Gays Gays Everywhere

I am perplexed that even the alleged culturally sensitive Duck (not) has decided that Peter Pan is gay. Peter Pan was a character from a fairy tale ( pun intended) that is familiar to most about a boy
who never grew up. There is nothing gay in the story and this is a really inane stereotype about gays being men stuck in childhood. This does not match the reality of gays I know.

I can point to several heterosexual coworkers who are Peter Pan like. Officer X has a new girlfriend every month at 27. He fancies himself a ladies man but seriously looks like Bob Denver. My joke was the reason he has so many girlfriends is he is no good in bed and they dump him for someone who knows what they are doing. Officer X brags he needs two women in bed. This is because he does nothing and needs the extra one so they can talk to each other and avoid being bored to death. Officer X lacks the maturity and depth to have a loving relationship.

There was talk about Sponge Bob being gay. This was based on an idiotic reaction to his being placed in an advocacy video. The character is meant to be a boy who is naive. Some of it is funny
as when he gets beaten up the person punching him does nothing because hitting a sponge is a
wasted effort. Sponges reproduce by dividing so this is all stupidity.

What other popular fiction characters are gay. Stewie from the Family Guy appears to have gay
lines. Dr Smith from Lost in Space appears gay except Johnathan Harris ( not gay) said he was satiring Englishmen not homosexuals.

Maybe I yearn for a better age where people accepted a fairy tale kid who didn't want to grow up. Maybe a sponge is just a sponge without anything beyond that.

In real life gays are many different types of people. There are those who act effeminate and those who are just unexceptional. Our friend Justin is a veteran and a man of God who lives in Texas. He probably has never been to a Broadway show. He could probably barbecue and fix his car better than all of us not named Warren. Rob Bayn loves sports if you can call the Detroit Lions a sport team of sorts.

In life people are not cartoons with rare exception. I will point out that those who scoff at a certain person for dancing with gourds do not grasp that dance was important in that culture.
The warriors would dance and then go to battle so the context is different.

Of course there is the far left arrogant fellow from MA who seems to come from central casting.
He is a doodling instructor who roots for the vile Red Sox. His lines are fairly predictable and I can not think of a time where anything he stated varied from the script. No doubt he will try to shock us with an admission that he once saw and enjoyed a Revenge of the Nerds film or ate a Hebrew ( Zionist) National Hot dog with a Mountain Dew in 84.

Even the Ultimate American Mr. B listens to Rap Music. Those of us familiar with our resident
philosopher would assume that all he listens to is Heavy Metal. Now Mr. B listening to Barry Manilow or eating a meal without a deal animal would be shocking.

Yet all of us are individuals with unique personalities. We are predictable for the most part, but are capable of surprises. Now most of us know my younger brother is an Orthodox Rabbi, but who would guess he is a huge fan of Spiderman and Star Trek.

I long for the earlier age where we could just enjoy things as they were

1) An era where cops on TV had passion about their cases like Kojak
2) Where dumb people like Pottsie and Rerun were charming
3) Where Fonzi could sleep with everything and not get someone pregnant or get VD
4) Where Grizzly Adams and his Indian friend could talk two different languages and understand
each other
5) Where Archie Bunker could afford a house in Queens working on a loading dock
6) Where a girl as ugly as Mindy Cohn on the Facts of Life could buy a date
7) Where Ginger could have a never ending wardrobe on Gilligans Island
8) Where Gary Coleman was everybody's younger brother
9) When a baseball player hit a 500 foot home run and all we wondered about was the majesty of the blast without wondering about steroids.
10) Where football players like Curtis Martin and Barry Sanders didn't need to talk trash after a great play or game.
11) Where we laughed with and had fun with Terry Bradshaw who just seemed to love life and the NFL.
12) When actors like John Wayne and Eastwood loved America and were vocal about it.
13) Where we could watch a horror movie with Vincent Price and think of him as a tragic uncle.
14) Where we could laugh at Abbott and Costello as lovable characters
15) Where a TV show with excellent writing and gay characters (Will and Grace) could laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously.
16) Where Al Bundy never got a new car or left the shoe store.
17) Where Horseshack hung out with cooler kids.
18) Where McGarrett never had to worry about budgets or bullets hitting his hairdo.
19) Where Neil Diamond was considered cool.
20) Where people respected the President.

Honestly talking about Islam and 9-11

Certain ideologies are defined by certain events. Nazism and Auschwitz are tied together. Communism is tied to Gulags, Killing Fields, Terrorism and crimes against humanity. Unfortunately Islam is tied to 9-11 and that is the way it is.

On September 11 my city was attacked and 2900 of my fellow NYC residents were incinerated by lunatics acting in their definition of Islam. Now most of us understand that these lunatics were not acting on behalf of Stephen Schwartz and the average Muslim American. While Schwartz and a few others do not mince words about the evils of terrorism many other Islamic leaders play word games and waffle about terrorism.

Schwartz does grasp the magnitude of the pain and anger Americans feel over the 9-11 attacks. He grasps that many people see the ground zero as a special place to many Americans. He understands that it is not an appropriate place to place a mosque. Schwartz envisions a cosmopolitan Islam where Muslims embrace American values.

We live in a smaller world where the deeds of one or two loonies ( Chavez) can set off Armageddon. The idea that crazed religious loonies can trigger Armageddon while looking for
Utopia is very real. Either we learn to live together or we die in a clash of civilizations.

Mermaids are Halal

I want to tip my hat to my friend Abu Farris of Progressive Islam. Apparently according to Islamic religious authority mermaids are suitable for eating. Personally I think to do so without cocktail sauce is barbaric. Of course Westerners who are not subject to Islamic dietary restrictions will have to deduce the appropriate type of wine to use when eating mermaids. Of course if one follows the advice of our good friend and resident philosopher Mr. B just serve it with beer.

Then again if you cant hit it with a Buick it probably is not worth cooking anyway.

This Post is only for long term readers and friends of this blog

I am going to write a post on the Ground Zero Mosque. Long term readers know I was on hand for both blasts at the WTC. If you are part of the group of people who regularly comment here including Poultry, Ray, the Editrix your opinions are welcomed. I ask that Mark Winters use his own name for this post as I consider this to be a serious subject. No Foghorn Leghorns or Captain Spaulding please just Mark Winters.

Ground Zero is sacred ground to me for obvious reasons. I was there when people who were acting in their interpretation of Islam blew and incinerated 2900 of my fellow NYC residents. I do not hold all Muslims responsible for 9-11. I have zero doubt that Stephen Schwartz of the Center of Islamic Pluralism and decent folks like Abu Farris of Harry's Place would have done anything and everything in their power including risk their own lives to prevent senseless slaughter.

We live in a society where freedom of speech and worship are our birth rights. Building a mosque there is legal, but not all things that are legal are advisable or wise. No doubt some of the arrogant far left supporters of the Mosque ignore that even in very liberal NYC the public is overwhelmingly against the building of an over sized Mosque with very dubious funding in the proximity to what we consider sacred ground.

One can walk ten blocks North and see businesses that I sometimes frequent such as the Pakistani Tea House. Let the local community build its own Mosque away from sacred ground
and proportional to the other houses of worship in the area.

Certain projects are not appropriate for certain locations. I would not seek to create a room to honor Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Thomas Payne inside Buckingham Palace with a Taco Bell. I do not think any of us should support a Disney theme Park in Mecca, the Vatican or on the Gettysburgh battlefield. Nor would a monument to Stalin on the site of the Katyn massacre or anywhere else be appropriate.

The truth is I am exasperated by far left types desecrating Ground Zero and handing out conspiracy theory literature on the sight of Ground Zero. Unfortunately, the First Amendment protects commies who mock the site and the dead daily for political purposes.

Of course the Editrix may not be familiar with my annoyance at the far left for stabbing America in the back and making a mockery of the brave firemen whose haunting looks I will never forget
as they passed me and joined history as I raced away on that day with visions I will carry forever. The Duck is too polite and grounded in reality to make a mockery of the dead, but he knows where the populist bigotry comes from and who it is directed against.

Building a mosque there is legal, but not all things that are legal are wise. If these people are truly interested in serving the community let them do so ten blocks North and away from sacred ground.

While Alive Live

I am amazed by the envy of those with no life to envy their betters. I am a blessed man on many levels to have a life of such bounty. My life is filled with love on many levels and I am able to convey it in paragraph and sometimes poetry.

Those who are around me save the Duck are able to convey the most intense emotions through their words and deeds. One would point to the Great Gasmasked Patriot/ Philosopher and see great love for his nation, siblings, friends and the up and downs of a normal romance. One can read the words of the Editrix who calls me "dolt" in a way that a true friend tells one who is misguided.Her vivid description of her family life filled with warmth are touching. Her pets are likely more interesting than mine. A turtle who hunts yet knows how to mooch his share of chicken is not as interesting as a beloved canine or feline trickster. Yet even Rex the Maltese is known to scam a chicken wing as I chase him around the house trying to get it back playfully.

One can read of the great spousal loves of many of my friends like Warren, AOW, Brooke and even those who are widowed like TMW or Z. I spend more time describing the loving relationship between myself and my step daughter because it was something I never expected
and is far more profound than anything I imagined. As a normal man with an average life I have experienced great loves and their loss at time. My relationships inspired poetry that I never even knew I was writing until informed by one who received it. I never thought about it much as I wrote it as it came from within.

The profound love between daughter and father is something I can never convey in words or even verse. A simple look of rapt devotion as I describe a tale from "The Land of Snow and Beer" touches my soul. She listens to the tales of exotic and strange animals and bizarre people who hunt for dinner with small munitions and late model cars. The meals are made with whatever is in the house. Bigfoot in a Tie Dye T shirt running through the woods carrying a book of Whitman. Cows that won't get off your foot and a feline trickster scamming a meal. Does such a land exist and how much of it is poetic license. A land of rednecks driving Volvos and Subarus and scenic roads with fields that change with the seasons.

The simplest gesture touches me in ways I never imagined. I told the Sprite the tale of the Golem and she made her own with Play Dough. It did not look like Mr. Bill but it was a loving gesture.These are images of a life filled with joy.

