Tis the season for offending, defending and diversity

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Armando Diana

There was some animosity between the Holidays at the Holiday After Season team party this year.  Thanksgiving, and to a small extent Veterans Day, were upset that once again Christmas decorations appeared in retail stores immediately following Labor Day.

They thought it was too early in the season for such decorations to appear and they claimed Christmas gets an unfair advantage because it earns so much money.  Charges of Christmas being a “one-percenter” flew after too much egg nog.

Personally, I think Thanksgiving is suffering from middle child syndrome and it looks like Labor Day is an enabler.  However, I do think the commercialization of Christmas is sickening and offensive to those that understand the true meaning of the day.

Thanksgiving would have none of my argument saying there was no place in holidays for religious ideals.  Catholics are not a protected minority class so offending us is OK.

Isn’t it weird that Catholics must not offend others with our religious holidays and beliefs but others can trample over us?  And why is it OK for society to usurp the Catholic religious days but not the other religions?

I guess George Washington and Abraham Lincoln do not feel so bad to have their day associated with mattress sales when the birth and death of Jesus is overshadowed by a fat man delivering gifts and a rabbit delivering eggs.

Can you imagine the hoopla if we switched the meaning Ramadan or Chanukah?  By the way, do you think Chanukah, or is it Hanukkah, or is it Hanukah, has a multiple personality disorder?  It looked like the other holidays were keeping a safe distance in case it snapped.

Chanukah was invited to the party this year along with all the other special days of the year that don’t warrant Holiday status.  The Holidays felt compelled to be more diverse and even pitched a big tent for the occasion.

Despite opposition because of their monopoly on traditional family values, they invited Father’s Day and Mother’s Day.  Things got a little tense when Martin Luther King Jr. Day announced intentions to marry Columbus Day but things settled down.  Personally, I think Columbus Day is only doing it to get back on the map.  In any event, I’m sure Liberals think an interracial gay marriage is a homerun.

As you would expect, Veterans Day, Flag Day, and the Fourth of July were ignored by most attendees but Valentine’s Day tried to include them in the team picture.  I thought that was sweet.  In a drunken stupor, New Year’s Day started an argument with Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day about male holidays making more money than the female holidays.

And, as usual, Halloween made a fool of itself masquerading as a real Holiday while Memorial Day seemed lost trying to remember its purpose.

Regardless of their differences, all the holidays eventually went back to attacking Christmas and demanded it re-distribute its wealth to the other days.  They were so focused on that agenda none of them realized Cinco de Mayo snuck in through the open window.

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People can whine and cry all they want.  Every action has a consequence

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Armando Diana

The vast majority of college students across our nation today are able to handle injustices without resorting to childish behavior.  That is not true for a group of students at the University of Missouri that are protesting over racial incidents which led to Tim Wolfe stepping down as president.

Most news reports indicate the incidents include racial slurs hurled at black students “and other slights.”  One student began a hunger strike until Wolfe resigned.  There are some hard truths in life that will not go away regardless of how often young adults hold their breath until they get their way.

We are judged by our actions and every action has an equal and opposite reaction.  Do you really think any hiring manager watching and listening to the tirades will hire these students?  How many companies will feel at ease hiring anyone from the University of Missouri when they see their tenure occurred in 2015?

What these students do not realize is they bit their nose to spite their face. Of course, given their inability to cope with life they will no doubt whine Corporate America is racist when no one hires them.  They did it to themselves but in a society of victims not one of them will take responsibility for their actions or hold themselves accountable for their fate.  It’s always someone else’s fault.

A few things they should consider.  They chose to attend a University that is an “overwhelmingly white, 35,000-student campus.”  The football players that refused to participate in any football activities, chose to accept scholarship money to play for the football team.  They chose to wreak havoc at homecoming.

I do not know enough about the racial issues to determine whether those actions were necessary.  It may have been such a terrible environment that desperate times called for desperate measures.  Based on the behavior I am witnessing and rhetoric I am hearing from the protesters, I suspect it’s children gone wild.  And guess what?  A majority of the nation watching this tragedy play unfold have made their own conclusions.

The fact Wolfe resigned is another disturbing example of cowardice from supposed leaders.  If he created an environment that perpetuated racism than he deserves to lose his job.  What if he did not and the students decided to take a page out of the Ferguson playbook simply because they could?

