The "Parties switched sides"? Sorry, but that's a LIE. Here's MORE proof....

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/john-dingell-how-restore-faith-government/577222/

In addition to their staunch support of all manner of legislated discrimination, from abortion to federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, to Affirmative Action, to “gay rights”, to “women’s rights”, etc, I’d like to present ANOTHER textbook example of how Democrats are flat out lying when they carp about the Parties “switching sides”:

John Dingell.

Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, is a classic example of Liberalism, the Liberal mindset and the Democrat Party as it has ALWAYS been and CONTINUES to be.

If you take time to read the attached article, it is crystal clear that Dingell is suggesting that the “smaller” states (less populated) should have NO say whatsoever in national matters (like….the Presidency). Further, Dingell suggests that, at least where elections are concerned, the First Amendment should be set aside and The People should have NO say.

Dingell goes on the state, clearly and highlighted, that America should END “minority rule” in our Legislative and Executive branches.

In other words: Dingell wants:

1.     Mob rule. One Party has the majority, the other has no say whatsoever. Let’s be clear about something: Dingell makes these statements, KNOWING that blacks, for instance, comprise around 13% of the population. He is, therefore, stating that blacks should have NO SAY in governmental matters; laws, elections, etc.

2.     ALL power, all decision making, all governance to be consolidated and decided in the most populous states. Sorry, Ohio (for instance), you have NO SAY in elections. Nor do YOU, North Dakota, Arizona, Colorado, etc. Dingell wants a country ruled by California, New York, Florida and Texas.

3.     Abolishment of the First Amendment. Yes, campaign contributions are a First Amendment protection, and Dingell wants to do away with them (by making them publicly-funded). In fact, if you think about what he is suggesting in his other statements, it is clear that he wants the MAJORITY PARTY in Government to decide to whom campaign monies go; the minority Party would have no say. Period.

Yes, folks, what Dingell is suggesting is that America be PERMANENTLY ruled by one Party, who would possess 100% power and 100% authority; authoritarian rule.

(My guess is that Dingell wouldn’t feel quite the same if Republicans had held the House in 2018.)

Dingell, and all those who believe as he does….which IS the Democrat Party, past AND present…are a danger to our Republic. A danger, folks, about which we were warned by the Framers of our Constitution. In fact, from BEFORE the beginning of our Nation, when the Declaration of Independence was drafted, our Framers KNEW the enemy when they saw them: “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” The pure despotism envisioned by Dingell and, frankly, sought by the Democrat Party, is WHY the Bill of Rights exists; to RESTRICT the reach of Government and ensure that The People retain ultimate control. The right to vote, along with The Second Amendment, are the tools that back that power. And what Dingell desires…..what the Democrat Party desires…is the abolishment of those tools.

If Dingell REALLY wants to abolish something, how about he advocate to abolish the first sentence in the Seventeenth Amendment? Let’s go back to how the Senate was SUPPOSED to be seated: as appointed by the governors of each state. Or how about abolishing the Federal income tax?

How about it, Dingell?

The Bomber Suspect.....

THE BOMBER SUSPECT

Since the first “bomb” was discovered near the house of George Soros, my personal suspicion was that it was a set up, designed to garner sympathy for a Leftist (Soros), reverse the momentum of the 2018 election and create a circumstance to blame Trump. Certainly, there are PLENTY of examples of Liberals hoaxing tragic events in order to accomplish their goals, from the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Tawana Brawley, from Lena Dunham to Yasmin Seweid.

Then the list of bombs grew. All were being sent to prominent Democrats and Liberals who had one thing in common, besides their misguided ideology: outspoken hatred of President Trump.

At that point, I posted my belief that this series of events was a set up. This was a “Hail Mary” play by Democrats (not the leadership, but by supporters) to achieve what their leadership has been fundamentally unable to achieve: to halt Trump’s and Conservatism’s momentum; it’s historic shift BACK to the Constitutional and rule of law. My belief in the set up was based on a couple issues:

1.     The “Right” has no history of terrorism; specifically, bombings, in this country. Terrorism is OWNED by two groups: Socialists and Anarchists. Examples of each include Bill Ayres (who helped get Obama started in politics) and Timothy McVeigh.

