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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, October 31, 2021
RR#1
THESE ARE FACTS AND VALID INSIGHTS REGARDING THE STATE OF THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS.
"Not I, Natania". I won't let the turkeys get me down and out of my chosen Profession. I rather "Fight than Quit".
GS
RR#2
THE HOLY FATHER, *BIDEN AND ABORTION.
Although
I and many other Roman Catholics were greatly irritated by the reported
result of the above meeting, the attached is a good explanation for the
broader issues involved at the international level.
Nevertheless, at the local
level - here meaning what goes on in America - in my opinion the
receipt of Holy Communion by any person who spreads Scandal by actively
promoting Abortion from Conception, is Wrong and incompatible with
Church Teaching! Yet another example of why the Church is in a Schism, involving both the Laity and the Clergy.
It is the duty and the opportunity of the Vicar of Christ on Earth to Heal that Schism before he goes to his reward.
GS
RR#3
"RES IPSA LOQUITUR".
GS
RR#4
MY RAPID RESPONSE: THE HALLOWEEN EDITION.
Except that this trick will not disappear by tomorrow.
"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" - AI - is HERE, long before it was predicted to be by Kurzweil with his "Singularity".
And I cannot express its impact better than in the title of this article:
"A.I. Is Not A-OK", by Maureen Dowd (in NYTimes, October 31, 2021, SR p7).
"Will human beings end up as the family pets?"
GS
SATURDAY, October 30, 2021
"THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE"...IF YOU CAN FIND IT.
Let's continue to search for it.
- There
is a difference between "ignorance" and "stupidity". In today's
America, both are rampant, thanks to at least two decades of the "dumbing-down of America" through its Public School and "woke" University systems, their Union teachers and "professors".
See: "Defining Education Down", by Cal Thomas (in The Day, October 13, 2021).
See also: "Republicans Could Take Democrats To School", by Jason L. Riley (in WSJ, October 27).
- America today is in a foul mood. It developed throughout the last decade and worsened with the last Presidential election.
See: "America's National Mood Disorder", by Tyler Cowen (in The Day, October 26, 2021).
See : The article by Victor Davis Hansen published by the Claremont Institute, October 8, 2021.
See also: "How Diversity Turned Tyrannical", by Lawrence Krauss (in WSJ, October 21, 2021).
- Global
Warm / Climate Change. GW, Yes. CC, Yes.
Partial Human contribution, Yes. Within control by Humans...No, for
practical and ethical reasons. We all can list the problems: China (the
world's greatest polluter); poorer countries likely to get poorer with
such efforts; solar, wind, geothermal (see the article on Yellowstone
caldera), electrical, Nuclear.
See: "The Left's Climate Humiliation", by Kimberley Strassel, (in WSJ, October 29, 2021).
See also: "Net Zero By 2050? Don't Plan On It", by Tom Switzer (in WSJ, ibid.
- Two
steps to getting America back from the Crazies: 1) Throw the Bums out
in 2022 and 2024; restore the actual Intent and Effect of Amendment
XIV.
See: "The Amendment That Remade America", by Tunku Varadarajan (in WSJ, October 30-31, 2021).
See also: the Documentary entitled "Amend" on NetFlix.
- The Abomination of Abortion.
See: "The Obsolete Science Behind Roe v. Wade", by Grazie Pozo Christie, (in WSJ, October 29, 2021).
See
also the news releases from the Biden administration and by the Vatican
on the recent visit and this subject. "Truth"? We're Still Trying....
GS
SUNDAY through FRIDAY, October 23 through 29, 2021
RR#1
WHAT IDIOTS!
That
is exactly the double-speak that will get China to invade Taiwan...and
then will get the U.S. and even Japan and possibly South Korea to send
in defense forces. That is called "WAR"!
AMERICA SHOULD MAKE CLEAR
THAT TAIWAN IS NOW AND HAS EARNED ITS POSITION AS A SOVEREIGN,
INDEPENDENT, DEMOCRATIC NATION THAT HAS EARNED OUR SUPPORT AND DEFENSE
FROM ATTACK, ANY ATTACK!
