Sorry Democrats, it's time to stop pretending that Black people cannot make it without assistance.

As a businessman there is nothing that galled me more than hearing people cannot make it.
Mind you I realize that time and circumstances mean everything, however anyone who takes chances and works hard in America, can create a better life for themselves.  Is it always the life you wanted? No, but you can  do better than your previous life, so long as you understand failure is also part of that chance.
Mind you I am nothing special, but I do have a some properties and paid cash for motorized toys  and even vehicles that others have had to get loans for, that does count for something right?
I also want to mention that my Grandmother and Great   Aunt both went to Business College in the early 1940s, so don't give me the "you cannot"  line.

But let us not take away from my main point, that we have been told a vicious lie for decades, that black people or Minorities are not only incapable, but they need the guiding hand of Government in every way shape or form, handouts are a must.
Now I want to be clear, I am not against some assistance and in  this regard I will quote someone I fucking hate, I mean I hate "It is as absurd to think  that minorities always need a helping hand as it is to think that white people never will"   Yea,  it's a pretty goddamn solid statement though, isn't it?

Now before I get going in all this, I want to be clear, I do not use the term "African American" as I partially share Teddy Roosevelt's sentiment on "Hyphenated Americans" nevertheless my main problem with the term is it  is racist in and of itself. It fails to give people of darker skin a standing as just Americans, they are still  referred to as someone from someplace else and that is damned wrong.

So lets look over some history and people who made it big, proving this lie wrong. 


Let s look at Mr James Forten, who was a prominent Sail Maker at the ned of the revolutionary war.
He would create a very powerful reputation for himself as well as being a very wealthy man in Philadelphia. But damn you say, he was born a freeman, well that's true, b ut then again so are all black people in America today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Forten

From the formerly a slave  end of things we have one of my Idols, and a man wh o made America  something of what it is today , Mr Fredrick Douglas.

Mr Douglas was born a slave and would finally work himself to freedom. Not only did he  become a man of good standing, but he was named as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the first woman to run for President in the United States,  under Ms Victoria Woodhull.
Fredrick was not overly impressed with this nomination, however  you would have to know this mans greatness to understand why.
His book "Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas an American Slave" is outstanding, please check it out.
https://www.biography.com/activist/frederick-douglass

Mr Garrett Morgan;
Garrett was the first black man in America to own an Automobile. A genius he would help invent an item every single person in the US uses almost daily, a Traffic light.
Mind you he was not the first, but he did create and improve upon a design of others, and to outdo the others, his was Electric. He would make bank selling his patent to GE for a staggering 40k in 1923!
He also invented the Gas Mask and improved the Sewing Machine, which helped put him on the map to begin with.
https://www.biography.com/inventor/garrett-morgan



Next the first Self Made Female Millionaire goes to Madam CJ Walker;
An orphan, she would make  her  name by developing a line of female Hair Care  sending her to the Millionaire Status way back in the early 1900s, with her first venture on her own in 1905

Are you starting to get it ? Without giving you a complete history of the black people in America, I am going to fast forward to today.
The richest Self Made Woman in America currently is also a Black Woman named Oprah Winfrey, yea we all have heard of her, she did not come to much but everyone, and I mean everyone knows her name.

The highest paid Entertainer in 2011 was  none other than mr  Tyler Perry,  yea I never got his "Madea" movies much either, nevertheless he created quite a name for himself .

Last but not least,  we have former President Barack Obama;
Now we all know a bit about Barak, however most of what we know is sadly wrong, while I was no fan of his, coming from a Mother who at one time was on Welfare, to working in an Ice Cream shop to of course the most Powerful Position in the world, is an achievement that  should grant anyone admiration regardless of skin color, or of course economic standing.
His book "Dreams of my Father" sucked though, talk about boring.

Now what is the excuse to keep perpetuating a myth ?
There is none.
I get Jim Crow and I understand there is discrimination, welcome to the club. I was not hired at a Job for Prudential Insurance as I refused to check the" African American" box.
I was not  black, but they thought I was mulatto and wanted the tax incentive.
because of my darker skin and shaved head I was not allowed into many a public restroom, something I did not realize until I married a minority myself.
 So yea, I do recognize there is racism, it comes on all sides and in all flavors.
That is not the point here, the point is, if you want to create a better life for yourself, get out and make it!

