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RAPID
RESPONSE (Archives)...Daily Commentary on News of the Day
This is a new
section. It will
offer fresh,
quick reactions by myself to news and events of the day, day by day, in
this rapid-fire world of ours. Of course, as in military
campaigns,
a rapid response in one direction may occasionally have to be followed
by a "strategic withdrawal" in another direction. Charge that
to
"the fog of war", and to the necessary flexibility any mental or
military
campaign must maintain to be effective. But the mission will
always
be the same: common sense, based upon facts and "real politick",
supported
by a visceral sense of Justice and a commitment to be
pro-active.
That's all I promise.
GS
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SUNDAY,
January 31, 2021
NOT JUST STUPID: INSANE AND MALIGN.
See the article posted herein.
I have to keep going back to "Horse's Ass, Son and Grandson of Horse's Ass",
generations that came of age in the late 1960's, to understand where we
are now. Whether concerning the "professors" or their air-head
students, we are surrounded by IGNORANCE...and by those who use that
ignorance to amass power and to achieve despotism.
This is not new. It has existed since Man emerged from the trees.
BUT IT IS NOW OUR CHALLENGE, OUR FIGHT, IF WE ARE NOT OURSELVES TO BECOME SLAVES.
"Can You Hear Me Now?"
GS
SATURDAY,
January 30, 2021
RR#1
"GO WOKE, GO BROKE!"
There has been an over 30% increase in gun purchases in the last year.
But that is Not the most powerful Weapon Americans have against the Insane Left.
CONSUMERISM
is our greatest weapon. Witness the message in the article below.
Witness how Wall Street high-fliers and cheats can be frightened by any
attack on their bottom line. And witness how our politicians follow the
money at any cost to their integrity.
Yes, Folks: Follow the Facts and be Enlightened Consumers..."ARMED AND DANGEROUS".
And VOTE, EVERY CHANCE YOU GET - IN PERSON AND ON A MISSION!
GS
RR#2
THIS IS MORE THAN A RARE SOLICITATION ON THIS SITE.
It is a Confession by a prominent author and political observer.
Remember: Without our First Amendment intact, we are no longer Free.
The German people experienced that on January 30, 1933, the day that Adolph Hitler took over as Head of the Reichtag.
(It was also the day of my birth).
GS
No one cared this summer, when every major American city was on fire, with criminals running wild and police in retreat.
No one cared in 2018 when rabid feminists descended on the Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
And
no one cared in 2017, when a deranged Bernie supporter targeted the
Republican Congressional baseball team’s practice, shooting Rep. Steve
Scalise.
But now that the Left has something they can use for their political agenda, they tell us it’s time to do something.
They’ve kicked the sitting President of the United States off of the internet, and they claim it’s for “our safety.”
But
this has nothing to do with keeping you or me safe -- and everything to
do with a political opportunity for the Left to strip us of our First
Amendment rights once and for all.
The Left finally has an excuse to do what they’ve always wanted: silence their political opposition by any means necessary.
So
if you’re in the position to make an emergency donation of $35 or more,
you will give the Freedom Center the resources we need to go full steam
ahead in our Beat Big Tech project.
We have two major goals:
- Expose the Democratic National Committee to Silicon Valley pipeline
- Break
up monopolies like Apple and Google that think it’s up to them to
decide what information We, The People can access and how we’re allowed
to communicate
These radical Democrats and their tech
executive henchmen don’t care who you are or where you were on January
6th -- if they think you’re a threat to their agenda, they want to shut
you up and shut you down.
That’s why I’m writing to you today.
Because this is bigger than Twitter or Facebook -- or any one website.
This is about YOUR right to free speech, YOUR right to your opinion and YOUR right to exist.
The radical Left wants to take all of that away from you -- and they’re using Big Tech to do exactly that.
So don’t waste a moment -- follow this link right away to make a generous emergency donation of $35 or more right away.
The
same people that told Christian bakers to “shut up and bake the cake”
for weddings that conflicted with their faith now say Twitter is a
private company that can do as it pleases.
But when Twitter has
become more powerful than the leader of the free world, and is doing
the bidding of a major political party, that’s no longer the case.
Twitter -- and other corporations like it -- is filled with alums from major Democratic campaigns, committees and candidates.
They hire in droves from the Democratic Party.
And
they’re using the cover of a “private company” with the manpower of the
Swamp to crush their political opponents -- and we must act now.
I’m
using the Freedom Center’s Discover the Networks -- the largest and
most extensive database on the Left -- to spearhead an investigation
into the Big Tech decision makers and their ties to the Democratic
party.
But I can’t do it without you.
Please make a
generous, tax-deductible donation right away to help us fund this
investigation and get the answers the American people deserve.
I know what’s at stake -- because when I was in my 20s, I was a radical Leftist.
I
hung out with the heads of the Black Panthers and edited Ramparts --
the leading magazine in the far Left movement at the time.
I was deep in the trenches of the Left.
When I was in my 40s, I finally realized how wrong they were, and how wrong I was.
We weren’t making America a better place -- we were destroying the greatest country in the world.
So in 1984 I cast my vote for Ronald Reagan and never looked back.
I
dedicated the rest of my life to combatting the Left’s twisted, Marxist
vision and using my insider knowledge to expose them for who they
really were.