GS
RR#2
HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED A DENNIS PRAGER "FIRESIDE CHAT"?
Try this one.
Then...if you are a Leftist ...take two aspirin and call your doctor in the morning.
GS
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, October 21 and 22, 2021
RR#1
A CONTINUING FAILURE FOR THE FUTURE...THE WORST KIND.
Here I refer to the Failure of Parents and Society to raise and properly prepare their Children for the Future.
There is no more important challenge and task for adults in a healthy society.
And over the last two generations adults - themselves the products of delayed maturation - have been failing.
The
most recent evidence of this fact is the finding reported by three
Pediatric Health organizations declaring a national emergency in
children's health:
"Pediatric Orgs Declare National Emergency In Mental Health", by Marcia Frelick (in medscape.com, October 21, 2021).
Most of us can list the causative factors leading to this shameful outcome:
Ineffective and non-committed parents;
Single -parent families, especially the absence of fathers;
The epidemic of Abortions, particularly among minorities;
Academically and socially failing schools;
Mediocre and politically motivated teachers;
The self-serving and anti-student actions of Teachers' Unions, including opposition to alternatives to failed Public Schools;
Rampant addiction to "social media" - a disaster in itself;
A runaway culture of drug use, including Marijuana - with often permanent physical, mental and psychological results;
Constant attacks on Ethics, Morality and Religion;
The irresponsible actions of their elders, both in private and in public life;
The destruction of predictable Law and Order and of the connection between Actions and Consequences;
The politicization of "Gender" - itself a subject with some scientific basis, but totally distorted and presented to young kids;
....
In
this situation, both negligence and intent have been operative,
especially by Liberal and Leftist Democrats and with particular effect
on minority children.
And strangely those groups have been least aware of the results - and have been the greatest supporters of the Disaster.
All
of this requires a Revolutionary Change from the grass-roots...and
Soon.
WAKE UP!
GS
RR#2
"ASTERISK" JOE, YOU'RE A DISASTER.
Having
personally predicted the 1987 and the 2008 economic breaks, I began
predicting a break this summer in this RR section, partly due to my
serious concerns about the actions of Fed Chairman Powell.
And
then there was the Great Depression, into which I was born in January,
1933. It announced itself in October, 1929. But it did not become a
devastation until after the passage and world effects of the Smoot
Hawley Act of 1930.
"Asterisk" Joe Is The Smoot Hawley Act.
GS
RR#3
"CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?"
And Donate to Republican Candidates throughout the country AND VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2022 AND IN 2024.
Your Nation and your Personal and Family Wellbeing depend on it.
GS
This
week, Senate Democrats once again tried to jam through an election bill
that will federalize our elections and make it easier to cheat.
The
Left is still embroiled in internal negotiations regarding their $3.5
trillion tax, debt, and spending bill. And the separate $1.2 trillion
‘infrastructure’ bill remains stalled until Democrats can come up with
a compromise for the larger $3.5 trillion bill.
And
the Biden Justice Department continues its war on parents protesting
CRT and masks at school board meetings. It’s indicative of the radicals
Biden wants to put into leadership in federal agencies––particularly
the pro-abortionist he tried to jam through the nomination process in
the Senate this week.
Keep reading for all the updates!
The Freedom to Cheat Act
On
Wednesday, Senate Democrats tried to pass the Freedom to Cheat Act (S.
2747), the latest attempt by the Left to federalize elections and
overturn voter ID.
Fortunately,
Senate Republicans unanimously blocked this legislation from reaching
the floor—just another reminder why preserving the filibuster is so
important.
If you
remember, earlier this year Democrats tried to pass the For the People
Act (H.R. 1/S. 1), which would have federalized elections, eliminated
voter ID, used taxpayer dollars to fund liberal campaigns, and much,
much more.
Republicans
unanimously rejected H.R.1, so Democrats have been trying every which
way possible to cement election control into the hands of the liberal
federal bureaucracy.
