FLASHBACK: A PREVIOUS TIME THAT REPULSIVE DEMOCRATS BASHED TRUMP OVER THE KILLING OF AN IRANIAN TERRORIST LEADER – SOLEIMANI

As usual, Democrat bacteria are so blinded by their hatred of President Donald Trump that they are bashing him for taking beneficial action against Iran. Here are three items from when they did the same thing in JANUARY OF 2020.

        Even many Mid-East experts who don’t like Trump blasted Democrat vermin for their phony and uninformed outrage. Just as these tiresome anti-Trump loons didn’t deserve to be taken seriously back THEN they don’t deserve to be taken seriously NOW.

ONE: FROM JANUARY SIXTH, 2020 – “AMERICA’S DEMOCRATS MOURN QASSEM SOLEIMANI”  – 

Trump soleimani and pelosiHonorary Democrat Qassem Soleimani was eulogized by America’s increasingly deranged Democrats over these past few days. We need Third Parties. Join so many of us former members of that insipid political party and #WALKAWAY from the fascist organization. 

#WalkAwaySome of that animal Soleimani’s atrocities which have endeared him to America’s Democrats: assassinations, bombings, targeting civilians and other war crimes like EFPs, plus crushing the student demonstrations in Iran. (America’s Democrats feel only students who agree with them have the right to hold demonstrations.) 

Soleimani killingHey, Democrats, any time you want to consider rejoining the human race and recovering your sanity, bear in mind that you do not have to canonize garbage like Soleimani purely out of spite.  And if you’re NOT just applauding the man out of sheer spite over your impotent hatred of President Trump then you need professional help.

TWO: FROM JANUARY NINTH, 2020 – “MAAJID NAWAZ WITH TEN TIPS ON SOLEIMANI ‘EXPERTS’ –

Maajid NawazAmerica’s Democrats took time out from telling us that U.S. troops “are the REAL terrorists” to pretend they care about what may happen to American troops in the field after the slaying of atrocity-master Qassem Soleimani. Islamic expert Maajid Nawaz (above) weighed in on social media and elsewhere with his 10 tips on what to look for in anti-western demagogues “who know nothing about the Middle East but will now talk as if they do:

“1) before yesterday they’d never heard of & still struggle to remember what his first name was   

2) they’ll proactively and without invitation, condemn “America in the region” without saying anything at all about “Iran in the region”, thinking this wins them brownie points from brown people from the region. It doesn’t.

3) at some stage, they’ll either accidentally tweet out or otherwise approve of official Iranian state propaganda & voices sent by the theocratic regime, without realising, it because they have absolutely *no idea* how to recognise Iranian proxy propaganda voices (NOTE FROM BALLADEER: Like the way the Democrats at the New York Times and various cable networks have accepted damning claims at face value.)

4) their narcissistic obsession with hating Trump (even at the expense of hundreds of thousands of dead Arab civilians, and the medieval theocratic oppression of millions of Iranians) will be what really guides their “analysis” not what’s objectively happening on the ground

5) just as they’ll struggle to recall ’s first name, they think watching @azizansari on Netflix (no offence my bro 👍🏽) qualifies as “knowing a Muslim voice” in order to then pronounce their emotionally charged “hot takes” on Middle East politics in “defence of Muslims”

6) they will be unable to recognise or even name Iran’s terrorist militias everywhere in the world (responsible for war crimes that were often on par with or worse, than ISIS in Syria & elsewhere) and all the wars Iran has interfered in

7) they will be unable to tell you which is Soleimanis largest & most effective terror group, who leads it and which country it practically runs entire regions in.

8) they’ve never heard the word “Hashd” and cannot tell you what it means

9) nor could they name the entire Arab countries & populations who absolutely despised & hated Soleimani as a genocidal maniac & who will be dancing in the streets with joy right now

10) they will read the above thread and turn very binary on me, by accusing me of being pro-Trump or pro-Saudi rather than understanding the mixed picture I’m painting, without ever having had a relationship with anything in the Middle East, beyond twitter.” 

To follow Maajid on Twitter click HERE

THREE: FROM JANUARY FOURTEENTH, 2020 – “HUFFINGTON POST’S YASHAR ALI: DEMOCRATS ARE SIDING WITH IRAN’S MULLAHS AGAINST FREEDOM-FIGHTING IRANIANS OUT OF SPITE” – 

Yashar AliThis story is about the excellent work by Yashar Ali of the Huffington Post about how irrational the Democrats are for siding against Iranian protestors just because of their (Democrats’) crazed animosity toward President Donald Trump. (Especially regarding THE PLANE THAT IRAN SHOT DOWN.)

