Sports

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting!!!  Americans Favorite sport? Really? I’d rather sit by my pool and watch the grass grow.

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 23: Los Angeles Dodgers kneel during the National Anthem prior to a MLB baseball game on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images).
                          How about this one for a reality check?

As a sports fan, it pains me to say this: I watched not one inning of the 2020 World Series. This revelation is not some preening, pin-a-medal-on-me political puffery — “Those sports ball players are annoying, America-hating commies, so I’m not watching” — but rather the embarrassed confession of a discouraged, disillusioned former fanatic who has come to realize that my erstwhile sports obsessions are really not all that important.

Apparently, I’m far from alone. The Tampa Bay Rays’ instant classic walk-off Game 4 win drew 8.95 million viewers, the second-lowest viewership in World Series history — ahead of only Game 3’s 8.2 million. For contrast, remember that only four short years ago, Game 7 between the Cubs and Indians peaked at 49.9 million viewers. Game 7 of the classic 1986 Mets-Red Sox series had an estimated viewership as high as 60 million.

The ratings numbers have attached themselves to an anvil and tossed the anvil off a cliff into a black hole. It’s a shocking decline. MLB is not alone in seeing its appeal become more selective, Spinal Tap-style. The NFL’s once-vaunted viewership juggernaut is shedding passengers at an alarming pace; the league is left celebrating a 33 percent decline year-over-year for the most recent Sunday Night game, because it represented a slight uptick compared to the rest of this season’s dismal numbers.

And the NBA?  Woof.  Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals averaged 5.9 million viewers. For comparison, Michael Jordan’s last game as a Bull, the clinching Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, averaged almost 36 million viewers. Overall, the Lakers-Heat series dropped 51 percent from the 2019 numbers and 67 percent from 2018.

To extend the Spinal Tap metaphor, the NBA is a few BLM woke bombs away from second billing behind Puppet Show. Let’s be fair: There are mitigating circumstances. Nothing about this year is normal. MLB shoehorned a 60-game season into a pandemic-ravaged sports calendar. The NBA played its Finals at a time of year when teams are normally in training camp. The NFL has clung to something resembling a normal schedule, but the mostly empty stadiums and piped-in crowd noise have lent a surreal, off-putting atmosphere to the proceedings.

Personally, I’ve found it hard to care about sports when the very future of the Republic seems to be at stake, and every day’s headlines bring some fresh hell to torment and terrorize my fragile psyche. Sport becomes far less relevant in times like these, even as simple escapism. There’s no escaping a pervading sense of doom. But after the election, will my apathy magically dissipate, much like I expect the pandemic panic to do? Will I re-engage my former passion for pro sports? It’s entirely possible. A return to normalcy in 2021 would likely include a reboot of a casual interest in the exploits of overgrown man-children and a willingness to set aside their silly political posturing. A post-election de-weaponization of the virus will allow us all to relax, breathe and reclaim life’s simple pleasures. I hope so, anyway.

One final piece of advice: Don’t wait for woke-ism to recede from pro sports before re-engaging. Believe it or not, it is possible to set all that aside and simply enjoy the games themselves. If I let politics control my entertainment choices, I’d be left with listening to the Beatles song “Taxman” on an endless loop, and not much else. Life’s too short, and Jon Voight’s not making many movies these days.

Originally posted 2020-10-30 10:52:09.

Shared? With Who?

Okay, so that was on 24 September, Have any of you seen this? I doubt it. Personally, I do not see anything on this list that I or any other true-blue, seriously  dedicated American  I could disagree with — do you?

 

President Donald Trump Releases Second-Term Agenda

24 Sept 2020

President Donald Trump released his second-term agenda on Monday, sharing it in an email to journalists; promising more of the same policies he pursued during his first four years as president.

Trump wants to create more jobs, end Covid-19, defend police officers, end illegal immigration, and stop endless wars. The president also calls for passage of congressional term limits, school choice, and ending America’s economic reliance on China.