The Left
claims this latest attempt––the Freedom to Cheat Act––is a “compromise”
bill, negotiated by Senator Manchin (D-W.Va.) who was the sole Democrat
to oppose H.R. 1.
They’re right––it is a compromise bill. A compromise between one Democrat (Manchin) and the rest of the far-Left Democrats.
As
you might expect, when Democrats negotiate with Democrats, the
resulting legislation is still a disaster. Check our infographic on the
similarities between H.R. 1 and this latest bill, and make sure to read
through our latest blog on the subject.
CENSORSHIP ALERT!!
After
we posted the above infographic on our social media, PolitiFact––a
liberal “fact checking” organization that Big Tech uses to censor
conservatives––put a disclaimer saying our graphic is misleading,
because we state the bill “automatically registers ineligible voters.”
We
are right. They are wrong. Here’s why: Their argument is that
individuals will check a box, stating that they are U.S. Citizens.
However, as we all know, lots of noncitizens will incorrectly check
that box and get automatically added to voter rolls. A checkbox does
not verify citizenship!!! Politifact thinks it does, but they are wrong.
In
what is becoming an all too familiar story, liberal media and Big Tech
are teaming up to cover for Democrats because they don’t want the
American people to know what these bills really do––namely a federal
takeover of our elections.
They’re scared that they’re losing, and we must keep it that way!
Democrats’ Out-of-Control Spending
On Capitol Hill, negotiations are ongoing on the Left’s $3.5 trillion tax, debt, and spending bill.
Mainly,
we’ve heard about Senator Joe Manchin’s supposed “red lines” on a
variety of massive social programs the Left wants to enact.
We’re
not going to read too much into Manchin’s posturing. As Joe Biden
himself said at a CNN town hall Thursday night: “But look, Joe––Joe
[Manchin] is not a bad guy. He’s a friend. And he’s always, at the end
of the day, come around and voted for it.”
Democrats negotiating with Democrats––just like the Freedom to Cheat Act.
The
problem is that the Democratic party has lurched so far Left that a
“compromise” bill on reconciliation will still lead to a legislation
that grows the debt, drives up inflation, drives up energy prices,
raises taxes, and much more.
A
lot of reporting has been done on the big ticket items in this bill,
but some very egregious provisions in this bill caught our attention:
•
CRT for nurses: The bill would direct $150 million to nursing schools
for “Developing curriculum for students seeking to enter careers
focused on maternal and perinatal health that includes training
programs on bias, racism, or discrimination.” That’s CRT by another
name.
•
Amnesty, again: The New York Times reports that Democrats are
“seriously considering” language to give a little-used temporary
status, “parole,” to block deportations for eight million illegal
immigrants. While the plan would not make them eligible for green
cards, it would make them eligible for work permits.
•
Welfare for illegal immigrants: The Federalist found that “Over 10
years, American taxpayers will have paid approximately $80 billion to
migrants living in the U.S. illegally.”
The
Left just can’t help themselves. When an opportunity presents itself,
they’ll gladly pay illegal aliens billions of dollars while destroying
America’s culture with their racist CRT propaganda.
That’s why we must stop them and keep pressuring every Senator and Representative in Congress to vote NO.
>>>Tell Congress to Reject $3.5 Trillion in new debt and taxes!
Biden’s Radical Bureaucracy
Biden’s bureaucracy is out of control and radical.
On
Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in front of the
House Judiciary Committee. He didn’t have many answers for why his
Justice Department issued a memorandum targeting parents who speak up
against CRT at school board meetings.
Garland
especially didn’t have an answer regarding his potential conflict of
interest on the issue. His son-in-law has reportedly raked in more than
$27 million from school boards to advance CRT and woke indoctrination
to our kids.
>>>Join SaveOurSchools.com to kick CRT out of our schools!
Additionally, the Biden administration is hellbent on putting pro-abortionists in positions of power in our government.
Biden’s
nominee to lead global health development at USAID is Atul Gawande.
