Telling It Like It Is

THE ENTERPRISE--THREE STORIES, THREE LESSONS, ALL ABOUT FROGS

 

I NEVER WROTE THESE IN THE ENTERPRISE—BUT I TOLD THEM MANY TIMES IN SPEAKING SPOTS.

The lessons are simple, but unforgettable. You may have heard one or all of them. They are relevant because the government is handing out more and more “created money to ease pandemic created hardships.” But a lot of the handouts aren’t aimed at the hardships. They are just handouts. Like dropping money randomly from a plane.

 

“Created money” is money that has not come in from normal tax or other revenues, but is printed (created) by the Federal Reserve with nothing at all backing it. Sooner or later it will create both massive debts someone will need to address—and inflation, where everyone’s money is worth less. (That’s how the "banana republics" in Latin America end up with useless currency, massive inflation and abject poverty.)

 

The other problem with handing out "newly created money" is that it totally destroys the will and willingness to work. If you get $300-$600/week ($7.50-$15,00/hour) plus your regular unemployment and welfare of several hundred dollars per week, why work? Good jobs for low-skilled workers don’t pay that much. You might as well stay home, eat, drink and watch TV or play video games.   Thus the labor shortage, amidst high unemployment.

 

Story No. 1: The Scorpion & the Frog

A Scorpion wanted to get across the pond but can’t swim. He asks the Frog to give him a ride across. The Frog says, “Why should I?” You’ll just sting me and we’ll both die!”  The Scorpion answers, “No, I won’t do that. I’d die too. Trust me.” So the Frog relents and lets the Scorpion climb aboard. Half way across, he stings the Frog and as both are going under, dying, the Frog asks the Scorpion, “Why would you do something so dumb as to sting me. We are both dying now.”  The Scorpion’s answer as he goes under is: “It’s in my nature; that’s what Scorpions do; they sting others.

 

NOTE: These aren't political lessons, but if you take them that way, you are forgiven.

 

Moral: When behavior is ingrained in a creature, it’s virtually impossible to change, even if not changing is fatal.

 

Story No. 2: The Fisherman and the Snake

A Fisherman was fishing in a boat, and felt a tug on his line. He reeled in his catch and found a snake on his hook. In the Snake’s mouth was a small frog—its lunch. Feeling bad for denying the Snake its lunch, the Fisherman removed the hook and threw both the Snake and the frog back into the pond. Soon he felt a couple of stronger tugs on his line. He reeled in his catch and found the Snake again. This time the Snake had two frogs in his mouth.

 

Moral: The behavior rewarded is the behavior repeated.

 

Story No. 3: A riddle:

Q: Three frogs are sitting on a log. One decides to jump off the log. Now how many frogs are sitting on the log?

A: If you said two, that’s wrong. The correct answer is still three. The fact that one frog decided to jump off, doesn’t mean it actually did jump off. 

 

Moral: There is a difference between decision and action. If a decision is made and no action is taken, nothing changes. Change requires action after the decision.

 

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SIMPLE LESSONS BUT DEEP MEANINGS.

Only if you learn from these lessons, will you actually take action and make changes.  People who have reached adulthood, seldom change very much. Some believe that after their teen years they don’t change, but I think it’s somewhere after they’ve entered the world of work as an adult. Like the Scorpion, their behavior becomes ingrained in their nature. Then denial sets in and every bad incident becomes "someone else’s fault" (like the frog for being trusting). The bonus column, while decades old, identifies a few types of  “problem people” discovered over years of experience. 

 

Most people are basically good. Few of them purposely do the wrong things, and then, it’s usually driven by insecurity or past painful outcomes. A small percentage (1-5%?) aren’t “good,” with deeply ingrained negative motives and behaviors, and those people hurt everyone else. I call it “poisoning the well” —from which everyone drinks. (The “problem people" identified in the Bonus Column, may—or may not—be fixable, depending on what their underlying motivations are.)

 

Consider your decisions carefully. Once you have decided, take action. Don’t hesitate. Get rid of them. Waiting makes the problem worse, not better. It’s not mean-spirited to fire them. By removing one “bad actor” you do a big favor the the 20, 50, or more, good people. Maybe the ‘bad actor" will find somewhere else where they fit better. Or worse, maybe they’ll find more “wells to poison.” (In today’s conflicted world, this message applies to “bad cops,” "bad clergy,” and anyone else who "poisons the well' over and over.)

 

Now you know what to do. What are you waiting for?

 

Best, JOHN

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BONUS COLUMN

Four kinds of problem people  ©John Mariotti 2004

In the age of the Internet, the computer, and the most exciting advances in information and telecommunications technology in history, there seem to be few limits to what networked microprocessors can do to help humans and businesses. Yet, despite all this technology, things still go wrong. Why? Because people get in the way. Either consciously or unconsciously, people sabotage systems and thwart progress. Here are four kinds of problem people to watch out for:

1. The over-promise and under-deliver type--This person wants to please you, knowing that what you are asking for is important and needs to be done. So he or she says, "Yes" to every request, agreeing to do more than is possible. These people may not realize that they lack the time, energy, resources, or knowhow to make it all happen. So what gets done is late, and a lot of things never get done. Their credibility suffers, along with their relationships with all of the recipients of their broken promises. Apologies are followed by new promises that also end up broken, despite the best of intentions.

Favorite line: "I'm sorry. I sure intended to get that done for you" and "I'll do better next time."

2. The not-invented-here (NIH) type--This individual understands that there are many different ways to accomplish things. But he or she often refuses to accept proposed solutions that were not created in his or her mind, group, department, etc. This is frequently an experienced person who has seen and done a lot of things--including some that did not turn out well because "someone else" created problems. As NIH types see it, there is a right way (theirs) to do things and all the other (wrong) ways. Active NIH people openly tell others why alternative approaches won't work, while passive ones work "underground," quietly resisting, ignoring, or sabotaging others' ideas. Operating mysteriously in the background, the passives are the worst of the lot.

Favorite line: "We tried that before and it didn't work" and "I know, I told 'them' about that months ago!"

3. The information hoarder--This person is a human "black hole, "sucking in information from various systems, subordinates, and peers—but sharing it only when it is to his or her advantage. Never caught without an answer, but always protective of their sources, these people regard their hoarded information as a source of power. Even their bosses have to dig hard to uncover important information that they've squirreled away. Peers get information only when they have something to give in return, or when it boosts the hoarder's reputation as a fountain of knowledge. Indispensable in a micro sense and disruptive in the larger scheme, the Internet and e-mail are slowly wiping out this species. But many of them still exist.

Favorite line: "Didn't you get that? I was sure I sent that information to you!"

4. The "no bad news" carrier--This type can put a favorable spin on any impending disaster. They just hate to give the boss bad news. They even hate to give peers or subordinates bad news. Fearful that delivering distressing reports somehow will reflect badly on them, they bury the worst of situations under a veil of minor good news. Or they just clam up, letting the bad news seep out elsewhere like an insidious oil slick. Even with strong encouragement to "tell it like it is," they will dress things up, making the situation seem better than it really is. The result is that remedial action is delayed, safety nets and alternative plans are not prepared, and others are blithely led down the road to failure—smiling to the bitter end.

Favorite lines: "I've got some good news and some bad news. Let me tell you the good news first" or "Gee, I thought I told you about that."

Certainly, in the world of business and management, you'll find many other types of saboteurs as well. Some mean well. Others are malicious. But all can cause untold damage. Beware!

 

 

THE ENTERPRISE—IS BACK FOR A NEW YEAR AS THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE—HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

INTRODUCTION:

PLEASE RESPOND (VIA EMAIL) WHEN YOU SEE THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE
I’ll send the first edition to you (twice), so you don’t miss it, and have a chance to respond.

I appreciate any feedback, especially if you find THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE interesting, informative and useful.

AFTER THE POLITICAL TURMOIL HAS SETTLED, I’M BACKING OFF POLITICAL ISSUES.
In fact, I intend to avoid the "political turmoil" as much as possible and take THE ENTERPRISE in a whole new direction..

WHAT IS THE NEW DIRECTION? I’M CALLING IT “THE LIFE OF BUSINESS AND THE BUSINESS OF LIFE."

Many people don’t know I did a one-hour radio show on the North American Broadcasting Network, (Two powerful stations Phoenix AZ and Providence RI). My show was titled The Life of Business and the Business of Life. Before that I had been writing bi-weekly columns for IndustryWeek, Forbes.com, FortuneSmallBusiness.com, the American Management Association, Management Centre Europe, Executive Excellence and more…  In fact, when I went back to find all of the ones I wrote, between 1995 and 2015, I found over 300 columns, articles, blog posts, and several (as yet unpublished) books and mini-books.

 

In 1995, John Brandt, the Editor in Chief of IndustryWeek gave me the first break, when he invited me to submit a few “ Management” Columns for IndustryWeek. I did and he decided to use them.  I’m going to share several of those—and many others—with you over the next few weeks/months, here in THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE. 

 

PS: FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT

Please tell me if you like them, find them useful, entertaining or informative—OR NOT!  YES (LIKE THEM) or NO (DON’T)?

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It’s Christmas Day 2020, following a year of unprecedented turmoil, suffering and death, and yet, humanity continues on living, struggling, succeeding (sometimes) and failing (sometimes) only to try again and again. 

 

 I hope these two columns will be a Christmas Gift to all of you.

 

The pandemic simply emphasized how much life and work might be different.  This 20 year old Column speaks to the “ burning” question we all have: What do I want to do, now that I’m grown up—and will I be able to do that?

Have you seen your “burning bush?”

©2001 John Mariotti

It seems a lot of people are searching for “what they want to do when they grow up”.  This is especially true when the aging baby boomers reach that age where retirement is premature, but the life of “corporate slavery” is no longer an attractive one.

 What are they to do?  What should they do?  Where, how, why?  These questions, which once plagued only the youth who were embarking on a career are being posed by 50 and 60-year olds.  The 50-60 year old people have already worked 30 years or more, and may have amassed enough wealth to retire—at least until the stock market plummeted.

But, many people who are 50-60 are still too vital, too healthy and too mentally active to “retire” in the old-fashioned sense.  Retirement (with a pension) is a product of the industrial age, when people were used hard and tired out.  After 30+ years of old-style factory work, the human body (and maybe spirit, too) is tired, and more years of physically demanding work is not attractive.

The new baby boomer group is not so worn out.  They may be turned off, as a result of repeated re-engineering, downsizing, transfers, layoffs, and corporate mistreatment.  They are neither ready nor able to retire comfortably.  Even if they have the money, so much of their self-worth and identity is tied to what they were in their careers, that leaving it is traumatic.

These people, and an increasing number in their 30’s and 40’s need to find their “burning bush”.  The burning bush metaphor is a biblical one, in which God conveyed His mission intended for Moses—to lead his people to the Promised Land.  When people in all walks off life consider what they really want to do, they are figuratively hoping to see their burning bush.

Try this.  Sit down in a quiet place with no interruptions and think about what you are (or were) really good at—and what you really enjoyed doing most in your entire work life.  Write down a few things and then reflect on them—asking why you were so good at those things.  What talent did you have?  What passion did you have?  What made you so successful at the things you were good at?

How did I jump to the conclusion that you were successful at these things?  Because it is almost always true.  Nearly everyone is best at doing the things they love most.  Now think about how and where you start doing that again, preferably for pay—but even if not for pay, just for the fulfillment. 

Retirement is supposed to be about recreation and happiness.  What makes a person happier than doing something they love?  The word recreation is really two words: re—creation.  Being created all over again. 

The only way you will find your burning bush is to think about it and look for it.  When you have, work will be fun, and fun will be what you do for both money and happiness—not either-or. Find your burning bush and learn what God’s path, and your own is intended to be.

Start today and don’t quit until you find it.  Just like in the bible—it will keep burning until you do. 

Once you’ve considered what you want to be and do, it’s incredibly important to make sure it’s something you will find meaningful and rewarding—both financially and psychologically. Life is too short for work to NOT be enjoyable and satisfying. Find the answer to the question: do you work to live or live to work. (Clue: Both!)

Management's Search for Meaning

©John Mariotti 2000.

In 1946, Victor Frankl wrote his moving book, Man's Search for Meaning, in which he reflected on life in a concentration camp. The most memorable part of the book is his commentary on what "kept people going." Each torturous day--in unbearable conditions, facing unspeakable cruelty and the specter of death as a near certainty--these people clung to life, sanity, and hope.

