Sanford and Son Spoof

There is a lot to write about with the ongoing corruption and incompetence of the Biden administration continuing, but sadly there simply isn't the time for me to do so this week.  That said, a friend sent me this video spoof of the fabulously funny Sanford and Sons TV show that I enjoyed in my younger days.  I figured it was good for a well-needed laugh for everyone.  Have a great weekend!

A Naturalized American's Message to Joe Biden

A friend forwarded this video to me of a gentleman who is a recently naturalized citizen of the United States of America. His name is Elmo Heniopari (spelling?). He will have the privilege of voting for the first time this November.  He made this video specifically for Joe Biden.  I doubt that Biden will ever see it and almost assuredly would ignore the message if he were to see it.  That said, this man's faith and goodness evidently far exceeds my own.

The video is a little over five minutes long but is well worth the time to watch.  This gentleman articulately makes a good case in his statement to Biden and there are tens of millions of his fellow Americans that share his sentiments. God bless him and all such legal immigrants that hope and share in the promise of America!

 

 

 

 

H/T: Carrie
 

Constitution Day and our Woefully Inadequate Education System

Years ago, I received a text from my college-educated daughter on September 17th, saying  "Happy Constitution Day, as I know you are a fan, Dad."  My response was something to the effect of, "How come you and so many Americans today are not fans, considering that is the very document that codifies your liberties and restrains a potentially tyrannical government from usurping them?"  My daughter, unfortunately had succumbed to the leftist indoctrination of our educational system in college and now sees America as an unjust and racist nation.  

 

This is the quality of our educational system today with the ridiculously erroneous attempts to rewrite American history with largely debunked political diatribes such as the 1619 project.  Leftist professors are free to pontificate on the evils of America to a captive audience, and anyone asking critical questions is automatically mocked at best, or intimidated and chased out of school at worst.

There are a few strongholds of educational integrity left though.  Hillsdale College is one of these that teaches classical liberalism and the humanities.  They proudly teach American history and civics to all of their students in an unbiased fashion.  Further, they accept no money from the federal government whatsoever, including in the guise of students using federal aid for student loans.  They do this so as to have complete academic independence so as not to be beholden to leftist government bureaucracies demanding that their dictates be followed in the educational process.  

From time to time, Hillsdale College will send out emails to me.  I wanted to share this one as such endeavors in regaining control of our educational system from leftists may be the only way we can save America.  If your are so inclined, look into this and see if you might be interested in supporting Hillsdale College and our United States Constitution!

 

Following is the email I received:

 

 

Dear Mr. Michaels,

September 17 is Constitution Day—the day in 1787 that the members of the Constitutional Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, signed the final draft of the American Constitution. 

 

America’s Constitution endured for more than two centuries—longer than any other constitution in human history—because it was brilliantly conceived and based on the principles of liberty in the Declaration of Independence.

 

Today, however, certain parts of the Constitution have been completely subverted.

 

For instance, many of the functions intended to be carried out by our elected representatives are instead in the hands of unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats.

 

And some of the remaining parts of the Constitution—including the fundamental rights of free speech and freedom of religion in the First Amendment—are seriously under attack.

 

Underlying these efforts to destroy our Constitution is the movement in American schools and universities to push a false and dishonest account of American history. This account portrays our nation as essentially racist and irredeemably unjust.

 

It’s no surprise, then, that a recent Rasmussen poll found that over half of President Biden’s strong supporters think the Constitution “should be mostly or completely rewritten.” 

 

Or that two law professors—one from Harvard and the other from Yale—wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled “The Constitution is Broken and Should Not Be Reclaimed.” 

 

American education has become a battleground, and reviving a proper understanding of American history and a proper reverence for the Constitution—especially among younger Americans—has become one of our most urgent priorities. 

 

You are already a generous and reliable supporter of Hillsdale’s educational efforts on behalf of liberty.   

 

That’s why I’m asking you to join Hillsdale’s Liberty & Learning Society today.

 

Liberty & Learning Society members are vital to our expanding efforts to educate citizens (especially younger citizens) about American history, the importance of the Constitution to liberty, and free-market economics. 

 

Joining the Liberty & Learning Society is easy. 

 

Members commit to an automatic, recurring monthly gift of $5, $10, or even $20 or more each month, which automatically advances the important work of reaching and teaching additional millions of citizens on behalf of liberty.

 

Most members give in the $25 a month range, but we are grateful for every single member at whatever level they can afford. 

 

In these trying and uncertain times, when so much is at stake, we have set an ambitious Constitution Day campaign goal: 1,200 new Liberty & Learning Society members by midnight on Constitution Day, September 17. 

 

When you join, you become a partner in educating additional millions of Americans about the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and America’s great heritage of liberty through efforts like our free speech digest Imprimis, our free online courses, and our expanding work in the area of classical K-12 education. 

 

By joining the Liberty & Learning Society, you also help us reduce fundraising expenses and maximize the impact of every dollar given.

 

Hillsdale has a tradition of and a reputation for being wise with our resources because we are almost unique in refusing to accept even one penny of government funding—not even indirectly in the form of federal or state student loans and grants.

 

All of Hillsdale’s work depends entirely on the support of individual citizens who understand the importance of our educational mission on behalf of liberty.

 

Will you consider being one of the 1,200 citizens we need to sign up for the Liberty & Learning Society before midnight on Constitution Day? 

 

You can learn more about and join the Liberty & Learning Society using this secure link:

 

https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/constitution-day-liberty-learning-society

 

And if you accept my invitation to join Hillsdale’s Liberty & Learning Society on or before September 17, I’ll send you a link to a session of our upcoming free online course, “Understanding The American Founding: A Conversation.”

 

We are deeply grateful for your support of our ongoing work to recover and preserve liberty and limited government for future generations of Americans. 

