Today, I heard a non answer to a very critical question during a debate for South Carolina senate. Quite frankly I was stunned. Right up at the top of requirements are knowledge and honesty. It would appear that Sen Darling Graham lacks this intelligence by her own admission. “I’m not that informed.”

When asked about Taiwan, she replied in essence that she was qualified for Senate because of her brother. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way. Sorry. Her brother sadly is no longer around around to advise her. She clearly did not absorb his knowledge through any form of proximity. As I mentioned, she admitted it.

As a citizen of Mississippi and a former citizen of California, I must admit, I know very little about her opponent, but he would have to be pretty bad for me to now suggest voting for Graham after an answer like this.

Perhaps this reveals a different, worse problem. Maybe someone should have take MS Graham aside and asked her just a few questions to see if she had some basic knowledge of world events. It just might have avoided the embarrassment of the Republican Party.

Better yet. Maybe it would be a good idea to have someone groomed and ready to step in, sort of a unofficial vice senator. Another good practice for good leaders is to prepare for the unexpected. Unfortunately, the unexpected sometimes does happen.

I came across an article a short time ago about the House Ethics Committee investigation of Rep Jimmy Gomez by Heart Radio.

Just what he is being invested for, I could care less. I have observed that the article tells more about Heart Radio than Gomez. You see, nowhere in the article did it say that Gomez is a Democrat. Invariably, if he was a Republican, it would have been made obvious his particle affiliation repeatedly.

Because Gomez is Democratic, they made sure that fact was hidden from us. NOW, is that honest reporting? You decide. I already made up my mind. Though I took a few minutes to do a search, I knew he should have had a D after his name. I knew, even though I never heard of the guy before. I knew this because I know the nature of the media.

Just now, maybe you do too. On the other hand, maybe you already knew. Maybe this is just a confirmation.

Incidentally, the internet page I found his affiliation on, the word Democrat appeared once on a Washington Examiner headline. Look it up yourself. Look up US Rep Jimmy Gomez. I wonder if that was an accident. The Examiner likely will be chastised for that little mistake.

Frequently people believe they are smart concerning a subject when they really aren’t. It makes them appear twice as inadequate on the subject, making them appear far more dumb in general. There was a radio station that frequently repeated a saying that summed it very well. We all should reconsider it freely.

Ninety percent of being smart is knowing where you’re dumb at.

Or, in other words, if it is not a something you have a strong understanding, your better off keeping quiet.

In other words, unless you are something of a gun expert, you might refrain from trying to define an assault weapon.

My wife’s grandfather told a story on himself that I suppose we can all learn from. He was an Arkansas State Trooper traveled most of the state, though he grew up and was most familiar with the western part and particularly Fort Smith.

One day he had some private business in Fort Smith, on one of the one way streets. Noting a car going the other way he pulled it over. He had no intention of ticketing her but did give her a firm warning, which took a while.

When done, the woman said nothing but pointed at a sign. After looking at the sign, he tipped his hat to the woman and said, good day. It seems they changed the street direction and, he was likely the only one unaware of it.

It does remind me of something I heard Lady Margaret Thatcher say. No matter how slow a train is going, if it is going the wrong way, don’t get on it. My words: sounds like good advice to me. Why would anyone want to get on a train going the wrong way, regardless of its speed.

Today is a new record for me. Sixty junk mail calls. Alexander Graham Bell would be proud of himself; or maybe turning over in his grave. I really can’t make up my mind which.

At the most, I rarely ever got more than five or six ads on a single day in the postal mail. I don’t ever getting more than ten. Moreover, all I needed to do was toss it in the trash unread.

I am open to reports, people getting more calls than me. Somehow, I wouldn’t at all be surprised if there are reports of over one hundred a day, or maybe even a couple of hours.

I am very seriously considering disconnecting the phone but sometimes I actually need it.

There is, of course, A way to bring it to a stop. Everyone stop paying them any attention. I’m not saying decrease it. I mean stop it. If one call in a thousand works, it won’t stop it. We must totally remove all hope of them succeeding.

Actually, I am not sure that will work

Perhaps what we need is special phone numbers for old people like me. Then put heavy fines on people who call them with junk calls.

It, of course, won’t work. They would find a way, A method to get around it. The fact of the matter is, there are those people, by the thousands, who, without hesitation, irritate others with their junk call. It won’t bother them one iota, regardless of how dishonest those calls are.

The only real way to out vote the democrats is to out vote them by fifteen or twenty percent. We must overcome their dishonesty with numbers. One hundred percent participation might work, I hope. Fifty percent participation certainly won’t.

I have often thought, wrongfully, that if only the people would see and know. If they know they would never choose the way of the Democrats.

Clearly, I was wrong. The people see. They have seen what the Democrats have done to virtually every major city in this country. They have seen what the socialist have done to one nation after the next.

It makes no difference. They have seen and they know and they still choose socialism and the destruction it results in. They cannot claim ignorance. It has become plain that the one thing surely follows the other.

I know not why. During the last election, the Memphians saw and knew the problems, the debts, the crimes, the turmoil and the government corruption… And they still primarily voted Democrat.

Namely, after what the previous county clerk, they decided they wanted another Democrat county clerk. Why should they expect anything different than what they got.

It has gotten so bad that even some of the Democrats are starting to take note and saying so publicly. Worse, I see no evidence it will change. Seeing, they know. Knowing, they keep going in the same direction. Why should the result change. More corruption. More crime. More problems.