This may seem a strange beginning to a column on management; but it suggests a parallel in the daily struggle for meaning that afflicts many middle managers, more than a few executives, and their families. Each morning they rise and go through the ritual of getting ready for work, then juggle the pressures of family, household duties, and their jobs.

Electronic communications has now made it possible for our workdays to extend--or perhaps I should say, “intrude”--into our home lives. Pagers, cell phones, email, the internet, voice mail, and even answering machines--which keep us more in touch and more productive than ever--also form a cruel coalition to steal precious moments from the time in which we struggle to be husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, neighbors, part of the community or church, and last, but certainly not least, individuals.

We can hardly ignore or block out their insistent chirp, vibration, and simple omnipresence. What if the next message is an important one? How can you know unless you check? “It'll only take a minute,” you tell yourself. But that minute becomes five or ten; and after taking time to send answers, suddenly an hour has slipped away.

The children are ready for bed, the trash needs to be taken out, the laundry hamper is overflowing, and dirty dishes adorn the kitchen counter in testimony to a hastily eaten and thrice-interrupted dinner. Today’s pile of reading material lies untouched and spilling over those from yesterday and the day before. Each day it grows like a relentless organism, casting a pall of guilt if not dutifully shuffled through. Throwing some out is the only sensible thing to do--but which ones? The material you discard unread will certainly contain the information the boss refers to at the next staff meeting, where peers will nod knowingly and comment while you struggle mutely to look knowledgeable.

Is this what life in management has become? Somehow the parties at the country club, golf on Saturdays, the camaraderie of the occasional fishing trip, and family picnics on sunny Sundays after church never seem to happen. All of our energy is consumed by things that "have to be done,” from the 7 a.m. commute to the 7 p.m. return (on the good days) to the six hours spent at the office on what used to be short Saturday morning drop-ins. In addition, there is the email check each evening for messages from the West Coast or Asian offices, and an occasional pager call in an emergency. Work alone now occupies over 80 hours a week for most managers. Fatigue is a near-chronic condition. Laughter around the house is rare.

Life has to have meaning, but it is hard to discern when things are like this. At work, we talk about priorities, but what about at home? What about family? What about you? When do you get a little time of your own? What keeps you going? For Victor Frankl and his fellow concentration camp inmates, it was the hope of survival and life after the suffering. What sustains you?

Work is meant to be the means to earn sustenance, so life can be more pleasant. Work is meant to be a rewarding experience in which we gain fulfillment, a sense of achievement, and some recognition. But children grow up only once. Miss it and there is no recovery--no "undo" button.

Finding the meaning in life requires balancing the conflicting demands on our time, attention, and the emotional energy that makes us each special. I have struggled with this balance in my own life for over half a century--and I still do each day.

If this column does no more than cause you to interrupt the mindless drill momentarily to reflect and rebalance your life for a short while, to search for and find meaning again, it will have served its purpose.

 

Please email: [email protected] with your feedback. 3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Interesting                    3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Useful                          3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Worth Forwarding       YES           NO

I hope you enjoyed these first two messages of “timeless truths” from the past.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year—Stay well, and God bless you and yours.

 John

THE ENTERPRISE—IS BACK FOR A NEW YEAR AS THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE—HAPPY HOLIDAYS

INTRODUCTION:

PLEASE RESPOND (VIA EMAIL) WHEN YOU SEE THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE
I’ll send the first edition to you (twice), so you don’t miss it, and have a chance to respond.

I appreciate any feedback, especially if you find THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE interesting, informative and useful.

AFTER THE POLITICAL TURMOIL HAS SETTLED, I’M BACKING OFF POLITICAL ISSUES.
In fact, I intend to avoid the "political turmoil" as much as possible and take THE ENTERPRISE in a whole new direction..

WHAT IS THE NEW DIRECTION? I’M CALLING IT “THE LIFE OF BUSINESS AND THE BUSINESS OF LIFE."

Many people don’t know I did a one-hour radio show on the North American Broadcasting Network, (Two powerful stations Phoenix AZ and Providence RI). My show was titled The Life of Business and the Business of Life. Before that I had been writing bi-weekly columns for IndustryWeek, Forbes.com, FortuneSmallBusiness.com, the American Management Association, Management Centre Europe, Executive Excellence and more…  In fact, when I went back to find all of the ones I wrote, between 1995 and 2015, I found over 300 columns, articles, blog posts, and several (as yet unpublished) books and mini-books.

 

In 1995, John Brandt, the Editor in Chief of IndustryWeek gave me the first break, when he invited me to submit a few “ Management” Columns for IndustryWeek. I did and he decided to use them.  I’m going to share several of those—and many others—with you over the next few weeks/months, here in THE (NEW) ENTERPRISE. 

 

PS: FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT

Please tell me if you like them, find them useful, entertaining or informative—OR NOT!  YES (LIKE THEM) or NO (DON’T)?

Also please tell me if I should continue sending them to you.—YES or NO?

=============================

 

It’s Christmas Day 2020, following a year of unprecedented turmoil, suffering and death, and yet, humanity continues on living, struggling, succeeding (sometimes) and failing (sometimes) only to try again and again. 

 

 I hope these two columns will be a Christmas Gift to all of you.

 

The pandemic simply emphasized how much life and work might be different.  This 20 year old Column speaks to the “ burning” question we all have: What do I want to do, now that I’m grown up—and will I be able to do that?

Have you seen your “burning bush?”

©2001 John Mariotti

It seems a lot of people are searching for “what they want to do when they grow up”.  This is especially true when the aging baby boomers reach that age where retirement is premature, but the life of “corporate slavery” is no longer an attractive one.

 What are they to do?  What should they do?  Where, how, why?  These questions, which once plagued only the youth who were embarking on a career are being posed by 50 and 60-year olds.  The 50-60 year old people have already worked 30 years or more, and may have amassed enough wealth to retire—at least until the stock market plummeted.

But, many people who are 50-60 are still too vital, too healthy and too mentally active to “retire” in the old-fashioned sense.  Retirement (with a pension) is a product of the industrial age, when people were used hard and tired out.  After 30+ years of old-style factory work, the human body (and maybe spirit, too) is tired, and more years of physically demanding work is not attractive.

The new baby boomer group is not so worn out.  They may be turned off, as a result of repeated re-engineering, downsizing, transfers, layoffs, and corporate mistreatment.  They are neither ready nor able to retire comfortably.  Even if they have the money, so much of their self-worth and identity is tied to what they were in their careers, that leaving it is traumatic.

These people, and an increasing number in their 30’s and 40’s need to find their “burning bush”.  The burning bush metaphor is a biblical one, in which God conveyed His mission intended for Moses—to lead his people to the Promised Land.  When people in all walks off life consider what they really want to do, they are figuratively hoping to see their burning bush.

Try this.  Sit down in a quiet place with no interruptions and think about what you are (or were) really good at—and what you really enjoyed doing most in your entire work life.  Write down a few things and then reflect on them—asking why you were so good at those things.  What talent did you have?  What passion did you have?  What made you so successful at the things you were good at?

How did I jump to the conclusion that you were successful at these things?  Because it is almost always true.  Nearly everyone is best at doing the things they love most.  Now think about how and where you start doing that again, preferably for pay—but even if not for pay, just for the fulfillment. 

Retirement is supposed to be about recreation and happiness.  What makes a person happier than doing something they love?  The word recreation is really two words: re—creation.  Being created all over again. 

The only way you will find your burning bush is to think about it and look for it.  When you have, work will be fun, and fun will be what you do for both money and happiness—not either-or. Find your burning bush and learn what God’s path, and your own is intended to be.

Start today and don’t quit until you find it.  Just like in the bible—it will keep burning until you do. 

Once you’ve considered what you want to be and do, it’s incredibly important to make sure it’s something you will find meaningful and rewarding—both financially and psychologically. Life is too short for work to NOT be enjoyable and satisfying. Find the answer to the question: do you work to live or live to work. (Clue: Both!)

Management's Search for Meaning

©John Mariotti 2000.

In 1946, Victor Frankl wrote his moving book, Man's Search for Meaning, in which he reflected on life in a concentration camp. The most memorable part of the book is his commentary on what "kept people going." Each torturous day--in unbearable conditions, facing unspeakable cruelty and the specter of death as a near certainty--these people clung to life, sanity, and hope.

This may seem a strange beginning to a column on management; but it suggests a parallel in the daily struggle for meaning that afflicts many middle managers, more than a few executives, and their families. Each morning they rise and go through the ritual of getting ready for work, then juggle the pressures of family, household duties, and their jobs.

Electronic communications has now made it possible for our workdays to extend--or perhaps I should say, “intrude”--into our home lives. Pagers, cell phones, email, the internet, voice mail, and even answering machines--which keep us more in touch and more productive than ever--also form a cruel coalition to steal precious moments from the time in which we struggle to be husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, neighbors, part of the community or church, and last, but certainly not least, individuals.

We can hardly ignore or block out their insistent chirp, vibration, and simple omnipresence. What if the next message is an important one? How can you know unless you check? “It'll only take a minute,” you tell yourself. But that minute becomes five or ten; and after taking time to send answers, suddenly an hour has slipped away.

The children are ready for bed, the trash needs to be taken out, the laundry hamper is overflowing, and dirty dishes adorn the kitchen counter in testimony to a hastily eaten and thrice-interrupted dinner. Today’s pile of reading material lies untouched and spilling over those from yesterday and the day before. Each day it grows like a relentless organism, casting a pall of guilt if not dutifully shuffled through. Throwing some out is the only sensible thing to do--but which ones? The material you discard unread will certainly contain the information the boss refers to at the next staff meeting, where peers will nod knowingly and comment while you struggle mutely to look knowledgeable.

Is this what life in management has become? Somehow the parties at the country club, golf on Saturdays, the camaraderie of the occasional fishing trip, and family picnics on sunny Sundays after church never seem to happen. All of our energy is consumed by things that "have to be done,” from the 7 a.m. commute to the 7 p.m. return (on the good days) to the six hours spent at the office on what used to be short Saturday morning drop-ins. In addition, there is the email check each evening for messages from the West Coast or Asian offices, and an occasional pager call in an emergency. Work alone now occupies over 80 hours a week for most managers. Fatigue is a near-chronic condition. Laughter around the house is rare.

Life has to have meaning, but it is hard to discern when things are like this. At work, we talk about priorities, but what about at home? What about family? What about you? When do you get a little time of your own? What keeps you going? For Victor Frankl and his fellow concentration camp inmates, it was the hope of survival and life after the suffering. What sustains you?

Work is meant to be the means to earn sustenance, so life can be more pleasant. Work is meant to be a rewarding experience in which we gain fulfillment, a sense of achievement, and some recognition. But children grow up only once. Miss it and there is no recovery--no "undo" button.

Finding the meaning in life requires balancing the conflicting demands on our time, attention, and the emotional energy that makes us each special. I have struggled with this balance in my own life for over half a century--and I still do each day.

If this column does no more than cause you to interrupt the mindless drill momentarily to reflect and rebalance your life for a short while, to search for and find meaning again, it will have served its purpose.

 

Please email: [email protected] with your feedback. 3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Interesting                    3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Useful                          3=Good, 2=OK, 1=Not So Good

Worth Forwarding       YES           NO

I hope you enjoyed these first two messages of “timeless truths” from the past.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year—Stay well, and God bless you and yours.

 John

 

 

 

 

 

THE ENTERPRISE--ANYONE EVEN THINKING ABOUT VOTING FOR JOE BIDEN—MUST WATCH THESE VIDEOS

THE ENTERPRISE--ANYONE EVEN THINKING ABOUT VOTING FOR JOE BIDEN—MUST WATCH THESE VIDEOS

 

I have tried to describe and/or show the flaws in Joe Biden (and his Manifesto for America) logically and factually. Some people have a deep dislike for Donald Trump—but I urge you to help them look past that,  to the masssive flaws in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.  BIden’s flaws are FAR MORE disqualifying than anything you have heard (true or not) about Trump.

 

The most stunning example of Biden’s total failure to grasp what he’s even saying (without the aid of a Teleprompter) is in this video. You are probably aware of who Bill O’Reilly is…and whether you like him or not isn’t the point. 

It’s that Biden’s complete statement at this press conference in Michigan was total gibberish—Total!

Watch and form your own opinions.

 

Download O'Reilly on Biden Gibberish

 

You saw Harris condescending demeanor in the debate with VP Pence—instead of an answer; change the subject; slam Trump and totally refuse to answer even the most repeated direct questions. She also totally misstated her "Abe Lincoln story," and in answer to another question—switched to a “lecture" on an entirely different subject—ending with a slam on Trump.