Gawande is an open supporter of brutal partial birth abortion
techniques.
That’s not just hearsay, he actually admitted it.
Sean Spicer Speaks with Jessica!
Yesterday,
former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer sat down with Heritage
Action’s Jessica Anderson to discuss his latest book: RADICAL NATION:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America.
It
was a great event here in Washington, D.C., and Spicer gave the crowd
some helpful advice on how to fight back against the Left’s radical
plan for America.
Check out the full conversation here
As
Spicer says, the battles ahead will determine whether America stays a
land of opportunity and freedom, or becomes a socialist dystopia where
our rights are trampled by the government.
Keep fighting!
Jessica Anderson and the Heritage Action team
RR#4
I CANNOT PERSONALLY VOUCH FOR THE VERACITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
But at first glance it appears CORRUPT AND DANGEROUS, especially in view of the current Taiwan issue.
I would appreciate any corrections, clarifications or factual confirmations.
GS
RR#5
SEE: I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.
"Come the Revolution"... in 2022 and 2024. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
GS
RR#6
HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLE THAT I HAVE READ IN THE LAST YEAR ON THE STATE OF THE UNION:
"THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION HOAX", by Roger Kimball (in Imprimis, Hillsdale.edu, September 2021).
This
is a Rosetta Stone that translates the national events beginning in
2015 and proceeding to the present time. This has been and continues to
be a sordid tale that seriously threatens to erase American Freedom and
to replace it with totalitarian Oligarchy - supported by a Police
State.
This is Not Hyperbole.
Everyone should read this statement in the original and in its entirety. It may be obtained without charge from
Hillsdale College / External Affairs
33 E. College St.
Hillsdale Mi 49242-9989.
In any case, LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY!
GS
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, October 19 and 20, 2021
SOUND FAMILIAR?
It should.
GS
MONDAY, October 18, 2021
RR#1
AS WE FOLLOW, WITH EYES HALF - COVERED, THE CURRENT RACE TO THE BOTTOM OF POLITICS AND
COMMON SENSE - AND THE DEATH OF THE "NO-BRAINER",
We read the article entitled: "Should There Be Special Programs For Gifted Students?", by Mike Bebernes.
OF COURSE THERE SHOULD!
GS
RR#2
ANY COMMENT, YOU WHITE HOUSE IDIOTS?
GS
SUNDAY, October 17, 2021
IN THIS RACE TO THE BOTTOM, AT ALL LEVELS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY...
and in the words of Emile Zola in the Dreyfus Affair: "J' ACCUSE".
And more specifically in the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in describing two of his three main characters in "The Great Gatsby":
"They
were careless people. Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and
creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast
carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other
people clean up the mess they had made...."
To today's
Democratic and Rhino/Republican and self-centered Billionaire Classes
and to their cynical and also deluded followers - and to the 35% of
American citizens who don't vote even in national elections (the "Wha
Hoppen" idiots)...
J' ACCUSE!.
GS
TUESDAY through SATURDAY, October 12 through 16, 2021
RR#1
THE STATE OF THE UNION, CURRENTLY IN THE ICU.
As
was true with the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, beginning about
250 years after its founding, so would go the world if our American
Enterprise falls.
And we are beginning to fall, led by a bumper crop of Ignorant and stupid and amoral Americans and their asterisk *president Biden.
From an ethical / moral point of view, this is now a Race To The Bottom at all levels of American society.
Pick
any category of human endeavor to find ample evidence of this. And the
latest comes in the article in the WSJ (October 16-17, pA1) entitled:
"Judges Or Their Brokers Bought And Sold Stock of Litigants"...in direct contravention of Federal Laws and ethical rules.
On a note of Reality, Logic and Optimism, see the Excellent report on the work of Robert Woodson:
"An Urban Organizer Wants 'Race Off the Table'", by Jason Willick (in WSJ, ibid, pA13).
This State of the Union is fertile ground for the rise of despots and totalitarianism.
We have the elections of 2022 and 2024 to turn this around - peacefully.
