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Hustling? I agree with Benjamin Disraeli’s observation that the wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Observing how Shakespeare’s plays and Poor Richard’s Almanac fit all the wisdom of man found in Proverbs into our everyday lives is intriguing to me. I came across two related quotations that connected with something I learned from a friend who was an amazing good pool shooter. A pool match at an underground western dance hall with a pool table prompted this observation. The dance floor was huge and crowded but over in one corner was a...

I have observed that today's politics causes family divisions and family break-ups. Which side initiates breaking off communication more, the left or the right political position? My opinion is that the left side breaks off communication and shuns the right side of the family more.

I just noticed something about Liberals from their various opinions regarding the Trump v. Musk feud. The Liberals tend to create conspiracies around what their behavior would be under the same circumstances. I assume many have observed this phenomenon before from previous examples.

Question about the Constitution.Questions about the Constitution. I wished to seek the opinion of other folks familiar with America’s founding. I assert that the Constitution is not about what the people can and cannot do; the Constitution is solely about what the government can or cannot do. The statement challenged is that “the Constitution is solely about how the newly constituted government is to function within the enumerated powers of legislative.” I also assert that the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are not law. This assertion includes the 18th, 19th, 23th, 24th, and 26th Amendments.

When Do Media Narratives Become Deceit? I have a generational problem regarding “news”. My problem is that the networks’ opinion of the facts has replaced the facts of the matter, which in my time was news, the facts. The newspaper reported the facts on the front page along with the editorial page and an op-ed page, in opposition to the editorial. We also heard radio commentary on those facts from Commentators. This was the first rule for news reporters. Rule #1: A straight news lead should be a single paragraph consisting of a single sentence, should contain no more than...

Did Donald Trump Mock a Person? I saw the video and listened to the media narrative claiming that Trump was mocking a reporter’s handicap. Accompanying the narrative was a still photo of the handicapped reporter next to Trump’s hands and wrist. "If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence." --...

I don’t recall any notions that Donald J. Trump was racist before announcing his candidacy. I had heard the opposite, black communities awarding recognition for Trump’s efforts on their behalf. Usually, I would hear something humorous about Trump in a Johnny Carson monolog, or the news media offers some news about Trump’s finances. A New York playboy, a bit of a scoundrel if you will. However, the media claimed that Trump was a racist. This notion extended the claim that since he once was racist he must still be racist. That begs an answer to this question, what were the...

Who Prints The Ballots and other questions about our presidential election.Who prints the ballots? Who distributes the ballots? Who provides the ballot boxes? who provides the accessible space for a ballot box? Who collects the contents of the ballot boxes? Who assures that the ballot is valid?How difficult is the technology that would allow counterfeiting of presidential election ballots?

How Much Does Each American Pay? I am curious how much the cost per taxpayer is each time I hear that the administration is sending more money to Ukraine or reducing student debt or such other unconstitutional nonsense. The number of tax returns in 2021 was 153.6 million In 2021, more than 54 million taxpayers chose to file "married filing jointly," while roughly 3.9 million opted for "married filing separately." 100 million single returns mean 100 million individuals. 54 million joint returns mean 108 million individuals. 208 million individuals file tax returns. What is the cost per taxpayer when the...

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. George Bernard ShawHistory is, indeed, little more than the register of the ‘crimes, follies, and misfortunes’ of mankind. But what experience and history teach is this - that peoples and governments have never learned anything from history or acted on principles deduced from it. Georg HegelTwo president’s farewell addresses with similar messages separated by 165 years.From President Washington’s 1796 farewell address.Over-grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796Context:Hence likewise they...

Atheism is the absence or rejection of belief in deities. That definition makes it easy to understand an atheist thinking. What is difficult to understand about atheist thinking is their position on creation. I know neither the atheist nor the believer can refute the self-evident fact that we are part of a creation. Any discussion that begins in agreement stands a chance of progressing. What issues arise after we agree there was a creation? Why was there a creation? When was there a creation? Where was there a creation? The spine-tingling question when you put the issues together in a...

Is America a Christian Nation or Was America Founded as a Christian country?I see this question often and the spirited arguments and debates that followed caused me to assert that America was founded on Christian principles.

Did the people accept or reject the Constitution when offered for ratification?

Family Theater Before television, we listened to the radio for news, weather, sports, and entertainment. What we heard influenced us just as television influences us today. One of the weekly programs was “Family Theater” which repeated the theme; the family that prays together stays together. A January 1, 1948 episode titled “Another Year” in which J. Edgar Hoover's New Year’s address gave me pause because we did not heed his message, which is applicable today, July 15, 2024.J. Edgar Hoover

The Tyranny of Good Intentions In AD 2000 Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton published “The Tyranny of Good Intentions” about How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice . “What are we to do if those chasing devils decide to chase after us.” Sir Thomas More The Tyranny of Good Intentions, Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton renew their valiant campaign to reclaim that which is rightly ours–liberty protected by the rule of law. They show how crusading legislators and unfair prosecutors are remaking American law into a weapon wielded...

The Supreme Court and the Constitution Some background may help you understand why a radio show aired before I was born caused me to share it with folks who may have no interest. I amuse myself by listening to the radio shows we listened to before television. I discovered that many of the old radio shows I enjoyed were available on the Internet. Shows like The Shadow, Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, and many more. Additional enjoyment came from discovering the radio shows that I didn’t know about or wasn’t interested in. This is from a 1936 America Town Meeting on...

Just a Question Considering the varied opinions on Critical Race Theory, systemic racism, and the Constitution’s role in slavery begs an answer to my question.

President Biden, Put Up THAT Wall.President Biden gave this oath.I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."When you take an oath, you hold your soul in your hands and if you break that oath, you open up your fingers and your soul runs through them and is lost." Sir Thomas More

The Media, Then and Now I realized several decades ago that newspapers and the broadcast media were no longer reliable sources for accurate reporting of events. That caused me to question whether they were ever accurate. As a child I remember the newspaper, the Journal, it held no interest to me but several friends earned money delivering it daily. We had a single radio station. On Sundays, my father would get the Sunday edition of the New York Times, the epitome of news reporting. The Grey Lady, “All The News That’s Fit to Print”, is that still on their front...

Just curious!