History Class: Defend the Constitution

Remember way back in elementary school, when they taught us how the United States could never fall under the power of a dictator...You know, like a Fascist asshole, like Hitler...We were taught our country was the cat's ass because we have three branches to our government...We were taught the phrase, "Checks and Balances"...Simplistically meaning none of these branches was all powerful and they all made sure each other did not overreach...Here, I'll take you back to what they taught us at St. James Elementary School with some nice pictures....

 

Look at that...See what is at the top?  The most important thing...The Constitution...All the members of these three branches along with the military swear an oath to defend the Constitution....Remember that ok...

There's a little break down of their basic duties and how the oversee each other...Got it?

So ass President Trump has sent in secret police to Portland to beat and gas peaceful protesters, I have been raging on social media, screaming where are the Legislative and Judicial branches, standing up to defend the Constitution and people's 1st Amendment rights? And don't come at me with the Fox News and White House spin...90% of all the violence has been started by Trump's secret police...



Yeah, I know MSNBC leans left...But the reporter that did this interview is actually there on the ground and has had to dodge the the the secret police fire...Her name is Maura Barrett, give her a follow....

And these secret police, what they do, every night the come out get violent with protesters, blast them with tear gas, pepper spray, pepper pellets, rubber bullets, flash-bangs, beat on some people "arrest some people...Then they fire off a bunch of flash-bangs and tear gas, and they high tail it out of there...They don't guard that building all day long...They make a violent seen every night and then dip...They beat the hell out of a woman dancing with flowers the other night, then arrested her, I guess for bleeding on the public property...

My rage got even hotter today when I saw video from last night when a group of cops jumped, beat and arrested a 14 year old girl, marching for Black Lives Matter...What did she do wrong? She yelled at a White Supremacist who had run up and punched another protester...If this doesn't make you angry, in my eyes, you're either not the religious person you claim to be, you're a racist, a coward, fascist, a traitor, (not just to this country and the Constitution, but to humanity) or you're all of the above...

A few days ago I posted THIS, which gives the complete playbook that the Trump administration is using...It's the Fascist playbook and they are nailing it....It's terrifying and even more terrifying how many cheer it on...

Tweets like this give a bit of hope...Others are seeing it and also being vocal about it...

Then finally, tonight I got to see some of Attorney General Bill Barr's testimony...The best part was Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal calling out Barr and Trump's bullshit and double standard for how they treat which protesters...She clearly reads my blogs!





We need more members of the legislative branch speaking up...From BOTH fucking parties! We need Supreme Court Justices getting in front of microphones and saying what the Trump administration is doing, is unconstitutional...

I have never been one to say this, but fuck it, it's too damn important...Call/email you Senators...Call/email your State Reps, tweet at politicians, hammer these fuckers...They are suppose to represent us...Our tax dollars pay for their salaries and lifetime healthcare while we scape by...and we know they're getting their pockets lined by special interests...That's a battle for another day...These people work for us and we need to remind them that the swore an oath to uphold and defend The Constitution...

We all know the fucking, asshole MAGA shit...This country will never be great with that #FascistTrump in office! It's time we all get loud.

Kansas State Athletes Make a Stand

If you know me, you know I'm Notre Dame fan...There are a few other college football programs I consider myself a fan of...I guess a closet fan...One of those is Kansas State...A lot of that is how former coach Bill Snyder built and ran the program for years and did more with less talent then the big guns of the conference...How they did things the right way instead doing whatever shady shit just to win...There's integrity in the program...And now the players are showing it and being the ones leading by example...

Freshman Cornerback Tee Denson came out last week and said he would "refuse to play for a program that tolerates ignorance such as this." After a Kansas State student, Jaden McNeil tweeted about George Floyd's death saying, "Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!"

Sophomore WR, Joshua Youngblood and Senior DB Walter Neil Jr. also tweeted that they would not play or practice until McNeil was removed from K-State...This lead to players writing a letter to the University that they also shared on Social Media....

“We are demanding that Kansas State University put a policy in place that allows a student to be dismissed for displaying openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions toward a student or groups of students. We have resolved that we cannot play, practice or meet until these demands are heard and actions taken. We love Kansas State, but we must stand together and protect all students moving forward.”

This letter was followed up with full throated support from Head Football Coach, Chris Klieman who tweeted, “Racism is NOT welcome at KSTATE now or in the future. ... I am excited to help every player unite for the solution NOW, so that we can come together stronger than ever. Black Lives Matter,”

Other Kansas State athletes have followed suit, including men's and women's basketball players...As we all know, cash is king and College Football and Basketball fund Universities entire athletic departments...

University officials say they are "exploring their options"  to deal with McNeil....University President Richard Myers said,  "We condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms. Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice."

Wednesday Kansas State announced they are launching a diversity and education fund to address racial injustice....The fund lets boosters put money directly into initiatives for the athletic department that "actively seek inclusive and diverse community through educational programming and support of all student-athletes, coaches and staff."

