“All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall.”

Prophetic lyrics from the song “Another Brick in The Wall” by the band Pink Floyd (1979. That’s 44 years ago!):

“We don’t need no education

We don’t need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teachers leave them kids alone

Hey! Teachers! Leave us kids alone!

All in all it’s just another brick in the wall.

All in all you’re just another brick in the wall.”

So, who’s “another brick in the wall,” and what’s “the wall?”

In my mind, “the wall” is the metaphorical “wall,” or political construct, of misinformation, disinformation, and the promotion of an anti-constitutional, fascist, government.

Also, in my opinion, you’re currently “a brick” in that “wall,” if you (in no particular order)…:

…Condone schools indoctrinating our children towards a particular political activism

…Condone teachers and schools acting behind the backs of parents

…Condone the democrat weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

…Believe it was okay for the FBI to raid, with over a couple dozen heavily armed agents, former President Trump’s home, but not the homes, or offices of our current president, or other former presidents

…Believe law-abiding and responsible gun owners should be disarmed, while believing criminals will follow any type of additional gun laws

…Believe that “climate change” is the biggest problem we currently face

…Believe that our government generally tells us the truth

…Believe that the mainstream media generally tells us the truth

…Believe that Covid-19 mandates really “followed the science,” were justified, and that it was a pandemic of the unvaccinated

…Believe that there is no problems with our current election systems, procedures, and accountability

…Believe that criminals have more rights than law-abiding citizens, and that they deserve to be released again, and again, and again to repeatedly victimize innocent citizens

…Believe pedophilia (the sexual abuse of children) is an acceptable lifestyle choice

…Condone the abortion of (the ruthless and brutal killing of) babies right up to the moment of birth (which currently occurs about 3,000 times a day)

…Promote divisive racism, and use racism as an explanation for virtually every problem we face as a country

…Are willing to commit economic suicide here at home, in an effort to weaken our world standing

…Believe that allowing millions and millions of illegal immigrants to flood our country is acceptable

…Don’t support the continued construction of an actual wall along our southern border

…Believe it is acceptable for our country to provide a multitude of benefits to illegal immigrants, while we already have a severe homeless problem, and a dereliction of our responsibilities to our veterans

…Don’t really believe most of these things, but promote this evil ideology for monetary gain anyway

I’m sure I have left out many additional reasons one could be considered a “brick in the wall.” If you’d like to add to the discussion, please leave me a comment, which myself and others reading the blog could consider.

I hope you’re not a “brick.”

If you think you might be, remember, it’s never too late to walk away from the “dark side.”

It is all of our duties to continue to fight against the construction off this metaphorical “wall,” and to fight against the “bricklayers” who continuously try and keep building it.

I know it can get tiring at times, but these “bricklayers” never take a day, or an hour, or even a minute off, so we can’t either.

Please note that anyone from technically any political party can be a “brick in the wall,” but that these characteristics are typically in-line with the democrat party ideology and narrative.

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April 17, 2023 0

Biden says he’ll do “NOTHING” different to help Americans.

Based on “President” Biden’s first two years in office, this really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.

In fact, he and his ilk have done just the opposite for two straight years now.

But, it is an odd political declaration to make at this point, seeing that exit polling, during the recent midterms, indicated over 75% of voters felt our country was “moving in the wrong direction.”

Let me repeat that.

“Over 75% of voters feel our country is “moving in the wrong direction!”

That is quite a significant number.

Per the transcript provided on Whitehouse.gov, regarding remarks by President Biden in his Press Conference of November 9, 2022, President Biden said, regarding taking questions from the Press, “And, so let me start off with a list I’ve been given. Zeke Miller, Associated Press.”

Yes…, by all means, stick to the script you’ve been given by your puppet masters, Cognitively Challenged Joe! So pathetic!

“Thank you, Mr. President,” Zeke Miller replied. “I have two questions for you. You mentioned that Americans are frustrated. And, in fact, 75 percent of voters say the country is heading in the wrong direction, despite the results of last night [election night 2022]. What in the next two years do you intend to do differently to change people’s opinion of the direction of the country, particularly as you contemplate a run for President in 2024?”

‘“Nothing,’ President Biden quickly responded.”

‘“… because they’re just finding out what we’re doing,’ he continued. ‘The more they know about what we’re doing, the more support there is.’”

‘“So, I’m not going to change the direction.’”

‘“I said I ran for three reasons. I’m going to continue to stay where I’m — and I know — I fully understand the legitimate concern that what I’m saying is wrong. Okay?’”

Uh…, not really.

What did he say?

I’m not even sure about what he meant to say.

Anyway…, let’s continue.

Creepy Joe then continued, ‘“One is that I said we’re going to restore the soul of the country, begin to treat each other with decency, honor, and integrity. And it’s starting to happen. People are — the conversations are becoming more normal, becoming more — more — how can I say it? — decent.’”

Normal?

Decent?

“Begin to treat each other with decency, honor, and integrity?”

Are you kidding us Illegitimate Joe?

Could I refer you back to your “Gestapo” speech that basically called half of America white supremacists and terrorists, and threats to the country and democracy?

Is that your idea of normal, and treating each other with “decency, honor, and integrity?”