Instead of resigning, what if Wolfe told the students to continue the protests while classes went on and then failed the protesters for the semester?  What if he waited to see if the student on the hunger strike grabbed a pizza on the twentieth day?  What if the football team forfeited the remainder of the season?

That is a harsh reality but Life is a harsh reality.  Wake up students, no boss or company will tolerate childish behavior and you will find yourself on the unemployment line.  The students can blame whomever they want for their fate in life but the real blame lies with them.

Likewise, the political leaders of Missouri have themselves to blame for creating an environment that fosters protests.  The people see protesting works so they’ll keep doing it while commerce will go away.

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Affordable Care for the one percent not the way to go

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Armando Diana

Ever throw a party and no one came?

It seems 65 percent of those eligible for health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act are failing to claim them, according to a new study from researchers with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.

Last year, 24 million people were eligible for Obama Care tax credits and only 8.4 million took them.  Researchers said many of those eligible were unaware of the benefits.  Really?  You mean to tell me more than 15 million missed the hoopla?

Maybe Nancy Pelosi should have carried a bigger gavel at the signing.

While those affected most by no insurance decided to ignore their windfall, those of us in the middle class got a nice surprise during our medical sign up period.

My deductible for prescription medicine doubled which means more out of pocket dollars for me. My coverage is less and my deductibles are higher.  Thanks President Obama.  I’m not complaining because it’s good coverage but is taking a bigger chunk out of my disposable income for apparently no reason.

Theoretically, we live in a society where the majority rules but in reality we are governed by the exception to the majority led by the victim class.  My plan no longer covers as much of my prescription medicines but it does provide $75,000 for transgender surgery.

Last time I checked, more people require prescriptions for things like high blood pressure and gastrointestinal issues then people who want to change their sex. I have empathy for them but common sense dictates catering to the 99% of the people who want to keep their genitalia.  I guess in this case being in the one percent is not considered evil.

The researchers kept finding ways to explain the dilemma. They opined some may have bought insurance through the government but not applied for the tax credits.  They cited others who may not have known they were eligible for tax credits.  How about stating what everyone knows.

Most of the eligible patrons are illegal aliens too afraid to identify themselves in case Big Brother is waiting to deport them.  Obama Care is a terrible idea and most Americans are just now beginning to realize maybe some of our leaders should have read those thousands of pages of fined print.

Perhaps we need real leaders who will do their job.

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The difference between a hard-nosed and dirty play is in the eyes of the beholder

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Armando Diana

Chase Utley is a dirty baseball player. Whether he truly is or not no longer matters because that will be his legacy.  It is unfair and unfortunate that a single play or action can wipe out an entire career of the opposite being true but ask Bill Bukner if that’s reality.

In Utley’s case, his previous actions and his current behavior makes me believe his legacy is earned and deserved.

In case you missed it, during the second game in the National League Divisional Series between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers Utley broke Ruben Tejada’s leg on this play.  He has a history of being what he euphemistically calls a “hard nose play.”  But there is a difference between being a hard-nosed player and playing dirty.  Utley plays dirty.

A hard-nosed player is uncompromising in his pursuit to make things happen by hustling on every play and sacrifices his body to make defensive plays. A dirty player disregards the well-being of his fellow colleagues by partaking in actions that can hurt the other guy – like not sliding early and giving the opposing player the opportunity to avoid a collision.

I have no issue if Utley made a clean slide and the ensuing contact resulted in Tejada breaking his leg.  That happens in sports and athletes accept that fate.  I have an issue with the obvious dirt falling off this play.

Utley made an illegal slide than tried to hide behind the hard-nosed player label.  Anyone with eyes and a shred of decency cannot defend his slide and actions afterwards.  And the idiots that are defending Utley are just that – idiots.  Starting with his manager Don Mattingly and Cal Ripken Jr. who hurt his own reputation by trying to defend Utley while broadcasting the game.

Immediately after the contact, Utley grabbed his helmet and ran off the field like a little girl frightened by a spider.  Hard-nosed players have nothing to hide and typically would have checked on the player they just upended.  Hell, a decent human being would have immediately checked on the man lying on the ground in obvious pain that he inflicted versus running away.

