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If I was just starting out today, I would not go to college but would get training online, on the job, and through apprenticeships and internships. It doesn’t make sense to go in hock five or six figures and have a degree that is near-worthless in psychology, political science, sociology, communications, gender studies, black studies, brown studies, ad nauseum. I got an engineering degree from UCLA in 1971 and it got me regular work for 30 years, but after a couple of layoffs, it was evident that the credential had become obsolete and I had to “re-invent myself” for the jobs that were available. Many people I knew kept trying to sell their degrees past the expiration date - they wanted a job with “benefits” that were rapidly going away. Some are still trying.

Got an interesting piece of prose from Star Parker the other day that I thought was spot on - here’s an excerpt:

“Sometimes shock is the only thing that will shake up an entrenched status quo. A brick smashing through glass might be the only thing that will get attention.

Donald Trump is a businessman who understands this. This is what he is doing and it’s working.

There’s a lot of frustration in America today, and there should be.

America is a nation with enormous problems. And practically all of them trace back to politicians kicking the can down the road.

Republicans could have dealt with escalating health-care costs, and large numbers of uninsured Americans, before Barack Obama was elected. They didn’t.

Republicans could have dealt with government policies that led to the huge financial and real estate collapse in 2008. They could have dealt with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development — government programs that use taxpayers’ money to subsidize the purchase of housing. They didn’t.

Republicans could have dealt with the enormous problems with our broken entitlements programs — Social Security and Medicare. President Bush added another trillion dollars in commitments to Medicare with the prescription drug program. To his credit, President Bush tried to reform Social Security, but, despite Republican control of both the Senate and the House, failed. However, that doesn’t mean one should stop trying, which is what happened.

The changing demographics of the nation were obvious years ago. Republicans could have been aggressive in reaching out to poor minority communities to help them understand that freedom and markets would solve the problems that the welfare state was making worse. They didn’t.

And, of course, we didn’t get more than 10 million illegals in America overnight.

This is the result of years of Washington ignoring this problem, as it got worse and worse.
In response to neglect, in response to lack of real vision for the nation, Americans opted for change in 2008. But change in the wrong direction.

So now, for the past seven years, we have had the hard left running America, taking some of our major problems and enacting left-wing, big-government “solutions,” making these problems worse.

We now have government-run health care that is already making health care even more expensive, less innovative and more of a drain on taxpayers. We have major new government control of our banking and financial services industry, creating more protection for big banks and less innovation.

We sit with government more bloated than ever, growth rates below historic averages, employment below historic averages, no solutions in sight for the, by some estimates, $100 trillion of unfunded liabilities of our entitlement programs.

And now the USA is about to conclude a nuclear deal with a nation that chants “death to America.”

No wonder we have frustration.”

Yes, we need to pray for nation;wide Repentance & Revival. In case you haven’t heard it before now, God himself promises in The Good Book, 2Chronicles 7:14 “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” It’s worked before, why can’t it work now? The secular stuff isn’t doing it for us.

I was 28 years old and working at McClellan Field in Sacramento. I came down to LA to visit my folks, who had invited all their friends to a big backyard BBQ celebration. Lots of flags, bunting, beer & BBQ. My Mom commissioned me to paint up a poster of the Statue of Liberty - “1776 to 1976” for the party. Both my folks had served overseas in the Army during WW2 and many of the neighbors in attendance had also served. They all thought America was the greatest thing this side of the Pearly Gates. With the Cold War still on, they all hated Commies. My folks have since passed on, but I know that if they were still alive today they would be totally disgusted with the idiots in DC.

As usual, Williams is right on the money. The only questions I have are:

When push comes to shove and our elected representatives have completely sold us out and the gloves are off, do we still have people in whom the fires of liberty burn brightly and are not afraid to use the tools which the Founders reserved to us to fend off the yoke of tyranny?

Where do the loyalties of the local police and sheriffs lie? When SHTF, will they side with Tyrants or Patriots? Will they help or hinder the cause of liberty? What about the National Guard? State Police? Army, Marines et all? BATFE?

Who’s going to fire the first shot? What’s likely going to ignite a conflagration? Gun confiscation?

What can people do to prepare so that the politicians are the ones who have to stand down?

Recommended reading: “The Coming of the Third Reich” by Richard J. Evans. History seems to be repeating itself.

Looks like history is about to repeat itself: the Republican contenders assuming their positions in the circular firing squad, opposing the low-info fave, Hildabeast. Who will step into Romney’s shoes this time? As long as Republicans are divided and won’t unite against the common enemy, they will lose. Dems will always win the freeloader vote.

Great narrative!

I can remember people carrying rifles & shotguns in the rear window of their pickups - in and around Los Angeles. You could even take your M1 Carbine to school for ROTC. Things changed after the Watts riots in 1965.

A fascination with firearms is built into the male psyche. When my kid was barely a year old and in a high chair, he was already fashioning guns from a piece of sliced bread.

There is a book by M. Scott Peck called, “People of the Lie”, in which the author attempst to describe what makes people evil. Very worthwhile read! Essentially, evil people don’t give of themselves - at all - they only take from others and suck all the oxygen out of others lives. They have no conscience. For evil people, everyone else exists only for their benefit. If you read this book today, you will see Barack Hussein Obama more clearly.

My wife started watching One America News recently because she wanted to get some straight news and needed a break from FOX, which has become pretty shrill at times. We watch Bill & Meghan Kelly most days, but I can only watch 2 hour-long FOX shows and these are it. If I watch Gretta, Bill, Meghan, AND Hannity, I get a case of commentator overload and feel like I’ve sat in the sun too long.

