Us, Patriots

Good Morning Pats fans. Well, for most Patriots fans, and I am referring to the sports team in the geographical region which I reside, it is not a good morning. It is a sad morning. One that does not happen very often. A morning after a Patriots defeat. As most of the world knows, well, most of us in our country, and in our country we think we are the world, the New England Patriots were narrowly defeated by the Eagles of Philadelphia. Narrowly.

Now that this sporting event of utmost extreme importance is now behind us, it is time for True Patriots, which if you are a reader of this blog you either are, or have at least a small chance of becoming. Pay no mind to the massive amount of time that has passed since the last entry of this outstanding blog. Be in the now, and now is the now.

But let us go back to last Friday, just for a second.

Last Friday, something kinda big happened. You were not presented this something as something. Why, well, one, those it implicated do not want it presented to you for obvious reasons. And, two, well, that is also obvious, the "game" was only two days away. We can't be caring about the foundation of our democracy and the trust in our government institutions when "the game" is only two days away. COME ON PEOPLE! THE GAME! Well, I don't care about the first, and now that the second is OBE, let us take a little bit closer of a look at this memo and what it truely means.

As usual, other people present this in detail, better than I can or could. So, for your enjoyment, nay, your education, here are Styx and BPS (the two links below) explaining why last Friday, is kinda a big deal. Pay attention, or don't. And start getting used to my commas, they, aren't, going, away.

Styx

BPS

Oh, and I saw a trailer for Isle of Dogs and it looks kinda amazing.

You and the Hǎijūn...Full speed ahead

Ahoy all. I was going to post this to Facebook, but I thought hey, I have an awesome blog that is massively ignored by its author. So, if I have any readers left, here is something to read.

Get a bunch of yuan for college? Or are they looking for something different? A purpose higher than ones self? Regional hegemony? Global dominance?

If you aren't already, you might want to start thinking about China. Because they are for sure thinking about us.

Talk among yourselves...

Chinese Navy Recruitment video

The Navy I joined

SOTU 2015

Just so there wouldn't be nothing here, I am putting not nothing here.

State of the Union or SOTU

Rand Paul. I like him on the surface and the idea of him as well has his ideas. I don't know how he would actually be if in the Office of the President, but I would guess and hope better than the last few and the present. I like what he has to say way more then the guy who has now done it 6 times. The one thing I know for sure, I would rather Rand Paul in 2016 over what ever Republican the Republican machine choices and would sure as hell take Rand Paul over any Democrat. I doubt America, or even half of America feels this way.

 

 

That is all. Like or don't. How many of you watched "the real SOTU?" I did. It was what was expected. It was a good chance to answer some questions real time for my 7 year old.

 

Oh, and this is awesome too.

 

 



 

P.S. Like one of my very smart fellow Americans and retired Naval Officer brought up the other day. I think the next President, or a wise future President, should go back to delivering the SOTU in letter form and "from time to time" not every January. This whole thing is too much show and no substance at all. I would look forward to reading Rand Paul's SOTU when ever he felt is necessary to share.

The Masting of Chief Cosby

What? He got busted? How, why? UA, DUI, cussed out a officer? What he get?

The Captain found him guilty? 30 and 30? Nope. (NJP for you not in the know)

A Court-Martial? Nope.

An Act of Congress? Nope.

By decree of Lord Poseidon himself? Nope.

Ray Maybus, Secretary of the Navy, said so. That’s it. No judge, not jury, other than that of the Liberal Media and the ignorance and random outrage of social media. That is all.

Side Note One: (I would have loved to been a fly on the wall when who ever brought this up the chain and how low or how high it started from. I would also love to see how many emails and memos and PowerPoint slides were generated because of this. We don't have a Navy to run or anything silly like that.)

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Side Note 2: (I will grant that the US Navy, and the US military as a whole has a sexual assault problem. This, sexual assault, is a problem of humans, not a problem of Sailors. This problem, in the military, in my opinion, has been highlighted by increased reporting, not by increased sexual assaults. Any sexual assault is bad, that is not in question. So this is a touchy subject for the Navy and our military, and our Colleges for that matter. But remember, Bill Cosby is not the US Navy or even in the US Navy.)