And unless patriots like you and I unite to expose
these frauds for who they are, and reveal their true intentions to the
American people, we’ll lose our country forever.
What we’re seeing now is just the beginning.
If
they can get away with kicking the President of the United States off
the internet, there’s no telling what they’ll do to folks like you and
me.
The Left can’t win without our silence -- and that’s why they’re exploiting the Capitol breach to achieve it.
So I need you to make your voice heard while you still can.
Donate
$35 or more to the Freedom Center’s Beat Big Tech project and help us
show America -- and the world -- what these megacorporations and their
Democratic decision makers are really after.
The future of our country is hanging by a thread -- and it depends on Americans like you.
Sincerely,
David Horowitz
FRIDAY,
January 29, 2021
RR#1
IDIOCY!
Pipeline Cancellation;
Immigration Changes;
China Embrace;
Climate Change "Causes";
Poking the Russian Bear;
Demeaning Israel, Our Greatest Ally;
Adding Massive Fuel to our Financial Fire;
"Shut Up"...Censorship;
"Martial Law" vs. the Yamamoto Truth;
"Racism" Everywhere;
"Good" Riots vs. "Bad" Riots;
Lionizing Abortion;
................
As I predicted, Biden and is Leftist handlers would be too Stupid to tread lightly onto this fractured American scene.
"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..."
Hosea (8:7).
GS
RR#2
NOW HEAR THIS...
Henceforth,
all my continuing articles, personal and reproduced, about COVID-19
will be posted on the "HEALTH ALERTS" section of this web site.
GS
RR#3
HERE'S A STORY THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS, UNFORTUNATELY.
It's about the Public Schools' Teachers' Monopolies...and their devastating effect on fifty years of indigent children, especially minority children.
And
it's about fifty years of these same people following, lemming-like,
the dictates of a Democratic Party that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
those monopolies.
Insane, and Tragic.
See a good Editorial of a newspaper that has been moving recently to the Dark Side: witness its misleading heading:
"Chicago Teachers Union vs. Biden" (in WSJ Jan. 26, 2021).
And if you want more, much more, visit the Category on this web site entitled "Public Education Politics".
WAKE UP, PEOPLE. THAT'S THE TRUE "RACISM".
GS
THURSDAY,
January 28, 2021
ENJOY...or
not.
"WHATEVER...."
GS
MONDAY
through WEDNESDAY, January 25 through 27, 2021
PAST IS
PROLOGUE...
GS
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich
talks about the last Presidential election
A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not
recognizing Joe Biden’s victory. The friend made the case that Mr.
Biden had gotten more votes, and historically we recognize the person
with the most votes. Normally, we accept the outcome of elections just
as we accept the outcomes of sporting events.
So, my friend asked why was 2020 different?
Having spent more than four years watching the left “resist” President
Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016
election, it took me several days to understand the depth of my own
feelings.
As I thought about it, I realized my anger and fear were not narrowly
focused on votes. My unwillingness to relax and accept that the
election grew out of a level of outrage and alienation unlike anything
I had experienced in more than 60 years involvement in public affairs.
The challenge is that I — and other conservatives — are not disagreeing
with the left within a commonly understood world. We live in
alternative worlds.
The left’s world is mostly the established world of the forces who have
been dominant for most of my life.
My world is the populist rebellion which believes we are being
destroyed, our liberties are being cancelled and our religions are
under assault. (Note the new Human Rights Campaign to decertify any
religious school which does not accept secular sexual values — and that
many Democrat governors have kept casinos open while closing churches
though the COVID-19 pandemic.) We also believe other Democrat-led
COVID-19 policies have enriched the wealthy while crushing middle class
small business owners (some 160,000 restaurants may close).
In this context, let’s talk first about the recent past and the
presidency:
In 2016, I supported an outsider candidate, who was rough around the
edges and in the Andrew Jackson school of controversial assaults on the
old order. When my candidate won, it was blamed on the Russians. We now
know (four years later) Hillary Clinton’s own team financed the total
lie that fueled this attack.
Members of the FBI twice engaged in criminal acts to help it along —
once in avoiding prosecution of someone who had deleted 33,000 emails
and had a subordinate use a hammer to physically destroy hard drives,
and a second time by lying to FISA judges to destroy Gen. Michael Flynn
and spy on then-candidate Donald Trump and his team. The national
liberal media aided and abetted every step of the way. All this was
purely an attempt to cripple the new president and lead to the
appointment of a special counsel — who ultimately produced nothing.
Now, people in my world are told it is time to stop resisting and
cooperate with the new president. But we remember that the Democrats
wanted to cooperate with Mr. Trump so much that they began talking
about his impeachment before he even took office. The Washington Post
ran a story on Democrat impeachment plots the day of the inauguration.
In fact, nearly 70 Democratic lawmakers boycotted his inauguration. A
massive left-wing demonstration was staged in Washington the day after,
where Madonna announced she dreamed of blowing up the White House to
widespread applause. These same forces want me to cooperate with their
new president. I find myself adopting the Nancy Pelosi model of
constant resistance. Nothing I have seen from Mr. Biden since the
election offers me any hope that he will reach out to the more than 74
million Americans who voted for President Trump.