GS
RR#2
PARENTS MUST NOW RETURN TO SCHOOL - AND TO THEIR BOARDS OF EDUCATION -
TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THESE ATTACKS ON THEIR EDUCATION AND ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
GS
MONDAY, October 11, 2021
RR#1
COLUMBUS DAY.
Yes, we celebrate this achievement that united the Western Worlds and that made possible their development.
We celebrate it as Americans, as Christians...and as other Italian immigrants who have assisted mightily in that development.
When
given the opportunity, we celebrate also the Indigenous Peoples of
these continents and the African-Americans brought here against their
will and treated shabbily for centuries.
And we also celebrate
the tremendous strides we all have made in becoming and living as good
Judeo-Christian people under Freedom and Equality (if not "Equity" that
takes as well as gives in order to achieve).
Here I offer three articles that place this matter in context.
GS
RR#2
"THE BLACK FEMINIST LEFT-HANDED, BLUE-EYED REVOLUTION THAT MEDICINE NEEDS".
SLICE
AND DICE...and you will lose the great benefits of Integration and
Union, finally in the grasp of all and achieved by the the vast
majority of minorities.
GS
RR#3
FINALLY.
My personal synod has for many years been held with my readers "virtually".
See this web-site section entitled "Catholic Church".
"Res Ipsa Loquitur"
GS
RR#4
HERE IS A GREAT AND TIMELY AND PATRIOTIC GIFT GIVEN IN A DANGEROUS TIME.
GS
Fellow intelligent patriot,I hope you’re having a great day so far!It’s been busy here at Hillsdale College because we’ve finally completed a project that’s been in the works for a long time. You’re probably wondering what I’m talking about, so I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Here it is:Our new Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum for K-12 students is finally ready for classrooms across the country! We’re
all very excited and hopeful about this project’s potential impact, and
I know you will be as well…especially after I give you more details!The
Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum is a K-12 history and civics curriculum that
covers the triumphs and tragedies of American history fairly and
comprehensively. The
curriculum was not designed by activists or ideologues but by teachers
and professors at Hillsdale College. It’s so important that we are
making it available absolutely free of charge.The
massive 2,200-page, 85-lesson curriculum comes from years of diligent
study of America, its history, and its founding principles. And it was
developed and tested in school classrooms around the country.As
I mentioned, our K-12 Education Office at the College built this
curriculum over many months of intense and focused effort—in many ways,
its roots extend back to the beginning of the College itself in 1844. I’m
sure you’ve noticed how far too many politicians, media personalities,
and sadly even educators are pushing an anti-American narrative on our
children. This means there is now a choice before us: will we allow these education bureaucrats to choose what schoolchildren learn?Or,
will we teach them the whole truth through a sound curriculum that
presents a fair, unbiased, and comprehensive view of our nation’s
history?Personally, and I hope you agree that this choice is obvious. When
we provide students with the unbiased history of our country, they will
naturally recognize that America is not a place of “oppression” and
“injustice” but an exceptional nation worth defending. You
can make the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum a success by helping us blanket
the nation with promotions about it and our other outreach efforts like
Imprimis, free online courses, and other educational programs. Our
K-12 education staff spent months putting the curriculum together. And
our marketing team has already designed the print and online ads, and
we’ve recorded the radio commercials......all
we need now is your support to keep these promotions running so we can
place the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum into the hands of as many teachers
and homeschool families as possible. Oh...and did I mention that educators (and you) can download the full curriculum for FREE? Well, you can! The
Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum is available for absolutely no cost because
it’s a part of our 177-year-old-mission: to provide “sound learning” of
the kind needed to preserve “the inestimable blessings of civil and
religious liberty.” We’ve
set a goal to raise $1,500,000 for this vital and important effort, and
I hope you’ll join us. With students around the country back in their
classrooms, we cannot lose a moment promoting this curriculum and our
other educational outreach.Please give your best tax-deductible gift toward our goal at this secure link: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/support-hillsdale-1776-curriculumEverything
we do to reach and teach Americans of all ages about the principles of
liberty depends on the support of informed patriots like you! That’s
because we refuse to accept any government funding...EVERY PENNY—even
indirect aid like federal or state student loans and grants.I’m
thrilled to tell you about the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum. It’s part of
our promise to redouble our efforts to restore and defend liberty this
year. Hopefully, you’re
as excited as I am to present a fair, unbiased, and comprehensive view
of our nation’s history to our nation’s schoolchildren.Please
help us reach our $1,500,000 budget goal. And thank you in advance for
preserving liberty for our children and grandchildren! For our children,Bill GrayClass of 2001Associate Vice President of National Donor OutreachHillsdale CollegeP.S.
