deciding factor in his wins.

Personally I'm getting sick of it all. I'm sick of all the bitching and complaining special little snowflakes out there. Get over yourselves.

Then again, I am "squeaking" about this on a blog- basically doing the opposite of what I'm preaching. Is that hypocritical?

Why America Can't Stop Mass Shootings...

...and why we shouldn't try. 

When mass murders using firearms take place in our society, a funny thing happens. There are usually two different reactions from our society and our government. In general the conservative side tends to blame the murderer while the more liberal progressives tend to blame the gun. Conservatives express sympathy for the victims and look into the motivation of the murderer to find what may have been done to prevent the tragedy. Progressives on the other hand seem to see every tragedy as an opportunity to advance one of their core issues- gun control. Gun control, or more specifically, eroding the Second Amendment with the eventual goal of rendering it useless or destroying it all together.

Some people will say I'm paranoid in this belief. After all Obama and Hillary Clinton keep saying they don't want to destroy the Second Amendment, just put in place some simple "common sense" gun laws. Right?

OK, now on to the title of this post- Why America can't stop mass shootings.

Comparing the U.S. with any other nation in regard to guns and crime is an apples to oranges situation. We are a nation of 350 million or so people from the most diverse backgrounds of any nation in the world. We have all the world's races and religions here along with all their various cultures, values, and belief systems. This diversity has created a uniquely American culture- One that has stressed self reliance and the belief that we all have the unalienable right to defend ourselves and our families from harm. Private ownership of guns by law abiding citizens is part of the core of American culture.

In our huge diverse population, maybe one or two people a year will use a gun to kill in a spree of 3 or more people- aka a 'mass' shooting. This is exempting criminals killing other criminals or acts of terrorism which I believe should not be lumped in the 'mass shooting' category. I'm talking about a lone gunman targeting innocent people. So that's one or two people a year out of 350 MILLION. Is it practical to expect law enforcement to monitor all of us to such a degree that they could identify potential killers and intercede in these cases?

When these events do happen, we need to view them with some perspective. In today's 24/7 news culture, where we can turn on a TV and get live video from almost anywhere in the world, events such as the most recent mass murder in Orlando can seem like an every day occurrence. They're not. The media microscope magnifies these events to the point where we tend to lose track of the big picture.

Viewing the recent Orlando night club shooting with a little perspective, 49 people were killed. A major tragedy, yes, but we also need to realize that EVERY DAY across the country on average more than 38 people are murdered. They were just separate murders in different areas. Also every day 28 people are killed by drunk drivers on the roads, 1500 people die from cancer, etc., etc. I could go on and on but I hope you get the point. Tragedy is a daily fact of life, but it's only the big ones that get the press coverage.

But something must be done, right?

Have your papers ready

The government can't legislate away evil in some people, nor should we want them to try.

Imagine the type of fascist police state we would need to live in for that to happen. It would be an Orwellian nightmare.

Unfortunately it seems many in our society are all too willing to trade our freedoms and constitutional rights away for that warm and fuzzy feeling of a false sense of safety.

You can pass as many laws as you want, even ban all guns outright, but you will still never get all of them. The fact is, all current and proposed new gun laws will do is impede law abiding citizens from getting them.

It's hard to quantify because stats aren't kept on crimes that don't happen, but there is substantial evidence that private ownership of guns saves hundreds if not thousands of lives a year and untold numbers of violent crimes are thwarted due to law abiding citizens being able to use them in self defense. Remember the old saying- "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away."

As for criminals and guns, just look at places like Chicago. They have the strictest gun laws in the country, but the south and west sides are awash in gun violence committed mainly by career criminals who have no legal means of buying guns. Yet they have them. Plenty of them.

Criminals simply don't obey gun laws.

We have to face the fact that in an open and free society as large and diverse as ours we must expect that some people will commit these atrocities on occasion. They will fly under the radar of law enforcement. Friends and family will not see it coming. No matter how vigilant we are at practicing the mantra of "If you see something, say something", it WILL happen.

We can either enjoy our rights and the freedoms we have today in America or trade them in for what would surely become a brutal authoritarian society in a very short time. In my opinion we are already well on the way to that scenario now.

Wisdom From The Past

I love it when I run across historic quotes that hit the nail on the head then and still do it today.

This one is attributed to Winston Churchill:

Our Historic First "Black" President - FAIL

Unfortunately the truth is that 30 years from now kids will be taught that Barack Obama was a national hero. His legend will be on par with all the other black sacred cows of our history like MLK. History is written and taught by self loathing white socialist progressives. Reality is what they decide to print and teach. The whitewash will be epic. Those who dare speak the truth will be dismissed as racists. What else is new?

Obama will have schools, parks, and public buildings named for him. A street through every ghetto will be named for him. When he dies, a federal holiday will be declared in his honor.