Afterwards, Utley sent a text to Tejada’s teammate David Wright and asked Wright to extend his apologies to Tejada.  Really?  The man doesn’t have the guts or common decency to go the extra mile and get Tejada’s info so he could make a personal apology.  People who do dirty things typically are not truly remorseful for their actions.

Anyone who regrets their actions would do whatever is needed to face the person they hurt and at least apologize.  But Utley isn’t one to face the music.  Major League Baseball (MLB) suspended him for two games – conveniently the two games to be played in New York.  Of course he is appealing the decision and Mattingly, who I once admired, is supporting Utley.  That means Mattingly endorses dirty players and the Dodgers organization approves of such behavior.

I expect a good organization to condemn, not condone, an act so grievous and the Dodgers should have suspended Utley for his actions.  That is, if the Dodgers really are against such actions.

The majority of Major League players concur the slide was dirty, illegal, and uncalled for in the game.  The consensus is Utley probably did not intend to hurt Tejada but that slide was so atrocious how can anyone not get hurt?   And the ones who are defending Utley are either his friends or work with the Dodgers and have short memories.

Like Jerry Hairston, Jr, who is a former player for the Dodgers and current broadcaster.  He supported the play and felt it was not a dirty play.  Of course, when it happened to him on a legal slide he whined he wanted the player who hit him to get suspended.  I guess it’s a matter of perspective.

Utley will have to live with the legacy of being a dirty player.  That is label he has earned.

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Looting is a criminal act, not a protest

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Armando Diana

If I went into DeRay McKesson’s home and took his stuff do you think he’d accept my claim that I am protesting and making a non-political response to indefinitely borrowing his belongings?   He should because he is selling similar BS to students at Yale by teaching a course on the merits of looting as a form of protest.

You read that right.  McKesson is “The Black Lives Matter” leader who capitalized on the riots in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland.  Three things strike me as odd about this scenario other than the obvious fact that looting is criminal behavior.

The first is McKesson can get a teaching job with limited qualifications.  He rails against white people gaining benefits because of skin color yet has no issue reaping the benefits of his stature.  He certainly did not earn such a job.

Which brings me to my second point. Why on earth would Yale hire him and allow such trash as courseware?  Although, given Yale’s reputation as the bastion of Liberalism, I cannot say I’m surprised.

The third is that students would actually waste their money on a one credit course to be indoctrinated into lawlessness.  College is expensive and debt piles up quickly.  Yale permitting such hubris reveals how little it cares about students’ financial debt.

McKesson can rationalize all he wants and play the race card and cloud the issue.  It does not change the fact that taking something from someone forcibly is wrong.  There is no debate.  There is no leeway. It is wrong.

I have an idea.  Maybe McKesson can teach a course on taking personal responsibility for one’s actions.  How about a course on holding oneself accountable?  That is what should be taught to young people but McKesson is the wrong guy for those courses.

I do not know the man.  I only know what I read about him and from him.  All indications are he blames others and does not take ownership of his words or actions. The fact he espouses that looting is a protest and not a criminal act tells me all I need to know about the man.

If we applied his logic to other scenarios we can then reasonably assert that white flight is a protest and a non-political response towards homogeneity. Being against illegal immigration is a protest for individuals having to comply with laws.  Killing another person is a protest against the living.

As silly as my protest ideas sound is as silly as McKesson’s assertion about looting.  Yale should be ashamed of itself for perpetuating lawless behavior.  I’d suggest McKesson be ashamed of himself but it’s pretty obvious the man knows no shame.

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Look beyond the player and to the person when coaching teenagers

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Armando Diana

He approached the batter’s box with trepidation. He was terrified but knew he had a task to complete. The bases were loaded and his team was down by a run.  There were two outs in the ninth inning and the game was on the line.

The pitcher was equally nervous.  The fielders were tight with anticipation hoping the ball would be hit to the other guy.  No one wanted to make a mistake. No one wanted to fail.  Experts say the best players want the ball when the game is on the line.  But how do they learn that trait?

Both coaches shouted baseball speak like “Come on, win the battle,” “Stay within yourself, “Drive through the ball”, “Keep your head on the ball”, “Follow your mechanics”, and “Let the ball travel in.”

