Last Post Date Blogs (62,497)

For years, Jordan Klepper from the Daily Show brought out the best (and worst) of the mindset in voters. I've seen episodes of him at Trump rallies, trying to find logic with the illogical and how he exposed people with total contradictions in their belief about the candidates.
This episode is about Nikki Haley supporters just days before she suspended her campaign after losing in Super Tuesday.
Titled KLEPPER VS. "NEVER TRUMPERS" Jordan, interviews some die-hard Haley supporters who said they would never vote for Trump again. When asked who they would vote for if Haley dropped out... well, their answers are surprising.






Deciding on a blog category had me thinking. Although it's political, it's also comedy, about society, opinionated, lifestyle and more.
I'll go with entertainment.

Back in late September 2022, I bought a gaming chair. It was one of those clever chairs that could go completely horizontal, and it was textile, which I thought would be very comfortable. However, when I got the chair assembled and sat down, it was like sitting on a rock. It was bad. But I decided to keep it, because.. Well, it could go completely horizontal. The coolest thing ever! However, my back soon decided to say "Nah, not gonna work today", and I experienced terrible pain.

Fast forward to November last year, when one of the wheels snapped off. The welding had given way. so it was wonky, because.. Well, a wheel was missing. So what did I do? I took all of them off, as you do. I then had to drag the chair whenever I wanted to play on my Xbox, so I decided to spend some more money and buy a new chair. This month has been expensive.. Anyway!

I decided to treat myself, so I bought rubber wheels for the chair and a PVC mat for the floor. The wheels and mat came the day before yesterday, and the chair came yesterday. I bought a mesh chair, which is supposedly very good for your back. Maybe it's all in my mind, but I really can feel a difference. My old chair forced me to shimmy every 15 minutes - this new chair has not forced me to shimmy once. So in that regards - it's money well spent. I am happy with my purchase.

Speaking of things to be happy about - work.

A few blogs back I spoke about being team-lead in training. These past few days, I have felt like they are slowly ramping up my training. I could also imagine this, but it really feels like I am being slowly turned into a team leader. I am in charge of the warehouse phone from 4 to 5 pm, and most of the drivers come to me if they have any issues regarding their orders. It's quite nice, actually. I keep joking about wanting a raise, but there IS some element of truth to it. I would love a raise. I have been at the same salary since I started. I need to have a talk with my logistics manager about it. It's not important, because my salary is pretty good as it is. It's above $20 an hour. That's all I want to share about that. But with this new job load comes new challenges, that I have to figure out. Some of the challenges are easy, but some can get pretty tricky. But - there is still much to learn and obsess over.

Speaking of obsession - I have a new one, and it's food related! I am on a quest to make the perfect sandwich. I sometimes buy a chicken/bacon/chili mayonnaise sandwich from the fuel station across the road from where I work. It's good, but I know I can make it better. I tried to make one today, and while it was decent, it wasn't the perfect sandwich. I need to get the ratios correct. I will make one for lunch tomorrow, and I'm gonna tweak some things about it. Mainly less chili mayonnaise and more carrots and chicken, and possibly adding some cucumber. The level of lettuce was perfect, so I have that going for me regarding that. I will make the sandwich tomorrow morning, because overnight in the fridge will make the sandwich all soggy and ew..

Lastly - we have two new people in the house. I have met both of them, but only talked to one of them. I am sure the other person will come around, but if not - well that's okay. I heard the other person is only staying here for a few months anyway, so no point in making friends. However, I do say hello when I meet him in the kitchen or in the hallway. He seems pretty chill, so maybe one day we'll have a full on conversation

I'm a short distance from a golf course. On top of the clubhouse is a weather station with a device for monitoring lightning strikes. I've read that Coral Springs (not far from me) is the lightning capital of the world. It's where marshland easterly winds meet ocean westerly winds, causing temperature and humidity changes.

The weather station system has sirens (that can be heard a mile away) to alert golfers of impending danger.

It was dark when I got up to go walking, only to hear rains and the sirens around 6:30am
Thinking who the fuk plays golf in the dark?
Maybe they should put a timer on that device!

A clip of the weather radar showing the storm this morning. It traveled across the state west to east with most of the rain during the night.

I love America and our Culture. I would like to see America’s culture remain unchanged. I do not want to see Marxism in my country.

The Idea of America Lives in Americans not in illegal immigrants who have no knowledge of our history or laws. They broke our laws just being here.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) required a loyalty pledge from the 2024 presidential candidates to endorse the party's nominee and to be allowed on the debate stage. Trump declined to sign and didn't participate (directly) in any of the debates.

Nikki Haley is the last GOP candidate standing against Trump and said she no longer feels bound to pledge her support for Trump if he becomes the nominee.
Stated in an interview that aired this past Sunday on NBC's show Meet The Press, Haley said: “The RNC is now not the same RNC,” adding “I'll make what decision I want to make."

Hang in there Haley... Trump was found guilty of defamation, corporate corruption and is teetering on insurrection, theft of classified documents and an attempt to overturn the Georgia election.

Who knows, if he goes to jail you will become the Republican nominee with a chance to win the 2024 election against Sleepy Joe. At that point... they will be asking your pledge to pardon Trump's sentence.

