Oh God, The Aftermath. Trump’s Election win…from the liberal hissy fit all the way to restructuring the DNC in a Hijab.

An epidemic has hit our country! Illness has run rampant and has infected a good portion of our population! Symptoms include random, spontaneous outbursts, fits of rage, uncontrollable emotions, chronic crying, paranoia, denial, the yearning for security blankets and therapy poodles, the need for Safety pins...yes, safety pins. Other symptoms include thoughts of fleeing the homeland and thoughts of suicide... it's more infectious than Ebola and it is currently spreading across the nation. This disease is TARD...Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder. If you have an election that last more than 36 hours, please consult a Constitution. If you or your loved ones are infected with this deadly disease, please be sure to consult a pharmacist and A Controlled Beverage Packing Store Clerk for your cocktail of OxyContin, Xanax, and Tito's vodka. If you are in need of an Anti-Trump Safety Pin, please pause your anti-capitalist tendencies and order one from Amazon.com and then return to your anti-corporate rage.

This hissy fit has grabbed our hands and walked us into the #safteypinmovement. This is a silly, symbolic display of awareness. It’s is akin to changing your Facebook profile avatar to the flag of which ever country is afflicted by terrorism while you’ve advocated for those same terrorists to be christened as instant citizens in America, with a champagne bottle over the head…voilà, instant citizen! It’s in the same league as wearing your colorful ribbon for the “disease of the month club”, in order to show that you care. It's designed so those Butt hurt, Safe Spaced, Coddled, godless, self-centered dupes who need a Melissa Click styled "Muscle" to fix everything that doesn’t agree with them in life can safely identify other Butt hurt, Safe Spaces, Coddled, godless, self-centered dupes who need a Melissa Click styled "Muscle" to fix everything that doesn’t agree with them in life. So, go pet that Therapy Poodle, you whiny, Self-absorbed toddlers. It’s time to divorce yourselves from the blankie at some point in your life...because life will hit you like Negan's Barbed Wire Baseball Bat "Lucille". And when it does, you can only curl in the fetal position for so long before you need to grow a spine and deal with disappointment...life doesn't award participation trophies just for making it past the planned parenthood forceps and into the Ass Smacking cry of being born into the world.

Many in Hollywood and the entertainment industry are looking to migrate away from the freest nation on the planet. They are even trying to drag California and the Pacific Northwest along with them…You know, if you walk out the door, don’t forget to bring your wine cellar with you. California can succeed from the Union when San Andreas gets “Shaking Baby Mad” with these toddlers and turns it into, As Bill Hicks and Maynard James Keenan call it, “Arizona Bay”. It’s as if the Celebrity elite’s fame and stature is somehow going to supersede any authoritarian leader’s rule. Kim Jong Un will look beyond your cute Oscar award and still execute you with an RPG missile for falling asleep while he’s speaking because to was more important to you to hit the Viper Room for a late night Red Carpet bender the night before and you failed to bone up on the Folger’s the following morning. They’re looking for something a little less authoritarian but still socialist. Canada seems to be their utopia of choice.  I propose this: we let the Hollywood Stars go to Canada...let the illegals in to the US. And when enough of them are here, and when no one is looking...we all go down and takeover Mexico and kick the rest of them out. White Sand Beaches, clear ocean water...warm weather...we turn it into a paradise! And then, when we takeover Mexico, we leave behind the Trump Protesting, entitled douchebags... we’ll let the MS13 drug cartels handle them...Welcome to the new nation of Mexiamericachucettes

Realize, we aren’t alien to how your election aftermath is going, Liberals. You know the sick feeling in your gut after you woke the following morning and realized who won the Presidential Election, thinking that the end is near? If you are disparaged after last week’s results, Welcome to our 2008 & 2012. We're still standing and you will too, after your Election Hangover.  Listen to Rachel Maddox :

“You’re awake by the way. You’re not having a terrible, terrible dream. Also you’re not dead and you haven’t gone to hell. This is your life now, this is our election now, this is us, this is our country – it’s real.”

How selfish of her and all who reveled in our misery. Remember how they all pushed our interest out of the American conversation for 8 years as being more than fine to do so. Screw you, Rachel Maddow...it's our country as well! You got everything you wanted for 8 years and now you're disappointed that many vehemently rejected it.  Look at Sally Kohen’s tweet at 11/8/16 at 9:11 pm

“My Sense is that if Trump wins, Hillary Supporter’s will be sad. If Hillary wins, Trump supporters will be angry. Important difference.”

So, about that sadness, Sally…Rioters are attacking people. They are tackling them on Escalators, Driving over them with their vehicles, walking out of schools and having “cry-in” on campus. They’ve hired them off of Craig’s List and they’ve bussed in protesters.  

More than 70% of the 112 anti-trump protesters in Portland didn’t vote in Oregon, according to state election records. The other 30% did cast a ballot in Oregon or another state. At least 79 protesters either didn’t turn in a ballot or weren’t registered to vote in the state.

There have been actual assassination threats, whether they were serious or not, have been bandied about with A CEO on administrative leave for threatening Assassination. There is even an Inaugural Mega-Protest Plan being planned and organized.

We have seen very large protests in major cities all over America since Donald Trump won the election, but the biggest one of all is being planned for January 20th. Radical leftists are calling for thousands upon thousands of activists to descend upon Washington D.C. on Inauguration Day, and they are planning to disrupt the inauguration festivities as much as they possibly can. And if you doubt that the “Not My President” movement can pull this off, you may want to consider that 25,000 protesters showed up in New York City on Saturday on very short notice. These people are bitter, angry, frustrated and incredibly motivated. At this point they still have more than two months to organize their forces, and many are expecting that this is going to be the most chaotic Inauguration Day in American history. One of the Facebook pages that is attempting to recruit protesters for Inauguration Day is entitled “Protest at the Inauguration: Stand Against Trump, War, Racism and Inequality”. So far, 7,800 people have indicated that they will be attending on this page alone, and another 26,000 have expressed interest in the protest. The organizers of this particular page are very clear about why they believe that the inauguration of Donald Trump must be protested. #DisruptJ20 even has an official website now, and they are openly calling for a national strike on January 20th in addition to the chaos that they plan to cause in Washington… on the #DisruptJ20 Facebook page, the organizers are very open about the fact that they plan to bitterly fight against Donald Trump every step of the way…

On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States. We call on all people of good conscience to join in disrupting the ceremonies. If Trump is to be inaugurated at all, let it happen behind closed doors, showing the true face of the security state Trump will preside over. It must be made clear to the whole world that the vast majority of people in the United States do not support his presidency or consent to his rule.

Trump stands for tyranny, greed, and misogyny. He is the champion of neo-nazis and white Nationalists, of the police who kill the Black, Brown and poor on a daily basis, of racist border agents and sadistic prison guards, of the FBI and NSA who tap your phone and read your email. He is the harbinger of even more climate catastrophe, deportation, discrimination, and endless war. He continues to deny the existence of climate change, in spite of all the evidence, putting the future of the whole human race at stake. The KKK, Vladimir Putin, Golden Dawn, and the Islamic State all cheered his victory. If we let his inauguration go unchallenged, we are opening the door to the future they envision.

Trump’s success confirms the bankruptcy of representative democracy. Rather than using the democratic process as an alibi for inaction, we must show that no election could legitimize his agenda. Neither the Democrats nor any other political party or politician will save us—they just offer a weaker version of the same thing. If there is going to be positive change in this society, we have to make it ourselves, together, through direct action.