‘“Second thing I said is I want to build a country from the middle out and the bottom up. And that way, everybody does fine. I’m tired of trickle-down. Not a whole lot trickles down when you trickle down to hardworking folks.’”

Excuse me, Sleepy Joe, but your economic plan of driving us into bankruptcy with outlandish gas prices, and 10%-30%+ inflation on everything else isn’t even allowing for a trickle down. It’s a constipated economy where everybody doesn’t do fine…, everybody does the same, and everybody is losing, unless you’re a government handout hero.

‘“And the third thing — I know is still very hard — I’m going to do everything in my power to see through that we unite the country. It’s hard to sustain yourself as a leading democracy in the world if you can’t — can’t generate some unity.’”

‘“So, I’m not going to change anything in any fundamental way.’”

Again, are you kidding us Illegitimate Joe?

Again, let me refer you back to your Hitler wannabe speech that basically called half of America white supremacists and terrorists, and threats to the country and democracy.

Your idea of “unity” is making sure everyone is drinking the democrat totalitarian Kool-aid.

And again, you finished by saying, “So, I’m not going to change anything in any fundamental way.”

And also, again, it is an odd political declaration to make, seeing that exit polling conducted during the recent midterm elections indicated over 75% of voters felt our country was “moving in the wrong direction.”

The only reasons a politician would feel comfortable ignoring the sentiments of tens of millions registered voters are:

A) They don’t plan on running for re-election, or…

B) They’re not worried about being re-elected.

Hmmm…, now why would Illegitimate Joe not be concerned about being re-elected?

Could it be because he knows he was “installed” as the president once, and knows he can be “installed” again, regardless of what the voters think?

I’m going with the latter line of reasoning.

Keep in mind, “Over 75% of voters feel our country is “moving in the wrong direction!”

Democrats have their national election strategy well established.

270 electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election. The democrats can already bank on the substantial electoral votes from California, Washington, Oregon, New York, and Illinois in their back pockets. So, the election basically comes down to the swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada, where election laws, election procedures, and election logistics allow for “manipulations” by the democrats, which are really quite manageable.

This is why Illegitimate Joe, and his “handlers,” feel comfortable saying he doesn’t plan on changing anything, or doing anything, to address their concerns about the direction of the country.

This version of a democrat dictatorship will eventually lead to the economic and moral destruction of our country, if we don’t stand up and fight back against the democrats somehow.

Again, “Over 75% of voters feel our country is “moving in the wrong direction!”

Yet, the democrats had a very successful, unusually successful, midterm election result.

Hmmm?

How is this happening again?

Well, it’s almost a week after Election Day now, and “votes” are still being tabulated, and “votes” are still showing up, as needed, from somewhere, and democrat candidates are continuing to pull off tight election wins.

It’s the democrats’ version of democracy in action.

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November 14, 2022 1

I’m sorry, but Janet Yellen is a fool and a tool.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, and whoever or whatever else you care to identify as, “President” Biden’s Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, is the latest puppet of the democrats, testifying before the Senate, and saying, “Overturning Roe v. Wade would be damaging to the economy, and women.”

How exactly does the topic of abortion get weaved into Yellen’s testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee, regarding the economy?

Janet Yellen (The elderly Dutch Boy) is 75 years old.

As long as the democrats want to “go there,” I would support abortion being expanded up to the age of 80.

Hey, it’s never too late to sacrifice yourself for the good of the economy, right Janet? You’ve had a good run, now give someone else a chance. You don’t want to suffer through this world-ending climate change anyway, do you?

According to Reuters, via The New York Post, “Janet Yellen said that research has shown that denying women access to abortions increases their odds of living in poverty or on public assistance.”

Research has also shown that being impacted by debilitating high inflation “increases their (women’s) odds of living in poverty or on public assistance.”

Just sayin’.

“Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said eliminating women’s access to abortion would have ‘very damaging effects’ on the US economy, keeping some women from completing their educations and reducing their lifetime earnings potential and participation in the labor force.”

Yes, pathetic “Dutch Boy,” I would certainly agree that, “Eliminating women’s access to abortion would have very damaging effects on the US economy, keeping some women from completing their educations and reducing their lifetime earnings potential and participation in the labor force.”

If you’re not allowed to be born, girls or boys, that would definitely keep them from completing, or even starting for that matter, their educations, while reducing their lifetime earnings potential to zero, with no opportunity to participate in the labor force.

“Yellen’s comments at a Senate Banking Committee hearing came just over a week after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion. The pending decision has raised fears that many more states would enact far-reaching abortion restrictions.”

“The issue dominated a hearing about Treasury’s Financial Stability Oversight Council annual report.”

“Yellen, the first female (Some may beg to differ, however…, and can “she” even define what a “woman” is?) Treasury secretary, said in response to a senator’s question that research has shown that Roe v. Wade had a favorable impact on the well-being of children and that denying women access to abortions increases their odds of living in poverty or on public assistance.”

“Research has shown,” huh?

“Research has shown that Roe v. Wade had a favorable impact on the well-being of children?!!!!!!”

What?!!!!!

