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Is Proposition 50 a slam dunk?

Is Proposition 50 a slam dunk? California media reports suggest so. However, certain tells may indicate otherwise.


The biggest tell is the Democrats’ use of President Barack Hussein Obama (BHO), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), and even Senator Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren in their latest commercials.. Bringing in their heavy hitters suggests a genuine concern that voters may plan to reject Prop 50.

Here’s the truth: Prop. 50 is nothing but even more absurd gerrymandering of districts to add five more Democrat congressional seats. This, to counter the Texas Republicans doing the same, in the Lone Star State—at least that is the justification. The ads would have you believe Newsom and Democrats are doing this to protect Democracy and resist President Donald Trump.

Uh-huh. What the Democrats are really trying to prevent is their House of Representatives numbers from shrinking further.

Gerrymandering has been going on for decades, especially in blue states and especially in California. Republicans regularly win 40 percent of the vote in the Golden State, yet out of 52 districts, only nine percent are won by the GOP. This 17 percent underrepresentation is because of gerrymandering.

Prop 50 would take away redistricting from the so-called non-partisan Citizen Redistricting Commission and transfer this power, “temporarily,” to the Democrat legislature. Newsom and the Dems believe voters are stupid enough to think they will relinquish this authority when Trump is stopped. LOL!

Apparently, internal polling must be showing the voters aren’t totally on board for this BS, hence the presence of BHO, AOC, and “Pocahantas” Warren. The problem is that BHO has no coattails. His endorsements have no pull. The latest example was Barry Hussein failing to shame black men into voting for Kamala. How did that work out? The plain truth is that an ever-growing number of Americans dislike Obama.

AOC–to put it kindly– is a mental lightweight, and “Pocahontas” Warren is a shrill liar. Trump dubbed her Pocahontas because she lied for years about claiming Native American heritage to receive academic promotions.

Let us not forget Newsom’s incompetence as governor for two terms, most recently during the Palisades Fire. Remember this viral image of Newsom caught lying to an evacuated homeowner, claiming he was on the phone with the president?

Governor Newsom caught lying to Palisades Fire victim.

And who could forget his hypocrisy during the pandemic when the media infamously caught him dining with friends at an exclusive restaurant while the rest of California was locked down?

Governor Newsom dining at the exclusive French Laundry in 2020

Considering this disingenuous and shameless bunch, are most Californians really falling for their so-called defense of Democracy? I’m hoping recent trends make this seem unlikely.

Trump flipped eight additional California counties red in the 2024 election, and Republicans are surging with voter registration in the Golden State. Republicans gained over 46,000 new voters statewide, while Democrats lost over 30,000. Hispanics and blacks also turned out in record numbers and voted for Trump. Does this sound like Prop 50 is a slam dunk? Sure, history has shown many Californians tend to be brainless voters, but are they suddenly believing these serial liars are telling the truth?

All the Dems have is making this election against Trump when, except for Democrat wailing and gnashing of teeth, voters are seeing a President trying to re-establish the rule of law in America, and especially in blue states.

The dirty little secret is that the Democrats have made Republicans impotent in this state by gerrymandering. What they are calling for now is wringing out more redistricting to the point of absurdity.

Prop 50 has nothing to do with preserving Democracy in the classic sense, but instead has everything to do with slowing the will of Americans who want this party out of power for at least a generation.

Key Takeaways

  • Democrats use high-profile endorsers like Obama, AOC, and Warren, indicating concerns about voter rejection of Prop 50.
  • Prop 50 aims to increase Democrat congressional seats through gerrymandering, countering similar actions by Texas Republicans.
  • The proposition seeks to transfer redistricting power from a non-partisan commission to the Democrat legislature temporarily.
  • Gavin Newsom’s past failures and the political landscape show signs of growing Republican support in California, contrary to Democrats’ claims.
  • Ultimately, Prop 50 focuses on preserving Democrat power rather than genuinely protecting Democracy.
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The leftist superpower: a lack of shame


One thing you can say about the left is their immunity to charges of hypocrisy. It is because of the leftist superpower: a lack of shame.

The left masks this lack of shame with constant outrage. Case in point, Democrats are gritting and gnashing their teeth over President Donald Trump remodeling the East Wing of the White House for the construction of a grand ballroom.