From day one, the Trump presidency will be a disaster. #DisruptJ20 will be the start of the resistance. We must take to the streets and protest, blockade, disrupt, intervene, sit in, walk out, rise up, and make more noise and good trouble than the establishment can bear. The parade must be stopped. We must delegitimize Trump and all he represents. It’s time to defend ourselves, our loved ones, and the world that sustains us as if our lives depend on it—because they do. Some have noted that 2017 will be the 100 year anniversary of the communist revolution in Russia, and many on the radical left are now openly using the word “revolution” to describe what they would like to see here in the United States. And this call to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration appears to have originated with a Marxist politician out in Seattle

Unfortunately, this won’t be going away anytime soon. And politically, the hissy fits are raging as well, Like Eric Holder theorizing the abolishment of the Electoral College.  Realize that if that was implemented, 3 States (or more importantly 3 overpopulated urban zones) would decide the fate of the nation for the presidency. Think of it this way, the Electoral College allows for the farmer in Iowa to have the same weight for his vote, the same bang for his buck, as the douche nozzle in NY. We are a Representative Republic, not an American Idol contest.

My Takeaway from Trump Protest outrage: anyone who overly benefited from Obamas unconstitutional actions are now afraid that Constitutionality will return. Gay marriage...illegal immigration... they know they didn't get those legitimately, so now they're afraid that "the parents have come home". This is the fear they are perseverating on at the moment. Do they really thing Trump is going to end all of that when he brought the “Proud to be Gay” PayPal CEO Peter Thiel to the convention (and now part of his transition team), Is he really going to eject anyone of Hispanic decent after he touted the need for republican intervention into immigration reform on Fox News New Year's Eve 2012 after Romney lost? Is he going to roll back gay marriage and block the transgendered community from using their bathroom of choice after he let Bruce Jenner use the women's restroom in Trump Tower? Why are they afraid of him, outside of why WE we're afraid of him.

See, I had absolutely no dog in this fight for the Presidency. The gnashing of teeth you're feeling right now, I've already been through in the primary season...as well as though the Elections that I was able to vote in, such as 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, & 2012 (John Kerry SUCKED, so we dodged that bullet in 2004). It's not the end. Get over it, people. What you may want to do is reevaluate where you stand on things and not what you’ve been instructed to through higher education or family voting history.  Reevaluate whether or not the things you indulge in, which may be socially unacceptable, are something you wish to selfishly will upon others by gravitating the unwilling into your orbit. Think of this: If your belief in the ability to chart your own path, make your own way, without the boot of a leviathan Government on your neck is important...if you're tired of placing your faith in the most flawed humans who are empowered to affect your life & family's livelihood...then you need to evaluate where you stand on your beliefs and principles. If you think "Big Corporations" are corrupting everything that is good and are responsible for the woes of this world, you better also be aware that it was the "Big Government" that colluded with them, along with the "Big Media" that constructed a virtual reality environment, placing fear in everyone's hearts and carrying the water for the status quo in order to allow them the continuance of that collusion. I would think after 8 to 16 years of this being the case (arguably much longer), it may be time to try something a little different... keep in mind, no one is turning back your social justice victories. Take stock of your core principles. There are always elections. Also keep in mind, the victories you succeeded on achieving that are beyond the will of the people and may have been based upon a technicality, the other side will eventually one day have that same opportunity. I know where I stand...individual liberty...I hope you know where you stand too!

Obviously, I didn't vote for a Trump Presidency…but I was willing to wipe the slate clean and give him his due. After clinching all three branches of federal government, along with watching the dwindling of State Legislature control in most ever state in the union from Democrat tyranny, I believed we’d have an opportunity for real change. I’ll say by Friday evening, I was reluctantly hopeful. We were originally getting hints that John Bolton could be Secretary of State and possibly a Trey Gowdy Attorney General…I'd have been WAY cool with that!! The problem is that he's beginning to fully realize what the #NeverTrumpers were fearful of before he clinched the nomination...he's making choices or “great deals” with the Establishment RINO division of the RNC, such as tapping Reince Pribus as Trump's Chief of Staff...which was much like him having Chris Christie oversee his transition team, which he was recently removed from, thankfully. If this is “Draining the Swamp”, then why is the Swamp Thing running the Staff? The funniest part of all of this, is that Trump has changed his transition team over more than a Colin Kaepernick drive, as if he’s winging it day by day. It's just like the entire Trump campaign from the get go…just winging it like that scene in the Martin Lawrence movie "Blue Streak", where he's a jewel thief who steals a diamond. He hides it in the air duct of this new construction as he's trying to get away from the police, only to find out later that the new construction was the new police office. So he poses as a police officer only to be mistaken for the incoming head investigator. If Reince Pribus ended up with an unhinged Donald Trump, who was vehemently rejected by the electorate while self-imploding, he would now be a low grade pundit on CNN peddling a crappy book that will eventually end up in the Dollar Store a month after its release. But due to the fluke success, he is now Chief of Staff for the presidency.  Rudy Gulliani is being slated for Secretary of State, Kelly Ayoette, the campaign condom giveaway queen, could be overseeing our Department of Defense, and Steve Bannon as his chief strategic council – the Former CEO of the Alt-right bullhorn, BribeBart.

Then we had a long talk about his approach to politics. He never called himself a “populist” or an “American nationalist,” as so many think of him today. “I’m a Leninist,” Bannon proudly proclaimed. Shocked, I asked him what he meant. “Lenin,” he answered, “wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.” Bannon was employing Lenin’s strategy for Tea Party populist goals. He included in that group the Republican and Democratic Parties, as well as the traditional conservative press.

If you are trying to remove your campaign from the accusation of racism, you probably shouldn’t hire a leader of a rebranded white supremacy movement now being touted as “intellectual identitarians”. If you’re looking to quell that War on Women, don’t hire the guy who called Lesbian’s “Dykes”.

Bannon’s personal history with women isn’t great. When a female employee challenged his management on a project, he called her a “bimbo” and said he wanted to give her a “reality check,” to “kick her ass,” and to “ram [her accusations] down her f**king throat.” His ex-wife also accused him of domestic violence in 1996. The case was eventually dismissed because the “victim/witness” was “unable to be located”; Bannon’s ex-wife said she decided not to press charges after he threatened her. He’s spoken out against religious minorities. In a 2007 court declaration, Bannon’s ex-wife said Bannon asked her how many Jewish students attended a school where she was considering sending their children. “He said that he doesn’t like the way they raise their kids to be ‘whiny brats’ and that he didn’t want the girls going to school with Jews,” she wrote. A spokesperson for Bannon denied the allegations. And according to Mother Jones, Bannon frequently stacked his radio show — “Breitbart News Daily” — with guest speakers who decried Islam.

 These are his choices for high level appointments. Not only are they disheartening, to say that he’s going to keep key provisions of Obamacare intact is concerning. He’s also wanting to provide his family with high level national security clearance. Even down to his Son in Law. But I understand, it’s still early in the game. If these are the canaries in the coalmine though, my expectations are not very high…We told you this would happen. Get ready for your Precious Pseudo Conservative Supreme Court Appointment

