High Truths and Low Lies

The CDC needs to improve its image. The people of the US are confused regarding Covid. Over the last 12-18 months, the CDC has issued many warnings/ bans/rules/conclusions regarding Covid and the US public. Many of these are the complete opposite from previous advisories. We don’t know what to believe from the CDC.

Let’s give the CDC something to do which is within their power. I am calling for the CDC to immediately issue a ban on migrants coming across our Southern Border. The unprecedented surge in illegal immigrants crossing our Southern Border is a health crisis. These immigrants have Covid and other communicable diseases. The CDC should halt the flow.

This approach seems so logical and simple. Where is the CDC????

Sweden is a Scandinavian country due north from Poland, bordered by Norway and Finland. Sweden is about the size of California with a population of 10 million people. The capital is Stockholm. The economy of Sweden (GDP) is $520 Billion, ranking 23rd in the world.

Sadly, Sweden has another ranking. Over the last 15 years, Sweden has had Europe’s highest rate of death by shootings. Recent data published by the WHO comparing crimes rates show Sweden at the top spot. Most of the shooting deaths in Sweden are men between the ages of 20-29. Sweden’s rate of homicide by shooting is 2.5 times higher than the European average.

So-what has happened to Sweden?? According to research conducted by the WHO, beginning about 15 years ago, Sweden opened its doors to migrants from Somali and Syria. Most of these migrants were young men. These young men have not assimilated. The various groups live in their own neighborhoods and draw social benefits. Many are in gangs. The gangs are fighting over turf for control of the illegal drug trade. Shootings are the way turf wars are fought. Apparently, their neighborhoods are so dangerous, police services have broken down.

Liberals will tell you Sweden should do more to support these young men. Perhaps? But Sweden could also arrest the felons, convict them, and incarcerate the bad one. Get them off the streets. Better yet, send them back to their home country. Sweden supported them for 15+ years, to me, that’s plenty!!

On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide federal moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent. What??? Is that their job?? I thought local and state landlord/renter laws governed those contracts? Who gave the CDC that power??

Let’s ask the FDA to issue a ban on car washes. or the IRS to issue a ban on sugary drinks. Or-let’s ask the US Treasury to ban plastic cups! Should all these federal agencies turn rouge, our lives would be miserable. Who has jurisdiction? Why aren’t these groups being challenged?

Now, all the rent is coming due! Renters are protesting. Liberal leaders are camping outside in DC. “it’s not fair” they say. What??? Renters got to stay in their apartments rent free for 10+ months. Wow! I had to pay my house mortgage every month. Same with utilities.

Are renters working?? Where did the Stimulus money go? What is the protest? Liberal leaders think you can protest rent payment? Do you not owe that rent? Is charging rent unfair? Why are people protesting rent??

Why is the Biden administration not enforcing our current immigration laws? Why is he allowing tens of thousands of immigrants to illegally cross our border? The situation at the border is madness.

Is the long game votes? Do the democrats want an additional 2 million votes? That is one reasonable explanation. So-invite immigrants to the US, promise and deliver social benefits and your political party will gain new, and loyal, voters. Can you imagine any political party devious enough to do that? Part of the long game is also converting Texas to a blue state. So- import additional voters into Texas. This is madness and extremely hurtful to the US citizens. And-by the way, push for federal election laws that do not require voter I.D. Are you getting the picture???

Every citizen of the US should be furious about crisis and scandal at our southern border. For six months the Biden administration has encouraged and allowed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to cross into the US at our southern border. At the end of July, the estimated number of immigrants exceeds one million, that the authorities know about.

These illegal immigrants are coming from over 124 different countries. These people are not vetted. We do not know their true names, country of origin, criminal background, health condition, education, skills, nothing. These people are being allowed in the country, loaded on buses and airplanes assisted by the US military, and flown to various unknown cities without the knowledge of that city. When the bus or airplane stops, they just arrive and need full and total support.

For sure, some of these illegal immigrants are trafficking in drugs, young girls, weapons, etc. There are gang members, rapists, repeat felons, career criminals, and murderers. Almost half of our current federal prisoners are illegal immigrants. These are very bad people!!

Many fo these illegal immigrants are sick, some have Covid, others have various communicable diseases like TB, small pox, even polio.

Most of these illegal immigrants have no education and no skills. Thus, they will immediately apply for and receive all the various social benefits at the local, state and federal levels. This will include free public education with extra support for language issues.

Why is Biden allowing this???? How can this be good for the US?

More to come at next posting………..

I am not going to watch the Olympics. My attitude about the games has been tainted. Sadly, and not unexpectedly, many of the US participants are taking the opportunity to protest something.

We have track stars kneeling during the US National Anthem and even turning their back on the flag. There are protests over clothing requirements, like beach volleyball and swimming, Apparently the swim caps can’t contain massive amounts of hair so the swimmers want to wear unapproved caps! Seems very petty to me.

On international TV, some US participants trash the US either by actions or words. Then, there are the gender protesters. When given a microphone, they speak harshly about the unfairness of the US regarding gender, mostly about money. Hmmmmm!

