Category: Society

Professional Golf; You have been Canceled

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I remember the first time I was introduced to the game of golf.  It was back in 1994 and my first set of clubs were a used set of Beryllium Cooper Dunlop blades.  Ever since, I have loved the game and have been a loyal follower of the Tour, be the regular tournaments, the Majors, or the Ryder and President’s Cup.

I was fortunate to have witnessed the “Golden Era” of Tiger Woods and how he changed the game, not only for us as fans, but for the Tour.  Tiger Woods made me want to watch and play a rather boring sport.

The PGA Tour has been a very entertaining endeavor until 2020.  In 2020, the PGA Tour made the decision to morph their entertainment business with politics.  Probably because they did not have the guts to stand to pressure groups or because they believed they owed something to society, only they know the real motives.

As a fan, it has been a very disappointing year and frankly I have not watched much of it.  Like the NBA, NFL, and other sports, the PGA Tour decided to become a social lecturer instead of doing what they did best, sell a great apolitical product.

Most Americans watch sports to get away from the realities of everyday life and this has been taken away for the sake of politics.  Like many people I know, I do not follow any of these sports and professional golf has been the latest sport entity to join the ranks. 

The PGA of America latest shenanigan was to cancel the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National over the violence at the Capitol.  The PGA of America is blaming President Trump for the riots.  Are you serious?  What evidence does the PGA of America has President Trump was responsible for the mayhem that ensued at the Capitol?  I will give you the answer, none, because non exist.

The R&A also decided to join the nonsense by stating they will not use Ailsa Course at Trump Turnberry in Scotland.  Cheers!

Once again, the PGA of America, the PGA Tour, and the R&A, have jumped the gun and joined the crazy liberal mob, without information, without facts, and without thinking of the consequences their actions are going to bring to their wallets and audience.

Under these circumstances, I have decided to boycott the PGA of America, the PGA Tour, the USGA, and the R&A, The Golf Channel, and any television or radio transmission that has anything to do with professional or amateur golf.  Perhaps, one day, they will come to their senses and return to entertain instead of lecturing on social issues.  Until then, they will never get a rating or a dime from me, period.

Fortunately, I love the game and have a rather good game of my own.  So, why watch when I can play?  I thought golf was the last sport to stay away from politics and social nonsense, but I guess they were too weak and succumbed to a false sense of social pressure.  They should have stuck to supporting charities and stayed away from politics which they do not understand.

They decided to cancel me out as a fan, therefore I am canceling them.

From Constitutional Republic to Banana Republic

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The year 2020 was a year that will be remembered for many decades to come.  From a great economy, massive job growth, record setting stock markets, peace deals around the world, deregulation, and a positive outlook for the future of country.

Just few months into the year we were graced by unjustified riots and the politically motivated Covid-19.  Cities like Portland and Minneapolis went up in flames while law abiding citizens lived in fear and incompetent local governments allowed the mob to rule the streets while defunding police departments.

States and cities went on to shut down businesses, put people out of work, stifle free speech, and made criminals out of law-abiding citizens by enacting draconian rules and calling them laws.  Covid-19 became one of the biggest political footballs of 2020 with the quarterback Anthony Fauci in charge of the fear mongering campaign while controlling the false narrative playbook. 

With little facts behind it, states went on panic mode; mask mandates, social distancing, and many other weird and unfounded methods to stop the spread of a virus.  Of course, despite these crazy measures, the virus has continued to spread, and for all we know, it may become just a part of our lives like the seasonal flu.  Nothing more than an act by government to control and dictate how American’s ought to live their lives.

The government managed, in a few months, to strip American citizens of their dignity, independence, and self-worth, by creating a welfare state.  Paying healthy people to stay at home while bankrupting local businesses over a virus with a 97% rate of survival and little science to back it up.  Surprisingly, Americans have staked their future on the media instead of facts and common sense.  Nothing like getting your medical advice from Don Lemon or Chris Cuomo.

But the biggest whopper of 2020 was the Presidential Election.  I have never seen voter fraud of this magnitude since I cast my first vote in 1992.  I always read and hear of voter fraud at a smaller scale and credited antiquated systems for these flaws. 

In 2020, this voter fraud machine was well oiled and coordinated.  While Republicans were whining about frivolous stuff, the Democratic Party was concocting the biggest coup in American history via the ballot box, right under their noses.

State legislatures and Secretaries of State were cooking the rules months before the election, it was not a secret.  Obviously, the Republicans underestimated the will of the Democratic Party to steal this election and waited until after the election was stolen to complain and file lawsuits against unconstitutional measures.  The United States Supreme Court refused to hear these cases and rightly so, this issue is not a judicial one, but a legislative one.

We love to go around the world telling other countries how to conduct their business and how to conduct elections, but we cannot get our own straight.  Perhaps we should have employed the services of Jimmy Carter to monitor our election.  This has been an embarrassment of major proportions and the world is watching. 

Foreign governments understand the importance of American power, but also see what is going on and how the armor is cracking.  Meanwhile, China is on the sidelines, watching and planning, in the event the “American Empire” finally falls.

I had the opportunity to travel the world, and I never thought America would become one of those many third world countries I visited.  The things we have seen on television for the past year are things that I used to see reported in foreign countries. 

The United States is self-destructing, and I really do not know if there is a way to stop it.  Washington politicians are self-serving individuals and if they can cling to power, they could not care less about our well being as a country and as citizens.  The government thinks that by throwing money we do not have and creating a welfare state all problems will be solved.  This Republic was founded with the idea of small government, but since the sixties, the government has grown so much they believe they are the answer to all our problems.

What happened to American pride?  What happened to feeling productive?  What happened to American exceptionalism?

One thing I know, America has gone from a Constitutional Republic to a Banana Republic.