On the other side of the coin, it's time for the DNC to reexamine itself. Think about what happened to the RNC when it lost the presidential election in 2012. They re-focused efforts through social media, different approaches to connecting to the electorate and new ways to direct resources. They began to try to reach the Hispanic population, which was attributed for the failure of that election. But take a look at how the DNC is conducting its re-examination! There is no outreach to the “hayseed, flyover country hicks” the Van Jones whitelash cracker class! There is just excoriation and disgust by the Hollywood elite and those in the Entertainment industry..."Hallelujah, Hallelujah...I'm not giving up and neither should you" kind of shite. Sorry Mrs. McKinnon, your reoccurring Presidential character a la "Hillary" was cancelled. She will not be joining the ranks of a Dana Carvey "George H Bush", a Phil Hartman/Darrell Hammond "Bill Clinton", a Will Farrell "George W Bush", or a Jay Pharaoh "Obama"...sucks to be you.  Now, the fear that rolls around in the back of my mind is the fact that the DNC is anticipating smear tactics in the approach in which they restructure their dying brand. They are considering the appointment of Keith Ellison, who is a Muslim that's involved with CAIR, as the DNC Chairperson. I think under the surface, there could be an underground, serious ulterior motive. Keith X Ellison, you may also know him by his stage name Keith Ellison-Muhammed as a member of the Nation of Islam, also equivocated the attack in the world trade center with the Reichstag Fire. He is being endorsed by the leftist of leftist’s wing of the party, like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. While on the surface many would think that this is a way to put a Muslim at the forefront of the party to project the Xenophobic/Islamaphobia narrative, the other side of the coin is it could be completely more nefarious. We have to think about the bullet point plan of the Islamic takeover of the west that was discovered back in the early 2000's

In August of 2004, an alert Maryland Transportation Authority Police officer observed a woman wearing traditional Islamic garb videotaping the support structures of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was Ismail Elbarasse and detained on an outstanding material witness warrant issued in Chicago in connection with fundraising for Hamas. The FBI’s Washington Field Office subsequently executed a search warrant on her residence in Annandale, Virginia. In the basement of his home, a hidden sub-basement was found; it revealed over 80 banker boxes of the archives of the Muslim Brotherhood in North America. One of the most important of these documents made public to date was entered into evidence during the Holy Land Foundation trial. It amounted to the Muslim Brotherhood’s strategic plan for the United States and was entitled, “An Explanatory Memorandum: On the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America.” The Explanatory Memorandum was written in 1991 by a member of the Board of Directors for the Muslim Brotherhood in North America and senior Hamas leader named Mohammed Akram. It had been approved by the Brotherhood’s Shura Council and Organizational Conference and was meant for internal review by the Brothers’ leadership in Egypt. It was certainly not intended for public consumption, particularly in the targeted society: the United States

From the Memorandum: “The writer of the memorandum believes that understanding and comprehending the historical stages of the Islamic activism which was led and being led by the Muslim Brotherhood in this continent is a very important key in working towards settlement, through which the Group observes its march, the direction of its movement and the curves and turns of its road. We will suffice here with mentioning the title for each of these stages [The title expresses the prevalent characteristic of the stage] [Details maybe mentioned in another future study]. Most likely, the stages are:

A - The stage of searching for self and determining the identity.

B - The stage of inner build-up and tightening the organization.

C - The stage of mosques and the Islamic centers.

D - The stage of building the Islamic organizations - the first phase.

E - The stage of building the Islamic schools - the first phase.

F - The stage of thinking about the overt Islamic Movement - the first phase.

G - The stage of openness to the other Islamic movements and attempting to reach a formula for dealing with them - the first phase.

H - The stage of reviving and establishing the Islamic organizations - the second phase.

We believe that the Group is embarking on this stage in its second phase as it has to open the door and enter as it did the first time.

4- Understanding the role of the Muslim Brother in

North America: The process of settlement is a “Civilization-Jihadist Process” with all the word means. The Ikhwan must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and “sabotaging” its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all other religions. Without this level of understanding, we are not up to this challenge and have not prepared ourselves for Jihad yet. It is a Muslim's destiny to perform Jihad and work wherever he is and wherever he lands until the final hour comes, and there is no escape from that destiny except for those who chose to slack. But, would the slackers and the Mujahedeen be equal.

5- Understanding that we cannot perform the settlement mission by ourselves or away from people: A mission as significant and as huge as the settlement mission needs magnificent and exhausting efforts. With their capabilities, human, financial and scientific resources, the Ikhwan will not be able to carry out this mission alone or away from people and he who believes that is wrong, and God knows best. As for the role of the Ikhwan, it is the initiative, pioneering, leadership, raising the banner and pushing people in that direction. They are then to work to employ, direct and unify Muslims' efforts and powers for this process. In order to do that, we must possess a mastery of the art of “coalitions”, the art of “absorption “and the principles of “cooperation”.

6- The necessity of achieving a union and balanced gradual merger between private work and public work:

We believe that what was written about this subject is many and is enough. But, it needs a time and a practical frame so that what is needed is achieved in a gradual and a balanced way that is compatible with the process of settlement. &

7- The conviction that the success of the settlement of Islam and its Movement in this country is a success to the global Islamic Movement and a true support for the sought after state, God willing. “

It may seem like a bit of stretch or conspiratorial to some, but much of his past suggests otherwise. But here are a few points of interest concerning Mr. Ellison to consider:

• U.S. congressman from Minnesota
• First Muslim elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
• Supported Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam
• Says that Farrakhan “is a role model for black youth,” “is not an anti-Semite,” and “is a sincere, tireless, and uncompromising advocate of the black community and other oppressed people around the world”
• Spoke favorably of the high-profile murderers and leftist icons Mumia Abu Jamal, Assata Shakur, and Geronimo Pratt
• Former steering committee member of the National Lawyers Guild's Minnesota chapter
• Publicly defended former Symbionese Liberation Army terrorist Kathleen Soliah
• Supported the activities of the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011

We’ve seen the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in America with Valarie Jarrett and Huma Abedin and their proximity to power. With their elimination from the political realm, it seems as though they are going all in and ceding their party’s power directly over to someone of that affiliation. Is this a completed stage in the Memorandum of infiltrating and destroying Western Civilization? Is the Democrat party duping itself, either monetarily or out of straight anger with their enemies that they allow purveyors of evil into their ranks? I think it’s a situation to keep a sharp eye on.

  

So where do we go? Is there a new party in the future? How should candidates prepare for the future? Whoever the candidate or whatever the party, the ground work needs to begin ASAP. In a day and age of celebrity, reality, political theater name branding and identity must be established. Injection into the culture and establishing a presence will need to be in progress. The days of worrying about oversaturation are long since passed. Presence must be established tactfully and carefully. You don’t want to tire the public and overstay your welcome. But you can’t also begin to lay the foundation a month before the primary season begins. A connection must be cultivated. Trump’s win will change how ground games are conducted, how advertisement is allocated, and the role of social media in future elections. This is the game change that a reality, celebrity Presidential win by someone who’s never held political office will provide from here on out. 
Adrian Slade Show Podcast 11 - 15 - 16

Election Day isn't the end of all hope...there's still Article V, Convention of States

Today is Election Day. We go into the final days learning that Hillary Clinton is going to be rectified and admonished of all wrongdoing over her emails from a private server...Again. You know, that personal server that sidesteps FIOA requests and resides in a bathroom in a remote location in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The hard drives that she said she wiped...like, with a rag...Using bleach bit? The devices that were REALLY cleaned when they were decimated and had the snot beat out of them into dust with hammers. The emails that possibly have information on them as to how the Clinton Foundation received money from selling uranium to Russia. Email’s that could show money received from Qatar and Saudi Arabia to the Foundation to allow Qatar and Saudi Arabia to fund ISIS in order to topple the Leader of a country, simply to clear a way for a freaking oil pipeline. Allowing a cancer of fundamentalists run roughshod at the expense of the lives Syrian Christians and Muslims who simply lived in the wrong part of the world...who had to witness family members be slaughtered by evil butchers. The same classified information entrusted to the highest cabinet level, foreign liaison who is the 4th in line of succession to the Presidency of the United States. Classified information that, if mishandled by a lower grade military officer, would've caused them to been put in the brig for years simply by allowing unauthorized disclosure.

