All posts by Dick Toomey

Dare Ask Questions.

Maybe It’s Worth It.
You might as well look on the bright side. If Kamala Harris wins the 2024 election, she will make history by being the first woman to become President of the United States. It’s almost worth the pain, the suffering, the loss of America as we know it, just to know women could no longer complain about discrimination. Better still, her election kills two birds with one stone. Kamala is female AND black. KABOOM.  Two “firsts” disappear simultaneously. Too bad she’s not also Muslim and transgender — that might finally shut the mouths of abortion-loving, Trump-hating, LGBTQ+ marching, WOKE-loving feminists. It’s almost worth bearing the pain of enduring a president Harris just to imagine a jealous Hillary gritting her teeth and screaming at Slick Willie. She no doubt will support Harris in public — being the world-class liar that defines her career.

Kamala Rockin’.
Even before Biden caved and bowed before the harridan Pelosi, the Media and political celebs were loading their oratorical guns in anticipation of  the next coming. Melinda Gates’ endorsement rested solely on reproductive rights. Obama’s glowing words described a person who comes along in politics very rarely. Whoopi and the rest of The View said that DEM energy is way up. Sunny Hustin said, “I was on a call last night with approximately 70,000 Black women. It’s called ‘Win With Black Women’. She wanted $1 million in 100 days. We raised $1.5 million in two hours. So the energy is there.” Republican co-host Ana Navarro said even if Kamala picked “Cha Cha” for VP, she would choose Kamala over Trump. So there you have it — in just a few days, Kamala’s brilliant mind, communication skills, border accomplishments and dazzling career in California can only be described as the stuff of legends.

Underdog.
Now, if you happen to be a Trump supporter, you seriously would be wise to believe he’s the underdog. Nobody in the Trump camp wants  to hear that negative stroke. Sorry. But here are facts. 1. The DEM coalition is a majority. DT can’t win unless he eats into that coalition. The DEM candidate is immaterial. He/she could even be a communist attorney with zero accomplishment who slept her way to the top. Doesn’t matter. Democrats vote democrat, period. 2. In 2020, Trump received 10MM more votes than he did in 2016 and lost. Unprecedented in U.S. history. Still, he lost — against a candidate who essentially didn’t campaign. 3. Before he was elected in 2016, while he was President and in the four years since, Trump was and still is the subject of media misinformation, disinformation, impeachments and numerous other attacks that have been proved bogus — all scams.  But not one person has been censored for collusion, corruption, perjury or fraud. 4. An attempt was made on Trump’s life under circumstances not to be believed. Forensic and historical evidence proves conclusively that Trump is a marked man — never to have a role in government as POTUS.

Ask The Questions.
Although many millions of Americans are politically ignorant, the majority is not. Some Trump voters don’t like him but recognize he is both competent and loyal to his country. But moderately savvy moderates and democrats refuse to examine Trump on his merits. They refuse to ask the questions: How did Trump profit from his 10 years in politics? How has Trump hurt any segment of the American population? Big Media and the Democrat Party say he is dangerous to America — how?  Hollywood celebs hate him. Why?Just what is the complaint against Trump — as a President, as a Father, as a husband, as a businessman, as a citizen?  What is his crime against the American people? Be specific. Is it name-calling, rudeness, insults and simple unlike-ability? Is that it? You just don’t like him?

Everything You Need To Know.
You know this but it bears repeating. Trump is dangerous. But not to America and Her people. He is dangerous to Washington D.C. — to the DEM and GOP Parties, to Big Media, to the unholy alliance between Corporate America and Congress and to Deep State agencies. He is the only person  trying like hell to drag the black community out from the plantation, but they still don’t get it. Everything you need to know about this election is buried between the lines in this small paragraph and nothing to do with Harris.

Trump Needs To Listen.
Some advice for Donald Trump. No matter how tempting, please lay off Harris’s personal life. Leave that stuff to Joe Rogan and other tech mouthpieces. What you must do relentlessly is this. Force her to take ownership for her guiltiness, her complicity, in helping push Biden’s disastrous policies at home and abroad. She must not be allowed to divorce herself from the calamity at the Southern border. The catastrophe must hang around her neck and she must not be allowed to squirm out of it. She ultimately has blood on her hands — many thousands of Americans have died — the direct result of decisions made by Joe and sustained by her. Fentanyl. Energy. China. State Shutdowns. Covid Conspiracy. Publish the list of failures. The deaths. Teen suicides. Bankruptcies. Lost savings. The cost of living. Job losses. Condemn the administration and everyone in it, Especially Kamala. But speak softly, Mr. President. Say you’re truly sad to see what has happened to the Democrat Party.

