WHITE GUYS HISTORY MONTH

In February we observed "Black History Month." I thought that was great. Over the years of my life I have had several black heroes. My favorite singer has always been Ray Charles. Any song he ever covered became his own. Ray is followed very closely by my second choice, Johnny Mathis. He had a way of delivering a song that had to make the composer proud. Another black hero of mine is Barry Sanders. Probably the greatest running back pro football has ever seen. He made the game fun just moving and shaking through defenses who couldn't touch him. Quarterbacks rarely threw a pass when Barry was in the game. Now, lest you think my black heroes are limited to music and sports, my all time favorite economist was Dr. Walter Williams. I probably learned more about how our economy works from him than anybody I know. Dr. Williams is followed closely by Thomas Sowell. Another brilliant thinker who teaches what he knows. Of course I have had black friends along the way as well as employers and employees. 

 

No sooner had Black History month ended when "Women's History Month" came along. Wow, I thought, this is great. I have had many women heroes in my life. Why wouldn't we celebrate them? So, who are the female heroes in my life? Well, that's easy. Number one is and always has been my lovely wife, Linda. We are in our sixtieth year of marriage as of today. Some congratulate us for such a long marriage to which I say, it has been my pleasure. She gave this world two great people, my children. They have become, thanks to her marvelous teaching, outstanding and very productive citizens. I am confident they will continue to be assets to this country. My mother ranks high on my list of heroes. She was a very young country girl when she married my father. She didn't finish high school. She raised three sons and a daughter. And she figured out a way to feed them all with virtually no money. There was always enough food. I remember when she took a skinny little fryer chicken about the size of your fist, made a chicken pot pie, fed eight people and they all thought they had had chicken. She was amazing. There have also been some historical women who come to mind. Margaret Thatcher for one and then there's Condoleezza Rice. When Biden was looking for a woman "of color" to nominate for the Supreme Court, he passed right by Conde Rice. She is the right gender and the right color. She also has the advantage of being extremely intelligent. Maybe that was the reason Biden didn't pick her. 

 

Well, with those two months behind us, the only thing left is "white guys" month. That's gotta be next, right? You know as well as I that month is not going to happen. The reason is simple. White guys don't need any pandering. Wait Ron, you mean to tell me that Black History month and Women's History month are just examples of political pandering? Call me crazy, but yes, that's what I think. 

 

Clearly white guys have contributed more to the development of this country than any other group. I have more white heroes than I can count. And yes, some mistakes were made but more right decisions than wrong ones were made. For the most part we have corrected our mistakes. Let's face it. White guys are not going to get the recognition they deserve, but I don't think they care. I know I don't.

 

Ron Scarbro March 14, 2022 

 

HOW TO STOP THE WAR IN UKRAINE

We are largely financing Russia's criminal war on Ukraine. Because of Biden's stupid decision to terminate energy production in this country, we now buy about 400,000 barrels of oil from Russia every day. We are pouring millions of dollars into Putin's filthy hands every day. He is using those millions to pay for his adventurism.

 

What would happen if, instead of buying Russian oil, we restarted our own energy production? Did you know that the Keystone pipeline alone would deliver the same amount of oil that we are buying from Russia every day? Did you also know that on the day that Biden destroyed our energy production we were a net energy exporter? If we restarted our energy production it would be just a matter of days before we could say "nyet" to Putin's oil. And a few days after that we could be selling oil and natural gas to Europe. That alone would take a lot of heat off of Europe. 

 

"Update, update." Biden announced this morning that we would indeed stop buying any energy products from Russia. That sounds good but as usual, that doesn't solve the problem by itself. He needed to go further and restart our domestic energy production. By not starting our production, he virtually guaranteed gasoline will hit $5.00 a gallon and maybe even higher. Liberals just cannot connect the dots. For every action there is usually a reaction. Hang on. It's going to get uglier. 

 

So, that's step one. Step two is a little iffier but doubtless very effective. What if we fired some missiles at Russia? Now I am not saying we should do it ourselves. We would get one or more of our NATO partners to be our proxy and fire on Russia themselves. The moment the Russian military learned that their homeland was under attack, they would turn their tanks around and go back to Russia. As big and powerful as they are, they can't be in two places at the same time.  

 

Of course, the big reason we don't fire missiles at Russia is the possibility Putin would start world war three by taking the nuclear path. Is Putin that stupid? Probably. His closest advisors would have to stop him and they may not have the nerve.