2.     The bombs, themselves, seemed designed to be found. For instance, they were sent in envelopes rather than boxes (which would have AT LEAST made detection more difficult.

It, to me, had all the marks of a ‘maskirovka’.

Then….they caught a suspect. And, IMMEDIATELY, the media jumped on suspect’s “obvious” love of President Trump (social media, van, voter registration, etc). And certainly, this nutcase DOES seem to be an insane, right wing, Trump-adoring, domestic terrorist.

But the more I read, the more my suspicions grew.

(Now, I’ll state, right now, that I might be dead wrong. It CERTAINLY wouldn’t be the first time!)

Based on what has been revealed so far…..yes, VERY early in the investigation…this continues to smell like a set up, designed to achieve the goals mentioned above. And, as it stands now, Democrats have a slam-dunk issue with which they and the media can hammer home an election message. They only need to make this the ONLY “newsworthy” issue through November 6^th. And they only have to keep ANY further investigative discovery from being revealed until then as well. After that, as Roy Moore and Christine Ford know all too well, this issue will become a “nothing to see here”…

But again, as it stands right now, quite a few things make no sense to me, and I hope that, as this investigation continues, these issues will be addressed:

1.     The suspect registered as “Republican” in 2012.

a.      Did he vote in 2012? And, for whom?

b.     How was he registered previous to 2012?

c.      What nationality is listed on his voter registration? (more on this later)

d.     He lives in Miami-Dade county, which, in 2016, voted 63/34 Clinton vs Trump; a VERY Liberal county.

2.     ONE fingerprint found? Of all the devices found, only ONE fingerprint found; and evidently, of sufficient forensic quality to positively ID the suspect. So, he decided to NOT wear gloves on this one device?

3.     Several stickers on his van featured crosshairs placed over the faces of Hillary Clinton and President Obama. How is it that the Secret Service had not been involved previous to his capture?

4.     The suspect lives in Miami-Dade, yet the stickers on his van look brand new (as does his van)

a.      When did he purchase the van?

b.     How old are the stickers?

c.      Why wasn’t he cited for obstructed view of his front, passenger-side window?

5.     Suspect has a previous arrest for bomb threat.

a.      What are the circumstances of that threat?

6.     Is there a history of mental illness? Certainly, based on discovery, so far, the suspect has a LONG history of police interaction.

7.     The suspect ID’s himself as a Native American and worked for a catering company called “Native American Catering Company”.

a.      Why wasn’t Liz Warren a target?

b.     Are any of the stickers on his van that of Liz Warren?

8.     At least two people (a former employer and a defense attorney who represented him in his various arrests) stated that the suspect NEVER discussed politics. It would seem that his ONLY vehicles for political action were social media and his van?

9.     How far back do his Twitter and FB feeds date? And who set them up?

a.      When I took a quick look, I found a FB page that only contained posts from within an HOUR of his arrest.

10.  Why no bomb to Gillum? After all, Gillum is running for Governor of Florida.

Under normal circumstances, I am a huge believer in allowing an investigation run before drawing any conclusions. And, even with this case, I conclude nothing.

BUT, because of it’s proximity to the election date, and its odd circumstances, mixed with my personal suspicion, I feel compelled to voice my concerns now, this early in the investigation.

If I am proven wrong, then I’m wrong, and this guy is just some nut, believing he’s doing what Trump “wants him to do”; not unlike James Hodgkinson, believing he was doing the bidding of Democrats.

If, however, I’m right, then we have unequivocal proof that Socialists will stop at nothing in order to achieve their goals and, in this case, sway an election

HOW they lie to you, part 2

I recently saw a meme on FB, with Hillary supposedly making this statement: "I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role."