She’s up against her former donor and Supporter. The same gentleman who invited his rival to attend his wedding. The same guy who had golf outings with her husband and former President…who have daughters that are still BFF’s? That’s where we're at. And Hillary's bullet dodging of federal law enforcement is the reason why we do not like socialism, because those who are in investigative positions of power will look the other way if their side is the side under investigation. It's why you do not allow the people at the top “impose and regulate CEO salary caps”...as a liberal classmate once proposed. It doesn’t work because the regulator’s salaries will exceed the salary caps because they're getting paid to oversee and regulate the salary caps. They will get the kickbacks from those who can afford to pay for influence and favor to procure their own exemption from the regulators.

So, on one side, you’ve got the Hillary supporters. They will make the decision to vote big government status quo. They are the electorate that has been brainwashed, from higher education universities all the way down to public schools through curriculum built by socialist bureaucrats. The ones who look like a prepubescent versions of the Brawny paper towels guy. The one’s who want to go to Bumbershoot to see Mumford and Sons, because it's a festival that “gives its proceeds and help BACK to the community” and to support "the arts". They're not sure whether they should fly there or not, because they can't calculate the correct number of pine seedlings needed to offset the carbon footprint of a round trip flight. So, it looks like they maybe might be driving their Subaru Outback, the LGBTQRS vehicle of choice…crying about how he hasn't gone hiking in a while in road trip conversations, passing up on ordering the Free Range Chicken entrée of the day on the menu at the Vape Lounge in favor of the Organic Kale Salad, because they doesn't eat anything that has a face (vegan tool)...but they won't be eating the corn salsa...that might be from Monsanto. They saw how evil they were on a Netflix Documentary. And they won't be ordering the eggs either! In fact, they'll be going into a restaurant YOU'RE dining at, interrupting your meal to excoriate you for doing so:

I bet Snow, the social justice warriors pet chicken that she blasted the restaurant for serving  would've made a great addition to my family...of entrees. I would have liked snow...with garlic & herbs, side of Monsanto Corn, Sodium Laced Fries, and a 42 OZ Sugar laden, NY outlawed Soda. And so, the fight to correct our selfish, capitalist injustices marches on. Let’s continue to worry about how many lumens our freaking light bulbs put out because it might melt one square foot of an iceberg in the Arctic Circle that a polar bear will be able to cling to! That bear have to use his natural ability to swim 5 miles to the next one that hasn't been defiled by the emissions from your SUV in order to make it to the casting call for the cute lovable Coca-Cola Christmas Commercial this year. And while I'm trying to figure out which car is acceptable to drive around in, I'm also having to worry about which Halloween costume I can dress up in! Don't dare dress like a pilgrim and Indian... you'll send 35 Ivy League college students crying to their safe spaces, just like the 1970's public service announcement commercial with the Native American shedding a tear over the trash you threw out the side of your friggin GMC Pacer. 

The same people who charge us as being Science deniers. They deny the Science of conception while touting the "Science" of Climate Change...which has been shown to be fraudulent at best. In effect, these enlightened fools have advocated for the streamlining accessibility of eliminating that kicking & moving "clump of cells" while complicating your ability to dispose of your trash...requiring you to select from between 8 separate waste containers, with instructions on which type is allowable for each container at your nearest Whole Foods. They over-complicate your choices of household waste disposal by mandating you to have 6 different trash bins, to which 6 different types of trash trucks are providing a 12 hour symphony of noises, back up signals, and let's not forget the emissions that are supposedly being reduced by driving your semi-electric hybrid vehicle, that cost a ton and never economically made sense to purchase, if your motivation for purchasing one was to save on fuel. 

These are the Hillary supporters who are also college kids who believe Voter ID is"Racist". These college kids come across even more entitled and racist in their explanations as to why it's racist. Then, when they interview the assumed recipients of Voter ID racism, they are dumbfounded by their explanations and prove that the entire argument is utter crap! They whine and complain that safe, innocent fixtures of Americana, such as The Beach Boys, are the epitome of White Privilege, as Music critic Ben Ratliff did (This from The Blaze):

But time and social change have been rough on the Beach Boys. Their best-known hits (say, “California Girls,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “I Get Around”) are poems of unenlightened straight-male privilege, white privilege, beach privilege. It is hard to imagine that they helped anyone toward self-determination or achieving their social rights.

That’s not the Beach Boy’s Gig…to aid in Self-Determination of achieving social rights via 4 part harmony. And beach privilege…not sure what that is, actually. It must be those darn coastal appropriation advocates who used their imperialist privilege to procure all of the available property on the coasts…public access beaches be damned!

They talk of taxes as an investment. Taxes are "An Investment"? WTF? Can you say they're also a "Penalty"??? So, if I buy an Electric Car and get a Tax Credit, am I taking investment away?? They justify this by saying, "why not forgo that cup of Starbucks latte in favor of paying a little bit more for investment?" How charitable of you…to be charitable with other people’s money. The Hillary electorate.

Every bit of what I laid out gives fuel to the Trump electorate. They are fed up and want to get “Limp Bizkit at Woodstock’ and “Break Something”. The problem is all of the friendly fire they are exhibiting. They are angry with the establishment of the Republican Party that was supposed to be fighting for them. The problem is, they cannot discern between who the freedom fighting, grassroots are from the RINOs. They not only want to through the baby out with the bathwater, they want to through the tub out with the toys in it. The problem with that is that you can’t exist in a home with no actual plumbing…you might be able to, but it’s going to be extremely difficult to do…and the left already wants to outlaw your copper pipes, so you’re doing them “A Solid”.  They know they want things “Fixed”, but they don’t have a deep enough understanding to know that a simple change of a President isn’t going to repair all of the damage that the left has caused over the last 8 years. They are willing to wage war on their side’s congressional majority, more importantly the Senate, while complaining about how the wrong President will be responsible for the appointment of up to 4 Supreme Court Justices during their term. They lose the irony that Trump’s crucial court appointments will all be “Robert Borked”, knocked out completely by a Swamp Drained Senate. This election is not the time for Congressional Pruning and trimming. Save that for the 2018 mid-terms. The pitchfork wielding Republican electorate wants to destroy the other side SO MUCH, that they will back the loudest, most obnoxious candidate to do the job. But additionally added to their lack of civics and Governmental awareness, the videos and pictures of the Rock Show Size Trump rallies do not translate to Electoral College Delegates. As of today’s recording - it’s not looking too good for Trump. Giving Trump Nevada (even though they say he's losing there, but the average polling has him up by .6) and giving him New Hampshire (which I actually think Clinton is barley pulling) and Florida to Clinton because she's just barely ahead there as well, it comes down to Clinton 295 VS Trump 240. Even if I leave everything as is and move Florida over to Trump, he still only gets 269. He needs Florida, NC, Nevada, & New Hampshire plus some additional Hillary State. Even though the rallies are slam packed like an overpriced Beyoncé or Adele concert, it doesn’t turn into States counts and delegates. WE don’t have a National election, but a collection of State Elections that decide our president.

So there you have it…two different views of America! If you inherently feel that people are stupid, can't provide for themselves, and you have no faith in a higher power then you believe government should do it all and will be voting for Hillary to make that happen. If you believe that the individual should be responsible for their choices & consequences of mistakes, then I see it from your side!!

