“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.”
–St. Francis of Assisi.
I am still catching up on my lack of sleep from Chatmoss Member-Guest. It may take a while.
The United States’ federal government spends 34% of the nation’s annual income. That is obscene. Our Founding Fathers violently revolved over far less. And yet politicians and interest groups demand ever more spending and taxation.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D. N.Y.) demanded to know what President Trump was going to do about Artificial Intelligence’s growth. Why should the President do anything?
Indeed, why should the federal government–any government–do anything to regulate Artificial Intelligence? That is not a specious question. The truth is, the heavens will not fall, the Earth’s surface will not crack, and the World will not end if government does not regulate every industry, every possible human activity and thought. We fought a bloody revolution to avoid government overreach. Now, 250 years later, why are we begging for government overreach? It makes no sense.
Some fallout from the September 11 commemorations. In New York City, Comrade Mayor Mamdani (D. N.Y.) was seen laughing with Puddinhead at the site of the former World Trade Center. In Virginia, Governor Spanberger (D. Va.) mourned the unexplained loss of American lives on that day, 25 years ago. Unexplained? She certainly did not blame it on Muslim terrorists.
But why should she? Virginia public schools are not teaching that the 9-11 terrorist attacks were committed by radical Islamists. Virginia public schools are teaching that Islam is no different than the Methodist Church down the street.
“I also made it clear that Islam was a religion of peace, not a religion of war, and that these people subverted their religion.”
–former President George W. Bush, speaking at The George W. Bush Center at Southern Methodist University.
Any facts to back up that claim, Mr. Bush? Because all the available evidence suggests otherwise. Going way back to Islam’s founding!
Were the Crusades caused by peaceful Muslims? How about the Moors? When the Spanish wanted them to go home, did the Moors go peacefully, or was there violence?
Since 1979, has Iran been a peaceful Islamic Republic? How about Syria under Assad? Did Israel attack its Arab neighbors in 1948? Or was it the other way around? Did anything happen on the Gaza/Israeli border on October 7, 2023?
On September 5, 1972, at the Munich Olympics, what exactly did the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches do to deserve death? And does Mr. Bush realize that the terrorists at the Olympics were Islamists, and not Presbyterians? Does he?
Since September 11, 2001, there have been more than 50,000 Islamic terrorist attacks around the World. Does that sound like the work of a peaceful people?
“El-Sayed did not celebrate airplane hijackings or cheerlead Al-Qaeda; he simply said that the U.S. conducting terrorism of its own in response to 9/11 was not exactly an appropriate reaction. He is obviously right.”
–Tucker Carlson.
What in the world has happened to Tucker Carlson?
“Bro, I hate this country, dude. I hate America. Oh God, I f**king hate America so much.”
–Democrat Party influencer Hasan Piker.
Hasan Piker is a close confidant of, and advisor to, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D. Mi.). Apparently, he is probably Tucker Carlson’s buddy also.
“Moderate” U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper (D. N.C.) refused to criticize Democrat socialist candidates, emphasizing the importance of his party being a “big tent party”. Roy Cooper is all in for the Left’s agenda. Are you paying attention, North Carolina voters?
“Visiting Dauchau [sic] Concentration Camp in Germany . . . This is where Trump supporters belong.”
–Shelley Headen (D. N.C.), candidate for the State House of Representatives, posting a picture on social media of herself smiling at the Dachau Concentration Camp crematorium.
Democrats are telling us who they are. Believe them.
“No, I don’t think it [raising sales taxes on grocery purchases] would be a burden.”
–Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley (D.).
Affordability. It is the Democrat agenda. They just do not understand it.
Randon Sprinkle is a well-connected Democrat Party fundraiser and consultant in Virginia. He has worked for a couple of Democrat Virginia State Senators, Governor Abigail Spanberger (D. Va.), as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D. Mi.), and Mary Pete Buttigieg (D. Mi.). But Mr. Sprinkle will be sitting out a few elections, as he will be cooling his heels in federal prison. It turns out that Mr. Sprinkle, a known homosexual, is also a pedophile, who likes to act on his predilections. That’s a shame.
