Reuben James

Yes, It's a great song by Kenny Rogers, but Reuben James is also a historical figure. James was a sailor who served during the First Barbary War and is credited with saving the life of his commander Lieutenant Stephen Decatur. For his gallantry, three ships have been named in his honor. The first is the subject of tonight's post.
The first Reuben James was a Clemson Class Destroyer laid down in 1919 just after the end of the war to end all wars. DD-245 was sunk by a German U-boat on this date in 1941 near Iceland prior to the U.S. entry into WW2.
What?
Yes, we were attacked on multiple occasions prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Back in 1941 Americans held a pacifist view of world politics. While FDR wanted to get us into the fight, Congress and many of the population wanted nothing to do with Europe's problems nor with China and japan's conflict. Today such an attack would spark outrage and culminate in a harsh retaliation.
If we had responded in 1941 like we tend to do today, Pearl Harbor would not have seen the loss of life we honor. There would possibly be no day of infamy.
So, tonight, remember Reuben James, both the hero of the war to stop radical Islam, and the ship and 100 crew who perished in the Atlantic working to stop nazism, communism's nasty brother.

Good Morning Starshine

Different Drum

MATTHEW

Those were the days

At Seventeen

Laughter in the Rain

The Flame

Into the Night

Best That You Can Do

Goodbye Girl

White Lightening

House Of The Rising Sun

Understanding the problems in Latin America

The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted today in New York and faces life in prison for drug trafficking. According to the news, Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández used state sponsored drug trafficking and funneled money from El Chapo to Juan Orlando's Presidential campaign.
Hernandez has ties to Portfiri Lobo Sosa who is also alleged to have enabled the cartels in exchange for cash. Sosa rose to power in a coup in 2010 that was enabled by Barry and HiLlARy in which Manuel Zelaya was ousted.
President Trump has made a deal with JOH to house "refugees" in Honduras who would otherwise be flooding the United States border. People I know who are in Honduras claim that access to those camps is regulated by the cartels in league with the government.
While the flow through Mexico is abated for now, the problems there still exist and are not getting any better. Regime change and nation building are things of the past under President Trump. We are only going to get involved in problems that directly involve our national interests, and politics in Central America is low on the list.
We get a lot of goods from Central America, not just Barry's shipments of nose candy. Economic sanctions can do more than military intervention
Of course, we have had troops in Honduras for decades. When I was on active duty, my unit was slated for deployment to Honduras. Since I was a short timer, I got transferred to another unit when they trained up for the shenanigans.
It would be impossible for our units, escorted by Honduran advisors, to intercept drug runners when those drug runners are being briefed by the same military who is assisting us. That was back when the CIA was also involved in drug smuggling. As long as the drugs flow, the problems will continue to multiply.
Building the wall helps. We also need to rethink our laws. several nations prescribe death as the punishment for drug smuggling. Saudi Arabia lobs their heads off in the public square. I think we should build a trebuchet close to the border and using a stout noose, utilize it to return them to Mexico for possible prosecution there.
Am I mean? That depends on your view point. Consider this, my method is not nearly as violent as what the cartels are doing in Mexico. Police i Mexico who are not bought off are routinely shot, kidnapped as are their families. Local politicians who speak out are murdered and the press is targeted. Our Journolisters complain about President Trump inspiring violence against them. they should move to Mexico and report on the status o Barry's next line and see how long the live.
We will have to get violent with the cartels or retire from the field. I personally would like my grandkids to grow up in a nation that is fighting against the destructive nature of drug addiction.
with out decisive action, 2024 could mark a return to all the bad that President Trump is eliminating.
Considering that Shitty Schiff's and Nancy P. Lousy's spawn are both tied to China which is the main source of fentenal, it will take a mighty house cleaning to fix anything for longer than two years.

Sweet Surrender

Send In The Clowns

Try A Little Kindness

Dust in the Wind

Superstar

Time In A Bottle

The Poles aren't wrong

Not the ones run by the media. Our allies in Eastern Europe who are backing our President in his quest to make things right across the board. The EU is embroiled in a serious fight. Merkel's misfits are determined to flood every nation in Europe with hoards of muslim rapefugees. Poland and Hungary have stood firm in their refusal to be compromised.
I must say, I understand the what, not the why. Why does Merkel hate the white European people? Why is she importing masses who would slit her throat in a heartbeat, or run her down with a semi in an instant? Does she honestly believe she will remain top dog when the dust settles? I do not get her reasoning if there is any.
I get Poland. They are a nation that has been mistreated by every one. Poland was originally formed in 966 AD and was the first nation in Europe  to have a written Constitution in 1791. Poland was carved up by Germany, Russia, and Austria and ceased to exist in 1795. Carved out of the postwar wreckage of Germany, the interwar nation struggled to regain it's place of prominence in Europe. At the start of WW2 Poland was again decimated and divided by Germany and Russia. In spite of that, Poland contributed a great deal to the eventual defeat of Germany, being the fourth largest contributor in numbers of troops. Poland also was responsible for breaking the German enigma code. And we make jokes all day long about how dumb polacks are.
Right now, Poland is our biggest ally in Europe. Forget Ukraine, they have a host of problems from the breakup of the Soviet Union, and they also suffer from serious corruption as evidenced by them being a major source of the BS known as the Steel dossier.
Actually, don't forget Ukraine. They are shifting to a nationalist standing. They, like Poland and Hungary see the problems associated with the You're a Peon Onion. Err European Union.
Nationalism anywhere is a threat to the globalists who want the one world government which will eventually happen. Yes,it is coming. It is foretold in the Bible, it  will be led by the anti Christ, and it will be barbaric and evil.
President Trump is sowing the benefits of nationalism. Totalitarian nations like China don't like it. Xi and his kind love total control, and as we are seeing with beta O-Rourke, They will be no friend of liberty. The citizens of China know that full well. Sad to say, they know not what freedom actually is.
Just know this, come November 2020 when they are screaming that the polls were wrong, they won't be talking about the good people of Warsaw.

What did he do?

Zero De Niro can't quit trashing President Trump. The waste of space is in Europe trashing our President while promoting his latest film, an epic about the mob as seen through the eyes of one of their hit men. The critics are all raving about this film. That means it is another dud. Maybe sales in China will prop it up to at least break even. Chairscum Xi hates the Donald with a passion, and a chance to help some one who hates America and it's values as much as the raging retard of Fockers fame... Well, would you pass it up?
De Niro says he wants to see Trump in prison. I suppose the President might stop in and pay him a visit. Most likely though, Babbling Bobby will be committed to a mental health facility out of an abundance of caution. He might hurt himself or others what with his TARDS, Trump Administration Rejection Derangement Syndrome, being as bad as it is. That would also be used by his liars err lawyers to defend him from the treason charges which should be heaped on him. Saddly, he won't be charged, and we all know it. the DOJ is too corrupted from decades of leftist indoctrination which runs deep and in all directions. The chances of finding a law school grad who has not been subjected to years of indoctrination are exactly ZERO. Frankly, finding a college grad who has not been through the grinder is like finding a virgin near a Marine Corps base. Make that an ADULT virgin. Marines don't go for the kiddie shit like Clinton's buddies do, and Willie too.
No, I'm not undergoing a transformation, I will forever pick on the USMC. That does not mean I don't respect them, but when your name is an acronym for My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment Sir, you better be ready for shit from the other branches.
As for De Niro, why this unending drama? He spews anti Trump rhetoric with every breath. Who is he cover for? Who has his chain?
We now know why this latest brew-ha started. When President Trump began looking into Biden's bragging about strong arming Ukraine, they weren't flocking to protect the gaff master, this was self defense, every scum bag for themselves. Biden's kid was tied to John Forgery Kerry's step brat and that connection was the conduit for bribe money to flow back to Washington's Elite, but also Shifty's kid has connections as does Nancy P. Lousy's off spring. This latest was circling the wagons out of fear of an attack. Is it coming? bet not.  While most of us who are paying attention are outraged, the corrupt DOJ will protect them just like they have protected their other prodigal children.
Until the swamp is drained, nothing will change. I give the President great credit, his efforts have exposed much corruption. Now, more than ever, the American people need to back Our man in Washington. From my vantage point this fight still looks to be 535 to one. Unfair maybe, but President Trump has one hand tied behind his back, so this is as close to a fair fight as they will ever have. They better try now, after November 2020, the odds will be on his side decidedly... IF we stand with him.

A Horse with No Name

Follow me

Washed my hands in muddy water

Hurt

Fire and Rain

Oh Where Can My Baby Be

Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of the death of my daughter. She was killed when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran into her car causing it to spin out of control and into oncoming traffic. She would be thirty five.
She was a senior at Kansas State University and hoped to become a lawyer and eventually a Federal Judge.
She had an exceptional love for the LORD, and went to South America, China and Africa as a missionary during her summers to help spread the Gospel.

Cherish

Hee Haw dueling Banjos

He was an Entrepreneur

Joshua Brown was a key witness in the prosecution of Former Dallas cop and killer Amber Guyger. Brown was shot dead only days after the trial prompting claims of retaliation by the Police.
“This is a kid who had no gang ties, there was no lover’s quarrel. He was an Airbnb host and roofer. All the usual suspects of crime, drugs and sex are simply not there.”
Brown was hailed as a hero for coming forward. reports told how he was working to rise above his beginnings, and some stories listed him as an Entrepreneur. It seems I remember a few other tragic victims of senseless violence described in a similar manner.
Reports out now indicate that Brown was killed in a drug deal gone bad. Well, I guess we all know by now what Entrepreneur means. Whether this is true, or a cover story remains to be seen. Given the details prior to the trial, I am inclined to take this at face value.

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur begins at sundown tonight. For this redneck, it should be right about NOW! For Jews, it is marked by a 25 hour fast. This is the day of Atonement. Full atonement has been paid for our sins by the blood of Jesus. There are some who hate Jews for "Murdering" Christ. Please remind them, Jesus died for your sins. As the Via Dolorosa says, "He chose to walk that road out of his love for you and me." How can mere humans murder GOD almighty? His death paid the penalty for our sins and without it, we would all be lost.
Take this opportunity to draw closer to the GOD who created you, the One who paid the price for your sins, the one who gave you freedom of choice and whose heart you break when you chose wrong. The one who has prepared a place for you forever. May it be with him in heaven.

How do you fix this?

Jodi Arias may be getting a new trial due to prosecutorial misconduct. There have been case in the past where a conviction was tossed for that very reason, and a new trial blocked. Is that fair? There is no doubt that Jodi murdered her former boy friend. The prosecutor wanted the death penalty and did not get it. most of the misconduct is in dealing with disqualifying jurors who opposed the death sentence.
Jodi was a good looking woman, and it is hard to get a death penalty from jurors who get hung up on the fact that beautiful woman can be just as poisonous as ugly men.
My personal opinion is that sentences should be handled by the judges, never a jury. Set guidelines and standards and require the judges to follow them to a tee. The same crime in LA should merit the same sentence as one done in Sacremento and it should not matter if the perp is old, young, male, female, black Asian white or a green midget from mars. In fact, to make it fair, have the sentence review done by a judge unfamiliar with the case, base it solely on the evidence and the verdict handed down by the jury. First degree murder? a needle, a rope, or a bullet, dead is dead.
Now, it is possible that an appeals court in Arizona will nullify this conviction and possibly a crazy woman walks free to the detriment of humanity.
No, just NO! lock up the prosecutor. If Juan Martinez s guilty, stick his sorry ass in general population for twenty years to be ass raped by every felon in the big house on an hourly basis. Let that be the message to rogue persecutors. Suspend his law license? Why bother? Hos political buddies will keep him in politics just like Barry and Mike who "surrendered" their licenses for reasons not public then turned that into occupation of the White House and lucrative deals worth millions.
The other option I would support is dropping them in the ocean near Bikini Atoll along with thousands of their ilk, assign a Navy destroyer to patrol close by and shoot to smithereens anything that leaves the island.

Rainy days and Mondays

Too late, you're outta the gene pool

Hundreds if not thousands of people who have undergone gender destructive surgery, called gender reassignment, are having regrets. They call it gender reassignment, but it isn't. It is feel good plastic surgery that destroys natural reproductive organs and makes them appear somewhat like those of the opposite sex. they, however, do not function like the genitals they are fashioned to resemble. No man who has had his penis inverted and been castrated will ever bear a child. He won't have a menstrual cycle, suffer through menopause, or risk cervical cancer. Why? His chromosomes will forever be XY.
Likewise, no girl who has her breasts removed, her uterus and ovaries excised and a penis fashioned from her vagina will ever father a child. There is no way her body can make sperm, and the beard? only from testosterone supplements.
On the plus side, their mental illness which inspired them to do these horrible things will NOT be passed on to another generation.
Of course, some of these people are really victims. I do not say that  tongue in cheek either. There have been several stories in recent months where children were convinced by one parent, usually the mother that they were missexed but when they were with dad they would dress and act like a child of their birth sex should. Child abuse? You bet. That is my opinion, not established law.
This story highlights how many of the people who have been mutilated now suffer regret ad are wanting to de-transition. Gender dysphoria is a serious mental condition. Mutilating them is not hte answer. Pooh Poohing them isn't wither. They need serious intervention, and the shrinks today want to make people happy with who they think they are instead of getting their heads right.
People talk about the stigma of being a "transsexual". Seriously, most people really do NOT care. Most of us grew up in the age of M*A*S*H, and seeing a guy in a dress is hohum at most. Now, if you want us to make a pass at your hairy ass, furgetaboutit. Real men want a woman with a uterus, natural breasts, and no prominent adams apple. Maybe gay men would take on a guy with his dick removed, I have no clue about that.
How many people have undergone gender destructive surgery? The article gives a numer of 5,000 people who are unhappy with their "transition". To me, that is an astronomical number I cannot imaging 5,000 people in the United States, population 320,000,000 wanting to do this let alone the number it would take for there to be 5,000 having regrets. Does that 5,000 represent 1%, 10% or 99%?
Keep in mind that every one of these people will be drug dependent for life. The body of a person born a woman cannot make testosterone, and faking being a man requires it in large doses. the same goes for men who want to be women, there is this issue of body hair, a deepening voice etc. Those all require hormones to maintain the charade. In reality, they are little different from people who have mental illness and are thus homeless and abandoned by society.
We talk about the need to love people for who they are. ??? If some one is walking blindly toward a cliff, you stop them, you don't tell them to walk faster. Love is stopping destructive behavior before they harm themselves or others. Love is teaching a boy what to do to become a man, and a girl what it takes to be a woman. Eventually they could produce children, but only if society in the form of our courts and mental hell professionals quit failing them. As it stands, their chance of contributing to future generations just got snuffed out.