A sitting US President just said something against our fellow Americans that is beyond reprehensible, again.

It is all but impossible to keep up with the absurdities that comes from POTUS mouth these days, however the clear disdain for human rights has been a problem since his campaign days where he campaigned against the Bill of Rights.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-warning-trump-tweet-george-floyd-glorifying-violence-2020-5
I get it, most people could not be  bothered with reading the Bill of Rights and certainly not the rest of the US constitution, but it is a real problem and many of us were not happy with it to begin with.
"But he does not mean what he says" and "He is going go fix things"
Now I am not sure what part of America people grew up in that think fixing things means going completely against the basic Laws of the Land, however his supporters certainly think that their Failed reality TV Star knows all, and can fix all.
This is a problem.
However time and time again the President has shown no regard for human life and it seems to fly by just fine.
For me the biggest scare to date has still been escalating nuclear tensions between North Korea and the White House, where a twitter feud boiled which could only be compared to two girls in junior high slipped nasty notes to each other, threatening to yank each others hair out, except for one thing.
It was real.
Two people with the ability to annihilate millions of people's lives engaged in a Media Shouting match with only the scary Maniacal Despot leading a Communist Nation commenting that "Innocent lives would be lost" nothing, I repeat nothing that I know of was stated by the President regarding the tragic loss of lives.
It blew over and on to the next absurdity which clearly was a bit less dramatic, goddamn if I know what it would be as daily, there has been something that Trump has said that if it were a book, I would have thrown it down saying "This is not real, there is no way this could ever happen" but it did and does.
It would go on later with his staff apparently telling News Outlets  that Trump had wanted a Wall  with a Moat and all kinds of Barbaric Traps to mutilate and maim people, This would go along with another tweet to shoot Migrants. Think about that for a minute, the President of the United States, the supposed Nation of Freedom, the nation of hope, has a Leader who wants to maim people looking for a better place.
Who wants to fucking shoot them, but that too would pass .
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/trump-border-wars.html
The next big moment, would be Iran, as tensions escalated from Trumps own doing, again, where as words were exchanged largely online, again.
Fuck I am tired, really?
Ok, on with the story, again Trump would threaten something as un american as it could possibly be, to blow up Iran's Cultural sites.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-threatens-iran-attacks-52-sites-n1110511
Now to many of the Fox news crowd, this seems like a good idea, it is not. For starters their history is also ours.  This would be akin to Iran threatening to blow up  Mount Rushmore it would and should be a cause for concern.
However now we are at even a worst spot.
He crossed another line, again and now has called for the shooting of Americans, likely to the delight of his supporters.
Look, I do not like Looters not in the slightest and if a business owner was to defend his property, well so be it, however the President is supposed to be non partisan and  should be calling for calm, instead as he does every fucking day, he further escalates a situation.
Ted Cruz stated not long ago that We are liable to wake up one day and Donald Trump might Nuke Denmark as President"
   https://people.com/politics/ted-cruz-donald-trump-would-nuke-denmark-video/
Ted had his chance to remove a man he clearly does not believe is mentally stable, however he, like the rest of the Republican Cowards who have enabled Trump, would cower and drag America through months more of this insanity.

When, when does it end?

Is there no goodness left in the Republican Party?

My god, I have never ever in my life thought I would see or hear the things that come from the White House daily now.

All those things I railed against over Obama and Bush seem Trivial now as they clearly were masters of their position in every regard, in one place especially, their desire to stand by  the American people regardless of what was going on.
They both stood before the camera's and urged calm when we were in a crisis and god damn it, they both guided us through Pandemics with out  the chaos we are in now.
Now I know people on both sides are reading this and saying "But this time" but no damn it.
They both had problems and I called them both out for it, and they both had misguided policies at times and some I think were human rights violations.
Nothing, I repeat nothing they said or did compares to today in any capacity.

America is fundamentally changed and  arguably Bankrupt after three years of this Insanity, how much more can we withstand?

What Biden and Trumps Sexual Assault Allegations Say about Americans.

Update; since writing this blog I have learned Biden's first wife and daughter were killed in an automobile accident in 1972 and I believe that helps explain his affection. With that said most people do not know that so please read on.