The link is below but first some excerpts:

Yashar explained that “all the family/friends I spoke to who live in different parts of Iran) are furious that they were lied to for three days about the case of the plane crash. The Iranian government lied left and right about where the plan was headed” and what “brought down the plane.”

“The Iranian government completely mishandled the plane crash, destroying evidence in the process. Iranians are in the street calling for death to the Supreme Leader (something that could get them executed). Iranians are in the street calling for prosecutions, saying Soleimani is a murderer. Telling leadership of the Iranian government to resign and saying Trump isn’t the problem, that the Iranian government is.”

“The idea that [Trump is] to blame for a decision the IRGC made” to shoot down the passenger airliner, he writes, “is just absurd. And while Iranians aren’t a monolith and there are 80 million people in Iran, you don’t see Iranians blaming President Trump for the crash (in which Iranian citizens were killed). They’re blaming the IRGC and the Supreme Leader for a series of horrific mistakes.”

In other words, the Iranian protesters aren’t NeverTrump. They’re NeverKhamenei.

#WalkAway“I’ve gone through some of the most active and prominent liberal Twitter accounts and none of them mentioned the Iran protests today. These same people were actively tweeting about wanting to avoid war and attacking Trump for his decision. What happened?” Yashar wondered.

Yashar continued “Iranians are being used by certain people on the left (I didn’t say all) as a tool to attack President Trump. But these same people don’t seem to care to support their right to protest?” And so, he continues, “It seems to me the protests were inconvenient for some of these folks today. They were placing the blame on the Iranian leadership who lied repeatedly about what happened. They weren’t blaming President Trump… so it wasn’t worth it to bring attention to or support them?” Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL POSTSEASON CONTINUES AT BALLADEER’S BLOG

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APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams standing in this conference tournament were the 3 seeds – the JOHNSON UNIVERSITY ROYAL CRUSADERS – and the top seeded UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE BEARS. By Halftime the Royal Crusaders had UPike worried with their 38-30 advantage. From there the Bears rallied but fell just short as Johnson University triumphed 76-75 led by Mason Lockhart and his Double Double of THIRTY-SEVEN POINTS and 12 rebounds.

CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE: ROUND ONE, GAME ONE – The 3rd seeded CAL MARITIME ACADEMY KEELHAULERS took the court against the 6th seeded PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE PIONEERS. This was a tale of two Halves as the Pioneers dominated at first, leading 51-41 at the midpoint. After the break, the Keelhaulers owned the 2nd Half, winning out 87-78. Lawrence Long led Cal Maritime with a Double Double of 25 points and 11 rebounds.  Continue reading

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LLAMA WESTERNS: SPAGHETTI WESTERNS ABOUT INCAN TREASURE

Lost Treasure of the IncasBalladeer’s Blog takes a look at some neglected westerns. And when it comes to neglected it’s tough to top the tiny sub-genre of what is already a sub-genre: Spaghetti Westerns. I’m talking about Llama Westerns, the microscopic fraction of Italo-Westerns that deals with gunslingers in Peru shooting it out over Inca treasure instead of the usual gold or revenge.  

If Indiana Jones used a gun exclusively and thrived on riddling his adversaries with bullets in slow motion while blood squibs burst open THAT would resemble these Llama Westerns.

LOST TREASURE OF THE INCAS (1964) – Alan Steel, best known for Peplums like the Hercules or Maciste movies, plays an often-shirtless gambler/ gunfighter called Samson in this film.

He and his gunslinging pal Alan Fox (Toni Sailer) nip a frame-up job in the bud, then get caught up in a violence-filled race for the untouched treasure of a lost Incan city in the Palladi Mountains of Peru.   Continue reading

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STEVE DITKO’S MR. A: COMIC BOOK FANS SHRUGGED

This weekend’s escapist and light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog looks at Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko’s iconic Mr. A, warts and all.

MR. A

Secret Identity: Rex Graine, reporter for the Daily Crusader newspaper.

First Appearance: Witzend #3 (1967)

Origin: Rex Graine wanted to fight crime without endangering his friends and loved ones. He assumed the white-costumed identity Mr. A and took on the forces of evil.

Powers: Mr. A was in peak human condition and excelled at unarmed combat. He wore a white metal facial mask/ helmet for protection and anonymity. He also wore metal gloves and boots to make his punches and kicks more potent. I assumed he wore articulated body armor on his torso too, for some protection against bullets.

        This character was an expert investigator and used calling cards with no writing – just black on one half and white on the other to represent his black & white moral attitudes. I’d have had those calling cards be made of metal, too, with sharp edges so they could be thrown like Moon Knight’s crescent moon blades.

