When the ‘Woke Police’ and the cancel culture snowflakes started to feel offended about everything I read Aunt Jemima was going to be canceled. First, I couldn’t believe it, and second, my wife went on a hunt for Aunt Jemima pancake mix while the sweet Aunt Jemima was still featured on the box.
Why would Americans want Aunt Jemima gone? Only small minded people would think Aunt Jemima was an insult to black Americans or any other minority.
Sure, the original Aunt Jemima came from a caricature, but she evolved into a beautiful and iconic figure recognized in kitchens all over the world.
So, it is with great sadness that I share with you we’ve used our last box of Aunt Jemima original pancake mix. Never again will we ever have the opportunity to see such an American icon gracing the front of the most popular pancake mix in the world.
Cancel culture is wrong, Quaker Oats had it wrong, and America’s lost.
This week the PGA Tour is playing The American Express in La Quinta, California.
But, why would the PGA Tour want a sponsorship from a company who associates with an anti-Semite group such as the Nation of Islam?
The Nation of Islam is known for their antisemitism and hatred toward whites. Their leader, Louis Farrakhan has been classified by the Anti Defamation League as a “divisive figure and one of the most prominent antisemites in America.”
Either the PGA Tour is willfully ignorant or they agree with American Express and the Nation of Islam.
Which one is it Jay Monahan? Perhaps Jay needs a little bit of education.
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Reaches for The Lowest Hanging Fruit
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner, Nikki Fried Photo courtesy of the National Review
Nikki Fried, Florida’s agriculture commissioner and Democratic Party 2022 gubernatorial hopeful, cannot get enough of foot in the mouth disease.
In an interview with NPR, she compared Florida governor, Ron DeSantis with Hitler. Of course, this is not new. Since the election of President Donald Trump, the Democrats have developed a sick infatuation for Hitler.
Anyone who disagrees with their agenda is either a “white supremacist” or a “Nazi.” Frankly, it is pathetic and disrespectful to the millions of Jews who died at the hands of the Nazi Party during the second world war.
Fried could not attack the governor on substance, so she reached for the lower hanging fruit available.
During her interview she was quoted as saying about Governor DeSantis, “He is doing everything possible to take power away from local governments, taking away people’s abilities to protest, making it harder to vote, talking about, you know, banning books.”
“That’s what dictators do. Instead of listening and trying to govern with the people, he is trying to govern over the people, and, you know, that, I’m sorry, I’m a student of history, too. I saw the rise of Hitler.”
This is crazy talk, period. Comparing Ron DeSantis to Hitler is not a healthy debate about the issues, but a cheap way to demonize the governor.
Governor DeSantis has allowed Floridians to live their lives with as little of government intrusion as possible. Democrats do not like it because it takes what they consider leverage, control.
I do not think many Floridians would agree with Ms. Fried’s assessment of the governor’s job in the last two years.
Several individuals came out to the governor’s defense, including Mayor Gabriel Groisman, who happens to be Jewish, and Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez.
Unfortunately, Ms. Fried chose to double down on her remarks by later tweeting, “Ron DeSantis and his anti-democratic demagoguery is a danger to our state, our country, and yes, the world. Choose your own historical example if you want, but it’s the damn truth.”
The Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler were one of the most destructive forces in the world. Millions died at the hands of the Nazis and millions died fighting this evil regime.
It is time for liberals to stop using such analogies, instead debate on the issues. Intelligent people do not buy these comparisons, and compassionate people do not respect people who make such comparisons.
The CDC’s New Unscientific Mask Rules are Going to Hit Your Wallet Hard
This mask is as unscientific as the man wearing it. Photo courtesy of Susan Walsh, UPI.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is going to issue new mask guidelines and they will be more expensive and equally useless as the ones before.
As reported by the Washington Post, they will update their guidelines with the following, if people “can tolerate wearing a KN-95 or N-95 mask all day”, they should do so.
Of course, they offer no science behind it or any actual study showing the benefits of wearing an ‘improperly’ fitted N-95 or KN-95 mask.
We have known since the beginning of Covid-19 that pieces of cloth, bandanas, and even those Chinese made surgical masks are ineffective against the spread of Covid-19. Anthony Fauci told us that much when he insisted, before flip flopping, that masks were useless and unnecessary.
Now the CDC wants Americans to forgo the cheap and ineffective masks, for a more expensive, hard to find, and just as ineffective N-95 or KN-95 mask.
The reality is that unless you are properly fitted to wear any of those models, the masks will not do what they are supposed to do. Additionally, N-95 and KN-95 masks are supposed to be replaced every 8 hours with a new one to be effective.
An improperly fitted N-95 or KN-95 mask can be more dangerous to one’s health that not wearing one at all. It can restrict your oxygen intake and increase your intake of C02.
Just like the toilet paper frenzy and binged buying, these masks are hard to find because the hoarders are already at it. Companies are raising the prices as fast as they can make them, with prices as high as $80.00 dollars for a pack of 40 KN-95, from a low of $17.00 dollars back in November. Talk about price gauging.