So, I am not reacting to the votes so much as to the whole election
environment. When Twitter and Facebook censored the oldest and fourth
largest newspaper (founded by Alexander Hamilton) because it accurately
reported news that could hurt Mr. Biden’s chances — where were The New
York Times and The Washington Post? The truth of the Hunter Biden story
is now becoming impossible to avoid or conceal. The family of the
Democrat nominee for president received at least $5 million from an
entity controlled by our greatest adversary. It was a blatant payoff,
and most Americans who voted for Mr. Biden never heard of it — or were
told before the election it was Russian disinformation. Once they did
hear of it, 17% said they would have switched their votes, according to
a poll by the Media Research Center. That’s the entire election. The
censorship worked exactly as intended.
Typically, newspapers and media outlets band together when press
freedom is threatened by censorship. Where was the sanctimonious
“democracy dies in darkness?” Tragically, The Washington Post is now
part of the darkness.
But this is just a start. When Twitter censors four of five Rush
Limbaugh tweets in one day, I fear for the country. When these
monolithic Internet giants censor the President of the United States, I
fear for the country. When I see elite billionaires like Mark
Zuckerburg are able to spend $400 million to hire city governments to
maximize turnout in specifically Democratic districts — without any
regard to election spending laws or good governance standards — I fear
for the country. When I read that Apple has a firm rule of never
irritating China — and I watch the NBA kowtow to Beijing, I fear for
our country. When I watch story after story about election fraud being
spiked — without even the appearance of journalistic due diligence or
curiosity — I know something is sick.
The election process itself was the final straw in creating the crisis
of confidence which is accelerating and deepening for many millions of
Americans. Aside from a constant stream of allegations of outright
fraud, there are some specific outrages — any one of which was likely
enough to swing the entire election. Officials in virtually every swing
state broke their states’ own laws to send out millions of ballots or
ballot applications to every registered voter. It was all clearly
documented in the Texas lawsuit, which was declined by the U.S. Supreme
Court based on Texas’ procedural standing — not the merits of the case.
That’s the election.
In addition, it’s clear that virtually every swing state essentially
suspended normal requirements for verifying absentee ballots. Rejection
rates were an order of magnitude lower than in a normal year. In
Georgia, rejection rates dropped from 6.5% in 2016 to 0.2% in 2020. In
Pennsylvania, it went from 1% in 2016 to .003% in 2020. Nevada fell
from 1.6% to .75%. There is no plausible explanation other than that
they were counting a huge number of ballots — disproportionately for
Mr. Biden — that normally would not have passed muster. That’s the
election.
The entire elite liberal media lied about the timeline of the COVID-19
vaccine. They blamed President Trump for the global pandemic even as he
did literally everything top scientists instructed. In multiple
debates, the moderators outright stated that he was lying about the
U.S. having a vaccine before the end of the year (note Vice President
Mike Pence received it this week). If Americans had known the pandemic
was almost over, that too was likely the difference in the election.
The unanimously never-Trump debate commission spiked the second debate
at a critical time in order to hurt President Trump. If there had been
one more debate like the final one, it likely would have been pivotal.
This is just the beginning. But any one of those things alone is enough
for Trump supporters to think we have been robbed by a ruthless
establishment — which is likely to only get more corrupt and aggressive
if it gets away with these blatant acts. For more than four years, the
entire establishment mobilized against the elected president of the
United States as though they were an immune system trying to kill a
virus. Now, they are telling us we are undermining democracy.
You have more than 74 million voters who supported President Trump
despite everything — and given the election mess, the number could
easily be significantly higher. The truth is tens of millions of
Americans are deeply alienated and angry.
If Mr. Biden governs from the left — and he will almost certainly be
forced to — that number will grow rapidly, and we will win a massive
election in 2022.
Given this environment, I have no interest in legitimizing the father
of a son who Chinese Communist Party members boast about buying. Nor do
I have any interest in pretending that the current result is legitimate
or honorable. It is simply the final stroke of a four-year
establishment-media power grab. It has been perpetrated by people who
have broken the law, cheated the country of information, and smeared
those of us who believe in America over China, history over
revisionism, and the liberal ideal of free expression over cancel
culture.
I write this in genuine sorrow, because I think we are headed toward a
serious, bitter struggle in America. This extraordinary, coordinated
four-year power grab threatens the fabric of our country and the
freedom of every American.
Newt Gingrich
SUNDAY,
January 24, 2021
RR#1
"IS ANYBODY THERE? DOES ANYBODY CARE?"
If "No", then skip what follows. In fact, skip everything that I offer
in opinions and in facts on this website.
If "Yes", the READ, Cross-read, Re-read...as if your personal
life and your future depend on it. They do.
But
don't just read the comics, or the repetitious political offerings of
The Day, or the entirety of the NY Times or the Washington Post ...or
increasingly the self-serving political postings of even the WSJ ( as
distinguished from diverse "Opinion" articles). Here I can help. As for
example:
- "Big Firms Disband Health Partnership". (in WSJ
January 5, 2021), Read also my article on "ObamaCare" published on this
website on March 24, 2017)...and many others published by me throughout
the last four decades. Executive Summary: NOTHING
HAS
CHANGED!.
- "Eminent Aquarians", a review of the book entitled
"Boomers", by Helen Andrews (WSJ January 16-17, 2021, Books), about how
those that I have called "horses' asses" have misled their current
"sons of horses' asses".