 

When they are accusing a sitting president of everything that is wrong with the USA and the world, they never provide any factual evidence. It’s easy to blame someone. It’s hard to back it up. It’s even harder to defend why they are correct. They can’t!

 

Worse yet, their contempt for voters is shown by their unwillingness to answer any questions about their plans.  The detailed Manifesto compiled mostly by Bernie Sanders Socialist staff, is down right frightening.  BUT don’t worry, because Biden says that isn’t the “Biden Plan, “ but he won’t say what the Biden Plan is…at all.

 

Now for an piece thanks to Australian Sky news, (who may be one of the last English speaking news channels that actually speaks the truth.) This runs 4 minutes. (Stop it or you’ll get dumped into other YouTube broadcasts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLMgV7OCF9o

(If you want to see what honest news reports on Biden, go to YouTube and search for the Australian SkyTV videos.)

 

Finally, when Joe says he won’t lie to you—he is telling the biggest lie of all. A single example of the physical impossibility of the Democrats Climate Change plans, to eliminate fossil fuels entirely over the next 1-1/2 decade, is based on naive speculation of highly unqualified politicians like Bernie Sanders, and AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) and their  Green New Deal. 

See why in this 5 minute video.

https://www.prageru.com/video/whats-wrong-with-wind-and-solar/

Mission impossible might be a better name for the Democrats climate plan.

 

OK…That’s enough.

Please vote for TRUMP and any Republican Senator or Representative on your ballot.

JOHN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ENTERPRISE—Special Pre-Election Edition: Everything Joe Biden says in ads & speeches is a Lie—or a gross misstatement (Lie). He can't be believed!

1) Before you believe the nonsense being shoveled your way by Sleepy Joe Biden, Crazy Bernie Sanders and a host of naive political voices like AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, NY), consider some facts — described in the articles and links below. These politicians tell us they will have the US eliminate fossil fuels over the next few decades.  They LIE—but that’s what they say is their plan to save the country from climate change and it’s frightening consequences It will actually do more damage in countless other areas. Watch and listen (unmute) to this short MUST SEE video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqppRC37OgI

 

2) Biden is telling everyone he won’t LIE to them.  That’s the biggest LIE of all—it’s the Platform Manifesto of the Democrats. 

Download The Biden-Sanders Manifesto - WSJ

 

3) This misguided energy policy is just one BIG example of a huge Biden LIE, based on the dangerous foolishness of so many liberal Democrats—spouting solutions that don’t solve anything—AND they will make things much worse!  Sure, it sounds great; idealistic; and use renewable energy to save the country from climate change. Except for a few inconvenient facts. IT WON’T WORK! Not even close. (Nuclear Energy might…but that’s another story entirely.)

 

4) On filling the Supreme Court vacancy, Joe Biden had a different opinion as recently as 2016. He will LIE now and tell you he didn’t, but read this brief report:

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-in-2016-president-has-constitutional-duty-to-fill-vacant-supreme-court-seat

 

5) In fact, putting Sleepy Joe and his Democrat radicals in control of the country will have huge negative consequences in so many areas. Did he LIE? Hell, yes. Did he even know he was LYING? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, because down deep he’s clueless on what the truth really is. It’s whatever he reads off the Teleprompter lately! His act of great intensity and sensitivity is just that—an ACT!

Download Joe Biden Papers Would Political Flip-Flops on Notable Policy Stances | National Review

 

6) Biden and the Dems want to run America. Bad idea! Democrats have run most of America’s largest failed cities for years. How has that worked out? 

—These are the same cities that are so deeply in debt, they want the Federal government to bail them out, so they can go in wasting more money.  

—These are the same cities where demonstrations turned violent and lawless, and rioters looted and destroyed countless businesses, while Biden looked on passively.

—These are the same cities where Biden’s party’s leaders—mayors or governors—allowed (or ignored) the lawlessness, while the chants of “De-Fund the Police” rang out! 

Download Why Do Democrats Defend Disorder? - WSJ

 

7) Is this a party who we can trust to run the entire USA? Compare how Obama-Biden did for 8 years to how Trump did in a little over 3 years.

Download Voters’ Choice: Growth or Stagnation - WSJ

 

8) Finally, there are Biden’s ridiculous claims that the President caused the deaths of those who died from Covid. Biden ridiculed President Trump when he shut down travel to/from China...very early...and then Europe. Biden completely ignores that 40% of Covid deaths were in Nursing homes, a majority of them in Democrat led states like NY, NJ, CA, IL, etc. 

Download The Left’s Covid Memory Hole - WSJ

 

9) These are just a few factual instances that illustrate how badly Joe Biden and the Democrats, if elected, would harm America. Don’t believe mainstream media propaganda. The evidence of how biased that coverage is, comes from 90% of the negative President Trump stories/articles and little or no coverage of positive accomplishments like recent Middle East agreements—or even Trump’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize.

criticized

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/495927-in-the-age-of-trump-media-bias-comes-into-the-spotlight

 

10. THE ELECTION IS ONLY 6 WEEKS AWAY.  

THE CHOICE IS STARK. THE FUTURE OF AMERICA AND ALL AMERICANS IS AT STAKE: 

 

FREEDOM, GROWTH AND PROSPERITY WITH LAW & ORDER, (TRUMP)——VOTE FOR TRUMP

OR 

HUGE TAX INCREASES, SLOW GROWTH/DECLINE, AND LESS FREEDOM, WITH LAWLESSNESS (BIDEN)——VOTE AGAINST BIDEN

 

JOHN

 

 

THE ENTERPRISE— IF THEY ARE SO SURE HOW TO DO IT NOW, WHY DIDN’T BIDEN & OBAMA FIX THINGS DURING THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE, WHEN THEY HELD BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS…

The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

 

(This edition might be valuable to your Democrat, or Independent, friends.)

 

THE ENTERPRISE— IF THEY ARE SO SURE HOW TO DO IT NOW, WHY DIDN’T BIDEN & OBAMA FIX THINGS DURING THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE, WHEN THEY HELD BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS…

 

I am picturing a clear crisp day in November, not likely the day after the polls close—more likely a week or two or three later, when all the legitimate (and illegitimate) ballots dribble in—and after thousands of fraudulent ballots are thrown out, and thousands more ballots are contested by both parties—FINALLY A WINNER IS NAMED. A new President of the United States of America. Who will it be???

 

Whether Donald Trump is re-elected to continue his remarkable Accomplishments (see the list in document below) OR…whether Joe Biden is elected to dismantle, overturn, and/or reverse most of Trump's accomplishments....We cannot know—for now.

 

What we can know is that the sun will rise that morning and America will still exist. Life will go on, no matter how difficult it will be with Covid-19 (and NOT President Trump) causing untold deaths (175,000), with the BLM and ANTIFA led demonstrations, looting and riots; and with the after-effects of job losses, companies ruined, suffering and lives lost due to the shutdowns. (We will still be awaiting treatments and vaccines, in hopes of slowing the spread of Covid-19.)

 

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The one overarching question on that morning, and every morning thereafter, is :

“With this new president, will America of 2021 be headed upward & forward (w/Trump) to a better future—or backward & downward (w/Biden) to a worse one. 

 

AND...will you have done everything possible to assure that your vote, and the votes of everyone you know, will have been cast for the candidate who will help move America …upward & forward or …downward & backward?

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JOE BIDEN WAS NOMINATED AS THE DEMOCRAT’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THIS WEEK. DONALD TRUMP WILL BE NOMINATED FOR RE-ELECTION  NEXT WEEK. Biden supposedly leads Trump in "national polls” (of all people?) by a wide, but shrinking margin. Many recent reports show those leads shrinking fast. These polls can deceive prospective voters, by over-sampling Democrats, and/or failing to sample registered, likely voters (the voters who matter)—which show a very different picture. 

 

Whatever the truth, polls are just mathematical guesses based on small samples 700-1500+/- with high margin of error 3-6%. 

AS THE DEMOCRATS CLOSE THEIR VIRTUAL CONVENTION AFTER A PARADE OF SPEAKERS TOUTING THEIR BIG NEW PLANS (@ BIG new $$$ costs to us, as tax payers). Joe Biden READ his best speech in recent history.

 (And he didn’t lose his place more than a time or two. And he didn’t plagiarize it from someone else—probably)

 

The following material might raise a few eyebrows. Barack Obama speaks among long list of women—Pelosi, Clinton, Warren, & Harris—to name a few… 

 

HE WILL ATTACK DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE HIS DEMOCRATS HAVE NO VIABLE PLAN TO FIX ANYTHING, SO THEY WILL SIMPLY RUN AGAINST TRUMP. OBAMA SURELY NOT REPEAT PUBLICLY TONIGHT, WHAT HE SAID PRIVATELY IN THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST. 

READ THE ARTICLES AND QUOTES.

FROM: Business Insider— Click on the Link to see the actual article..

https://www.businessinsider.com/obama-privately-voiced-concerns-joe-biden-could-f-things-up-2020-8

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Barack Obama has privately voiced concerns that Joe Biden could 'f--- things up,' according to a report.

(Business Insider)

Barack Obama has privately voiced concern about Joe Biden's electoral prospects, according to a report.

According to Politico, Obama told another Democrat during the 2020 primary campaign: "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f--- things up.”

The report claims there are tensions between the Biden and Obama camps over the former President's perceived lack of support for his former Vice President in the presidential run.

 

Barack Obama has privately voiced doubts about the ability of Joe Biden, his former Vice President, to beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election, according to a report.  According to Politico, Obama told an unnamed Democrat during the 2020 primary campaign, in which he declined to endorse any candidate: "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f--k things up."

 

Obama has now backed Biden in the race to the November election against President Trump but is said privately to be concerned that Biden does not have an intimate connection with the electorate. "And you know who really doesn't have it? Joe Biden," Obama told another Democratic Party candidate during the primary run, according to Politico, hitting out at his former Vice President's lack of an intimate bond with the Iowa electorate.

 

There reportedly have been tensions between the Biden and Obama camps over the former President's failure to back Biden's White House bid strongly enough, which date from 2016 when Obama backed Hillary Clinton over Biden as his successor as 2016. This year, Biden was said to have chastised Obama to colleagues for failing to "lift a finger" to help him win the South Carolina primary, complaining that he had to win the support of black voters on his own. "[Biden] did feel that he needed to go out and earn it himself, as opposed to having people see it as an extension of a third Obama term or having it be any kind of referendum directly on Obama," said Anita Dunn, a Biden adviser said, in comments reported by the Daily Mail.

 

Obama's support this year for Biden's presidential run was markedly qualified. "I believe Joe has all of the qualities we need in a president right now … and I know he will surround himself with good people," he said. It contrasted with Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton in 2016 when he said: "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”

 

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AFTER THE NOMINEE, BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA TELL US THEIR GRAND PLANS FOR FIX EVERYTHING (THEY SAY) TRUMP FOULED UP…. 

ANSWER THIS: If Barack Obama and Joe Biden know with such certainty how to fix America’s problems and Trump’s mistakes...
—WHY DIDN’T THEY DO IT DURING THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE, PART OF WHICH HELD BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.

 

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TRUMP HAS A STUNNING LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR A PRESIDENT’S FIRST TERM, (WHILE UNDER ATTACK FROM ALL DIRECTIONS)

The list below raises a question: When the American voters can reelect a president who accomplished all this in 3-1/2 years, why on earth would they even consider electing Joe Biden, (A VP whose competence worried Barack Obama, such that Biden was not even chosen as his successor.

Download Trump Accomplishments 2016-1H-2020

Until Coronavirus sent to the US from China, forcing the shutdowns, suffering and deaths,  the US economy under Trump was doing great—as were most Americans. Just look again at the list of what Trump has accomplished in his first term. Now it’s time to rejuvenate America, get the virus under medical control and move forward—upward and onward, (not downward and backward.)

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More Questions to consider:

OPINION | COMMENTARY  Why Do Democrats Defend Disorder?  My party always stood for principled dissent, not lawless chaos., By Ted Van Dyk, July 26, 2020 2:12 pm ET

Democrats’ response to the continuing round of urban disturbances makes one think that, yet again, they will snatch electoral defeat from the jaws of victory.

After President Trump’s dispatch of federal officers to protect federal facilities in Portland, Ore., some Democratic politicians characterized the officers as “storm troopers” or “secret agents” bent on sending “peaceful protesters” to concentration camps. I watched attacks on the Portland federal building on television as they were happening. The officers were uniformed and clearly identified. The perpetrators weren’t peaceful protesters but black-clad thugs using hammers and baseball bats to damage the building. Others attempted to set fire to it.

