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As I have said multiple times, “There is no way that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 Presidential election.”

From VNN:

“Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump issued a summary of the election fraud that he says took place in five different states during the 2020 presidential election.

‘I am pleased to share a Report that is fully verified, most of the information was gotten from Government Sources, Tapes, and other Public Records, and compiled by the most highly qualified Election Experts in the Country,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social this week.”

If you think that Joe Biden is our legally elected President, I suggest that you read the 32 page summary of swing state skullduggery in cdnnucleusfiles.com

From cdnnucleusfiles.com, I have selected only a few of the multiple examples of outright cheating that occurred in these five swing states. For the sake of brevity I have quoted only short snippets about what occurred in each of these states. FYI: There are 97 footnotes documenting the official sources from which the piece was written.

Arizona was “won” by 10,457 votes. Maricopa County accepted 20,500 mail in ballots after Election Day. Included  in these were 18,000 ballots picked up from the USPS on 11/4. By law these ballots must have arrived by 7 pm on Election Day, 11/3.

Michigan was “won” by 154,288 votes.As of Michigan had 271,566 more votes than voters for the Nov 2020 election.

Pennsylvania was called by 80,555 votes. There was 121,240 more votes than voters. By law this state cannot certify an election with this type of discrepancy.

Wisconsin was called by 20,682 votes. In 6/2022 the WisconsinSupreme Court ruled that drop boxes were illegal. Wisconsin Election Commissioner, Meagan  Wolfe unilaterally declared that  drop boxes could be used.

There was also a surge of “indefinitely confined” voters in Wisconsin,resulting in 220,404 votes – these individuals were exempted from showing voter ID.and they were physically unable to go to the polls.

Georgia was called by 11,779. 

Fulton County voting and vote tabulating was a mess with multiple fraudulent irregularities. For instance, 90% of the 144,000 ballots cast in Fulton County ( the Atlanta area) could not be authenticated.

235,000 absentee ballots were requested or counted prior to the six month prior cutoff date, and should not have been counted in the 2020 election.

For those who still say that the 2020 election was on the up-and-up, I would suggest that you read this entire 32 page article. I was convinced before I read this entire piece, and now I am “over-the-top super convinced!”

1/6/24

Last week Donald Trump said that there was an outside chance that he could win in New York State during next November’s election. Even though I like Trump, I shrugged this off as merely wishful thinking by DJT. 

However I then read the following from the Epoch Times:

“5 NY Democrat Politicians Urge State Elections Board to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot”

“State senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan) and Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) are among the five New York Democrat politicians who want the bi-partisan New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) to exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary and general election ballot.

Other politicians who signed the letter included New York state Sens. Timothy M. Kennedy (D-Buffalo), Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx), and Shelly B. Mayer (D-Mamoroneck).

Even though I just said DJT has little, if no, chance to win New York, I have to wonder why these NY Dems are trying to keep Trump off of the ballot. Could it be that they actually fear that Trump could indeed win in New York? If they thought that DJT had no chance, why would they go through all of the hoopla to keep him off the ballot?

At present perhaps they feel uneasy because of the surge of Biden’s illegals that have overrun their state and especially New York City. This, in addition to Biden’s inflation, cannot make these NY Dems feel comfortable. If Biden were to falter somewhat in New York City this could affect their re-election chances, and the best way to avoid this is to keep DJT off the ballot.

Hmmm! I wonder!

1/5/24

At first you all may think that the following is mindless chitchat.  But keep in mind that the presidential election is now less than a year away, and Joe Biden has to do something to reverse the present trend, as his  approval numbers are disastrous.

What are his choices? What are those who are really in charge telling him to do? He has a number of issues to improve upon if he wishes to get “elected” again. He has tried bribery … forgiving student loans and just recently by considerably raising the salaries of government workers. Very likely these bribes will get him the votes of these small groups, but will that be enough? He has tried lying, but despite how wonderful he insists that Bidenomics is, anybody who is living in the real world knows that Bidenomics is just JB’s BS.

One of the other issues is Biden’s support for the war in Ukraine, which is now usurped by headlines about Israel and our southern border’s invisibility. As pointed out by Jeff Childers in C&C a 12/27/23 headline from far left Politico strongly hinted that something is on the horizon.