Now I respect my friend the Editrix who at times calls me "dolt" in a loving way. She cautioned me below not to write about those I love as rabid senile mongrel bitches may be driven by envy.
Those who are alive see the beauty in the loving life as dedicated boyfriend and father to the Sprite. I write for the pleasure of my friends and I laugh at the slings and arrows of the hateful.

It is clear who is the master and who is the slave. I live a life of joy filled with love while she may only sit and dream of humanity. Who would love such an ignorant rabid useless mongrel bitch. While I serve as a respected honored officer who has helped thousands she stews about her wasted life. The respect of attorneys and the public is enough for most. Yet I have the love of the Tranquil Sea and the Beloved Sprite to energize my soul. I have a wonderful family and legions of friends. Her one friend was an equally rabid wheel chair bound and diaper clad wearing Nazi
who grew tired of her.

Onto Peter Pan Yeagley who cries about the slings and arrows No sling or arrow wielded by a foe could do more damage to him than his own idiotic writings. He is a great fan of Edgar Alan Poe
and keeps dragging around Batty Ann who refuses to go back into the Oblong Box as the ship of his ten minutes of fame have long since passed.

Life is too short to worry about maladjusted hate filled people. A wise philosopher said by their fruits you shall know them. The fruit of a true Christian are sweet and provide sustenance even
to those of another tree. The fruit of a dying tree filled with hatred are poisonous. Racial hatred is not Christian.

While alive live and love. Share in the joys of others and enjoy the moments. If you are in a bad place than share the joy of others. The only person who can make you happy is the man in the mirror.

I apologize Editrix but this is too fun to pass up

I am quite amused by the claim of the rabid mongrel bitch that " I destroy God's Children". Who would that describe ???????

I am not theological in orientation and live by my own codes. I do not place my morals on other people and could care less what others think. My principles are those of the founding fathers whom racist imbeciles and Marxist clowns know zero about.

Sorry, but if I want a lecture about God I will discuss it with the Beloved Rav Roov, Junglemom, Justin Morris, Warren, TMW, Z or anyone else who can buy a clue. I run a blog dedicated to my friends and for my enjoyment. As for my personal life, I live a rather unexceptional ordinary life.
I have wonderful relationship with the Tranquil Sea and am serving as a Parental figure to the Beloved Sprite who fills my heart with joy.

There are many people out there who lead empty wasted lives. One sees a typical life filled with love, family and career in these pages. People like Warren and AOW who have dedicated themselves in loving relationships are my heroes. They can write volumes and all I have is just the routine poetry. TMW working hard to raise her kids after her husband has passed away is to be admired. Z whose deep love for her late husband was evident in words.

What does one say of a man near 60 who thinks he is Peter Pan. Where are the great loves of a normal man in the Gourd Dancer. His soul is barren and filled with hate for those of different pigmentation. Do I care that my step daughter is many shades darker? Not at all as every day is a joy. She made me a play dough Golem to protect me after hearing the legend. Such a noble gesture is beyond the grasp of Yeagley. We went to the live food store up the block and she hid behind me as the live crabs scared her. I responded with a gentle look and gesture. A person of depth knows these simple parts of life. You can find these snap shots of life in that of any ordinary man or woman. I love the Tranquil Sea as God made her with hair and skin dark as night yet soft as butter to my touch. I love her resilience and she loves my passion and warmth.
Those who are alive live and those who are not can only be green with envy.

Whatever, I must answer for in the after life is no doubt mundane. My life is dedicated to public service and those family and friends nearby. I will accept blame for my wrongs and take credits for my rights with the dignity I lived my life.

I will not be judged by a Truck Stop Seniors looking for the near dead, nor by the Gourd Dancer.

While Alive Live Love and Grow as there is plenty of time to lay around when we are no more.

Roseann Barr waepons grade insane

All of us are aware of the idiotic statements of Mel Gibson. The fact that he has addiction and mental health issues. Gibson's career is over for his low class antics. Now comes the antisemitic and ignorant remarks by insane lefty Roseann Barr. You probably will not hear about this rant because
the media lets far left bigotry slide.

Listening to Poe

I have had the distinct pleasure of listening to Edgar Alan Poe adaptations on CBS mystery theater radio. Those adaptations are better than the original readings. EG Marshall was a great host and the music was perfect.

I remember sitting as a young kid in the Catskill Mountains listening on the tube radio after a campfire with my cousins. The tales would be spooky and sometimes we could hear rebroacasts from distant stations. There were many excellent actors including Fred Gwynne whose voice I remembered from those shows before I saw the Munsters on reruns.

Perhaps I will do the Mighty Bearkerkin Community Theatre production of The Oblong Box staring Beakerkin and the Duck along with some surprising guest cameos. The spoof will be a tribute to the classic with the expected humor and satire.

Deception from the NYT

The folks at the Bolshevik NYT are at it again. They point to a point to a series of protests across the country against mosques in their area.

The notion of hallowed ground and appropriate respect is not discussed. There are certain things that would not be a good idea like creating a Disney Theme Park on top of Mecca. Never mind that other faiths are not permitted to have houses of worship, but the left talks about apartheid in Israel.

Similarly, we do not place the Japanese embassy next to the Battleship Arizona or Gettysburgh themed casinos next to the Battlegrounds. The issue is not religious freedom it is respect for the site and the dead caused by radical Islam. The mosque can be built a few blocks away with no effort and the financing is shady.

The NYT also peddles the myth of peaceful existence in Cordoba. This omits the reality of Islamic colonial expansion. How did Islam get to Spain in the first place? Nor was it as peaceful as historical apologists for Islam pretend. Of course the folks at the NYT believe the oft repeated lie Islam was spread by trade. This should go into the circular file with happy slaves in he old South and Indians who were happy to have their land stolen.

I am starting to wonder is if a Casino means bad taste. We do not have a Jewish themed casino.
I can envision it now with a luxury deli and a stable of Jackie Mason type comedians. Maybe there will be a NYC themed casino in Vegas with satelite versions of famous NYC restaurants. Of course the Duck dreams of a communist casino ....... chalk that up to another bad idea.

Trip to the live food market with the Sprite

Normally, I can do quite well in the seafood and butcher stores of Chinatown. I have been going to
them for years and have a good eye. The species sold in the local live food market are flown in from Guyana and other than the Tilapia have zero clue as to how to cook them. Of course the crabs and some of the food was still alive and this upset the Sprite. The store owner gave her a chocolate bar.
I am not familiar with the species of crab from the Guyana coast. The shark is presented in a different way.

Gay Bashing

I was quite amused by the ignoranti abroad claiming the Tea Party is racist Yada Yada Yada. There is some interesting footage from Gay Tea Partiers describing the hostility they get from members of the gay community when they come out of the Conservative closet. I do admit a good natured chuckle when I saw the sign "Freedom is Fabulous" on you tube. I also do get a similar chuckle from seeing a friend from Vermont's bumper sticker "Ban Republican Marriage".

Of course most of the critics have never spent time at a Tea Party event. They read coverage in
the NYT and Huffington and mistake that for unbiased news coverage. I honestly can not recall seeing anti gay signs at a Tea Party event.

The bias that the gay Tea Party people describe is part of a larger phenomena of normal people living in far left enclaves who accidentally out themselves as not far left. As a person who lived in one of these enclaves I could tell similar stories. The problem is most people are too polite to far left types. I want to point out one can respect a person like Jams who is to the left but respects private property and makes zero apologies for Chavez, Terrorism and anti Jewish mania.

Similarly, I heard noting but warm sentiments as an easily identified Jew at a major Tea Party event. If I want to see frothing bigotry aimed at Jews I merely need do nothing more than walk to a Nuremberg style so called Peace Protest. Of course the notion that Commies are bigoted against Jews and Christians is something bird brained Marxists try to sweep under the rug.

More Stupidity from Sean Penn

In general the best way to decide if something is a good idea is to see if Sean Penn is against it. Penn has decided that he should interject his opinions on Haitian politics based upon his brief time on the Island. Haiti would be better served by placing Penn on a raft and pointing him in the direction of Cuba.

The Haitian people should decide their own elections without stupid commies offering their opinion.Perhaps Penn thinks he is in a Tarzan movie, because I can not think of another one where an uneducated uncouth white person lords over Black people.

Much has been made over the celebrity status of Mr. Jean. However, maybe what is really needed is for the Haitian diaspora to head home and help place their country on the right path. There are plenty of Haitian professionals in NYC, NJ, Boston and Miami and they are needed at home. Mr. Jean can also use his celebrity as an ambassador for his country. Given the abysmal prior leaders it would probably take great effort or mental ( Chavez) illness to make the current situation worse.

The USA perhaps should rethink its aid and Haitian policies. Perhaps our aid should be focused on infrastructure. We should immediately take some of the garment quota from China and increase Haiti's quota.

Onto stupidity

While Americans are suffering Michelle Obama has decided to take a luxury European vacation
to an unreliable ally. Now in fairness there will always be some Americans out of work, but these lavish expenses at a time where Obama is lecturing Wall Street about salaries and federal agencies are talking about staffing reductions are in bad taste. The vacations show that the Obamas are very far removed from the American people. The God, Guns and Gays comment reveal the contempt that Obama has for the American people.

I enjoyed listening to two internet versions of CBS's famed Mystery Theatre. I used to listen to those shows as a kid with EG Marshall and the predictable music. It is great fun if you get a chance and they did do many Edgar Allan Poe tales.

I will be seeing my beloved and the other woman in my life the beloved Sprite. She is cooking a nice meal tomorrow but I am leery about curried Duck. In reality I can cook very well and it amazes people who have watched me do it effortlessly. Many a girlfriend learned that I am quite talented in that area and a few got their egos crushed. I do not know why but I will resist the urge to do anything less I hurt oversized female egos. I find it funny but if someone does something better I enjoy the talent.