I did some research about the US Olympic team. These participants get everything paid for. Travel, food, lodging, coaching, clothing, personal counseling, etc. The funds come from private donations. The cost of developing, and presenting a world class track team is enormous. Millions of dollars! Same with the swimming team, and gymnastics.

So, what kind of pampered athlete accepts all this personal support and opportunity and then trashes the country that provided it. They are an embarrassment to the generosity of the US people.

This is why I will not watch the Olympics.

The FAA has reported a huge increase in the number of airline passenger incidents this year. Approximately 3400 incidents have been reported in the last 6-9 months. Can you imagine riding in an airplane with 185 other passengers and experiencing a violent fight two rows in front of you? You are trapped. You can’t run away and you are 2 hours from landing. You are in a very dangerous situation!

Why are we seeing this huge increase in reported incidents? Who are the people involved?

The idiot media pundits suggest it is the airlines fault. These idiots say that because the flights are full and lines are long, people are agitated and become unruly. They are also saying that alcohol may be a factor. They blame the airline agents and attendants. Perhaps the attendants are speaking a little too directly when asking a passenger for the 4th time to wear a mask.

These idiot pundits don’t report the real reason for this increase in incidents. I know why! I recently traveled from the east coast to Montana. The experience was horrible, especially at the departing airport. I witnessed a huge number of passengers using their stimulus payments to fly. These same people are not working, they are getting weekly/monthly checks to stay home. There is a rent moratorium in my local town, so these people are not paying rent. They have money and they are travelling. Sadly, some of these travelers do not know how to behave while flying. That’s a fact. At the airport, I saw very inexperienced passengers with overloaded checked bags, bags to large to secure overhead, too many bags, passengers not having the money for baggage fees. I saw one passenger trying to write a check for the $30 baggage fee and get furious with the agent when told the airline doesn’t accept checks. And I heard a lot of bad language,

I also witnessed many passengers wearing very inappropriate clothing. Much of the clothing was provocative, indecent, and revealing especially in public and around families. Frankly, many of the passengers just did not know how to behave in public. Their voices were loud and contained harsh profanity.

The problem is behavior. We now have people traveling that do not know how to behave in public. And- when asked to change their behavior or follow the current rules, they become unruly which sometimes leads to fighting. In recent months, the FAA has reported 3400 such cases. Can you imagine that? Ugh!!!

I just got back from an 11 day trip to Montana. The state of Montana is beautiful and rugged. Montana is the 4th largest state in the US, but has less than 1 million people. Montana is bordered by Idaho, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, and Canada to the north. During the winter, the temperatures can get to minus 30.

I saw many magnificent sites like Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Bear Tooth Pass (elevation 11,000 ft.), and the Little Big Horn Battlefield. Wow!

The people in Montana are strong, tough and rugged. It appeared to me that almost all residence of Montana love the outdoors. And-they are very friendly. Everyone helps each other. In eleven days I did not hear a local complain, or utter a criticism. They do not have an easy life.

I admire the people of Montana.

I recently made a trip to Montana. My departing flight was on a Saturday morning. When I arrived at the airport I could hardly get into the terminal. The terminal was extremely crowded. The lines for check-in were not obvious. People were standing everywhere. I could not find the end of any line. I stood in line for about 1.5 hours to get checked-in.

The line for security screening was about 60 yards long. Think about that!

I have been traveling via air for about 40 years. I have never seen a domestic airport so crowded. Here are the reasons the airport was so crowded:

-School was out. Families were on vacation.

-Pent-up demand due to Corvid.

-People are not working. They have free time.

-Stimulus checks. People are getting $$$$ from the government. So-they are traveling.

This is the truth. Perhaps it is fair. But, the local economy is not getting any boost. Many of the flights were to destinations outside the US. Ugh!!!!

California’s university system has announced that they will not longer use the SAT scores for admission into their 9 universities. The decision was made as a result of a lawsuit claiming that standardized tests like the SAT and the ACT are racist. Can you believe it? A math test is racist???

The SAT has been used by universities since 1926. The test has two parts, math and verbal, and has been revised many times over the last 95 years. The test has been used as a predictor of college success along with HS performance. It’s validity has been challenged many times, and more frequently in recent years.

Universities are being bullied by political groups representing minorities, mostly black and Hispanic. Apparently, these groups do not score well on the SAT’s as compared to other groups like Asians and whites. Therefore, the test must be racist!!! Is racism always the answer when a certain group does not achieve or accomplish. Hmmmm???

College course work is tough, especially in fields like business, engineering, computer science, pre-med, biology, chemistry, nursing, etc. Students need a strong background in math and verbal skills for these degrees. Universities admitting students without proof of math and verbal skills are not doing those students any favors, especially if those students borrow money to attend. Many will flunk out and have student debt. Ugh! Or-these students will select majors like gender studies, equity, social justice, equality, etc.

Selection to play professional basketball in the NBA is based on merit. I think admissions to public universities should follow the NBA example.