All great advice if the players facing their potential glory day knew what those phrases meant.  These players were 13 to 15 years old and playing for their high school freshman teams.  They heard these phrases through Little League, travel ball and now high school and probably not one coach ever explained what any of it meant. I’m guessing most coaches do not take the time to explain the best way to perform in pressure situations.  They simply shout platitudes and think they are coaching.

The first pitch was a strike.  The pitcher sighed relief while the batter tightened up even more than before.  “What are you looking at” yelled his coach seemingly thinking it was helpful.  The coach is supposed to encourage his players not stress them out by yelling at them.  I’m pretty sure most youth athletes do not aspire to fail.

High school sports today are a joke.  It is not about teaching players that hard work and dedication to a craft produces results.  It’s about coach’s egos.  Some washed up ex athlete or college wannabe trying to prove they have a purpose in life.  Except to them, a purpose equates to wins and not teaching.

The next two pitches were balls.  Now the other manager began berating his pitcher and he too failed to recognize that a more constructive approach would have been to go out to the mound and talk to the kid – and he is a kid remember? I’m thinking that would have helped.

Anyone who has ever coached teenagers in any sport understands most of the drama is not on the field of play but in the dugout, sideline, clubhouse, and player interaction.  High school coaches tend to forget this when “the game is on the line.”  Rather than understand they have an opportunity to develop the person

Youth sports is not about winning or losing.  It’s about developing young adults to become better people – not on the field of play but in life.  I am not advocating participation trophies, or no score games.  That is stupid because in life people win and people lose.

There are life lessons in losses and wins.  It’s the coach’s job to extract and impart those lessons.  Teaching children how to handle success and failure is probably the best lesson a coach can teach.

Life, like baseball, is a game of success and failure. How someone handles that success or failure determines the type of person they will eventually become.

On the fourth pitch the game was settled. I am not going to reveal the outcome. Does it matter who won?

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We do not need to eliminate the guns. We need to eliminate the people who use them for the wrong reasons

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Armando Diana

If saying “No” worked, there would be no rapes. Instead women are encouraged to take self-defense classes.  Imagine that?  Defending oneself against attack versus being a sitting duck because well intentioned legislation does not stop lunatics from acting.

I am not a gun owner.  I also do not understand the attraction of owing so many multiple weapons that I need to store them in a locked room, cabinet, or bunker.  I do, however, like the power I feel knowing I can protect myself from attack if I had a gun.

I do not intend to buy a gun.  I feel safe behind the baseball bat I keep under the bed in case an intruder decides to enter my home without an invitation.  Of course, a baseball bat will be as useful against a gun as asking a speeding train to stop before it hits you.

Taking guns away from law abiding citizens is not the answer.  Taking guns away from criminals is probably a better idea.  Can you have one without the other?  Anything can be done if everyone works towards a common goal.

Hillary Clinton’s crass grab for liberal votes by saying she would use an executive order to change how guns are purchased is silly.  It will prompt the other side to dig in and defend the right to own a gun versus the common goal to prevent unlawful use of guns.

Equally stupid is Donald Trump’s assertion to have armed individuals in gun free zones.  I do not think the idea is stupid but it will have a similar effect as Clinton’s grandstanding.  The Liberals will dig in to rid the Western World of guns.  Both candidates were only interested in scoring points and not making a meaningful suggestion to solve the problem.

This is what happens when politicians, or wannabe politicians, try to solve a problem.  Each side is only interested in “winning” and really not focused on solving the problem.  The problem is not guns.  Anyone who thinks that is the issue is in a fantasy land, naïve, or has an agenda.  The problem is far more complicated.  Using bumper sticker slogans to address the issue is an exercise of one-upmanship and not what we need.

We have evil people in this world.  Anyone who indiscriminately kills another human being is evil.  Having lawmakers squabble over the right to bear arms is a waste of time.  They need to focus on stopping the lunatics before they act.

We will never solve the problem because you cannot legislate behavior.  People do not follow the script.  That will never change.  Lawmakers should stop worrying about things they cannot change and worry about things they can change. The only thing they can change is their desire to win the debate on gun control and work at creating meaningful legislation that stops the bad guys.

Both sides need to understand there is no winning and losing when arguing ideological viewpoints while people are dying.  They need to save that for wars.

We routinely have our credit checked before making a major purchase. We have our background checked, drug tested, and subjected to reference checks before getting a job offer.  We have to show our license before renting a power tool. You mean to tell me it’s not OK to go through the same steps when buying a gun?