Demolition of the East Wing of White House for new grand ballroom

“It’s a desecration of a historical landmark!” The White House is not Trump’s palace, it’s the people’s building!” “It’s another example of Trump as an autocratic dictator!”
Hmmm, my question is, where was that outrage when radical leftists tore down beautiful and historic statues because they were deemed hateful and offensive?

Statue of Stonewall Jackson before and after transformation to monstrous mutant by LA gallery artist

There were no shouts of desecration of historical landmarks or concerns about the people affected by their removal. The refrain from the left was to tear down these statues of Confederate generals and other slave owners.
And then they act like the White House has never been remodeled to suit the Presidents who occupied it. Theodore Roosevelt built a tennis court located at the south end of the West Wing. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) had an indoor swimming pool for polio-related physical therapy.

FDR indoor swimming pool

White House officials later covered the pool and turned it into the Press Briefing Room in 1970. Harry Truman gutted the entire White House interior for major reconstruction from 1949 to 1952.

President Harry Truman reconstruction of the White House 1949-1952

Barack Obama changed the tennis court into a basketball court.

President Barack Obama on White House basketball court


For decades, tents went up for major state events. Now, Trump wants to build a grand ballroom worthy of the people’s house. What he is doing is no different from other presidents, but Democrats and wussy Republicans in name only (RINOs) don’t want you to know that.
Any regular person would feel shamed if called out for their hypocrisy. Instead, the left is doubling down. I guess this superpower cancels out a conscience.

Oh and here’s an image of what the golden ballroom will looked like .

Artist rendition of President Trump White House golden ballroom
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A tipping point for America

The assassination of Charlie Kirk, I believe, is a tipping point for America. It was also the horrifying culmination of ten days of an ever-escalating picture of the left and its true colors.

Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley College, moments before his assassination

First, the Phillies Karen. A screeching image of a leftist feminist ideology, she invoked the disgust of sports fans and decent people nationwide. This harridan symbolized the left’s unrepentant selfishness, after snatching the home run ball a father retrieved for his son on his birthday. After all, she shrieked, “That’s my ball!”

Phillies Karen a symbol of the unrepentant selfishness of the left.
Phillies Karen screams at Drew Feltwell and his son after Feltwell retrieved home run ball for his son’s birthday.

Next, we saw the left race to condemn the victim while coddling the criminality of a black man. Then, social media backlash and a rebuke from President Trump led to the media finally covering a story they tried to bury– the horrible stabbing murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a beautiful young Ukrainian woman by a savage and remorseless black criminal. This thug had been arrested at least 14 times by police, and each time let go. The black female mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina actually tried to minimize the heinous crime by calling it a mental health issue and blaming society, rather than the vicious monster.

An angry President Donald Trump showing the picture Iryna Zarutska and her murderer

Then, everything escalated last week, for all to see. The far left, has shown it will kill those whose ideas come from a foundation of love and truth.

Taylor Robinson , the alleged 22 year old assassin apparently confessed to the shooting of Charlie Kirk in a chat-room before turning himself in to police. Robinson’s boyfriend who is transitioning into a female has been cooperating with law enforcement officials.

Americans recoiled in revulsion in the aftermath of the murder, as leftist sociopaths gleefully celebrated. However, conservatives are fighting fire with fire and cancelling these ghouls by getting them fired from their jobs.

Charlie Kirk’s mission came from the light and love of Jesus Christ.
God inspired Charlie to speak truth from a Biblical foundation, which changed the hearts of many of those who witnessed these debates. Charlie was able to debate because this was a talent from God. This young husband and father answered God’s call and served willingly, fearless of the cost.

I believe God has used these terrible recent events to show how entrenched evil has become in our culture. When leftists passionately defend wickedness and blame the victims, this is a picture no one can truly wipe from their minds.

More people, including moderate liberals, are sobering up to the fact that Democrats/leftists are a moral cancer to America. What they stand for has moved far beyond mere policy differences to advocating political violence. Patriotic Americans are realizing the Democrat party has no qualms about snuffing out opposing viewpoints by any means necessary.

There is no getting along with this party anymore, and normal people must call out unhinged leftist harangues always. They have gleefully cancelled people, and now the time has come to cancel them. We can personally dedicate our lives to shunning those extreme leftists who justify murder and mayhem.