- "For A New President, Daunting - And
Unprecedented - Challenges", (WSJ January 19, 2021, Outlook), an
extensive review of the problems facing poor Biden and his band of
jackals.
- "Blacklists Are The Rage In Publishing", by Thomas Spence
(WSJ January 19, 2021, Opinion). The brainwashing has begun.
- "Brainwashing",
you ask? See: "Orwell's 1984 And Today", by Larry P. Arnn (Imprimis,
Publication of Hillsdale College, December 2020).
- "The World Just Changed" (www.churchmilitantaction.org,
January 20. 2021).
- "Almost-Forgotten
Gem Of 2020: the Opening Of The Pope Pius Xll Archives" (National
Catholic Register, January 3, 2021, Vatican). Of course, you don't have
to wait for the archives to be published. Just read the 29 page
Monograph on Pope Pius Xll and WW2 written by my wife Therese decades
ago and published on this website ( In Catholic Church Category) and
elsewhere.
That's the way we do it. And don't fret: I'm here for the duration.
GS
RR#2
PRECISELY!
This is what I'm talking about, and much more.
"PIS AND PUS MUST COME OUT".
GS
WEDNESDAY
through SATURDAY, January 20 through 23, 2021
RR#1
WE ALL KNOW THAT "ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD".
But we should also know, especially from events of the last year, that
some of "Science" is "Politics".
Two
examples include the past and recent statements of Dr . Anthony
Fauci...and the recent statement of the CDC regarding receipt of the
second important and Immunizing dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
A basic
knowledge of Immunology requires effective timing...three weeks for
Pfizer and four weeks for Moderna. But politics, self-service and
incompetence now lead the scientists to equivocate as they pontificate.
In summary: Yes, "Follow the Science"...but only after you "Trust but
Verify".
GS
RR#2
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
This is considered by many tens of millions of citizens to have been an
Illegitimate election
- unless or until a believable and thorough Federal investigation is
made of that election throughout the country.
Biden,
the Democratic Leftists and the Rino Republicans will have inherited a
whirlwind unless they realize that simple fact. And Biden is evidently
too beholden or just not smart enough to tread lightly under these
circumstances.
See the attached.
GS
TUESDAY,
January 19, 2021
RR#1
PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP WILL LEAVE A LEGACY FROM ONE TERM IN OFFICE (SO FAR) AS
THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENT IN MANY DECADES...FOR MAKING
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
See the Trump Achievements posted herein recently.
See his "Farewell Address" published here today, his last full day as
President.
And
remember that all of this was produced despite four years of constant
attacks by a prostituted "mainstream media", by a Democrat Congress
that abandoned truth and fairness for lies and invective, by elements
of the Executive Branch that went entirely rogue and probably criminal
against him, and by some State Governors who allowed and enabled a
national Election to produce an Illegitimate result that can only be
made right by a proper and thorough Investigation - which they thwart
at every turn so far.
How will all of this be processed by the
73 million Americans who voted for him. Only Time - and the actions of
Biden will tell. But this story is not over.
GS
RR#2
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP: A CLASS ACT.
GS
MONDAY,
January 18, 2021
INFORMATION YOU MAY NOT GET ELSEWHERE.
GS
SUNDAY,
January 17, 2021
FIRST THE GOOD NEWS, 'LEST WE FORGET.
"TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS",
summary just released.
***************
Now the bad news.
We are about to be "led" by a gang of dissembling miscreants,
the outcome of an ILLEGITIMATE ELECTION - unless and until a Proper
Investigation proves otherwise.
"
"Dissemble:
to hide under or put on false appearance; conceal facts, intentions..."
"Miscreant:
one that behaves badly..."
'CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?"
GS
SATURDAY,
January 16, 2021
RR#1
THE NEWS, IN BITS AND BYTES.
Due
to the massive and increasing amount of News (Real, not Fake) now being
generated, largely based upon the Pandemic and by the imminent
departure of President Trump, I will try to offer important issues in
the most cryptic form. My common sources continue to be the WSJ, The
Day, http://www.ctmirror.com, yahoo,com, and my e-mail deliveries from
various sources.
- Good News
about Cancer.
The overall mortality rate from cancer of all kinds is declining. But
the rate of Breast cancers may be increasing, related to the declining
number of women bearing and suckling children.
- About COVID-19
VACCINES.
Making the Perfect the enemy of the Good. Thanks to the habits and
goals of bureaucrats, millions of doses of the vaccines are going
unused or discarded. At one point recently, 14 million doses were
available while only 4 million doses had bee administered. Even health
care personnel are avoiding taking the vaccine, as in one hospital
where only 28% of them had been vaccinated! CRAZY. And regarding
available treatments, many doses of monoclonal antibodies are going
unused despite good evidence of their effectiveness - because they have
not yet been subject to "double-blind cross-over studies. Also
CRAZY. And regarding persons with "Allergies", only those who
have reason to carry Epi-Pens should delay for a few months until more
information is available. All others should be vaccinated asap.
- Did
President Trump "Incite to Riot?"
The recent articles by Alan Calandro in ctmirror.com and by Lee Elci in
The Day are instructive. It is also interesting that in both cases the
authors, from the Left and the Right, move somewhat to the Center in
their approaches. Can there be Hope? And for both, the answer is "NO".
- To paraphrase and update a famous quotation: "I knew Reagan. And Biden,
you're not Reagan, a Uniter".
