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Be specific: The headlines from the recent shooting in Nashville should read six people murdered and one killed. Words can be precise in meaning.
Mistake made: Putting Marjorie Taylor Greene on “60 Minutes” was a gargantuan mistake by the show’s producers. While trying to appear unbiased in their news reporting, all they succeeded in doing was legitimizing the crackpot musings of the “Moonbeam Princess.”
Manipulating followers: One of the biggest resentments I have of Trump is his careless instructions to provoke his followers to violence when he has been put under a magnifying glass. Not accepting that this man has faults and then letting yourself be manipulated as an accomplice has to make you look pretty dumb.
Agenda-driven: Keep a few things in mind about the latest climate hysteria report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was formed with an agenda to reach a specific conclusion. They are a biased group of politicians, activists and scientists who are financially motivated to prove climate change exists and is a threat. They discredit anyone who does not agree with their climate hypothesis. Scientific climate studies are often very flawed. We have seen a record number of climate predictions and none have proved true.
Editor’s note: The climate change panel is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations that assesses data related to climate change. More information can be found at www.ipcc.ch.
Evangelizing president: Donald Trump surely missed his true calling by not becoming a TV evangelist, though his own beliefs hardly rise to the level of Jim Bakker or Jimmy Swaggart. His uncanny ability to raise money will go a long way in paying off his mounting legal fees even if it doesn’t buy him eternal salvation.
Gun ban pointless: People keep pushing a ban on assault weapons. Will that really keep criminals and the mentally ill from hurting people? Didn’t a man deliberately drive his car into a parade? Should we ban vehicles? What else?
Unbridled spending: Since President Biden has taken office, he and his administration are spending money like a bunch of drunken sailors. He’s given Ukraine how many millions, then Janet Yellen goes and gives Ukraine how many more millions. Now Vice President Kamala Harris is in Africa giving them a hundred million for what, she should be taking care of our borders. Who’s going to pay for all this money they’re giving away? I know who, our grandchildren’s grandchildren’s grandchildren. Use that money for the USA.