Here is the full list:

JOBS

  1. Create 10 Million New Jobs in 10 Months
  2. Create 1 Million New Small Businesses
  3. Cut Taxes to Boost Take-Home Pay and Keep Jobs in America
  4. Enact Fair Trade Deals that Protect American Jobs
  5. “Made in America” Tax Credits
  6. Expand Opportunity Zones
  7. Continue Deregulatory Agenda for Energy Independence

ERADICATE COVID-19

  1. Develop a Vaccine by The End Of 2020
  2. Return to Normal in 2021
  3. Make All Critical Medicines and Supplies for Healthcare Workers in The United States
  4. Refill Stockpiles and Prepare for Future Pandemics

END OUR RELIANCE ON CHINA  AMEN

  1. Bring Back 1 Million Manufacturing Jobs from China
  2. Tax Credits for Companies that Bring Back Jobs from China
  3. Allow 100% Expensing Deductions for Essential Industries like Pharmaceuticals and Robotics who Bring Back their Manufacturing to the United States
  4. No Federal Contracts for Companies who Outsource to China
  5. Hold China Fully Accountable for Allowing the Virus to Spread around the World

HEALTHCARE

  1. Cut Prescription Drug Prices
  2. Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of our Healthcare System
  3. Lower Healthcare Insurance Premiums
  4. End Surprise Billing
  5. Cover All Pre-Existing Conditions
  6. Protect Social Security and Medicare
  7. Protect Our Veterans and Provide World-Class Healthcare and Services

  EDUCATION

  1. Provide School Choice to Every Child in America
  2. Teach American Exceptionalism

DRAIN THE SWAMP PLEASE!!!!!!!

  1. Pass Congressional Term Limits
  2. End Bureaucratic Government Bullying of U.S. Citizens and Small Businesses
  3. Expose Washington’s Money Trail and Delegate Powers Back to People and States
  4. Drain the Globalist Swamp by Taking on International Organizations That Hurt American Citizens

DEFEND OUR POLICE

  1. Fully Fund and Hire More Police and Law Enforcement Officers
  2. Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaults on Law Enforcement Officers
  3. Prosecute Drive-By Shootings as Acts of Domestic Terrorism
  4. Bring Violent Extremist Groups Like ANTIFA to Justice
  5. End Cashless Bail and Keep Dangerous Criminals Locked Up until Trial

END ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND PROTECT AMERICAN WORKERS

  1. Block Illegal Immigrants from Becoming Eligible for Taxpayer-Funded Welfare, Healthcare, and Free College Tuition
  2. Mandatory Deportation for Non-Citizen Gang Members
  3. Dismantle Human Trafficking Networks
  4. End Sanctuary Cities to Restore our Neighborhoods and Protect our Families
  5. Prohibit American Companies from Replacing United States Citizens with Lower-Cost Foreign Workers
  6. Require New Immigrants to Be Able to Support Themselves Financially

INNOVATE FOR THE FUTURE

  1. Launch Space Force, Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon and Send the First Manned Mission to Mars
  2. Build the World’s Greatest Infrastructure System
  3. Win the Race to 5G and Establish a National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network
  4. Continue to Lead the World in Access to the Cleanest Drinking Water and Cleanest Air
  5. Partner with Other Nations to Clean Up our Planet’s Oceans

AMERICA FIRST FOREIGN POLICY

  1. Stop Endless Wars and Bring Our Troops Home
  2. Get Allies to Pay their Fair Share
  3. Maintain and Expand America’s Unrivaled Military Strength
  4. Wipe Out Global Terrorists Who Threaten to Harm Americans
  5. Build a Great Cybersecurity Defense System and Missile Defense System

Send to everyone because the so called journalists haven’t shared this news!

 

Originally posted 2020-10-29 16:33:27.

NFL – Does the “N” really stand for National?

If so, why?

I have not watched any NFL game since two years ago except the Super Bowl this past January, or was it February, hell, I don’t remember and really do not care. I refuse to spend the Lord’s Day watching scum sucking anti-Americana millionaires play with a ball and think they are heroes. Oh, I do watch college football , and I have my favorite teams e.g., Bama and the Volunteers for example. I doubt very seriously if I will see any knee bending or disrespect there, but one never knows??  I cannot and will not watch these scumbags taking a knee or disrespecting something I served for much of my life and for which I shed blood. 

If any of you do watch the NFL, and I don’t have a problem with that — it’s your choice and I respect that, may I ask a favor? I would like to know if you see any advertisements from USAA. They have been my bank, mortgage company, brokerage account, IRAs, and insurer of home, boats, and cars for over 46 years. I do know they advertised last year, but I don’t know about this season. If they are doing that it would be the biggest example of hypocrisy I’ve ever witnessed. If I find they are advertising on the NFL network, the CEO will get a letter from me that will burn his hands while he reads it — guaranteed! And I just may pull all my accounts from them?I would like for someone to provide me a list of all the companies who advertise  NFL games. I will research them and get there contact information and publish on this blog in case anyone else wants to write them bitching and threatening to stop buying their product. We can write all the correspondence we want to addressed at the NFL and it will do no good. They must be hit in the pocketbook. I understand companies that advertise NBA games have already started complaining because they are not getting the viewership promised in their contracts. The NBA has already leaked out they intend to change things next season reference the outspoken scum like Lebron Scumbag James. We can do this folks, I know we can. Let’s become a united voice.