From Politico:

“The Biden Administration Is Quietly Shifting Its Strategy in Ukraine.”

Biden has shifted from promising the U.S. would back Ukraine for “as long as it takes,” to saying the U.S. will provide support “as long as we can.” Is this the first chink in Biden’s Ukrainian armor? Certainly some resolution of this prolonged Ukraine-Russia conflict has to be achieved before the upcoming November presidential election, and there is no way that Biden can pull an “Afghanistan 2” approach here. Furthermore if Trump gets elected and then quickly resolves the situation, Biden’s legacy will take another huge hit, and Sleepy Joe cannot allow this to happen.

1/3/23

For many years after I had retired I fantasized about buying a pickup truck. Did I need a pickup truck? No, not really, although on occasion, having a pickup truck would have been convenient. Did I ever get a pickup truck? … No, although a few months back I read that Ford was discounting its F-150 by $10,000! I asked myself, “Why would Ford reduce the price of its F-150 by $10 K?”

Answer … because this reduced price was on its F-150 Lightning EV, and the F-150 Lightning EV is just not selling. In fact it is not selling to such a degree that Ford is now reducing its production of F-150 Lightning EV by one half.

From Hot Air:

“Bloomberg News reports that the company’s flagship plant in Dearborn, Michigan now intends to produce 1,600 vehicles per week in 2024, down from 3,200 in 2023.

The move comes just months after Ford announced it was slashing prices on the Lightning by $10,000. And though the company cited lower “battery raw material costs and continued work on scaling production and cost” for its price cut, it’s becoming painfully obvious that low demand for EVs was the primary catalyst.

AEIR describes this development as an example of ‘what happens when companies heed planners instead of consumers.’ That sounds like a very accurate assessment. They note that Ford appears to be trying to cover their tracks by crediting lower raw material costs for batteries and more efficient production line practices. But the harsh reality is that the demand for these vehicles is nowhere near the sunny projections put forth by the government.”

Could this move by Ford be the initial “chink in the armor” of these government  EV mandates?

Still from Hot Air:

“Around the United States. Car lots are filled with electric vehicles, many with their original sales prices reduced. Most people simply aren’t interested in purchasing an EV despite any mandates being issued by state governments or the White House. There are various reasons for this, including the high cost of these vehicles (despite generous, taxpayer-funded rebates) and the uncertainty of there being sufficient charging stations to keep them running. Now Ford has seemingly woken up to the reality of the situation.”

So at this point in time, I guess that I will never fulfill my fantasy as I do not intend to purchase an EV. Yes, I suppose that I could still  be interested in a Ford F-150, but only if the gas powered ones go on sale !!

1/2/24

Anybody who is pretty familiar with baseball is familiar with the term, “Alphonse-Gaston” or an “Alphonse-Gaston Act.” The phrase has a specific meaning in baseball lingo: when two fielders allow a catchable ball to drop between them, it is known as “doing the Alphonse-Gaston Act.” Here it involves neither of the two involved players taking charge, and instead of shouting “I’ve got it! I’ve got it!” each remains silent, and thus the message to each other is, You take it.” In baseball the result of neither taking charge is that what should have been an easy out turns out to be a hit for the hitting team. In baseball doing the “Alphonse-Gaston” implies that each of the deferential players is at fault as neither took charge.

The other day I was listing to Senator John Kennedy (R,LA) questioning the head of the FBI and asking about security on Jan6. He asked, “How come the FBI didn’t call out the National Guard? As the FBI had informants in the crowd, how come the FBI didn’t act on what was being relayed by these informants?” The head of the FBI basically said that it was not the responsibility of the FBI to call out the National Guard. But Senator Kennedy didn’t stop there. “What about the House’s Sergeant at Arms. Why didn’t he call for the National Guard?” … He didn’t know.that answer. “What about the Senate’s Sergeant at Arms?” … Again, he didn’t know. “What about the Capitol Security? … Again, not in his bailiwick.

To me this sounds like a catastrophic immense Alphonse-Gaston Act! 

Or could it be that this was a semi-planned Alphonse-Gaston Act? Could it be that prior to Jan6, the word was out that it would just be best if there was no security? Could it be that those who know best figured that some of the yo-yos in the crowd could be inveigled or perhaps even provoked to enter the Capitol. Could it be that some thought if we just open the doors to the Capitol, many of the lemmings will take this as an invitation?