Shunning can take the form of limited eye contact, withholding friendly banter, and literally showing no emotion during any interaction. Yes, we must certainly pray for the tortured souls of extreme leftists and moderate liberals ( who are complicit by their refusal to condemn the radical elements of their party) that they would accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We must also have forgiveness in our hearts; however, the time has come to symbolically shake the dust from our feet and turn them over to God.

No more throwing pearls before swine. The time has come for praying imprecatory psalms against demonic leftist ideology. After all, what does darkness have in common with light and death, life?
We, as Christians, hate the sin, but Jesus commands us to love our enemies. Love does not mean going along to get along. Love demands drawing a line in the sand.

We cannot change their hearts by playing nice and bearing their hateful rhetoric with an aw-shucks smile. Until these people denounce the murderous hatred on the left and the Democrat Party, they are not worthy of recognition

America is at a tipping point: either the Democrats win or we win. It truly is that simple. They’ve been dominant, as evidenced by their control of the language and pop culture. Up to now, we’ve placed ourselves in a self-imprisonment by not pushing back. We’ve been so fearful about leftists demonizing us as racists, bigots, transphobes, or whatever. Now is the time to stop fearing the mean labels and embrace them.

Time to start living the truth and when necessary, speaking truth. We’ve also reached the point of avoiding any association with deranged leftist ideology, including those with those who cannot or will not denounce overt evil.

Guess what? Those who encourage racial strife, defend criminals, celebrate murder, engage in physical violence/destruction, encourage physical mutilation, promote chaos, hate America, and loathe God are the bad guys.

Christians/conservatives do not need to resort to violence because our ideas, based on Godly principles, have the power to persuade since love is the foundation. If that were not true, the left would not have murdered Charlie Kirk. However, we must stop disregarding what the Democrat Party and the left have become and rebuke them thoroughly.

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Throwing off the chains of tyranny

Happy Independence weekend! This time of celebration deserves prayers and praises to God because we are in the process of throwing off the chains of tyranny.

Think of what we experienced in the past four years. Americans have been through a worldwide pandemic, unconstitutional lockdowns, masks, coerced covid vaccinations, the summer of love, taking a knee, J6 political prisoners, transgender madness, drag queen story hour, a stolen presidential election, record inflation, and skyrocketing crime and homelessness in our once great big cities.

Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Nancy Pelosi (R) taking a knee in solidarity with the Marxist Black Lives Matter Movement

Where were the political leaders willing to fight for us?There was no one of significance, save for President Donald Trump.

President Trump returning from an Iowa Rally celebrating the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill July 3, 2025

The only man in the past eight years who put Americans first was under constant assault from a corrupt ruling class headed by the puppet President Joe Biden. They tried to embarrass him, bankrupt him, imprison him. When that all failed, they tried to kill him.

Mugshot of President Donald Trump August 24, 2023

However, their efforts backfired. Instead of demonizing Trump a he became a cause celebre, gaining the attention of Democrat blacks, Hispanics and moderate whites. These rational people saw through the witch-hunts and the Kangaroo courts and began to ask ,”Why is there so much opposition against this man?”

Americans listened to the character assassination of Trump as a Hitler, Stalin or Mussolini and questioned. They saw no concentration camps, gulags, brown shirts or political imprisonments under this man’s presidency, unlike the murderous dictators the propaganda media kept comparing him to.

What Americans saw playing out was a crucial link in the chains of tyranny. It wasn’t enough the wicked authoritarians wanted to break our spirit, they tried to destroy the one inspirational figure to the patriotic people of the country.

They tried and failed. In fact, the tyrants of the left and the deep state shot the proverbial wad. In trying to eliminate Trump , they created an almost mythological figure. The image of him rising ,wounded with his fist in the air and yelling to “Fight, fight, fight!” is indelible.

Trump defiant after assassination attempt in Butler, PA Sept. 13,2024

Patriots know he’s only a man, but they also know God appoints certain people for the times. Trump is the man for these times of righting the American ship. MAGA loves Trump because they know he genuinely loves the people of this country.

That’s the difference between a hack politician and genuine statesman. Oh yes, Trump is a statesman along the lines of the Founding Fathers.

“Seriously Dex, you’re comparing Bad Orange Man to George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?” Yes I am. Like these great men, Trump is a transformative figure, unmotivated by political expediency. His focus does not seem to be himself, but instead, the freedom, prosperity and security of the American people.