Having a daughter has matured me in ways I can't explain. Her smile and hugs mean everything
to me. I walk through the door and am greeted with hugs and a crazy Maltese pulling at my ankle. I make sure I spend time every week separate from my time with the Tranquil Sea. Being a father is not a role I anticipated. But I did not anticipate being a mentor either and seem quite natural in those roles. When I first met the Sprite she was nervous and shy and spilled her drink on me twice. Over time and with patience my charm and gentle ways turned the relationship around. She never knew her biological father who passed away when she was two. In many ways it is easier because she has not inherited my family's traits. She is just a sweet kid who is a true
pleasure to a curmudgeon. I think Drummaster will be the first family member to meet the Sprite.

Mental Illness and Communism

The Duck as usual being low class is cheering the misfortune of the Guiliani family. Then again her brush with the law comes after going to Harvard. Most likely the break down of morals comes from exposure to mindless Marxism

Speaking of mindless Marxists according to Hitchen's the Duck's favorite messiah is certified insane. 9-11 conspiracies and faked moon landings are the product of Marxist induced dementia.
If that wasn't enough there is misadventures with the corpse of Bolivar. Chavez is such an addict he will smoke the crack out of the Duck's behind. Of course Kim Jong Mentally Ill, is yet another good example of Marxist dementia.

Immigrants who get it and Americans who don't

I grow more impressed with writings of Amil Imani. He has grown over the time that I have known him and embodies the spirit of Americanism. At another site he was frequently attacked as a foreigner, but he understands our values and bounties in a way that only someone who has lived in
a society that lacked them can. Amil correctly points out that the Persians were more tolerant and enlightened than portrayed in film, conventional history and the rouge current regime. FYI the current nut job running Iran is an Azeri.

Likewise the Communist Duck who pretends he is egalitarian is an exponent of totalitarian ponzi scams with great PR. He talks of great health care in Cuba but fails to grasp that GITMO has better health care, food and freedom to read whatever you wish. The Duck pretends that a rouge crack addict who was caught aiding narco terrorists is some sort of victim. He is about as bigoted as the Cartoon Comanche he mocks. Lets see the person he mocks frequently calls Obama a negro and the Duck calls Condi Rice Aunt Jemimah. He mocks Christians obsessed with gays and outs Yeagley based on what???? Of course Muslims that kill gays and use the official legal system to punish gays are peachy but Pat Robertson is the ultimate evil.

There is nothing American about the bird brained duck. The Duck teaches doodling and looks askance upon the working man who needs to be led like farm animals by his betters. Sorry, but the working man does not need bug eyed cultists to speak for them. No doubt the Duck forgets that a typical street cop has extensive legal training which is more complicated than doodling.
Your average clod in customs has to deal with pages of rules and regulations. If anything their job requires more skill than doodlers. Those who can doodle do and those who can't doodle teach doodling.

One need not even be a citizen to grasp our spirit.

If you believe in the following you get it.

1) Individualism in spirit and rights
2) Merit
3) Respect for property rights
4) Secular law
5) Respect for the populace
6) Respect for the vision of the founding fathers all are equal under the law

The Duck fails on point 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and we can debate his views on 4. Marxism is not a coherent philosophy, but is in fact a seditious cult.

To those foreign readers you may be more American than you realize.

Mr B embodies it, Amil gets it, Warren has it in abundance but the Duck has no clue.

Never listen to the Duck

When one listens to the Duck and checks things out look for yourself. When one sees Muzzlewatch
on the cover you know that you are getting Communists white washing Islam. When one sees a critique of Robert Spencer or Pam Geller by Stephen Schwartz one is getting an informed opinion by a Muslim who cares about his faith and is a genuine patriot. Schwartz is a genuine man of ideas and integrity who can articulate a point. He also does not parse words about terrorism or makes excuses for behavior that goes beyond the pale. He does not want to rip books out of your hands or tear paintings off the walls as he is a man well versed in arts and letters.

I look at the psycho left loon watch site and see a revelation that Robert Spencer earned 132,000 as the head of Jihadwatch. How much do the officials at CAIR earn and how much of it comes from overseas? $132,000 is not a huge sum given the size of the job. This is near what the daughters of communist Aptheker earn for unqualified jobs and zero scholarship in higher ed. How many books have either sold. We can go down the list of officials at Islamic charities seeing similar numbers to Spencer.

Moving onto an incoherent obsession with Pam Geller who is called a "genocide denier". This is amusing from people whose entire history is replete with a series of massacres against Hindus, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Pagans, Animists, Bhai, Ahmadis, various members of rival Islamic sects, Buddhists but they have yet to butcher American Indians or Japanese in large numbers.

One can talk intelligently with a man of integrity like Stephen Schwartz who grasps this history and understands we live in a cosmopolitan world. Muslims need to respect non Muslims and live in peace. How much of the strife is caused by Communists exacerbating outrageous claims and falsifying history is a matter of debate.

With a man of integrity like Stephen Schwartz one can say where do we go from here. I do not wish to have a clash of civilizations if it can be avoided. However, in order to get from there a genuine look at the damage to global peace caused by Communists and Anarchist freaks needs to be assessed. Why should Palestinians make a deal with the Israelis and live like civilized people when EU Marxists and their American epigones rationalize the most barbaric of behaviors and hand out welfare checks for no reason. In fact the people of Gaza have a higher standard of living
than the residents of Egypt. The fact that the residents of Gaza are in fact Egyptian before a series of bait and switch games by commies also gets lost in the discussion.

Of course one can not talk about history and facts with commies who speak in slogans, knowingly
repeat absurd lies in a pattern similar to Holocaust deniers. A typical example is Renagade Testicle who sees Saddam as the CIA's boy. Of course the USA does not make T series tanks, SAM missiles, MIG Jets, AK-47 or Mirage Jets and thousands of Soviet advisers were in Iraq learning how to pick figs. Commies require myths and narratives like the clown Rigoberta Menchu. The fact that the entire story was false does not prevent them from continuing to assign this long after the fraud was exposed.

For his part Schwartz has recognized the serious damage to Islam the common alliance with communists has caused. People do not listen to rabid dogs and bird brained Marxist poultry. If Muslims want to live in peace they need to obey laws, respect others and state their cases without communist parasites stoking the pot.

The wrong people are thinking about renouncing their citizenship

According to Drudge there has been an large group of Americans considering surrendering their US Citizenship. The reason for people denaturalizing themselves is the excessive tax burdens placed on them by the Marxist Obama administration. These are not the people the US government should be encouraging to emigrate. The article deals mainly with people who work abroad long term in productive jobs.

The USA should be encouraging Communists like to emigrate. The Duck is a couch potato communist who appears more ignorant and obnoxious than dangerous. The constitutional guarantees to intellectual freedom do not include taking subsidized travel from narco terrorist states or being a spokesman for rouge regimes. Any person who is on the payroll or has worked with the government of Venezuela should be denaturalized and deported there. There is no need to waste time and jail space when history has shown that commies get social justice ( death) when they are deported to live under communism.

Obama is sinking in the polls with every group other than African Americans. The next administration will be decidedly more hostile to Marxists in Latin America and in the USA. It is time to drain the swamps in big education and eliminate student loans unless universities agree
to alter their staffing models which have created Bolshevik gulags and alter the core curriculum
to include business courses and eliminate social science. This is not to say the Universities can not have commie or two on staff, but whole departments staffed by Marxists should be a thing of the past.

Of course graduates who are able to pass two accounting classes as opposed to Marx, Menchu, Fannon and Chomsky are employable.

Stephen Schwartz of the CIP Questions the ground Zero Mosque

The USA is a secular society based in the respect of all religions, including Islam. The idea of a Mosque so close to ground zero is a bad idea. We do not place the Mexican embassy in the center of the Alamo or place Japanese cultural centers on top of the Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

Schwartz like many others have questioned the forthcoming of the mosques leaders to show exactly where the funds came from. This should be a warning to those who think that this is merely local Muslims seeking a house of worship. The Mosque is funded by foreigners outside the USA for expressly political purposes.

I will point out that Schwartz has opposed the religious apartheid at Mecca and Medina. He is an advocate of a more cosmopolitan Islam that is part of Western Civilization. To a large degree Schwartz is correct in that the true reason we have problems with terrorism and radicalization is that Islam is caught in a self defeating circle. The radicalism scares investors who would build the factories that would employ the locals who turn to radicalism. The divide will grow worse in the information age where societies that allow women to do nothing will fall further behind those that develop their vocational talents.

As far as Sharia in a Western perspective it should be handled in a manner similar to the Jewish
courts. Let it regulate Halal and provide religious divorces. However, division of assets and official divorce is only recognized by the State. Muslims would still have to obey laws like those regarding monogamy. Offering Halal meals is an innocuous accommodation less intrusive than the demands of vegans. We do not chafe at putting up with demands of vegans, who are far and away more obnoxious and preachy than folks who eat Halal or Kosher food. In fact I have spent much time in the Hindu community and I have never been subjected to the nasty commentary of vegans. Usually the question comes up and I explain my culture has a different perspective respectfully. I do not eat those food in their presence. However, in the Guyanese tradition it is not uncommon for some people to eat differently with no problem in larger settings, but I retain my respect for those who object and grab a whopper in private later.

Now this is truly scary.

I was cheering up a friend in the UK who finds himself at a crossroad in life. I quoted a local beloved NY philosopher Yogi Berra and apparently his brand of wisdom is even known there.
American Baseball is not followed in the UK so this is unexpected.

Yogi Berra is of course a much beloved baseball legend who like Mr B is from St Louis. Berra is the
opposite of the egotistical athlete in that he is loved for his modesty. Do not let the modesty and a series of beloved funny quotes fool you into thinking he is not a competitor or in reality a brilliant man.

After baseball Berra was a very wise and successful businessman. He made many commercials that played on his unusual wit. The creators of the Yogi Bear cartoon swore that the beloved cartoon character was not named after Yogi Berra.

An example of one of those quotes is "Always go to other peoples funerals or they won't go to yours." and "Steve McQueen must have made that film before he died".

The most famous of them "It isn't over until its over".

Of course my favorite is the commercial where Berra confuses the annoying AFLAC Duck. You can see this one on You Tube. Our own Ducky was the original who was fired for saying "progressive" instead of Aflack.