So, taking a look around, I happened on two web pages.

The first, the ever-trustworthy SNOPES, said (probably correctly) that this was rated "false"; that Hillary had never said that in her book "It takes a village". Indeed, I don't recall reading that, either (though, in fairness, I was so mind-numbed reading that piece of garbage that I could very well have missed it).

But, what SNOPES failed to mention (which I believe is VERY appropriate to the subject, and the second piece I found) was that Hillary wrote a series of intellectual essays on children's issuesin the ‘70’s, and in 1977, was hired by the Carnegie Council on Children, as a research assistant (to respond to sociologist Uri Bronfenbrenner's assertion that child rearing in the Soviet Union was superior to that of the United States).

As characterized by Joyce Milton, author of "The First Partner", who considers the panel report "must reading for anyone who seeks to understand Hillary Rodham's vision for the future of American families"...the panel started out with the assumption that the “triumph of the ‘universal entitlement state’ was inevitable, and the best thing Americans could do for their children was to hasten its arrival.” She went on to state that the report offered “a blueprint for undermining the authority of parents whose values the authors considered outmoded.”

In the chapter that Hillary Rodham worked on, titled “Protection of Children’s Rights”, she states “it has become necessary for society to make some piecemeal accommodations to prevent parents from denying children certain privileges that society wants them to have”. Included in these “privileges” are allowing children to consult doctors for pregnancy and drug-related issues without parental consent, preventing schools from expelling or suspending disruptive students and, remarkably, the adoption of a “public advocate” (people who can speak to children’s issues, against their parents’ wishes).

The report goes on to say that “In a simpler world, parents were the only advocates for children. This is no longer true. In a complex society where invisible decision makers affect children’s lives profoundly, both children and parents need canny advocates. What if all parents made relatively small financial contributions to such a cause? It would provide a politically insulated fund for lawyers, ombudsmen, agency monitors, and even attempts at legislative reform.”

So, did Hillary actually say the words in that meme? Probably not.

BUT, without question, those ARE, in fact, her sentiments.

And, not just hers. The Democrat Party, on whole, advocates for this Soviet-styled child rearing (remember Barbara Boxer’s advocacy for the UN’s “Children’s Bill of Rights”?

This sentiment strongly supports my personal belief that Democrats, in order to establish a Socialist America, must destroy the notion and sanctity of family. Abortion, “gay” marriage, Welfare, anti-Christianity, etc…..ALL are pillars supporting the building of a Socialist nation.

When you vote for Democrats, you vote FOR the destruction of family.

TWO THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ECONOMY

The economy is booming.

With GDP holding above 4%, unemployment at historic lows (significant, particularly with blacks, Hispanics, women and teens), Labor Force Participation Rate holding steady (in spite of the quickly aging Baby Boomer generation), wages on the increase, manufacturing is up, etc, the combination of regulatory reductions and tax decreases are beginning to stabilize the economy and, if allowed to continue, will begin the long process of reversing decades, covering several administrations, of mishandling and wrongheadedness.

Certainly, MUCH more needs to be done, including trades deal with more countries and, MOST importantly, cuts in spending. Without both of these, everything accomplished, so far, will be a wasted effort.

THOUGHT #1:

The media, many economists on the Left, along with Democrats and “Never-Trump” politicians are now claiming that NONE of this economy is due to Trump’s policies, but, rather, are claiming that this is actually “Obama’s economy”.

Nothing could be further from the truth and Obama, himself, proves it.

In his 2013 budget, Obama declared that, “In the 21st Century, real GDP growth in the United States is likely to be permanently slower than it was in earlier eras . . . .”).

In a townhall meeting, Obama, discussing jobs, said, “…some of those jobs of the past are just not going to come back….” and wondered what “magic wand” Trump had to achieve his promised 3% growth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVJExOiP9k

Unfortunately (for Liberals), this leaves them with a couple rather unsavory choices:

-       -  Their god, Obama, was wrong in his assessment of HIS OWN ECONOMIC PROWESS, or…

-       -  He was absolutely right, BASED on his LACK of economic prowess (and assuming Hillary would carry on his policies), and is now lying, openly, claiming Trump’s victories, in order to attempt to salvage his legacy.