Back to my rant...

Accusations now equals guilt.

But he’s not a “real” Chief. No shit Sherlock. But he is a real human, and a real American, and in our country and our system, he has rights and protections and assumptions under the law. Specifically the right and legal protection/legal assumption to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Not presumed and found guilty by the internet and lame stream media until he dies. Which is what will and is happening. Bill Cosby will die, most likely soon. Reputation destroyed. The women who made accusations will fall back to obscurity and it will all be forgotten. Then at the Hollywood I love me shows, they might, but probably won’t, do a little montage of Bill Cosby along with the other Hollywood types we “lost” in the past year. No trail. No jury. No judge. Accused and found guilty all in the same breath.

Is Chief, I mean Bill Cosby guilty, I would go with a 99% yes, but that doesn’t matter. He is accused, not convicted, not found guilty, but accused of rape and sexual assault. Just as Bill Clinton was/is accused of rape and sexual assault. Is Bill Clinton guilty, I would go with a 98% yes. They both have had accusations and settlements in the past, not just one, but numerous each. But we seem to love and celebrate and admire the white Bill, the one whose wife thinks she should be the next POTUS, along with most of the lame stream liberal media. And the other Bill, well he is an old tired black man. He’s in the “pants up, don’t loot crowd” not the “hands up, don’t shoot” crowd. He’s an easy sacrifice and distraction. Let him die. Al Sharpton probably signed the death warrant personally.

But wait, what? Bill Clinton what? Yes, it is true, he is not the gentle statesman, grandfather, semi vegetarian and possible future first man the media shows us. He’s a ladies’ man, consent encouraged, but not required.

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Here’s the problem. The real problem. We are letting public opinion be the judge, jury and executioner over random people and acts. This is dangerous. Just as it is dangerous, literally in Ferguson (police in the right) and New York (police in the wrong) and UVA (don't know a damn thing about this one, just know there is new doubt) as some recent examples. Letting the people and media decide has lead to real death and real destruction. Continuing this will not fix our broken and or flawed system, but only make it deliver or not deliver justice more randomly and lead to the ruining of more lives either through false guilt or false innocence. And it will encourage more sentences to be handed down by popular opinion via the news media and internet. I wonder how long until regular people will get to carry out the sentences as well? Maybe the person who’s youtube video has the most hits will get to be a special guest hangman or headsman?

So to all the Facebook and media lawyers, or as well call them in the Navy, Sea Lawyers, stand fast, calm the eff down. Get some facts. Let the justice system work or not. You, on the internet, is/are not the justice system.

And in other ridiculous and lame news about ridiculous and lame people.

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Speaking of Adults

Crickets.

That is what you have heard from TOA, and especially on a night like last night. Why? I have been busy. That is a standing excuse. The other one, well, the reporting for a while, months and weeks, had pointed to the GOP doing well, how well, well that was another story. It's kind of like talking about the sun coming up. Knowing it is going to happen, and it not being a bad thing, is hard to bitch about. I can not lie, I am happy with the outcome. I am mostly hopeful about the next 2 years, maybe 6, maybe 10. But that is just way too optimistic, and the world changes so fast now, there is just no telling. That is why I am also a little fearful. Here is why.

The Republican House has gotten so much undeserved shit from the President and the Democrats and Liberals at large about being the "do nothing congress." That is not just unfair, it is plain wrong. The House as passed over 350 bills in the past few years and sent them to the Senate. If any body can be called the "do nothing congress" it is the Democratic Majority Senate lead, or mislead, by Harry Reid. He, alone, or maybe under orders from Obama, has sat on all those bills. In a way, insulating President Obama from having to veto or pass what ever is fed up to him. Over 100 of these bills were passed with 100%! That means all the D and all the R from the House voted yes, and still the Senate, the Democratic controlled, do nothing Senate, sat on them, and still does. Now that the GOP holds both the House and the Senate, President Obama will have to pass or veto. Meaning, he will actually have to make decisions and be held accountable for them. 

