Are there words you are tired of hearing? They’re repeated over and over, non-stop. Your list may be different than mine, and that’s ok. In America we’re allowed to have our own opinions, in fact it’s encouraged.
Here are mine, based on newscasts the last few months: Nazi. Gestapo. Fascist. Impeachment. Sanctuary. Shutdown.
Maybe the words you dislike hearing are: Communist. Socialist. ICE. MAGA. Trump.
Several weeks ago I pleaded with Democrats to stop referring to our law enforcement officers as Gestapo and Nazis. They are showing complete ignorance of Hitler’s “officers” who captured and killed 6,000,000 people who were living in their own country, obeying the laws. Mussolini in Italy is the most prominent Fascist known to us old folks. He joined with Hitler in World War II.
Impeachment. For Democrats in Congress, it’s “who do we want to impeach this month?” Currently it’s the Secretary of Homeland Security. Kristi Noem’s job is to keep the homeland secure. Part of that job is to stop illegal immigration and kick out ones who previously sneaked in.
Suppose you hire a maid. After some time, you notice your house is overrun with mice, cockroaches, and bedbugs. She also brought in a dozen parakeets, 20 goldfish and a couple of cute puppies. She leaves and is replaced by another maid who quickly cleans house. No more mice, cockroaches or bedbugs. Half the parakeets fly away, some goldfish die, and one puppy finds a new home.
Which maid do you prefer? Are you mad at the new maid because she lost some parakeets and goldfish, and one of your precious puppies?
A few readers have suggested Will Rogers would have a more compassionate view, accepting everyone who desires to cross our border. Later this week I’ll share a story that indicates the opposite view. Here’s a hint: The Rogers family lost a 60,000-acre ranch as a result of illegal immigration that was supported by the federal government.
And another Shutdown. Yes, it’s a “partial” Shutdown, only the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer wants to keep criminal illegal aliens free and roaming the streets, especially the ones in Minnesota. Sanctuary is one of his favorite words. If Mr. Schumer shuts down DHS, that includes TSA at our airports, the Coast Guard, Cybersecurity, FEMA, Border Patrol and Secret Service protection for the President. Perhaps fortunately, DHS may be allowed to continue uninhibited for two more weeks.
The main sticking point in Minnesota boils down to this: Tom Homan will remove about 90% of his ICE agents if the local police will turn over 1500 jailed illegal aliens to ICE instead of releasing them into the neighborhood. But Gov. Walz not only rejects that idea, but insists that Homan take out 100% of ICE agents, plus return to Minneapolis 3000 of the criminal illegal aliens already removed and deported.
To anyone with common horse sense, that Walz demand seems wacky. But thousands of the protesters agree with him and Mayor Frey. They want their next-door neighbor returned, even if he is a child molester who killed a young boy several years ago.
That’s all from me on illegal immigration. There will be no more mentions, pro or con, in Weekly Comments. You folks battle it out and live with the result.
Speaking of results… after one month in office the new mayor of New York City has already run out of other people’s money. He is setting up a Go Fund Me account that only millionaires are encouraged to give to.
Back to the topic at the top. I’m ready to listen as you expound on the words you are tired of hearing.
Historic quote by Will Rogers:
“Right here in Memphis today over twenty-five policemen went to a hospital and volunteered to give blood transfusions to a kid that was near death. I know that I am out of order in speaking of the good things that cops do, but I am one of the old-fashioned people who believe if somebody pounced on me, I could holler for one and he would come and help me out without me having to pay him anything.” (DT #497, Feb. 29, 1929)