Sadly, another athlete who seemed to borrow from the Yogi Berra tradition apparently was bitter about it. A recent interview with Terry Bradshaw revealed the anger over years of playing the simpleton. Of course Bradshaw was no dope in that he called his own plays. He wasn't a scholar like Roger Staubach, but few people were. Bradshaw was part of a great team that included the Steel Curtain Defense. He also threw to two of the best receivers of his era Republican Lynn Swan and Stalworth. He could also hand off to one of the greatest runners of the era Franco Harris. All that being said he was an integral part of those great teams.

Bradshaw hid his anger very well because he looked like he was enjoying life. Like Berra he also made many commercials.He also portrayed his lovable everyman persona into years of TV commentary adored by fans. Michael Strahan has borrowed some of this and is loved by the fans. You can not teach someone to be lovable either you have it or you don't. Media execs who thought the annoying and crass Tiki Barber would translate into a media star forgot that Barber is loathed as a self centered boor who is not quite as bright as he thinks he is.

Berra is loved for his modesty and the ability to laugh at himself. You laugh with Berra who is
having a great time along the way.

Post Racial America

The followers of Obama promised us a post racial America. It was a silly promise as we can not change the nature of man. We did elect a person who has no respect for the American people or our values. The media covered up the real Obama from the insane racist church, his bug eyed lunatic radical mother, life time of private elite schools and shoddy employment record.

Of course Obama is not JC Watts who understands and embraces American values and is a true patriot. Obama is more comfortable in a university faculty lounge speaking to fellow Europhile Marxist clowns than to Americans in Sam's Club parking lots.

Of course there is some racist opposition to Obama. While Obama has not made this claim his surrogates at the NAACP and jimmy Peanut have made this claim. Similarly Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters are making this claim while trying to avoid punishment for ethical lapses. While it is odious to oppose Obama on race it is similarly odious to support him because he is Black. Obama's support in almost every other category has dropped like a rock. He has even annoyed his Kool Aide brigade in the UK.

In my own home there is yet another bias attack against Mexicans in Staten Island. Left out of the stories is that it appears that the perpetrators are Black and steal money. Of course left out of the story is that when the suspects are caught they will be unemployed. What little is left of manufacturing is almost always done by immigrants from Latin America and even security guards and home health care aides are likely to be from Ghana or the West Indies.

The days where America could endlessly take in unskilled labor is finnished. There is some talk that these immigrants will do jobs Americans will not. However, these jobs should go to HS drop outs who are here legally. The tension rises in bad economic times and the behaviors are inexcusable.

Rangel spent his days hosting Tea parties for Castro and did not champion the cause of American
workers being denied jobs by companies that hire illegal aliens. He is far removed from those young Americans who are never given a chance by owners breaking the law.

The attmosphere has never been worse and Obama, the NAACP and Rangel are partially responsible for overlooking those who are invisible HS drop out who need a chance.

Holy Crap Batman

I have to be honest that yesterday I joked that France picked on the Gypsies because evicting Muslims is much tougher. The video from France 24 of police ripping women with infants on their back out of a crowd is disgusting. If this were done in America the usual suspects would be screaming bloody murder. However, as this is France and the far left clowns are basically Europhile dogs this will not be discussed. Of course when Israel defends itself from lunatics on the Jihadist Communist Love Boat from Turkey the antisemitism goes into over drive.

Scenes like that are why the USA is getting more emigrants from French West Africa.

Those of you who favor mass roundups of illegals need to look at the ugly video. Is this a way for a nation of law to treat women with infants?

There has to be a better way.

Lindsay Grahan considers

Lindsay Graham is considering removing citizenship from children born to illegal aliens. I would favor a simpler the child may not transmit citizenship to the parents.

Of course we should allow exceptions if the child is fathered by a US Citizen if unmarried proven by DNA testing .

Final Review of Michener's Poland & Personal

The book is a very worthwhile experience. Michener novices should head towards Texas or Centenial first. The chapter on the Nazi occupation was pretty good. The Communist brutality is discussed albeit in passing. He does have small references to two Polish survivors of the Holocaust scoffing at Holocaust Denial literature.

My speech went very well. It was intended to be written for a higher up in the chain. The higher ups wanted me to read it myself. Later on I was reminded that there is a possibility I will be doing so in the future. Public relations is part of the job and I do not particularly care for this aspect. I prefer doing my work with the newer officers informally. Fortunately, my reputation as a Union activist will keep all but the rarest requests from being granted.

I will be reading Roberts again likely Oliver Wiswell which is his most controversial book as he delves into the Revolution from the Loyalist perspective.

France has decided to round up Roma. Of course sending people who practice polygamy would require more political will and set off riots. I respect due process and hope deportations follow procedures. I am sure that those who wrote the law in Arizona anticipated legal obstacles and this act may help place more members of the GOP as it highlights judicial activism.

Sexual Zeros

The rabid mongrel bitch at Bad Eagle notes I admit that I have practiced miscegnation so many times that I am an expert. As the Bad Eagle Mongrel Bitch has a bedroom that is frequently mistaken for a parade ground and regularly searches morgues for husband of the moment her comments are odd.

I am a typical man who loves his woman as God made her. The fact that her skin color is darker than mine is merely incidental. The fact that Yeagley and his rabid mongrel bitch are products of similar unions sheds no light as the top floor is empty.

For those that would pass judgment on those due to the skin color of their significant other you are beneath contempt. If I wish to hear the word of Christians I will heed Junglemom, TMW, Justin, Warren, AOW, Pappa Frank and Z. As for my place in or outside my community that is determined by my peers. Note even the beloved Rav Roov has attempted to set up a meeting with the Tranquil Sea and the Sprite. The Jewish community can determine who is a member in good standing without the input from race obsessed outsiders from Oklahoma.

Fallen Jew

I am quite amused at being described as a fallen Jew. This description does not come from Rav Roov who would be the first to say I could do better.

From the inception of this blog I have reminded people I am not theologically oriented. I respect those who are deeply religious like TMW, Z and yes Rav Roov. I accept my identity and culture, but am not oriented in that direction. My style is to let others debate those things, take lessons from history & life. My morality is my own concern and I will measure it against the next person and come out on top.

My core comes from those values expressed by our founding fathers. America does not have second class citizens Black or otherwise. I love the Tranquil Sea and the Sprite for who they are. I could care less that they are darker than me. I find both attractive and I love them as they are.

I dedicated my life to serving the American people. The Dr fails to grasp that one can find ample morality in the words of the founding fathers. I freely took an oath to uphold the Constitution
twice and I take it seriously.

One can not be a patriot without grasping our fundamental values. Those who read this blog know where I stand.

Functional Adaptations or European Savages

I took a brief respite from Michener's Poland where I have 100 pages to go and took a visit to the Strand Bookstore. A very dedicated coworker is taking Maternity Leave. I went to the Strand Bookstore to look for an additional copy of Poland. I wanted to find a decent biography of Kosciusko and some of the works of Rutherford. I did not find what I was looking for.

I did pick up some interesting books for later reading. I picked up a book on the history of antisemitism in the UK (autographed), a book about Quannah Parker and The American Revolution in Indian Country.

I am exceedingly annoyed by the arrogance and ignorance of people in the UK with their arrogant and ignorant comments about their own history with American Indians and Slavery. While the British did lead the abolition movement they have their own history in this area. As for Indians they used them when expedient and tossed them to the side when convenient.

All nations have these episodes in their past. To their credit with rare exception Germany has recognized the Holocaust and made ammends as best as possible. No serious patriot denies the history with Indians and Slavery. However, the condescending ignorance of people in the UK ignoring exploiting Indians is a bit much.

I find the chapter describing how Europeans and Indians borrowed items from each others communities. Indians possessed an array of European trade goods and sometimes worked as Carpenters. In turn their is some comedic reading about Europeans ( mainly Scots) wearing Indian clothing on the frontier. Then again the crops and clothing were developed by people who
living in often rugged environment. Indians in Canada sometimes patterned their houses and clothing after their French neighbors. Cultural exchanges is a normal historical practice so Scots and Irish Mountain Men wearing Indian clothing and Indians using guns and European tools is to be expected.

Oliver Stone goes off the deep end

Oliver Stone was never the sharpest tool in the shed. His idiotic comments in support of Chavez
and Castro have placed him with the Duck in Moron mode. His anti semitic comments about Jewish media control have now placed him in league with the Nazis of Stormfront.

Of course when I point out the rabid anti semitism that is endemic among Communists many of you think this is fiction. A practicing Jew sees Communists like Stone in the same manner that a
Black man views the KKK.

Thanking the Editrix

Poland is a delightful book. Other than the chapter about Vienna called Mazurka and the way to short treatment of Kosciusko it is a great book. The chapter about Vienna shortly before WW1 is needed to set up the chapter where Poles kick Commie tail. This was a war my grandfather and uncles took part in on the side of Poland. I enjoyed that chapter, but I wish more pages were devoted to this topic.

I am in the last two chapters which deal with WW2 and Solidarity. It is an excellent and enjoyable book. However, as a Michener fan Texas, Centennial and Alaska are better.

Facades

People who know me in person know that the actual person is quite different from the blog persona. I loathe ceremonies of all types and the pageantry and protocols. I am considered naturally outgoing but I loathe public speaking.

A coworker who was my first friend when in the NYC office passed away. He loved the law had a passion that only the best officers have. Yet, he was shy and not confident with the public. He was scholarly and serious as opposed to my more open lively style.

I had sent the boss three over me some notes to work into the eulogy. I never thought or expected to be asked to read them at the service. Somewhere within I will have to overcome my fear of large crowds and deliver sentiments that show how his wisdom continues in all of us.

All officers change lives, but I will forever remember how he handled one case with tact in a delicate situation. The worst cases we see are those with domestic violence. Sadly, those who need it sometimes refuse to consider it due to fear or social stigma. We did have a case where a woman refused such help. My friend looked at the facts and found two precedents and we were able to help the family. The amazing part is that this family will never know the hand of the studious scholar that changed their lives.

Doing the right thing was its own reward for my peer. He never wanted recognition and loved the job for its own sake.