 The Me Too Movement exploded in 2017 with the election of Donald Trump, however it had been around for 11 years, providing tag lines for women and a means for them to come out with their stories.
Celebrity after Celebrity came out with their own "Me Too" story.
Friends shared the #Metoo hashtag on social media, some again sharing their stories surprising many.
Even Military women came froward with their stories and society was either appalled, or indifferent.
One thing that was predominant, was no shortage of excuses while people stood next to their favorite Celebrity which often blurred the lines with Politicians as well. We saw the fall of Bill Cosby, our beloved childhood comedian fall. We saw Donald Trump, a man with a staggering Sexual Assault History parry allegations and accuse the accuser often threatening them and having them harassed.
Al Franken fell on the sword for the Democrats in what seemed to be an obvious hit by the right as his primary allegation was during a Skit with a Playboy Model. Trouble is, there were more.
Even Kamala Harris was accused by a male staffer of having been sexually assaulted. I think this one guys have a problem with, I find Kamala to have been incredibly attractive, and as a Shrek I am a bit disappointed I never was, of course like everyone, only by the person we are attracted to.
Kamala, if you are reading this, you could assault me if I was not married, but I am, Fionna finally came my way so you missed out!
Seriously though, it's not ok to touch people inappropriately and that seemed to be the basis of the movement.

We saw a Defensive Kavannahy take the stand polarizing the country in his bid to sit atop the supreme court. He had one somewhat credible accuser from decades past to Mar his incredible judicial record. He is even well known for treating his female staffers quite well, they even wrote a letter saying as much.
Yet we heard how it was wrong, and the Republicans Circled the wagons and poked hole in the story of the famed Stanford Professor.
Now he deserved to be scrutinized and his childish behavior excluded him from his position in my eyes, although the assault itself I still am on the fence with.


Now fast forward to Biden and his latest charge. He is accused of pressing himself against a woman and fingering her.
The Left has circled their Wagons and Biden even came out saying it deserves to be investigated thoroughly. Great response and he is right, it should be.
Trouble is, we have Video and Pictures of Biden on Stage as Vice President smelling womens hair and pressing himself against them like a creepy uncle.
WIth one even saying
Now I get what she was saying. As a fighter we are often told that standing in front of a crowd is where it really matters, you can be the best in the gym, and fold when it matters most.
Or simply underperform. This happens to people who trained constantly for that crowd and the spotlight, so how could someone not being trained even respond at all?
They should not have to.;
I have said  that if anyone touches my daughters like that, I will fucking drop them.
you should not have to tell someone to not press themselves against you, sniff your hair or even kiss you, get the fuck out.
Yet here we are with yet another powerful person taking advantage of his position to cop a feel.
It's not ok, it never is.
https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-allegations-women-2020-campaign-2019-6#lucy-flores-alleged-in-march-2019-that-biden-grasped-her-shoulders-from-behind-and-kissed-the-back-of-her-head-without-her-consent-during-a-campaign-event-in-2014-2

Flores said that while she was preparing to go onstage at a 2014 rally during her race for lieutenant governor, Biden came up behind her, put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair, and kissed the back of her head. 

"My brain couldn't process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused," she wrote. "The vice-president of the United States of America had just touched me in an intimate way reserved for close friends, family, or romantic partners — and I felt powerless to do anything about it ... Even if his behavior wasn't violent or sexual, it was demeaning and disrespectful."

Biden has a very checkered past, and while I will take him in a Nano Second over Trump, that still does not make it ok as it puts us back where we often are, voting for the lesser of two Evils.
It also is little different than the Trump supporters supporting him as they believe his opponents to be worse.
In short, we are polarized by Tribalism that means to defend your Man no matter what, and only women when it is convenient.
We take stands based on what "Flag" is flying and what person we want to and it is not broad across the board.
That is wrong.
Women deserve a chance at life and deserve to have a workplace which is free from harassment.
They also deserve a leader with a largely unblemished past.
Nobody is perfect and things will happen, we know that, but it depends on what happened and the frequency of those actions.,
Trump clearly is the worst of hte two saying horrible nasty shit about women and his daughter even went so far as to laugh about his sexual assault.
That does not excuse Biden who has refused to apologise to his accusers who usually fell just short of claiming sexual assault.
That is not right either.
That is the samer for Men, as I joked about Kamala I actually was denied my cooks test when I was a line cook at the flying J because I would not sleep with my supervisor, she was married.
So ya even this Shrek has his moment and it is not right. I laughed about it but moved on, even though it cost me a raise.

