I'M TIRED OF THIS, LET'S END IT

The word goes out. We are all going to meet in Portland, or Seattle, or Kenosha, or even Washington DC. Bring your signs and your weapons. It's going to be great. And so they come. By the hundreds even the thousands they come. Many come by air. Some drive. They check into expensive hotels. Some probably sleep in their cars. They have to eat. They go to restaurants. This is not a cheap endeavor. This is costing somebody a ton of money. You don't really think these morons are paying their own way, do you?

Now, mind you these are people without jobs. But they all seem to be wearing decent clothes. They seem to be well fed. Most of the rioters in these cities do not live in those cities. They are not non-violent protesters. No, they are bought and paid for rioters, thugs, and insurrectionists. They have no interest in the politics of the city they are rioting in. This also has nothing to do with black lives or white lives. Those are just convenient excuses. No, this is a campaign designed to hurt America and our way of life. 

So, who's paying the bills? Who gains any advantage from this destruction? It appears that not only are the rioters paid but so are some of the city leaders. How on earth could any of this help the mayor of Portland, for example. Or New York City? It all just makes them look dumber and even less effective.

Surely it couldn't be the Democrats. Maybe some of the most radical, but not the party as a whole. Nancy Pelosi probably thinks these riots somehow benefit the Democrats, but as dumb as she is she can't really think the country is okay with rioting and destruction. No, there are no winners here. 

I have a thought. When we arrest some of these thugs, and we should be arresting more, let's find out who is paying them. Who paid for their transportation? Let's check with their hotels and find out who is paying the bill. The act of financing this insurrection is illegal at every level.

Next I would contact every major news outlet in this country and find out why they seem to support the destruction of America. 

Finally I would employ the FBI and the US Justice Dept. to conduct these investigations. It is obvious that in many cases the local police, both municipal and state, have been compromised by tin horn politicians who are on the wrong side of this issue. I would examine the bank accounts of the mayors of both Portland and Seattle. I might also look into the finances of Governors of some states as well. 

This is America. We are not some third world pop up country. We have a heritage and a tradition. You may remember a while back when we were challenged as a country. People came with their own weapons and worked together to rid us of enemies. The rioters destroying our great cities are our enemy. They are terrorists. Anybody who supports their efforts, either financially or by any means, are equally guilty of that insurrection whether they be the Mayor, the Governor, or just a money source from afar. 

Don't let anybody fool you. What's going on is not Constitutionally protected protesting. What we are seeing is domestic terrorism and like most of the country, I am tired of it. Let's end it.

Ron Scarbro September 1, 2020

WHO MATTERS AND WHY

I think most readers of this blog believe as I do that man, all men, were created by God. He created white people and yellow people, red people and yes, black people. I don't think He preferred any one race over another. So, therefore, we were all created equal. I further believe that to God, all lives, being equal, matter equally. 

But, you know, some people are different. God created tall people and short people. Some excel in fields that others cannot. For example, I played basketball in high school. I wasn't very good, but I made the varsity team. I would have loved to play college ball, but again, I wasn't very good. Also I was only six feet tall. Try as I may, I could never be seven feet tall. Do you think I was discriminated against because of my height? Of course I was. That and the fact that I wasn't very good. I didn't parade in the streets. I didn't riot and burn down buildings. I just found other ways to entertain myself.

When I was in the Army, I did have another opportunity to play basketball. The other people who also played taught me early on why I could never be a basketball player. They were very good. Most of them were very tall. So I did the next best thing. I became a coach. 

Finally, now pro sports is resuming. Instead of sports though, we are going to be treated to various guilt trips and victim mongering. We have been told to expect players to be kneeling during the National Anthem. This seems to be some sort of demand for equality that they believe does not exist now. NBA players have decided to use their uniforms for various slogans and political messaging. The cowardly owners seem unwilling to stop this. The networks are going to play this all up because they think this controversy will create viewers. 

I've got some bad news for the players and their owners. I will not participate. I know of many others who agree with me. I don't tune in sporting events to see political messages. I just want to see sports. If it is more important to these millionaires who make fortunes playing a kid's game to spread their hate and discontent than to play the game, they can do it without me.

I am sure that there are situations in this country that could be better, but I also believe if you are not comfortable living here, you should not let the door hit you in your rear end as you leave. I heard the other day a looter/protestor explaining that looting was a legitimate form of reparations. He believed he was owed the goodies he had stolen. That to me was the height of stupidity and as long as thinking like that exists, nothing is going to change. If you want your life to matter, do something that matters. 

Ron Scarbro August 26, 2020

THREE BATHROOMS, HMMM

So, how do you spend your days during this pandemic? If you are like me, you watch a lot of television. Sadly, the shows available leave a lot to be desired. 

I think I have seen every cop show that has ever been made. The same for sporting events. I love college football, but the games are not nearly as exciting when you already know the outcome. 

I absolutely refuse to watch soap operas and daytime game shows. The same is true for the talk shows. To my mind there is enough misery in the world without having to watch people looking for sympathy telling their most private stories.

No, the viewing choices are limited at best. 

I found an answer though. I started watching the HGTV Network. I watch people shopping for homes. Some are looking for permanent homes and some are looking for vacation homes. 

A recent show really caught my attention. A couple with six children were shopping for a new vacation home. What really got to me was the wife's requirement for at least three bathrooms. Her comment was that there was no way her children could share a bathroom. Hmmm, I thought. It brought back some memories. 

When I was a youngster our family didn't have such difficult choices. My parents, grandparents who lived with us, and my brothers did in fact have to share one bathroom. We didn't call it a bathroom though, we called it what it was, an outhouse. It was about fifty yards behind our house. It didn't matter if the sun was shining or the snow and rain was coming down. It was still fifty yards behind the house. We survived. 

And speaking of baths. That was pretty simple. My mother filled a big tub with water she drew from our well, heated on our wood stove, and poured into the tub. My two brothers and I shared that water. That's how we got our baths. The common thinking was that once a week was probably plenty. Again, we survived.

Speaking of survival, so much of what is restricted today was common in my youth. For example, lead-based paint. Everything was painted with lead-based paint. How about asbestos. My schools were insulated with asbestos. Our church was insulated with asbestos. In fact most buildings used the miracle insulation asbestos. 

We didn't have car seats or seat belts. My brothers and I had bb guns. We didn't shoot anybody's eye out. Speaking of guns, we also had real guns early on and went hunting before and after school. And yes, we kept our guns in our school lockers. It was never a problem. We saved our ammunition for the game we were hunting. We would never have wasted it on somebody's house or car. Besides, if we screwed up we would have gone to jail and we knew it.

Now I know times have changed. But, have people? Are we so different now than we were fifty or sixty years ago? Do people really need three bathrooms? I often wish we could return to the simpler times. I don't miss the outhouse, or the well, though. I am sure we had bad guys who committed crime, but you didn't hear about it so much then.

Concerning the lady who thinks she needs three bathrooms, whatever floats her boat. She might be surprised at how well her family could get along without them. 

Ron Scarbro August 16, 2020