Later in the day a dicussion of Poland

On my return I will be discussing Poland by Michener. I am somewhat disappointed by what seems to be a disappointing chapter by Michener. Michener does not devote enough time to Kosciusko. The subject comes up at the end of the chapter.

While the role of foreigners in the American Revolution is discussed many had varying motives. Some were indeed experts like Lafayette, Kosciusko, Pulaski, Von Stuben and others were indeed hacks. Roberts in Rabble in Arms accurately describes two of these clowns. From an American perspective we learn about these contributions in a backwards ethnic pride way. Kosciusko was an expert engineer whose vital work in the Saratoga campaign in preparing the defenses gets lost in the discussion.

More importantly is the concept that Kosciusko embraced the ideals of the American Revolution. His uprising was crushed by the Russians and after a release from prison he told Napoleon to get lost and spent the rest of his life in Switzerland.

The Beakerkin Group

The brilliant detective work of Dr. Yeagley has alerted the world to the secret agenda of The Beakerkin Group. Our goal to destroy the White race via miscegenation and the promotion of homosexuality has been revealed to the masses.

Obviously, the Dr has been spending way too much time with the Stormfront crew who believe that Jews have a diabolical plan to promote miscegenation and homosexuality. Obviously, the Dr.
who brags about being a sexual zero has way too much free time on his hands.

Of course the notion of people being free to decide who to love and have children with is considered a basic freedom by most of us. I do not care what goes on in the bedrooms of consenting adults. Obviously, the Dr. has mistaken the USA for the current regime of of Iran. He is now working on a comedy central TV show Yeagley Sexual Morals Police.

Amusingly, Dr. Yeagley has decided I am not a Conservative. No since the inception of this blog I have described myself as a Rudy Republican. I have many friends who are Conservative, but I am to their left. However, I want to point out the difference between a true Conservative like Mark Levin and Moonbat Yeagley. Levin is a Reaganite as well as a genuine Constitutional Scholar who grasps the concept of freedom of association in addition to the pursuit of happiness.
What Yeagley advocates is Statist sex police to prevent miscegnation and control sexual behavior. Yeagley's twisted values are not American in any description.

He is so consumed by his hatred of Blacks he is beyond reason, redemption or salvation.

Denying Kids Education

I cringe at the notion of denying children education based upon immigration status. However, if a family has two kids it is more cost effective to give them a plane ticket home. The problem of endless motions and appeals need to be addressed.

Killing Kids because of Autism

A sad story out of TX reports that a local woman killed her two kids because of their autism. Even in the state of Texas there is a great chance this woman will get away with a variation of the post partum depression angle. I am sickened by the abuse of psychology at times to rationalize or excuse the behavior of this type. The sole question should be was this person responsible for her own actions.

This person was an immigrant from Pakistan. To the best of my knowledge I am unaware of any concept that would justify this according to local customs.

I cringe at a series of odious defense strategies.

Sexual Liberal Says Who

A certain fake Patriot has labeled yours truly a " sexual liberal". I am curious how a person who thinks that the government has a compelling to dictate sexual behavior of its citizens. The person has some bizarre obsessions with miscegenation. As this person is a product of a relationship between people of two different races we are into comedy mode.

I will not talk for the Pagan, but I have practiced miscegenation so many times I am an expert. Of course when one is a sexual zero and brags of it the word sex likely means gender in his wacky world.

The government has no compelling interest to involve itself in the consensual sexual behaviors of competent adults.

Sorry, but sexual zeros with odd hang ups about race mixing really have no clue about American values.

Media distortion and spin

The folks in Gaza are portrayed as the world's foremost victims. Usually Commies will even resort
to claims that the folks in Gaza are akin to Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Gaza has Olympic sized swimming polls and a brand new luxury mall. The real reason that the Egyptians seal the border is that residents of Gaza have a much higher standard of living than their fellow Egyptians who are not part of the Palestinian scam. The residents of Gaza have always been Egyptian and this farce needs to end.

For those of you who wondered about Obama and the media

Some of us that wondered why Obama was given a virtual free pass in the election on membership in a Racist Communist Antisemitic Unamerican Church for two decades. Obama was allowed to incredibly state that he had no knowledge of the vile sermons that Pastor Wright was regularly spewing from the pulpit. It appears as if members of the MSM did work to try and deflect this story.

The media never really explored Obama's ties to Communist terrorist clown Bill Ayers. Most Americans would not sit in a room with a person who is a pariah. Obama was allowed to make false claims that his family reflected "midwestern values". The fact that his mother was a bug eyed Marxist zombie and his grandparents were also way out in left field were never discussed. The fact that his mentor in Hawaii was a member of the Communist Party was also left off the table.

Part of the Obama conspiracy includes selecting the biggest buffoon in the Senate as Vice President. The prospect of a President Biden should ensure that Obama will never be impeached. Obama doesn't have to worry about assassination, because our enemies are too busy
laughing at him.

I find it amazing that even after his diet Hugo Chavez bit his EU fans are still drinking the Koolaide. Outside of the Black Community his popularity hovers near 30%. We are more divided
than ever.

I expect any moment Hiliary Clinton to jump ship. Perhaps after the huge Tea Party in November she will turn on Obama and seek the nomination. Perhaps even Al Gore comes back from the dead. Who the Republicans run is a mystery as Palin does not seem ready for prime time. Bloomberg running as an independent is a strong possibility.

The MSM failed to do its job.

Communist Criminal Lynne Stewart given more jail time

Communist Criminal Attorney Lynne Stewart was sentenced to additional jail time. For those of you who think this woman is creepy and seedy, try listening to her when she speaks with Communist clowns. She likely would have gotten off with a very lenient sentence as lawyers tend to cut each other slack and she is quite old and in bad shape.

The left has earned additional time for Stewart who has been gloating over her very short sentence
and shows zero remorse. Of course when her health turns bad she will get an early release and hopefully stay quiet. Then again if she had sound judgment she would not have been in this mess in the first place.

Maybe its France

There has been yet another riot in France. This last one seems to have a specific cause a death at the hands of local law enforcement. These things do happen in the USA as well albeit rarely. We place most of the blame on Muslims, but we have seen no riots in Brooklyn, Patterson or Dearborn.
The UK has had a few riots but the number is small in comparison to France. There are different communities in Frace Algerians and West Africans vs Pakistanis and Indians in the UK and USA.
There are different employment and safety net practices as well.

Time for the USA to withdraw from NATO

NATO has finnished its mission and the USA needs to encourage members of the EU to defend themselves. The only nations that seriously may our need and deserve our assistance is Poland
and the Baltic States. We should consider assisting Greece in the event Turkey acts up provided Greece does not resume the obnoxious rhetoric of the 80's.

The USA need only form aliances with nations that are reliable allies and need assistance. Germany is a reliable ally that can defend itself and has no discernible foe. Out of historic precedent exceptions can be made for Oz and the UK. America should always defend Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Our future is more tied to events in India and China than in the EU and the USA should improve
military co-operation with India.

Thanking the Editrix

I am past the Bad Sweden and Gates of Vienna chapters in James Michner's Poland. The bad Sweden chapter contains some interesting plot and characters that go into the next chapter. The Gates of Vienna chapter is masterfully done.

I am now beginning the section with Catherine the Great manipulating the last Polish King. I expect a lull for 200 pages. The great part about Michener is that he does surprise you and make lesser history interesting.

Just who is American and who isn't

This post will set some facts straight

An American is a citizen of the USA either born or naturalized with the following exceptions.

1) Racial arsonists like Farakhan, the KKK, Pastor Wright, the folks at Amren including Dr. Yeagley are not American because they do not respect our egalitarian ethos and traditions. Black, Wites, Native American and all others as citizens are equals. The most fundamental right is to be free to choose whom to love and have children with. Any attempt by clown like racists to interfere with individual rights or to create second class citizens is Unamerican.

2) Theocrats any attempt to create a religious caliphate or theocracy in the USA is unamerican. Our egalitarian traditions include civil law that respects, but does not intrude on our freedoms.
Get your secularism out of the pulpit and keep the government away from interpreting scripture.

3) Commies and Anarchists are not Americans. The Duck may be born here but he is an exponent of a system that seeks to eliminate and subvert our traditions and replace them with the idiocy of a mendicant failed philosopher. They do not respect property rights, individual rights and create disaster wherever they go.

The Perils of being parental

In life I have always visualized myself in much the same manner as Mr. Beamish. I make the tough call do the right thing say what needs to be said and so be it.

In reality those who are here long term know that at heart I am a Nationalistic Liberal. At work I am commended by a variety of groups for my dedication to my duty and legal temperament. I pay attention to the spirit of the law without being vindictive. The truth is that political positions say very little about legal temperament. Some of the toughest officers are both very far left and some on the right. Lawyers will swear that native born officers are easier to deal with than immigrants.

I hate large loud ceremonies and chafe at having to go to them. Ideally, I would stay at home until they are over. Yet when the Sprite says to me "I need my Daddy" I back down. One could disappoint a son and tell him to get over it. Yet I can not or would never consider doing this to a daughter. As a properly raised man we wish nothing more than to keep our wives, daughters, mothers and sisters happy.

Off I go to a ceremony I loathe. I have learned as an officer to fake the smile and wave. Somehow my disdain is not as important as doing the right thing as a parent. Who we think of ourselves as and who we are in reality are sometimes quite different.

I will have to grin and bare it. Afterward I can resume my curmudgeonly ways until I hear the soft voice saying "Dad".

Grammar and Identity

Every now and then, I get a reminder of a correction of a grammatical error. An innocuous example was a reminder from Mac that I should use one t in Scot. The familiar Scott is from the much beloved familiar paper company and most of us in the USA and Canada have seen the other spelling.

Early in blogging an objection was raised to my typing Black in lower case. As African Americans take this as a code of identity and a respect issue I changed my grammar. Now according to the Editrix, I should be consistent and type White similarly capitalized. Even though I have alabaster skin, I really do not embrace the concept of Whiteness. For me it is rather simple, I am an American. When people ask beyond this I state I am a Jew. I find it odd that often at work I am mistaken for a Pole, Russian and sometimes Ukranian by members of those communities. As some of my grandparents were born in the Austro Hungarian empire diversity people sometimes list me as Austrian.