Although I do not usually consider myself to be a conspiracy theorist, one must admit that Jan6  has led to many past and still continuing adverse  consequences for Donald Trump. Personally, however, when having to choose between multiple simultaneous supposedly coincidental Alphonse-Gaston Acts by responsible individuals, verses a planned “open the doors, and they will come” scenario, I am going with the latter!

1/1/24

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As is my Sunday tradition, I write about someone who is deserving of our praise. Today this is the family of Jeremy Medina.

Jeremy Medina, 17, was at baseball practice in Georgia on Nov. 20. Medina suffered a horrific injury when he allegedly leaned into a batting cage net while a teammate was hitting balls.

Gainesville High School Principal Jamie Green explained, “As a player followed through on his swing, Jeremy leaned into the net and was struck in the head. There is no horseplay, no misconduct, and no intent.”

Medina was rushed to the hospital and has been hospitalized in a coma ever since.

This story struck home with me because of something similar that happened when I was about eight. During the summer my friends and I used to walk over to the Emmett grade school ball field to watch the older kids play softball. The good thing about this was that we could get very close to the field and hence very close to the teenage ball players. The bad thing was that we (I) got very close to the on-deck area where the next hitter was warming up by vigorously swinging a baseball bat. Yes, I was hit in the head. Unconscious temporarily? … I do not recall, but back in those days, nothing much was made of it, except I was a lot more careful about where I was in reference to the on-deck hitter.

“The initial trauma to his head was significant and caused him to lose consciousness. Medina was put on life support at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

On Wednesday,, 12/6/23,  Medina had “progressed to death by neurological criteria, or brain dead.”

Jeremy’s father, David Medina, announced that they would donate the teenage athlete’s organs and tissue.

“Not only will lives be saved and improved, but the family members, friends, and communities of those who receive his organs and tissues will be forever impacted by the memories made possible thanks to a second chance at life,” the distraught father said. “Although his life ended so young, Jeremy’s legacy will continue through his selfless decision to give the gift of life. We encourage others to consider following Jeremy’s example and register your decision to be an organ and tissue donor.”

Medina said the family has relied on their faith to get through the heartbreaking situation. “We are a family of faith. We walk by faith and not sight,” Medina proclaimed.

Whereas we can all admire the resilience of the Medina family, perhaps a silent moment of prayer is called for.

12/31/23

As is my Sunday tradition, I write about someone who is deserving of our praise. Today this is the family of Jeremy Medina.

Jeremy Medina, 17, was at baseball practice in Georgia on Nov. 20. Medina suffered a horrific injury when he allegedly leaned into a batting cage net while a teammate was hitting balls.

Gainesville High School Principal Jamie Green explained, “As a player followed through on his swing, Jeremy leaned into the net and was struck in the head. There is no horseplay, no misconduct, and no intent.”

Medina was rushed to the hospital and has been hospitalized in a coma ever since.

This story struck home with me because of something similar that happened when I was about eight. During the summer my friends and I used to walk over to the Emmett grade school ball field to watch the older kids play softball. The good thing about this was that we could get very close to the field and hence very close to the teenage ball players. The bad thing was that we (I) got very close to the on-deck area where the next hitter was warming up by vigorously swinging a baseball bat. Yes, I was hit in the head. Unconscious temporarily? … I do not recall, but back in those days, nothing much was made of it, except I was a lot more careful about where I was in reference to the on-deck hitter.

“The initial trauma to his head was significant and caused him to lose consciousness. Medina was put on life support at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

On Wednesday,, 12/6/23,  Medina had “progressed to death by neurological criteria, or brain dead.”

Jeremy’s father, David Medina, announced that they would donate the teenage athlete’s organs and tissue.

“Not only will lives be saved and improved, but the family members, friends, and communities of those who receive his organs and tissues will be forever impacted by the memories made possible thanks to a second chance at life,” the distraught father said. “Although his life ended so young, Jeremy’s legacy will continue through his selfless decision to give the gift of life. We encourage others to consider following Jeremy’s example and register your decision to be an organ and tissue donor.”