So are we simply screwed because of the options at hand for electing the next leader of the free world? I'll give you some hope...The Convention of States. I've mentioned in previous podcasts that I'm voting for Article V tomorrow. To make that happen, you MUST look at conservatizing your State Legislatures. That means that even further down the “down ballot” consideration is needed to make this happen. So what is the “Article V convention of states”? Typically, congress – 2/3rds of both houses, are needed to propose amendments to the Constitution. That’s how it normally happens. But reading on, “OR on the application of the legislatures of 2/3rds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments…shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of 3/4ths of the several states or by conventions in 3/4ths thereof.” So the States can “break the glass, pull the fire alarm” on an overreaching federal government, which we clearly are witnessing. Now, this has been in the organizational stages for some time…at least since we found that no one was planning to impeach President Obama. They conducted a simulation on September 23, 2016 in Williamsburg, VA. Here are the results: The overview, mission statement of the event was, “The Convention respectfully submits these proposals to the American people with the conviction that they are a sound beginning to a critically-needed national discussion about restoring the balance of power between the federal government and the states. Further, it is the conviction of this body that the states must deliberate and adopt appropriate proposals for a balanced budget amendment and an amendment to provide the states a means to serve as a check on judicial overreach by the federal judiciary of the United States.”

·         Fiscal Restraints Proposal 1:

o   SECTION 1. The public debt shall not be increased except upon a recorded vote of two-thirds of each house of Congress, and only for a period not to exceed one year.

o   SECTION 2. No state or any subdivision thereof shall be compelled or coerced by Congress or the President to appropriate money.

o   SECTION 3. The provisions of the first section of this amendment shall take effect 3 years after ratification.

§  45 – Support, 3 Opposed, and 2 abstained

·         Federal Legislative & Executive Jurisdiction Proposal 1:

o   SECTION 1. The power of Congress to regulate commerce among the several states shall be limited to the regulation of the sale, shipment, transportation, or other movement of goods, articles or persons. Congress may not regulate activity solely because it affects commerce among the several states.

o   SECTION 2. The power of Congress to make all laws that are necessary and proper to regulate commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations, shall not be construed to include the power to regulate or prohibit any activity that is confined within a single state regardless of its effects outside the state, whether it employs instrumentalities therefrom, or whether its regulation or prohibition is part of a comprehensive regulatory scheme; but Congress shall have power to define and provide for punishment of offenses constituting acts of war or violent insurrection against the United States.

o   SECTION 3. The Legislatures of the States shall have standing to file any claim alleging violation of this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit standing that may otherwise exist for a person.

o   SECTION 4. This article shall become effective five years from the date of its ratification.

§  44 – Support, 6 – Opposed

·         Federal Term Limits & Judicial Jurisdiction Proposal 1:

o   No person shall be elected to more than six full terms in the House of Representatives. No person shall be elected to more than two full terms in the Senate. These limits shall include the time served prior to the enactment of this Article.

§  35 Support, 12 Opposed, 3 Abstain

·         Federal Legislative & Executive Jurisdiction Proposal 2:

o   SECTION 1. The Legislatures of the States shall have authority to abrogate any provision of federal law issued by the Congress, President, or Administrative Agencies of the United States, whether in the form of a statute, decree, order, regulation, rule, opinion, decision, or other form.

o   SECTION 2. Such abrogation shall be effective when the Legislatures of three-fifths of the States approve a resolution declaring the same provision or provisions of federal law to be abrogated. This abrogation authority may also be applied to provisions of federal law existing at the time this amendment is ratified.

o   SECTION 3. No government entity or official may take any action to enforce a provision of federal law after it is abrogated according to this Amendment. Any action to enforce a provision of abrogated federal law may be enjoined by a federal or state court of general jurisdiction in the state where the enforcement action occurs, and costs and attorney fees of such injunction shall be awarded against the entity or official attempting to enforce the abrogated provision.

o   SECTION 4. No provision of federal law abrogated pursuant to this amendment may be reenacted or reissued for six years from the date of the abrogation.

§  43 Support, 5 Opposed, 2 Abstain

·         Fiscal Restraints Proposal 2:

o   SECTION 1. Congress shall not impose taxes or other exactions upon incomes, gifts, or estates.

o   SECTION 2. Congress shall not impose or increase any tax, duty, impost or excise without the approval of three-fifths of the House of Representatives and three-fifths of the Senate, and shall separately present such to the President.

o   SECTION 3. This Article shall be effective five years from the date of its ratification, at which time the Sixteenth Article of amendment is repealed.

§  33 Support, 14 Opposed, 3 Abstain

·         Federal Legislative & Executive Jurisdiction Proposal 3:

o   Whenever one quarter of the members of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate transmits to the President their written declaration of opposition to any proposed or existing federal administrative regulation, in whole or in part, it shall require a majority vote of the House of Representatives and Senate to adopt or affirm that regulation. Upon the transmittal of opposition, if Congress shall fail to vote within 180 days, such regulation shall be vacated. No proposed regulation challenged under the terms of this Article shall go into effect without the approval of Congress. Congressional approval or rejection of a rule or regulation is not subject to Presidential veto under Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution

§  42 Support, 5 Opposed, 3 Abstain

Obviously, we need to get familiar with our State Legislature Choices to enact Article V to save the Republic. Any that are running in State elections along with those who are municipal candidates with aspirations of moving to the state level should be thoroughly researched. We also need to be aware that if we “drain the swamp” of RINOS in this election, court appointments are going to be impossible. We are going to be in a dire situation if we have a Republican President and a Democrat Congressional majority, especially in the Senate.  Research who is a Conservative in your district and focus on voting the “Down Ballot”. We need Article V on deck and we need to have a Senate a majority to effectively save the next four years. 

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Vote your conscience, Research your role in the Electoral College

I’ve come to my painstaking decision with regards to voting. Although we’re 25 days out, this election cycle has been like watching skin graft surgery performed on a burn victim. That’s even down to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th party candidates. Being that 2016 has been such a “gonad punting”, an election a few weeks out should be at “To Be Determined” status because we’ve seen that everything can change daily and instantaneously. For me, it’s still up for debate.

As we speak, I’m seriously considering voting for Evan McMullin, but not because of some of the interviews I’ve heard from him. It’s not because of his Constitutional understanding or of his conservatism either. Both of which is far more prevalent with him than any other candidate in the race. Unfortunately, his conservatism doesn’t rise to the level of a Ted Cruz or Rand Paul, which were two of my preferred candidates. His views on immigration are a bit looser than desired. I don’t believe his support for TPP has been completely thought out, as he only views the Free Trade aspects of the bill and not the ceding of sovereignty that’s sown and fertilized deep within it. His stance of the Muslim Brotherhood having moderate annexes within its Sharia Activism leaves an acidic taste in my mouth. I believe, and I feel, as though Evan McMullin is a Marco Rubio lite: less calories, less filling but tolerable. At this point we are less finicky, because the restaurant is under new management and they’ve replaced all of our favorites on the menu with dung sandwiches and excrement salads. I want Evan McMullin to win a State. And it looks as though he may win Utah. I’d like to help him win a 2nd state. The last time a 3rd party candidate won ANY electoral state was George Wallace of the American Independent Party in 1968. I want to prove something to the Ted Cruz/Mike Lee types of the neglected and ignored grassroots wing of principled visionaries that reside within the imperial party of corruption and status quo. I’d like to show that a 3rd Party, if done correctly, can be a viable option on the future. A beginning of a long term strategy starting in 2020.

When we think of voting, we think of the “Mr. Ed Pummeled” phrase: Binary Choice. Your vote will either be for “The lesser of two evils” Republican VS. Democrat. On the surface, this is the reality. To the largely disengaged and uninformed, they will look at their presidential election as some sort of a popularity, “American Idol” contest. I can’t fault them for that, because that’s the way every presidential election cycle is sold to us. We have the one or the other candidate selection and we rush out to the polls as though our lives depended upon it. We go home, biting our nails with nervous energy. The results start trickling in on your favorite news network. Then the biased news networks begin trying to prematurely call the race based upon some “Ja-whore-nalist” hack with a microphone, standing outside of a voting station and asking people who are strolling out, “Who did you vote for?” And they’ll try to predict each state’s results extra early, dual time zones be damned! And when the final numbers come in, it’s either the post orgasmic chill of losing, or the celebratory roaring of a win. That’s basically the standard view point on election night.

