“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
–Winnie The Pooh.
Today I awoke in beautiful, bucolic Southside Virginia. I am already more relaxed than I normally am in Northern Virginia. On Saturday, Holland will arrive from Dallas, Texas, and English will be joining us on Tuesday, as we plan to spend our family Thanksgiving in Chatmoss.
Yesterday, I visited at the Pro Shop. Frank, Robert, and P.C. were there. It was a pleasant way to spend time in the morning.
Tom Webster went out with John Favero and Tom Mahoney for a round of golf. Tom might well have taken a few dollars off those boys.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to force the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files. So did the Senate. Yawn! Much ado about nothing.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D. N.Y.) solicited campaign funds from Jeffrey Epstein. Is that not interesting?
The House rejected a Democrat bid to stop consideration of a motion of censure against Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D. V.I.) for her texting with Jeffrey Epstein while questioning witnesses during a House Committee meeting. If successful, the censure motion would remove Delegate Plaskett from the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee. KICK HER OFF!
But the censure motion failed. Because Republican leadership made a deal whereby Delegate Plaskett would not be censured. What a load of manure! Score another one for The Stupid Party.
Senator Raphael Warnock (D. Ga.) regularly blasts gun owners, and accuses Republicans of “distorting our values” because of their support of the right to keep and bear arms. Senator Warnock wishes to disarm Americans. So it is ironic indeed, that in the last 9 months, Senator Warnock has spent $360,000.00 on armed personal security. Hypocrite! Rules for thee, but not for me!
A group of Congressional Democrats, including Senators Mark Kelly (D. Az.) and Elissa Slotkin (D. Mi.), released a video urging U.S. military members to resist President Trump, and refuse all unlawful orders. The Democrats do not identify a single unlawful order, but urge resistance. The Democrats are actively fomenting rebellion among our military. This is so very wrong. Despicable is not a strong enough word to describe their actions.
Another group of 130 Democrats signed on to a legal brief urging the United States Supreme Court to overturn a West Virginia law banning boys from competing in girls sports. The signatories include Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D. N.Y.), Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.), and Puddin’head. What a joke!
It is pure insanity to pretend that boys can be girls, and vice-versa. It is ridiculous and dangerous to permit boys to compete in sports with girls. And it is just plain stupid to think that a law that recognizes the differences between boys and girls is unconstitutional.
A 3 judge federal court rejected Texas’s redistricting map. In a 2-1 decision, the court held that the redistricting illegal constituted racial discrimination–not against minority voters, but against minority lawmakers. Sigh. That is a horse hockey reason, without legal basis. The Constitution does not guarantee lawmakers’ seats based on their skin color. Ridiculous!
Texas is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court. Let’s hope the justices overturn this travesty of judicial “reasoning”.
In another stupid federal court decision, a New York federal judge–an Obama appointee–upheld New York State’s ban on ICE arresting illegal aliens at courthouses. So now New York courthouses are sanctuaries for illegal aliens.
“I’m a supporter of stacking the Court. I’m also a supporter of, I mean, the Senate can write its own rules . . . I firmly believe if we held Supreme Court justices to the same standard that we hold other federal judges, there’s a compelling case for the impeachment and removal of at least two justices. It’s very frustrating to me that there are Democrats in the Senate that either do not understand or don’t want to understand the power they actually have . . . If we retake the Senate, get the majority—fingers crossed—we need to use every single lever of power that we have to deal with the Supreme Court.”
–Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D. Vt.), who has utter contempt for the Constitution, the rule of law, and our nation. He has no idea what he is advocating, he just hates President Trump and his supporters.
The Somali “community” in Minneapolis, Minnesota is crying “racism” over the Trump Administration’s reforms of, and investigations into, federal welfare programs. Of course they are. Maybe these folks should return to Somalia. And please take Representative Ilhan Omar (D. Mn.) with you!
Michigan’s Deputy Chief public schools superintendent was asked at a State legislature committee hearing, how many genders are there. He could not answer the question. Beyond embarrassing. No wonder Johnny cannot read.
“We demand that every country in the world make war on Israel immediately and until such time as Israel has submitted permanently and unconditionally to the government of Palestine everywhere from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.”
–the wording of a petition initiated and circulated by University of Kentucky law professor Ramsi Woodcock.
Professor Woodcock was fired, and he is suing the University of Kentucky, claiming his free speech rights were violated. The hell with that. Deport the man to Gaza, whether he is from there or not. Disgusting anti-Semite!
In Dearborn, Michigan, Jake Lang attempted to burn a Koran, when Muslims knocked it from his hands. A struggle ensued over possession of the Koran, and violence broke out when Mr. Lang slapped the Koran with a strip of bacon. The police got involved, and arrests were made.
If you can burn an American flag, why can’t you burn a Koran? The Observations does not advocate for burning either. But both speech expressions should be treated equally, under the law.
Starship Bagels of Fort Worth, Texas was judged to make the nation’s best bagels at the 2025 BagelFest, held in Queens, New York. Yup! A bunch of New Yorkers awarded the title of best bagel to Texas bakers.
I expect a full report from Fr. Barnett on Starship Bagels. Please try an everything bagel with chive cream cheese. Just a light schmear, please. Thank you!
After 69 years, The Family Drive In Theatre in Stephens City, Virginia is closing for good. The end of an era.
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy revealed that he had paid the burial expenses of some famous friends, who died broke and without funds for a decent funeral, including Redd Fox and Rick James. A kind gesture.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a terrorist supporting front group, has been paying $1,000.00 to individual agitators calling for Israel’s destruction on American college campuses. What the . . . ? Why is CAIR still allowed to operate in the United States? And no, this is NOT a free speech issue!
The Observations wishes to reiterate: Islamism is incompatible with the United States, our Constitution, freedom, liberty, and American values. And no, former President George W. Bush, Islam is not a religion of peace!
President Trump agreed to sell Saudi Arabia F-35 fighter jets. A prudent decision.
British Constable Lorne Castle was involved in the arrest of multiple gang members engaged in a knife fight at a McDonald’s restaurant. Constable Castle tackled a gang member who assaulted an elderly man and was trying to escape. As the gang member kept reaching for his knife, struggled against Constable Castle, and cursed him, Constable Castle instructed him to “stop screaming like a b*tch”. For his lack of courtesy and civility shown to a dangerous, knife wielding gang member, Constable Castle was fired. Good grief!
Can you imagine what would have happened to Constable Castle if he had served the gang member with cold tea during an interrogation? He likely would have been imprisoned in the Tower of London for inflicting cruel and unusual punishment!
VPI hired fired Penn State football coach James Franklin to be its new head coach. Will this work out? Things really cannot get worse in Blacksburg. So maybe it will.
Former San Diego Padres pitcher and Cy Young award winner Randy Jones has died at age 75. R. I. P.
“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee
Thanks for reading.
GFK
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