Local and state officials objected to the federal presence, saying it “made things worse” in the city. On the same evening, a group in Seattle paraded to a police precinct headquarters, breaking shop windows along the way. Several officers were injured. In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to evict occupiers from City Hall Plaza.

Meantime, violent crime is on the rise in cities around the country. Chicago has been experiencing a murder plague visited on mostly minority residents over many months. It seems incredible that elected Democrats are supporting initiatives to defund the police, releasing prisoners from local jails, and even removing law-enforcement officers from schools.

Democrats should forget President Trump for a second. The current round of violence isn’t being undertaken by civil-justice or other reformers but by radicals using Jacobin street-violence tactics. The idea is to provoke confrontation and violence with constituted authority so as to discredit it, counting on a few gullible local residents to see police as oppressors. The pretense of peaceful protest is rapidly disappearing. Deaths, serious injuries, arson, public and private property damage, and economic dislocation have resulted. The longer this continues, the greater demand to see it stopped will grow among wage-earning families, small-business people, homeowners, taxpayers and voters. Families of public safety and emergency personnel already have been alienated.

Any president dating back to Franklin D. Roosevelt would have taken action under these circumstances. First, there would be denunciation of the violence. Then the president would ask local officials if they needed federal help. If the answer was yes, it would be sent immediately. If the answer was no but disorder continued, the president would no doubt dispatch officers to protect federal buildings and otherwise restore order as authorized by the Constitution. He would know that the country at large looked to the president as the ultimate guarantor of public safety.

I can’t imagine Joe Biden, as vice president or a senator, hesitating to denounce lawlessness. Nor can I imagine past congressional, state and local leaders condoning such destruction. Democrats have always supported dissent, not disorder. Many of Mr. Trump’s policies deserve criticism, but this isn’t one of them. Democrats are presenting a pro-chaos caricature of themselves, which will discredit them with the public if they maintain it. Especially at the local level, elected officials must recognize that a majority of Americans want to live normal lives without threat of violence or harm.

Mr. Van Dyk was active in Democratic national policy and politics for 40 years. He is author of “Heroes, Hacks and Fools” (University of Washington Press, 2007).  Copyright © 2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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FINALLY—AN ANONYMOUS PIECE FROM A CORRESPONDENT
I tried to backtrack and see where this came from, to no avail. It’s all over the place but without a source.

.    The Rowboat Comes For You...Very Interesting way to look at things.

This may be the best and most honest political promotion statement you will ever read.  It decidedly does not brush objections aside.   

You hate Biden ?  READ it.  You hate Trump?  READ it.  You think there's no choice?  READ it.  And, read it with your grown-up hat on.   

We've all been dealt huge responsibility with this election.  The first step toward accepting responsibility is... accepting it, and the first step toward accepting it... is recognizing it.   

READ THIS ALL.  Read every single word.  It'll take you about three minutes.  Be sure to read to the end (take a few minutes and read all of it!) 

Are you sickened and despondent with the current campaign and upcoming presidential election? 
I consider myself a conservative and do truly believe our country is at a political/economic/moral/ social crossroads. 

 

I need to let you know I could/would never vote for Joe Biden to lead this country.  To me, he represents everything that is wrong with our current political structure.  On the flip side, I look and listen to Donald Trump and I cringe at every rude, insulting comment he makes. If you find yourself in a similar state of mind, please read the following article:
 
A Message For Christians About Donald Trump
 
Here's a famous joke about God and how he talks to us. 
"A deeply faithful Christian man is stuck on roof at home with massive flooding up to the 2nd floor. Rowboat comes. He says "No, I'm waiting for God. I prayed and I know he's coming."  2nd Rowboat. "No, I'm waiting for God." 3rd Rowboat. "No, I'm waiting for God."
Water rises. The man drowns. Now he's meeting God in heaven. The religious man says, "Where were you God? I prayed. I was faithful. I asked you to save me. Why would you abandon me?"
God says, "Hey, I sent you 3 rowboats."
 
Did you ever consider Trump is our rowboat?
 
Maybe God is trying to tell us something important--that now is not the time for a "nice Christian guy" or a "gentleman" or a typical Republican powder puff. Maybe now is the time for a natural born killer, a ruthless fighter, a warrior. Because right about now we need a miracle, or America is finished. Maybe the rules of gentlemen don't apply here. Maybe a gentleman and "all-around nice Christian" would lead us to slaughter.
 
Or do you want another Mitt Romney, Bob Dole, John McCain, Gerald Ford or Paul Ryan? Did any of them win? Did they lead the GOP to "the promised land?" Did they change the direction of America ? No, because if you don't win, you have no say. Paul Ryan couldn't even deliver his own state, Wisconsin! Nice, but obedient. I mean Paul Ryan...not my dog. My dog is actually a pretty good defender and loyal.
 
Maybe God is knocking on your door loudly, but you're not listening. Maybe God understands we need a "war leader" at this moment in time. Maybe God understands if we don't win this election, America is dead. It's over. The greatest nation in world history will be gone. Finished. Kaput. Adios.
 
And with one last breath, maybe what we need to save us at the last second, is someone different. Someone you haven't ever experienced before-- because you weren't raised in rough and tumble New York where nothing good gets accomplished unless you're combative, aggressive, outrageous, on offense at all times, and maybe just a tad arrogant too. 

Someone with a personality you've never seen on stage at your church. Maybe, just maybe, being a nice gentlemanly Christian would not beat Biden and his billion dollars, and his best friends in the media who will unleash the dogs of hell upon the GOP nominee.

I guess you think God is only nice and gentlemanly. Really? Then you've missed the whole point of the Bible. When necessary, God is pretty tough. When necessary, God strikes with pain, death and destruction. When necessary, God inflicts vengeance. Maybe you think God couldn't possibly be associated with someone like Trump. Trump is too vicious, rude and crude.
 
When we won WWII, was God "nice?" Were we gentlemanly when defeating Hitler? Were we gentlemanly when firebombing Germany? Were we gentlemanly when dropping atomic bombs on Japan ? Is God ever "nice" on the battlefield? Or does he send us vicious SOB's like General George S. Patton so the good guys can defeat evil? 

It's pretty clear to me God sends unique people to be "war leaders." That's a different role than a pastor or church leader. God understands that.
 
And maybe it's time to re-define "nice." Maybe Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan aren't nice at all--because they led us to defeat. And losing again would mean the end of America . And God can't allow that. Maybe Romney and Ryan mean well, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Or maybe they're just jealous they had their chance and blew it. Maybe they'd rather help elect Biden than allow a Trump victory that would make them look weak, feckless and incompetent.
 
"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:30-31) 

God is about miracles. We don't need a "nice guy" or a "gentleman" right now. It's the 4th quarter and we're losing 14-0. We need a miracle.
So let me repeat my message to Christians: "YOU'RE MISSING THE BOAT."

I believe Trump is our miracle. I believe Trump is our rowboat. Except he's more like a battleship!
 
No one is saying Trump is perfect. No one is saying Trump is a perfect conservative. But he is a patriot. He is a warrior. He is a capitalist. He is the right man, at the right time.  Yes, he's a bit rude and crude and offensive. But that may make him the perfect warrior to save America, American exceptionalism, capitalism and Judeo-Christian values. The choice should be easy for Christians. 

It's Trump...or it's the end of the American Dream AND America itself.
 
-- Author & source unknown.

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Remember, this one is in God’s hands, but He gave mankind “free will” so we can deviate from the patch He chose for us.  I’m hoping that during this bizarre campaign, God will expose the right path to enough of our fellow Americans that they will vote for the right choices both for the White House and for Congress.

 

The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

 

All the best, 

John

 

WHO EXACTLY IS RUNNING AGAINST TRUMP, AND CAN (BIDEN) ACTUALLY LEAD & GOVERN?

WHO EXACTLY IS RUNNING AGAINST TRUMP, AND CAN (BIDEN) ACTUALLY LEAD & GOVERN? HE CAN'T!

(LESS THAN THIRTEEN WEEKS TO ELECTION DAY…ONLY ONE QUARTER OF A YEAR)

 

correction: Somebody has to take a stand on what’s best for America. I’m willing to do that. 

Reelecting Donald Trump and enough Republican Senators to hold a majority in that House, will allow Trump to finish what he started the past 3+ years (until the China Coronavirus derailed everything). 

 

[obviously: I AM PRO TRUMP (albeit at times with gritted teeth, because of his behavior), & ANTI BIDEN (who’s a "passive puppet” reciting what other write, and incompetent to lead America!]

 

FIRST A SERIES OF WSJ HEADLINES TO FRAME TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT 

(dates shown if you want to search for the entire article)

• Pelosi’s Presidential Platform (Editorial WSJ 5/15/2020)
• Jobless Pay Keeps Some from a Job (WSJ 6/1/2020)
• Don’t Cut Off Unemployment Benefits Now, Alan S. Blinder (WSJ 6/9/2020)
• Democracy Dies in Darkness, but Don’t Blame Trump, Gerard Baker (WSJ 7/14/2020)
• Smiley Face Liberalism, Dan Henninger (WSJ 6/25/2020)
• Read Joe Biden’s Lips: New Taxes (Editorial WSJ 8/1-2/2020
• The Elites Fiddle While American Burns, Gerard Baker (WSJ8/4/2020)

 

FROM OTHER MEDIA SOURCES:

• New York’s central role in the outbreak, Rich Lowry, New York Post/TheWeek magazine 5/22/2020
• Election held mostly by mail may get messy. (AP/Columbus Dispatch 8/9/2020)
• Nov. elections will be a minefield. The campaign season will be rife with misinformation efforts on social sites… (The Kiplinger Letter 7/10/2020)
• Joe Biden Will Not Make It To November—At least not as the Democratic Presidential Candidate. ([email protected] 8/10/2020)

WHO EXACTLY IS RUNNING AGAINST TRUMP, AND CAN HE (They?) ACTUALLY LEAD & GOVERN THE COUNTRY?

There’s no doubt that “someone”—actually a group of people—is running against Donald Trump. 

It’s Joe Biden in face only. 

Maybe now its also Kamal Harris, the female version of Barack Obama, well-spoken and the right shade of black and brown, and a female as well. Her ambitions are clear: "Get Biden elected and then wait until he either leaves for medical reasons or simply chooses not to run again and names her as his logical successor."

 

The other question is who’s really running the Biden campaign? And for whom? And how competent are they? 

Is it Bernie Sanders far left crew? Or Nancy Pelosi’s power brokers? Or is it soon to be Kamal Harris—to serve her own ambitions?  

Biden is clearly the smiling “passive puppet” or bland “cardboard cutout” that's the face of things.

IF you read the attached, or just watch him yourself, you’ll see it isn’t him (“C’mon man”). 

There is already talk about if or how the Democrats can replace Biden if he "stumbles and falls" —cognitively? (he will be on all the ballots)

 

I never thought I’d write lines like that 13-weeks before a presidential election. If that isn’t scary, you aren’t aware enough of what’s happening. 

 

More important, is that you DO share what you learn, know and decide with your voting age children, family members, friends and neighbors. 

 

HERE’S A BIG CONCERN: EARLY VOTING WILL START BEFORE THE DEBATES AND IT WILL BE VOTE BY MAIL—THE RISKIEST, MOST FRAUD-PRONE FORM OF MASS VOTING. Many people will vote before they have even seen the candidates debate each other!

 

THAT’S WHY WE NEED TO HELP INFORM EVERYONE WE KNOW ABOUT BIDEN’S WEAKNESSES, ISSUES AND WRONG-HEADED “SANDERS BASED” POLICIES. ELECTING BIDEN WILL BE LIKE ELECTING SANDERS, PELOSI, SCHUMER, HARRIS, AND AOC'S “TRIBE” to be "president by committee!” REALLY?

 

Here are two headline articles and key excerpts from them: 

 

The Biden-Sanders Manifesto: … as Mr. Biden said in a May address. In rapid succession he adopted the Sanders platform, the cornerstone of the Warren candidacy and the most radical racial  agenda in recent U.S. history.“...A few sentences summarize this message: Mr. Biden’s dramatic political transformation has exposed what many have always suspected: Moderate Democrats aren’t socialists unless they think they can adopt socialist policies and survive politically.”… The question now is, "Do you support Donald Trump?” Are you willing to endanger the economy and your freedom to end the Trump presidency?”