We’ve just made a big announcement. After 18 months of work, the new
Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum is available for free to educators,
homeschoolers, and concerned citizens like you. It covers the triumphs
and tragedies of American history fairly and comprehensively. It’s
a part of our effort to defend liberty through education, but we need
your help putting the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum into the hands of as
many teachers and homeschool families as possible. Will
you give a special tax-deductible gift today to promote the Hillsdale
1776 Curriculum and our other outreach efforts on behalf of liberty
nationwide? We have a budget goal to raise $1,500,000 for this vital
effort. Would you please join us today using this secure link: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/support-hillsdale-1776-curriculum
RR#5
MORE!! ON CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. EXCELLENT.
"CELEBRATE COLUMBUS'S ACHIEVEMENTS", by Garry Kasparov (in WSJ October 11, 2021, Opinion, pA17).
GS
RR#6
JAMES CARVILLE, HE THE TRUTH-TELLER OF THE "IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID", INVITES "O-C" TO SCHOOL -
BUT SHE LEFT A LONG TIME AGO.
******************************
GS
RR#7
...and that Polish Military History must include their largely unrecognized valor in WWII.
GS
SUNDAY, October 10, 2021
RR#1
HEREWITH, I SHARE ANOTHER DOSE OF MY ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE WITH YOU. IT MAY HELP YOU TOO.
- The
United "STATES" of America is being fundamentally attacked in
preference to a monolithic WASHINGTON, all the easier to rule us with.
See the article in the WSJ on October 7, 2021, ostensibly about "West
Virginia..." We the People cannot let this happen! And We the People must do individually everything we can to counter this cancer.
- A
good presentation was made recently at the Coast Guard Academy by
Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. of Princeton University. As a Black man,
he discussed issues of Race, Diversity, White Privilege....all in
reasonable context. What he did not do was to explain the tenacity of
these issues in some quarters as the last century's fruits of
intentional dependence and mediocrity fostered by the Democratic Party.
That would have been nice.
- "U.S.Troops Secretly In Taiwan Training Military",
by Jeffrey Rodack (in Newsmax.com). WHY "SECRETLY"? This is where WW
lll is most likely to start, almost by accident. WE MUST SUPPORT AND
DEFEND TAIWAN TOTALLY AND
OBVIOUSLY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
- Where
did COVID-19 originate? If if was a Wuhan lab accident, admit it and
let's move on. If it was intentional on the part of China, that would
be an ACT OF WAR. Is that why the Chinese government is being so
defensive? See "Science Closes In On Covid's Origins", by Muller and Quay (in WSJ October 6, 2021, Opinion, pA17).
- Thousands
of rallies throughout the country - even in New London and Westerly -
in support of Abortion "rights". SHAME on all of you females.
- The delivery of Health Care, particularly on the front lines, is becoming threadbare.
Whether from the 9-5 attitude of some younger physicians to the
computer-dominated nurses to the cost accounting addiction of the
"suits" with their "carrot / stick approach toward their professionals,
patients must often "rattle the cage" to receive the attention they
need. Then there is the retreat of many physicians from their practices
to deserved but premature retirement. And then there are the organized
efforts of many para-professionals, well-trained and well-motivated, to
obtain enhanced rights in providing medical diagnosis and treatment.