The Torpedo Factory is a repurposed factory owned by the City of Alexandria, Virginia, located on its waterfront. The City leases space in the building to artists who maintain studios, and display their art. The area is populated with restaurants, shops, and galleries, and is a popular tourist draw. So it is puzzling, sad, and frankly, disgusting, that artist Alexander Gray has chosen to display a large piece which reads “Charlie Kirk Was A Piece Of Shit”. Why? Why would you post this garbage in public where families and children will pass by? Why would you denigrate a man assassinated for his beliefs?
“Freedom, which virtuous Americans think is the way things ought to be, means risk, trials, hazards, individual responsibility, and acceptance of consequences. And there aren’t too many people — and never have been, frankly — who have the character and self-control to be able to conquer themselves and achieve that. Nor do they have the spirituality. Freedom comes from God, the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. As Franklin said, only a virtuous people can be free. But since increasingly, more and more Americans don’t believe in or obey God, and don’t want to, they end up rejecting the life, liberty, and property God provides. So, they are rejecting capitalism, free markets, hard work, and individual responsibility for socialism, i.e., letting government take care of them, in effect, sponging off other people. Countless millions of Americans not only do that, but that’s the life they prefer. Selfish dependence, not virtuous freedom.”
–Mark Lewis.
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida has finally found a new Bishop. It has been a long struggle, beginning with the forcing out of the former Bishop who was accused of “discriminating” against the LGBTQ++ crowd (he refused to celebrate sin). Then when the Diocese elected another Bishop with similar views, the Church refused to confirm his election. But now the sheeple have fallen in line, and elected Reverend J. Randolph Alexander, Jr. from Alexandria, Virginia to be the next Bishop. I guarantee you that Reverend Alexander was chosen for his pro-sin views. There is no question.
Whatever happened to Fruit Stripe gum? It was discontinued, but why? It was fantastic!
The best breakfast chain in the South? Biscuitville. And in the near Midwest of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky? Tudor’s Biscuit World. I have tried both. You should too.
Wendy’s long banned T-rex burger–9 hamburger patties with 9 pieces of cheese, on a bun–lives on in Oklahoma. The 3,000 calorie sandwich, which costs $30.00, is a carnivore’s dream
Back when I was much younger, a friend of mine could easily eat 2 Wendy’s Triple burgers in a single sitting. I have no doubt that if the T-rex had existed then, he could have–would have–devoured it.
Southern Living magazine has dubbed Elliott’s Barbecue Lounge the best new barbecue restaurant in the South. Elliott’s is located in the Seminar Brewing Company, in Florence, South Carolina. Gram and Rufe should drive over, sample, and provide a review. It is only 75 miles (1 way). A nice lunch trip.
“The world contains many less-than-ideal nations. It’s not the responsibility of the United States, or the American taxpayer, to import these people or send billions of dollars to make their lives ‘better.’ Their nations are poorly run, violence-ridden nightmares for a reason, and that reason usually has to do with the people who live in those nations. We’ve been told that colonialism is evil, so the Western nations that brought a modicum of civility and economic stability to places like Haiti washed their hands of it.”
–Amy Curtis, pointing out that the countries that have complained about “colonialism” have no right to flee their countries to populate the former colonizers.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants Canada to become a member of The European Union. What a schmuck!
The leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are meeting to begin the process of seceding from Great Britain. And so begins the fall of the very last of The British Empire.
“Fabric. St. Paul’s Cathedral. Name a more iconic duo. Bringing together these two institutions will create a one-of-a-kind experience, pairing world-class music with one of our most special landmarks.”
–London, England Mayor Sadiq Khan.
St. Paul’s Cathedral [The Church of England] announced that it had signed a four-year agreement with Fabric, a popular nightclub company, to host concerts in the church’s nave. Great. Fabric is well known for attracting a crowd that engages in narcotics use, and excessive drinking. Just the kind of thing to boost Mass attendance. Sigh. More evidence of British rot and societal degradation.
Do you think Sadiq Khan would be as enthused if Fabric was throwing alcohol and drug infused dance parties in a mosque, as opposed to a Christian Cathedral? Somehow, I do not think so.
GFK
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