 

Warm regards,

 

 

Larry P. Arnn

President, Hillsdale College

Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty Since 1844

 

P.S. I’m grateful for your steady and reliable friendship, which is why I hope you will join our automatic monthly giving group, the Liberty & Learning Society, before midnight on Constitution Day, September 17.

 

When you do, you will become our partner in educating additional millions of Americans about the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and America’s great heritage of liberty.

 

Joining is simple, safe, and convenient—learn more at this secure link:

 

https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/constitution-day-liberty-learning-society

If I Were a Fascist Bent on Destroying America...

If I were a fascist or even a semi-fascist and wanted to destroy our democratic republic and eradicate the freedoms that our constitution was formed in order to protect, how could I best go about doing so?

Well, I would first want to take over our education system in order to indoctrinate our kids into believing that they live in an unjust and racist nation that brings nothing but ruin to others throughout the world.  I would ignore teaching them of the United States history where we overcame so many great sins, like slavery and women’s inequality in rights.  I would bury the truth of how the United States fought and buried hundreds of thousands of men in defense against the true fascism of Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Mussolini’s Italy.  I surely wouldn’t tell of the largesse in charity and foreign aid given to nations throughout the world, especially in times of disaster.  No, that would go against the woke narrative.  Oh, and I’d erase college debt for the rich that went to college and put the burden on the tax payers that chose not to go, as they couldn’t afford it.

I would champion that I was a member of the party of science and then explain how gender is fluid and boys can actually be women and dominate girls’ sports, walk around naked in girls’ shower rooms, and any complaining about that or the man’s ability to menstruate or become pregnant would immediately be mocked and shut down with cries of transphobia.

Which leads to the next thing that I would do, which would be to weaken and eventually destroy the traditional nuclear family.  It is just another form of patriarchal oppression designed to keep women and children in their places, even though I would ignore the fact that my supreme court justice would be unable to define what a woman was.

Next, I would raise taxes on the “rich” and on corporations that “don’t pay their fair share” in order to appease the ignorant and greedy among us.  I sure wouldn’t let it be known that the top 1% of income earners pay nearly 40% of the federal tax burden while only making 20% of the national income.  I would never tell that the bottom 50% of income earners pay 3% of the overall federal tax burden.  Oh, and I wouldn’t let the foolish know that corporations simply pass the cost of corporate taxes onto their customers via higher prices for their goods and services.  I’d certainly never point out the waste, fraud, and abuse of our federal revenues by our congress and president to fund things never intended and often forbidden in our constitution.  But I would definitely add 87000 more IRS agents to bring in additional revenue anyway.

I would abandon our non-woke allies, especially those that have fought and died beside us, like the myriads of good people we left behind in Afghanistan along with not too few Americans.  I would ignore the only stable democracy and friend in the Middle East and champion the creation of a terrorist state right beside Israel with a divided Jerusalem as their respective capitals.  I would give the terrorist mullahs of Iran whatever they wanted in exchange for proven empty promises of not building nuclear weapons. 

I would sacrifice America’s energy independence by fiat so that inefficient and woefully inadequate “green technologies” could be subsidized by tax payers and thus create enormous inflation in energy costs.  Of course, those cost would be transmitted on down to the necessary goods we need as the price of creating them and transporting them to market skyrocket accordingly.

I would collude with like-minded fascist politicians, media outlets, and social media CEOs to ensure that only my narrative of the good I am doing was promulgated to the ignorant masses.  I would ensure that any contrary opinion, especially if backed by evidence, was censored at best or ridiculed as false information and ironically as propaganda at worst.

Continuing, I would point out that the constitution is a “document of negative liberties” that restricts the benevolence of our federal government from taking the steps necessary to take care of us all from womb to the tomb.  (Assuming one makes it out of the womb alive, that is.)

I would find non-existent rights in the constitution to kill our unborn and decry the ruin of democracy as the court sends the issue back to the people of the United States to actually vote on the issue.  All the while, I would take firmly existing rights that the constitution clearly states are rights of all Americans and restrict them to my own benefit.  Freedom of speech would be curtailed if it was offensive and be branded as hate speech.  Owning any firearm greater than a musket would be curtailed as a tool of violent extremists, while ignoring the actual violent extremists who burn down our neighborhoods in mostly peaceful protests.  I’d defund the police too, but ensure that a social worker shows up to handle any hostile but misunderstood ne’er do well.  Religious liberties would continue to be ignored and restricted.

I would ensure that laws were enforced and evidence fabricated against my enemies while turning a blind eye to the law breaking by those whom agree with my fascism.  I’d weaponize the FBI and make sure that those with the temerity to rise up against me would be brought low with the full might of the federal government. 

While I understand that America is a fascist, racist, sexist, homo-phobic nation, I would still open the borders to those foolish enough to still want to come here.  I wouldn’t ask about their vaccination status, let alone their criminal record as I welcome the drug traffickers, human smugglers, and terrorists into our nation with open arms.  (This does not excuse citizens from not being vaccinated as per my fascist mandates, mind you!) 

I would do all of this to unite this nation while pointing out that those that disagree with me are violent extremists bent on destroying our way of life. 

Yep, if I were a fascist extremist this is the very formula I would use to take this country down a few notches as I sought to fundamentally transform it, so help me God. 

Oops… just and expression.  God has no place in this Amerika.  I’d continue to make sure of that too.

Euripides said, “Those whom the gods destroy, they first make mad.”  Well, I don’t know if Biden is mad or just in the final throes of dementia and terminal senility.  All of that said, if I am a semi-fascist according to him, one cannot help but wonder what that makes him.  Complete destruction of our liberties in this great American experiment cannot come fast enough for the real fascists in our government evidently.