But when considering my vote, I started to rethink it based upon the technical side of the Electoral College. Some voters may not have a choice outside of a binary one, especially in swing states. Luckily for me, I’m not in that “responsible” and pivotal situation. My District/City WILL go for Trump…with or without my vote. I know this, because my city has voted Republican in every single race for decades. That includes John McCain and Obama in 2008 and Mitt Romney and Obama in 2012...you can see how that worked out. Judging by the local conversations I have (or I have dropped in on) and the signage in every yard, this is verifiably true. And even with a building that now is sporting a homemade painted mural that says “Never Hillary” plastered on its side, along with a poorly crafted, giant Trump Train at an intersection a few miles from my home, it’s apparent who is causing the excitement in my town. But unfortunately, my State will go Hillary (also with or WITHOUT MY VOTE. Just want to make this clear to those who’ll assume “I’m with Jezebel”, as I’m clearly not) simply due to my state’s proximity to Washington D.C. The suburbs of Virginia, more specifically Fairfax County, are littered with Big Government Bureaucrats and employees. Their portion of the State decides our federal elections. So, my vote can go to something a bit more meaningful than “Lesser of 2 evils” drivel. I firmly believe a 3rd, New Party statement must be made to open the door to those who are sitting on the sidelines, hoping for someone to take the lead and start the avalanche. I want an independent candidate Electoral State win to be a blinding beacon for those looking for REAL change. The Whig Party didn’t implode in a quick, tidy pop and become the Republican Party over night? They went through some serious posterior birthing pains before they got there.

Now keep in mind we have a few things to consider. Along with voting for Evan “Head”, “McLovin’” McMullin, I’m also voting for 3/4th’s of the 50 state’s legislatures enacting Article V of the constitution, Convention of States. If “He” wins, we all win. Article V Convention of States MUST be in the organizational process, as it will need to be in play and able to move quickly when the flag drops to employ that option. It’s a methodical, slow dirge which takes a considerable amount of time to score and tremendously harmonious organization to perform. We need a strong wave of Constitutionalists in Congress in order to grind ANY Presidential powers to a halt. This impediment will include the stonewalling of any SCOTUS appointment in the Senate confirmation process, which has been the threat that has been a Magnum held to our head in demand for our vote to betray our principles. We also need to realize that if the 2016 congressional wave isn’t strong enough for this election, we can strengthen it in the 2018 midterms. Conservatives typically have always had the upper hand in midterm elections, due to the fact that simple civic engagement isn’t as sexy as the “big supreme leader” selection process.

Basically, to button everything up, the State Legislature races along with any Governor’s race will be crucial to be able to enact the Article V Convention of States. Be aware of who your candidates are. Google is an amazing tool, use it research your municipal and State candidates. The House of Representatives and Senate elections will be even MORE IMPORTANT than the Presidency, because it’s how we can stop whomever wins this morbid travesty called an election. This time around is already lost…because the Electoral College Polls are not looking good for the Great Tangelo “Livin’ Libido Loco” Nebuchadnezzar Reagan Vulgarian. On Election Day, be prepared to vote for back up, from the bottom up.

Ted Cruz Pivots to vote Trump, 80's Metal can explain the Trump Phenomenon, 1st Debate Analysis

Anyone who follows any of my writings, podcasts, or even corresponds with me online knows around this time last year, we were filled with Hope. Obama's presidency is finally in the sunset, in the rear-view mirror now. We had the opportunity to go “full bore”, and push ahead with a Constitutionalist (or even a conservative that understands its very importance) in a point in time where a correction of course back to our original direction is necessary. And then, the Trump "cult of personality", pretend ‘outsider” phenomenon occurred. One by one, they all fell...some were already so close to the Progressive ideology that it wasn't surprising that they did. Others made what seemed like small contradictory stances, like backing Mitch McConnell or making silly course changes such as flying to Florida for a change of drawers and then vilifying those trying to make sense of it all. And then, September 23^rd happened.

Ted Cruz came out and said he's voting for the Republican nominee. Now in my mind, his statements weren't truly an endorsement, although people have made it out to be. Of course, the media is out there pretending as though he gave it a ringing endorsement, to which it wasn't. It angered me at first, because I really wanted Ted Cruz to hold the line. I really wanted him to be "the example" of the part of the party, the grassroots," that actually stood for something. The part of the party that doesn't just “go along to get along”, because it's what we're supposed to do. If there was anything that I’ve learned in previous elections, which really came to the forefront and to fruition during this election primary process, was the fact that the Republican Party is “a private organization” and they will pick who they want to pick. When it came down to the final few candidates like Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, & Donald Trump regarding the delegate threshold, Reince Pribus and the GOP establishment kept telling the mantra "well it's a private organization we can do what we want!" Certainly it is, but you may also want to consider those of us that are a small part of the organization...those who you need to show up and vote for whichever candidate that you pick at your own volition. To sit there and say that we should all "fall in line" is insulting at best. Especially when I feel as though the party has left me and it is no longer my responsibility! I don't need to fall in line, when there is a Constitutional Party (which has a limp and uninspiring candidate), there's a Green Party (that has an Uber progressive socialist), there's Libertarian Party (that's been pushing candidates that aren't even libertarian, as though they don't even want the opportunity to win when it's abundantly available to them), there are choices beyond the two party system. There’s even the Electoral College Independent choice, Evan “HEAD McLovin” McMullin (who has been interviewed and said that he was for a legal path to citizenship for his immigration stance).Obviously all those choices are awful, but they are choices. Could there be a possibility for a new choice? A new party of grassroots constitutionalist, who are looking to move in a different direction? One’s that would be able to control their own fate? The resources are available... As I've said in the earlier podcasts, the ability to connect to the average citizen through social media, through streaming…the ability to raise funding through now established Super PACs and even crowdfunding opportunities are all new options. Those are just a few examples of what's available that didn't used to be. But everyone seems to think we need to work from inside the Republican Party to reform it. So how do we do that? Well, we've already tried that and it was destroyed and the movement was shut down. The people responsible for it were ultimately vilified beyond recognition! So basically, it's the establishment’s party. They get to pick who they want because it's a private organization. And now we have to fall in line because we have the nominee and we all need to jump on board whether we like it or not. Look what Reince Pribus (Mr. Reince, douche, Repeat) said as a threat to the former presidential candidates?

“Look, people that agreed to support the nominee, who took part in our process…they used tools from the RNC, They agreed to support the nominee, they took part in our process. We’re a private party, we’re not a public entity. Those people need to get on board. If they’re thinking that they’re going to run again someday, I think we are going to evaluate the process of the nomination process and I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for them”