 

Will Joe Biden Duck the Debates? [here are a few questions this one raised in my mind IF Joe Biden ducks debating Donald Trump, how can he possibly deal with “debating” Putin on Russia, Xi on China, Un on North Korea, and the Mullahs of Iran and the Middle East? Watch out for “rigged debate moderators” who ask softball questions of Biden and hard ones of Trump.

 

Five China Questions for Candidate Biden  [Questions no liberal debate moderator will ask!]   1) Keep the Trump tariffs—or not? 2) Revive the TPP Trade deal? 3) Reverse (or stop) China’s militarization of the South China Sea? 4) Support Democracy seekers in Hong Kong? 5) Take part in a strategic arms limitation deal with Russia—and China? Biden’s record with China has been all conciliation and no toughness. Trump brought negotiating toughness to the table. Will Biden bow to China’s wishes?

• Is Joe Biden showing his true biases against blacks? [In his gaffes?]
• Will Joe Biden stand up for law & order [or will he “defund the police” in principle, if not in fact]
• Will Joe Biden kneel to radical rioters and demonstrators? [they make up a lot of his base]
• Will Joe Biden use Federal funds to bailout Democrat mis-managed large cities, [who are waiting anxiously for bailout money]
• Does Biden have a unifying vision beyond “I’m not Trump."
• Will Joe Biden destroy the economy, raise taxes, reestablish regulations, bow to foreign allies (who only want the US’ money) and drive the US to the brink of insolvency by offering “free everything” ala Sanders/Warren/AOC?

Does America want a leader, like Biden, who seems weak, confused, fragile and captive to the hard left wing of his party?

Plus, Joe Biden is NOT really a leader; never has been; "he couldn’t lead a panicked crowd out of a burning building.”

Senators typically "debate issues" rather than "decide them"—which is what leaders must do.

 

FINALLY: Can (& should) a Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (& Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, AOL's Crew) lead America—Is that the country YOU want to live in? 

 

NO? Then PLEASE HELP get out the VOTE — to REELECT Donald Trump. 

(If you have not requested your Absentee Ballot to vote yet, its time to do so—from your local Board of Elections)

 

BEST WISHES & PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL, 

JOHN

 

 

IMPORTANT BONUS ITEMS: MUST READ—LEARN TRUTHS ABOUT BIDEN AND HARRIS

 

THE BIG QUESTION: IS BIDEN A PLACEHOLDER FOR KAMALA HARRIS, THE DEMOCRATS 2020 (FEMALE) VERSION OF BARACK OBAMA?

What follows is an in depth analysis of Biden, by Victor Davis Hansen, who is one of the most astute observers of our culture in America…including our politics. 

Who exactly is running for what spot. Is Joe Biden a Trojan Horse, a puppet candidate, or just one of the blandest most passive presidential candidates since Micheal Dukakis? Hansen takes apart the Biden candidacy in detail. Once you start reading, you won’t want to stop. 

 

Download Who or What Exactly Is Running Against Trump

 

Then go on to read the facts about Kamala Harris, the new hope, or a fraud chosen because she looks right a speaks well? (Remind you of anyone?)

You will never get this level of truth and detail on her from the(mostly) adoring mainstream media.

READ ABOUT ABOUT “THE REAL KAMALA HARRIS,” who is even questioned as a choice by many Democrats and even more minorities, especially blacks who see through her posing. 

 

Download The Real Kamala Harris

 

THE ENTERPRISE—#WAKEUP—#DisruptiveDemocrats & #BidensBolsheviks are destroying American cities & the #CompromiseCandidate Biden does nothing, while the #PelosiPandemic is imperiling Americans—#WAKE UP!

THE ENTERPRISE—#WAKEUP—#DisruptiveDemocrats & #BidensBolsheviks are destroying American cities & the #CompromiseCandidate Biden does nothing, while the #PelosiPandemic is imperiling Americans—#WAKE UP!

YOU HAVE A CHOICE WHEN YOU VOTE THIS FALL—WHICH AMERICA DO YOU WANT?
—Donald Trump—Growth, prosperity and freedom—a strong America wins & the American people win. (Trump delivered on 2016 campaign promises—except where Dems “blocked" them!) 
—Joe Biden—High taxes, Low growth/stagnation and government controls—a weak America loses & the American people lose! (No matter how many impossible things Biden promises.)

HEADLINE WRITERS JOB IS TO SENSATIONALIZE THE NEWS AND OPINION ARTICLES
You can’t decide what the article is about unless you read it—or at least some of it. Headline writers try to create sensational headlines to grab your attention. They know most people are too lazy to actually read much of articles. (That’s how THE ENTERPRISE came into being—to “Tell it like it is.”)

HOPE THAT JOE BIDEN MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A “MODERATE DEMOCRAT” —(A rare thing these days)—IS GONE
Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the hard left Democrats (they call themselves “progessives”) have taken over the Democrat party. 
These days finding a “good Democrat” to vote for is like searching for a four leaf clover— a rare thing indeed. Even the best (sensible) are forced into voting the party line by leaders like Pelosi and Schumer and radicals like Sanders and “The Squad” —cheered on by the left-liberal media. (See latest below).

LATEST NEWS ON BIDEN & SANDERS
Sanders delegates signing petition to vote against Dem platform that doesn't include 'Medicare-for-all'
The delegates argue that a Sanders-style single-payer health care system is an urgent priority in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression.  Fox News: https://apple.news/AbP1coOEDStm0FV5O8quCBQ
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SOME RECENT HEADLINES: (Search them at your leisure)
Biden and Sanders Allies Unite on Policies (WSJ)
The Coming Election Debacle (Wash. Post)
Progressives to Cities: Drop Dead (WSJ)
Russia’s 2020 Plan (The Week)
US Indictment Ties China to Cyber Theft (WSJ)
Coronavirus May Give Trump an Edge (WSJ)
Finally, "Biden's tax plan is an act of supreme economic masochism that would erase 40 years of pro-growth progress—No hostile foreign enemy could do more to harm our nation than Joe Biden and his new best friend Bernie Sanders" (Fox News)

AMERICAN VOTERS HAVE A CHOICE “GROWTH OR STAGNATION”  ©WSJ: July 9, 2020 “EXCERPTS: 
"The year began with a recovery that belied every negative cliché about the Trump tax cuts and regulatory reform. Tax cuts demagogued as giveaways to the rich were creating higher wages and bonuses for workers and producing the lowest unemployment rates on record for blacks, Hispanics, single women, the disabled and those with criminal records. Wages at the bottom were growing faster than at the top. The once-disappearing middle class was prospering and propagating again. According to the United Nations, the birthrate in the U.S. had started to rise for the first time in the 21st century. In short, the postwar prosperity that we feared had been lost forever was coming home to America…."
..."But facts are stubborn things. Under Mr. Obama’s policies of tax, spend and regulate, real per capita income was up by only 5.6% and job growth was up only 5% some nine years after the start of the 2007-09 recession. Compare that with 21% income growth and 18% job growth under President Clinton nine years after the start of the 1990-91 recession, or 24% income growth and 20% job growth under President Reagan nine years after the start of the 1981-82 recession. Real median weekly wages have risen six times as much in three years under Mr. Trump’s policies as they did in eight years under Mr. Obama’s policies. Labor-force participation has risen by 1.1% under Mr. Trump while it fell by an astounding 4.6% under Mr. Obama.”...
"In the first three years of the Trump administration, total employment was up 4.7% and real median household income was up $4,384, to an all-time high. Who benefited most? The groups Democrats claim to represent: blacks, Hispanics, single women, Native Americans, high-school dropouts, the disabled and those with criminal records. Each of those groups enjoyed the lowest unemployment rates on record. Blacks and Hispanics had the lowest incidence of poverty ever recorded.”… [There’s more below if you want to read more]

Download Voters’ Choice: Growth or Stagnation - WSJ

MASK UP, DISTANCE, WASH YOUR HANDS, AND HOPE FOR VACCINES AND TREATMENTS (BY YEAR END?)
Now we know that the Coronavirus (sent to the US by China) is not going away, and no amount of political rancor can change that—it’s time to face the facts. Even the best vaccines are usually 50-60% effective, because viruses mutate; they don’t stay the same. On a percentage basis, it appears that less than 1% of those infected actually become severely ill and the ones with underlying health (diabetes, heart problems, obesity, etc.) problems die from it. But with a virus this contagious, that’s a big number of deaths. COVID-19 chooses certain populations as most vulnerable. Minorities, especially dark-skinned ones (who are concentrated in America's large cities) and even certain blood types—Type A, seem most at risk

LESSON: During the reign of Mayor Richard J. Daley and Democrats in Chicago, their motto was “Vote Early,Vote Often”— the polls were stuffed with votes from people long dead and gone. The number of apparent voters exceeded the population of many precincts. Is that what we can expect again?  Worse yet, the surge of Mail-In ballots will likely overwhelm an already overstressed USPS (Postal Service). “Ballot Harvesting" is already a common source of fraudulent vote manipulation. https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/14/ballot-harvesting-became-new-way-steal-election/.  Lack of reliable national voter ID is a huge loophole too.

LESSON: PREDICTED A LONG TIME AGO—RETAIL MEDICAL CARE IS COMING
Going to Walmart, the largest retailer in the US, is a regular event for millions of Americans every week. Now those people can also get their routine medical care at retail stores and urgent care centers. Walmart is just ramping up; CVS is already deeply involved; Walgreens is coming too. Telemedicine is now an accepted way to “see the Doctor.” Up next: Retail Testing on a broader scale. Companies like Quest Diagnostics are already out there doing it—a lot!

LESSON: U.S. COLLEGES MAY NEVER BE THE SAME & ONLINE EDUCATION FOR THE MASSES IS NOT WORKING
The massive flow of foreign students has been disrupted, leaving many schools in trouble. The educational model inherited from Europe two centuries ago, will no longer work in the era of the Pandemic. Bringing students together in a room to listen to the wise professor is fraught with problems—not the least of which is the wise professors aren’t as wise any more. Educating all kinds of learners at very different abilities is a “one-size-fits-all” solution that fits very few students. A new model must emerge. Home schooling works for a minority of dedicated parents who can do it well, but for the vast majority, home-based, on-line education is often bad education that will set students behind for years.

LESSON: FINANCIAL RESCUES ARE CREATING AS MANY PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE SOLVING
Paying people too much to stay home instead of providing the incentive to get out and find jobs, is a BAD IDEA.  Helping them through a crisis with unemployment compensation (at "moderate levels”) of less than they earn by working, is a good idea.  The "too big” ($600) rescues are ruining capitalism. Easy money and constant stimulus have undermined the American work ethic and basic dynamics of the free market. We’ve paid the price in low growth and productivity, falling entrepreneurship and rising inequality, writes the chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

LESSON:OF COURSE RUSSIA WILL MEDDLE IN US ELECTIONS—BECAUSE THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT
How much more evidence do we need to believe this? As long as the so-called Main-Stream Media (MSM) is not really News, but instead carefully crafted “Opinions" that are presented as if they were “News,”  The American people are easy prey for misinformation, deception, propaganda and meddling by countries like Russia and China.

LESSON: DEMOCRATIC MAYORS IN BIG CITIES (35 of 50 biggest US cities), SHOW HOW BADLY THE DEMS MANAGE GOVERNMENT
American Voters: #WAKEUP! This is a good example of what happens when Democrats—those lefty liberals—run large cities. The cities crash and burn. How much of a lesson do we need? Here’s an answer to the burning question: 

 

Download Why Do Democrats Defend Disorder? - WSJ
"Why Do Democrats Defend Disorder? My party always stood for principled dissent, not lawless chaos”. (written by a Democrat!) 
IF, as the pundits (90% liberal) and polls (oversampled w/Democrats) are right, and Americans vote for #CompromiseCandidate Biden and a handful of #Democrat senators—America will suffer like the large cities are suffering. DO YOU WANT THAT?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_the_50_largest_cities_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States

OK…the last edition of THE ENTERPRISE was wayyy too long. I’m stopping now on this one.
Stay well and best wishes. With God’s help we will get through this.
JOHN
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A WORD TO THE WISE:




WHY IS THIS MAN SMILING (doing nothing)—WHEN AMERICA IS TORN BY RIOTS (in cities his party runs).



#CompromiseCandidate Biden, head of #BidensBolsheviks
WHY CHOOSE SOMEONE TO LEAD WHO HAS NEVER LED ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE?