The point is this, there are 360 million people in America and we can find someone who is more qualified than either of these Gerital snorting Depends wearing clowns.
They both will set an example and hte tone of America and have.
It's not good and I want better for my kids, and my family.
So what the fuck is wrong with Society? Especially the women who now made excuses for Biden, those same women part of a movement that persecuted men over anything as minor as an ass Grab (now that I have done) which I personally felt was a bit excessive, but maybe I get.
There are times in society we have to pick our battles, and a swat of the hand away, telling someone no, or maybe punching them in the fucking face if it goes to far is all that is needed.
The less lawyers the better, but the less we tolerate appropriate actions, well the better we will all be in the end.
That needs to stand in the voting booth as well.

I read "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" last year, and it was a damned good book pushing the point that there is something wrong with society as it is for such a man to even be elected.
It also made the point that for our highest offices of the land the only requirement people need, is to be of a certain age.
That makes no sense, as a former Government Contractor I had to have back ground checks, I even had to at times produce my Financial records.
In fact, just to contract with the Government you need "Clearence" but Trump a man who pleaded guilty to Money Laundering in 2015, was well somehow Presidential.
It is a great book and worth your time, it also helps to expand this argument where it needs to be, on the mental health of both candidates which I do not believe is up to par in any advanced leadership capacity.

https://www.secondsale.com/i/the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump-27-psychiatrists-and-mental-health-experts-assess-a-president/9781250179456?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzpaMmc3K6QIVchh9Ch30XwNfEAQYAiABEgKnpfD_BwE



https://www.vox.com/explainers/2018/9/27/17909782/brett-kavanaugh-christine-ford-supreme-court-senate-sexual-assault-testimony

http://confirmkavanaugh.com/statements-and-support/letters-and-support/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUOurZIVfI

Did we get Covid Response Wrong? What are solutions to rebuilding, caring and staying safe without burning down America?

It's been a couple of Months since I told my Self Employed Step Brother he was off his rocker for saying we should not shut down and let everything burn.
"But the lives" I said, we have to care for the most vulnerable .
His reply "but Poverty Breeds Disease, Desperation and  then there is more death"
Bah, Bad Christian Reply!
 No ,I am not a Christian, but if you have ever debated me on the subject, you would have found yourself in deep Biblical waters, hell I have learned enough about the Books of Abraham to be  pain in anyone's ass, what they all share is to care for the most vulnerable, something we do not do well at all here in America.
Nevertheless that is not what this is about, this is about what is likely the Worst Pandemic since the  Spanish Flu, and as Numbers go, we are well on track to come close to those numbers.
In the first year, roughly 600k people died from the Spanish Flu , roughly half from secondary infections, which today  are now treatable.
We are at  over 60k KNOWN in a month and a half!
It also is worth mentioning that the vast majority of Americans now have access to safe clean Drinking water, all be it tasting like Chlorine, you can live quite well off of it and we do.
Keep in mind  your bottled water is almost all just filtered water, and Chlorine cannot be completely taken from th e water, so roughly 30 percent of it is still Chlorine, you just no longer taste it.

On with  our story.
So here we are a Month and a half in and here in Montucky we are reopening, was it the right move or wrong?
Now to be fair, I just gone done poo pooing  a very Brilliant Doctor friend who shared an "Alternate"  Video from a Nobel Chemist Named "Micheal Levit" saying we got t his all wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl-sZdfLcEk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0LgNENyuJqKdwvnI9T-BySYE31_by-AwvIZUi19rCTT7h-0EzzgpYGPWg
The  points overall  made in the Video are in my opinion nonsense, the part about comparing the 320 million in Europe to the Paltry death of 100k  is appalling to say the least and if you think about it, makes no sense. He uses the argument that "The year Numbers' assuming we have already went through a twelve month period with this disease, we have not, we are only a few months into this.
He also ignored the  Strokes and  Care associated with survivors.
His point is the flu can kill 100k in a yaer, not sure where he got that from but ok, either way that is still over a year period, and we have vaccine for the flu.
 no I am not some super educated Genius, however using his own numbers, it reeks of  unforging genocide and something that most people have been fortunate to not experience, having  to care for a Terminal Loved one and worse yet, to have them die in your arms.
Having been down that road, I get pretty fucking pissy over the "They are not worthy of living" aspect.
I dealt with lots of Medical Professionals, many of whom were considered the best in their field who were more than willing to not do their job, who lacked Empathy, Compassion and all those other things that make the world go round. During that time I used the Net to Educate myself on my Fathers Condition and made them work for me, nurses too. They almost all fucking hated me, they hated being challenged, and they hated having to give a fuck. they hated having to follow their own rules.
You make them.
More with this later.

