I wish Colin Kaepernick would go Away!

August 22, 2025

“Every heart beats true beneath the Red, White and Blue.” George M. Cohan -Playwright, Composer of more than 50 plays and 300 songs.

We all know what happened to Colin Kaepernick! During his brief time as starting QB, he sat and kneeled during the playing of our National Anthem. Kaepernick signed a 6-year contract with SF for $126 million, $60 million guaranteed. Yet, the fool protested unfair treatment of Blacks.

Kaepernick played 6 years in the NFL. His record was 37 Wins, 32 losses. He opted out of his contract with the SF 49ers in 2016.. No other team would sign him. We all know why. The NFL ticket holders and TV viewing audience want to watch football, not protests, and certainly not unpatriotic acts by QBs. Kaepernick’s GF called the owner of the Baltimore Ravens a “slave owner” and called the players his slaves.

Recently, Spike Lee has made a mini-series about Kaepernick. But no network or streaming service wants to buy it. I agree with that……who would watch.

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Britain has new rules on Immigration

August 16, 2025

“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” Wayne Gretzky, Hall of Fame Hockey Great.

Finally, the Brits have awakened. They have a new PM, his name is Sir Keir Starmer. See his picture below.

The new PM has proposed new laws to thwart immigration. It’s about time!!! See chart above. Note that the UK experienced 45,700 small boat migrant crossings in 2024.

The major new laws are:

-Reduce the student visa work time limits

-Raise the skill requirements for work entry. This is a big change. Immigrants must be able to support themselves with skills attractive in the job market.

-English language required for migrant and spouse

-Cut abuses to the system, punish violators and thoroughly vet all applicants.

-Settlement time requirement moved from 5 years to 10 years.

Britain is slow to act. Perhaps these will stop the flow of illegal immigrants. Their NHS medical system is broken! They should have seen this coming 10 years ago.

No more $$$’s for Haiti

August 12, 2025

“The inmates are running the asylum.” William G. McAdoo-politician circa 1915

Haiti has become a criminal enterprise says an international UN official. Gangs now control the country. The capital, Port-au-Prince is under the control of terrorist gangs. All the major ports are under the control of gangs.

Haiti’s major airport is closed. Schools are closed. diseases like cholera are prevalent. Videos show criminal gangs playing football with severed heads.

Haiti has a population of 11.8 million. Most are descendants of Black Sub-Sahara African slaves. The island is shared with the Dominican Republic and is 670 miles from Miami. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. See map below. Haiti has very little natural resources, the trees have been cut down, a small amount of land is arable.

The UN Security Council wants to send in private miliary contractors to restore order. The US has already committed $600 million. Can you imagine where that money is going?

Where is the UN and funding for Haiti? Why do the US taxpayers have to pay the $600 million to restore the island? Haiti has never been a country of laws, peace and prosperity.

Finally-the US should not accept migrants from that country. No way to properly vet the people.

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Unaccompanied Minors

August 8, 2025

” There is a special place in hell for those who abuse children.” Self

A hearing was held in Washington by the House Subcommittee on Federal Law enforcement. The DHS Inspector testified that the Biden administration lost track of 448,000 migrant children, almost 100,000 under the age of 12. This is a tragedy of the highest order.

According to testimony, many of the children were released to “sponsors” but the government had no way of tracking the sponsors, confirming the appropriateness of the sponsors or the location. Over 300,000 did not show up for their immigration court date.

Recent investigations by the Trump administration revealed that many “sponsors” recorded incomplete addresses, had no family relationship to the children, and housed multiple children without oversight. Hundreds of the “sponsors” have now been arrested for immigration fraud and child endangerment.

Biden’s DHS officials claimed they did not have the manpower to track all these children, so they just released them. Why didn’t they close the border? Month after month for almost 4 years, thousands of children showed up at our border. How did they get there? Where are they from? Where are they now?

DHS Secretary Mayorkas should be arrested!

The Trump administration has to clean up this despicable situation which is an embarrassment to the US. And-currently, the Democrats are criticizing Trump for his cleanup methods. I say find these children and make them safe.

