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A HERO AND HEROINE OF COLOR

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Balladeer’s Blog often covers the jumbling and shuffling going on in American politics right now. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump’s candidacies last year made it the first campaign season in a very long time in which the REAL issues that the VOTERS care about got discussed. Here are two more courageous people declaring their independence from traditional DemCorp and RepubCorp politics:

tim-scottTIM SCOTT – Senator Scott (R) from SC took to the Senate floor to discuss the way that freethinking African-Americans like himself get treated by DemoKKKrats for not obeying them like Barack Obama always did:

“The liberal left that speaks and desires for all of us to be tolerant, do not want to be tolerant of anyone that disagrees with where they are coming from,” Scott said. “So the definition of tolerance is not that all Americans experience a high level of tolerance, it is that all Americans who agree with [the left] experiences this so-called tolerance.”

Senator Scott also embarrassed the Senate DemoKKKrats by pointing out that, despite DemCorp’s constant talk of “diversity” that it’s actually the Senate Republicans that have diverse staffs, not the Democrats. Scott has a black chief of staff, which is a rarity among Senate Democrats. He also mentioned it in his remarks.

“My chief of staff, the only — until three weeks ago, the only African-American chief of staff in the United States Senate out of 100 is the chief of staff for a Republican,” he said. “The second African-American chief of staff in the United States Senate is also the chief of staff of a Republican.”

And I will once again point out that the Democrats are the party of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan, lynching, the Dred Scott Decision, and Jim Crow laws yet Democrats feel that their political party can simply say “Well, that was long ago. We’re better people now. But THE REST OF YOU AMERICANS bear collective guilt about slavery in perpetuity.”

No, DemoKKKrats, if your party can put those things behind you so can the rest of us. After all, your political party is THE ONE REMAINING INSTITUTION most associated with those racial outrages. Quit trying to lecture the rest of us about what YOUR POLITICAL PARTY was responsible for.

You want to REALLY “bury the racist past?” THEN CHANGE THE NAME AND SYMBOL OF YOUR POLITICAL PARTY! Continue reading

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DR GAD SAAD DENOUNCES ANTI-TRUMP HYSTERIA AS “COLLECTIVE MUNCHAUSEN”

gad-saad“As somebody who escaped Lebanon and actually hid under desks to avoid death squads, I don’t take well to these idiots from Wellesley College who say, ‘I’m scared to go and buy my hamburgers now that Trump won,’ because it trivializes what true trauma is.” — Gad Saad

That quote from Dr Gad Saad nicely captures the contempt that so many around the world feel toward privileged Democrats in America because of their increasingly hysterical reactions to United States President Donald Trump’s defeat of California President Hillary Clinton.

Dr Saad is an authority on Behavioral Science and Evolutionary Psychology as well as the author of a column in Psychology Today. I appreciate the way that Saad always criticizes BOTH LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES just like Balladeer’s Blog does.

Recently Dr Saad was interviewed by Malhar Mali for Areo magazine. Below is a link to the entire interview but first some excerpts:

anti-trump-hysteria“Everyone who is suffering from collective Munchausen and mass hysteria are obviously of a particular political bent — the ultra-Left (who typically belong to the Democratic party). And these people have built their whole ethos, edifice, zeitgeist on Identity Politics. Identity Politics leads to victimology poker and the oppression olympics.

“These groups just end up competing to see who is more oppressed because it is the mechanism through which they attempt to solve problems. If you and I are having a genuine debate, I would present my evidence and you yours. The better evidence would win out.

“That’s not what happens in an Identity Politics debate. My victimology card has to trump yours! (Laughter) therefore people have to come up with ever stronger cards and hands and end up falling into victim mindsets.

anti-trump-hysteria-2“This leads to people thinking absurd lines of thought like — and I’m being satirical here — : “How will I go to the store and feel safe buying tomatoes once Trump is in office?” or “What will happen to my children? Will Trump cause us to cannibalize our children?” “Will sex still be permitted?”

“When you’re getting into that kind of delusional discourse it seems extraordinary that this is viewed as reasonable discourse. These are professors, these are colleagues of mine who feel perfectly comfortable departing from reality in this way.

“Hate Trump as much as you want. Hate specific policies by him but don’t engage in this grotesque discourse.

“The problem arises when you have a discourse fully detached from reality. It’s beyond satirical and grotesque in how much stupidity is exhibited. A typical comment on my social feed might state something to the following effect, “I’m a woman of color,” she’s attending some school in Maine and she’s saying, “I’m afraid. Can I still go to class?” Continue reading

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MOTHER JONES: TRUMP IS THE NEW FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND HARRY TRUMAN

mother-jonesBalladeer’s Blog has long been a proponent of the need for Third Parties here in America. Those additional political parties would provide much-needed competition to the corporate owned Democrats and Republicans who hijacked our electoral system long ago.

Donald Trump is a de facto Third Party President since the bloated rich pigs who own both parties are all against him. Even Mother Jones – Mary Harris Jones herself – agreed in another posthumous interview with me regarding Trump.

MOTHER JONES: Donald Trump is infuriating ALL the right people to infuriate! Just like  Franklin Roosevelt was accused of being “a traitor to his class” for the relief he brought to the long-suffering working class so President Trump is being regarded with the same hostility by the selfish moneyed interests.

trump-rogue-wonBALLADEER’S BLOG: And I imagine the Harry Truman comparison is the obvious shared trait?

MOTHER JONES: Damn right! President Trump reminds me of Harry Truman because of the way the prim cowards of the American media act shocked and offended whenever the Donald gives ’em hell!  

BB: Now that you mention it Give ‘Em Hell, Donald would make a great one-man show.

MOTHER JONES: You bet it would, young fella. Combine a few of the best qualities of Truman and FDR and you get President Donald Trump. Like FDR he may be a rich man himself but only someone with a lot of capital and a lot of gumption could take on the entire political and financial establishment like he has.

BB: I agree that Trump is neither a Democrat nor a Republican, neither Liberal nor Conservative and that is a plus. But do you think he’ll be able to continue fending off all the selfish interests attacking him? Continue reading

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DEMOCRATS: HOMOPHOBIA IS OKAY WHEN MUSLIMS ARE GUILTY OF IT

vincent-tolliverVincent Tolliver (pictured) has decided to sue the Democrat’s National Committee for breaching his due process rights and his right to free political expression. Tolliver was among the candidates for the new DNC Chair, but was expelled for pointing out that another candidate – Muslim Democrat Keith Ellison of Minnesota – might not be the best chairman because of Islam’s intolerant views on homosexuality. 

Tolliver stated “His being a Muslim is precisely why DNC voters should not vote for him. Muslims discriminate against gays. Islamic law is clear on the subject, and being gay is a direct violation of it. In some Muslim countries, being gay is a crime punishable by death.” 

“Clearly,” he continued, “Mr. Ellison is not the person to lead the DNC or any other organization committed to not discriminating based on gender identity or sexual orientation. I’m shocked [the Human Rights Campaign] has been silent on the issue. A vote for Representative Ellison by any member of the DNC would be divisive and unconscionable.”

Tolliver was consequently expelled from the race by interim chair Donna Brazile, who described his comments as “disgusting.” (Note from Balladeer: But of course Muslim homophobia and general intolerance are NEVER to be criticized according to the Democrats.)

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Tolliver has now pledged to take legal action against the DNC. 

“ The Democratic establishment are denying me due process and are attempting to suppress my voice …” Tolliver elaborated, adding that he stands by his views on Islam.

“The DNC and the Democratic establishment are attempting to prevent me from freely expressing known and indisputable tenets of lslamic law. