And furthermore: war is peace, slavery is freedom, and treason is patriotism. People are not right or wrong based on whether they DO right or wrong, you silly rube. It’s based on skin color and whether they exercise the right to bear arms or not. Watch from 2:57 of this clip to about 6:20.
This is not “liberal bias.” It is intentional, systemic deception and sophistry by leftists who hate this country, and hate you, and want to replace both.
When you understand their agenda, then it makes perfect sense why they’re pushing this ridiculous narrative. That narrative supports the proposition that our constitutional republic must be destroyed once and for all because what we really need here is a socialist dictatorship.
So people who steal from others, set Auto Zone or Arby’s on fire (and assault people who try to put out the fire) are heroic victims who are somehow achieving justice for George Floyd (you’ll just have to trust them on that, since they haven’t explained how that works). But people who peacefully protest the self-appointed socialist dictators of states like Michigan, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico (etc. ad nauseum) are monstrous terrorists and the real dangers to “democracy.”
Confused? If you are, it’s because you’re trusting in the wrong sources for information.
A bicameral group of Republican lawmakers is asking the Trump Administration to reject its Buy American, Hire American – America First mantra and actively undermine the nearly 40 million Americans who are out of work due to the panic surrounding COVID-19. In two letters, the lawmakers demand that the President protect and ensure that millions of foreign visa workers will continue to flood the labor market this year, as unemployment soars past Great Depression levels.
Again, the Uniparty is simply playing Good Cop/Bad Cop with rhetoric. Everything they do is calculated to make themselves richer and more powerful while screwing our country. These traitors need to be primaried while your vote still has meaning.
Here’s a list of the “representatives” and Senators behind this particular sellout:
Once upon a time, Henry Ford II (“the Deuce”) decided he wanted to get into Grand Prix racing. Back then there was some truth to the motto “win on Sunday/sell on Monday.” Ford had enjoyed success in NASCAR (truly “stock car” racing back in those days), but didn’t have a foothold in the sports car market, despite once building a sporty two-seater Thunderbird. The simple solution was to just buy Ferrari, which had been dominating the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT Class for some time.
Long story short: Enzo Ferrari led Henry II on for a while, then pulled out of the deal at the last minute. This chapped Ford’s hiney. The Deuce made the decision that Ford would enter its own GT cars in Le Mans, and beat the Europeans at their own game, on their own turf. Trouble was, Ford didn’t have a platform, and would have to build their GT cars almost from scratch. Ford would first use their existing 289 V8, but later upgrade to big block overkill.
What happened was truly astounding. Within a couple years from the Deuce’s command, Ford fielded a team of GT40s (incredible machines for their time, and still no slouchers 60 years later) that dethroned Ferrari for good, and dominated Le Mans for years–even once Ford pulled the plug on the GT program after making their point).
The real-life story is fascinating, with real-life drama and excitement. What a natural mine for a dramatic movie. The true story is one of several personalities in multiple teams. The filmmakers chose to focus on just two men in one team–the most colorful and well-known (Carol Shelby) and the most tragic (Ken Miles). I like the Shelby America team best, partly because it was composed of hot-rodders instead of college-educated engineers.
Ken Miles himself was a great fit for a team like that. He was Old School. Professional race drivers today know less about cars than a cashier at Auto Zone, but Miles was a mechanic as well as a driver. An especially talented driver, I would add.
The acting and direction in the movie is top-notch. Plenty of creative license was taken, as you can imagine, but the pacing is adequate and the racing scenes are visually gratifying. In my personal director’s cut, there would be a little more racing and a little less personal drama…but then I’m a gearhead.
The film glosses over a lot of details in this real-life saga, like losing early skirmishes with Ferrari due to problems like an Italian-built transmission that couldn’t handle the torque of the American V8. Other details were tweaked or fabricated to increase the tension, to placate the women in the audience who got dragged to the theater by husbands or boyfriends, and to take typical Hollywood cheap shots at capitalists and American mass production. But if you’ve watched anything else made by Commiewood in the last 20 years, then you probably won’t even notice any of that, so subtle is it by comparison
I strongly recommend this movie. Once you see it, if you’d like to know the more complete story of this slice of motorsports history, read Go Like Hell by A.J. Baime.
Veterans Day is for guys like us here at VP. Memorial Day is for veterans who weren’t so fortunate. We honor their memory today.
I can’t speak for others, of course, but I treat the flag with respect not because I care about the cloth and dye it’s made of, but because of what it represents. Many Americans have put their lives on the line to protect what the flag represents, and many lost their lives doing so. We can argue about what those men really died for (since the War of 1812, at least) but few of them enjoyed the hindsight, or insights, now available. Their sacrifices deserve and command our respect.
For all her faults and damage, I am still thankful to live in America. We still enjoy freedoms here that others around the world don’t. Those freedoms hang in the balance of events playing out all around us right now. But today I’m gonna try not to dwell on heavy issues. I plan to relax, eat, maybe do some reading, and work on the Great American Novel.
Lo and behold, I got a new review on my debut novel (which is about the American fighting man, BTW). That was a pleasant surprise. Here’s what was said:
A very exciting ride into the past for me. The writing was so good I felt like I was in the story rather than just reading a book. The chaos of the battle scenes were so realistic, my pulse was racing and my heart as thumping in my chest. And like reality, when the shooting stops and the dust settles, you realize you weren’t brave you were just too busy to be scared. I very heartily recommend this book and this story.
Hell and Gone, like its sequel, Tier Zero, is available in e-book, paperback, and audiobook. the third book, False Flag, will hopefully be available in audiobook one of these days.
Meet Quid Pro Joe’s potential running mate: Stacey Abrams.
Gotta stop those evil white people disenfranchising foreigners (and dead people) from voting in American elections!
And if Hidin’ Biden doesn’t pick a Woman of Color for VP, he’s a raaaaaaaaayciss!!!!!! (Because, you know: the correct skin color guarantees that a person is fit for office.) It looks like that means Abrams, Kamela Harris, or maybe some yet-unknown soul sista with acceptable Marxist ambitions.
After all, Abrams would be governor of Georgia if only some of those foreign invaders hadn’t been denied their human right to steal American elections.
For the last few weeks. as mayors and governors leverage COVID-1984 in order to turn America into a 3rd-world dictatorship with themselves as the Politburo, it’s been encouraging to see some law enforcement personnel (usually county sheriffs, but some others as well) hesitate to violate the rights of citizens. It’s sad (and indicative of how much damage our republic has sustained) that we are overwhelmed by gratitude for public servants who merely do the job we pay them to do; but it’s still tempting to call them heroes. We probably can’t even imagine the pressure some police are under to violate our civil liberties.
This historic phenomenon reminds me of a scene in False Flag:
His first order of business was to scrutinize his deputies. He fired all but seven of them, then sat the survivors down in the briefing room and gave them a longer speech than the one he delivered on the campaign stump.
“You men have heard the expression ‘there’s a new sheriff in town’?” Tommy asked, then just watched the deputies reactions as the thought sunk in.
“The reason you are the only ones here is because I let everyone else go. The first thing I want you to understand is that for every one of you still here, there’s ten unemployed wannabes waiting in line, who paid to put themselves through the police academy. It will be much easier for me to teach them good habits than to correct any bad ones you might have. If you’ve been learning the wrong way to conduct this job before I came along, then you’d better un-learn it before I find out.”
He opened the cardboard box on the desk, pulled out a handful of small booklets, and tossed one to each deputy.
“Each one of you took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, and the laws of Oklahoma,” Tommy said. “The Academy does an okay job teaching you the most common Oklahoma statutes you can use to trick, bully, and charge citizens. It does a disgraceful job teaching you about the Bill of Rights. These little books are copies of the Constitution, with the Bill of Rights and the later amendments, plus the Declaration of Independence and some other stuff. When you report to work tomorrow morning I expect you to have read the Bill of Rights. If you have any questions about it, ask me. I’m giving you one week to read the entire Constitution. You swore to uphold it, so as long as I’m sheriff, you’re gonna know what’s in it.”
None of the deputies had worked with him before. Nobody grumbled—possibly only because they weren’t sure how crazy a boss he would turn out to be.
“Until then,” Tommy said, “here’s some items for you to remember: if you ask for or accept any kind of bribe, you’ll be fired. If you steal something, I’ll put you in this jail myself. There will be no more checkpoints. No more speed traps. No more arresting people, then figuring out what to charge them with after they’re brought in. No unwarranted searches; no warrants without probable cause—and probable cause does not include skin color, camouflage clothing or gun racks.”
Tommy studied faces again. Some of the deputies blushed. He took note of them.
“You will not take one of the unmarked cars from the motor pool without authorization directly from me. We are not going to use unmarked cars for speeding tickets. If our objective is truly to make drivers slow down, then we want them to see that we are out there on the road with them.
“I don’t want citations for seatbelt violations coming across my desk. Citizens are not our property. If they aren’t endangering someone else, leave them alone. There’s more than enough yahoos on the road out there driving drunk, tailgating, changing lanes without signaling, cutting people off, running stop signs, and all kinds of other idiotic stunts, for you to concentrate on. Citizens don’t pay our bills to be harassed, or for you to make up excuses to cite them. You aren’t revenue men anymore, so make that mental adjustment right now. From now on you are public servants, and your job is to protect and serve.”
Kevin raised his hand tentatively.
“Save your questions until I’m done,” Tommy said, and Kevin lowered his hand.
“If you find yourself in a situation that requires backup, then call for it. And if you need to use force–up to and including deadly force–then don’t hesitate. If you’re doing your job right, I’ll have your back. But understand this: that badge doesn’t give you the right to violate anyone’s rights. If you hurt or kill somebody without good reason, then I will be your enemy. And if a suspect is truly resisting arrest, and the situation justifies a call for backup, your job is not to converge on the scene to get your sick jollies beating and tazing the suspect. You get them restrained and back here for booking as quickly, efficiently, and painlessly as possible. Is that understood?”
A chorus of sober “yes sirs” sounded in reply. This was not a happy crew.
“I’ll take questions, now,” Tommy said.
“Is it just us, now?” Kevin asked. “Are you going to replace the deputies you fired?”
“We’re gonna work it like this for now,” Tommy said. “I’ll see how it goes. I might bring in a couple rookies if it turns out we truly are short-handed. But the workload will be going down now that we’re out of the harassment business. This will probably be enough manpower, right here, to do the job we’re getting paid to do.”
Sheriff Flores had bloated the office with a small army of deputies, and ballooned the budget every fiscal year. Paying for all that excess made it necessary to generate revenue by “proactive” policing that made the locals despise and distrust law enforcement.
“Question,” Jeff said. “If we’re only concerned with people who violate the rights of others, how do we deal with drunk drivers?”
“Drunk drivers put other people’s lives at risk,” Tommy replied. “That’s a violation of somebody’s most basic civil liberties: the right to life – weaving all over the road and other drunk behavior will kill somebody; the right to liberty – a wheelchair is a definite infringement on their freedom; and property – the other vehicle or whatever else the drunk is going to crash into.
“Men, I spent some time in the Middle East. That region has the absolute worst drivers in the world. I wouldn’t trust them at 20 miles an hour on an empty four-lane road. But they drive at 110 on two-lane, half-paved roads, with crossing livestock and blind corners. And yet they have only a fraction of the accidents as we have in the States, driver-for-driver. Why? Because they don’t drive drunk. Period. They just don’t do it.”
Another deputy—Walker was his name—raised a hand. “You just told us to use deadly force without hesitation if we need to. Then you said you’ll be our enemy if we hurt or kill somebody. That seems like a contradiction.”
“Two problems, Walker,” Tommy said. “First off, you didn’t listen carefully to my instructions. Poor attention to detail. Secondly, it seems to me that you question your own ability to judge when force is necessary and when it’s not. That’s a fatal flaw in any peace officer.”
“I think his concern,” Harris said, “is the same as mine and everyone else’s: I mean, it’s our first day with you in charge and it’s like you’re taking the side of the civilians over us already.”
Tommy shook his head and ground his teeth for a moment. “Let me make something real clear to all of you right now: you are civilians. You are not soldiers; you are not in an army; and we are not at war with the taxpayers.” He pointed at the booklet Harris absently played with in one hand. “I don’t just expect you to read that, men. I expect you to know it; accept it; and conduct yourselves as if you believe it, for as long as you work for me.”
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Within the first four months, three more deputies were gone. Harris tampered with his car camera; Walker coerced sexual favors from a prostitute in Norman. The third quit.
Tommy deputized some academy graduates to replace them. One of them was Janet Bailey, who covered for the dispatcher during her shift, and also updated the website. The image of the county sheriff’s office turned around, between her efforts at communication and the reformed conduct of the deputies.
Looking back on that first year, Tommy was surprised more deputies hadn’t quit. What surprised him even more was that, after a few months, the Feds seemed to lose interest in the bogus murder rap. He was questioned a few times; Gunther and Jenny were questioned; then the Feds backed off. Maybe, by some miracle, an honest person was calling the shots despite the Attorney General. And the fact that Tommy had been too busy with his new duties to keep sniffing around at the Justice Department probably helped.
With all the changes Amazon has made to the review process, I had resigned myself to probably never getting another review–at least never getting a positive one. But on my way to getting a link for False Flag, I noticed a new one had just been posted on the 11th:
I’ve read a number of novels of this genre, and this one stands out in so many ways. Author Brown does not mince words and refuses to be daunted by the title ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ as he explores via his characters how easily one could execute a false flag and make it seem believable. If for some reason it is successfully thwarted, he then shows the ease with which the truth can be distorted, by subtle additions or omissions, to a believable lie, to become true fake news. And because it comes from an authority like the US Government, most will believe it to be the truth without any attempt to vet it. Likewise, he lays out how only a core group of the population, key personalities and authority figures, have to support it for it to become ‘fact’ .
I also appreciated how Brown brought in many minority groups, this time even Native Americans, to discuss what they face in a society that has become more and more polarized for no good reason. Depending on the situation, we can all become ‘minorities’; and drawing such a ridiculous line of separation as appearance or sex is completely nonsensical. As the old adage goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”
This story is an eye opener for anyone who has ever wondered why, or how, we’ve gotten to this place in time.
Pay off enough politicians, and it doesn’t matter what laws you break. That’s been the story for Big Tech so far. When rabid Muslims/SJWs/black nationalists/feminists/sodomites libel, harass, and make death threats against political or cultural opposition on CommieTube, Twatter or FascistBorg, those companies use the “it’s just a platform and we can’t be held liable for what people say” excuse. But when somebody expresses an opinion those companies don’t like, down comes the censorship hammer, and out the other side of their collective mouth you hear, “Hey, it’s OUR company and we can violate the 1st Amendment any time we want!”
It’s not surprising that the Democrat/Media Machine approves of this carte blanche, since their faithful lemmings are the gatekeepers. It’s nauseating that “libertarians” also swallow this whole. But it’s infuriating that the cucks in Congress (including the ones supposedly “on our side”) have been paid off to insure Big Tech gets to have their cake and eat it, too.
For the record, I don’t agree with the original tweet, or the mirror-image parody posted to prove a point.