- Here are two useful and practical guides to dealing with the Virus, for
prevention and for treatment.
1) the article by Lauren Gray in yahoo.com, January 9, 2021 on
"...Popular Face Coverings...."; and 2) "What to do if....", by a COVID
victim - Dr. Nkelruka Orajlaka in yahoo.com, January 8, 2021.
- "Lamont vs.
New London", by David Collins, in The Day January 14,
2021. What a Shame for
all involved.
As for Governor Lamont, and recalling "The Wizard of Oz", he needs a
new Heart. As for the leaders of New London, they need new Guts.
GS
RR#2
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, PROFESSOR ALAN DERSHOWITZ
CALLS OUT THE SWAMP ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.
Do
they care? Of course not. With a combination of "Trump Derangement
Syndrome" and cynical self-interest, these people - Democrats and some
Republicans - want to block Donald Trump from running again for
President..and very likely winning again... in 2024.
My Prediction: IT WON'T WORK.
GS
RR#3
AS I HAVE WRITTEN TOO MANY TIMES,
the
most Racist groups in this country at this time are the misguided
Blacks who insist on the central role of Race Above All, those
"leaders" who guide them to these positions, and the cynical Democrats
who have kept them in bondage for the last several decades.
Now
comes a statement that must be read and re-read in its entirety by all
- and especially by the entire Black Community. Here is the Truth about
Racism at least since the 1960's. The risk now is not by White
"racists", but by Black racists.
"HOW THE LEFT HIJACKED CIVIL RIGHTS",
by Robert L. Woodson Sr. and Joshua Mitchell (in WSJ January 16-17,
2021, Opinion, p A11).
GS
THURSDAYand
FRIDAY, January 14 and 15, 2021
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT BECAUSE
IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!
And it is always the first freedom to be attacked by would-be
totalitarians.
GS
WEDNESDAY,
January 13, 2021
FROM AN "OLD SCHOOL"... A FINE COMPLIMENT.
Wish you were here.
GS
MONDAY
and TUESDAY, January 11 and 12, 2021
RR#1
THE STATE OF THE DISUNION.
GS
RR#2
"IT IS A RIDDLE WRAPPED
IN A MYSTERY INSIDE AN ENIGMA..."
Those
words, expressed in 1939 by Winston Churchill to describe
"The
Russian Enigma", can just as well be used to describe the actions and
inconsistencies of Senator
Lindsey Graham in his relationship with President Donald
Trump.
Once
a great supporter, then a fierce critic, then back again - as
demonstrated by his statements in recent days and most recently in his
comments with Sean Hannity, as provided below.
How can this be? "By George, I Think I've Got It".
As a "politician" by training and experience, he tries to play both
sides against the middle, to be "Everyman" to everyone.
But as an ethical, moral and conservative person...he just can't do it.
So, I'll just have to throw him some slack - and watch the personal
battle play out. Both infuriating and fascinating.
GS
RR#3
AND THE WOUNDS FROM THIS NATIONAL CANCER FESTER ON.
GS
SUNDAY,
January 10, 2021
COMING
ATTRACTIONS FROM JOE BIDEN, THE "UNITER".
OH YEAH?
GS
SATURDAY,
January 9, 2021
RR#1
TWO MONTHS AFTER ELECTION DAY...
"A house divided against
itself cannot stand", declared Abraham Lincoln.
Now check out "Rasmussen
Report: Trump Approval Index History".
And read the most recent finding:**
GS
RR#2
MEANWHILE, A POT POURRI OF OTHER NEWS AND COMMENTARY.
- "The COVID
Vaccine: Keep It Simple, Stupid",
by Charles Atkins, M.D. (in ctmirror.org, January 8,
2021).
What is taking place is the opposite of that, highlighted by the
on-going farce between Governor Cuomo and Mayor DiBlasio. A Reuters
report on January 5, 2021 noted that "17 Million Doses Of COVID-19
Vaccines Distributed, 4.8 million Administered: U.S.CDC". A DISGRACE.
- Once again, regarding
receipt of the vaccine and "allergies".
Simple: if you have ever been prescribed an Epinephrine Auto-Inject,
delay your receipt for 3-4 months until more information is
forthcoming. Except for that circumstance, with or without "allergies",
and even if you've had the infection, Get the Vaccine
ASAP.
Common Sense and a risk-to-benefit analysis...Not Medical Advice.
- Regarding medical care for COVID infections...and the
arrogance of "Science". See: "Roche,
Sanofi Arthritis Drugs Reduce Death Rates Among Sickest COVID-19
Patients",
by Kate Kelland (in http://www.medscape.com, January 8, 2021). And
remember the months' long delay regarding Steroids...and even the
continuing story about Hydroxychloroquine.
- New London, Ct.
had an abysmal 55% voter turnout, while the State and the nation
produced in the 70% range. Thus, definitely increase "...expansion of
city polling places", as recently suggested by a City Councillor. It's
a "no brainer".
- What should also have been a "no brainer" is the debacle regarding State Pier and
New London's stake in its future.
The biggest lumps of coal go to the city's leadership...too little,
probably to late to counter the self-dealing of the Port Authority and
of the Governor.