The subject of my race came up at the site of Violent Hummingbird. I do not consider myself White as in my mind it is an attribute. I have zero in common with Dutch, French or Greeks even though my relatives may have passed through there. All of those groups are quite different from each other. The term White is frequently used by racial arsonists who I find to be an abomination. For a look at how a genuine patriot view racial goons please look for the smack down of Mr. Beamish ( Embodies Patriotism) vs. Rightminded ( Nazi Apologist). Americans really should transcend the idiotic notions of race and grasp that we are all equal Americans.

When we spell Jew as Jooooo we are usually addressing antisemitic imbeciles like Renegade Testicle or on rare occasion a Nazi type like Rightminded/ Greetings My Son. This spelling has been known to upset genuine antisemites such as 167.

From this point forward in terms of fairness I will use capital letters when using White in a racial
context. As for my own description I think I shall use the term Post White American. I am bothered by the need for some people to make a big deal over this. Amazingly one self proclaimed racialists is mathematically as white as Barak Obama whom he castigates as a Negro.
The essence of that delirium is White and anything but Black is good but Black. Sorry, but Blacks
are my brother and sister Americans and my nation does not tolerate second class citizens.

Yeagley misses the point about Indians and passports

I do want to touch upon some history for a second. With the exception of the Oneida and some Tuscaroras the Iroquois found themselves involved on the wrong side of a war. The colonialists wanted the Indians to stay out of the American Revolution. Joseph Brandt, a lackey of a prominent powerfully connected English family, for opportunistic reasons led the rest of the tribes against the colonists. The Indians frequently committed atrocities against the rebels and the crown used these atrocities in a manner similar to the way terrorism is used to intimidate its victims. Of course as in the celebrated case of Jane McRae the idea back fired. Brandt was nowhere near the scene of this crime and the victim was betrothed to a loyalist officer the episode almost led to a clash of Indians and Loyalists. Some of the Loyalists deserted after this incident and the Colonials used this atrocity to get enlistments.

After the war Brandt deservedly was stripped of his possessions and moved his people to Canada
where he is revered as a hero. The fact that his efforts caused his people to lose their lands or that he was a mercenary lackey of a prominent family is lost in the discussion.

In this specific case the UK should permit the descendants of people they screwed to enter the UK on tribal passports. The unique history of this particular group of Indians and the UK warrants an exception,

Farahkhan wants reparations from Jews

Presumably, he should seek the descendants of African Kings, Arabs, Portuguese and American slave owners. One such descendant is note other than Barak Obama whose sole relation to slavery in America is that his mother's family owned a few. This did not stop Obama from benefiting from programs designed for the descendants of slaves. In fact it illustrates how absurd the policies were in the first place.

Jews owe Farakhan absolutely nothing except contempt. As far as reparations the Jewish community has disproportionately given to Black causes with zero appreciation save Bayard Rustin( a far left type), Larry Elder and a few Black conservatives. Dr. King also did not share the odious views of Farakhan.

Farahkhan should pay the citizens of the USA for wasting our newspaper print. The truth is that his warped racist cult has nothing to do with traditional Islam. It is a racist cult that makes a mockery of the religion, much like Obama's former church.

Government Service and the Public

Many people go into government service for the wrong reasons. Some far lefties think they can save the planet. Others let the power get to their head and become mini Napoleons. Many are just punching a clock.

Serving the American people as a government official is an honor in and of itself. Those chosen to serve should grasp the honor they have been accorded.

How the mindset should be

The ultimate employer is the American public. That means all people who are here legally or are in the process of gaining that status. Job number one is always public safety. A person does not have the right to be here if it endangers the public.

If there are no public safety issues the official should work with the public within the laws. Review the information thoroughly and listen to the arguments of the paid representative. Explain what needs to be done in a kind tone or why the case has to be denied in an empathetic manner.

Waivers exist for a reason and overall determinations should be made on common sense and remembering rule 1 always. A person need not have a house full of dead and dying relatives to get a discretionary grant.

This last part is mindset.

In order to do this job one must love the American people. This can not be taught it comes from within. You do not want to give away the store, but you want to work with the applicant to give the right benefit to the right person. A person going around in circles in a maze benefits nobody.
We can never replace time, so respect it and treat all with warmth and dignity. All this being said
your ultimate employer is the public so never forget job number 1.

Michelle Obama plays the race card

The administration has been playing a double game with race. Barak Obama has said on several occasions criticism of him and his policies are not racist. Then his wife appeals to Blacks to turn up the intensity by criticizing the allegedly racist elements of the Tea Party. A few Tea Party types may have once uttered a racial epithet commonly found in rap music, except no video exists.

Obama was elected as a symbol of post racial America. In truth he is all packaging and slogans. He has never held a real job before being elected to President. He was a member of a racist antisemitic marxist church for two decades. His college records and applications are sealed. Basically, he got elected by saying hope, change ad nauseum while standing in front of a Pepsi logo. A Kool aide or Mister clean logos probably did not test as well.

Obama has nothing to do with the Black experience in America. His father was an exchange student who practiced polygamy and may have attempted immigration fraud. His mother was a bug eyed far leftist and his grand parents were almost as far off the map. He has taken advantage of the Old Bolshevik club to attend elite schools likely on scholar ship. His only relationship to slavery in America is that his mothers relatives owned a few.

The Tea Party movement is a desire to return to classic American values. These values are expressed in the US founding documents. Obama has shown that he has zero interest in fixing the economy and getting people back to work. His obsession was a health care disaster not wanted by the American people as well as funds for his Old Bolshevik buddies in higher ed. He is now feigning interest in immigration reform to get out the Latino vote.

Obama has shown in the BP crisis he can not lead.

Thus it is the desire of Obama to mislead Blacks and deflect attention from his lack of leadership
and warped values. His warped values come not from the Black community, but from being raised by white bug eyed leftist grand parents and a mother who was even further off the map.

Paraphrasing Clinton "It is the economy stupid". Obama has failed to deliver his promises, failed in leadership and failed to respect American traditional values.

Feel like a teen $^$^^&* darn ^*^&("?K>

I apparently got a nasty case of sunburn. It feels better now my skin feels oily. I am using oatmeal based soap to alleviate the oily bit. Lord help the person who goes near me with peaches and cream. Can we say body cast.

Not easy being a bachelor today

I went to a Guyanese festival without the Tranquil Sea. Big mistake, as a few people identified me as a bachelor. In the new era people do not respect other people's boyfriend. I found myself literally being chased around all day.

I ended up watching a cricket game. I wouldn't have minded fielding as it is similar to baseball without a glove but there is no way I wanted to bat. The wicket looked like something used to discipline students back in the days when such activity was allowed.

The community has some local entertainers that are quite funny. When not evading single women I spent my day answering hypothetical questions. I tried to get some sleep under a huge Maple tree. However, I was kept busy answering questions?

I want to do a TV show called " Drunk People say the Darndest Things". One Drunk was going on
for hours about how he wanted to be with a 400 lb woman . No matter how we tried to get him off the subject he went back to that subject in graphic detail. Some people really should see how ridiculous they are went drunk.

In spite of being pestered by single women, dealing with a funny drunk or two or three I had a good time. Apparently the rules of dating after 40 in a tough economy are quite different.

I spent time making Northwind jokes. Apparently shooting dinner to save money for beer is quite funny. However, alcohol and firearms really shouldn't be mixed. Some of the poor in Vermont are known to stretch a food budget by taking game. As the late Northwind was Abenaki
this is a serious legal issue. Usually, the wardens do not say anything if the family is very poor
and it is feeding the family. In our case, I had to remind Northwind we are not poor. Of course allowing those down on their luck to reduce the amount deer, Canada Geese and pigeons by permitting subsistence hunting will not happen. I hate to say it but Canada Goose with some garlic and Italian herbs and spices was pretty tasty.

If Obama weren't so anti gun and cliche leftist we would see more of the above. The idea of poor families feeding themselves rather than asking for bigger welfare checks is not something the administration desires.

Joe Biden and Obama Dumb & Dumber

To those people who push the birth certificate bit I propose two scary words President Biden. Biden is the stupidest politician in Washington. To call him a hack would be insulting to hacks everywhere who while not optimal can at least function on the job. Being less intelligent than the incoherent Bernie Sanders I VT is an achievement. In the case of Col. Bernie Sanders the I stands for idiot.

A typical example of Biden's dementia took place on the Leno show where the Vice Clown was asked about swapping 10 communist spies for 4 spies. "I thought they were going to take Rush Limbaugh". Given Obama's links to Communists, a mentor in Hawaii, a bomb throwing trust fundista clown Prof in Chicago and a racist Marxist Pastor one would think of ample throw ins to a communist state this joke is a dud.

The demented remarks highlight a clown like administration with an incompetent clown at the helm who seems to think that Rush Limbaugh is a greater enemy than Al Queda. Of course the BP spill ran for days while Obama did nothing. When his numbers sank in the polls he went to the airwaves and acted like Diet Hugo Chavez. Of course it seems like the only time Obama will actually do something is when a General gives an unflattering interview in Rolling Stone.

Maybe the way for the administration to create jobs is for some unemployed people to get an interview with Rolling Stone. Of course someone has to place Obama's words on a teleprompter
for him to say anything. Perhaps the real reason we can not see Obama's grades and he failed to land a job in the private sector was social promotion. The media was quick to point out many dumb GW Bush stories. The truth was Bush had better grades than Gomer Kerry despite the latter taking easier classes. GW Bush also scored higher on military intelligence tests than Gomer. Given grade inflation at the Ivy's Obama likely got better grades than he deserved as well.

Here is a better idea in the next spy exchange ask the Russians to take Ayers and Dorn and we will throw in a box set of Maud and Golden Girls CD's. Placing Bea Arthur on the TV in the Kremlin is ample revenge for bottle dyed gold digger princess spies.

