If you watch closely, you just might notice that the democrats are close friends with the union leaders. On the other hand, the members are getting more friendly with Trump. I’ll let you figure out reason.
FEMA Broke?
I don’t know. There have been some stories going around. Mayorkas basically is saying we are running out of funds.
I don’t know, but some have said that a billion dollars intended for FEMA has gone to illegal aliens.
I don’t know, but I would guess that this is what happens when people vote for liberal democrats. Trump has been providing more help, and he’s digging into his own pockets to do it. Sounds far more kind than Old Joe to me.
I do know this, the people devastated by this last hurricane are dying and the dems aren’t sending anyone to help. Looks to me as if the dems don’t care when people suffer and die. It does give feet to Reagan’s saying that the most scarry words in a catastrophe are, “Hello. I’m from the government and I’ve come to help.” Only, now it is so much more. true.
The Value of Gold
Gold is about 32 thousand dollars a pound. I know. I just looked it up. It might be off a few dollars. It doesn’t matter. I don’t think I’ll be buying that much.
The point is, let’s imagine that you are in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounded by the recent floods. Let’s say you can’t get away from your home. However, some kind man approaches you and he makes an offer. In one hand he holds a half pound of gold and in the other he holds a half pound of food.
He holds them out to you. You can have one or other. Which one would you want? How much is the gold worth at that point and how much is the food worth?
The reason I bring this up is to provoke thought. Every day, dozens of times a day, I hear these ads, “Buy gold. It will help in the case of disaster.”
So, I have put you in a disaster. For many, it is a very real disaster. So, are they clamoring for gold or do they want food. Some might even already have gold. None the less, they ask for water and they ask for food. After that, they ask for shelter.
The gold might look really nice but you can’t eat it. The silver is pleasing to the eye. However, it will not quench your thirst.
I am sure, most of those who are trapped in those flood conditions are far more interested in sustenance than any form of wealth. Those who were wise likely have enough water for maybe week. Hopefully, they have enough food to last a while.
On the other hand, my guess is that they have little of either. You make them an offer of gold, most of them would likely look at you as if you’re strange. Give them food and water and you’ve just made a friend.
The fact of the mater is, gold and silver are only worth what people will pay for it. Sometimes, that is nothing.
Let’s Do a Count
During the debate, Walz said that guns were the number one cause of deaths of kids. I’m not so sure about that. Does that include those who die from drugs? Does that include those who die from abortion? As long as it is not required to report all abortions, we’ll never know, will we? We will be stuck with estimates.
The hitch is that we won’t know when we don’t count those killed in drug caused car accidents or children killed by drug abused children. Then too, how many children are killed drug caused gunfire?
It is as I have said before, when people give up drugs, half the crime in this country will disappear. However, stopping the drug abuse is not something the dems want to do anything about. At best, they say we need to educate our kids. As I have said, we have been doing that for at least 6 decades without success. IT DOESN’T WORK!
No one will listen to me. No one will listen to God. When kids are taught that people, including kids are just animals, why should they treat a kid, or an unborn baby any different than a monkey? Actually, I get the impressing that many people put a higher value on monkeys.
Walz says guns kill kids. The truth is, when we turned our backs on God, that kills kids, and millions of adults too.
Pardon Me For a Few Questions
How quickly did they start getting help to NY, NY when they were hit by that hurricane about a decade or so ago? How long is it going to take FEMA to START getting aid to the victims of the last hurricane? Could it have something to do with the number of Republicans in the states affected? On the other hand, could it be that the FEMA funds went to illegal aliens?
Not saying anything. I don’t even mean to imply anything. Just wondering. Does anyone even know? I don’t.
Maybe I Look at Things a Little Different
When most looked at the verbal contest, they saw two men who were seeking the 2nd highest office in the land. What I saw were two leaders. Vance appeared to be man I would have no problem following him into way. Naturally, I am a little biased. I was in the Marines and he was a Marine officer. Even though Walz was a sergeant major, the man I saw did not appear to be a man I would want to follow anywhere.
Then too, Walz was a teacher. Is he really someone you would want teaching your kids? As for me, maybe it was a good thing he didn’t lead those men into war. Also, maybe it was a good thing he got out of teaching.
Moreover, I sensed he didn’t do much thinking during the debate. It was one platitude after the next. Even a parrot can memorize short phrases.