So, Liberals…..which is it?

By the way, Mr. Obama, on a side note: that “magic wand” that Trump has…….it’s called “business acumen”; something of which he has a surfeit.

THOUGHT #2:

The groups on the Left also claimed, and continue to claim, that tax cuts and deregulation will destroy the economy.

Yet, here we are, in a booming economy, with only a fraction of Trump’s economic plan in effect.

Again, this leaves Liberals with a couple choices:

-       -  Either Liberals were WRONG; that tax cuts, deregulation, etc, would destroy the economy, or…

-       -  IF this IS “Obama’s economy” (those who point to a continued decline in U-3, etc), then tax cuts, deregulation, etc, DOESN’T HARM the economy at all, so “allowing” people and businesses to keep MORE of their own money has the SAME effect on the economy as taking it all away from them…..so……WHY DO DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO WANT TO TAKE PEOPLE’S MONEY AWAY?

BOTTOM LINE:

Quite obviously, Democrats are wrong….AGAIN….AS ALWAYS…..in their assessment of Trump’s economic plan. So, how are we to interpret their pronouncements of “WILL FAIL” on:

-       - The trade deals

-       - Spending cuts

-       - School vouchers

-       - Foreign Policy

-       - Immigration reform

-       - “The Wall”

Hirota

October, 2018

Perspective #5

Socialists are relentless. They don’t tire, they don’t take vacations from the cause and they will do anything…..ANYTHING….to achieve their goals. No lie is too outrageous, no act is too horrific. Socialists have demonstrated, time and time again, under many guises, their willingness to lie, steal, cheat, intimidate and kill, in order to establish themselves and seize control.

Indeed, the devil CAN assume a pleasing shape.

In every previous Presidency (yes, including Reagan’s) has either advanced the Socialist agenda or it has taken a brief hiatus. Mind you, when a Republican has taken office, NO movement BACK toward the Constitution has taken place. Yet, with each Democrat win, steps AWAY from the Constitution HAVE taken place.

Think of a sort-of nightmare “bunny hop”: NOT two steps back, three steps forward, but, rather, two steps back (Democrat win) and ZERO steps forward (Republican win).

…which is why we have the country we have…

…until the 2016 election.

As we are seeing now, even those who previously claimed to be “conservative” (Jeff Flake, for instance) are revealing themselves to have nothing more than sleeper agents for the Socialists; more interested in keeping their “rice bowl” than working for Americans. Collins, Murkowski, McCain……these officials have been long time sympathizers of Socialists and, now, are safe bets for them.

Had we continued on this course (the demented bunny hop), a Socialist nation we would become; fulfilling the wildest dreams of Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Mao. This is unequivocal.

In November 2018, we, as a nation, will decide whether we bring the Trump agenda to a screeching halt and continue down the path of becoming a Socialist State, or we show the sheer will and fearlessness of our Framers and those who fought in the American Revolution. The stakes are exactly that and they could not be higher. Back then, those Framers risked EVERYTHING, committing treason against the Crown, in order to give us the freedoms we have today; freedoms that we, all too often, take for granted.

So, what will it be? Will we bring this movement BACK toward the Constitution to a halt (likely permanently) or will we, instead, show the kind of fortitude it took to establish this greatest nation in history?

Will we be relentless?

Will we be tireless?

Will we fight, ferociously?

Or will we, instead, relegate ourselves to becoming a footnote in the history books; another failed Socialist utopia?

The choice is as it has always been: ours.

Remember: regrets are reserved for those who happen to survive.