- The national cacophony of recent many months about "Race and Racism",
largely and foolishly sounded by elements of the Black Community
"leadership" and by the dimwitted Leftists, has thrown back good race
relations by several decades. Not irreversible, but dangerous if not
stopped. And see: "Gender-Neutral
Language Is More Than A Word Game", by Jason L. Riley (in
WSJ January 6, 2021, Opinion, pA15).
- "Billions In
School Construction In CT Hasn't Made A Dent In Segregation - But This
Year, Thinks Could Be Different",
by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas (in http://www.crtmirror.org, Januaryi 4,
2021). ONLY IF THE CHOKE-HOLD OF THE TEACHERS' UNIONS ON SCHOOL CHOICE IS
FINALLY BROKEN! "AT LONG LAST, HAVE YOU LEFT NO
SENSE OF DECENCY?"
GS
RR#3
NO JOKE. THIS IS DECEMBER 8, 1941.
WAKE UP, AMERICA!
GS
URGENT: Big Tech is censoring us
Think of a country where a small group of people decide what is truth
and what is fiction.
This
group isn’t held accountable for its decisions. They get away with
anything they like. Hiding behind giant media and tech companies, or
corrupt third party “fact checkers,” these mysterious people decide
what you can see...what you can hear...and what you can say.
This
group of unknown people not only control the information you receive,
but they routinely ruin people’s social status and careers through
censorship, cancellation, and slander—just by pressing a few buttons on
a keyboard.
I’m not talking about Russia. Or China. I’m talking about today’s
America and the power of Big Tech.
DONATE NOW TO HELP PRAGERU FIGHT BIG TECH CENSORSHIP AND DEFEND FREE
SPEECH ONLINE.
This
is the kind of country we are about to live in—if we don’t fight right
now. It’s now or never. Big Tech censorship is the greatest threat to
Freedom of Speech in the history of the world. All other freedoms rely
on our First Amendment rights. If we lose them, we lose
everything.
We routinely see leftist bias and outright lies
completely unchallenged by Big Tech—while conservative voices are
suppressed or canceled. PragerU is not taking this lying down. Here is
what we are doing about it:
• Educating millions
about this grave threat, including a new documentary proving Big Tech
bias, explaining how they censor, and exposing the danger of it
• Battling Big Tech with lawsuits while
fighting in the court of public opinion TO WAKE AMERICA UP
• Building our distribution channels,
like our free mobile app, to reach Americans directly
•
Growing grassroots programs, like PragerFORCE Students and Young
Professionals and PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents (PREP),
to get around censorship and make our voices heard
The only way to
win is by reaching, educating, and convincing enough young people to
fight. There will be no freedom without Freedom of Speech. We need you
to help us.
Your tax-deductible gift is needed TODAY to defend Freedom of Speech.
Please make a donation now to help us take on Big Tech.
We
will fight for you—and for all Americans—to be able to see and hear
what you choose, and say what you think. America as we know it depends
on us winning this fight.
We can't win without you,
Marissa Streit
CEO, PragerU
RR#4
"WAKE UP, AMERICA. MORE...
GS
Don’t let them “cancel” American
history
Sadly,
several recent polls and events around the country show that increasing
numbers of young Americans are being drawn to socialism and other ideas
destructive of liberty.
And the unrest in communities
nationwide, where statues of our Founding Fathers are being vandalized
or torn down, is another symptom of this underlying disease.
What
explains this development? As an educator and president of Hillsdale,
I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. Here’s one primary
reason…
For decades, the “progressive” leftist academics
who became dominant in most of America’s colleges and universities
after the 1960s have been teaching a biased and distorted view of
American history.
The New York Times’ recent “1619 Project” is a prime example.
According
to the “1619 Project,” the key to understanding America is not freedom,
but slavery—and the Project’s main goal is to inject this false
teaching into the curricula of America’s K–12 schools.
Imagine young minds in classrooms all over American learning this. Does
it make you as concerned as it does me?
And
given this trend in American education, is it any wonder that our young
people feel less of a patriotic attachment to our nation and are
increasingly attracted—out of ignorance—to failed ideas such as
socialism, ideas that are destructive of liberty?
Another
sign of the “progressive” Left’s influence is the continuing attempt to
erase our American heritage by destroying monuments, renaming schools
and streets, and censoring works of literature in the name of
“political correctness.”
The Left knows that it cannot
remake society according to its ever-evolving idea of “progress” until
it has “canceled” patriotism and hollowed out the idea that we should
be grateful for our blessings to the great men and women of the
past—many of whom are depicted on the cards I’d like to send you.
This is why we are engaging the Left on the battlefield of education …
and why your generous support is needed right away.
After all, those on the Left are extremely well-funded, thanks to
liberal billionaires like George Soros and his ilk.
With
the support of citizens like you—citizens who understand the importance
of education to liberty—we are ramping up its outreach efforts on
behalf of liberty, especially to our nation’s youth.
It
is even more urgent that we do so in the face of efforts such as The
New York Times’ “1619 Project” that undermine patriotism and lead to an
increased pull toward socialism.
Hillsdale is the only
educational institution in America that is reaching and teaching
millions of citizens of all ages, from coast to coast, about America’s
great heritage of liberty.
Your generous support today will...
•
Expand the circulation of Imprimis, Hillsdale’s digest of liberty, to
reach millions more Americans (you can also receive a free subscription
of Imprimis…for life).
