Random Thoughts for February
2021
Robert A. Hall
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Health update: I’m at least 98% recovered from the left lung
removal in June. Big problem now is the arthritis in my hip, very painful. I
had a cortisone shot last week, and it’s some better for pain, but I know that
only lasts a few weeks and I can only get on every three months. I see ortho on 1/9 and will try to
convince them to do a hip replacement. It’s risky because I’m immune-suppressed
from my transplant in 2013. Since I was executive director of AAHKS, I know that
one to two % of joint replacement become infected, which could be fatal. I
think that gives me a 49-1 shot with a replacement. I will take the risk if
they let me. I Don’t want to spend the rest of my life in pain and in a
wheelchair or a bed. I’d rather throw the dice again. Will keep you posted.
2nd COVID shot 2/4.
December 31, 2020 was the 15th anniversary of my
cough. Much better since they took out my old lung; no longer coughing up
blood.
We have lost
the Senate. We have Trump to thank.
WWIII is over. China
won.
People were
hoping that 2021 would be better than 2020. January is not an encouraging start.
Biden and the
Democrat should thank the Trump supporters who stormed the capital. It
strengthens them incredibly. The summer of riots, looting, and violence in the
cities is down the memory hole.
Post Trump, it
will take a long time to rebuild the conservative movement. And the country
will go through liberal hell because of it, as progressives ride roughshod over
our rights.
I’ve never
attended a presidential inaugural. This didn’t seem like a good year to start. Ut
apparently walls work in Washington, if not on the borders.
I notice the
media didn’t call the Trump riots “mostly peaceful protests.: I am appalled
with this. It is the fruits of Democrats and the media going soft, at least, on
Antifa and BLM riots and violence. As you sow…
From Facebook: They tell you that they're asking for unity,
in reality they are demanding conformity...Know the difference.
"For the
average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a
politician is worth far less than a .38 Special." ~ James Bovard
(From Todd on Facebook)
A risk-free society is a
growth-free society. –Alison B
On New Year’s Day, I had black
eyed peas and pork brats. I don’t believe in superstitions, but I hear it’s
good luck whether you believe or not.
If you want to talk to me, a
robocall isn’t going to work.
Rights are something you have
unless someone takes them away. Goods are things you don't have until someone
gives them to you (ideally, in return for something of equal value). Liberals
confuse the two. –Alison B
I finally found find a pizza
place that has anchovies.
“The people to fear are not those who
disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let
you know.” - Napoleon Bonaparte (from my friend Todd)
People who think affirmative
action works think giving someone a swimming proficiency certificate will keep
them from drowning. –Alison B
Foreign aid: The tribute
working people in the US pay to rich autocrats in the third world, hoping,
vainly, for peace.
They have been diligent, a
they should be, in tracking down and charging to rioters at the capitol. I wish
they had been half as diligent in tracking down and charging BLM and Antifa? I am
glad they are swiftly identifying and punishing those who rioted at the
capitol. How about doing the same for the BLM and Antifa folks who rioted,
looted, and attacked people in cities across the country this year? Why is that
different?
Liberals think that saying the
right thing is more important than doing it. –Alison B
A
woman on Facebook said I was a, “Snowflake, liberal, asshole who should ‘f***
off’” I replied, “Nice
talk. The kind I expect from liberals. Been a Republican since I campaigned for
Nixon in 60 at 14. Conservative since I read Goldwater's "Conscience of a
Conservative" at 16. Volunteered for the Marines at 18, for Vietnam at 20.
Served 5 terms as a GOP state senator. BA in Govt, MEd in History. Executive
for 31 years. Served another 6 years in USMCR while a senator. What personal
risks have you taken to fight socialism, cupcake?” No answer.
Trump promised to surround
himself with the best people. Funny how almost everybody he picked, VP Pense,
the AGs, the SecDefs on down turned out to be deep state sleepers.
The latest impeachment effort
isn’t about Trump. It is an attempt to box GOP legislators, who will be
punished by pro-trump or anti-Trump voters no matter how they vote.
Last time we donated our $2400
stimulus check to our church’s good Samaritan Fund to help people in need. This
time we need a new fridge, maybe a walk-in jetted tub and or mobility scooter for
my hip arthritis. So….
Racism comes in all colors. –George
S.
Martin Luther King believed
you should judge people by the content of their character, not the color of
their skin. That makes him a racist in woke culture.
Facebook bans political speech
it doesn’t like, but accepts scam ads to get the money. ($40 mobility scooter,
pill to get skinny, become a Scottish Lord.)
Had another call today that my
social security account was suspended for fraud. Press one to talk to an
officer if you don’t want to get arrested. I hit one. How come all the “SS
officers” have an Indian accent? I hope he was fluent enough in English to
follow my directions. Now getting scam robo calls about Amazon. Again, agent
with an Indian accent.
If Canada sold the Keystone
Pipeline to Bill Gates or some other billionaire Democrat donor, Biden would
suddenly see the value in it.
What happened to all the inaugural
demonstrations in DC and the state capitols we were warned about?
Thought for the day: A gang rape is just
democracy in action. --Tom Kratman (The victim votes no, the gang votes
five yes. Why we are a republic with rights that can’t be repealed by a
majority.)
Worst job in the country: Biden’s food taster.
“Don’t cling to a mistake just because
you spent a lot of time making it.” -Anon
"General welfare" does
not mean welfare for everyone. –Alison B
They are claiming Biden removed
the painting of President Andrew Jackson (considered the founder of the modern
Democrat party) from the ovel office, but I think Jackson left of his own.
Biden believes anything Trump did
is automatically bad. He’s going to be very constipated after four years.
For progressives,
"unity" means "shut up and do what I tell you." -Alison B
I had over 300 emails on 1/22. I had to delete most
unopened. About 100 from same person. I had to do an interview with a vet,
write his life story, read it back to him, and send to my office to process.
Also slept 11 hours, and did 3.5 hours of med stuff for my transplant.
94% of people working on line due to COVID say productivity
has stayed the same or improved. –Harpers, 1/21.
30% of single Americans say they have had sex since the
pandemic began. –Harpers, 1/21.
What is the difference between
totalitarian and authoritarian regimes? A totalitarian regime silences and
controls its people. An authoritarian regime leaves these functions to the
private sector. --George
From FB: They say unity but they mean uniformity.
Many lovely young women seem intent on making themselves
ugly with tattoos, piercings, and too much makeup.
What to get the keystone Pipeline on again? Give Hunter
Biden an executive position with the company at a salary of $300,000+.
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“Random Thoughts” from 2009 through July, 2013 are collected in this book: The Old Jarhead's
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*****
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.
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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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