Comment: Mr. A was a more “pure” version of the Question, Steve Ditko’s similar character also created in 1967 when he worked for Charlton Comics. Ditko owned Mr. A, whose nom de guerre came from the Objectivist principle “A is A”. He was an uncompromising vigilante the like of which superhero comic books had rarely seen in 1967. In the decades to come such figures became very numerous in comics. Continue reading

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FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH NEWS ROUNDUP

 Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog provides another current events roundup.

TRUMP EFFECT: MORTGAGE RATES FALL BELOW SIX PERCENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SAVINGS PLANS ARE A BIG HIT WITH SWING VOTERS.

FURTHER STEPS TAKEN IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HOME AFFORDABILITY AGENDA. He’s the greatest president for the working class and the poor during my lifetime.

TRUMP GETS THE SENATE TO ACT TO CODIFY HIS ORDER TO BAN RICH PIG WALL STREET FIRMS FROM CONTINUING TO BUY UP HOMES SO THEY CAN PRICE OUT WORKING CLASS FAMILIES. Once again Trump outshines phony populists like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who are all talk and just pad their bank accounts while in office.

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER LAUDS THE CONTINUED LOWERING OF RENT PRICES UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLICIES. Bloated rich pig celebrities who hate Trump couldn’t care less about the survival of the poor and the working class.

MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS FILE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR WALZ AND DEMOCRAT A.G. ELLISON.

A TERRIFIC LOOK AT EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THE 2026 DEMOCRAT PARTY. The author’s WAY too optimistic by implying the Democrat Party is dying, however.

FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP, WHO SPEAKS MORE LANGUAGES THAN BOTH OBAMAS AND BOTH BIDENS COMBINED, WILL MAKE HISTORY WHEN SHE PRESIDES OVER A UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH SECOND. She’s a cosmopolitan role model for women everywhere.

CAREER CRIMINAL HILLARY CLINTON FURTHER CEMENTED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN THE PAGES OF HISTORY. More HERE.

PRIVILEGED WHITE ONE PERCENTER DEMOCRAT NANCY PELOSI SAYS TRUMP IS NOT A PATRIOT. Back when I was a Democrat before going Independent, I always despised the way elected Republicans often accused people who disagreed with them of being unpatriotic. Such accusations are just as repulsive when Democrats try them. Continue reading

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ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE HISTORY OF AN EXTINCT PLANET (1884)

Utopia or The History of an Extinct PlanetUTOPIA or THE HISTORY OF AN EXTINCT PLANET, PSYCHOMETRICALLY OBTAINED (1884) – Written by Alfred Denton Cridge. An unnamed narrator comes across the remains of a meteor that entered Earth’s atmosphere. This narrator has the gift of psychometry (the author’s uncle was THE William Denton) and after he picks up the tangerine-sized chunk of black rock from another planet he begins getting impressions from it.

At first it seems a separate entity calling itself Psycho appears to the narrator but it gradually becomes clear that his psychometric abilities have actually plugged him into a figurative Worldmind from which he learns the history of the destroyed planet of which the meteor is a fragment.

Our narrator places the meteor against his forehead to facilitate his “readings” from it. He and we readers learn that the fragment’s planet of origin, Utopia, was roughly the same distance from Earth as Saturn, but in an oblong orbital plane.

Utopia 2The planet was just 2,500 miles across and was home to a race of roughly 5 1/2 feet tall humanoids, some with yellow skin, some with brown skin and others with gray skin. All the races had long, black hair. Utopia sported Earthlike plains, mountains, lakes and rivers with just one huge ocean.

A day on the planet lasted approximately 30 Earth hours, and it took the world nearly 31 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun. The lifespan of the Utopians was similar to that of Earthlings but obviously was measured differently. For instance a Utopian who was 62 of our years old would have lived through just two revolutions around the Sun. Continue reading

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BEN VEREEN … COMIN’ AT YA (1975) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

BEN VEREEN … COMIN’ AT YA (1975) – As famous and celebrated as the multitalented Ben Vereen is, he’s STILL underrated! At least here in 2026 he is, but in 1975 the stage and television performer was enchanting the U.S. like no other black performer since Sammy Davis Jr.

A virtual human whirlwind, Vereen had made a name for himself on the stage in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin and others. He appeared in the films Sweet Charity (as he had on stage) and Funny Lady (ditto).

In 1975 Ben’s performance in the miniseries Roots was still in the future, but most of America was introduced to the incredible entertainer that year during his 4-episode summer replacement series – a variety hour titled Ben Vereen … Comin’ at Ya

Vereen hosted the program plus sang, danced and starred in comedy sketches with celebrity guest stars. One of the show’s regulars was the one and only Lola Falana, who always got a show-stopping introduction from Ben. (“Lola Fuh-LAW-Naaa, Lola Fuh-LAW-Naaa.”)

