If You Were A Fan Of Star Trek...

FOX Network's new comedy show, "The Orville" might be to your liking. It premiers this Sunday night (09/10/2017) at 8:00 PM


If you miss the premiere FOX will re-air it Tues. Sept. 12th @ 9:00PM

Living In The Age Of The Internet- My Observations

Not often do I wish to engage in comments on various sites. It seems for every one comment two more will challenge whatever I say. Which leads to four more after responding to the first two. All of it becomes rather taxing. Thankfully on this site I don't have to deal with too many of them. I like it that way.

When Hannity tweeted his readers asking them to attack CNN's Jake Tapper a few weeks ago they went after him instead. Speak on any topic. It doesn't matter. Users of the internet just love to piss on someone's parade. People love bickering. It appears there's a basic need in some humans to try and make the other person look stupid. When facts fail them or they begin to lose the competition, engaging like it were a battle of wit, they nearly always resort to name calling. It doesn't matter what someone post, either for or against (nor matter how many facts they present) it will attract dissenters like bees to honey. That's just the way the internet operates.

The other thing I've observed, if the comments threads are left to continue long enough people will stop taking the time to read all of those before. Hell some won't even bother to read beyond the headline before shooting off their mouth. A few weeks ago NPR ran a headline entitled "Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers". All hell broke loose The comments broke down into a war of words between millennials and baby boomers as to which was the laziest. This had nothing to do with written article. It was about the need for older Americans to maintain exercise as they grow older.

Because all too often people act like jerks many of the major news sites, having to deal with hundreds of comments, have eliminated them completely. My attitude towards comments is they can prove useful and informative. However there's so few of these it's like panning for gold. I'm not a fan of sports for much the same reason. I have neither the patience nor the time to spend relentless hours watching one game after the other or analyzing the players.

I'm a bottom-line kind of guy. Just the hard facts pertaining to the subject at hand is all I'm looking for. Not the competition between egos. Especially trolls who post very obvious remarks to do nothing more then get people riled up. They are the biggest jerks of all.


In Summary
The internet has spawned an ability for turds to interject themselves. Much like the static we use to put up with in the old days of AM radio, I try hard to tune them out. How I and others deal with this going forward remains to be seen. I have no problem debating anyone, but when it becomes too cluttered with nonsense for the sake of argument I lose interest real fast.

If the internet is to live up to it's truest potential we all need to refine what we will allow or not allow on our sites. The internet is open to everyone, even turds. If some turd doesn't like it-- feel free to start your own. See how that goes for ya. I nor any one else is under any obligation what-so-ever to host those we find disagreeable.

Neither do I feel the obligation to engage incessantly when I so choose to speak on others when they allow me to. That's the way the internet works. We all have the freedom to choose.

Overall my impression is (from my experience) people who comment on the internet only represent a teeny tiny fraction of those who read what was posted.

Judging by the stats embedded on this site most realize I won't tolerate the kind of BS others put up with. I'm not as tolerant as they. Credit goes to them for putting up with such. I admire them for the ability to accept what I cannot.

Where Presidents Stood On Immigration (Videos)

Our immigration policy has always been all over the place. This is why CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT. No longer can congress be allowed to kick this can down the road. The burden is now on congress because of it's failure to act in the past. Neither blame or anger should be directed towards Trump nor any of his predecessors. Each have been left to twist in the wind trying to come up with their own policy because of congress's failure to act. Every one of these presidents tried to pressure congress. Each have failed

Executive actions will no longer appease the American people. If there's anger to be had let it be towards those who should be held accountable-- members of congress. They are the ones charged with making laws. Not presidents, the courts or individual states. They can save DACA or make it go away. They can decide how many, who come into this country and the rules they have to play by to get here Congress has the ability to override a president's veto if they feel the need to. The time has come for this congress to act. No more excuses. No more hiding behind the various presidents to stall immigration reform.. Just do it-- do your jobs.

Folks don't let them get away without doing something yet again. Hold congress accountable. Let them know we're watching and we're sick and tired of their inaction. We don't want to go through another 50 or 60 years of allowing this nation to divide itself like we have been from one president to the next. Neither for our sake, our kids nor those who seek citizenship doing all the right things only to be told America doesn't want you. Get lost. What kind of message does this send to the rest of the world? We're too good for them?



We need to know where we've been to know where we need to go.

Dwight Eisenhower-- Operation Wetback 1954



Lyndon Johnson-- How the 1965 Immigration Act Changed America



Bill Clinton/Obama



Obama State of the Union 2012



Democracy Now!
Published on Feb 22, 2017


This isn't a conservative or liberal thing. Plenty of good people went on to become president. Certain members of congress expressed compassion and frustration from both sides. It's time we back them up and give them and future presidents the support they need by enacting commonsense laws through congressional action. A lot of people are hurting unnecessarily. Time to end this so we can move on to other things.

Think Before You Donate

Victims in the tropics didn't need winter coats.
Clothes in flood areas are left to rot.
How many teddy bears does a kid want when hungry or in need of medicine?

My Views On Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

First of all we have to understand what DACA is.

What A President Giveth, Another Can Take Away
Something I think we can all agree on. Currently 10 states are renewing their lawsuits in court to overturn Obama's executive action. Reluctantly on this one I agree with Donald Trump. It's not fair to these people to leave them in limbo from one administration to the next. This is something congress needs to decide on for once and all. Of course I don't expect this will happen. Congress has been kicking this can around since before President Reagan issued his own executive actions.