And, “Living in poverty or on public assistance” is better than not being given the opportunity to live at all, isn’t it?

‘“I believe that eliminating the rights of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,’ Yellen said.”

There “she” goes with at “women” stuff again. Haven’t the democrats lost the right to refer to any issue from the perspective of a woman or women?

And, talk about governmental decisions having “very damaging effects on the economy and would set women (and everyone else) back decades!” We need look no further than Illegitimate Joe and the rest of his puppeteers!

“Yellen’s comments drew a rebuke from Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who said her framing of the economic consequences of the abortion debate were ‘harsh’ and inappropriate for such a painful social issue.”

‘“I think people can disagree on the issue of being pro-life or pro-abortion. But in the end, I think framing it in the context of labor force participation, it just feels callous to me,’ said Scott, adding that he was raised by a Black single mother in poverty.”

“Yellen responded by saying that reproductive rights allow women to plan ‘fulfilling and satisfying’ lives, which includes having the financial resources to raise a child.”

‘“In many cases, abortions are of teenage women, particularly low-income and often Black, who aren’t in a position to be able to care for children, have unexpected pregnancies, and it deprives them of the ability often to continue their education to later participate in the workforce,’ Yellen said.”

‘“So there is a spillover into labor force participation, but it means the children will grow up in poverty and do worse themselves,’ Yellen said. ‘This is not harsh. This is the truth,’ she added.”

“The truth,” Janet?!

You can’t handle “the truth!!!”

“Fellow Democrats came to Yellen’s defense (You don’t say?!), including Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, who admonished Scott not to ‘impose your experience and your circumstances on others until you walk in their shoes.’”

Ha! Look who’s talking!

“Senator Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat and another member of the banking panel, told CNN that Yellen was expressing a fundamental truth about women’s autonomy.”

‘“She was expressing what I believe almost every woman knows: If you don’t have control over your reproductive life, you don’t have control over any aspect of your life, including your economic opportunity,’ Smith said.”

Do you mean, “If YOU CAN’T control YOUR OWN reproductive life?”

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May 13, 2022 0

Meet a real scumbag!

I don’t normally like calling names…, but I’m going to make an exception in this case.

Hey…, if the shoe fits, wear it!

Meet the AFL-CIO (The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) president, Richard Trumka.

Trumka routinely lies to his union members, and to everyone else, while performing his duties as an ugly bully, and a shameless puppet for the democrats.

From the AFL-CIO’s own website:

“The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) works tirelessly to improve the lives of working people.”

“We are the democratic, voluntary federation of 55 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working men and women.”

“We strive to ensure all working people are treated fairly, with decent paychecks and benefits, safe jobs, dignity, and equal opportunities. We help people acquire valuable skills and job-readiness for the 21st century economy.”

“Our work is anchored in making sure everyone who works for a living has family-supporting wages and benefits and the ability to retire with dignity.”

“We advance legislation to create good jobs by investing tax dollars in schools, roads, bridges, ports and airports, and improving the lives of workers through education, job training and a livable minimum wage. We advocate for strengthening Social Security and private pensions, ensuring fair tax policies, and making high-quality, affordable health care available to all.”

“We fight for keeping good jobs at home by reforming trade rules, reindustrializing the U.S. economy and providing worker protections in the global economy. We stand firm in holding corporations accountable for their actions.”

“We help make safe, equitable workplaces and give working people a collective voice to address workplace injustices without the fear of retaliation. We fight for social and economic justice and strive to vanquish oppression in all its forms.”

IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN PLEASE TELL ME HOW IN GOD’S NAME YOUR UNION IS SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT?!

Again, we hear and see words, words, words.

And, again…, please remember…, in the liberal fascist world, it’s more important to say the right things than to do the right things.

This all sounds good, but again…, IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN PLEASE TELL ME HOW IN GOD’S NAME, YOUR UNION IS SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT AND NOT PRESIDENT TRUMP?!

In response, first of all, the only thing you “work tirelessly” at is picking the pockets of all of your members.

Secondly, you don’t “fight for keeping good jobs at home by reforming trade rules, reindustrializing the U.S. economy and providing worker protections in the global economy.” In fact, you supported Obama/Biden and Hillary Clinton, after witnessing their horrible trade deals…, watched them kill U.S. manufacturing…, and experienced an unprecedented exodus of American jobs overseas.

So, AFL-CIO, and Richard Trumka, I’m calling you out for the BS artists you are.

That’s just a nice way of saying you’re a disingenuous, workingman poser, a liar, and a traitor to all of the members you represent.

You and all of the AFL-CIO leadership.

BAM!

Talia Kaplan of FOX Business reports that, “The president [Richard Trumka] of the nation’s labor union [the AFL-CIO] was challenged by FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday over statements he made regarding presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and job creation.”

“In a heated exchange on ‘Mornings with Maria’ on Tuesday, Richard Trumka, the president of the more than 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO, claimed that Trump ‘lost a lot’ of jobs and Bartiromo pushed back saying before the coronavirus pandemic ‘we had probably the best job situation in a generation.’”

“Trump lost a lot of jobs?!”

Let me just say that it always becomes “a heated exchange” with Trumka, when you don’t allow him to lie, and you call him out on it.”