Like the Founders, he also risked everything, including his life, fortune and sacred honor.

In many ways he symbolizes all we’ve overcome in these last four years, which makes Trump’s re-election such an historical landmark. He is the living embodiment of that American tenacity that never quits, despite overwhelming odds.

I don’t know about you , but this was the first Independence Day in five years where peace, not worry, was my first thought about the direction of America.

How appropriate President Trump is heading the nation as it begins the year long celebration leading to its 250th birthday. Throwing off the chains of tyranny symbolized this nation at its founding and now. Happy Independence weekend!

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The US bombs Iran

The US bombs Iran taking out three strategic nuclear facilities. President Trump addressed the nation Saturday night.

The media is reporting that six 30,000 lb. massive ordinance penetrators (MOPs) were dropped by B-2 stealth bombers on the Fordow facility, and 30 submarine-fired Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles targeting Iran’s Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

I have conflicting thoughts about the administration’s action. The anti -RINO /Democrat part of me doesn’t want the United States engulfed in another endless war in the Middle East, even for Israel. Yet ,the patriot part of me believes Trump’s order will have ramifications beyond Iran.

President Trump has said for years Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb due to the country’s reputation as the number one state sponsor of terrorism. Giving this order not only has Iranian leaders fearing for their lives, but will also put fear in the hearts of worldwide bad actors. They have to be thinking this guy is f’n crazy enough to back up his rhetoric.

The last time our enemies feared an American president to this degree was Ronald Reagan. And when I say enemies, I don’t mean strictly foreign. We’ll see what effect this has on the likes of Antifa and other domestic terrorists.

Will Iran retaliate ? Do they even have the means to retaliate? How will China react? President Trump reached out to Russian President, Vladimir Putin earlier this week : I assume to signal his intentions. Will Russian condemn Trump’s decision? I suspect we’ll have these questions answered in upcoming weeks and. months. .

I’m giving Trump the benefit of the doubt for this one and I am speaking as someone who cannot stand neocons such as Senator Lindsey Graham and the Bushes. Look around and think about what is missing. There have been no false flag operations prior to these American bombings.

Historically, the prelude to US involvement to war has , in many instances, involved some an attack against the US that galvanized the public, such as the bombing of the Maine prior to the Spanish-American War, the attack on Pearl Harbor , the Gulf of Tonkin incident and even , as some have speculated, 9-11.

There have been no such incidents involving US interests. This tells me Trump is doing what he believes is best for the country, rather than pleasing the military industrial complex.

That’s my gut . If I am proven wrong, I will be the first to admit it. In the meantime, pray for President Trump and America. The US bombs Iran: will this military action bring Iran to negotiations or is this the beginning of something worse?

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Are we witnessing the death throes of the Democrat Party?

Death throes (noun) :the violent movements and noises that are sometimes made by a person who is about to die

Perhaps you’ve heard this adage, As California goes , so goes the nation? If that’s the case, then what do these violent anti-deportation riots mean for the rest of America? Are we witnessing the death throes of the Democrat Party?

Since Americans re-elected President Trump by landslide last November, all we’ve heard is a steady stream of hatred, anger and vitriol from the Dems. Now, all of America is witnessing the full crescendo of everything this anti-America, anti-Constitutional party of lawlessness stands for.

California’s leaders are right now figuratively naked for all to see. Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass are not incompetent people, otherwise they would not be where they are today. Never forget that. However, their dogmatic defense of this riot as a political strategy is a head scratcher.

What Americans are viewing are morally corrupt placeholders, enamored of chaos and hateful of their law-abiding , tax paying constituents. Only the most hardcore, bran-dead leftist is shouting huzzah!

Newsom, and Bass are showing their loyalties with the invading anarchists, not the people they are sworn to protect. They excuse their dereliction of duty by blaming Trump as the cause of the violence.

Eight plus years of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) has driven this party literally insane. The hatred present in this party is causing the the left to defend the indefensible. Whether it is illegal immigration, allowing men in women’s sports, bathrooms and even prisons, and calling violent insurrection, peaceful protests, the Democrat Party has willfully placed itself at odds against half of the country.

A poll taken after President Trump ordered the National Guard into Los Angeles, show 54 percent of Americans approve of his deportation policy and 50 percent approve of his handling of immigration.

