Posted on 09/09/2019 10:49:33 AM PDT by jazusamo
I will be 83 years old in October and will be the first to admit that, for the most part, the world has totally outpaced me technologically, style-wise, musically, and certainly insofar as what is and is not socially acceptable.
And while an octogenarian fiddle player from Tennessee may be miles and decades behind in recognizing and embracing the in thing and what is socially acceptable in this ever-changing beehive we live in, there are a few eternal truths that can never go out of style or be pushed to the side and ignored if the human race is to continue to exist and be anything except separate stubborn, recalcitrant warring clans, each totally and implacably committed to their idea as to the societal, political and moral boundaries of the nation.
The truth is the truth. It always has been, and it always will be. And truths oldest child is common sense. Unfortunately, that child has all but been banished by segments of the American population in the last several decades.
What prompted this article was a news blurb I saw the other day about a woman boarding an airplane with a miniature horse she claimed to be her comfort animal.
People, come on. Aint this a few points south of downright insanity?
As one who has owned horses for the last fifty years or so, I am here to tell you that there has never been a horse that cannot be spooked, and the meanest horse Ive got on my place is the littlest one.
I also submit to you that somebody who is so off-center that they have to take a horse with them everywhere they go, probably has no business getting on an airplane anyway.
Can you imagine a plane hitting really rough weather and a horse, even a miniature, twisting off, raring and pawing? And believe me, even a couple of hundred pounds of scared horse is totally unmanageable.
Any animal, no matter how docile or well-trained, is capable of violent behavior, as evidenced in the Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas some years ago when a tiger they considered tame and safe enough to expose thousands of people in the audience to seriously injured one of the best animal trainers in the world.
I am in total agreement with our servicemen and women and the physically impaired who use dogs for guidance, therapy and emotional needs being able to take their animals on board an airplane.
But a danged horse?
What would happen if I walked into the airport with a 2,000 lb. bull and claimed I just couldnt face the flight without him.
Ill admit that trying to fly with a bull would be pushing the envelope, but you probably get my point.
Where does it stop?
It will only stop when people in authority in this country gain enough common sense and courage to say NO.
We have come to the point that when politicians find it expedient to their political career they completely forsake common sense and say its alright to break certain laws, to encourage certain behavior, to allow certain brown shirt-type groups like Antifa to hurt citizens and destroy property without punishing them.
Its alright for Black Lives Matter to shout slogans about frying policemen like pigs in a blanket or wanting dead cops.
Its alright for certain cities to ignore federal immigration laws and give sanctuary to people whose backgrounds, criminal records or health conditions they know nothing about.
Its alright to turn sections of some of Americas greatest cities into garbage piles, to scatter feces on the streets and to create scenarios that could, at any time, cause an epidemic of disease that could spread like wildfire and sicken and kill thousands of people.
Its alright for United States Congresswomen to deride and insult the only real ally we have in the Middle East and defend terrorists and radicals.
Such is modern-day liberalism the unwillingness to say no, the godless fallacy that anything goes, the notion that there is no right or wrong, no ethics, no genders, no respect for unborn life, no proven paths of civility, no laws that cant be bent or broken, and if it feels good, do it.
There is a word for it. Its called anarchy, and it is a one-way path to chaos.
What do you think?
Pray for our troops, our police and the peace of Jerusalem.
God Bless America
Charlie Daniels
Amen to that.
Was in a Half-Price Books the other day and there were no less than 5 therapy dogs in the store at the same time.
And this was in Jefferson County Ky NOT Marin County Ca!
<< Such is modern-day liberalism the unwillingness to say no, >>
Except to anything that helps our nation and promotes liberty, responsibility, and law and order.
I’ve only been horseback riding a few times, all of them as a child. My great memory is how horses are constantly pooping and peeing, just comes with the territory. Dogs, at least, are usually housebroken, a big difference when it comes to being confined on an airplane. However, both of mine being rather large, at 72 and 120 lb., I don’t intend to take either on a flight due to the possibility of either forgetting his house manners or suddenly getting upset and biting somebody. OTOH, I do have a pet Black Mamba and a pet Sydney Funnel Web spider, both of which are suitable as flying companions, especially in coach where I really don’t want any nearby seat mates.
Crippled people (mentally, emotionally and physically) people like to read bargain books.
I hope they bought self help books.
My comfort animal is a cobra. His name is “King.” I plan to take a flight next week and “King” is gonna sit on my lap all the way. If I miss that flight we’ll be on the next one because I plan to own the airline by then.
I carry a hornet nest wherever I go.
“I am in total agreement with our servicemen and women and the physically impaired who use dogs for guidance, therapy and emotional needs being able to take their animals on board an airplane.”
I’m not.
The owner of the property needs to be the decider, in every case.
I’ve had enough. A dog can’t pick out a men’s size 15 green shirt at Wal-Mart. An Apple smartphone could be programed to assist blind Wal-Mart shoppers.
I believe the Second Amendment gives me the right to carry a submachine gun, but not on Wal-Mart premises or general access restricted governmental property.
Lets keep this FReepathon moving and git 'er done, Folks!
The real question here is WHY are people scared to say no? Doing so provides the perfect platform for confronting this idiocy, forcing its defenders to justify the absurdity of taking a horse on an airplane.
Think “The Emperor’s Clothes.”
Amen Charlie! Amen.
There needs desperately to be an adult like Charlie who is a democrat leader.
Later
Agreed, the very few who are are too much the coward to speak out.
I think that child was still born in America.
A breech baby, I think.
I want a Comfort Gnu.
Nowhere nearly as effective as my Black Mamba and Sydney Funnel Web spider.
Plus, he nailed what is going wrong with America. I've been saying for decades that commonsense and morality is deteriorating. It all started with, "If it feels good, do it", rather than logical thinking. I blame the anti-culture Hippie movement of the 60's and the parents that allowed those idiots to start the downward spiral. Where was the "Greatest Generation" when their offspring were running amok?
BUMP!
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