I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

Susan Rice: we're under attack!!!!

WRONG! Susan Rice, mouth piece for the One Big Ass Mistake America made is screaming about all that president Trump is doing. How is this any different than what Barry and his band of criminals did?
Way different. Let me explain.
First, their investigation flopped. We have a right to know who said what, who did what, who lied, who made up tails, who paid who, and who pushed it down our throats.
2. Joe Biden admitted to pressuring the Ukraine government to fire the prosecutor investigating his drug addict son's involvement with Ukrainian businesses.
3. A quick glance shows that Hunter Biden was involved in dealings involving China.
4. his partner in those dealings was the step son of Ketchup boy John Forgery  Kerry who got several purple hearts for self inflicted wounds and lied about the conduct of American Troops in Vietnam.
5. Casual examination of the various business dealings has uncovered potential ties between Nancy P. Lousy's son and foreign interests that may be just as shady.
So Sorry Susan, this is a counter attack. enjoy the fall out, there is no shelter.
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Wichita Lineman

Countin flowers

The Calvinball Congress

Do you remember the comic strip Calvin and Hobbs? (assuming you are like me and have dumped the lamestream media) Remember Calvinball? The only rule of Calvinball is; there are no rules. More correctly, according to Watterson, The game can never be played with the same rues twice.
That is the insanity we are witnessing now from the members of Congress, the media, Hollywood, and so many others. This is not about HiLlARy. This is 100% about a globalist agenda. One world government. Had we the people elected Jeb! or even Cruz, you can be sure that we would not have the over the top insanity we are seeing. Why? Status Quo. President Trump is unraveling not just the One Big Ass Mistake America made, but the incremental stealing of our GOD given rights that has been going on since Bush Jr. Clinton, Bush Sr. Carter, Nixon, Johnson.... You get the point. Incrementalism at it's finest.
Yes, HiLlARy was their preferred candidate, but it was the veneer of her being the first woman President, just like Barry being the first black president, you can criticize their actions that is racist misogynist.... Yup, deplorable to look past their skin and see what is within.
The present crop of demonicRATS will stop at nothing right now. This is not about protecting Biden, Quid-Pro-Joe is immaterial. So is Liarwatha or Horizontal Harris. This is about protecting the gains they made over the last thirty years. Yes, thirty! Count em. Barry's eight, W's eight, worthless Willie's eight plus CIA Sr Bush and his selling us down the road. and here we are, past two years into President Trump's term and all they have accomplished is unraveling faster than a knit sweater with a kitten.
It is well proven there was no collusion between Candidate Trump and Russia.that does not mean Russia was not involved up to Putin's nutsack. It would be interesting to see how much money flowed from the Kremlin to the Clinton crime cabal. err foundation. We know Australia had a hand in things. We know Malta and Israel contributed, or rather their intelligence services did. Given that many nations rely on the CIA for support, and their is much interweaving, it is logical that Israel would literally slit their own throats if the CIA demanded it... To a certain extent.
Colluding wit ha foreign enemy to over throw the government is treason. What about colluding with a friend? Simple, if they are working to over throw the will of the people, they are an enemy as certain as Iran.
Bottom line, these people will stop at nothing to regain control of power. It does not matter what We the  People say. We are deplorables. They are the ones who know better. In their wisdom, they are made foolish. Doesn't matter, we may lose the battle, but GOD wins the world.

1To everything there is a season,

and a time for every purpose under heaven:

2a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to break down and a time to build,

4a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6a time to search and a time to count as lost,

a time to keep and a time to discard,

7a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

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