He’s not used to anyone pushing back on him, and he is ill-equipped, mentally, to deal with it.

“Trumka told Bartiromo that Biden ‘wants to make sure that American jobs stay here.’”

Boy…, you sure couldn’t have guessed that based on Biden’s and Barack’s track record while in The White House.

‘“He’s working with us on that. He has an industrial program to create jobs, an infrastructure program to help create jobs here at home and so we’ll work with him to make sure that happens,’ Trumka said.”

If you say so, Trumka.

‘“Joe’s a working guy. He came out of [the] working class. He understands us. He came out of Pennsylvania. He understands what we’re about.’”

Ha!

“Joe’s a working guy?”

Really?

Ya, he came out of a middle-class family, but Joe ain’t no “working guy.”

He’s a career politician that doesn’t know the first thing about working for a living.

Oh…, and “he came out of Pennsylvania?”

So, what?!

Like coming out of Pennsylvania gives you some special kind of awareness!

Nothing against Pennsylvania, but seriously?

‘“We feel comfortable that he’s going to protect American jobs and work with us on all the different policy issues that need to be taken care of, not just a single policy,’ Trumka said.”

Again…, you sure couldn’t have guessed that based on Biden’s and Barack’s track record while in The White House.

“Bartiromo then said, ‘Let me push back on that because what did Joe Biden do under the administration when he was with President Obama for the unions?’”

“She added that for President Trump, jobs ‘has been his number one issue.’”

“Yeah, but he’s lost a lot,” Trumka responded. “If you look at where he’s at right now, doesn’t matter, you can say it’s about the pandemic, but he’s lost jobs.”

Like I mentioned before…, Trumka is ill-equipped to defend his illogic.

‘“We’ve lost manufacturing jobs, we lost mining jobs, we’ve lost every set of jobs out there,’ he continued. ‘So, what I said is he talks about it, but his policy doesn’t match it to make it happen. That’s what we have to do, line up the words with the policies.’”

Oh, so, now you want to start doing that?

“Bartiromo then said, ‘It actually did happen,’ adding that his statements are ‘not true.’”

You better watch it, Maria!

Trumka has been known to throw a “hissy fit” when he’s called a liar.

‘“It actually did happen before the pandemic. We had probably the best job situation in a generation,’ she continued.”

Oh, there’s no “probably” about it, Maria.

We HAD the best job situation in a generation.

We HAD historic economic numbers all across the board, regarding employment, the stock market, wages, and whatever else you care to mention.

“Bartiromo then brought up the fact that before the pandemic, the jobless rate was 3.5 percent, the lowest rate since 1969.”

‘“So, everything you’re saying is actually missing the mark because right before the coronavirus hit, we actually did have the best economy and jobs market anybody had ever seen. So, I have to push back on that because it’s just simply not true,’ Bartiromo told Trumka.”

That a girl, Maria!

We can all tell you don’t work for CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, The New York Times, or The Washington Post.

‘“Please do,’ Trumka said in response. ‘Let me push back on what you’re saying. The jobs being created weren’t manufacturing jobs, they weren’t mining jobs, they were service jobs that paid lower wages.’”

Liar, liar pants on fire!

I believe you’re remembering back to the Obama/Biden years, Trumka.

‘“Yes, we had jobs, but we need to raise the wages of those jobs that’s why there’s growing inequality in this country,’ he continued.”

‘“Wages were going up,’ Bartiromo noted.”

‘“Every year inequality has gotten worse in this country because wages aren’t going up properly,’ Trumka hit back.”

‘“No, that’s not true,’ Bartiromo said.”

Watch it, Maria! This meathead will swing on you!

‘“It is true,’ Trumka said.”

‘“No, no it’s not,’ Bartiromo said, adding that ‘the statistics are the statistics.’”

‘“Inequality actually began to narrow in the year before the coronavirus,’ she said. ‘We have to call this out. We’ve been talking about this before the coronavirus, this was one of the main issues that we discussed on this program.’”

“Bartiromo went on to tell Trumka that ‘The President’s policies have been all about jobs and economic growth and that was certainly playing out before the coronavirus. There’s no doubt about it.’”

Thank you, Maria, for standing up to this liberal propagandist, for stating the truth, and for not allowing Trumka to peddle his lies.

‘“Before the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told Fox Business that workers’ wages were growing faster than their bosses’, narrowing the income gap, as a result of President Trump’s policies.”

‘“At the end of the Obama administration, what we saw is wage growth for the high wage earners [and] slow wage growth for the low wage earners,’ Scalia told Bartiromo in an exclusive interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January. ‘We’ve flipped that in this economy.’”

Richard Trumka has been the president of the AFL-CIO for over a decade now.

I contend that he doesn’t even come close to representing the vast majority of his union members anymore.

In the 2016 presidential election, the AFL-CIO backed Hillary Clinton…, and we all know how that turned out.

According to Amanda Becker for Reuters News service, regarding the election back in 2016, “The initial ads will be… featuring an image of Trump with a statement he made supporting ‘right-to-work’ laws, which weaken organized labor by limiting their ability to collect membership dues. Several states have passed such laws, and the U.S. Congress has considered a similar measure.”