Election 2018

The 2018 midterms are quickly approaching, so it’s time for some perspective…

In the 2016 election cycle, the mostly laughed-at Donald Trump, again, threw his hat into the ring. No one in the media took him seriously and, indeed, there wasn’t much TO take seriously. Here was a guy who had declared himself a candidate in past elections, and was always…. ALWAYS …. eliminated quickly. He had no political experience, he was well known for his reality show and, frankly, carried as much weight as Pat Paulson. He was running against a raft of political professionals in his own Party: Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, just to name a few. Additionally, both Hillary Clinton and Socialist/Independent/“Democratic Socialist” Bernie Sanders were in the race. By ANY measure, the odds were stacked against him.

Then, the unthinkable happened: Trump garnered enough primary wins to become the Republican nominee. On the other side, Hillary secured the nomination for the Democrat Party. From that very moment, Clinton was considered a shoo-in. In fact, several pundits gave her a 100% chance of winning the election.

100%.

Throughout the campaign season, polls were never ….. NOT ONCE … in Trump’s favor and, if chances for Clinton’s win COULD get higher than 100%, they would have. 2016, to quote the “experts” was going to be a Hillary slam dunk. A rout. A landslide.

But there was one thing the pundits didn’t count on: the American voters. YOU.

YOU, the voters, took it upon yourselves to self-educate on the issues. You did your research, wading through unimaginable amounts of information, some good, some bad, available on the internet. You read your history, you looked at the data, the facts and the stats. You took nothing for granted and questioned everything. And, while the media focused on Trump’s failures and shortcomings, you focused on a more balanced view:

-       - Yes, Trump has experienced failures in his business dealings throughout his career. But no pundit bothered to consider that NO famous person, from athlete to business executive to movie star, has ever claimed “no failures, ever”. In fact, in recalling their failures, ALL successful people point TO those failures as powerful lessons, critical to their success.

-       - Yes, Trump has said and done some remarkably stupid things, for which there is no excuse. But neither have stupid things said been destroyer of the likes of Hillary, Bill, Biden, Warren, Rangel, Pelosi, Reid…..or nearly ANY other Democrat. And, taken thus, amounted to a meaningless, often hypocritical, point.

-       - Yes, Trump had no experience in the political arena. But political experience didn’t make ANY other politician a person better suited for office. In fact, “political experience” got us where we were in 2016, with out of control debt, consumer confidence abysmal, horrific unemployment numbers for blacks, women and teens, etc. And, Trump, WITHOUT political experience, beat out ALL other politically experienced Republicans in the race to the Presidency.

-       - Yes, Trump had no experience in world politics. Yet, he regularly dealt with the major players, including government officials all over the world and was, somehow, able to strike deals.

What Trump was turning out to be was….a businessman and a strategist. A CEO, known for taking failing companies and turning them around. And let’s, right now, get something VERY clear: America is a business; a $3+ TRILLION business. Who better to handle the biggest business in the world than a Chief Executive used to handling huge businesses?

So, while not all Republicans began supporting him, many Americans did; YOU did. And you steadfastly refused to kow to the breathtaking amount of negativity from the media and the Left. In fact, the 2016 election saw a match up between many “Republicans”, Democrats, “Independents”, Socialists and the media...against YOU.

I cannot stress enough how important not only were your efforts to self-educate, but you did something not seen in MANY years: you got ACTIVE. You engaged the media. You engaged the opposition. You committed yourselves to the fight for our country and our Constitution. Trump’s numbers in social media platforms FAR outweighed Hillary’s. To me, it was a clear indicator that Trump had serious momentum. And the media ignored it, relying, instead, on conventional polling data.

Meanwhile, right up until and including November 8^th, Hillary was favored to win with a 95% chance; so, in the media’s opinion, Trump had “gained” five points, throughout the entire election season.

Five points.

Election day came and the exit polls, as they do in nearly every election, had the Democrat, Hillary, winning in a landslide. But even with those early returns and exit polls, you went out and voted.

And, as the day and night burned on, Trump … YOU … began to win.