Now the Mr Levitt  did bring up a valid point and one that has nagged me since we started all this "how many are dying who are not being treated?
That is the question, how many have died?
Well we have no idea nor do we have an Idea of how many we have set the ball rolling on.
You see people who need Chemo are no longer able to get it, that is a huge problem.
Almost all non emergency care was denied during this time as we prepared for overwhelmed hospitals.
The next problem one my moderately brilliant Step Brother brought up Regarding Poverty is something that needs to be addressed as well.
Here in the US we have a  serious problem with homelessness already,  we do not have a system set up to care for mass unemployment, nor do we have the means, or backbone to care for the most vulnerable as we should
So here is where we are, a system that is overwhelmed and people who cannot get the help they need, so now what?
Well for some of us with more resources, we will be ok, the reset possibly not. Not only that, but in NY it has become glaringly obvious that their homeless problem is a root cause of this virus.
In NY they are stuck like Cattle riding on Public Transportation that is not as clean as it needs to be.
In that transit people  are in constant contact with  Feces, Spit and god knows what else from a uncared for Homeless population.
That population is set to explode as Government assistance either runs out, or Employers are unable to kickstart the Economy again.
Having been Self Employed during the Last Recession and seeing desperate people stopping my Semi Truck in the middle of the road, bagging for work, I know how bad that can get.
So here is where we are, as much as I hate to say it, the Republicans are right, we cannot let America burn down in the process.
Where they are wrong, is the elderly do matter, you all matter.
My father had an  auto immune disease, a simple cold (to which Covid -19 is  a form of) would have killed him.
I managed to keep him safe for that year and half until his problem crept up on him and a non working system, the result of a Medical field not caring for "Someone who has had a good life at 65" as they put it, and a Government influenced by those same people.
Anyhow, it is possible.
Wear your mask, wash  your hands, be careful where you eat as that fast food worker and even restaurant worker is not nearly as clean as you think they are.
When you suspect a Waitress or cook is sick LEAVE! Get up and walk the fuck out.
I have done this for most of my life as I hate being sick, why chance it?
I don't fucking care what they think, or if I even see them again, they are not living my life, nor I theirs.
Food has to be washed and those of you in Government taking this time to read this, you need to do a better job keeping your cities clean.
The Homeless NEED A PLACE TO GO! PERIOD!
Field Hospitals are starting to go up and  that is where those who need the care, need to go who are infected with Covid-19.
We need to  go forward America, we have to do this in a rational way and care all the way for each other.
Poverty does bring diseases, it also brings desperation and of cours crime. If this is allowed to continue, we will see deaths and complications magnified 100 times from staying closed.

One last point,  The Radical Right who is in Charge of America right now wants to burn it down to start all over again, this was their plan for years.
We not only dumped gasoline on everything,, we lit the   match for them.


Btw, be careful with the above Youtube video.
I have a strong distaste for misinformation and the right is a master at it, here is about the "Owner" of that site.
https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/07/can-unherd-gain-moo-mentum.html?fbclid=IwAR0Hg6vjjLl3lj9OgEcmXFLTJYotJUCkY1bhw7EGxcaUa-DJi2HXymvX79s

I am sure that Mr Levitt is a incredible Scientist and we are fortunate to have him at Stanford, I am not impressed with the site to which he was "Interviewed" however.
Perhaps Mr. Levitt, if you're reading this I could get your opinion?

Thank you for your consideration as always.
Please leave your comments.