Americans are not buying the gaslighting on the part of the governor, mayor and media. Criminals throwing bricks and cinder blocks at law enforcement vehicles , setting cars on fire and hurling commercial grade fireworks at cops is not peaceful protest.

Meanwhile, lefty Democrats are going bananas. Democrat House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries has recently threatened to dox ICE officers, and Democrat Representative Norma Torres told ICE to “get the F**** out of LA”.

However, not all have gone insane. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa) excoriated his party for not condemning the mayhem in LA.

“My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement,” he added. “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that.”

As of this writing Mayor Bass announced a curfew, despite the so-called peaceful protests…

While Governor Newsom tries to generate tears as he tells Californians not to give in to the bad Orange Man.

A Bill Clinton appointed judge has rejected Newsom’s order for an immediate restraining order against Trump sending in the National Guard and the Marines.

Stay tuned.

So, are we witnessing the death throes of the Democrat Party? This party has no policy, not a single issue that a majority of Americans favor. All they have now is violence and rage, and they will double down:their TDS will drive it. The dilemma is, their strategy seems to be political suicide.

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Fantastic Four: Missteps?

Fantastic Four : First Steps is scheduled for a July 25 release and Marvel Studio casting decisions have angered core fans . Casting a female Silver Surfer, and Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/ Mr. Fantastic were bad enough. Now comes news the Invisible Girl/Sue Storm Richards will be leading the group, which now has many wondering if the correct title of this film should be Fantastic Four : Missteps?.

The cast of Fantastic Four : First Steps. From L to R : Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn

This new release will mark the fifth try of getting Marvel’s First Family right. First, there was the low-budget, unreleased Roger Corman version , made simply to retain the rights .

Next, came the Tim Story directed films:Fantastic Four in 2005, followed by a 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer. Then, came the 2015’s Josh Trank-directed dark, body-horror influenced, Fant(4)stic which flopped hard at the box office.

Now, we have the soon to be released 2025 version which Marvel desperately needs to be a home run after two flops this year: Captain America: Brave New World and The Thunderbolts/New Avengers . The latter got pretty decent reviews from critics and the audiences that saw it in the theater, yet it still flopped. Why? Because audiences have lost faith in Marvel because of its obsession with woke storylines and girl bosses.

You would think Marvel/Disney would have learned its lesson with a steady stream of diminished box office returns. With the exception of Deadpool/Wolverine, Spiderman: No Way Home and Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Marvel movies have steadily declined in story quality since embracing woke themes, first with this remarkably eye-rolling scene in Endgame:

This began the shift from engrossing storytelling to virtue-signaling and pandering. And how has that worked for Marvel? You would think after one failure after another, someone higher up in Disney and Marvel would say , “Hey guys, the audience keeps rejecting our message, maybe we should change course?” Instead Marvel’s and Disney’s honchos Kevin Feige and Bob Iger seem to be doubling down.

The Fantastic Four deserve better than this. This quartet created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby ushered in the Marvel Age of Heroes in the 1960’s

Unlike DC’s Justice League of America, the Fantastic Four didn’t just meet to fight a common foe and then part ways. The FF lived together in the same building, sharing a family dynamic where they sometimes bickered or didn’t get along. The Lee/Kirby run on this book was unparalleled in comic history, introducing iconic characters such as the aforementioned Silver Surfer, the Black Panther, Dr. Doom , Galactus, and the Inhumans.

I recently re-read the “Galactus Trilogy” which still holds up nearly 60 years later. I couldn’t resist anger when thinking about Marvel’s decision to lessen Reed Richards’ role :first, by casting beta male Pascal as the stalwart and chiseled leader…

Comic book Reed Richards and Pedro Pascal

and then by making his wife, Sue Richards/ The Invisible Woman as the girl boss leader of the FF.

And what the heck is Marvel thinking by gender swapping the Silver Surfer?The Silver Surfer is Norrin Radd , a man . Period.

I grew up reading the Fantastic Four and it was one of my favorite titles. I was really pulling for this film, willing to give Pedro and the female silver Surfer a chance. However, making Sue the leader , diminishing Ben Grimm/ The Thing (the heart of the FF)and changing Johnny Storm/ The Human Torch from a skirt chaser into a sensitive cuck was the last straw.

I’ m hoping I am wrong about this movie, but I doubt it. Unless I hear positive word of mouth from trusted personal and internet sources, I’m out of this latest FF iteration .

