11/6/24

de l’audace, encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audace

“Audacity, more audacity, and ever more audacity!”

Apparently, this Donald J Trump character has now survived being turned out of office, sued into bankruptcy, being indicted and convicted, being crucified by the leftist media, being relegated to political darkness, being shot, and now a third presidential victory.

Donald J Trump is the most stirring example of political audacity and raw grit in American history. Bravo and well played.

The Big Orange Man has put the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden political dynasties to the sword. He has defeated the elites and the know-it-alls and the vastness of the Democrat Party – media unholy alliance. He has singlehandedly jerked politics into the digital age. He has redefined the word grit.

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11/6/24

A Look Back At The 2020 Election

Last night, the country rejected a lurch toward the left and San Francisco, California wokeness returning that resilent, fighting son-of-a-bitch Donald J Trump to the Oval Office in an embrace of “normal” and traditional American values. That’s my take on it. Use your own view of things.

It did turn over one rock and beneath it I see a troubling bit of conspiracy fodder. Here it is:

In 2020, Joe Biden received 81MM votes.  Continue reading →

11/5/24

The Cheaters

It is the sunny morning of Election Day in Savannah By God Georgia. I have long since voted and I am at peace with the world.

Long lines of Trump supporters waiting to vote. #Garbage

Somewhere — many places I fear — evil people are hard at work trying to steal the election. They are all working for the benefit of Kamala Harris and against the interests of the American people. They are cheating you. This is an assault on the Constitution and our representative republic.

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10/30/24

Drifting Into War

The New Axis of Evil — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea — is slowly emerging as a powerful alliance as a result of growing cooperation sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The United States and the world need to wake up to and focus on this reality.

Couple of despotic evil jerkoffs hamming it up for the camera in their matching blue suits, red ties, and white shirts. Real bromance at work here. [Somebody get some powder on that forehead of Vlad’s. Please.]

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10/16/24

Some Thoughts On TARIFFS

Tariffs — a tax or customs duty imposed by a country at its border on goods imported from another country — are wildly misunderstood and have come into the lexicon since their use by the Trump admin and during this presidential election campaign.

They are not wildly understood, sort of like calculus, differential equations, and how doorbells work. Let us reason together, dear reader.

Traditional reasons to impose tariffs

Tariffs have been traditionally used (and taught in business schools) in the following situations:

 1. Tariffs are used to protect strategic industries — industries with national security implications — such as high tech, steel, or aviation.

 2. Tariffs are used to protect fledgling, startup businesses during their period of incubation and infancy, again, often technology related.

 3. Tariffs are used to punish bad actors such as China for its theft of technology, its use of slave/prison/child labor to manufacture goods, and to offset low environmental standards.

Pretty straightforward stuff, no? But, there’s more. Continue reading →

10/14/24

Dealing With Chinese Cotton And Xinjiang

I lost power during Helene the Hurricane — lots of wind and rain in Savannah, lots of trees down and windblown tree debris. No power meant no Internet. Adding insult to injury, I had no phone though I could slip into another part of Savannah and get some 5-bar G+. I am now repowered and re-connected.

As I write this post, I am listening to Kris Kristofferson. Rest in peace, Ranger.

So, what’s up with China, cotton, and Xinjiang, Big Red Car?

China is, of course, a rotten bunch of Communists (you cannot overstate what cruel fuckers these guys are). They grow cotton — 90% of China’s cotton — in Xijiang province:

Chinese workers picking ripe cotton by hand. Lots of hands and mouths to feed in China.

 1. China is the largest producer of cotton (2023 numbers) in the world (24%, 27.34 million pounds) followed by: Continue reading →

10/9/24

The Steamboat Institute And Virginia Military Institute, An Exemplar For Intelligent Debate

The Steamboat Institute, a think tank in lovely Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and my alma mater, The Virginia Military Institute (a jewel of a school in the spectacular Shenandoah Valley of Virginia) teamed up to debate:

Should the US Use its Diplomatic and Military Power

Around the Globe to Ensure America’s Security?

If you highlight and click on the first sentence of the question, you can see a video of the debate between John Bolton and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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