What I haven't told you before
Is that the poet didn't die
Because he and his beloved
Still wander the world

One day the two found out
That immortality is real
Together they departed
And wandered the world

The two desired immortality
To preserve their love
And one day at sunset
An old woman foretold them

For somewhere in the forest
There is a cure for immortality
Guarded by a wizard
Who knew of their love

He had heard rumors in the world
Of such a love
Love never ending
And he wanted it all

But when the two arrived
Into the forest they ventured
And as soon as they entered
The enchanted wizard

Took them by storm
Did not hesitate for a moment
And invited them to him
To discuss a little

Because what he wanted
Was to take their love
And he told them that he had a cure
With which you live a century

But the price of immortality
Was indeed the price of love
If they wanted immortality
They had to give him their love

The poet hesitated
It's too much for a cure
To live immortality
But without love

Who would want that fate ?!
I would rather die, dad
The stubborn wizard
Looked towards the girl

But the girl wanting immortality
Gave him her love as a gift
The poet being crushed
Received the gift of love

And then the wizard
Shook his leg a bit
And took their love
Offering them immortality

In their date they left
On a separate path
To tell their story
And still wander among the people

So the story goes
That they still wander the world
To offer Immortality
To those who offer Love

Once, long ago
A poet unknown
Wanted but couldn't
Start anew on his own

He wished deeply
To write what he loved
But fear held him back
For the world to be judged

And if they were to know
They would judge him so
And then condemn him
And hang him in tow

But he loved too much
With his heart so large
And he set off afar
With his love as his charge

Into the world he went
Love he sought to find
And when he found it
He no longer inclined

For fear he had
To lose her so sad
Better he hadn't found
So he thought in his mind

But she encouraged him
To leave his heart behind
To love her instead
For she loved him in kind

He told her many tales
For he couldn't forget
Where he had wandered
And how far he'd met

Until he found her
He wandered so free
In this vast world
Desperately seeking

He searched with longing
In the city of bones
And he wandered easily
In the city of thrones

But he kept hope
Even if he lost life
He still continued
To seek love's delight

In the city of thrones
When he was wandering
He received hope
When morning was dawning

For from the east
A girl appeared
And sadly she found him
For he was lost and seared

She was a traveler
On the sun's rays
And she took him by the hand
And together they strayed

Thus he escaped
From the enchanted city
That ensnared souls
If they lost their pity

But he escaped
Kept his soul intact
For he didn't succumb
To the enchanted act

And so he arrived
Where... it's not to tell
But I know he found her
And that he loved her well

And thus together
They held hands so tight
And they set off into the world
And the story they recite

Their love story
That will never end
Even if one day
The poet's tale does bend

NOTE: This thread is about the Boston Massacre. All unrelated post will be towed away sooner or later.

On this day in 1770, tensions between British soldiers and American colonists erupt. British soldiers fire into a crowd in an event that came to be known as the Boston Massacre.

For the next several years, an oration was given on the anniversary of that terrible tragedy. Speakers commemorated the event—but also urged their fellow colonists to action.

War against Great Britain loomed. “If you, with united zeal and fortitude, oppose the torrent of oppression,” Joseph Warren asserted in his 1772 oration, “if you feel the true fire of patriotism burning in your breasts . . . you may have the fullest assurance that tyranny, with her whole accursed train, will hide their hideous heads in confusion, shame and despair.”

He expressed confidence that the “SAME ALMIGHTY Being” who’d helped Americans in the past would help again. “May we ever be a people favoured of GOD,” he concluded. “May our land be a land of liberty, the seat of virtue . . . .”

John Hancock echoed such themes in 1774. “I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny,” he declared. He, too, sought divine assistance in fighting British tyranny.

“et us humbly commit our righteous cause to the great Lord of the Universe,” he concluded, “who loveth righteousness and hateth iniquity. And having secured the approbation of our hearts, by a faithful and unwearied discharge of our duty to our country, let us joyfully leave our concerns in the hands of him who raiseth up and pulleth down the empires and kingdoms of the world as he pleases . . . .”

Would our Founders still think we were resisting tyranny? Would they wonder why we don’t seek divine assistance? Would they be surprised that abandoning some of these principles has left us so angry and divided?

Permalink:

In a democracy, those who have greater wealth are able to achieve more or less what they desire. If they wish to become a president or prime minister, they can afford to hire the best people to promote their cause. If they have committed any civil or criminal acts, they can usually pay off those who have suffered or been inconvenienced. They have the best lawyers. In the USA, you would think that such a large and powerful country would have the talent available to provide the best leadership. The talent is no doubt there, but without the wealth, achievement to a high status is difficult or impossible.
The best USA can offer is Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The former will no doubt become president again. The alternative choice is someone who appears to have difficulty with his faculties. Forgetful, sometimes looks in a trans like state, unsteady on his feet.
Should the electoral system change and end the wealthy only candidates? Replace with a public funded arrangement with the best qualified individuals chosen?
In an autocracy, if you have wealth and desire power, and if you finance the right people, eg. Police, military, and gather round you a group who like the idea of power themselves, and the freedom to use it, even if it means the use of intimidation and violence to assist them. Elections are never needed or are rigged to achieve the desired result. Examples of this can be found in China, North Korea, Russia and Iran.
Difficult to ever change this form of power, unless the people revolt and risk their lives in the process.
Democracy takes bravery.