Was this the reasoning for Ted Cruz shift in position? Is he still looking to work from inside the GOP infrastructure in the future? When Ted Cruz put his statement out, it showed up in my email inbox. I really didn't want to read it. Actually, I stayed away from it for quite a few hours. And then, I sat down to soak it all in. When I read it I noticed a few things. I believe by reading Cruz's statement, to give support, he outlined each point and said "AND TRUMP PROMISED TO DO SO". Now, where I thought Ted Cruz should've just kept his mouth shut, slipped off into the night, under the radar and allowed this election to go in the direction it's going in, he thought differently. I can't understand why he thought differently. There was absolutely nothing to gain from this position change. Those who aren't Republicans, those who don't understand the political landscape and don't get their information from deep sources news already have a skewed view of Ted Cruz. I’m talking about those who take the headlines and sound bites from the nightly news.  I'm not talking about the 24 hour cable news channels sources either. I'm talking about the “dinnertime, three major network nightly news” programs that are then proceeded by Hollywood tabloid new shows viewers. They’re opinion of Ted Cruz that he was some extremist, Tea Party Nut, Evangelical fanatic. They weren’t fans of his from the beginning. The Trump supporters, many of whom were cheering his hard line stances in Congress, have now changed their view of him and now say he’s as a liar and a "CUCK" (as term they like to throw around on a regular basis). Even though they would be more than willing to accept such a liar as a Supreme Court Justice Nominee, who would have to have the integrity to uphold the highest laws in the land…go figure? But now, after this pivot, the Ted Cruz supporters feel betrayed! Not only that, the Trump supporters who booed him for not endorsing at the RNC convention are now calling him a fraud for actually supporting him now! It's a no-win! Now, everybody has to make their own decisions based on their own circumstances, obviously. For me, I'm in a unique position this election. Due of my proximity and location, I'm viewing it through the Electoral College. My District, City/County is going to vote Donald Trump whether I vote for him or not. Unfortunately, my State, due to extreme northern liberal counties on the outskirts of Big Government Washington DC, are going to push the State into voting for Hillary Clinton. So I can actually make the conscious decision to “vote my conscience” while not feeling as though I let the country down. But that's my unique position. Others have decided that they have to make the decision between the two binary evils that are left by picking the one that will stop the other evil. And I get all of that. The problem is, politically speaking, I'm not sure how Ted Cruz recovers from this. I understand that he has prayed about it, he's talk to his father and his wife, and has come to this decision. I can only imagine there was enormous pressure from donors, especially from those that helped him along on his campaign. And even though I feel that the GOP will not allow any second attempt by Ted Cruz to run for the presidency again, he feels as if his opportunity is to come around again, he should tie up the loose ends to make it possible. But, I do know that his statement makes a lot of “anti-deals” with Trump regarding Ted’s positions. Almost like a reverse deal, that stated “this is what I want, this is what I'm afraid of happening if Hillary wins, and this is what Trump has promised to do”. That list of Supreme Court justices better be stellar!  So, when Trump caves, Cruz can call him on it and not look as though Cruz caved on his original pledge.

So what does this say for the remainder of the party? Does the GOP push out its grassroots? I mean the Democratic Party has embraced there is an allowed the socialist to overrun their party? They've purged the Jim Webb's and Joe Lieberman’s. The John F. Kennedy Democrats of the past have been left behind as they moved on to their future. Time will only tell. Unfortunately, Ted Cruz is coming across as a typical politician. And although he may plan on working within the Republican Party, he's going to have to cede some of his stances. This is ultimately the crux of my disappointment. Am I abandoning Ted Cruz? No. Just as I haven't abandon rand Paul or Marco Rubio. Both have portrayed legislative fortitude and keeping things on the constitutional path. Have I abandon Scott Walker? No he still has the ability to move governing conservatism into the realm of the alligator and sharks, and weathering that storm without a bruise. But do I think Ted Cruz will be the facilitator of a principled new movement no I don't think so anymore. Maybe I should've thought that from the beginning.

So how did we get here? If you follow me down a divergent rabbit hole, we can actually use a non-political, cultural, historical trend phenomena to use a basis of theory…80’s Glam Metal. From the beginning of Rock Music, the British invasion turned a style of music like Rhythm and Blues into a new, innovative style…something so fresh and liberating was delivered by the unique cultural phenomenon of the Beetle’s, much in the same way the Revolutionary War happened after the British settlements revolted. It led to the most innovative, unique, and liberating form government to ever exist. Now, they may not have been the first to mine that territory, just as there were many earlier settlements in the New World as well. But, they were the ones to do it RIGHT and led to an explosion. Of course, this led to the slow evolution within the rock and roll genre. From the 60’s crop of Crosby, Stills, and Nash/Jefferson Airplane/Jimi Hendrix, even the ‘Free Love” Hippy rock groups led to experimental rock styles and brought to life Led Zeppelin/The Doors/The Who/Black Sabbath groups, and even the Flashy Showmanship of KISS. This was a heavier rock evolution that was happening and the creativity continued. It moved into the 70’s Foreigner, Boston, Bad Company Rock where it was finding a comfortable footing. It eventually led to VAN HALEN. Now I focus on Van Halen here, not so much because of their place in some sort of Rock and Roll History, but more importantly, what was being cultivated in the future based on their style and sound. They took the edginess of those before them and combined it with pomp and circumstance, showmanship, and glamour. And THAT is where I’m going with this comparison to make this point. This is when the Record industry (think GOP Establishment) took the success of Van Halen and looked to replicate that to the furthest degree. This led to the 80’s Glam metal explosion. Def Leopard’s and late era Aerosmith which moved to Motley Cure’s and Poison’s, which led to Slaughter and Warrant, and begat Enuffz Enuff and Sleaze Beez…you know why you’ve never heard of them? Because they SUCKED. The market was oversaturated with the same old, same old. They’ve replicated the same premise to the point of exhaustion. It was hollow, shallow, and lost every bit of its roots and foundation. They looked the part, operated like a group should, but there was nothing below their surface, much like the RINO Republican Politicians. They look like Conservatives and say that they are, but beyond the surface they are bland and void of any foundation and surface. The 80’s metal 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th wave groups were looking for the Record deal and to make the quick payoff, as the GOP does with its politicians and their relationship with the corporate world and the Establishment Party Machine. And while that was dominating the record industry and airwaves, there were a few things bubbling in the underbelly. In New York, D.C, and California, they were just railing against the trends. It was a grassroots effort – Hardcore and Punk. I’m talking the Ramones, Black Flags, Minor Threats, Misfits, Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Dead Kennedys, JFA, 7 Seconds, Faction, TSOL…it was a movement that was just bashing the status quo. They made their own records and tapes, which were traded underground and word of mouth. They promoted their own shows with cut and paste, pencil drawn fliers. Some of it morphed into the late 80’s thrash metal, which was a combination of The New Wave of British Metal (like Iron Maiden, Motorhead, and Diamondhead) and Hardcore/Punk. It led to the Big Four of Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. The problem with that movement back then, more specifically the Hardcore and Punk movements (not so much the Thrash Metal offshoot) was the fact that it quickly imploded, because it wasn’t based on anything beyond anarchy and rebellion. If you don’t believe so, there are many documentaries where those involved in the scene directly will testify to this fact – down to Henry Rollins and even Ian Mackay. That’s not to say that it’s legacy didn’t endure, even to today. But this was similar to your fringe parties – Libertarian parties, green party et al. Parts of it also encompass the current Trump Phenomena of a “wrecking ball” mentality. There was no intention of breaking through into the mainstream at all. Now, later on another movement began bubbling in the Northwest. This is what I equivocate to the current grassroots. It was based on all of the aspects of the rock movements that we spoke of earlier. They were ignored and neglected, to the point where they made their own ways similar to that of the Hardcore/Punk movement. They used styles that were popular and tried and true. The core principles of Rock that made it great in the past were the focus, but they were ideas not popular in the late 80’s. And many of those began to see success. The saturated, record company dominated corporate rock couldn’t hold down many of these groups, although their initial success was limited. The people were yearning for something different and real! They were thirsting for substance and something that wasn’t bound to the Corporate Record Industry Establishment.

