Republican garbage piled deeper and higher

Posted on 2022-11-12 by TPOL Nathan

Meanwhile, the garbage trucks keep rolling in, the illegal dumpers are not slowing down, and GOP landfill operators continue to pretend that they know what they are doing.

Enough of a metaphor? Read on. The 2022 election was the GOP’s to lose – and they did, big time. No matter what the talking heads say. Their congressional leadership? Not only do they need to retire from their leadership positions, they need to just plain retire. The only standard by which they are competent and sane and effective is to use the Democratic Party as a yardstick. Both of the old parties are pitiful, even given the real purpose of them to exercise a disgusting tyranny over Americans – and the world.

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The election that doesn’t end?

Posted on 2022-11-11 by TPOL Nathan

The 2022 American elections were Tuesday, right? And now it is Friday, the 11th, and Veterans Day. And we still don’t know which of the old political parties (which wing of the Boot on your Neck (BOYN) Party) will control either house of Congress.

Which is why there are riots, violent protests, swarms of people seeking refuge in other countries, and the dollar is dropping to negative numbers against the Pound, Euro, Yen, and even the Ruble!

Opps, wrong timeline, folks. None of that has happened. Uncle Joe continues to spout nonsense (when he comes out of his basement, that is). And all the talking heads on radio and the internet continue to try and push various theories and ideas – those supportive of the GOP (or part of it) are trying to (a) excuse the poor performance and (b) explain how it really was a victory, even if not the Red Wave they were all proclaiming before hand.

Why should it take most of a week to have many elections settled? Backward, poor, rural, “red” States with oppressed elements of society – like South Dakota or Wyoming – seem to have had no problem getting election results out and confirmed very quickly. Yet the high tech and modern states, red, blue or purple, seem to be having problems. We have two or three senators undecided: Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona. We have perhaps two dozen house seats unresolved: Colorado is one we’re aware of. While the GOP claims they will retire Nancy as Speaker, that is not a given: 211 GOP and 199 Dems and 25 up in the air.

Why?

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First responders

Posted on 2022-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

Bob Morse publishes a commentary called “Slow Facts” on WordPress, discussing various aspects of our right to keep and bear arms, and related topics.

The day before Election Day 2022, he wrote about a nurse who saved wounded police officers in a firefight:

“Who is the first responder for the first responders?

An off duty nurse was dropping off groceries at home when she saw two police officers shot in the line of duty. She pulled her car between the officers and their attacker. She applied emergency trauma care to a leg wound, and a wound in the neck and shoulder area. The attacker shot the hood of her car.

She stopped treatment after police and EMTs arrived and transported the wounded men to the hospital.

EMTs are taught to wait until police declare the scene safe. This nurse didn’t wait for permission. She simply saved lives in Newark, New Jersey.”

However we may view police, this was definitely a good deed on the part of the nurse, and demonstrated her courage, compassion, skill, and preparation.

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Election results: a pox on both their houses

Posted on 2022-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

There is one clear loser across the Fifty States in yesterday’s election: liberty.

Both the Republicans and the Democrats have again shown that the “extremes” of their two parties seemingly have poisoned the political air even more in the past two years. That Americans are more divided than ever, and that propaganda is indeed king.

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Get a good night’s sleep!

Posted on 2022-11-08 by TPOL Nathan

This 2022 election night is going to be a long one. (Aren’t they all?)

Keep in mind that staying up later and later to see who and what won will not change the results a single bit. Unless you have a really, REALLY big bet on something and just can’t wait, staying up late won’t do a bit of good. Even if you have big investments riding on the results of who stays and who gets in power, remember the stock markets will open at their usual times on Wednesday. (As will the betting parlors, for that matter.

In the meantime, breathe deeply, relax, and turn that silly boob tube (even if it is a flatscreen or a computer monitor) OFF! Find a good – NON-POLITICAL – book to read. Enjoy a nice dinner. Call it a night.

And enjoy some neat (or funny) items.

And

And this:

And this:

Til later!

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War on the border

Posted on 2022-11-08 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of the El Paso Times is this photo.

It is not a low-budget reinactment.

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ reasons tomorrow’s election will make little difference

Posted on 2022-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

But don’t let that get you down: Love liberty, love your family, love your nation, and love God.

We are hearing the hype a dozen times an hour on the talk shows, the news shows, and especially the wall to wall ads – print, internet, audio, visual, and more. This is the most important election yet of our lifetime – and maybe the life of the Republic. (Or our Democracy.)

Ignoring the history, here are thirteen reasons, a Baker’s Dozen ™ reasons that the election of 8 November 2022 is going to make little difference in the fate of the Fifty States – or the world as a whole.

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Hey, he has free-speech rights, too!

Posted on 2022-11-04 by TPOL Nathan

Many people will agree that Sen. Dick Durbin, Demo of Illinois, is a royal piece of work. He demonstrated that again with his recent attack on the 1st Amendment and free speech. Demonstrated it so well that regressive news reporters (who call themselves progressives) and neo-liberals stood up and denounced him for it.

His claim that Twitter is filling up with hate speech now that Musk has “seized” the social media platform, and that the 1st Amendment does not protect “misinformation” was rebutted by dozens of people. Yet it clearly represents the views of the Democratic leadership and at least a plurality of Democratic voters. His own tweet is clear and unchallenged by other leaders of his party in Congress and the States: “Free speech does not include spreading misinformation to downplay political violence,” he claimed.

But I think we are all missing an important point!

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Politicization of everyday life

Posted on 2022-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

A curious incident a few days ago points out the odd (and somewhat frightful) condition of modern American society.

A customer service representative recently received a call from a borrower. He was upset because his payment was late and therefore he had to pay a late fee and additional interest. When she explained that it was clearly stated on his bill that payment posted when received and not based on the postmark date, the borrower accused her of being a “Trump Supporter” because she is not sympathetic and unwilling to treat him the way he believed he was entitled to be treated. If she was a Biden supporter, she would have worked with him and granted him the waiver of fee and interest which he “deserved.”

This strange little incident illustrates what a sorry state we find our society and nations are in.

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Cost-benefit analysis – legalizing cannabis

Posted on 2022-11-02 by TPOL Nathan

South Dakota is again facing a ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis. The sides are again drawn very starkly, and the propaganda flow is immense.

The Family Heritage Alliance and South Dakota Protecting Kids (SDPK) are two organizations fighting a increasingly lost battle, again. South Dakota voters approved an earlier ballot issue but legal errors saw it repealed The FHA article, at the above link, is a compelling argument that recreational MJ legalization will create significant problems, especially for children in South Dakota.

As far as we here at TPOL can tell, the facts that they present are correct and accurate. The conclusions that they draw are reasonable, reasoned, and likely to happen. Ready availability of marijuana does have significant potential health impacts (both physical and mental) on teens and children. Given our current medical system (and SD is expected to also pass an initiative to greatly expand Medicaid and get all that wonderful “free” FedGov money), there will likely be significant increases in medical costs, an increase in highway (and other) accidents, and other problems.

But…

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