This is often inappropriate and risky for the patient...for these
para-professionals often "don't know what they don't know",
given their markedly reduced years of training and experience vs.
physicians. They are Great for all concerned when working under the
supervision of physicians. "NO BRAG, JUST FACT".
GS
RR#2
Senior
citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable
deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take
responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others.
HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took:
The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.
And
we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance
from personal relationships and interactions with others!
And, we DO understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country.
Just
look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts,
as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts, as the
American Flag passes by in a parade!
YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!
I'm the life of the party....Even if it lasts until 8 p.m.
I'm very good at opening childproof caps.....
With a hammer.
I'm awake many hours before
my body allows me to get up.
I'm smiling all the time,
because I can't hear a thing you're saying.
I'm sure everything I can't find is
in a safe secure place, somewhere.
I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy,
and that's just my left leg.
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Yes,
I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life! Now
if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn't send it back
to them.
Or, maybe I should send it to all my friends anyway.
They won't remember, even if they did send it.
Spread the laughter,
Share the cheer.
Let's be happy,
While we're here.
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
AND MAY AMERICA
CONTINUE TO THANK GOD !!
Go Green - Recycle Congress!!!!
SATURDAY, October 9, 2021
RR#1
THANK GOD. POPE FRANCIS IS FINALLY REACHING HIS STRIDE AS THE VICAR OF CHRIST ON EARTH.
He must Lead, rather than following or being a consensus seeker. And he must lead both Clergy and Laity... equally.
GS
RR#2
"...THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP ME GOD".
And Professor Alan Dershowitz IS A TRUTH-TELLER.
GS
FRIDAY, October 8, 2021
IN TODAY'S HIGHLY TOXIC POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, IT'S HARD TO FIND FACTUAL INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS.
But it is out there. See Tucker Carlson's Fox hour, 8PM, October 8, 2021. The Left demands authoritarian Control...or else.
Another good source is the offering of Ben Domenech on Fox at 7PM, especially the show presented also on October 8, 2021.
The subject of that presentation is Abortion, the intentional killing of a human being.
Please Pay Attention. That's the least that you can do for your country, itself in great danger.
GS
THURSDAY, October 7, 2021
AS I KEEP SAYING: YOU DO NOT WANT TO CATCH COVID-19...IN ANY FORM OR SEVERITY.
GET VACCINATED!!
GS
WEDNESDAY, October 6, 2021
THIS KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION SURVEY, IF PRESENTED HERE ACCURATELY, IS IDIOTIC,
TOTALLY MISREPRESENTING THE FACTS.
Between
the suppressions and mis-representations from the "mainstream
media", the garbage posted by the ton on "social media", and the
inability by too many in the last two generations to exercise Critical
Thinking based on a solid body of Education, the level of
confusion is no wonder.
All the more the individual responsibility
of all the rest of us who Can Think to do so...for our sake and for
those around us. That is what you will find throughout this web-site
and especially in the "Health Alerts" category as relates to this
Pandemic.
GS
TUESDAY, October 5, 2021
"Surprising"..."Irrational"...No "Sense"..."Don't get it"..."Paradoxical"...
How about just plain STUPID?
GS
MONDAY, October 4, 2021
MAKES SENSE TO ME.
GS
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, October 2 and 3, 2021
RR#1
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 (+-) COMMENTS.
- The
united non-China nations of the Far East, together with America, is
just what China needs to substitute for absent self-restraint.
Australia's nuclear subs - Yes; France's diesel subs - No.
- The
enigma of U.S. - Pakistan relations. There must be more to why we
tolerate and subsidize Pakistan's overt anti-American activities. I
hope.
- Biden's
Afghanistan. STUPIDO, STUPIDO, STUPIDO. But there may be a silver
lining: a unity of U.S. - Russia interests in keeping that part of the
world under control.
- Israel:
"our 51st State"...and a very good thing for us. The only nation we can
really depend on in the Middle East, especially as relates to Iran.
- Turkey. "As Russia goes...."
- Ukraine, Poland...remember the old days? Never Again.