But then, 1992 came along. Much like the Trump Phenomenon, Nirvana appeared from the Pacific Northwest. Their styling and sound were taking parts of what was defining that scene, but added the rebellious edges of punk and hardcore, even some experimental noise rock. They pierced through the grassroots movement that was building. The explosion of popularity hijacked the scene that spawned Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and ended up redefining the movement, arguably to something it wasn’t originally based upon even though it was very appealing. The continual popularity wave built, because the people were yearning for something different in a field of surface only, hollow, empty Corporate Record Company ideas that were expected to always work. And the 80’s Glam metal Status Quo despised this movement. Nirvana kept rebelling against the system. Unconventional and brash, they didn’t play by the typical rules. They would go on American Bandstand type dance shows were they were instructed to pretend to play their instruments to a music track, like many of the other groups have done. Only, they decided to throw and destroy their instruments instead of complying. They would appear on late night talk shows and when the host would announce their song choice, they would switch it last minute to the most raucous, non-radio friendly song in their catalog. And that was hilarious and refreshing to see. But eventually, that scene to end up slowly dying. The once anti-establishment outsiders became the insiders. And eventually, Nirvana too were taken and exploited by the Record Industry “Establishment”. Many were falling for the trappings of Rock and Roll lifestyle excesses, much like the 80’s Glam Metal Scene did. Quite a few were overdosing and dying because of it, much like the somewhat principled Republicans are ceding principles and succumbing to a career suicide. Nirvana ended up imploding on the death of its founder. Some, like Pearl Jam (much like the Ted Cruz of the scene) fought parts of the system to their detriment, like Pearl Jam’s fight against Ticketmaster, and paid a price for standing on their principles. But the force that Nirvana was riding on suddenly ended on the death of its founder. The supporters were left brokenhearted and dismayed when their idol killed himself and left them with nothing. Ultimately, Rock and Roll died that too, for an extended number of years. But the Establishment remained and moved on. They moved to another tried and true trend…which brought about the 90’s and early 2000’s version of 80’s pop. The yearning by the public for something new and different is sometimes good. But what is it based on? Currently, the plastic, surface based majority of politicians with a complete lack of substance have over-saturated “the scene”. Do we want that rebellious explosion that sounds so sweet but eventually destroys itself in the end? Or do we want that substantive, principled, roots oriented type that adheres to what made things great from the very beginning. This, to me explains why there are the Trump movements and the Never Trump grassroots movement, all housed within the same party with the Establishment.

So, who made their case in the first debate? Trump didn't take long to fall back into his classic snarkiness. He started with the “teleprompter persona” he’s been riding on, but that all went to pot after the first 5 minutes. He had more chances than Mitt Romney did to crush his opponent, back when Romney refrained from launching into Obama over Benghazi when he had the opportunity sitting right in front of him. I even remember yelling at the T.V. during that debate screaming, “WHAT ABOUT BENGHAZI???” Trump left four times the opportunities all over the stage floor. We didn't have any criticism of Obamacare, no vilification of the Clinton foundation, complete absence of Immigration policy, and we didn't hear him dig further into the email issue...it was tossed into his LAP, but he allowed Hillary to shift the focus to his tax returns. In turn, he would defend himself by shifting to his personal success and touting his wealth. Now, as a licensed tax professional as myself, there is nothing wrong with utilizing the available deductions afforded to a person or a company, even down to constructing future financial decisions according to what is allowable in the tax code IS SMART business. But after that detour, he was given the opportunity to revisit Hillary’s email issue and it just dissipated. He carried the Left's positions with government assisted childcare and forcing businesses to return to America (which isn't constitutional AT ALL). He has serious Free Trade issues. It’s one thing to be against NAFTA & Trans Pacific Partnership (to which I vehemently am as well in respect to T.P.P.), but enacting higher tariffs on other countries will not solve this issue. His furthering of the narrative of removing gun rights to those who are placed on the No-Fly list with no actual due process, even the stop and frisk measure that also thumbs its nose at probable cause, is not Constitutional. Keep in mind, those critical of Trump realize that Constitutionality isn’t in his card catalogue of “go to” answers for solutions. That is the fulcrum of the Cruz supporter’s concern with Trump. To top it off, he admitted that he didn’t pay contractors for services because they didn’t do a good job. He even based it on the premise of it being “the laws that were available to him and that they should change them”. REALLY? How does that play to those that view him as a “Working Businessman, outsider” and not smear him as another Crony Capitalist that Hillary’s supporters (more importantly the few Bernie supporters and Millennials who support cause based, philanthropic businesses) already distrust…more big self-centered corporate business? Now, He did connect with the average working class American, who doesn't know the intricacies of why America is in this scenario. The people who are tired of government infringement, a stunted economy, and want to burn the system down because the reinforcements that have been elected by them during the various mid-terms and for what was expected in 2012 as a shoe in, based upon historical precedents, have all jumped in the bed with the establishment and joined in the game instead of fixing it. But he really sounded disconnected to the youth, especially when his “Granddad who doesn't even know how to use the universal remote control” side comes out and says that his 10 year old runs rings around him with computers WHILE DISCUSSING THE RUSSIAN & CHINESE HACKS!

Hillary, on the other hand, sounded like an unauthentic robot. Scripted and really awful with her cute "Trumped up trickle down" comments. “I have a feeling I’m going to be responsible for every bad thing by the end of the debate…HA, HA, HA.” SO TRITE AND FORCED. Her socialist giveaway bucket list was pandering to the Socialist Bernie wing of the party. Paid family leave sick time and scheduling time off? Is this an Affordable Universal Government Human Resource plan?  She wants to force businesses into providing mandatory profit sharing…for the workers. This is exactly like the Communist platform, which already centers on giving everything to the “workers”. When is it ever the Government’s responsibility to tell a business if or when they should provide profit sharing plans? That is an economic decision by the company for the good of its employees or based upon whether they can viably allow one to exist. It is an actual hefty business expense to retrain or hire new employees due to excessive turnover. So, they may create one as a way to retain employees and reward loyal ones for the work they provide to the company. It is NOT the government’s decision to force a business to provide a portion of their profits through coercion. So, the communist agenda is thick with Hillary.  The fact that she eluded to the demand for Obama’s birth certificate and questioning his citizenship as a racial slur was completely ridiculous. Of course, Trump spun that as an ancillary service to the public as it put the argument to bed…much like he did to Ted Cruz, another laughable assertion. Knowing what we know about Hillary, she did nothing to reinstall and reinstate any shred of Trust with the people.

Most of what Hillary stated could be laughably mocked, because the standard she was seeking to uphold, she has desecrated herself just months earlier. A few mocking responses I had, in regards to her comeback on saying that flying all over the world & negotiating deals was a show of Stamina, was "Look, until you make a toy reset button, put the wrong word on it & hand it to our adversary, then we can talk stamina". Regarding her explanation as to how the relations with Police should be handled "The lady from the party that hates the police is going to tell us how we should fix the police?" Hillary even grilled Trump by saying "who do you owe money to?" To which I thought "Who does Trump owe money to? Who does Hillary owe favors to from other countries at the expense of National Security?" Whenever Trump would make a point against Hillary, she had this inauthentic, "Hey, there fact checkers! No more joshing or Tom Foolery...it’s time get to work". It was agonizing. In fact, the same lady that is RESPONSIBLE for Media Matters propaganda peddled her website as a fact checker forum. That’s like going to the swamp to drink clean water. The problem is she stayed steady. She sounded coherent and barely shaken. Trump had the opportunity to destroy her, but he never took it to the level as he did with the Primary debates, more importantly how he handled Jeb, Rubio, and even Ted Cruz. That, to me is very telling...like I've said before, what would happen if Trump melted down on the 5 yard line? What does it do to his supporters & the GOP? Keep watch on that scenario. When Newt Gingrich said that Trump had an opening to take her down, but looked over at Chelsea and refrained from doing so, and that was a PLUS? That should indicate some connection to the Clinton/Trump relationship of the past...maybe that's why Donald donated to Hillary?

My final summation on this debate: There is absolutely nothing inspiring from any of these candidates. I don't get a glimmer of hope at all.

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