Masks are Bad for You and the Environment

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Before I get on the topic of masks, I am going to share the official word on masks from the Center for Disease Control 2018, Emerging Infectious Diseases report.

“Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks), are loose-fitting devices that were design to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patients wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids.  There is limited evidence for the effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure.  Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory confirmed influenza”.

There you have it, from the lead agency in the United States.  Do masks work?  You be the judge, but going with the “science”, as politicians wants us to believe, I am going to say the scientific evidence is nonexistent or sketchy at best.

According to the President’s team of Fauci and Birx, this is the deadliest thing we have seen since the 1908 pandemic, although the numbers seem to discredit such an outlandish claim. 

But let us talk about masks and the effect they are having on the environment, our communities, and public places. 

How is disposing masks by throwing them on the ground helping the environment?  It does not!   It is disgusting and nasty.

How does it help our communities?  It does not!  Who is going to pick up those possibly infected masks? 

How does it ensure public places are safe to the public?  It does not!  Nobody knows who was wearing those masks.  Were they infected? 

All this brings me to the most egregious issue regarding masks.  Why is it that the only item collecting air particles that could carry the Covid-19 virus can be disposed of as it were a piece of toilet paper?

If this is such a deadly virus, the government should have come up with some serious guidelines regarding the disposal of what, in my opinion, is biohazard material. 

As of today, I have not seen any regulations telling the American people how to dispose of masks.  What I have seen are masks laying on the ground, like some regular piece of trash. 

If you think a contaminated mask is normal trash, worthy of a parking spot at your local Walmart, you need your head examine.

Next time you think it is a good idea to throw your mask on the ground, remember you are possibly infecting the poor soul who is going to have to pick it up.

Why are we not treating these masks as biohazards?  The medical community and the government should be ashamed of themselves for not addressing such a potential health hazard that could pose a bigger threat than the virus itself.

Of Presidents and Debates

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After watching the Presidential Debate and the fiasco it became, I would like to tell President Trump the following.

The debates are clearly stacked against you.  No matter what, the moderators are not going to be fair, because let us be honest, they are not moderators but activists.

I would like to suggest a different approach, a different alternative to the debates.

I like to call it “A Chat with the American People”.  On the night of the debates, President Trump and the First Lady should address the nation for 90 minutes.  Talk to us about his accomplishments and what is next on a second term.  Meanwhile, Joe Biden can spend those 90 minutes with his activist moderators, with I would predict an exceptionally low audience.

The networks will be forced to choose which one to cover.  A boring low energy one-man debate or a national chat by the President of the United States delineating the future of the country?

As the sitting president, President Trump’s accomplishments and failures are public information.   He has nothing to prove, but everything to gain by talking straight to the American people.  Something he will not be able to do in a debate stage while getting peppered with ridiculous non sensical questions by an activist moderator and a Democrat presidential candidate who has not accomplished a thing during his 47-year career as a public servant.

I think the debates are a waste of time because they are not fair, they are left leaning, and one sided.   Chris Wallace was an embarrassment and he was the reason the debate was a total failure.   He can blame President Trump until his face turns purple, but the fact remains Wallace made himself the focus by answering the questions when Biden could not come up with a coherent answer. 

He denied President Trump the opportunity to respond and allowed Biden to call the President of the United States a “clown” on national television.  He allowed Biden to tell the President to “shut up”.  Chris Wallace was not moderating; he was a conspirator.

For the second debate we will have Steve Scully from C-SPAN and former Joe Biden intern.  Really?  Do you think he will be fair to the president?  I think not.

The third debate will be moderated by Kristen Welker, White House correspondent and NBC News anchor.  Have you seen those White House press conferences?  Enough said!

The bottom line is President Trump will not get a fair opportunity to send his message out during these debates and his only viable alternative is to take his message straight to the American people.

How better to accomplish this than by having a nice “Fireside Chat” with the American people from the people’s house.

The Hypocrisy of the PGA Tour

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I love golf!  Ever since I was introduced to it by a co-worker and a cheap set of golf clubs.

I remember watching Tiger Woods winning the 1997 Masters and Jack Nicklaus’ last stroke at St. Andrews.

Lately, the PGA Tour has chosen to interject themselves into the “social justice” business.  From saving tee times for George Floyd while saving none for the fallen heroes of the law enforcement community.

They made the decision to play tournament golf in states that are currently under strict Covid-19 restrictions.  Meanwhile, common folks in those same states can’t go to work, visit family in nursing homes, attend funerals, go out without having to wear a useless mask (by the CDC 2018 study). Meanwhile, the cities have been burned down to the ground by bands of thugs, by the same “social justice” crowd the PGA Tour is pandering to.

While the PGA Tour wants to lecture Americans on so called “injustices”, we still have hundreds, if not thousands, of golf courses in America where a Hispanic like me is not allowed to play.

This week the United States Golf Association is hosting the United States Open at Winged Foot G.C., a private club where a person like me would be confused for a locker room attendant.  Playing our national championship in a private golf course is an irony, especially when it is supposed to be a tournament open to everyone, even a Hispanic like me.

I would like to ask the PGA Tour if they are going to fight for me.  Are they going to get me some “social justice”, so a Hispanic like me can play in private golf courses like Cypress Point, Oakmont, Winged Foot, Augusta National, or the likes?

Probably not!  For the PGA Tour “social justice” means pandering from afar.  Giving the appearance of caring, but without getting more involved than required.  Enough for them to feel good about themselves and enough to fool you.

In the meantime, this Hispanic who proudly served his country for 29 years, didn’t loot and didn’t burned down businesses, is going to keep playing public and semi-private clubs until private clubs allow a guy like me to play their courses and stop their discriminatory practices endorsed by the PGA Tour.

This is the hypocrisy of the PGA Tour!