• Send millions of
pocket-size copies of America’s founding documents to schools across
America, and to members of our armed forces, who have sworn to defend
the Constitution.
• Increase the number of
citizens (especially younger Americans) enrolling in Hillsdale’s free
online courses such as “Constitution 101” and “The Great American
Story: A Land of Hope.”
• Launch and support more
and more Hillsdale-affiliated classical K-12 charter schools
nationwide, returning excellence to American K-12 education and
impacting thousands of our youngest citizens.
One other thing you should be aware of…
As
I mentioned, to maintain our independence, we do all of this
liberty-defending work while refusing EVERY PENNY of government
funding—even indirectly in the form of federal or state student grants
and loans. NOT. ONE. PENNY.
So, your support is even more
crucial to ensuring that future generations of Americans will be
educated in American civics and prepared to defend freedom.
With
a gift of $17.76 or more today to support educational outreach efforts
that reach and teach millions, Hillsdale will send you a special
notecard set featuring the statues on our “Liberty Walk.” The cards are
a thank you for your support.
Supplies are limited, so please make your best tax-deductible gift
right away.
You
can view the cards and give your best tax-deductible gift of $17.76,
$25, $50, $100, or even $250 or more by following the secure link below:
https://secured.hillsdale.edu/ hillsdale/get-your-liberty-
walk-notecards
After
receiving your notecards, I hope you’ll send one to a young person you
know, encouraging them to learn more about the Constitution and
American history. You can even recommend that they take advantage of
Hillsdale’s many free educational resources.
The Left is
going all out, as illustrated by The New York Times’ “1619 Project.” It
is urgent that we engage forcefully on the battlefield of education …
which is why your support is needed today.
Because as always, our only sure defense is an educated citizenry
prepared to defend liberty—no matter the cost.
Warm regards,
Bill Gray
Associate Vice President, National Donor Outreach
Hillsdale College
RR#5
THIS IS THE APPLICABLE LAW,
not
the blind hatred of so many Democrats...or the cynical self-service of
the RINOS. Neither group cares about the Constitution.
But the People do.
GS
RR#6
NO. I WILL NOT STOP CALLING OUT THE CURRENT STATE OF DISUNION.
As Edmund Burke wrote in 1770 in " Thoughts on the Cause of
the present Discontent":
"THE ONLY THING NECESSARY
FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING".
I
will not do nothing. I will do what I can.
And I
will hope that others do the same.
For
an excellent summary of the current state of affairs, check out the
recent statement offered by Jesse Watters, supported by abundant
evidence in original videos of the dissembling miscreants on the
Left.
GS
FRIDAY,
January 8, 2021
RR#1
THIS NEEDS TO BE VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN
PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL INTEGRITY.
I have made similar points both before and since Election Day. Look it
up:
1) the result is ILLEGITIMATE;
2)
as we learned in first year of Medical School: "Pis and Pus Must Come
Out". And It Will...in the coming weeks and months.
The
only question is whether the many tens of millions of Americans who
voted for Donald Trump, who are convinced of the Illegitimacy of the
result, and who are now suppressed in their First Amendment rights to
express their opinion by the despotic Left, will have the patience and
self-control to await an ultimate and fair accounting. In my opinion,
the answer to that question is now entirely in the hands of Pelozi and
Schumer and Biden and the Leftist crazies. If they continue their
stupid and outrageous antics, we will have rampant civil unrest - and
quite possibly civil war.
GS
RR#2
IN THEIR OWN WORDS...'LEST WE FORGET.
Actual
video clips of Democratic, Liberal, Leftist and just plain psychotic
politicians, media and Hollywood types attacking Donald Trump,
beginning with his announcement for the Presidency five years ago.
No Worry, we won't forget - because it's getting worse.
Only
now, the stakes for the nation are much higher, since we no longer have
a clarifying national election to look forward to. And now we are even
threatened if we express ourselves freely.
This will not end well.
GS
TUESDAY
through THURSDAY, January 5 through 7, 2021
"PIS AND PUS MUST
COME OUT."
GS
MONDAY,
January 4, 2021
HERE, THE MOST
RECENT EXAMPLE OF THE POLITICS OF COVID-19 "SCIENCE".
This
proposal, to "delay" administering the second dose of the vaccine,
generally called the Immunizing dose as being the effective one in
immunizations, is all politics and no science..
Shameful - especially by those saying "follow the science".
GS
SATURDAY
and SUNDAY, January 2 and 3, 2021
RR#1
DID YOU
KNOW??
My web site has many Categories of material that may interest
you.
For example, check out "Movie
Reviews"...including these, my latest.
(No need to thank me).
GS
STILL FINDING GOOD STUFF ON NETFLIX,
although their method for searching out offerings should be improved.
"FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK"
Very Good.
Who knew? All of my kids knew, that's who.
"THE GOSPEL OF LUKE"
Masterful, in actors and in locales.
But Best is the "screen play"...which is actually the verbatim Gospel
of Saint Luke!
Thank
you to whomever is responsible, especially to St. Luke, the author also
of the Acts Of The Apostles and the sometime companion of St. Paul on
their travels.
Any solo shows by Jerry Seinfeld, especially
the older he gets. I find myself watching the entire shows with a
stupid grin on my face.
Less good are his collaborations with other comics.