 

The reality is that if Putin pulled out his nuclear warheads, so would we. Hence, MAD, mutually assured destruction. Millions of people would die. The earth could very well disappear in such a war. Who is the winner then?

 

The only possible answer is diplomacy. Even if Putin tries to start the big war, we have to resist the urge to take him out. We have to trust some very untrustworthy people to exercise some judgment. His closest advisors would all stand to lose everything they have including their lives.

 

So here we are. Stuck between a blood thirsty terrorist and a moron. Who blinks first? Who decides to use good judgement? It's a pretty scary thought that the future of the world ln which we live is in the hands of these two idiots. 

 

I think and I hope cooler, more intelligent heads will prevail and this mess will find a conclusion. When it does, we absolutely must legislate an end to our ability to get involved in situations like this again. We are the most powerful nation on earth and we must have a President who fits in the role of leader of the most powerful nation on earth.

 

Ron Scarbro March 9, 2022

 

AGGRAVATED PREMEDITATED FIRST DEGREE MURDER

According to a February 2022 poll, there are 7.9 billion people on this earth. But today, we hear a lot about just one of them. Vladimir Putin. 

 

Back in the 30s an individual decided he was destined to rule the world. His name was Adolph Hitler. Hitler and Putin have a lot in common. You would think that out of 7.9 billion we could find someone more worthy of worldwide attention than this clown. A quick look at history tells us something Putin would be wise to know. It didn't end well for Hitler and it won't end well for Putin either. When it became clear that Hitler's domination plans had failed, rather than face the condemnation of the world, he blew his head off. He was a coward. His closest advisors took themselves out also. It's what cowards do. 

 

Let's look at Putin now. He obviously has questions about his own manhood. He also appears to have a Napoleonic complex. He seems to have a need to be adored when in reality he's just a punk. 

 

Now let's look at what this particular punk has done. Just because he is a head of state, he still has to obey the law. So then, if a person decides to commit murder, regardless of the reasons they offer, they still are just committing murder. The free, private citizens of Ukraine don't owe Putin or Russia any allegiance. As a free and independent country they deserve to be left alone. Putin decided they would have to bow down to him or he would kill them. He would blow up hospitals, schools, buses, subway trains, bridges and anything that pleased him. Killing people is what murderers do. Putin is nothing more than just a cold blooded baby killer. He deserves the condemnation of the entire world. I sincerely believe Putin is a short timer for this world. He doesn't have the support that he thinks he has. His own people will turn on him and he will be all alone to deal with his crimes against humanity. He would be fortunate if one of his own Generals took him out. It will take many years and generations for Russia to regain any semblance of acceptance into the world of nations, not to mention a standard of living that just flew out of the window with Putin's first air strike. 

 

It is no mystery why Putin chose this time to put his domination effort into play. He saw abject weakness in Joe Biden. When Biden shut down the energy production in this country, he opened the door for Putin. 

 

It is now clear Biden has a job that must be done immediately. Restart and recharge our nation's energy production. In a few short weeks not only will energy prices go down, but Russia will then face a serious money shortage with cheaper oil. In addition, we will have the ability to supply oil to Europe. Russia is then out of business. This will also go a long way toward reducing the inflation Biden caused when he shut down energy production in the first place.

 

So, what then happens to Putin? Here's a reality. If someone picks up a weapon, gun, knife, bomb, or even just a stick, and breaks into his neighbor's property, then kills his innocent neighbor, he must face criminal prosecution for aggravated, premeditated first degree murder. In most parts of the world the punishment is death. 

 

There is no defense for punks like Putin. The world needs to rain down on him and to do so immediately before he murders thousands.

 

Ron Scarbro February 28, 2022

 

I MISS REAL LIFE

Today I will share a fact with you, citing no less than the Bible as my authority, that there are really only two genders. Now I recognize this fact flies in the face of today's "science", but there are males and there are females. That's all. No others. In Genesis, chapter one, verse twenty- seven, we are told that God did in fact create all of this including humans and He created them as males and females. In verse twenty-eight, we were further commanded to "be fruitful and multiply". That is the reason there are two genders. To be fruitful and to multiply you need both a male and a female. No other combination will produce the desired result. This fact may upset some folks but sorry, reality sucks. 