- Western Europe and the European Union. It has already lasted longer than I thought it would. Maybe...
- Great Britain and America: two solid friends "separated by a common language."
- South
America: Stable, in a Latin way. Central America: in the process of
moving North, thanks to the idiocy of the Biden Administration. Beware:
that may de-stabilize America in the coming few years. This great
democracy may be entering its declining years. Remember Rome?
And now for a Pot Pourri of commentaries. Not quite "Free Association", but close.
- We now have President Bernie Sanders and VP AOC. The other "Democrats" are being led by the nose.
- The
Middle Class, now including increasing numbers of Blacks and Latinos,
are being cooked, the latter having been "tenderized" by the siren song
of the "welfare state". WAKE UP!
- Another
group that needs to Wake Up are the "Republican Party". If it does not
take up the plight of the Middle Class, it will lose the next two
elections - and its virtual existence for years to come. No more "Party
of Wall Street".
- The
Pandemic continues - and some idiots out there still resist getting the
vaccine. The worst are health care people, who have evidently forgotten
their oath and fiduciary responsibility to TAKE CARE OF THEIR PATIENTS.
- Climate Change. Note
that I don't use quotation marks. Any efforts by America and Europe are
more than neutralized by the on-going actions of China and Third World
countries, while weakening us and increasing our dependence on those
countries. "You're doin' a great job, Brownie".
- Elections
and Election Reform. This is the "canary in the mine" for over 70
million citizens who are still paying attention to the 2020 elections -
and who will demand fairer processes for 2022 and 2024. Or else there
may be an "or else".
- Then
there is the cancer of Abortion, the intentional killing of a human
being by his or her mother, which divides this nation at its core. This
fact must be acknowledged in Federal Law - or at least be returned to
the individual States for adjudication. This country now probably has
more fault lines than it can sustain and stay united for much longer.
- Meanwhile,
ARE WE SAFE? Considering the increasing level of urban and suburban
violence, the increasing loss of respect for the Law - in the streets
and in the courts, the invasion by many thousands of unknown, illegal
and unmanaged foreigners with their baggage of social problems,
diseases and drugs, and the inability or unwillingness of our elected
officials to govern with our specific well-being in mind, THE ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION IS INCREASINGLY IN THE MIND OF THE BEHOLDER. That is a
dangerous situation...for each of us will always do what we have to do
to keep ourselves safe.
GS
RR#2
THE TRUTH ALWAYS HAS A CERTAIN RING TO IT.
GS
RR#3
"AMEND. THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA" - A NetFlix documentary.
This
offering, very well done in presenting America's "Original Sin" of
slavery both before and after the passage of Amendment 14 of the U.S.
Constitution, chronicles in original and graphic detail the outrages
and murders directed against Black people and other non-whites -
and against Federal Law - for a century by ignorant and evil
people, both in the South and in our urban centers.
This is
not revisionist history; this is HISTORY. And today's Black citizens
have every right to remember the plight of their family members
throughout those decades. But they would do well not to be party to
repeating those outrages and murders, against either each other or
against the "White Man". Since the 1960's we have all been ready to
move forward together on equal terms. We should All embrace that - and
that moment in History that is Our History.
GS
FRIDAY, October 1, 2021
RR#1
AMEN.
GS
RR#2
This article gets an "A" for diagnosis. We are more imbedded in this morass now than in 2010, when this was written.
But a "C" for treatment, if "revolution" is all that is offered, although it may well be necessary at some point.
Meanwhile, we still have elections and choices.
First, we must demand that election procedures are governed by the elected leaders of States.
Then we must assure that those procedures are indeed followed.
And who is that "we"? "We the people", that's who. You and me, each of us as poll-watchers and enforcers by all legal means.
And then "we" must "throw the bums out" - all of the incumbents! And "We" may have to run for office ourselves.
Now Stop Laughing!
I
think that "we the people" are just about ready to do exactly that. It
may take bad results in 2022 and 2024 - but we are just about there.
GS
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