Something very similar happens on Amazon. There’s a lot of monkey business concerning reviews, for instance. If you’re a leftist, you can spend your days in the basement browsing Amazon for authors you disagree with, and dish out one-star “reviews” (now just “ratings,” which makes thought-policing even easier) to books you’ve never read. In fact, you can admit you never read a book, but the Bulldyke Merchant will keep the review up no matter what. However, if you’re on the right, and you criticize the ubiquitous left-wing screeds disguised as literature, even though your review is thoughtful and so detailed that it’s obvious you read the book in question, if some Thought Cop reports it as “abusive,” the Bulldyke Merchant will remove it immediately. I know this because I’ve experienced it all first hand. It’s sad that “social proof” is such a factor in the market, but that’s the conformist age we live in today–and those who hate us hold all the cards. There’s plenty of other monkey business that goes on at Amazon–not just with reviews, and not just with my books. But what can we do about it?
Goolag doesn’t just pilfer your personal information and sell it, they also play a HUGE part in dumbing-down your countrymen, and brainwashing them to accept The Narrative. If you use their search engine, even if what you’re looking for doesn’t seem political, Goolag will pack the search results with hundreds of “credible” (cultural Marxist) sources to ensure you develop the “correct” opinion on the subject. If you’re looking for something specific, but it doesn’t conform to the ideology Goolag approves of, it will do everything it can to make sure you never find it. Sadly, even people on the right trust that rigged search engine. Sadly, the alternatives aren’t much better. And Goolag’s streaming platform will use “hate speech” doublespeak and selectively-enforced copyright to de-platform thought criminals who upload video to CommieTube.
TV news isn’t the effective mind control it used to be, but Big Tech has more than filled its shoes.
Up until now, Congress has been in kahoots with Big Tech. But this story could be evidence that there might at least be some symbolic opposition to all this.
Amazon has been accused by vendors who use its third-party selling services of using private information on those products and their customers to create competing products.
…This is merely the most visible, for now, of a series of practices that Amazon has taken to increase the profits it makes off the 2.5 million third-party sellers who use its services as an online retailer to push their products. The company charges up to $5,000 a month for access to account managers to clear up discrepancies and address platform problems. It requires third-party sellers to purchase ads to guarantee their products are featured at the top of search pages and aggressively markets its brands against those of the third-party sellers it services.
…As a result, about a third of every dollar paid to a third-party seller on Amazon goes back to Amazon in commissions and fees for services. This enabled the retailer to generate $42.7 billion in revenue from third-party sales and sellers, a number that has doubled in the last two years.
As for Google, it recently announced plans to render third-party cookies “obsolete” by 2022 – in the name of “protecting privacy.”
The only way I believe these tech giants will be held accountable is if we replace most of Congress with actual representatives in November. Otherwise…traitors gonna trait.
In addition to destroying the economy, protecting the Democratic nominee from scrutiny and debate, desensitizing people to violation of their rights “for the greater good,” justifying a delay of the China trade agreement and the Democrat National Convention, COVID-1984 is also the excuse fed to us for why we must let the upcoming election be stolen from us (just in case wrecking the economy in an election year, and millions of dead and illegal foreign Democrat voters isn’t enough).
Ballots being sent to inactive voters may be a concern for the GOP in Nevada, but nationally Republicans have also railed against ballot harvesting as they worry they’ll see another scenario like the one during the 2018 midterm elections in California’s Orange County.
Despite holding substantial leads on Election Day, many Republican candidates in California saw their advantage shrink, and then disappear, as late-arriving Democratic votes were counted in the weeks following the election. Many observers pointed to the Democrats’ use of ballot harvesting as a key to their success in the elections.
In Orange County, Calif. – once seen as a Republican stronghold in the state – every House seat went to a Democrat after an unprecedented 250,000 vote-by-mail drop-offs were counted, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“People were carrying in stacks of 100 and 200 of them. We had had multiple people calling to ask if these people were allowed to do this,” Neal Kelley, the registrar for voters in Orange County, said at the time.
Remember, it’s the people who have been shrieking about “threats to our democracy” for the last three years who are trying to rig this election. Excepting California, probably none of the southwestern states would have turned blue without election fraud. They’re planning to implement even more massive fraud this time.
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