 

There's a reason I chose to write about this. Does the name, Lia Thomas, ring a bell with you? Lia is transexual woman who was born as a male. Well he, yes I did say he, is on a woman's college swim team and swims competitively against women in races. As a male swimmer he was very average. As a female swimmer, he wins. He wins because, while he says he's a female, he actually is a male. As a male he is stronger than the women he competes against, and the college where he attends doesn't have the courage to call him out on it. I imagine he also showers with the girls too. 

 

Now, before all the "woke" people of the world come down on me, I'd like to explain. I understand there can be accidents in nature. Some of you know that I was a hog farmer at one time. I saw thousands of hogs. In all the years of hog farming, I only saw two pigs that were born with both male and female parts. We immediately sent the mother sow to slaughter. That ended that then and there.

 

I have never heard of a human being born equipped as a male and a female, although I guess it is possible. In the lesser animal kingdom these critters would be culled by their own. The reason is simple. It is the nature of all animals to get rid of freaks and those who just don't belong.  They have no value to the herd. 

 

This all brings questions to my mind. Why would otherwise intelligent people such as university administrators, allow this miscarriage in women's sports? They know this guy is a male. He may even believe himself that he is a female, but that changes nothing. It is also possible that he is just taking advantage of woke morons. From his point of view, he gets to compete with girls who cannot beat him and he knows it, plus after the races, he gets to shower with the girls’ team. Hmmmm. What could possibly go wrong with that?

 

In the final analysis it ain't funny. Unless this crap is dealt with it could easily bring an end to women's sports of all kinds. One thing is clear. If I had a daughter playing on any team where guys were allowed to compete just because they decided they were now girls, I would not allow my daughter to participate. 

 

When will the really smart people stand up for reality? When will nonsense like this be identified for what it is? I miss real life.

 

Ron Scarbro February 23, 2022

 

WE NEED LEADERS WITH INTEGRITY

I don't know about you, but I dislike fear mongering and conspiracy theories.  But I am going to share with you a thought which will just not leave my brain. Call it what you wish but what if this issue with Ukraine is not really the big deal we have been led to believe. What if Biden is just using this poor hapless country to change the subject? Don't get me wrong. I don't believe Biden is smart enough to conjure up a scenario like this by himself, but maybe with his puppeteers, it could happen.

 

I don't want this to come as a shock to Biden and his cronies but, he has more problems than killing a few thousand people in Eastern Europe will fix. 

 

So, consider this. What if I am right? How many people do you suppose would die if this nonsense continues? I am talking American lives as well as Ukrainian lives and any NATO members who might join us on this adventure. All to try and move public opinion away from the ugly reality of Biden's presidency to something else. 

 

Politics in this country is becoming a dirtier business than ever in my lifetime. As more and more revelations come out from ongoing Special Counsel Durham's Trump/Russia investigation, it is clear that Hillary Clinton and her campaign lied and tried to get rid of Trump. The entire Russia collusion story was a lie that started with Hillary and grew under her continued pressure and financing. It was all designed to make Trump vulnerable both as a candidate and then as a sitting President. Imagine what he could have accomplished had he not been under constant media scrutiny because of lies.

 

Fortunately, Hillary and others in her campaign could now face criminal indictments for their crimes. I am still looking forward to seeing Hillary Clinton doing the "perp" walk in an orange jumpsuit. That would be justice. In fact, I would love to have the orange jumpsuit franchise because a large number of them are going to be necessary.

 

Add to this the media. How many in the so-called mainstream jumped onto the Russia, Russia story and breathlessly reported it as if it were true? Nobody checked anything out. Nobody tried to verify any of the nonsense. They just accepted Hillary's account. All of this during a Presidential campaign which she was supposed to easily win. Why didn't it occur to any of these clowns that there was a good probability that Hillary was lying?  

 

So, now what? Who goes to jail? Who gets sued? What is Trump's response? The fallout of the lying campaign spilled over into the 2020 election. We wound up with a dufus as President who is not only incompetent but also dangerous. 

 

Thankfully, today Russia seems to be rethinking her position concerning Ukraine. I hope so. It is not because they are afraid of Biden. They, and the whole world, know who and what Biden is. No, if they back down it will be because of internal pressure from the Russian people themselves. They know thousands would die if Putin attacks Ukraine not to mention the sanctions that would be imposed. 

 

I remember when we could trust and believe our leaders. I know politics has always been dirty, but lately it has gotten ridiculous. This doesn't bode well for our country. 

