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I'm an artist, educator, militant anti-theist , and I write. I gamble on just about anything. And I like beer...but I love my wife. This blog contains observations from a funny old man who gets pissed off every once in a while.

Monday, August 24, 2020

MONDAY N&O

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NEWS
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Heroes without capes.
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 My tenant told my wife that he volunteered to be infected with covid to help older people like my wife and I. And that made me cry.
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That's wasn't me, but I beg you to check your voting credentials now!
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THE LIGHTER SIDE
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That's not really all that funny.
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ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN
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My friend from Lady Lake posted this:
The weekly average of reported cases they're talking about is roughly 30 cases per 100,00 people over the course of the week. 30. Out of 100,00. Over seven days. That's .0003% of the population. That's so fuckin' ridiculously infinitesimal. It's such a non-event. Why are they even talking about it let alone its daily headline news?

Well, that's WITH mitigation measures. 
  • No sports fans in the stadium. 
  • No concerts. 
  • No schools. 
  • Social distancing and masks used by half of Americans. 
  • Tens of millions of old people like me hardly ever leaving the house. 
  • Mask requirements in businesses.
  • Working from home by anybody who can. 

I could list more mitigation measures but you understand the extraordinary sacrifices we are making to survive. Yet with all of that and more, we ONLY have 1000 dead Americans a day?!?!

We have more deaths than any other country! We have more infections. Our ineptness has embarrassed us on the world stage. They PITY America. Pity. America.
But some think a thousand deaths a day is "ridiculously infinitesimal"?

The way things are going I beg you to pick a number...at random...that would cause you alarm. Let's start with a quarter of a million dead Americans. Would that cause you alarm? How about 400 thousand? Pick a number and when we reach YOUR threshold I expect you to panic like the rest of us have panicked at a mere 170K!
That refers to mitigation measures that our president called being politically correct. And testing that he said is overrated. We have examples all over the world of countries that have done a great job with this scourge, yet we flounder around like escaped asylum residents venturing out into a world that they no longer understand.
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TOLERANCE
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A comment from a viewer:
"Cullors and Garza, co-founders of BLM, came right out and said they are trained Marxists. The purpose of Marx and Engels in writing the Communist Manifesto was to further the cause of Communism. They believed in the violent overthrow of Capitalism by revolutionary means. Look at the 10 main points of the Manifesto. Are "trained Marxists" now just peace-loving bunnies? Demonstrating/protesting against something does not involve attacking police, looting, burning down buildings, attacking bystanders, etc. How many buildings did MLK and his followers burn down? Whether they say it or not...whether they know it or not...BLM is following the Communist Manifesto."
When I wanted to know about Black Lives Mattered, I went to BLACK LIVES MATTER.COM
And Marxism wasn't mentioned once.
Did some BLM persons speak stupidly? Probably. But that shouldn't taint the whole organization or its aim of stopping the police from killing black men. I detest racial inequality and if you deny it exists then you haven't been paying attention.
I want to ask anyone who criticizes the goal of racial equality, "When was the last time you invited a person of color into your home...workers don't count?"
Am I saying Republicans are racist?
Yeah, more or less. But only the ones I've met over 75 fucking years.

This is a universal truth of every group of diverse peoples.

But the system IS NOT FAIR.
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Exactly.

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THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
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Is that good or bad? 
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 When I saw this on TV I told my wife that that 11-year-old kid was extraordinarily brave to do that in front of the whole world on live TV.
 Well, not everyone shared my opinion.
 
 Something happened and that something is Donald J. Trump.
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CAPTAIN OUCHIE FOOT
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FYI: Anyone sending me a comment about Trump MUST refer to him as Captain Ouchie Foot or I won't post it. Last warning.
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Please give this a moment's thought...

Oh, look, another crack in the armor of delusion...
These people are patriots first and Republicans second.


I heard this and you heard this and you know as I know THERE IS NO REPORT OR BOOK. 
He just fucking made it up because he thought you and I were too stupid to know the truth.
Here's what I hear every time he opens his mouth:

Here's what Republicans really think...



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I HAVE BEEN  REPREMANDED BY MY MOST TRUSTED ADVISOR
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These are not her words but her sentiment nonetheless...

I am being told by her that Russia has never had anything to do with influencing American politics.

Then this comes across the wires...



Here are some of her counterpoints. You may want to start with this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yfXxeJn3Tc

Articles

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-spies-who-hijacked-america

https://original.antiwar.com/scott/2020/08/19/matt-taibbi-on-the-origins-of-the-russiagate-hoax/


https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/clinesmith-the-russia-lie-and-the-deep-state/


I am presently reassessing.






7 comments:

Anonymous said...

By a "couple of people misspoke, you are referring to the founders of BLM. I guess they said they were trained Marxists just to be funny. Ha Ha. Good joke. Looks like BLM is a place to train for an advanced degree in looting, burning, general destruction and mayhem. But of course....its for "social justice".

Captain Ouchie Foot or else? Wow! That's tolerance personified. Lefties are ever so tolerant until someone says something they don't want to hear. Then all bets are off, as many conservative speakers trying to speak at colleges/universities have found out.

Anonymous said...

The comment about the 330 million ballots over the course of the election being just 75% of what is delivered in a single day makes no sense at all.

Where would these ballots come from? There are only 330 million people in America, and 23% of those aren't old enough to vote.

I seriously doubt this message came from the USPS.

Anonymous said...

EXCUSE ME? That"s Commander in Chief Ouchie Foot!

Anonymous said...

Pertinent questions are still unanswered. Since its founding, how much money has BLM raised, either through donations or sales of mdse? How much has been spent to provide food to needy black families? How much to prevent eviction of families for not paying rent? How much to food banks of any type? How much to further education of ANY black child? How much for ANY neighborhood cleanup? ANYWHERE? How much on education of any type or job training of any type or anything in any way, shape or form to help black folks better themselves? Just claiming "Social Justice" doesn't cut it.If they burn down 20 bldgs. how does that help black folks? If they send 50 cops to the hospital, how does that make black folks lives better? If they loot 50 black-owned stores, how does that help the black community? Remember...War is Deceit...and this group is obviously looking for a war. If they get their wish, the end result may not be very pretty.

Ralph Henry said...

Thanks Anon, you saw the absurdity in it unlike that other very bitter man.

James Noproblemo said...

Ralph,

Your blog used to be such a great escape from the political commentary. I found solace and refuge from it all when I stumbled upon your blog in 2013 and would stay up till midnight to read the next days post.
I understand Trump is intolerable But you are smart, hilarious and obviously have more self respect than him; don’t let him bring hate into your heart. We need you happy.
Keep us more inclined to buy Ralph a beer.

Fan from NOLA

Ralph Henry said...

Dear James, Thank you for your very valuable advice.
I don't think of myself filled with hate so much as fear. I'm scared to death.
Have you thought about not going to the News and Observations part of each blog? That's kind of why I separated them.
Your honesty is greatly appreciated. I would love to buy you a beer someday.
Respectfully,
Ralph

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