Random Thoughts for May
2021
Robert A. Hall
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Sorry this is so late. May was a challenging month.
Health update: Atter a postponement
on May 6, I finally had my hip replacement (total right hip arthroplasty) on
May 20th. So I have a DePuy Artificial Hip. Still a lot of pain but
it is getting better. Long drives really hurt. Tired all the time. Sleeping 12
hours a day. Stopped taking the OxyContin.
Here they come again! I Had a renal
Clinic on June 2. Seems the Tac I take to prevent rejection is deteriorating my
kidneys. Have to drink a lot of water and avoid caffeine. At 75 not looking
forward to dialysis or a kidney transplant, which may be in my future.
In light of all this, I have submitted my
resignation to the VA.
Andy Warhol was wrong. In the future,
everyone will be a victim for 15 minutes.
From Dave Blaska’s blog: “Name one
Democrat that stands up for policing.”
Anthony Fauci has put more taverns out of
business than Carrie Nation.
In 1944, the Democrats dumped VP Henry
Wallace from FDR’s ticket for being too far left. Today they would dump FDR for
being too far right.
Facebook censoring Trump probably helps
him rally his supporters. My senate floor leader, the late John Parker, used to
say, “It’s always an advantage to a public man to be the victim of an outrage.”
It is ironic that the 60's generation whose mantra was non-conformity,
spawned a generation which seeks collectivism and demands conformity with zero
tolerance for dissenting opinion. –John Bernard
9-year-old grandson: “Grandma, can I ask a question?”
GM: “Sure.”
GS: “What does this finger mean?”
GM: “Fuck you.”
GS: “Can I use it?”
GM: “No.”
Jim Crow was the racist construction of white supremacists. Critical
Race Theory is the racist construction of black supremacists and their white supporters.
Both are anti-freedom.
Our society used to honor and respect heroes, which is why a
large number of fake veterans are out there sporting purchased ribbons. Now
society honors the “courage” of victims and gives them recognition. Which is the
reason the number of fake victims is growing.
Count B-Real, frontman of the legendary Cypress Hill on Communism: “No one who escaped it wants to go back.”
Show me just one case of a transsexual woman, who used to be
male, giving birth. Just one.
“Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their
children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their
grandchildren are once again slaves.” –D. H. Lawrence.
A reminder: One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to
persevere. --William the Silent 1533-1584
I cannot accept
your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favourable
presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other
way, against the holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic
responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. Power tends
to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always
bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority, still more when
you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. There is
no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. --Lord Acton
Prince Harry
reportedly said our First Amendment is bonkers. Not the first British Royal not
to understand our constitution.
From
Blaska’s Blog: Why is New York losing a congressional seat? In New York City, shootings and homicides
rose by 97% and 44%, respectively, in 2020, and felony assaults are up by 25%
this year. Yet seven of the eight candidates running in the Democratic primary
for Manhattan district attorney have pledged to cut the police budget or
prosecute fewer suspects—or some combination of the two. On Sunday, the New
York Times endorsed Kathryn Garcia for mayor who will address the city’s crime
wave by “reforming the New York Police Department,” which “begins with speeding
up and strengthening the disciplinary process” for officers. — The essential Jason Riley, Wall St. Journal.
Don’t let longing for what you once had ruin your enjoyment
of what you have now.
I’m so old I remember when the left would chant, “Power to
the People.” Now they want to eviscerate the Bill of Rights to take power from
the people.
Voting records: While Liz Chaney voted 92.0 % of the time
with Trump’s positions on actually issues, Rep. Elsie Stefanik did do only 77.7
% of the time. Source: Five-Thirty-Eight.
October 1, 2024, City Hall. Dear Sir,
Our algorithm has reviewed your voting patten for the last
three years and determined that your voting does not meet our community
standard. Therefore, you have been removed from the voter rolls and are now
listed as a resident, not as a citizen. I anticipation you would wish to appeal
we have submitted your voting pattern to three other algorithms and they have concurred
in the decision.
As a reminder: Only citizens may own firearms or hold
government or military jobs and residents may only buy gas or groceries at
stores that are open before 10 am. Thank you for your compliance with this
directive. It is, or course, for the good of everyone. Sincerely. The Central
Committee.
Get the collection! My
“Random Thoughts” from 2009 through July, 2013 are collected in this book: The Old Jarhead's
Journal: Random Thoughts on Life, Liberty, and Leadership by Robert
A. Hall
http://www.amazon.com/Old-Jarheads-Journal-Thoughts-Leadership/dp/1490500162/ref=sr_1_1?s=booksandie=UTF8andqid=1373907206andsr=1-1andkeywords=Old+Jarhead%27s+Journal
The Old Jarhead’s
Journal is a collection of Random Thoughts on politics and life and
Conservative Political Essays, mostly published on the author’s blog, including
the essay “I’m Tired” which went viral on the Internet in 2009, “The Hall
Platform,” “This I Believe,” and “Why I’m a Republican.” While they will be of
interest to conservative thinkers, they are collected here in book form as a
service to readers who wish to give a copy to favorite liberals and watch their
heads explode. All
royalties are donated to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
*****
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five
terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of the American Republic.
http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-American-Republic-prevent/dp/1461122538/ref=sr_1_5?s=booksandie=UTF8andqid=1304815980andsr=1-5
For a free PDF of Collapse, e-mail
him at tartanmarine(at)gmail.com. Hall’s twelve books are listed here: http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-book-published.html.
His blog of political news and conservative comment is www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com. He currently works
part-time as a writer-editor in the My Life, My Story program as the Madison VA
hospital, interviewing vets and writing up their life histories. During the
crisis he is working from home.
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