 

Ron Scarbro February 16, 2022

 

AIDING AND ABETTING BREAKING AND ENTERING

I have a question. Who among you believes if we had elected Trump instead of Biden, we would be in the situation we are in? 

 

We are on the brink of a world war with Russia and China. We are facing the near future with all kinds of shortages. Prices are through the roof and getting higher. Gasoline prices are ridiculous. As we have said before, everything Biden has touched has failed miserably.  

 

First of all, I believe if Trump was in charge, Putin would have kept his mouth shut and his troops at home. China would not be flying their war planes over free Hong Kong. These two little dictators wouldn't dare make a man like Trump mad. 

 

They are rattling their sabers now because they believe Biden is a weakling and will not challenge them. Biden showed his true color during the surrender of Afghanistan. And yes, it was a surrender. We lost at least thirteen soldiers, billions in arms and equipment, and who knows how many Afghanis who were loyal to us during the conflict. Beyond that, we lost the confidence of our allies throughout the world. 

 

Thinking back to the last election, the media decided that Trump could not be allowed to win another election. They would see to it. They allowed Biden to hide in his basement and not face any tough questions. Now we all see the result. Are you happy now mainstream media? Is this what you had in mind?

 

There is the very real possibility that we will have to live with this situation for three more years. Our best hope is that the Republicans will take back the Congress, sending Pelosi and Schumer back to their mansions and their ice cream freezers. That at least will rein in the stupidity coming from this Administration.

 

Already a number of old time Democrat lawmakers are retiring and not returning to Washington. Some are even switching parties. There is not much doubt that the election will bring the necessary changes we all need.

 

Then what? Some have speculated that Biden will be impeached. The problem with that is, we will still have Kamala Harris to deal with. In my mind she couldn't administer a girl scout troop, let alone the USA.

 

I think a strong, Republican Congress can and will be able to control anything Biden comes up with. 

 

I would love to see some criminal prosecution of Hunter Biden along with others who are breaking our laws with impunity. That is unlikely though. I would love to see criminal prosecutions for aiding and abetting. I am now referring to the people assisting the criminals who are breaking and entering our country illegally. They are being helped by judges, border patrol officers, and police agencies along the border. Most of whom are following orders from the White House. Sadly, that too is unlikely. 

 

2024 will also bring a new day to this country. A number of quality candidates are making themselves known. As we get closer to election day, I'll get on board and share my thoughts then. Meantime, keep a happy thought. It will be over with soon.

 

Ron Scarbro February 9, 2022

 

FREE SPEECH OR HATE SPEECH

The very first amendment to our Constitution guarantees us the freedom of speech. It is not ambiguous. That is the freedom that allows me the opportunity to write this weekly column offering my views on various subjects. And, nowhere in that same Constitution are we guaranteed that we can live our lives free of offense. What may be hate speech to some may well be completely innocent chit chat to another. On a number of college campuses today, there are groups trying to control the speech of others. Their buzz word is "hate speech". 

 

At Colorado State University there is a posted notice that offers victims a place to go and get solace when they have been exposed to speech that offended them. 

 

"Did the big bad man say something that upset you? Did he say we should support the police or the military?" I can see how you would see that as hate speech and how you would need comforting after such exposure. Let's go get some hot chocolate and cookies and let our brains deal with the anguish. It'll be alright tomorrow. We'll just have to figure out a way to stop people who say such evil and uncomfortable things. 

 

This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it is happening. It is amazing what some believe is hate speech. 

 

One of the biggest problems facing CSU and others who purport to save us all from hateful things, is there is no solace for those of us who are offended by the mental midgets who hate America and her traditions. Years ago I wrote a column wherein I said, if you are offended by the presence of police officers, the next time you are in trouble, call a hippie. What is defined as hate speech by some of these snowflakes is really just innocent conversation.

 

The real problem is that eventually these little offended college students have to go out into the real world. In the real world there is no hot chocolate and cookie respite. There instead is competition. There are people trying to succeed. In the real world your success is determined by your effort, your talent, and your intelligence. If reality offends you, you have a bigger problem than I can help you with in a mere column.  

 

In simple terms, suck it up buttercup. Listen to opposing views. You might even learn something. Life has a way of teaching. Gain some experience. Try and fail or try and succeed. 

 

Many years ago I was told the quickest way to become a Republican was to get a wife, a job, and a mortgage. It worked for me. That's when reality really hits home.

 

Ron Scarbro February 2, 2022