‘“I like right to work. My position on right to work is 100 percent,’ Trump said in a radio interview in South Carolina.”

“The text campaign on which the ads will be modeled featured a quote from Trumka, hitting Trump on right-to-work, and characterizing him as racist: ‘Donald Trump’s bigoted comments are bad enough. Now, he supports right to work. Tell him right to work is wrong for working people.’”

“But Trumka, a former coal miner and leader of that union, has made clear he believes Trump in particular would be a disastrous candidate for workers.’”

When you listen to Trumka talk, or read his words, you have to remember to translate what he’s saying.

When he says, “Trump in particular would be a disastrous candidate for workers.”

You have to replace the word “workers” with the words, “me and my liberal, union, flunkies.”

And when he, Trumka, says, “Now, he [Trump] supports right to work. Tell him right to work is wrong for working people.”

You have to replace the words “working people” with the words, “me and my liberal, union, flunkies.”

Here endeth the lesson.

LET’S KEEP AMERICA GREAT!

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August 6, 2020 0

COVID-19…, what’s the bottom line?

You’re worried so much about dying from the coronavirus that you’re willing to barricade yourself in your house for months and bring our national economy to its knees, but these other causes of death in the US are just an afterthought?

What extreme measures do we institute to combat these other causes of death in the US?

Don’t get me wrong…, this is a serious health consideration…, and losing all of these people to the virus is very sad…, but are losing these people to the virus any sadder than losing people to these other causes?

According to Medical News Today.com:

“Around 74% of all deaths in the United States occur as a result of 10 causes.”

Over the past 5 years, the main causes of death in the U.S. have remained fairly consistent.”

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 2,813,503 registered deaths in the United States in 2017.”

“All figures and percentages provided here come from the most recent data from the CDC, collected in 2017.”

Heart disease deaths in 2017: 647,457

Percentage of total deaths: 23.5%

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. This is the case in the U.S. and worldwide.

Cancer deaths in 2017: 599,108

Percentage of total deaths: 21.3%

Unintentional (accidental) injury deaths in 2017: 169,936

Percentage of total deaths: 6%

Chronic lower respiratory disease deaths in 2017: 160,201

Percentage of total deaths: 5.7%

Chronic lower respiratory disease refers to a group of lung conditions that block the airflow and cause breathing-related issues. These diseases include:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

bronchitis

emphysema

asthma

Stroke and cerebrovascular disease deaths in 2017: 146,383

Percentage of total deaths: 5.2%

Cerebrovascular diseases develop due to problems with the blood vessels that supply the brain.

Every year, more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. The risk of stroke varies with race, ethnicity, and age.

Alzheimer’s disease deaths in 2017: 121,404

Percentage of total deaths: 4.3%

In the U.S., an estimated 5.8 million people currently have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. This figure may rise to 14 million people by 2050 as life expectancy continues to increase.

Alzheimer’s is also the only cause of death in the top 10 that medical experts cannot cure, prevent, or slow down.

Diabetes deaths in 2017: 83,564

Percentage of total deaths: 3%

Diabetes is a condition wherein the body can no longer control blood glucose, which leads to dangerously high levels of blood glucose. This is called hyperglycemia.

Persistent hyperglycemia can damage the body’s tissues, including those in the nerves, blood vessels, and eyes.

There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

The bodies of people with type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin at all, so these people need to supplement their supply. The bodies of people with type 2 diabetes cannot use insulin effectively.

Diabetes can cause serious health complications, including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and the need for amputation of the lower extremities.

Influenza (the flu) and pneumonia deaths in 2017: 55,672…, and we have and have had a vaccine for the flu!

Percentage of total deaths: 2%

Kidney disease deaths in 2017: 50,633

Percentage of total deaths: 1.8%

Suicide deaths in 2017: 47,173

As an added note, at least 15,292 people were fatally shot in The United States in 2019 as a result of gun violence.

According to the Statista.com website, these are the daily number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths compared to influenza and all causes of death in the United States as of May 6th, 2020:

Average deaths/day by all causes (2019), 7,969.7

Average deaths/day by influenza (2018-2019), 161.3

Average COVID-19 deaths/day since first case in U.S., 912.2 (That would extrapolate over a year to roughly 333,000, although the death rates have been on the decline and would probably end up being much lower than that.

As of the time of this blog, there have been a reported 80,900 deaths credited to the coronavirus, although I tend to believe this number may be slightly inflated.

I’m just putting this information out there, since I’m not seeing this data from any other media outlet.

I just feel it’s important to put this current coronavirus health emergency into perspective.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS, UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO PAY ALL OF OUR MORTGAGES, ALL OF OUR RENT, ALL OF OUR UTILITY BILLS, ALL OF OUR FOOD BILLS, ETC., THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE CANNOT CONTINUE TO LIVE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE.

PLEASE NOTICE THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE DEMANDING WE GO ON IN THIS “STAY AT HOME” MODE DO NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. THOSE IN GOVERNMENT ARE ALL RECEIVING REGULAR PAYCHECKS FROM PRECISELY THE PEOPLE THEY ARE ECONOMICALLY STRANGLING TO DEATH!