Medina said the family has relied on their faith to get through the heartbreaking situation. “We are a family of faith. We walk by faith and not sight,” Medina proclaimed.

Whereas we can all admire the resilience of the Medina family, perhaps a silent moment of prayer is called for.

12/31/23

In the past consistently I have not been reluctant to make fun of those individuals who appear to be incessant face-mask wearers. However on Christmas Day at church I had a “re-think” of sorts.

Shortly after the service had started, I observed that a middle-aged gentleman entered church with his wife. Whereas he was wearing a mask, his wife wasn’t. They sat in a pew that was well removed from any other church attendees.

In my mind as I was beginning denigrate the mask-wearing gentleman, I was having second thoughts about my rush to judgement. Perhaps because it was Christmas, I began to think more charitably. Could it be that there was a reasonable explanation for his wearing of the mask ?

Actually, I did think of two reasons that could sensibly explain his behavior. 

Could it be that he has some type of serious medical condition and is undergoing chemotherapy? Granted masks are far from the perfect defense against an infection, but if an individual is in a compromised situation, perhaps, even a little bit can help.

In addition, could it be that he was on the tail end of a recent Covid infection? As there seems to be a significant increase in Covid just recently, could it be that he was following the old recommendations of isolating for five days, and then masking and distancing from others for an additional five days?

Certainly either explanation could explain his masking while in church on Christmas Day.

I felt good that I was able to come up with a charitable explanation on Christmas. No, I did not follow him to his car. If he had continued wearing the face-mask while in his car, then all of my charitable thoughts would have been for nought!

12/29/23

“How many politicians are principled?” Granted this is a somewhat rhetorical question, as most politicians have a tendency to go the way the wind blows on various issues. However, if one does come across a truly principled politician, he/she is a keeper.

The recent partisan Colorado Supreme Court decision to keep Donald Trump off of the primary ballot would have been a perfect chance for the Republican candidates to demonstrate their individual principles. Most of the responses of the Republican candidates were not a demonstration of principle, but were rather milquetoast-like. The exception was Vivek Ramaswamy. Admittedly, as I did not watch any of the pseudo-Republican debates, I did not know much about Ramaswamy. 

Much of the following is from Wikipedia:

Vivek Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati to Indian immigrant parents. He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor’s degree in biology and later earned a law degree (JD) from Yale Law School. Ramaswamy worked as an investment partner at a hedge fund before founding Roivant Sciences. He also co-founded an investment firm, Strive Asset Management. In August 2023, Forbes estimated Ramaswamy’s net worth at more than $950 million; his wealth comes from biotech and financialbusinesses.

So basically, he is very well educated and very rich. But is he principled?

Almost immediately Ramaswamy  pledged to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot.

Wow! No hesitation! No waiting to see what the polls were showing!

This guy is a keeper! POTUS ? … probably not. However, my guess is that he will find a spot in the next Trump administration, as he is a keeper!

12;28/23

For months prior to the start of the Russia-Ukraine War, I wrote more than a few op-eds chastising Joe Biden for essentially sitting on his hands. For months Putin was amassing troops in Russia along the border of Ukraine and Russia. While our illustrious commander-in-chief did nothing, the massive Russian troop build-up continued to increase, and in February, 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. At that time what did Joe Biden think? Certainly Putin was not lining up 100,000 troops just for fun! However, Joe Biden appeared to be paralyzed … paralyzed with indecision.

At that time I was criticized by some for being too rough on “poor Joe Biden.” To those who were on my case for coming down on “poor Joe Biden,” I ask, “How did Biden’s fickle indecisiveness work out?”

Unfortunately, we were now in another one of Joe Biden’s indecisive periods with the what to do about the Houthi’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Shortly after becoming President JB removed the Houthi’s from the list of terror organizations after former President Donald Trump’s administration had designated the Houthis as a terror organization. Certainly at this point with the Houthi’s terrorizing shipping lanes in the vital Red Sea by launching more than 100 drone and missile attacks against civilian transport ships, the Houthi’s are in clear violation of international law, and are clearly a terrorist group. 

 Biden’s response -> nothing! … indecision! inertia!

Hopefully Biden will not continue to fiddle while the Red Sea burns! It’s only a matter of time until an American gets killed as a consequence of a Houthi drone or missile!

12/27/23

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