Dem. Senator convicted!

August 6, 2025

“There is no crime that cannot be traced back to the love of money.” Robert Louis Stevenson

This week, Democratic Senator Nicole Mitchell (see photo below) was convicted of first-degree burglary and felony possession of burglary tools. She tried to break into her stepmother’s house.

Apparently, Mitchell was dressed in black, carried a pry bar, flashlight, ninja gloves and drove 230 miles in the middle of the night to break into the house. She told police she was just checking on her stepmother. During the trial, it was alleged she was trying to get her late father’s CD’s and bank accounts. She was discovered by her stepmother while crawling on the floor in the bedroom.

Mitchell is 51 years old. She spent many years as a “weathergirl” on several local TV shows and served admirably in the Air National Guard. Her current rank is Lt. Col. She was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 2022. She resigned from that senate seat as of August 4th.

She will be sentenced in mid-September. Too bad, she had a good life but now faces a lengthy prison sentence. The bootom line-she tried to steal from her stepmother who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

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Buying on Credit!

August 3, 2025

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I have a friend that lives in a rural area of Viriginia. His home is surrounded by a few small farms. Last month a farmer’s cow broke through the fence onto my friend’s property and birthed a calf. My friend claimed the new calf as “birth right citizenship.” The farmer and the county sheriff disagreed and returned the calf to the original owner. Self

Retail chains can be sneaky. At the checkout the salesperson will ask you if you have the store credit card. If not, they will offer you a 20-25% discount if you open a credit card account. It happened to me recently at a Belk store. I applied for the card and got $40 off my purchase. Wow! But, 3 weeks later I got my new credit card. The interest rate on that card is 35%, and a $40 fee for late payment. Nobody, I mean nobody should carry that credit card!!!!

Also, a family member bought a new SUV. She paid $44,000 for the car and financed it for 7 years, that’s 84 months!!!!!! Just doing the simple math, it is quite possible that the car will be worth less than the loan balance after 4 years. And the total interest paid on her loan will be $12,000. Her buying decision was stupid.

A special note: I am veery tired of seeing the TV commercial for Liberty Insurance featuring that giant bird. Hahaha!

Madness for the Week!

July 14, 2025

“Westernization, coupled with globalization, has created an affluent and leisured elite, that now gravitates to universities, the media, bureaucracies, and global organizations, all places where wealth is not created, but analyzed, critiqued and lavishly spent.” Victor David Hanson

These are just some of the crazy stories I heard or read about this week:

Ben Mclemore has been convicted of first-degree rape. He played 9 years in the NBA with Portland, The Kings, and others. He was paid a total of $32 million and has a net worth of $15 million. Now he’s going to prison. A special thanks to the U.S. Marshal Service for the arrest.

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, D-NJ, (above) has been indicted by the grand jury for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. She has 3 counts against her including assault, resisting, and interfering with federal law officers. Two of the counts carry a maximum penalty of 8 years each. No one is above the law!!!

North Carolina has 3,300 registered Catawba Indians. The Catawba Nation is building a $1 billion casino off I-85 near Kings Mountain. Currently, it is the largest construction project between NY and FL and may open by 2027. Wow, where did all the $$$’s come from??? The Nation will be millionaires. Too bad that money did not go to new hospitals, schools, homes and parks.

The Charlotte, NC City Council is made up of idiots. One of the biggest idiots is LaWana Mayfield. She has been in trouble for years. Now-she wants the city to stop buying Tesla cars because of the political views of Tesla owner Elon Musk. Mayfield has been quoted over the years saying she doesn’t believe jets hit the world trade center on 9/11….see how stupid she is? According to her website, she is openly gay and Black and has no formal education. This year she called our police force “homegrown terrorists.”