THE ENTERPRISE—ALL—IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN--A DECISION ABOUT THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF AMERICA

THE ENTERPRISE—IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN--A DECISION ABOUT THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF AMERICA

By now, some of you have noticed that I suspended THE ENTERPRISE for the past few months. Everyone is reeling from unprecedented events, and I decided to wait a bit, before adding more to think about. Here we are on July 10, with the elections just four short months away on Nov. 3. 

NO ONE CAN PREDICT WHAT A "BLACK SWAN EVENT" WILL DO TO THE STATUS QUO--EXCEPT CHANGE EVERYTHING.

The coronavirus changed everything—globally—(and the race riots shoved it off the front page (temporarily), in spite of 100,000+ deaths,. And more to come.  

If the coronavirus pandemic was not enough, the USA exploded in protests & violent riots about racial injustice and police brutality

Now the Coronavirus has mutated and is present in two forms—the old one (D614, makes people sicker) and a new one (G614, is more contagious and easily spread).https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/coronavirus-mutation-spread-study/index.html

HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET IN THIS MESS, AND WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT.

 Can the Covid-19 Pandemic be contained, cured? Not yet!  Shutdowns helped, but crippled the economy. China spawned the Coronavirus and infected the world. Trump's shutdown of (immigration from China & Europe—some said too soon—others, in retrospect— too late. Action was needed. The USA was truly unprepared. A massive global search for Covid Vaccine and treatments is underway, but is months away from success.

Entire States & Big Cities are poorly managed, deep in debt . These are densely populated cities, all run by Democrats, and all are a mess. The elderly, infirm, poor people, racial minorities clustered in these cities, are vulnerable & suffering most from Covid-19. Mismanaged States & Cities now decided they want Federal bailouts, (but don’t deserve them, because their own errors created their problems). Their Racial unrest turned into rioting, looting, and demonstrations in US cities where the Democrat mayors are inept, and do little or nothing. Calls to “defund Police”—are a terrible idea, (Of course Dem Mayors tolerated it).
        

The USPS, deep in losses, is being relied upon for the next elections, leaving Congress no choice but to bail out Postal Service to keep it functioning—for  Mail in elections, which are vulnerable to Fraud, (but going to the Voting Polls can be a health risk—or can it be managed?).

The Pandemic has caused thousands of deaths, much suffering, and shut down all major events where people gather:, with huge economic impacts. TV is in a huge, turbulent transition: cord cutting, proliferation of new streaming services, and missing big profitable attractions—Sports & Entertainment. 

• Globalization in trouble; supply chains disrupted (China & others), protectionism rising, diversification growing. Unprecedented shortagesarose from “broken supply chains” and shut down businesses.  Oil prices cratered due to global oversupply and reduced demand 
• The Fed keeps interest rates near zero, as debt and deficits reach record levels—someday the impact will be felt—it is dumping $ Trillions into the suffering economy—creating an unpaid debt—forever? Housing startswhich were way up, have now declined as the Virus/Shutdown took hold, but are showing signs of a modest recovery. 

 A major culture shift to work-at-home will likely leave many office buildings unnecessary/unused—& people working from home. The stock market plummets, then rises and falls as every news release triggers volatility, 

• Contact-less, impersonal, distancing with shut-ins, deprive both job-less and employed people of needed human contact. On-linee-commerce volume is exploding, grocery/food pickup and delivery too, while stores are closed or limited

The US labor market was devastated; is struggling to recover; as fragile companies file for Bankruptcy. The US has also learned it must take back control of its critical needs, make more of them at home.

Schools don’t know what to do about opening, although youths seem less vulnerable to virus. The loss of sports revenue adds to woes.  Colleges got “fat” on endless demand, ever increasing prices, but now will suffer and many will fail

Extra pay for unemployment payments relieves some pain, but has undercut the return to work motivation—as people stay home with their $600/week extra pay.

Infrastructure, already in need of rebuilding, suffers from tax revenue losses as people drive less. This could be fixed if the US Congress could function properly…but it can’t!

 

As we approach another election, the "blame game" is on—for 2020 Election Claims: Trump-GOP mismanaged virus, Dems mismanaged cities and states, support riots, looting, etc..

A FEW ECONOMIC POINTS TO REMEMBER:

1) The US government has NO Wealth of its own. It only has what wealth it can take from American people in taxes and levies (tariffs, etc.).

2) ONLY those Americans who work in the private sector can create and accumulate wealth. 

Perhaps it would be smart to have a president who understands that , instead of a career politician whose entire life was spending “other people’s [tax] money, and doing nothing, getting nothing done. Yes, I’m talking about JOE BIDEN, smiling, clueless, unable to lead, being steered by radical element of the left wing of the Democrat party, led by Bernie Sanders and owned by Nancy Pelosi.

3) Government was created to work for the people, not vice-versa—and to do things the people couldn’t do for themselves

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.― Margaret Thatcher

The US economy was roaring along until THIS ALL happened. 

Why was the economy roaring along?  

Largely because of President Donald Trump’s policies, and actions. Of course many people don’t like him. All they ever hear is negatives, and he’s his own worst enemy half the time—but his policies and strategies were working great! 

POLITICS: 

(Warning: Reader discretion is advised: This is where some readers may disagree, but that’s how THE ENTERPRISE came into existence 20+ years ago—to expose and explore the issues and conflicts in business, politics and life!)

Reelecting Trump is the only alternative for returning the US to prosperity and success it was enjoying before China unleashed the Coronavirus on the world.

The worst thing that could happen to the USA would be the election of Joe Biden—and enough Senators to shift control of the Senate to the Democrats—who seem determined to destroy the USA and the American way of life—like they have destroyed most major cities! 

Biden and the Democrats clearly are in favor of the chaos currently being created in America by people whose goal is to destroy America's rule of law and heritage. 

WE cannot let that happen. WE, the American People, must retain Donald Trump, whose love for America and desire to protect the American way of life, transcends all his negatives.

BACKGROUND (my version of it)

In 2016 Donald Trump shocked the world,  and many in the USA by being elected president over Hillary Clinton, who looked like a sure winner according all the polls. But nobody told the voters!  The Democrat party, and the Mainstream Media (MSM), who had all “crowned" Clinton before she was elected, have never gotten over their disbelief, dismay, and outrage. Both have tried everything political, editorial, immoral, legal and illegal to thwart Trump's efforts as president and also to get him removed from office. 

This resistance is further evident by a record for the Trump administration in time taken to fill positions and get appointees to be approved — longer than any prior President. Many still aren’t filled, and Trump's first term is almost over. The Obama holdovers are suspected as the ones (“the deep state”) who continue to leak and disrupt government  functions of Trump’s administration.

Trump, much to the dismay of many (Republicans too), has been a "personal mess,” at times. His narcissism, egotism and self-aggrandizement has been unsettling, and at times, appalling. He uses Twitter to communicate (often ill-advised) to the American public—friends and foes alike. Trump has also turned over staff at record rates, too..

The Main Stream Media(MSM) is 90% negative—against Trump, They are either Democrats, liberals, left-leaning, Socialistic, or some combination of those.) and the MSM has used its media presence to spread ALL one-sided (ALL negative “news”—omitting anything positive). The MSM is critical of everything President Trump does or says. Many SO-CALLED “news” items are FALSE, fabricated from opinions or PLUCKED out of "thin air." 

 YES, TRUMP is often infuriating, outspoken, blunt, and self-congratulatory, to name just a few of his “virtues.” He exaggerates a lot, stretches the truth to (past) the breaking point, and refuses to conduct himself the way some Americans expect from their president. And he won’t change, because the biases of his opposition are often based on misinformation, hoaxes, and items planned to disrupt. (Some of these are strongly suspected to originate in the Russian media’s dis-information campaigns.)

President Trump has been so reactive that he retaliates against the “ injustice” of smallest and largest of insults or opponents attacks. He simply cannot help himself, but to “fire back,” when he’d be wiser to keep his mouth shut (&Tweets to himself). Trump (and his Twitter Tweets) made him, at many times, his own worst enemy.  

 A DANGEROUS ELEMENT WITHIN THE US GOVERNMENT?  

Former President Barack Obama stated clearly, his intent was, “to fundamentally change America”—and he tried his best/worst to do that.

Vaunted institutions like the US Dept. of Justice and the FBI were corrupted and under the Obama-Biden administration they used broad privileges of their offices, to illegally attack candidate and then President Trump. 

The entire Mueller Special Prosecutor investigation spanning 2+ years, has been exposed as a total fabrication,  one that should never have been started, based on falsehoods fabricated by the DNC and Hillary Clinton. (Which itself was exposed to be illicit). Even the FISA Court was compromised to aid these behaviors. 

Next, Nancy Pelosi “caved" to the left-wing of her party, and led a failed Impeachment based on the highly questionable foundations.  Trump’s claims were later revealed as accurate! Never before have the top law enforcement branches of the Federal Government attacked a candidate and then a sitting president with such relentless abandon. Adam Schiff and his allies blatantly lied, throughout the entire fiasco, claiming secret information of which he had—none.

During all of this, what did Trump do? He used the power of his Presidency, Executive Orders, and GOP control of the Senate to accomplish many of his campaign promises, and rejuvenate America, leading to the strongest the USA has been in decades! 

Nowhere in the MSM will the American public find this kind of list. (Maybe on Fox News, on the Internet, or the Wall Street Journal, but never in or on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, NY Times, Washington Post, etc. etc.) Trump promised a lot—and tried keep his promises.

Here are a few: (PAY ATTENTION, BECAUSE JOE BIDEN IS STARTING TO “STEAL THESE IDEAS”—but he has no idea HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM— so they would fail in his hands, and American would SUFFER.

• •Stood up to China forcing changes in trade policy and practices.
• •Cancelled the TPA trade deal which did little for the USA
• •Pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords saving the US billions.
• •Exited the terrible Iran agreements, which Iran violated at will.
• •Held NATO members accountable to pay their agreed upon share
• •Negotiated a new trade deal to replace NAFTA—United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA),
• •Rebuilt a misdirected/depleted US Defense & Military strength
• •Deregulated/removed many Obama’s stifling regulations, allowing US economic growth
• •Changed the NLRB and replaced the head of the CFPB
• •Passed a tax cut for all Americans, to help low/middle income Americans (and rich ones too)
• •Maintained benefits for Seniors (SS, Medicare, & Medicaid)
• •Tightened immigration & Border security, stopped caravans of illegals, began building “the Wall” where most needed 
• •Nominated & confirmed two Supreme Court Justices
• •Nominated & confirmed 200+ Judges with another 50+/- pending
• •Created economic/job growth & lowest US unemployment in modern history—including for minorities.
• •Blocked immigrant entry from known terrorist countries/areas
• •Drove ISIS out of Middle East strongholds & crippled its evil regime
• •Acted in Syria to enforce bans on chemical/biological weapons

AND…This is only a partial list…

ThIS presidential race offers a binary choice, where the polarization of parties is bad as ever

—Democrats choose the bland, aged, pliable, choice—Obama’s former VP Joe Biden, a Senator with an undistinguished record. 

—Republicans, hope to reelect Donald Trump, the SHOCKING 2016 GOP winner, a “blowhard,” a narcissist, who bends the facts to his liking, BUT…WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET THE USA RUNNING AND CAN DO IT AGAIN (Unless Democrats in Congress block those improvements.

—Senate control is also up for grabs, with twice the GOP seats (23) due for election, than Dems (12).

OPINION: BIDEN IS A HUGE MISTAKE, A DISASTROUS CHOICE

—Joe Biden has been "hiding in his basement," using a strategy of “the less he’s exposed, the less his (age-related) failings will be revealed.” 

—Biden’s mental and verbal acuity have shown worrisome signs, leading many (including Dems) to question: "can HE lead and govern as president at his age, in his condition?” 

—Even his gait illustrates his age. Maybe he walks that way because he has Bernie Sanders arm and hand up this back like the Puppet he is! With Biden’s age and physical condition, he cannot even stand the rigors of a normal campaign, let alone those of serving as an effective president if elected. 

—Voting via mail can easily cause and fraud claims of all sorts. And delayed results—

 

To date, Biden’s been a smiling figurehead, with bland, scripted attacks and pronouncements designed not to offend anyone—except GOP voters. If elected, he will be forced to be a “puppet” by stronger party forces. He uses prepared scripts and Teleprompters to make coherent statements. 

—Worst of all is Biden's apparent tacit support for and compliance with the riotous and disruptive forces driving the USA into disastrous directions.

—Now he’s using Bernie Sanders “playbook” and plagiarizing Trump’s (successful) campaign themes—altho he has NO IDEA how to use them!