It seems Omicron has been pumping the sales and influenced the CDC decision to issue new guidelines, but the fact remains that Omicron is less dangerous than the Delta variant and your chances of landing in the hospital because of it are minimal.
It is obvious the wealthy will have no problem purchasing these masks, but low-income families cannot afford to pay $80.00 for a pack of 40. A pack of 40 only gives you enough masks for an average of 5 days ‘protection’, for a single individual, if one follows the manufacturer’s guidelines.
The CDC has been all over the place about masking or not. They have changed their guidelines as fast as they can to placate the mainstream media and the blue check marked virtue signalers on Twitter. Why this time would be any different?
Who is going to certify the authenticity of the hundreds of N-95 and KN-95 flooding the market? Because it is stamped “KN-95 or N-95” does not necessarily make it so. Buyer beware is my suggestion.
We have reached a 40-year inflationary record of 7%. Things are more expensive; food, gas, electricity, heat, you name it. Now the CDC wants to impose more burdens on American citizens by telling them an N-95 or KN-95 is the answer to Covid-19 salvation. Poppycock!
The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Are
Voter Suppression is self imposed! Photo courtesy of natunbanglanews.com
I have voted in every presidential election since I came to the mainland from Puerto Rico in 1988. My careers have taken me to several states, and I have never, ever, been denied the right to vote by anyone.
I have voted in person or via absentee ballot. I never had an excuse not to vote, after all, the system affords me all the opportunities to vote and anyone who claims otherwise, is just flat out lazy.
As far as I can remember I have always had an identification. I never walked around without an identification, be a school identification card or my official law enforcement credentials. You cannot do anything in the United States without proper identification, period.
Lack of a photo identification or access to one has been the number one excuse by minority groups to claim some form of voting discrimination. This is a false claim and an excuse for Democrats every time they fail in an election cycle.
As of September 10, 2020, all 50 states have complied with the Department of Homeland Security “Real ID” requirements, meaning everyone is to be issued either a REAL ID driver’s license or state identification card.
Most states accept many forms of non-picture identification, and most of them offer free photo identifications to those who cannot afford to pay for one. This is an excuse that has run its course and a myth that needs to be debunked.
Other excuses include lack of polling places, lack of transportation, or ‘I’m a minority.’ These are nothing more than excuses by those who make a living by being perpetual victims or race hustlers.
The United States Constitution guarantees every American the right to vote, it is up to us as citizens to exercise that right.
The 15th Amendment is clear; “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. The 24th amendment eliminated the poll tax and the 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age. Overall, four amendments were specifically designed to address the right to vote in the United States.
We have more amendments addressing this critical issue than any other in our Constitution. This is how important the founding fathers thought about voting rights and the future of a constitutional form of government.
The establishment of voting laws is not part of the Powers of Congress under Section 8 of the Constitution. Today, Joe Biden and the Democrats are trying to federalize our electoral system by enacting legislation that will end our constitutional system of government as we know it.
Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution states, “The Times, and Manner of holding Elections for Senators Places and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”
The constitution is clear, elections are the responsibility of the individual states, not the federal government.
Joe Biden has openly called for abolishing the Senate 60-vote rule to force the passage of two so-called “voting rights” bills.
Even though Joe Biden always defended the filibuster rule while in the Senate, today he is quoted as saying “this is the moment to decide to defend our elections, to defend our democracy.”
Democrats always forget we are not a democracy; we are a constitutional republic. If they feel there is a problem with our electoral system, they should follow Article 5 of the Constitution and with two thirds of both houses, propose a constitutional amendment.
These so-called “voting rights” bills are nothing more than a complete takeover of our electoral system by the federal government. The Democrats are using fictitious, non-existent problems, to justify their power grab.
What happened on January 6th has nothing to do with voting rights, but the Democrats claim that the Capitol riots were an existential threat to our country and are using it as an excuse to ram these pieces of legislation down our throats. Fear and scaremongering have always been the ‘go-to’ tool for the Democrats.
The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act are a way for Democrats to set a federal standard on the United States election system, and by default remove, finally, any state involvement in our elections.
If this were to happen, our country will become a dictatorship no different from Venezuela, and you can kiss our Constitution goodbye.
For a party that claims their presidential candidate got over 80 million votes, more than any other president in the history of this country, they do not seem to trust the system our Constitution has given us. Of course, this is the same party who wants nothing to do with the investigation of election irregularities, so go figure.
Joe Biden and the Democrats are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure they keep a hold on power for as long as they can, and if it means to destroy the country and our constitutional republic in the process they will.
They want to replace American citizens with illegal aliens and foreigners they can control, and this is the way to do it. These pieces of legislation will make the requirement of citizenship to vote an afterthought.
Do I believe the Senate will abolish the filibuster? I would like to think not, after all, the Democrats will be in the minority at some point, and like in the past, they will enjoy the benefits of stalling legislation.
But if they do succeed in getting rid of the filibuster rule and pass these two pieces of legislation, I can guarantee the states are not going to take it laying down. I see many judicial challenges including a trip to the Supreme Court.
At the end of the day, this has little to do with voting rights and everything to do with a massive power grab by an already bloated federal government, and a corrupt Democrat Party.