The Illusion
It was all an illusion. It was brought before a liberal Supreme Court and they twisted a few words around and got the result they wanted. However, there was never a right to abortion. Read it yourself. Without turning the words inside out, just try to get such a right out of it.
For decades, the liberals have had their way, but not based on the constitution or any of the amendments. Then, a few of the justices are replaced and they decide to read the real words without the distortion, and the so-called right goes away. The illusion created decades ago fades away. Then, instantly, that method of birth control no longer is convenient or, for that matter legal.
The one thing I noticed is that it changes more than the law. Always before, the abortionists argued that they had a constitutional right to kill, though they used the more palatable terminology. The term abortion becomes a medical procedure instead of killing or murder. I must admit that a medical procedure does sound better, though it doesn’t change what it is. I mean, borrowing does sound so much better than robbery, right.
Now, suddenly, they can’t argue that it is a constitutional right. That has been removed from them. If they are in favor of killing, they must admit that they are in favor of killing. Now, the abortionist mush argue in favor of abortion, not women’s rights. The abortion rights no longer exist.
And so it is, I am a little curious. If the abortionists is going to argue in favor of abortion, will they continue to try to argue the illusion of the right that never existed; or will they start trying to argue that it is righteous to kill defenseless babies?
Did Anyone Notice?
CBS broke the rules. The woman fact checked. Moreover, when Vance tried to point it out, CBS cut the mics.
I am one of those that believe in following the rules. This was a particularly bad incident being as the fact check was an error. The woman was factually wrong.
Just goes to show, can’t believe CBS can we?
I think Vance deserves an apology. Do you believe he will get one? Not likely. Not this year.
As an aside, the cost of living has gone up far more than the numbers say. Anyone who has to shop each week for groceries will tell you that without hesitation. I bring this up because the subject came up during the debates, both of them. And why is it that the news media is ignoring this difference?
I Must Admit Some Disappointment
I wrote a post that strongly suggested that Pete Rose should never be put in the Hall of Fame. Apparently, I am mostly alone. I have heard many suggest that, now that he is dead, we should go ahead and put him in now.
Of course, who am I to decide. It just is that, I am disappointed. Many, both conservative and liberal have taken the attitude that it really wasn’t that big of a deal. One thing I have noted is that, the more that folks are in favor of gambling, the more they are in favor of letting Rose in.
I have no say in the matter. I have no TV or radio program. Maybe I just have a few hundred who even know of my blog. However, I do have my ideas of what is right and wrong. I have written many times of the downsides of gambling. Indeed, I keep hearing the advertisements of how fun it is to gamble, though it isn’t but for a second.
A couple of decades ago, it was not that way. I was in the majority in condemning those who gamble and encourage to gamble. It was in that world in which Rose was gambling, not our current world, which loves the lotteries and scoffs and me. It was in that world in which he chose to do his gambling and set the bad example for our youth. Indeed, to some degree, the stories of his gambling might have even added to the desire to loosen the laws on gambling.
As I say, little old me, I have little to say about it. It is an observation. It is one where few agree with me. It leaves me with a statement and two questions. I am disappointed. Is this a good thing, really? Is this the world we want our children to be brought up in, or the one that condemned Pete Rose for blatantly breaking the rules and then refused to repent? I kind of like the way it was, but that’s me.
As an aside, we all make mistakes. Mostly, they are simple mistakes we ignore, other than to try not to make the same mistake again. On the other hand, sometimes we make mistakes that live with us the rest of our lives. In some cases, we make mistakes that outlive us. I suspect, despite all I say, Pete Rose will be in the Hall of Fame one day. Still, it won’t change the fact that Pete Rose made one of those permanent mistakes that will live far beyond his grave. No one will ever be able to say that he didn’t do that which was wrong and he set a bad example for our youth.
When and if he ever gets in the Hall of Fame, it will send the message that, given enough time, given enough ability, all will be forgiven.
Welding
I went to junior college for a semester, to study electronics. (long story) At any rate, I talked to a few people who were learning to weld. I became familiar with the logic behind it. Now, from time to time I find myself wanted to be able to weld to build some various things or to mend things that were broke.
I have seen people weld and I must say that I wish I could do that. On the other hand, people can really get hurt with that stuff. Maybe it is good that an accident prone person as me never leaned such a thing. Still, maybe it would be nice to know someone who can weld.
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