TRUMP CONTINUES TO BE TRUMP—BUT ULTIMATELY—“GETS THINGS ‘RIGHT' FAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT!"

—Donald Trump, on the other hand continues "to be Trump.”  His love of country is evident.  He leads decisively and wisely—at times—then comes up with behaviors/statements that leave people shaking their heads in dismay/disgust. Plus, He has a tendency to rapidly replace staff who disagree or do poorly, which is not uncommon among presidents. He just does it faster and more abruptly. 

—Of course, the mainstream media is still 90% negative on Trump, seldom reporting anything he accomplishes, and putting a negative “spin” on every, frequent report.

 

 

 

THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN NEWS? 

Simply finding an objective and accurate source for news is difficult or impossible.  MSM—network and cable “news” is no longer as much “news” as it is Opinion—and biased opinion at that. Except top rated Fox New, all other major" news” networks and newspapers are solidly left-leaning liberal Democratic supporters—unabashedly! 

The financially-oriented media, seems most reliable: the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, et. al.) since they are accustomed to measurable results, albeit with widely different interpretations of why those results happened and whether they are good or bad.

NOW WHAT WILL YOU DO—AND WILL YOU HELP TO RE-ELECT TRUMP—TO PROTECT AMERICA

 (Despite your concerns about his “flaws and antics?”)

Yes, he makes us all crazy at times with his behavior, antics and outspoken manner. 

But…when it comes to “crunch time,” Trump makes the right decisions for America and the American way of life. 

The Obama-Biden duo was in control for EIGHT YEARS, and look what condition they left behind. All talk and very little action, except to make "their idea of government bigger, and America smaller." 

 Ask yourself this: If the Obama-Biden agenda was so good, so right for America, WHY did they resort to FBI lies, subterfuge and illegal/illicit methods to undermine Trump? Could they only accomplish their goals by such (unethical/illegal) behaviors?

BIDEN HAS ALREADY STATED HIS FIRST OBJECTIVE: 

Raise Taxes, Sink the Economy—Raise taxes on all Americans by eliminating the Trump tax cuts that fueled economic growth & prosperity. (How else can Biden pay for the left wing “freebies” he has adopted from the Bernie Sanders platform?)

Defund the Police—Tolerate the Violent Mobs—the disruptive, destructive mobs, destroying America’s largest cities—under the pretense of protests  (All cities that have been under Democratic control for decades).

 These actions are being tolerated by Democratic city mayors, all while Biden is silently smiling his support.The “defund the police” movement is a prime example of how a Biden presidency will lead America to disaster.

Play to Biden’s Base: Socialist Left, BLM and Anarchist Rule—Biden MUST let the mobs and anarchists have their way, because they are a large part of his base!  He “sold his soul to Bernie Sanders” and must move even further LEFT—toward Socialism.

If this long past due message has stirred you up & made you think HARD about the stark choices we face from the two opposing philosophies—good!

JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION: IS THIS YOUR KIND OF AMERICA? WHERE YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO GROW UP?

RIOTS called “DEMONSTRATIONS,” BREAKING WINDOWS, LOOTING, DEFACING/PULLING DOWN STATUES,

SETTING UP ILLEGAL CAMPS while ISSUING “DEMANDS” (Defund the Police)  

DESTRUCTION OF HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES—many of WHOM CAN NEVER COME BACK. 

I hope this isn’t the America you want! 

 IF IT IS, Joe Biden is your man (a puppet…calmly, quietly smiling from his basement, while America "burns in chaos!”)  IF Biden knows how to remedy America’s problems NOW—problems like racial injustice and police brutality—why didn’t he remedy them when he and Barack Obama were in office?

On this Fourth of July, this celebration of America’s independence, make TWO pledges:

1. WE the people will show our love for America and ALL Americans regardless of race, color, creed or origin, and support all reasonable ways of helping them.
2.  WE the people will choose Donald Trump, the President who was already bringing Greatness back to the USA, helping so many Americans! 

 (Bounce Biden, who silently stands by, smiling passively as America falls into chaos—because he has neither ideas nor the will to lead in any other direction.)

May God Bless You this July, and may He bless and guide the United States of America on the right path forward 

And may God spare us from this Coronavirus plague, that illustrated how ill prepared we Americans were to work together against a common foe

SYNOPSIS: 2020 ELECTIONS ARE COMING, AND THE CHOICE WILL RE-SHAPE AMERICAN FOR THE NEXT DECADE OR LONGER.

SYNOPSIS: 2020 ELECTIONS ARE COMING, AND THE CHOICE WILL RE-SHAPE AMERICAN FOR THE NEXT DECADE OR LONGER.

In short terms, here’s where we are as a country:

1. Interest rates are very low and will stay there. Growth depends on who wins the Presidency (and Senate control).
2. Deficits and debts are very high and will go higher; why fight budget battles when you can print (or borrow) more money?
3. A recovery is beginning, but from a new low after the shutdowns. Whether it continues? See No. 1
4. Police (& Demonstrators/Racial) conflicts and killings continue as gutless, clueless Democrat Mayors (of big cities) "dither…”
5. The Virus won’t go away any time soon; even vaccines at 60-70% effectiveness won’t eliminate the threat to vulnerable groups—how many will die?.
6. Commerce suffers: retail, hospitality, group gatherings, and travel all suffer, & the weaker ones disappear (Ch. 11).
7. The plight of US’big cities (& states) controlled for decades by Democrats is a good predictor of how they will do running the country! Disaster!

 

Upcoming elections will be brutal as the Presidency is a binary choice. Volatile/Meteoric Trump vs. Smiling/Sleepy Joe

 

This excellent article lays out the options—and explains why past behavior predicts future outcomes.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/voters-choice-growth-or-stagnation-11594228240?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1

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Excerpts: 

"The year began with a recovery that belied every negative cliché about the Trump tax cuts and regulatory reform. Tax cuts demagogued as giveaways to the rich were creating higher wages and bonuses for workers and producing the lowest unemployment rates on record for blacks, Hispanics, single women, the disabled and those with criminal records. Wages at the bottom were growing faster than at the top. The once-disappearing middle class was prospering and propagating again. According to the United Nations, the birthrate in the U.S. had started to rise for the first time in the 21st century. In short, the postwar prosperity that we feared had been lost forever was coming home to America…."

 

"But facts are stubborn things. Under Mr. Obama’s policies of tax, spend and regulate, real per capita income was up by only 5.6% and job growth was up only 5% some nine years after the start of the 2007-09 recession. Compare that with 21% income growth and 18% job growth under President Clinton nine years after the start of the 1990-91 recession, or 24% income growth and 20% job growth under President Reagan nine years after the start of the 1981-82 recession. Real median weekly wages have risen six times as much in three years under Mr. Trump’s policies as they did in eight years under Mr. Obama’s policies. Labor-force participation has risen by 1.1% under Mr. Trump while it fell by an astounding 4.6% under Mr. Obama. "

 

"In the first three years of the Trump administration, total employment was up 4.7% and real median household income was up $4,384, to an all-time high. Who benefited most? The groups Democrats claim to represent: blacks, Hispanics, single women, Native Americans, high-school dropouts, the disabled and those with criminal records. Each of those groups enjoyed the lowest unemployment rates on record. Blacks and Hispanics had the lowest incidence of poverty ever recorded.”...

 

"Mr. Biden wants “to transform” the economy, beginning with a repeal of Mr. Trump’s tax cuts and deregulatory program. Now, as Americans begin rebuilding the economy after the destruction of the pandemic shutdown, the principal question of the November election is whether to return to the policies that brought us growth or to the policies that produced stagnation. 

 

"Given the strong economy during the primaries, even Democratic voters rejected a radical transformation of the economy.  But now Democratic leaders want to use the economic destruction of the pandemic shutdown as an opportunity to implement a leftist agenda, with enormous new taxes, federal control of the health-care system, crippling energy mandates, a bailout of profligate states and cities, and an overpowering regulatory state. Mr. Biden is the face of the Democratic Party, but Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are its heart. Their proposals go well beyond doubling down on a big-government approach that didn’t work; they are to the left of any governing socialist party in Europe. “

"The task of government in the next four years will be to rebuild the economy. The decision in November is which road leads to American prosperity. We tried a little socialism 12 years ago, and it produced stagnation and a failed recovery. Can we realistically expect that a lot more socialism will work for us now?"
"Unlike most elections, we have more than promises to inform us. We have 12 years of accumulated evidence on the performance of these two competing visions. If presidential elections are about results, let the guide be the biblical admonition: “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” —Mr. Gramm is a former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Mr. Solon is a partner of U.S. Policy Metrics.
The Real Alternatives are : Growth & Prosperity with Media-induced Turmoil (Trump) vs. Stagnation & Big Government/Regulation & Taxes (Biden)

Moving forward or backward—BUT—the real issue is not just who wins control the White House, but also the Senate races (the House maybe too far apart)

A FEW FACTS TO REMEMBER while this campaign heats up: 1) The US government has NO Wealth of its own. It only has what wealth it can take from American people in taxes and levies (tariffs, etc.). 2) ONLY those Americans who work in the private sector can create and accumulate wealth. 3) Government was created to work for the people, not vice-versa—and to do things the people couldn’t do for themselves

Wouldn't it be smart to have a president who understands those facts, instead of a career politician whose entire life was spending “other people’s [tax] money, as a "compromise candidate,”—doing nothing, getting nothing done. 

Yes, I’m talking about JOE BIDEN, smiling, clueless, unable to lead, being steered by radical element of the left wing of the Democrat party, led by Bernie Sanders and owned by Nancy Pelosi.The US economy was roaring along until THIS ALL happened. 

Why was the economy roaring along?   Largely because of President Donald Trump’s policies, and actions. Of course many people don’t like him. All they ever hear is negatives, and he’s his own worst enemy half the time—but his policies and strategies were working great! 

POLITICS:  (Warning: Reader discretion is advised: This is where some readers may disagree, but that’s how THE ENTERPRISE came into existence 20+ years ago—to expose and explore the issues and conflicts in business, politics and life!)

Reelecting Trump (and holding the Senate Majority) are the ONLY alternatives for returning the US to prosperity and success it was enjoying before China unleashed the Coronavirus on the world.

The worst thing that could happen to the USA would be the election of Joe Biden—and enough Senators to shift control of the Senate to the Democrats—who seem determined to destroy the USA and the American way of life—like they have destroyed most major cities!  Biden and the Democrats clearly favor the chaos currently being created in America by people whose goal is to destroy America's rule of law and heritage. 

WE cannot let that happen. WE, the American People, must retain Donald Trump, whose love for America and desire to protect the American way of life, transcends all his negatives.

BIDEN HAS ALREADY STATED HIS FIRST OBJECTIVES: 

Raise Taxes, Sink the Economy—Raise taxes on all Americans by eliminating the Trump tax cuts that fueled economic growth & prosperity. (How else can Biden pay for the left wing “freebies” he has adopted from the Bernie Sanders platform?)

Defund the Police—Tolerate the Violent Mobs—the disruptive, destructive mobs, destroying America’s largest cities—under the pretense of protests  (All in cities that have been under Democratic control for decades).

These actions are being tolerated by Democratic city mayors, all while Biden is silently smiling his support.The “defund the police” movement is a prime example of how a Biden presidency will lead America to disaster.

HEADLINE: “Biden and Sanders Allies Unite on Politics"—the Wall Street Journal July 9, 2020 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-sanders-allies-call-for-climate-policing-policies-11594245597?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=4, 

Biden’s Base: Socialist Left, BLM and Anarchists Rule—There are very few “moderate Democrats remaining. They’ve all been “cancelled” (silenced) by the Liberal Left.  Biden MUST let the mobs and anarchists have their way, because they are a large part of his base!  He “sold his soul to Bernie Sanders” and must move even further LEFT—toward Socialism. If you have not read the “platform” proposed by Sanders and AOC, you should. 

If this long past due message has stirred you up & made you think HARD about the stark choices we face from the two opposing philosophies—good!

JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION: IS THIS YOUR KIND OF AMERICA? WHERE YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO GROW UP?

RIOTS called “DEMONSTRATIONS,” BREAKING WINDOWS, LOOTING, DEFACING/PULLING DOWN STATUES, 

SETTING UP ILLEGAL CAMPS while ISSUING “DEMANDS” (Defund the Police)  

DESTRUCTION OF HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES—many of WHOM CAN NEVER COME BACK. 

I hope this isn’t the America you want! 