VIRUS CONCERNS OR NOT…,

THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE THAT THE DISEASE.

THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE.

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May 12, 2020 0

Unemployment rates are high? You don’t say?!

I’m really getting tired of every time I turn on the news…, any news…, fake or not…, and I hear people bemoaning the unemployment rates.

“We lost 15 million jobs last month!”

“The unemployment rate is at 14.7%!”

“The unemployment rate could go as high as 20% or even 25%!”

“We haven’t seen unemployment rates approaching these levels since The Great Depression!”

NO KIDDING?!

YOU DON’T SAY?!

WE INTENTIONALLY SHUT OUR ECONOMY DOWN…, WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT?!

The real news would be if the unemployment rates didn’t skyrocket!

And as if President Trump’s economic policies are somehow responsible for this.

As The President likes to remind everyone…, before this voluntary shut down, our economy had been the BEST EVER in US history, and unemployment rates had been at historic, all-time, lows.

Again…, our government chose to shut down our economy for the sake of health considerations pertaining to the coronavirus.

This was not a case of failed economic policies, as in the case of the Obama administration, for example.

These reporters all act like they’re passing along some great breaking news they skillfully unearthed.

Please, do us all a favor, and go ahead and report the numbers…, but please spare us the over-dramatization, and put the situation in the proper and honest perspective.

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May 11, 2020 0

GOP slammed by Nobel-Winning Economist, Paul Krugman.

How this guy has any credibility left, or a job for that matter, is beyond me.

I used to think “Nobel-Winning” actually meant something until Barack Obama and this guy won one.

“This guy” being “Economist” Paul Krugman…, and I use the term “economist” VERY loosely.

Krugman hasn’t been remotely close to being right about anything he’s said regarding the economy in like forever.

That’s probably because he’s more interested in spreading desired liberal propaganda economic narratives rather than actually analyzing our real economy.

Lee Moran, of the ever disgusting HuffPost, reports that, “Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman blasted the GOP [The Grand Old Party, or Republicans] for ‘the most cynical policy reversal of modern times,’ and warned their bold duplicity may help President Donald Trump secure a second term in office.”

Oh…, I can’t wait…, this should be interesting!

“Fake Newsers” are always more than happy to regurgitate other fake news propaganda…, no matter how hypocritical or idiotic it is.

“In his latest column for The New York Times [Guaranteeing the fakeness of it!], Krugman called out the ‘broader pattern of breathtaking fiscal hypocrisy, in which the G.O.P. went from insisting that federal debt posed an existential threat under Obama to complete indifference to budget deficits under Trump.’”

‘“This 180-degree turn is, as far as I can tell, the most cynical policy reversal of modern times,’ he argued.”

How dare anyone in politics change their mind, right Paul?!

“Krugman predicted ‘this cynicism may win Trump the election’ because ‘what’s driving the U.S. economy now is the very deficit spending Republicans pretended to be horrified by during the Obama years.’”

Ok…, wait…, this is too good!

What Mr. Krugman is saying is President Trump may win re-election because he and the republicans have changed their position on the federal deficit, and they have now chosen to ignore it like the democrats have been doing!

That’s beautiful.

It’s not fair! You can’t be irresponsible about the federal deficit…, that’s our job!

In all fairness to President Trump, he didn’t run particularly on reducing the federal deficit, and he never pretended to be overly concerned about it.

And those fiscally conservative republicans are still out there…, they’re just not putting up much of a fight right now.

Being responsible with the nation’s money is just not a winning argument these days.

So, like they say…, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do,” and “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

Being responsible sucks!

Chaaaaarge it!

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March 20, 2020 0

I see CNN has finally posted some news about the stock market!

Yes folks, and if you see CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, The Huffington Post (HuffPost), The New York Times or The Washington Post reporting news about Wall Street, or the economy in general, it’s bad news.

In this case, CNN Business’ David Goldman reports, “US stocks plummet on Coronavirus fears: March 9, 2020. Dow falls 2,100 points.”

Well, that is definitely news Mr. Goldman…, but it was news too when the stock market hit record highs like over 30 times this last year.

It’s funny how I didn’t see any mention of those economic events.

I wonder why?

CNN must be doubly excited about this news…, as their hyping of the coronavirus seems to be working and that in turn is causing negative economic news.

Please check out my previous blogs regarding the coronavirus:

You scared of the Coronavirus? From March 3, 2020

https://mrericksonrules.com/2020/03/03/you-scared-of-the-coronavirus/

and,

Death toll hits 14,000! But I’m not talking about the coronavirus. From March 9, 2020.

https://mrericksonrules.com/2020/03/09/death-toll-hits-14000-but-im-not-talking-about-the-coronavirus/

Another article out there by David Goldman today reports, “It’s a bad day to be an energy company.”

Wow…, two articles in one day! Mr. Goldman must be extra charged up by all of this bad news!

Goldman reports, ‘“The rapidly falling price of oil [due to an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia] is likely to put more pressure on energy companies in the United States, which will hurt the banks with the most credit exposure to the oil industry,’ according to CFRA Research analyst Pauline Bell.”

Yes, Mr. Goldman…, again, this is definitely news.