Community Service

I will be working with a Guyanese community charity tomorrow. My own community has plenty of people working with its charities. Moreover, I have more fun amongst the laid back West Indian community I have grown to love. I just am happy to contribute and not deal with the petty foolishness and sniping that sometimes accompanies charity work.

Onto Music

I am still listening to the instrumentals. The surf Instrumentals give my office a super cool sound and my office is one of the few where you can here such odd classics as Mr Motto, Our Favorite Martian, Church Key and Let there be Surf. In fact I was calling technical support and the tech wanted to know what was that band. It was an obscure band that made only four singles two of them are on the It Came from the Beach CD. At some point I will probably add CD's from B Bumble and the Stingers and the Marketts. You can listen to them on you tube, I am fond the Bumble Boogie, Canadian Sunset, Apple Knocker, Vanishing Point and Out of Limits.

Onto Books

I am still reading and enjoying James Mitchner's Poland. It is a good book in the early phases and I will probably discuss this tomorrow in the evening. I have located my hard cover copy of the Source.

The reading list

1) Northwest Passage
2) The Source
3) Oliver Wiswell
4) Lydia Bailey
5) A God In Ruins

Going on 9-12

I will be going to the march in DC on 9-12. I am fed up with politics as usual and the disdain for American values shown by Obama. I hope to meet some of you there. Hopefully Harkonen will be there. I did meet AOW & Frog Burger.

This march is about the failure of Obama to respect the values of the founding fathers. I am an American and do not care to reside in EU lite. My values come from our founding fathers and the opinions of shoppers in Sam's Club are more important to me than the imbeciles in a social science faculty lounge.

Americans want jobs, not a nanny state. Americans want immigration laws enforced. Americans want a safe country and criminals behind bars. Americans want an end to regressive taxation.
Americans want judges who respect the Constitution and do not look to foreign law when deciding cases in America.

Those of you who can not make it are encouraged to participate in local events. Remember there will be infiltrators who are not as creative as our ingenious Protest Warriors. There may be a few
dullards , but a good time will be had by a peaceful expression of our first amendment rights. Thousands of people chanting Acorn Sucks is also worth the trip.

Michener's Poland

I have covered the chapter that details the brutality of the Tartars and the tenacity of the Polish people. It is classic Michener that is pretty good thus far. The Teutonic knights fighting for faith
and the sheer brutality of the Tartars is contrasted. Of course the exchange where the Teutonic knight tells his Polish counterpart that they have not really been Christianized is perhaps the most
interesting exchange.

Of course the fact that non Europeans could be quite brutal colonialists is lost on far left types. These far left types pretend that if non Western people practice colonialism it is just a cultural variant.

It isn't the drinking water

There are those in Europe and to a lesser extent America who feign ignorance at what Al Queda is.
The recent bomb plot in Norway should remind people that Al Queda is a menace to every government on the planet.

Part of the problem lies with the Muslim community. With the exception of Stephen Schwartz and the CIP few Muslims come straight out and condemn terrorism wherever it takes place. Schwartz
grasps that terrorism creates a counter reaction and ultimately hurts Islam.

Fed Up With Non Enforcement of laws and crime

Those on the left who are screaming against Arizona's laws are ignoring a broken system that doesn't work. Has endless appeals that go on for decades.

1) End the Anchor Baby and Anchor Brides scams

Children born in the USA should remain citizens. However, they should no longer be allowed to confer status to parents that were here illegally.

Spouses shall only be able to sponsor minor children.

2) The classes of sibling immigration, married & adult child should be eliminated.
In the case of married or adult children an exception for a single child should be made in the case
of the Parent being over 75 or having some serious health impairment

3) The motions and appeals system needs to be streamlined. Fees for motions need to rise to $2000 dollars each. If a motion is overturned 1/2 the funds may be refunded. The idea is to eliminate superfluous motions.

4) House and employment visits at the discretion of the officer. Genuine jail time for individuals found to have perpetrated immigration fraud. Elimination of welfare benefits and minimizing social security benefits for those convicted of posing as fake spouses.

a) Person X lives in MA and teaches doodling. Person X is found guilty of marriage fraud with a North Korean woman. Person X would get two years in jail followed by reduction of Social Security benefits to minimum levels. Person X would not be eligible for welfare or unemployment benefits or employment in the federal government. They would remain eligible
for health benefits.

5) Adoption of Children may only be done on the more expensive 600 form. Adoption of non orphans must be accompanied by a specific and detailed family hardship. My country bites the big one would not be sufficient. A parent incapacitated by illness would be acceptable. The government of whatever country would also have to approve of the transfer of children.

6) Employers who have been found to be repeatedly hiring illegal workers should have their assets seized.

7) Immediate deportation after DWI and felony convictions.

Lost a great officer and friend

Our office stopped working for an emergency meeting. A coworker and passed away. He had few close relatives and he loved his job. He was a credit to officers everywhere. He was my first friend in the NYC office. When my old office was flooded I made sure to sit next to my old buddy in a space nobody wanted. Soon it was an area everyone wanted to be in. Myself and a worker around the corner traded jokes like it was the Catskills early in the morning. A third worker would join in
with a joke or two. My buddy was introverted and the jokes would stop when he uncharacteristically would let a quip go at my expense. Of that group shorty retired, another is in TX awaiting retirement, my buddy is deceased and I am the last man standing.

The agency has lost a dedicated worker. I have lost a respected peer and friend.

And then what

I want to address the simple point of legal equity. This is the concept of fairness under the laws. I have a problem with an issue raised with the Carty Death Penalty case in TX.

There has been much written about the treaties requiring consular notification of arrests between the USA and the UK. The treaty was a product of a 1950 world and was designed to protect travelers and businessmen. In the case of Carty she is a legal permanent resident with 20 plus years in the USA.

While I do recognize that death penalty cases are serious and the UK consulate should have been contacted this is not reason by itself to overturn a verdict. On a practical matter these treaties need to be revisited and long term residents should not get additional rights based on lack of citizenship. Countries need to take their own criminals back, per these same agreements.

Forward

There is something that should be clear to everyone not named Barak Obama. Americans want to
work first and foremost. The economy has burned and Obama seems more intent on pushing legislation Americans do not want than job creation.

There is an anger in the land aimed at an unresponsive out of touch government. The government
has forgotten that it exists to serve the people.

Many of us thought Obama could grow into the job. It is clear he is not even capable of being Bill Clinton on his worst day. There is a distinct possibility that Obama will be forced to govern like an adult after the looming electoral defeat in November. However, unlike Bill Clinton, Obama does not appear capable of learning anything and is solely concerned with his allies in faculty lounges.

The term Obamaville is a real word for many. If you are looking for work and having to live with relatives you are in Obamaville. Homeless camps are springing up and the media does not seem to report these new tent cities as they did in the 80's under Regan. This winter will be cold and tough for many up North. Of course the workers want jobs and at best Obama is thinking of his next power scam immigration bill.

Americans are getting fed up with the arrogance and Marie Antionette Marxist disdain for our values. Those who thought of Obama as the messiah had it correct. Obama's incompetence and arrogant disdain for the American people has done more to breathe life into the GOP than centuries of talk radio.

Commies often visualize the American people rising up. I used to think this was impossible, but anger at an arrogant out of touch government and scores of out of work is a lethal brew. Mob
justice is never right and if the American people ever did rise up it would not be what commies had in mind.

Our nation will survive. The question is will we learn anything from the folly of electing a symbol
rather than a competent leader.

Survived

I am at the best point of my life. The Tranquil Sea is very easy and charming. Being a step dad to the beloved Sprite is the greatest feeling of my life. Even nutty Rex the ever hungry Maltese is a blast. I am more of a pug or English Bulldog type as they are more manly. Then again Rex is a pet for a young girl.

Sometimes, one has to undergo adversity to get to a better place. My sisters AOW and TMW were there for me. There was a call to my buddy Warren. In life we sometimes have to overcome adversity.

Along the way I started to enjoy old hobbies. I did enjoy the historical fiction genre immensely. The Duck can have his gassy philosophers and hack doodlers, but I would sooner read about rich characters like Beryl Jastrow and Cap Huff. Time is limited and one does not need a road map to see the carnage of the mendicant imbecile Marx.

I shall be going to Guyana in the fall. Unfortunately, they do not have a season for hunting useless Chavezistas across the border. One or two of his foreign supporters would look good in the den. I could probably have a taxidermist preserve the bug eyed insane look. Alas, I am going there to enjoy the scenery as a boat ride down the Berbice should have ample adventure. I will be visiting with locals who are familiar with Brooklynese. Maybe someday the Contras will form along the rugged border. Even as the economy goes into the toilet the bug eyed faithful are swearing it is because Chavez hasn't gone far enough. The motto for the Cult of death should be build socialism over mountains of dead, the starving and the imprisoned. They talk of justice and freedom but all I hear are the chains of neomonarchistic statism repackaged.

I also took time to adjust the musical tastes. I have an office full of instrumental rock mostly surf
and some Duane Eddy tossed in. It is almost like having a personal sound track in the office. Two weeks on a standard rotation away from my desk was a bit much. I have returned to my desk, but the junior officers now have a better grasp of my style. It is more down home and less confrontational than the norm. It works because it is my natural style and is not faked.

Dead workers produce nothing

One of the things I loathe about government is the lack of common sense. The East Coast is in the midst of a brutal heat wave. Most offices have common sense dress policies that allow workers in brutal heat to dress sensibly. My office is run by a person whose heartless fixation on rules endangers workers safety. Despite the missery index being well over 100 there will be no relaxation of the dress code. Usually on a Monday in a heat wave about three workers will report to the nurses office with heat exhaustion.

Two years ago I had a blood pressure spike of 175/125 with no history of high blood pressure. Of course working 11 hours in these conditions with a boss yelling non stop and no breaks contributed
to the spike.

Perhaps an employee has to be hospitalized before common sense prevails. Of course if you work in a well air conditioned office this is not an issue. Unfortunately, the air conditioning is shut over the weekend and is not felt until 3. The windows do not open so ventilation is a real concern at work.

Of course the Union will work on this as usual.