(IF IT IS, Joe Biden is your man (a puppet…calmly, quietly smiling from his basement, while America "burns in chaos!”)  IF Biden knows how to remedy America’s problems NOW—problems like racial injustice and police brutality—why didn’t he remedy them when he and Barack Obama were in office?)

Right after the Fourth of July week,  the celebration of America’s independence, make TWO pledges:

1. WE the people will show our love for America and ALL Americans regardless of race, color, creed or origin, and support all reasonable ways of helping them.

2. WE the people will choose Donald Trump, the President who was already bringing Greatness back to the USA, helping so many Americans! 

(Bounce Biden, the “compromise candidate” who silently stands by, smiling passively as America falls into chaos—because he has neither ideas nor the will to lead in any other direction. He failed badly in two presidential runs, and was Obama’s compromise candidate as VP “to balance the ticket with an old-timer from Congress." Now he’s the Democrat party’s "compromise candidate out of two dozen!" Really?)

May God Bless You this July, and may He bless and guide the United States of America on the right path forward 

And may God spare us from this Coronavirus plague, that illustrated how ill prepared we Americans were to work together against a common foe.

Best, John

THE ENTERPRISE—CLEARING UP THE UNCERTAINTIES—EXCEPT WHEN LIFE WILL GO ON...IN A VERY DIFFERENT, "NEW NORMAL”

 

WHY DO S. KOREA, VIETNAM, TAIWAN & SINGAPORE HAVE SO FEW COVID-19 CASES AND EVEN FEWER DEATHS?

Because they were prepared and went into action instantly (in Dec. when the first info on this “Novel Coronavirus” started leaking out.) Asian nations: South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore, suffered terribly from the past years MERS & SARs virus outbreaks. It taught them a brutal and yet vitally important lesson about being ready, and taking immediate action on new virus outbreaks.  FYI: Taiwan tried to sound the alarm in Dec. about a new “pneumonia-like” virus originating in Wuhan, China, but its voice was drowned out by China’s false denials. This article from The Week explains it quite well…I urge you to read it carefully... and share it.

 

Download South Korea’s coronavirus success

 

TRUMP’S DEFENSIVENESS ABOUT HOW FAST AND DECISIVELY HE ACTED IS ROOTED IN TWO FACTS

1) He explains, over and over, that in late Jan. the US had not yet seen the virus cases, and the death, that came rapidly in the past 60 days. It was misled by China’s lies and deception.

2) The American democracy with its divisions of government power, and liberal media bias, plus the USA’s emphasis on individual and states’ rights, inhibits taking rapid, and Draconian actions.

When Trump realized the mess he was facing, he did take Draconian actions faster than most Presidents would have dared.

 

TRUMP’S  CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE IS DOING IT’S JOB (and without his gratuitous self-compliments.)

These “experts” Fauci, Birx, et. al., deserve a lot of credit. If you have watched the Briefings (daily) several things most viewers conclude—President Trump needs to quit patting himself on the back, over and over. What the US has done really is amazing—albeit sooner would have been better. Trump also needs to quit making excuses for why his rapid, decisive actions—which were a very good idea—were not started sooner.  He started taking dramatic action, but due to America’s political polarization and biased anti-Trump media, and our powerful “individual/states rights,” the USA didn’t—and couldn’t—move as fast, or definitively as necessary. (Or as Asian countries who had felt the pain of such outbreaks, and were prepared to act.)

 

AS I WRITE THIS, WE ARE APPROACHING A VERY TOUGH, POSSIBLY “LOSE-LOSE” DECISION POINT

Victor Davis Hansen is a very bright fellow. He outlines the decision our country is facing, and how tenuous it will be for President Trump, the Medical Team, and the Governors who face the daunting task of translating broad generalities into concrete action steps—when life and death consequences can result.  There is no right or wrong decision. Just a tradeoff of risk vs. reward, and uncertainty (virus continues or worsens) and certainty (economy can’t stay as is, but how to “restart” it locale by locale, slowly, carefully). A scary new side effect of Covid-19 seems to be neurological damage, and it’s uncertain whether this is temporary or longer lasting.

 

Download We are approaching COVID-19 gut-check time - Opinion - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus OH

 

MOVING THE SHUTDOWN/RESTART GOAL POSTS AND POLITICIZING ANY OUTCOME?

Donald Trump is benefiting (somewhat) from his front and center prominence (too much of it, typical Trumpian bluster), but for decisive leadership on blocking entry to the US (from China & Europe), and for actually listening to Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx and others. No matter what happens with the “reopening” you can expect some additional virus cases and deaths. Americans are not good at following rules they don’t like, or agree with—even if it makes them sick or kills them!

 

THE BLAME GAME—THE DEMOCRATS' SPECIALTY

You can bet that the unconscionable Pelosi/Schumer duo will try to blame Trump for any and all of this—and also blame him if he doesn’t get the country reopened too. It will be either too soon or too late, and cause additional virus outbreaks and deaths. Those will all be his fault—even though his actions save many, many more Americans. Perfect doesn’t exist. Lose-lose is the way the Dems will play it because he’s IN and they are OUT. This will be one more way to get Trump out of office—blaming him for everything that doesn’t work out “perfectly.”  Sad but true. The Democrats led by Pelosi and Schumer are irresponsible, relentless, malevolent, and have the “advantage” of having no better ideas except to vilify Trump and the Republicans for anything and everything that happens. 

 

IS “SLEEPY JOE” JUST SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF AGING?

Bernie Sanders came across as sharper, and quicker thinking that BidenThe real tragedy is that Joe Biden is now the likely nominee, and he is even more ill-prepared to lead America than ever. Trump is the youngest of the three septuagenarians, and is also quick, but prone to his own unique kind of misspeaking—or filibustering on issues. Of the three, Biden most often looks like “a deer caught in the headlights” and “at a loss for words—or at least the right words. Is this who we really want leading the country? Never Trumpers will say he’s not suitable either, but amidst his bluster, he usually gets to a better outcome/policy, after a few iterations.

 

🤪GO SEE THIS LINK (Disclaimer—It’s someone’s try at an anti-Biden campaign ad!)  https://files.catbox.moe/o57xxa.mp4

 

I’ve tried to find “evaluations" of this video/ad on Snopes, TruthorFiction, and FactCheck.org to no avail. It’s hard to believe (and scary) IF it is all authentic. Yes, Trump may go on and on, but this is frightening...

 

DEFINE SUCCESS FIRST, PREEMPTIVELY...

The only solution for Trump, et. al. is to “define success” so firmly, clearly and rationally, that it is measured fairly and objectively, if achieved. Of course no politician (least of all Trump) wants to be pinned down to such hard measures—but those are his only “out’ on this one. Will he realize that? And do it? Time, and his future as president, will tell. 

 

ULTIMATELY...

The key to opening up America is to find a vaccine, and a range of treatments, then follow the discipline to keep workers healthy while on the job!

 

Download How to Keep Workers Healthy on the Job - WSJ

 

THE RACE FOR A VACCINE FOR COVID-19 IS UNDERWAY, IN THE ENTIRE USA AND GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

The likelihood of finding one, making sure it works, and eliminating the risk of deadly side effects takes time, and tests…on real people. Innovio, a San Diego based company, is starting human tests this week, but that is simply the first of multiple steps to find one that works and doesn’t do more harm than good. (FYI—Flu shots used widely now are often only 60-70% effective, depending on which strain of the Flu virus they are targeting). Read more from The Week.com:

 

Download The race for a vaccine

 

VOTING MY MAIL AND OTHER EASY TO DE-FRAUD METHODS

Years ago, when the Democrats ruled Illinois and Chicago where I was growing up, the motto was “Vote early and vote often!” Voter fraud was rampant. People literally rose from the dead to vote, more than once. Because no one in America has the wisdom and guts to insist on Secure Photo ID’s to record votes (because the poor minorities will be disenfranchised—although they figure out how to get their SNAP-Food Stamps and Welfare debit cards just fine!)  

 

THE CASE FOR VOTING PHOTO ID'S

In America you need a photo ID to drive, open accounts, check into hotels, board airplanes, see doctors, and countless other essentials of life—but not to Vote? Really? That’s just insane. One byproduct of this Pandemic is likely to be doing a lot more things digitally…so why not voting…or at least requiring an ID. If one was needed to get the huge coronavirus checks being issued, you can bet those poor, disenfranchised folks would figure out how to get a photo ID. (Obama gave most of them free cell phones already.)  Voting by mail should be easy and secure—but it’s too easy to get someone else to fill out your ballot application, and then fill it in with whoever they are "rewarded for choosing." (Democrats—always.) 

 

SPEAKING OF OBAMA—HE’S BAAACK…HERE’S ONE TO WORRY ABOUT—THE VP CHOICE

Don’t be surprised if the final choice is actually a “dark horse” (pun intended), and a female, because there are several from which to choose.  The scariest prospect is if old sleepy Joe Biden, who is clearly "not quite all there” makes the most dramatic choice to beat Trump and reclaim the White House for another 8 years: Michelle Obama! Scary? You bet. Possible? Why not? Biden recently joked about it! If Biden were to be elected, and followed his Obama-lite platform, America’s recovery will be as slow and stunted as the one following the financial “Depression” was. It took Trump’s action to get America growing again!

 

NOT RACISM: WHY ARE BLACKS HIT SO MUCH HARDER BY COVID-19? (CLUE, IT’S NOT TRUMP’S FAULT!)

Vitamin D is one of these lesser known vitamins that we get largely from sunlight.Many Americans are low in Vitamin D in northern climates because we get less direct rays of the sun. (I take a supplement on Dr. advice.) It turns out that darker skinned people have more melatonin which inhibits vitamin D production from sunlight, leaving a D-deficiency. There are other consequences, which you can read about in more detail here: 

 

Download Vitamin D and Coronavirus Disparities - WSJ

 

YES, THE WHO (World Health Organization) IS CROOKED. SO IS CHINA’S STATUS IN THE WTO (World Trade Organization) AS A “DEVELOPING COUNTRY” (compared to the USA)

Cutting funds to the WHO (USA’s $400MM vs. China’s paltry $44MM), hold the WTO’s feet to the fire about it’s misclassification of China’s for Most Favored Nation trade status with the USA, and cut discretionary funding ($7+B of the $20B the US puts into the UN ("Useless Nations?"). Its Human Rights Committee alone is a travesty. (Google who the members are.) 

It’s time for China to suffer the consequences of its selfish, foolish and ill-advised actions.

 

HERE NOW, COMING UP NEXT

—Oil prices are negative. There’s nowhere to store it or use it do instead of paying to by oil, oil producers must pay people to take it! Wow. Negative prices!

 

—Bankruptcies are coming…starting with retailers who have been limping along—large and small—but are unlikely to survive being shutdown. Some may make it, but again—in a very different, smaller form: JCPenney is top of the list to falter. Macy’s is in trouble, as are Neiman-Marcus, and maybe even Nordstrom. The list is much longer…and the uncertainties discussed above…will influence who makes it and who doesn’t.

 

—Tragic that big banks gave too much of the $300B+ PPP (payroll protection) money to their large clients who didn’t need it nearly as bad and the thousands of small businesses. Hopefully, the flagrantly bad decisions are coming to light and the money will be reallocated, along with the next tranche of $500B.

 

—How do Scandinavian countries pay for their generous government funded benefits that Bernie Sanders used as examples of what the USA should have—and what Biden is now choosing to support large parts. They, like most European countries levy a VAT (Value Added Tax). If you’ve travelled and shopped abroad, this is the big tax which you pay and then can save receipts and request refunds. Typical European VATs are 25%+/-…yes, that is 25% on top of the other taxes. The top total tax rates in such countries runs about 50-60%!  Welcome to Socialism-Lite.

 

—Finally…how do Restaurants and other similar US businesses get back into business? They had to lay off almost all of their workers, and some are staying alive on takeout and delivery…BUT…a big source of revenue and profit in such places are cocktails, wine and beer, and desserts…few of which are part of a typical takeout or delivery order.

 

OK…that’s it for now.

Wash your hands often. Wear your mask when you are out and about. And wonder, with me, how,  or if, or when we’ll ever see 100,000 people in a football stadium, or 20,000 at a concert or a hockey or basketball game or 40,000 in a baseball stadium. 

 

Answer: when a Coronavirus vaccine and a Covid-19 treatment are found with a means to distribute tens of millions of doses, really fast! And hope they last and work. Otherwise, the “new normal” wont’ be as much fun as we might hope.

 

Meanwhile, stay well, enjoy your family, find things to smile and feel good about, and above all, be kind to each other.

JOHN

 

 

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