This video is a must watch, and if you are like me, you might need a Kleenex.

 

Originally posted 2020-10-24 14:18:12.

Journeyman Joe

I am not a Catholic, but if I were I would take exception with him referring to himself as one

By: G. Maresca

A journeyman is defined as someone who is reliable, not outstanding, but more of a placeholder than anything else.

In today’s politically charged universe, who does that remind you of?

There is no greater representative of the entrenched, bureaucratic, political class better known as the “D.C. Swamp” than Joe Biden and his nearly half a century membership highlights it.  Biden will serve his most crucial role as the placeholder for Kamala Harris, if the presidential election goes as predicted for Democrats. Provided you are unfamiliar with what the 25th Amendment of the Constitution entails, it won’t be long until you are.

Robert Gates, who served as defense secretary when Biden was vice president would later write that Biden “has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”

When asked what he plans to do about dementia, Biden pledged to increase their foreign aid and accept all their immigrants.

Biden presides over a Democrat party that coddles extremists and ignores riotous violence.  Biden’s campaign slogan of “Build Back Better” is more suited as “Build back Bitter.”

crats did not have double standards, they would have no standards at all. Turn off the rhetoric and study what they actually do.  For instance, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, over the preceding decade the Biden’s gave an average of $369 per year to charities.  Biden is all about using your money, not his.

Biden’s mantra about saving the “soul of America,” is bizarre coming from a man who responds to political incentives, quicker than Pontius Pilate.  Biden wears the Catholic badge as he does his mask when campaigning from his basement.  Biden should wear two masks – one for each face.

His “devout” Catholicism is derisive and a sham.

Biden is the most radically pro-abortion, pro-LGBTQ, “Catholic” candidate ever to headline a national ticket.  Biden embraces sodomy as marriage, and has even presided over one.

Biden’s self-serving flip on the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal tax dollars from paying for abortions, speaks to his character that only distances himself from the truths of Catholicism, particularly that every life is sacred from conception to natural death.

He is certainly catholic with a small “c” when it comes to abortion as he and his pro-abort running mate Kamala Harris, who as California attorney general, played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts in violation of federal law.  A Biden administration would not only codify abortion into federal law, but make the taxpayer foot the bill.  They would also force the Little Sisters of the Poor to fund abortion and contraception.

In Catholic circles Biden is what you would call a “cafeteria Catholic” – someone who adheres to whatever Church dogma suits them.  Cafeteria Catholics are legion and heretics, too.

If Catholicism were a crime, would there be enough evidence to convict?

Testimony points to a Biden acquittal.

Ever since Judas betrayed Our Lord, you can trace all major crises to the silence of Christian clergy and by doing so they surrender their moral authority.  For Biden and any Catholic reading this, it was at the Council of Trent where St. Pope Pius V prophetically said, “All the evils of the world are due to lukewarm Catholics.”

Where are the Fulton Sheen archbishops of today?  If you need more convincing run an internet search for the homilies of Father Altman and Meeks.

Economist and scholar, Thomas Sowell summed the 2020 election concisely: “If the election goes to Biden, there’s a good chance that the Democrats will then control the two branches of Congress and the White House, and considering the kinds of things that they’re proposing, that could well be the point of no return for this country.”

As we head into the election’s home stretch, one must never underestimate the percolating sensation of the “shy voter.”  Given all the political animosity that is anti-Trump, the “shy voter” is one who considers it taboo to declare openly that they would vote for Trump.  They could very well be the 2020 version of the Silent Majority.

Much can occur during the last two weeks of any election, let alone the most conspicuous presidential election in more than a century.

Doubtful?

In 2016, Hillary Clinton was leading by nearly seven points at this juncture.

History can be a resounding echo.

Originally posted 2020-10-23 13:14:28.

Pence vs Harris?

Good Morning Friends. Here’s a mission for you. Watch this video, then watch again either of the two links below about Harris and tell me which person you would vote for as the next Vice President of the United States. Just for laughs, send it to any left leaning folks in your address book, make it go viral. What a comparison of two candidates. For the life of me I cannot understand why anyone would vote for her. I’m dumbfounded.

https://thefamilyleader.com/vice-president-pence-shares-his-testimony-of-coming-to-christ/

Now look at either of the Harris posts again.

https://wellalldieasmarines.net/2020/10/planned-parenthood-2/

 

https://wellalldieasmarines.net/2020/10/riots/

 

Originally posted 2020-10-20 07:58:04.