Baron was ill

Long term readers are aware that I do have a pet that seldom makes it into these pages. My turtle, Baron, is around 36 years old and usually is miserable from April to September. He has gotten better over the years but is by no means tame. If he is hungry he will swim over and acknowledge you.

Oddly, he is the only member of the household who enjoys the heatwave. When I place a heater in his tank it is normally set at 85 and he is holding up well. I have gotten away from bringing the live food. However, he has a nasty fungal infection and gets them a few times a year. An inexpensive tropical fish fungal remedy usually fixes things in 72 hours.

While I was at the store I got him some live food 25 goldfish, 3 snails and dug up a few worms from the yard. His color is back to normal in five hours and the food is all gone. I have yet to actually see him extract a snail but he somehow does this. Of course now that he is well fed he will ignore everyone unless he smells chicken. I also give him small shrimp uncooked.

He is hand trained and will grab cooked chicken from your hands. I discourage my nieces from doing this as this can be dangerous given his size, but they do it anyway.

Childhood friends are amazed that the he is still around. Most are on second cats or dogs.

He will now return to blog anonymity.

He did star in a video in college. Meat you don't need brains to tell the difference. He correctly found the real burger bits 100% of the time and ignored soy products.

Guilty Pleasures on the July 4

There is nothing as American as a road trip with junk food and music for the holiday weekend.
As the Tranquil Sea is working and the beloved Sprite is staying with an older sister I am relaxing in the stifling heat. For religious reasons neither eat beef or pork and I am respectful when we go out to do the same.

Lets sit back and take a cyber road trip. I have my gas guzling car ready to roll as we head out of NYC classic rock like AC/DC fills the car. We are no into suburbia and we switch to the oldies like the Beatles, Blondie and so forth we are headed to the mountains and now the instrumental cds like Duanne Eddy, The Ventures and so forth fill the car.

We stop for that all American lunch of Hot dogs.

I prefer NY Style Hebrew National, with NY Deli Mustard, Sauerkraut and pickle relish. Most NYC types swear by Nathan's famous but I will take the robust taste of Hebrew National. Wherever the road takes me I tend to lose them as the locals prefer the taste to whatever else they were serving.

I did learn to enjoy a local Vermont variety of the hot dog called the Michigan. It is an amazing hot dog with a meat sauce served in many places but my favorite was Gus's Red Hots near the Plattsburgh ferry. I think Farmer John alerted me to the place and I was there almost every time I left VT. I made a special trip on my final voyage home to NYC even though it was out of my way.

No lunch is complete without a soft drink. My beverage of choice was usually Mountain Dew or Classic Coke. I have sworn off all of the soft drinks except for their diet versions. I will try the seasonal special versions of Mountain Dew. However, the only one I liked was Pitch Black.

We can also talk of local favorites. I prefer the traditional NY Style Pizza with fresh mozzarella
and a touch of marinara. The St Louis Style has a crust that is so thin you can almost read a newspaper through your slice. The Chicago style is almost all bread and not my choice.

I would like to pull into an old style truck stop. However a Fat Burger, Popeyes, KFC or Burger King will do. When I am back in the Midwest I will place Lees on the top of that list.

Here is wishing you and your family the best on our Nation's birthday.

July 4 in the age of Obama

It does not feel like a great day. The fireworks are subdued and the barbecue from everywhere seems absent. People are home but the spirit of love of country is subdued. Perhaps it is the person next door who has had to sell his house as his business floundered and his marriage crashed and burned. Perhaps it is the 46 year old financial executive who made a mint but was laid off two years ago and knows he will never work again, unless he reinvents himself or starts his own company.

The Pro Obama Times can not hide the economic data. Unemployment is everywhere and jobs are not coming back. The atmosphere at work is many people are waiting for buyouts. Obama could trim the payroll by merely stating we will not be doing this in the next two years. This would get those holding out for a deal to leave.

Loving our country and traditions should go beyond the inept University Marxist in Washington. In fact much of his unpopularity is exactly because he has spent too much time in the faculty lounge and not enough time in Walmart parking lots.

Our economy is so bad I am half expecting another Coxey's army to form again and Obama to embrace the concept to counter the Tea Party. The key idea is that people want to work and do not want handouts. Welfare is not the solution and we should be solely focused on job creation.
As usual commies fail to grasp that expanding benefits , confiscatory taxation and making everything the job of government has killed the private sector.

In November we have a chance to send Obama a message. The message must be loud and clear, but the media will spin it into something else. We are Americans with our own history and traditions. Those of you who wish to be like the EU are encouraged to emigrate there. Kindly, respect our traditions and the will of the American people.

Book Review Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts

This is the second of Roberts three works on the American Revolution. We reviewed Arundel earlier. This is the rare sequel that is even better than the excellent first book. The hero of the first book is the historical figure Natanis an Abenaki indian makes brief appearances. The main character from the previous book Steve Nason appears, but has grown as a person and as an officer. His sidekick the perpetually drunk but heroic Cap Huff has a major role again.

The hero of this book is undoubtedly Benedict Arnold. Historically, we make the error in assuming that his later treason is the sum of his contribution. General Arnold was perhaps the greatest military leader of the American Revolution. Unfortunately, congress did not recognize his achievements and officers of far lesser ability were promoted over him. The formal history says that General Gates defeated Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga. Gates did little real fighting and he wrote his reports taking credit for the initiative of Arnold. In essence those of you that are stars at work and have lesser coworkers take credit for your efforts grasp a mere fraction of the situation General Arnold found himself in.

The book shines when Arnold makes an appearance. There are those who state that Roberts is an apologist for Arnold. Roberts conveys the Arnold lost in history due to his later ethical lapse.

The author did serve in the US occupation of Siberia and much of his writing should be viewed as a reaction to the abomination of the Russian Revolution. In the view of Roberts, who was a Conservative, the Revolution of the rabble was saved at the last moment by the Constitution that formed a coherent system of governance. In the 1930's era there was an assumption by many that similar revolutions would overthrow governments. Much of Roberts themes about cronyism and political hacks promoted over their ability by manipulating the system remains valid today.

When I read this book, I wondered what type of book would the author write showing Arnold after his fall from grace. The answer lies in Oliver Wiswell a book written from the loyalist perspective. That book has the greatest reaction of all of the Roberts novels. It is praised by many readers as his finest work for its unique perspective and it is panned by many for the same reason.

I have acquired all of Roberts books save one Lydia Bailey. Lydia Bailey is en route as we speak
and is in my opinion his most unique work dealing with the Haitian revolution as a backdrop.

Reading rotation

I seemed to have been mistaken in that Kenneth Roberts did return to the subject of Benedict Arnold after the treason. He appears at a later stage in Oliver Wiswell. It may have been better off if the author had left us to ponder the greatness of Arnold amidst his humanity that caused him to turn his back on the cause he fought so valiantly for.

Reading list at the moment

1) Poland by Michener
2) Oliver Wiswell by Roberts
3) Lydia Bailey by Roberts
4) A God in Ruins by Uris
5) New York by Rutherford.

The hypocrisy of the Duck

The Duck is quite vivid about Commie hacks producing art or placing inane themes into art. An example was the overrated Arthur Miller making the claim that comparing persecution of witches to Communists in the Crucible. Witches are typically harmless and unlike commies were not planning on global hegemony and the authors of wholesale human rights violations.

The Duck frequently criticizes Uris who places Zionism into his work. What works of Uris the Duck has bothered to read is unknown. The Duck usually is quite vocal about appreciation of the art for its merit. Thus when a Conservative points out the idiocy of Arthur Miller or boycotts films with commies like Sean Penn the Duck talks about artistic merit. Obviously, the Duck doesn't grant Uris anywhere near the liberties that he wishes us to take with Communists like Arthur Miller. Miller is assigned reading and perhaps it is time to start the lectures about Stalinist crimes and decades of lies about spies and funding of the Communist party.

Uris is not read as assigned reading via Bolshevik Academic coercion. His readers enjoy his many excellent books that commies seldom bother to read. I did place a God In Ruins on the list of books to read.

I am finishing Rabble in Arms by Roberts. I am around 100 pages from the end. We are now past the Battle of Hubardton which is discussed tangentially. The first 70 pages drag on a bit, but the pace does pick up. Characters introduced there will be seen later in important roles. I will be pausing from Kenneth Roberts to read one of the few Michener books I avoided. I encourage those who may be lacking in vacation reading to pick up some pleasant well crafted novels. It is enjoyable and a better product than you are apt to see on the silver screen.

An Officer vs a Doodler

The bird brained Duck apparently is off his rocker once again. He claims his work as an educator of doodling and mediocre obscure cinema has social value. He is mistaken and if he thinks he has changed and lives in doodleology he is mistaken.

This is not meant as a slight to serious educators like AOW who teach important subjects to bright students and change lives. However, we seriously doubt that a single life has been changed by studies of doodles while the Duck lines his pocket.

While the Duck studies doodles and obscure films yours truly works with members of the community changing lives. Attorneys representing clients from every walk of life and ethnicity, including many on the left, would be the first to tell the Duck about the important work we do each and every day. We protect the public, change lives and serve the public with dedication and honor each and every day.

The doodler dreams he has changed lives, but alas he has more than likely done little other than line his own pocket. The Duck's often bitter bigoted rants display little more than classic Marxist
antisemitism and demented antiamericanism. He can not find racism in my posts so he rants about Yeagley without grasping that I had many notable fights with the man over his bigotry. One can similarly point to my presence on Communist blogs, except that anyone at those blogs will tell you I skewer commies.

Calling Jews Nazis is typical Communist Antisemitism. The bird brained Duck thinks that as a hardened commie he is exempt from bigotry by fealty to his Marxist Death Cult. Sorry but if he thinks his Jew as Nazi rants is somehow less odious than Yeagley's Obama as a Negro rants he is mistaken. The Duck also without evidence calls Yeagley gay and calls Condi Rice Aunt Jemimah.
The Duck displays as much bigotry as Yeagley, he is merely different in his targets.

Those who can do, do so quite well as dedicated officers do each and every day. Those who can do doodle with varying skill levels. Those who can neither do nor doodle with skill teach doodling and delude themselves with exaggerated importance.