Now to the part of why I am fearful. What is more dangerous, a lame duck or a wounded and angry duck? Now give that wounded and agree duck a pen and a phone and nothing to loose, and you have our President. I am afraid of what he might do just because he wants to. He has shown that law, courts and prescience really don't matter when he wants to do something. How big, crazy and controversial can or will he go? I don't know, and I don't know if the House and Senate know either. They might want to let him go hog wild, on the chance that the next president will be a Republican and would love him or her to have the same untethered power. Just a thought, a scary thought. Scary both present and future.

Here at the few bright points.

The racist south elected a black male. The racist Mormon white Utah elected a black female. I think the only people who have race and sex problems/issues are the Democrats. Get over it. Or like your people say MoveOn. It's about politics and policy, not gender and or color. Moving on.

Massachusetts elected a Republican Governor. Bravo. My future state both scares and excites me. Mostly scares. Just as they surprise me both negatively and positively.

New Hampshire stuck with a Democrat. NH has kind of an identity crisis. They are surrounded by blue. They are independent and rual but have been infiltrated from the south by liberals. Anyways, she was an incumbent, not to hard to hold a seat. I liked Scott Brown. I like Scott Brown. I don't think he is a carpetbagger at all. For one, a carpetbagger was one who moved south, and Brown moved north. And two, there wasn't really a vacuum. At worst he is an opportunist, but no more so than Hillary Clinton. In fact, far less than Hillary was when she "moved" to New York and ran for Senate. He at least he is from NH. Hillary, born in IL, school in MA and CT, then moved to AR. How does NY fit in to that? It was a open senate seat in a reliably Democratic state. But the media still questioned Scott Brown. Eff them.

The country writ large did well with conservative governors. I watched MSNBC a little during the elections and the day after as well. Its fun. They are much more entertaining than watching FoxNews, even thought Fox is better and less biased. Anyway, that idiot Ed what ever his last name is form the Ed show is such a joke. His sole purpose in life is to talk to as many other liberals and progressives about how bad/evil/bad and evil Scott Walker is. This dude (Gov Walker) has won. Been recalled and won. And then won again. The full force of the unions and the progressive PACs have gone against him each time, as well as MSNBC and The Idiot Ed and he has won. I guess the people of Wisconsin are smarter than we give them credit for. Don't cha know! He will for sure be some sort of player on the national scene in the next few years.

So, on the day when the adults seem to be in charge again, or at least more in charge, this link below, which is a great link on its own, is appropriate. Did I say adults? I meant the lesser of two evils.

Why Growing Up Is Hard to Do (But Why the World Still Needs Adults)

Peace fellow humans.

P.S. I am negotiating terms with a possible guest blogger, would TOA readers be interesting in that?

Wrong Direction

We need Peace Officers, emphasis on the Peace part, not Domestic Direct Action Warriors funded by fear and public indifference who are supplying these departments with their blank checks. We need a public that is paying attention at town meetings. Who ask the hard questions on why there police need these items and tactics and training. We need good officers to stand up and say this isn't right, when it's not right. I know in some of their guts and hearts they know this. Imagine how much of this would have to go away if we stopped the silly war on drugs? Or would they just find another reason. There's always another reason if you want there to be.

This is only half the story from the view point of looking in. I'm sure things look different for those who are looking out. Still, very troubling. But just one of many troubling things in 2014 America.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/10/swat-warrior-cops-police-militarization-urban-shield

Course Correction

This is what is looks like when someone who actually deserves a Nobel Peace Prize receives one. Congratulations to both of these humans and BZ to the The Norwegian Nobel Committee for not making jokes of themselves this time around.

http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/laureates/laureates-2014/announce-2014/

Kailash Satyarthi

Malala Yousafzai