The University also said that student-athletes, coaches and staff will have mandatory diversity and inclusion training that will include monthly town hall meetings...making stronger efforts to recruit applicants from diverse backgrounds for staff and coaching positions...Use home games to support the Black Lives Matter movement...And providing transportation for student-athletes on Election Day...

I hope this all isn't window dressing on the University's part...I'm glad they are responding...I hope they are responding because it's right and not just because they are afraid of losing their big revenue streams...

For the athletes...This is what is an example about what is great about America...Why the First Amendment is important...What is great about protests...Standing up for what you believe in...Standing up for what is right...I applaud the young men and women at Kansas State...Keep on fighting for what's right!

Monday Moaning

Alright, I wasn't going to lead with this first topic, but then a friend sent me a link expanding on the story....

This past week some dickhead kid in California was throwing punches at a partially blind kid, when BOOM! another student named Cody Pine stepped in and blasted the the dickhead!






As I was disgusted by the dickhead, and seeing something we see too much of anymore, I was elated to see Cody Pine come to the aid of another, and put dickhead...Then checking on the other kid, before getting in dickhead's face for what he did...It was a wonderful moment for the youth in this country to see...Stepping up to defend the weak...shutting down the bullshit dickhead who too often gets away with his crap...All witness accounts said the partially blind kid did nothing to cause dickhead to start throwing punches at him...Dickhead was arrested, and released to his shithead parents...this is the point where the story should end right?

Nope...Huntington Beach High School has suspended Cody Pine and he was booted from the football team, because of their so-called "zero-tolerance" policy, and they "could not accept violent behavior from any student"....I'm sorry, but everyone involved in this decision should be fired...A kid did the right thing, and the adults come along and fuck it up...It's actions like this from adults/school officials, that will prevent kids from doing the right thing...They'll see a kid getting beat down for no damn reason, and put their head down and keep walking, because they don't want to get in trouble, or lose the spot on a team, or whatever the fuck...

Violence isn't always the best solution...It isn't always right...But sometimes it is right...Sometimes the only solution is to step in and be more physical then the dickhead...While others stood and did nothing...some videoed it, but Cody Pine stepped in and resolved the problem with one shot...And then gave a clear warning to make sure it doesn't happen again...Sure, the pen can be mightier then the sword sometimes...But it isn't if you cut the mother fuckers hands off!

Way to go Cody Pine...You were right, and the adults are fucking idiots!


- Moving along...As I tend to do on Sundays, I find other things to do during the Browns game...I still say, walking away from this dysfunctional, horrible franchise, and pretty much the NFL, has been one of the best things I've done over the last few years...But thanks to the local Cleveland news, I got all the stupid details...

As I sat down to watch the six o'clock news, wanting to find out about the multiple shootings and deaths that took place in Cleveland Saturday night/early Sunday morning, I was saddened, and disgusted to see all the local news channel lead with what happened in the Browns game...

I get it...The news is geared to the lowest common denominator...But it didn't use to be...It shouldn't be...How about you say, fuck the shitty Browns for five minutes and let's talk about some important shit...In the last month there has not been a day where I didn't see or read a report about a shooting in Cleveland...And for about a two week stretch, everyday, there was at least one kid shot in Cleveland...

Yeah, shootings happen everyday, everywhere....Doesn't make it right...Doesn't mean it shouldn't be the lead news story...We should be talking about these problems before we talk about which shitty QB should be the Browns starting shitty QB...

And while I have my flamethrower out, I may as well cross that pesky racial line...Of all the shootings going on in Cleveland, the vast majority of victims have been black, and the vast majority of suspects have been black...So you #BlackLivesMatter people, can you please tell me why you aren't screaming about this?   Why is it that you are only screaming when a white person kills a black person, but where were you when the 7 year old was shot in a drive-by...Or the 10 year old...Or the other 7 year old...Or the 3 year old...Where the fuck are you!?!

For all the things that I love and will miss, and all the wonderful people I will miss, I'm looking forward to our move.


-In college football, for the first time since 2009, the Oregon Ducks are not in the Top 25, after taking a 62-20 beating from Utah...The PAC-12 has 5 teams in the top 25...UCLA (7)...Utah (17)...USC (18)...Stanford (18)...Cal (24)...The PAC-12 is solid, and underrated...

-Did you see the latest from the Washington Nationals?  Well, this video sums up what a train-wreck these team has become over the season...







Then manager Matt Williams kept Papelbon in the game...Which made folks not very happy...When asked about that decision after the game, Williams said he didn't realize the incident was that bad until seeing it after the game...If he would have he wouldn't have kept Papelbon in...I think that's bullshit...He knew what went on...And he would have no intention of not having his closer available...

I had high hopes for that team...Wow how they have been a mess this year...


That's all I have for now...But I'll have more to rant about soon I'm sure!

Have a week!