Johnson C. Smith University (HBCU) has been put on probation by its accreditation agency. The school lacks mgmt that can keep track of spending and borrowing. The president, Ronald Carter, (above) is stepping down after 16 years. In recent years, the school has been plagued by financial troubles, mostly lack of controls and over oversight. Hmmm! Note: parents-send your kids to another school! The 6-year graduation rate at JCMU is 34%! Pitiful.

Lastly, a few US Senators are looking at the federal minimum wage. They are crafting a bill to raise the rate to $15/hr. I wish they would spend their time on other more important matters. Most states already have higher rates. California pays fast food worker $22/hr. Crazy! There is no sound business leader in this country that needs Congress to tell them what to pay workers, nor does Congress know. All economists know that raising minimum wage rates leads to layoffs. Walmart installed self-checkout! McDonalds has kiosk for ordering, doctor offices have online check-ins, etc. We even have drones delivering food orders.

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Ending the Minority Contractor Program-Finally!

June 10, 2025

“In countries around the world, the most dramatic reductions in poverty have come from increasing the amount of wealth-rather than from a redistribution of existing wealth.” Dr. Thomas Sowell

Since 1983 the states have been “certifying” minority contractors. Those are companies that are owned, primarily, by Blacks, and women, and get preferential treatment for federal contracts. The state of Georgia has certified 3,500 such companies. Imagine that?

For 43+ years, the federal government has awarded 10% to 20% of contracts to minorities. Contracts for highway builds, repairs to bridges, new sidewalks, culverts, etc were awarded to minorities and women. Companies owned by white men were excluded from consideration. Federal $$$’s were not spent based on experience, skills or financial quotes.

Finally, President Trump is ending the minority program. Now, all sub-contractors will compete based on merit and quality of work. Afterall, if women/minority owned contractors can’t compete on a level playing field after 43 years, then they should not bid for contracts.

News Stories that trigger my Gag Reflex!

June 6, 2025

“The most difficult people to deal with are those individuals that are stupid and arrogant. That combination creates unpleasant and often very nasty people.” Self

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These are just some of the news stories that sour my GI tract:

– Jasmine Crockett and AOC are now the leaders of the Democratic party. Both read from scripts prepared by their staffs, neither has built anything, both have ignored their own congressional districts, and together could not operate a McDonald’s franchise.

-US Dept. of Education disclosed that $30 million of student loans and grants went sent to dead people, and another $60 million was sent to ineligible people. These payments occurred over the last 3 years. How does any federal agency receive applications from dead people?

-NC lawmakers are fighting over which flags are allowed to fly over government buildings. Thankfully, the US flag is on the list. Same with the NC state flag and military flags. Of course, the issue was prompted by a group wanting to fly a LGBTQ+ flag.

Liberals are very upset about the arrests of criminal aliens. Apparently, they believe certain places are not appropriate for arrests, like streets, dormitories, churches, family homes, restaurants, or anywhere around family members. Bull. These are very dangerous people and should be removed from our communities. Anytime, anywhere.

-For years, many states have fraudulently inflated Medicaid payments to hospitals so the federal government would reimburse those payments. The states taxed their hospitals and returned the $$$$’s back to them as Medicaid payments so the federal government would reimburse (match) those funds. Shear fraud. When this practice is stopped, the federal government will save $600 billion over ten years.

–Starbucks is the world’s biggest coffee chain, with a majority of sales in the US. Last month they reported the 5th consecutive quarter of declining sales. Net profits are down 50%. I know what the problems are-prices are too high, service is too slow. and their corporate social policies were very misguided. And another comment, barista is not a career.

–Canada is a member of NATO and is required to spend 2% of its GDP on its military. Currently, Canada spends about 1.3%. The US taxpayers should not bailout Canada.

-High school and college commencement addresses should be inspirational. Graduates should be encouraged to achieve greatness in all fields. And the speeches should be patriotic. We live in the greatest country in the history of the world.

-Boys should not be allowed to compete in girl sports. Everyone knows it. This week a man pitched 7 innings in a girls’ softball championship. Same with track and field. A man won the high jump and triple jump in girl’s state championships. This problem is centered in blue states, run by Democrats. Where are the women’s groups???