But it was also news when President Trump pushed to open-up more areas for oil exploration and when he got all of the pipelines approved. Not to mention when we gained our independence from Middle Eastern oil, and in fact, became the world’s number one producer of oil again!

Not to mention how low the price of gas has been for over three years now.

This “good stuff” was also news that I didn’t catch you or CNN reporting about, or even bothering to mention in most cases.

Again, I wonder why?

Actually, I don’t “wonder why” at all.

I know very well why all of the liberal propaganda, fake news, shamelessly tries to manipulate the news.

It’s all in an effort to support their anti-Trump narrative.

It’s just amazing to me how many people are still falling for this fake news.

Just watch the fanfare (I’m being sarcastic) about the market bouncing back on the fake news today.

There won’t be any.

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March 10, 2020 0

The democrats are clueless about impeachment, clueless about economics, and just clueless in general.

According to Julia Musto of Fox News, “House Democrats don’t care about the needs of the American people because their hatred for President Trump is blinding, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Friday.”

“Appearing on ‘Fox & Friends’ with hosts Pete Hegseth, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade, Limbaugh said that Democrats have ‘sacrificed every bit of concern for the American people’ in their efforts to impeach the president.”

So, they really have sacrificed nothing!

“On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats will proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump, declaring that the president’s conduct ‘leaves us no choice but to act.’”

Bawahaha!

You mean your hate for The President “leaves you no choice but to act.”

“Her announcement comes after a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday featuring four law professors — most of them notably Democrat-invited witnesses who presented arguments for impeachment.”

“Pelosi claimed the facts are now ‘uncontested’ that Trump ‘abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our national security’ by allegedly using aid as leverage to seek an investigation of Joe Biden and his son Hunter from Ukraine.

Excuse me, but Mrs. Pelosi wouldn’t recognize a fact if she tripped over it!

It’s also very hard to contest “facts” that don’t exist.

And the only “abuse of power” here is the congressional democrats trying to overturn the results of the 2016 election by promoting their impeachment fairytale…, which changes its focus every other day.

“However, the Trump administration and Republicans say the president did nothing wrong.”

“Trump accused Democrats of trying to impeach him over ‘NOTHING’ and warned that this impeachment could set a dangerous precedent in the future. Limbaugh said Democrats are motivated by one thing — hatred of Trump.”

‘“Democrats are wandering aimlessly and being propelled by one thing, you guys. You’re watching it. You watched it with the three so-called expert [Constitutional law] witnesses. We are watching pure, raw, hatred. They hate the man and they hate the people who elected him. They hate him because he beat them,’ Limbaugh explained.”

Actually, Rush, they don’t hate President Trump because he beat them. They hate President Trump because he won’t play along with their “swampy” game.

They hate him because he’s not part of “the political establishment club.”

They hate him because he’s putting America and her people first and not them.

They hate him because he’s costing them and their friends’ money.

They hate him because he’s after the truth and not covering up the truth.

“He [Rush Limbaugh] told the ‘Friends’ hosts that Democrats have ‘not a shred of evidence for any allegation they have made for three-and-a-half, going on four years’ and that Pelosi and her leadership are ‘almost sickeningly absorbed with destroying Donald Trump.’”

‘“Meanwhile, Trump keeps plugging away. The economy is roaring, its future looks great, wages are up, Trump’s job approval numbers are up…The Democrat Party does not care about the things the American people [care] about,’ he said.”

“On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the United States added a staggering 266,000 jobs in November with unemployment down to 3.5 percent — a 50-year low.”

Not to mention a 3.1% growth in wages.

That is huge.

Wages had been frozen or in decline through all of the Bush and Obama years.

The projected jobs number was 180,000, which many of these “expert” economic pundits seemed to scoff at.

I watched a couple of these “experts” who wanted to bet their co-pundits the actual number would be south of 150,000 and even lower that 90,000!

I watched others who decried an apparent weakness in the manufacturing sector, while feeling the employment numbers would come in low as well.

Then…,

BANG!

BOOM!

WHAMMO!

The numbers came out and 266,000 jobs were added in November!

266,000!

That 86,000 over the projected number!

That’s almost unheard of.

Have you ever heard the saying, “even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while?”

These “economic experts” who are employed by the fake news media must have multiple disabilities, because they can’t seem to find their own butt with both hands!

‘“If you had to give President Trump a legacy right now, [it’d be] peace and prosperity. What every voter goes to the voting booth and wants to achieve with their vote: peace and prosperity,’ said Limbaugh, applauding Trump for not starting any new wars.”

“Limbaugh said Democrats are turning to impeachment because they ‘have nothing to run on in 2020,’ given the economic success under the Trump administration.”

Well, that’s true as well, but they’re really just trying to discredit The President, while attempting to keep everyone’s attention off of all of the wrong-doing their deep state friends have been involved with, with special concern being paid to the Obama administration.

“Limbaugh cited stalling legislation including passing the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) and lowering prescription drug prices as further evidence that Democrats are not working on behalf of the American people.”

‘“They have abandoned any pretense of any care or concern of what the American people want,’ he said. ‘After Trump wins 2020, they’ll keep going like he’s John Gotti. So people better get ready for this because this isn’t going to end because the Democrats are nothing but pure raw hatred.’”