There's plenty of good arguments on both sides, but I hesitate to make Trump the bad guy here. There's plenty of blame to go around when it comes to congress's inactions over these many years. Some may accuse Donald of dumping it on congress. I'm not one of them. I prefer congress make the rules that govern our country rather then a bunch of executive actions at the hands of various presidents. Laws should not be set by judges or any one president. It's not good for our country.

Although I can understand President Reagan and Obama's frustrations with congress, these actions result in never ending divisions time after time again. It was well thought out by our founders to design our country not to act too hastily on important matters. However this is ridiculous. Congress needs a fire lit under their butt. In my opinion, that's exactly what Trump has done.

That said here's how I feel about DACA itself. Let everyone already in the program stay in the program. Those not in the program give them 30 or 60 days join it if the decision is made to end it. In other words we will honor our agreements with those currently, but no longer going forth. Anyone bringing their kids here need to know we're serious and will receive immediate deportation without repeal or question.

Some opponents argue other countries wouldn't put up with this. Well we're not other countries, nor should we be. I said for years we can't overload the boat and allow it to sink. It's just the way things are. We can't ignore this truth. No I don't believe they are terrorists or necessarily freeloaders, but in order for a well organized society to function we need certain rules. Ones which limits who and how many we're willing and able to take into our home.


On The Other End Of The Stick
We allow too many foreign H-1B work permits for so-called "specialty workers" which corporations selfishly abuse to displace our skilled workers with cheap foreign labor. The H-2B permits for temporary non-agriculture workers doesn't seem to be nearly the problem as the H-1B. They're mostly used by resorts and amusement parks who have trouble hiring seasonal locals. On the other hand we should hand out H-2A visas like they're water. They are for agricultural work that Americas made it very clear they're unwilling to do. Currently this process is overly complicated and should be lessened so.


In Summary
We need to be far more welcoming in greater numbers to students, legal workers and those who've played by the rules (such as current DACA enrollees). We should not be assuming all who come here are enemies who came only to drain our resources. Hence congress needs to establish clearly defined laws that extends the welcome mat to those most deserving. While at the same time establishing definitive rules against what will no longer be tolerated. These kind of things shouldn't be left up to presidential politics every few years. Time to stop kicking the can down the road.

Reagan was on the right track with his amnesty. Problem was they kept right on a coming because congress failed to enact strict deportation rules after that. If I had my druthers I'd revisit what Ronnie did, but this time promise we won't make the same mistake a second time when it comes to deportation. No exceptions. You come without permission--you go. No appeals. No questions asked. No time extensions. No exceptions.

I'm willing to be merciful this one last time for those already here. But also unwilling to show any mercy in the future. This a cheaper and more practical solution but not one who's patience should be tested. The world should be put on notice--from this point forward no one's welcome in my backyard without permission--period.

Now it's up to congress. Will they make it so?
I doubt it if history is any indication.



So here we are left spinning our wheels again--time after time--due to congress's inaction on this matter.

Thoughts I Have About Fires

I read this report from 'The Express Times'-- Mom, 2 children confirmed dead in swift-moving blaze

I'm completely confused why we continue to build homes made of tinder. Throughout the ages ancients use to build their structures made of concrete and stone which still are around to this day. There's nothing more plentiful then concrete and stone. Many a time when we stayed at Wildwood Crest, NJ in a motel I commented on how the motel was built from modular pieces of concrete, Nothing could be less flammable.

Why Only Use Concrete For The Foundations?
I'm not for putting a bunch of carpenters out of work, but surely labor would be a lot cheaper to bolt concrete pieces together. Concrete will outlast any wood structure and be far less flammable. Even embedded iron pipes if they should rust would still be protected by the concrete surrounding them. Once wood rots it becomes useless. Concrete can be crunched up and reused in future buildings. Am I missing something?

Utah Nurse Arrested Denying Officers Illegal Blood Draw

RAW VIDEO

The entire 19 minute clip can be found HERE"A nurse alleges she was assaulted and illegally arrested by a Salt Lake City police detective for following a hospital policy that does not allow blood draws from unconscious patients. Footage from University Hospital and officer body cameras shows Detective Jeff Payne insisting to nurse Alex Wubbels that he be allowed to get a blood sample from a patient in the burn unit who had been injured in a July 26,2017 collision in northern Utah that left another driver dead.

Wubbels responded that blood cannot be taken from an unconscious patient unless the patient is under arrest, there is a warrant allowing the draw or the patient consents. The detective acknowledges that none of those requirements is in place but insists he has the authority to obtain the draw."


Talk about damned if you do. Damned if you don't
In my opinion. If the nurse complied she could be held legally accountable in a future lawsuit by the patient. Possibly resulting in the loss of her job... maybe her license as well.

If you check out the entire video with the link I've provided you will hear one of the cops talking to her cuffed in the police car. He asked her if they took blood when the patient first arrived. She said yeah of course, that's what we do. The cop then said if he knew that he could have gotten a warrant for it. Well maybe he should have thought about that before he assaulted her. Before he opened himself up to a lawsuit and the entire instance went viral. Not smart.

I don't know all the things their teaching cops these days, but patience isn't one of them!