I recall sitting in my favorite cigar lounge, watching the returns. As the clock approached 3:00pm, I commented that, if Trump takes Florida, he’ll win. In fact, I suggested that if he took Florida, he’d more than likely run the table (Pennsylvania, Michigan and either Minnesota or Wisconsin).

And he did.

Because of YOU.

I also recall, in early November, Facebook postings started running to the “thank God it’s OVER” memes and comments; to which I responded (as I usually do, every post-election) “No……the fight is just beginning.” And, further commented that that attitude (“TGIO”) was WHY Americans believe they have no say in politics. We vote, then go back to sleep, assuming that those we elect are going to do what they promise. They don’t. In fact, the moment they win is the moment THEY become their own primary interest. And, yes, that’s ALL politicians.

Now, we will be voting in the midterms. Statistically, the Republican Party SHOULD lose up to 40 seats in the House and 6-7 seats in the Senate (average of losses for Party in Executive Office). Anything LESS than that must be considered to be a strong vindication of Trump’s performance, while losing MORE would be a clear repudiation.

Right now, I see what I believe to be clear indicators that there exists NO “blue wave” happening:

-       - Social media, again, is extremely active. YOU are engaging.

-       - With nearly ALL mainstream media outlets, Hollywood, entertainers (Maher, Colbert, The View, etc) reporting nearly 100% anti-Trump, generic polls have Democrats ahead by only 12 points. (In the run up to 2016, polls in October had Clinton ahead by around 8 points, and showed Clinton trending up, pulling away, in early November). (Are we home free? Not by a LONG shot. We have MUCH more work to do, folks).

-       - Yesterday, it was reported (Gallup) that Democrats have slid 6 points this year in the “women” vote and are now TRAILING with the “middle class” vote.

-       - Republican favorability is the highest in nineteen years, while Democrats favorability has dropped a point.

-       - Consumer confidence is at an eighteen-year high.

-       - Trump’s favorability is rising with both black and Hispanic voters.

-       - According to “RealClearPolitics”, Trump is trending UP with gays and millennials.

Let’s be clear about something: while NOT a sure thing, what is happening right now is because of YOU. You, in continuing to fight, are protecting President Trump, who has gone a LONG way to fulfilling his campaign promises….with CLEAR, positive results.

YOU are protecting our Constitution. 

We took a HUGE risk in supporting Trump, a fundamentally unknown entity, and it is paying off. BUT, if we lose either house, we lose our momentum….period. If Democrats take EITHER side of Congress, they will be relentless in their pursuit to undo EVERYTHING that WE have accomplished since the election.

What is at stake?

-       - Your tax breaks (to you, individually, as well as businesses). You’ll not only be paying more, but unemployment will begin to increase dramatically (think 2006, when Democrats took control of Congress). Specifically, blacks, Hispanics, women and teens will be the hardest-hit.

-       - De-regulation. The regulations that have been strangling American businesses will be reinstated.

-       - The judiciary. No longer will Conservative nominations stand a chance.

-       - SCOTUS. Again, NO conservative will be elevated to the highest court (this will have life-long implications). Which, for one thing, means that the more grotesque abuse to human rights since slavery will remain the law of the land. (Slavery was law for over 200 years…)

-       - Consumer confidence will plummet.

-       - Border security. There will be none, as Democrats FIRMLY believe in open borders, without enforcement.

-       - American businesses, who are tentatively growing in confidence, will grind to a halt, sending jobs, once again, overseas.

-       - Foreign policy advances will come to a standstill. (the Koreas, Russia, China, etc).

And these are just a few of the staggering losses we will see, should Democrats take either, or both, houses.

So, I beg of you, as tiring as it may be, DO NOT relax. It is for SURE that Democrats won’t. And, not to put too fine a point on it: if Democrats win, SOCIALISM wins. And Socialism is as relentless as cancer.

And that cancer will kill our Constitution.

Tim Hirota

September 25th, 2018

timothyhirota1@gmail.com (For when Facebook bans me...)