So apparently the democrats can’t “walk and chew gum at the same time,” like they said before this whole impeachment mess started.

WINNING!

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December 10, 2019 2

The democrat presidential candidates talk like our economy is in a recession! What’s the truth?

During these first debates, I’ve heard many of these democrat presidential candidates make all kinds of wild claims about our economy.

“Many people are forced to work two and three jobs!”

“The middle-class is being left behind in this economy!”

“The only thing Trump ever points to about the economy is the stock market! What good does that do the millions of people who don’t own stocks?”

Then we have the candidates who claim President Trump is taking credit for an economy launched by Barack Obama!

So, what is the truth?

Well…, if these words are coming out of the mouths of democrat politicians, then “the truth” is really not an option!

But don’t take my word for it. Let’s look at the facts.

According to Suzanne O’Halloran, of FOX Business News, “Investors soaked up U.S. stocks during the month giving the Dow Jones Industrial Average its best June in 81 years while the S&P notched its best [month] in 64 years.”

Now it is true that many people don’t own stocks…, but many do too!

If you have a 401k, or you have a pension at work, you’re invested in the stock market.

And the markets are a fairly good indicator of how the economy is generally doing…, at least it has been in the past…, before these “fake newsers” have chosen to abandon the truth and promote their own liberal agenda.

“The last time the S&P 500 performed this well, Eisenhower was making the first presidential appearance to be seen on color television!”

Well that’s putting it in perspective!

Let’s take a look at the jobs picture now.

“According to the Labor Department, 5 million Americans work more than one job, a figure that hasn’t changed much in recent years and remains lower than it was during the 1990’s boom.”

Those 5 million people represent a lowly 2.2% of American workers…, hardly “many people,” as the democrats claim.

According to Heather Long of The Washington Post, “U.S. unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, the lowest [overall] since 1969.”

That’s the lowest in FIFTY years, in case you’re counting.

“The United States has more job openings than unemployed people, a situation some economists call “full employment.”

The unemployment rate for African Americans is at its lowest rate EVER!

The unemployment rate for Latino Americans is at its lowest rate EVER!

The unemployment rate for Asian Americans is at its lowest rate EVER!

Did I just say EVER? EVER is a long time.

How about women? How are they doing?

According to Elaine Parker, of RealClear Politics, “Women Are Winning in the Trump Economy!”

“By almost every economic measure, women are flourishing in today’s economy. Female unemployment is currently at a 50-year low of 3.9 percent, less than half the rate it was as recently as President Obama’s second term.”

“The number of women-owned businesses has [also] grown by 114%, and… there are an estimated 11.6 million women-owned businesses, about 40 % of the total businesses in the country.”

Heather Long adds, “Low unemployment is forcing employers to raise pay and become more aggressive about hiring and training workers. Average hourly earnings rose 3.2% in the past year, well above inflation, and lower wage workers enjoyed some of the largest gains as companies scrambled to fill jobs and many states have raised their minimum wage.”

Now that’s how you raise the minimum wage…, not by passing some law.

Interest rates are still relatively low, and they’re expected to stay there for a while.

The price of gas is low…, and according to Javier Blas of Microsoft News, “America turned into a net oil exporter last week, breaking almost 75 years of continued dependence on foreign oil and marking a pivotal — even if likely brief — moment toward what U.S. President Donald Trump has branded as ‘energy independence.’”

“The shale revolution has transformed oil wildcatters into billionaires and the U.S. into the world’s largest petroleum producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia. The power of OPEC has been diminished, undercutting one of the major geopolitical forces of the last half century.”

“Oil historians said the country has been a net oil importer since the mid-1940s, when Harry Truman was in the White House.”

That’s over 75 years, just in case your counting.

Along with jobs and wages, most Americans saw their taxes go down, thanks to The President’s tax cuts. The middle-class has definitely not been “left behind in this economy!”

And as far as Barack Obama being able to claim any credit for this economy…, I think I saw him wandering around, still searching for the “magic wand” that President Trump apparently found!

So, we can see that by any measure, that President Trump’s economy is not only good, but in most cases historically good…, all-time good…, and just a couple of years ago, unimaginably good.

So there you have it.

Who appears to be lying?

Me, or our collection of democrat candidates, along with the rest of the democrats and the “biased, liberal propaganda, fake news media.”

If I wasn’t able to convince you after all of this that the democrats have a problem with the truth…, then you might be a liberal…, and I have this bridge I’m selling if you’re interested.

WINNING!

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July 8, 2019 0

Tag: economy

“All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall.”

Biden says he’ll do “NOTHING” different to help Americans.

I’m sorry, but Janet Yellen is a fool and a tool.

Meet a real scumbag!

COVID-19…, what’s the bottom line?

Unemployment rates are high? You don’t say?!

GOP slammed by Nobel-Winning Economist, Paul Krugman.

I see CNN has finally posted some news about the stock market!

The democrats are clueless about impeachment, clueless about economics, and just clueless in general.

The democrat presidential candidates talk like our economy is in a recession! What’s the truth?

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