I suggest, we enforce the already overbearing gun laws and eliminate loopholes.  That means all firearm transactions should require a background check and we should eliminate the “gun show loophole.”  In exchange, the Liberals can allow universal acceptance of every states’ carry permit like a driver’s license.  That seems reasonable to me.

I bet the Conservatives reading this balked at my first suggestion while Liberals agreed but vice versa on my second suggestion.  And therein lies the issue.  No one is willing to work for the common good.

We do not need to eliminate the guns. We need to eliminate the people who use them for the wrong reasons.

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The illogical logic of politocians boils down to WIIFM

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Armando Diana

Let’s pretend a cult performs human sacrifices then sells the body parts. The outcry to such an unthinkable act would be tremendous yet some want you to overlook the fetal harvesting undertaken by Planned Parenthood.  They obscure the facts by claiming only a small, anti-abortion group is outraged by it and they have an agenda.

That’s like affixing the label “hate crime” to a murder. It may very well be but that does not change the fact the victim is still dead. Whatever the motive of the group that is making the most noise about this issue, the fact remains Planned Parenthood is far afield from its stated objectives.

The Liberal leaning crowd say we should not judge 99 percent of Planned Parenthood on the actions of one percent of the clinics. I agree and that’s a fair point. It still doesn’t change the fact a part of Planned Parenthood is involved in something it should not be doing.

Do you want your tax dollars supporting Planned Parenthood? If so, then you are implicitly agreeing to fetal harvesting and that’s fine if you are OK with that behavior. However, do not vilify those that are not Ok with having their money support something they do not believe in. As consumers we routinely ask for our money back if the product or service does not meet our standards. Why is tax dollars different?

I realize it’s more complicated than that but I would ask my Liberal friends to maintain the same logic for issues where the minority does not represent the majority. I expect Liberals to have the same tolerance for gun owners when one nut goes on a shooting spree. Based on their logic for Planned Parenthood, we should not judge all gun owners based on the one percent who do not deserve the right to own guns make the headlines. Unless, of course, they want to ban scalpels from doctors!

Or how about maintaining that same view whenever a white police officer shoots a black criminal. Perhaps my Liberals buddies now see the error of referring to all police officers as racists because of a few unfortunate incidents.

I would also love to see President Obama take his own advice. He told attendees at the United Nations that we must reject “Ignorance that equates Islam with terror.”  He needs to reject his own ignorance when condemning all police officers.

President Obama should also follow his own advice when it comes to the Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS and crossed into the United States via Mexico seeking religious asylum.  The State Department is deporting 27 Iraqi Christians after denying their applications for asylum.  Here is a government that allowed 50,000 illegal aliens into the country earlier this year but is deporting 27 people who actually tried to do things legally.

Does something seem wrong to you or is it me? We allow illegal aliens to run rampant in our country but reject those trying to enter our country legally.

Politics is a strange animal. Most of us can tell when politicians are lying because their lips are moving but we still like to think they believe their gibberish. I’d be happy if most politicians would maintain the same logic to all situations and not just the ones that suit their needs.

Perhaps I shouldn’t judge the one percent of the politicians who actually care about doing what is right for the country based on the 99 percent who are in it for themselves.

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It’s debatable whether three non-politicians can survive

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Armando Diana

How many times must candidates do the same failed thing before realizing Einstein’s definition of insanity is true?

The quote attributed to Albert Einstein is “the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result.”

The continued attempts to try and discredit each other does not give anyone insight into whether a candidate will make a good president. But the media doesn’t care about that, it cares about getting candidates to argue so the ratings go up. Meanwhile, establishment candidates are going insane as three non-politicians run circles around them.

I must admit I enjoy watching the political ruling class go crazy as Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina lead in the primary polls. And more telling, they have no clue how to stop them and can only go back to the same old tired playbook.

The irony is the failure of the establishment candidates to go off playbook is the reason the three amigos are surging in the polls. Any casual observer can see this but ruling has no clue. They are thrown off their game. They are on script in an unscripted show. And they cannot figure out how to get the audience to go back to listening to the script.

Whether you love or hate him, Trump is to thank for the chaos. He has changed the conversation and the rules. The cloistered fools are no longer safe inside the bubble of their political circles. My God, they may even have to talk like real people and share actual thoughts versus their bumper sticker position “jewels.”