The other regulars were Liz Torres and Arte Johnson, and the opening theme was Magic to Do from Pippin.

THE PROGRAM: Continue reading

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NAIA COLLEGE BASKETBALL POSTSEASON TIPPED OFF YESTERDAY

The 2026 basketball postseason has started in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

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HEART OF AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – Only one Upset in the HAAC Tournament Opening Round.

The rest was chalk as the top seeded GRACELAND UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS crushed the 8th seeded PERU STATE BOBCATS 95-68; the (2) WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN beat the (7) BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS 88-73; the (3) GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (should be Zebras) edged the (6) MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS 65-60; and the (5) CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY EAGLES toppled the (4) MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 75-66. Continue reading

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ROBERT CARRADINE: R.I.P. – WAVELENGTH (1983)

With the passing of Robert Carradine, Balladeer’s Blog takes its usual approach of looking at one of his more obscure films, in this case one in which he costarred with THE Cherie Currie and Keenan Wynn. 

WavelengthWAVELENGTH (1983) – This is an unjustly neglected science fiction film that stars Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie and Keenan Wynn in a very unconventional love triangle: both Carradine and Currie are fighting over Wynn. (I’m kidding!)

Robert Carradine plays a moody musician suffering a career lull, Cherie Currie portrays a groupie who becomes a bona fide romantic partner for him and Keenan Wynn barks and snarls in his usual “grouch with a heart of gold” manner.

Cherie’s sensitive mind is open to alien brainwaves calling to her from a nearby (seemingly) abandoned government installation. Carradine and his neighbor Wynn help her try to find out what’s going on. Continue reading

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NEWS ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY TWENTY-FIFTH

Another current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog.

PRESIDENT TRUMP TOUTS HIS MANY SUCCESSES AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, WHILE DEMOCRATS DOUBLE DOWN ON THEIR “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UBER ALLES” POLICIES. More HERE

TRUMP ALSO TOUTS HIS SUCCESS AT BRINGING THE LOWEST DRUG PRICES ANYWHERE. Related HERE.

TRUMP GETS DEMOCRATS TO ONCE AGAIN OPENLY ADMIT THEIR SUPPORT FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER U.S. CITIZENS. More HERE. And HERE.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HONORS DALILAH COLEMAN, SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL LEFT WITH LIFE-ALTERING INJURIES BY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. You’ll notice that demented vermin like Bono don’t write songs supporting victims like this. He should be asked about that at his every appearance. 

TRUMP EFFECT: CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX AGAIN RISES.

CNN’S OWN POLL SHOWS SIXTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THEIR VIEWERS FEEL PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLICIES WILL MOVE THE COUNTRY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. In spite of their endless attempts to propagandize against Trump his successes shine through. 

PRESIDENT TRUMP REUNITES VENEZUELAN FAMILY AT THE SOTU ADDRESS.

YET ANOTHER REMINDER THAT DEMOCRATS OPPOSE VOTER I.D. SO THEY CAN CONTINUE COMMITTING VOTE FRAUD.

PRIVILEGED WHITE ONE PERCENTER DEMOCRAT NANCY PELOSI IS STILL HAUNTED BY HER INSIDER TRADING SCANDALS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP USES NANCY PELOSI AS EXHIBIT A FOR WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED TO BAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM STOCK TRADING. Pelosi, her husband and her relative Gavin Newsom embody Democrat malfeasance.

DEMOCRAT MEDIA OUTLETS REFUSE TO COVER TRUMP’S CEREMONY HONORING FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT VIOLENCE  aka “ANGEL FAMILIES”. More HERE.

LAKEN RILEY’S MOTHER COMMENDS HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN THE SUFFERING OF ANGEL FAMILIES AT THE HANDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Democrats, meanwhile, prefer to protect illegal immigrant criminals. Think of Darwin Award fools Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

TRUMP DECLARES ANGEL FAMILY DAY. More HERE. And HERE. Democrat media outlet CNN sneers with contempt at those families HERE.

ANGEL FAMILY DAD REMINDS DEMOCRATS THAT EVERY AMERICAN DEATH BY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IS PREVENTABLE. And “if it saves even one life” isn’t it worth doing, Democrats?

DEMOCRATS EVEN REFUSE TO STAND FOR THE PARENT OF THE SLAIN IRYNA ZARUTSKA. More HERE. No Democrat songs for Iryna, either. Continue reading

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