It’s Not a Slam Dunk.
In mid-October, Harris must poll either ahead or within the margin of error. If not, 2024 Dem Convention may be open.

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Sport Shows The Way.

It’s too bad the world of sport does not influence the world at large. Two days ago, Czech tennis player Barbora Krejcikova defeated Italian player Jasmine Paolini. The women embraced at net — one humbly jubilant, the other, bravely crestfallen. For two hours, each had waged war on English soil to annihilate the other. What followed, of course, was a love fest of sportsmanship, humility and joy. Millions of people worldwide — people of every ideological persuasion — put aside their political differences — and happily embraced the ideals of accomplishment, fairness and good will. Those ideals inhabit all individual and team sport. And certainly no one questions the rightness of meritocracy. No one begrudges the privileged lifestyle of wealthy athletes. The fame. The good life. The money. They earned it, you see. Unfortunately, sport is the only enterprise that receives the outpouring of respect. You won’t see any reverence for business ventures and many other enterprises,  private or public. You don’t need to be a hotshot historian to know that, except for sport, the rest of the world is a bloody dog-eat-dog mess, having very little interest in ideals like sportsmanship and fair play. It so happens that too many people  have too little interest in having respect for one another. Human beings readily make war and kill each other, having been persuaded by a King or a President that people who need killing deserve killing. To be fair, human beings have worked wonders for the human race. Civilizations have thrived and prospered amidst the ever present carnage. You shouldn’t think that 2024 is different from 1424, 924 or 124. You see, the same cast of characters, Kings and peasants alike, populate their respective countries, century after century, repeating acts of genocide while simultaneously creating great achievements of human ingenuity, America is such a country. In Her early history, America was a colonial property owned by a massive Kingdom. At the time, most (if not all) countries were autocracies. Disaffected and idealistic, America’s rebellious Founders decided to embark on an outrageous proposition that was promptly called preposterous, foolish, senseless. You know the story. It’s the story that changed the world — the story that would dare to eliminate tyranny and embrace the ideals of individual liberty. No one, even the courageous Founders themselves, could have anticipated that free Americans in a free country, left alone to freely seek their fortunes, would create a magnificent nation, the envy of the world. As America thrived and prospered, freedom required Her to wage war, persuaded by a President and Congress that people who need killing deserve killing — amongst them 620,000 fellow citizens living on precious homeland soil. As the decades passed, America predictably betrayed Her founding covenant, and today the people are inexorably divided. Now, too many people have too little interest in having respect for one another; and worse, too many people harbor hostility for one another. Thus, America is at war. It happens to be a cold war, punctuated by violence, as evidenced by the attempted assassination of D. Trump. America is sick, drowning in catastrophic debt, corruption.and political venality. The sickness will not heal until Federal tyranny ends. That is a simple fact. The sickness won’t heal until the Federal Government relinquishes majority power to the sovereign States. The solution seems simplistic but writers do have that tendency — to be impatient, to oversimplify, to act immediately — while there is still time. No one, Trump included, can fix political pestilence. You see, the Founders had it exactly right, giving the Federal Government narrow powers and giving the States broad powers. Based on centuries of evidence, they understood that unlimited Federal power must always lead to tyranny. Undeniably, it follows that government is wholly responsible for America’s turmoil and strife. However, given the assurance that Federal power is strictly limited and fiscally shackled, the American people should never fear the outcome of an election —  and finally can put aside acrimony, animosity and hostility. Does this mean they can resolve all political differences? Most assuredly, not. But one day, maybe the people can compete on the political field of play — honorably and peacefully. And maybe America can salvage Her original principles.

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Don’t Count Joe Out.