The media loves to say Trump has no substance so why is everyone being forced to talk about substantive topics like immigration reform? The media, especially the farce of a news network called CNN, tries its hardest to stay away from substance by focusing on sophomoric questions. I am almost expecting the media to start playing spin-the-bottle or truth-or-dare with its insistence to ask questions about what so-and-so said versus actual questions.

How about starting the debate ”How would you handle Iran?” and give each candidate two minutes. Then after that 22 minutes ask “How would you reform immigration” and give each candidate two minutes to respond. After 44 minutes the viewing public would have two substantive answers and no silly name-calling games.

But the media is trying to get Trump to implode, and waiting for Fiorina and Dr. Carson to fade into the sunset. Chances are it will eventually happen because few people are able to rise above the political machinery and survive.

I suspect Dr. Carson has far too many ethics to sell his soul to the establishment to survive and will eventually bow out. Of course, he will do it with the style and grace he has shown throughout the campaign and something totally foreign to “real politicians.” And that is a loss for the nation.

Fiorina doesn’t have the legs to climb much higher. I mean that figuratively and not literally in case I offend anyone about her appearance. She is riding a wave that will eventually end. She is surging in the primary polls but at three percent in national polls there really isn’t much hope.

Will Trump implode is the next question. And this is where the insanity comes into play. Every time they attack or try to trip him up he says something “controversial. Rather than sink he rises in the polls and the political class cannot figure out why.

Maybe, just maybe, the American people – the ones who go to work each day and are not part of the political process – like political correct free speak?  Maybe the 60 percent of Americans who do not exercise their right to vote actually like what he’s saying. And maybe those 60 percent of the population will come out and vote next year?

Or, maybe not.

As much as I like the way Trump is sticking it to the political class and as much as I adore is ability to not be politically correct and get away with it, there comes a time when we look in the mirror and make decisions.

I don’t care about the one-liners, the one-upmanship, or the non-issues the media pretends everyone cares about. I care about whether the next president we elect can lead this nation back from the abyss the current occupant has created. Whomever proves to be the right person for that job will get my vote. Whether it’s a showman, retired doctor or former CEO remains to be seen.

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Reality matters unless you are living in a self-centered dream world

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Armando Diana

As people evacuated the burning British Airways plane in Las Vegas some passengers stopped to get their overhead luggage. Think about that for a second. Is it a level of stupidity this side of the Darwin Awards? Did these self-centered individuals not realize objects other than panicked flesh hitting the escape slide may damage it leaving passengers behind them trapped?

It seems people value possessions more than common sense.

But recent news is rife with other self-centered individuals. Before choking in the biggest game of his young baseball career, Matt Harvey made it clear to Mets fans that he values his earning potential far more than his teammates or helping the Mets win their division and potentially playoff games. I understand him wanting to take care of his health but when faced with simple questions about his intentions to pitch, Harvey chose to defend his agent and income potential over his teammates.

He seemed stunned by the negative reaction of Mets fans proving once again sheltered athletes are terrible at understanding reality. Hint to Harvey: Mets fans are more upset at your evasiveness than concern for your golden arm.

Keeping with out of touch athletes that are full of themselves, Tom Brady found loopholes within loopholes to get away with cheating. It seems he likes deflated footballs to maintain his inflated ego.

And then we have Hillary Clinton who is the poster child for out-of-touch individual with an unearned high opinion of oneself. Here is a person who blatantly breaks the rules, some laws, and a few lives while insisting she is within the rule of law. The only rules or laws in her fantasy world are the ones in her head or what her sycophant friends. Perhaps someone should send her an e-mail explaining she has become what she has learned to hate.

Donald Trump continues his assault of the egos on his republican opponents while conveniently overlooking his own enormous ego. I love the fact he speaks plainly and without the filter of political correctness but is he genuine or playing the part someone cast him into as the political machine keeps right on lying.

President Obama has taken a figurative paper shredder to the Constitution while pretending to defend it. Every politician is bought and paid for to defend the interests of the few versus defending the interests of the many. It seems to me the dream world all these losers live in has made them lose their grasp of reality.

Meanwhile, the men and women who defend our nation and lose their lives are the only ones facing and understanding reality while no doubt praying that reality is a dream world.

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