Just say NO.

“What is your major malfunction, numb-nuts???”

Dogs KNOW stuff.

Dogs KNOW stuff.

This explains it perfectly!

Why I vote Democrat
(comment by TheFallofAmerica on March 19, 2014)

I vote Democrat because I believe it’s okay if our federal government borrows $85 Billion every single month.

I vote Democrat because I care about the children … but saddling them with trillions of dollars of debt to pay for my bloated leftist government is okay.

I vote Democrat because I believe it’s better to pay billions of dollars to people who hate us rather than drill for our own oil, because it might upset some endangered beetle or gopher.

I vote Democrat because I believe it is okay if liberal activist judges rewrite the Constitution to suit some fringe kooks, who would otherwise never get their agenda past the voters.

I vote Democrat because I believe that corporate America should not be allowed to make profits for themselves or their shareholders. They need to break even and give the rest to the federal government for redistribution.

I vote Democrat because I’m not concerned about millions of babies being aborted, so long as we keep all of the murderers on death row alive.

I vote Democrat because I believe it’s okay if my Nobel Peace Prize winning President uses drones to assassinate people, as long as we don’t use torture.

I vote Democrat because I believe people, who can’t accurately tell us if it will rain on Friday, can predict the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don’t start driving a Chevy Volt.

I vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is not as important as preventing people from being offended.

I vote Democrat because I believe the oil companies’ profit of 3% on a gallon of gas is obscene, but the federal government taxing that same gallon of gas at 15% isn’t obscene.

I vote Democrat because I believe a moment of silent prayer at the beginning of the school day constitutes government indoctrination and an intrusion on parental authority ….. but sex education, condom distribution and multiculturalism are all values-neutral.

I vote Democrat because I agonize over threats to the natural environment from CO2, acid rain and toxic waste ….. but I am totally oblivious of the threats to our social environment from pornography, promiscuity and family dissolution.

I vote Democrat because I believe lazy, uneducated stoners should have just as big a say in running our country as entrepreneurs who risk everything and work 70 hours per week.

I vote Democrat because I don’t like guns ….. so no one else should be allowed to own one.

I vote Democrat because I see absolutely no correlation between welfare and the rise of illegitimacy.

I vote Democrat because I see absolutely no correlation between judicial leniency and surging crime rates.

I vote Democrat because I believe you don’t need an ID to vote but you do to buy beer.

I vote Democrat because I believe marriage is obsolete, except for homosexuals.

I vote Democrat because I think AIDS is spread by insufficient funding.

I vote Democrat because I think “fairness” is far more important than freedom.

I vote Democrat because I think an “equal outcome” is far more important than equal opportunity.

I vote democrat because I would rather hide in a class room while others fight for my freedom.

I vote democrat because I’m not smart enough to own a gun and I need someone else to protect me.

I vote democrat because I would rather have free stuff than freedom.

And lastly, I vote Democrat because I’m convinced that government programs are the solution to the human condition, NOT freedom

Iis sad that race remains a divisive issue in the country. In my lifetime - I am 66 - I have seen race relations improve steadily since the early 60’s up until the time Obama was elected, after which they immediately headed south. Rabble-rousers Rev Al, Rev Jesse, and Jerimiah Wright were the first to stir the pot. What we learned from them was: #1: Black people as a group are the biggest racists. Proof: Over 90% of black folks voted for Obama because he was black (at least half black anyway). #2: Black people are not loyal to the United States; ditto for Latinos. Proof: Jeremiah Wright’s “G’d damn America” sermons resonates with a significant segment of the black community. Latino groups like La Raza (The Race) are very open and vocal about their racial preferences and plans to take over the American Southwest. I once worked in a factory that hired a lot of Latinos, and I can tell you for a fact that a significant percentage of Latinos are illegals that are just here for the money and would not lift a finger to defend the United States during a national emergency. #3: Accusing people of racism is a good way to shake the money tree. Just look at Rev Al and Rev Jesse, who make a good living accusing corporations and people of conscience of racial discrimination, to be atoned for by a generous donation to their cause. Look at the politicians who fall all over themselves to roll out the welcome wagon to illegals, bestowing taxpayer-funded welfare and free public schooling and subsidized health care in the hopes of converting them to reliably dependent Democrat voters - just like black folks are now. #4: Sincere and conscientious Americans voted for Obama in the sincere hope that the racial issue would finally go away, but Obama has obviously made things much worse, stirring up old resentments and animosities for the sake of political gain whenever it suited him. Just look at the cop in Massachusets who “acted stupidly”, the Trayvon Martin case, the Ferguson riots, and recent statements to the effect that “America is racist” to cite just a few . #5: White folks are now the least racist of all the demographic groups in America and are in danger of being overwhelmed and rendered politically impotent unless they defend themselves. Eventually they will decide to fight back, and when that happens, it could get ugly. #6: It doesn’t have to be this way. If folks would just look in the mirror, repent, and return to their Christian faith, we could tone down the rhetoric and remedy what ails our Nation. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 God promises that “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Believe it. I will get off my soapbox now.

The baton will be passed to a RINO.

My bet is that Boehner will survive and remain Speaker. He’ll do so by making backroom promises to conservative members, promises that he won’t keep but will buy him two more years in power.

Remember what Speaker Boehner did to Marty Stutzman. Lied to his face to get his vote on the Cromnibus. I think Boehner’s word is worthless. I smell blood in the water.

The stage is being set for the return of Christ.

Muslims are all about domination and it’s OK to lie to infidels. You can’t trust them or rely on anything they say. End of story.