The Day After
It’s the day after July 4th, and DEMS in every corner of every room are piling on Joe simply because he has a lapse of memory now and then. And yes, because he sometimes has difficulty knowing his way around various kinds of auditoriums. Well, who doesn’t? Can you imagine how many audiences he visits? If you care to pay attention, you will see celebrities of all kinds, including Royal families, being ferried around by their “handlers.” So cut the poor guy some slack, especially considering how much he’s sacrificed for the American people. At great personal risk, he was willing to help the people escape Donald Trump’s vicious policies — his vile language, racist intolerance, international blunders and economic stagnation. And help them escape he definitely did, giving them a a new America that does away with the antiquated, horse & buggy ideas dreamed up ages ago by a bunch of white men wearing wigs. Joe did a lot; so don’t count him out, despite the wailing of DEM naysayers. Just a couple of days before the debate, four billionaire white men were ready and willing to give Joe four more years. Their support should be proof positive that he’s the real deal. These financial geniuses are not political dummies. Everyone knows they want what’s best for America. No one listens to mean spirited cynics who cruelly think that billionaires profit more from a Democrat administration than from a GOP administration. So if the billionaire set doesn’t count Joe out, you shouldn’t either. As the months go by leading up to November, you will see him flash that winning smile and display the fighting spirit and stamina that America loves. By election day, Democrats will show up in droves to punish Trump for picking on their beloved leader. And the Democrats who don’t show up won’t fail to do what they do best — mail in millions of ballots, collect ballots and feed them to well oiled machines. Meanwhile, GOP volunteers will stake out polling places as they always do, scanning suspicious faces and watching to see if their party can manage to turn out 50% of its registered voters. The GOP is famous for counting chickens. Who can forget the “red wave?” Similarly, GOP pundits seem confident 2024 is done. They say Biden’s departure is imminent. They say this as Biden shrewdly goes about his business, betting on Independent voters who tend to swing left. Independents — these are people too smart to be fooled by political parties, taking great pride in neutrality,  not taking sides and not getting bloodied.

Only One Reason
You are led to believe millions of people won’t vote for Biden because he got lost in a competitive quagmire of words. At least he appeared lost. You are supposed to believe many people will switch to Trump — including the mega wealthy — because Joe is senescent. That’s a big word for “whacky.” What foolishness. The guy blew one debate on a bad night. How do you know Kamala didn’t slip him a mickey? You do remember Kamala. Believe it or not, she’s the Vice President — the only politician who can make a half hour speech by repeating two sentences. More likely than not, Biden is being set up because the odds makers are making book he loses against Donald. There are dozens of reasons to vote against Joe but the damaging debate isn’t one of them. Pick any of the reasons you want — the border, energy, spending, Ukraine, Covid corruption, inflation, Hunter funneling bucks to Pop. You, the author of this rant, chooses only one reason. It has a foreign name. Kabul. Everyone connected to the Kabul evacuation — including Biden — should have been impeached and removed from office.

Shameless Details
At the time, you learned that 13 members of the military were killed and millions of dollars in military equipment left behind. You had no details. The details are these: **

“By most measures, $7.12 billion is a little more than a “fair amount.” Vital military equipment and munitions – paid for by American taxpayers and intended to keep Americans and our allies safe – were just handed over to the Taliban, including:

$4.13 billion in military vehicles,  including 12,000 military Humvees.

$923.3 million worth of aircraft, including nearly 80 vehicles abandoned at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

$294.8 million in over 180,000 air-to-ground missiles and 50,150 practice munitions.

$47.2 million in 9,200 guidance, control, assemblies, fuses, or launchers.

“Nearly all” of the communications equipment, including base-station, mobile, man-portable, and hand-held commercial and military radio systems, and associated transmitters and encryption
devices.

More than 300,000 of the total 427,300 weapons supplied by the U.S. for Afghan forces.

“Nearly all” night vision, surveillance, “biometric and positioning equipment” totaling approximately 42,000 pieces of specialized equipment.

“Nearly all,” of the explosive ordinance disposal and de-mining equipment, including 17,500       pieces of explosive detection, electronic countermeasure, disposal and personal protective
equipment.

The Taliban now has state-of-the-art U.S. military equipment to impose its authoritarian rule over Afghan citizens, sell weapons to our enemies, and perpetuate an unstable Middle East.”

Ominous
Millions of intelligent, well-informed Americans were ready to double down on Biden before the debate and many still are. Think of that fact when you think of the atrocity in a foreign land, not to speak of the arocities at home. The thought is ominous.

** https://budget.house.gov/imo/media/doc/bidens_weak_national_security_policies2.pdf

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