GS
RR#2
TREACHERY IN
ACTION.
(And
for those of you who are into the science and engineering of
Information Technology, check out the sites that follow my comment).
All
of this was proposed, predicted and anticipated as a possible and even
likely outcome when machines were introduced into the process: ie.
errors and unintended results by the Machines, even before and besides
human manipulations. The horse left the barn when it was decided to
leave the process and therefore the outcome of the National election in
the hands of individual States with their own agendas! It
should
have been - and going forward should be - a FEDERAL responsibility. As
is true for the entire cyberworld: SECURITY IS AN OXYMORON. And as for
human nature, especially when given some power, it is corruptible and
too often Corrupt.
These problems should have been litigated
and adjudicated BEFORE the election took place. Now we have a likely
Hacked election process, mechanical and human, that we will be arguing
about for the next two years at least, while most of 70+million people
who voted for Trump consider the result ILLEGITIMATE!
This will
greatly weaken the nation just at a time when our enemies and our
frenemies are emboldened. The best that Biden can do, if he is sworn
in, is to walk on the eggs that the Left and the Right throw at him
while a Federal investigation of the entire election process is
performed, openly and acceptably by The People. I don't think that
Biden is smart enough to do that. And if not, I don't think that The
People will be patient enough simply to wait for the 2022 elections to
get their revenge and restore their control - of the election process
and of the government.
God Help Us All...
GS
RR#3
THIS IS OFFERED BY A FORMER (1964-1990) MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
"The definition of
"Insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a
different result", attributed to Albert Einstein.
This
is particularly applicable to Connecticut Democrats, whose State has
for decades ranked in the bottom 5% of all desirable qualities in the
nation.
For an update on this proposition, read the following recent articles:
1) "Politics Needs A New Injection Of Common Sense", by Robert Ham (in
ctmirror.org, December 30, 2020).
2) "What Isn't The Matter With Hartford?", by Bob Stefanowski (in WSJ
January 3, 2021, Opinion, pA11).
3) "New London Mayor Announces Opposition To Port Development Plans",
by Greg Smith (in The Day January 3, 2021).
4) "If He Wants A Deal, New London Mayor Should Refocus State Pier
Anger", (Editorial, The Day, January 3, 2021).
5)
"Best Of 2020: CT's Extreme Inequality Poses Major Obstacle To
Sustainable 'Inclusive' Growth", by Keith M. Paneuf (published
originally on November 9, 2020, in http://www.ctmirror.org).
No. The "Major Obstacle" is CT. Democrats' Insanity.
GS
RR#4
"California Funeral Homes Run Out Of Space
As COVID-19 Rages".
WHAT ABOUT CREMATION?
For Catholics...allowed, so long as the ashes are not scattered and are
kept in a holy place (not the home).
For Jews...disfavored, but subject to services by a Rabbi.
For Muslims...prohibited.
This would seem to be a practical and also public health solution for a
large number of victims.
GS
FRIDAY,
January 1, 2021
RR#1
A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW
YEAR TO YOU ALL.
Now, what does that mean?
- 2020 was not as bad as it could have been.
Remember the 20th century?
- 2021. Wishing won't make it so. We each must work (and
pray) very hard to make it "happy" and "healthy".
- As for "happy", start out with the scores of aphorisms of
Benjamin Franklin. They are True!
- As
for "healthy", life-style is responsible for 50% of all illnesses in
America. Begin with overweight / obesity. If your BMI is 30 or more,
lose 15% of your body weight by June, 2021. Check out as a starter the
http://www.medidietresources.com web site which I have offered for
decades. If your BMI is 40 or more, run - don't walk - to the nearest
Bariatric center.
- In all of this, be "process oriented", problem identifying
and solving...Not "outcome oriented": what if...??
Now: LET'S GET ON WITH
IT!
- Pay
it Forward. We all have received personal gifts in life...some more,
some less. But we all have Something to offer to our fellow man, if
only a smile or a greeting. Get those endorphins flowing!
- Do
your part...for yourself and for others. The First Rule of Service is
Survival. Remember to put that O2 mask on yourself before your child.
Then Help! Look in the mirror. Are you satisfied with what
you
see?
- Recognize and accept (subject to Prayer) what you have to
work with: Human Nature, subject to the greatest Good and to the
greatest Evil. But you also have Free Will. Use it for Good.
- Yes, there Is a Life beyond Human Life...and you have to
Die to get there. Where? That's your Choice. Choose carefully.
- Choices
have outcomes, for ourselves and for Society. As for Society and our
Governance, I will always be loyal to the Founding and enduring
principles of this nation. And I will fight for them.
- Personal
Responsibility! What a concept. It begins with "choosing the right
parents", the most important teachers. All other teachers have a moral
and professional responsibility to teach Truths as well as the highest
that humanity has to offer...and not to indoctrinate their students
with distortions and falsehoods and with their own
shortcomings.
Then comes each of us: Personal Responsibility!!
As St. Augustine, a very worldly Saint, said:
"PRAY AS IF IT ALL DEPENDS ON GOD.
WORK AS IF IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU".
GS
RR#2
THERE ARE SOME ARTICLES THAT SIMPLY MUST BE READ IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
This is one of those:
"The Tyranny of Diversity", by
Joseph Epstein (in WSJ December 31, 2020, Opinion, pA13.
GS
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