What are your thoughts ? Is this Fantastic Four : Missteps instead of Fantastic Four : First Steps? Will this latest release make the 2005 version (pictured below) look like a classic? Please leave a comment below and please “like” and share this article.

The cast of 2005’s Fantastic Four. From L to R Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba and Ioan Griffudd

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Where are the heroes for boys to emulate?

Marshal Matt Dillon, Captain James T. Kirk, James West, Napoleon Solo, Steve McGarrett, and the Cartwrights, were some of my heroes as a boy. Maybe they were some of yours too if you grew up in my era. But as I survey the current times , I have to ask: Where are the heroes for boys to emulate?

James Arness at Marshal Matt Dillon

As a typical American boy , who still happens to be black, I grew up watching these fictional men of action and no, I did not feel slighted because they didn’t look like me (sorry, liberals). These characters gave kids like me a sense of escapism and,I guess, confidence. Why ? We knew our heroes would win by the end of an episode.

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk

Kids need that sense of security in their formative years that good always triumphs over evil. Having this innocent certainty informs their worldview and contributes to their sense of right and wrong. This is just as true now as 50-60 years ago.

Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett

Many boys in this era grew up imitating their favorite tv hero. It was nice as a boy or teenager to always have that question in the back of mind: “What would Marshal Dillon do?” “How would Captain Kirk handle this situation?” Maybe it sounds a little funny, but you get the idea.

The message to young boys and men in those older shows was an important one: one man can make a difference. That was true on fictional television and was once widely believed in America.

Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo

Prime time tv shows certainly do not feature heroic masculine lead characters, nor any adventurous escapism. Viewers are watching shows featuring “modern” situations, featuring ensemble casts where men are clearly not the masculine archetypes of yesteryear.

In the last 25 years ,the only masculine alpha-males featured as lead protagonists are antiheroes in shows such as Breaking Bad, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, The Sopranos. That’s right , drug dealers, serial killers, outlaw bikers and mafia wise guys: certainly not role models.

What’s the commonality of these antiheroes? That’s right, they’re all white males. Coincidence? You tell me.

Robert Conrad as James West

Since the dawn of time, boys and young men thrilled to epic tales of courage, sacrifice and heroism. The adventures of mythological icons such as Odysseus , Gilgamesh, Hercules, King Arthur were passed down orally from generation to generation. As time passed these chronicles were printed, inspiring the creation of contemporary heroes

Here’s a timeless fact that will always exist despite leftists’ efforts to deny: boys will have to face bullies, fathers sometimes have to spank their sons and men must be ready to defend their families. These were accepted norms in society until leftists changed the meaning of bullies to anyone who criticizes their protected classes .

I never wanted to be that guy saying ” Well , back in my day,” but I guess I have to be. Changing times have always sparked that classic lament, however the era in which we are living is not only different, but an existential threat to America. In the past, there were never forces so rabid in their attacks on masculinity, femininity , the traditional family , timeless values and even truth, as the era we find ourselves in.

So where are the heroes for boys to emulate? Maybe it’s time we stopped sneering at the old ideals and started asking what we lost when we replaced honor with cynicism, discipline with entitlement, and heroism with nihilism. Boys still need to dream, to believe, to emulate men who stand tall in the face of evil and do what’s right simply because it’s right. If our culture won’t provide them with such examples, then it’s up to us—to fathers, mentors, teachers, and yes, even storytellers—to revive those stories and reintroduce a new generation to timeless truths. Because in the end, a nation without heroes is a nation without a future.

“The Cartwrights” of Bonanza (From L-R: Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker)

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Reagan on tariffs

A friend sent me a Facebook post about Ronald Reagan on tariffs. Perhaps you watched it, or maybe this will be your first view.

Anyway, here you go:

Obviously, the left sharing this video of a Reagan weekly radio address is a strategy to invalidate President Donald Trump’s enactment of reciprocal tariffs and to divide Reaganites and MAGA.

I watched the video a few times to determine the context. From what I can decipher, either Reagan is talking about other countries issuing tariffs using America as a metaphor or he is describing why America should not ever rely solely on tariffs. Based on my limited research, I’m inclined to think the latter.

Keep in mind, Reagan championed free trade, (the buzzword of the 80’s and 90’s) and was a proponent of NAFTA and amnesty: both of which turned out to be terrible for America.

Obviously things were different in the eighties and Reagan certainly could not have foreseen the damage done to the USA .The Gipper is still one of best presidents America has ever had, but it appears , at least based on this context, he appears to be wrong on tariffs as he was with amnesty.

Perhaps there is more to this clip and if so, please feel free to post. I don’t mind anyone proving me wrong on this one.

Please watch the previous video and let me know your thoughts.

President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with future President Donald Trump

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Unpacking Liberation Day

What have we witnessed in the past six days? All we’ve heard is epic fear mongering by the left , some on the right, and the media over President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs. Let’s spend some time unpacking Liberation Day.

Hopefully you have marked April 2 as Liberation Day in your calendars, because history will record President Trump’s policy as a generational transformation. Believe it!

“But Dex, the stock market is falling, consumers will be paying higher prices and the world will hate us! ” Yes these things are happening, but only in the short term. It won’t be forever as the left is trying to make it.

How come the pearl-clutchers on the left, the media, and some on the right aren’t asking if tariffs are so bad, why do other world economies benefit from them? Why are tariffs only bad for America? Prior to the 16th Amendment, which made income tax law in 1913, America funded itself primarily by tariffs, public land sales, custom duties and excise taxes.

Countries like Japan, India, Vietnam and Canada have booming economies due to asymmetrical tariff policies on USA products. Canada has slapped as much as 200 percent tariffs on American goods.

America has had this uneven trade policy in place for over 80 years with the advent of the Marshal Plan at the end of World War 2. In fact, the last time America had a trade surplus was over 50 years ago. That’s the 1970’s.

So Trump announces we’re not gonna take it anymore, reveals his Executive Order of reciprocal tariffs to begin the restoration of fair trade and all hell breaks loose. The Wall Street Journal lambasts him, the mockingbird media distorts , Democrats demonize and even Republicans like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz condemn the policy.

Typical. Democrats gonna hate, media gonna lie and certain Republicans gonna bail. That’s Washington baby!

However there’s an obvious detail all the usual suspects tend to gloss over: the word reciprocal. Trump’s policy is reciprocal tariffs, not punitive. Reciprocal means the tariff amounts America places on other countries are based on their actions.

In other words, any increase in tariffs, America will respond in kind. The same goes for any decrease in tariffs as well . Funny how the legacy press ignores that part of reciprocity.

Say, for instance, Canada or the EU reduces its tariffs to 0 , we would respond the same way. with 0 tariffs. Yes, if all these global leaders responded with reductions, Trump would do the same. Instead ,all we’re getting from world leaders is foot stomping tantrums promising Americans will feel the pain.

Why do these leaders bloviate with such punitive rhetoric instead of simply reducing their tariffs? It’s all about the money. The globalists are pissed off because they fear their people finding out their economies are sustained by the tariffs on American goods. Reduce those amounts and you kill the gravy train they’re accustomed to.

But it’s even bigger than that. President Trump is upending the parasitical global economic construct that has grown wealthy on the backs of hard-working Americans.Trump is liberating America from this one-way construct that’s screwed us while enriching every other nation.

And speaking of liberation, it requires will. Whether that liberation is throwing off the chains of tyranny, slavery or even an abusive relationship, there must be the resolve to never return to the way things were, no matter the difficulties. Pain usually follows for the short term, but the long term freedoms make the temporary hardships worth it.

Trump cautions Americans prices will go up initially, but from this will come an economic boom. The expert economists attack Trump’s plan, but what is their alternative to benefit Americans? And what is the Democrat plan? Senator Cory Booker ranted and raved about Trump for 24 hours, and said nothing about his party’s plan to fix our 30 trillion dollar deficit or to bring jobs back.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey

First Trump unleashed DOGE and Elon Musk to expose the fraud nd wasteful spending of our federal bureaucracy, and now Americans are learning of a multi-decade trade deficit. Americans’ eyes are no longer closed to how we’ve reached our current economic state. Democrat minions may be vandalizing Tesla Dealerships but the distraction isn’t working.

Every president since Reagan chose to kick the can down the road while telling us “Nahh… it’ll be fine.” Every president except Trump, that is. He’s a brilliant businessman stepping up and doing the heavy lifting because he loves this country. The least we can do is trust him. After all, he took a bullet for us.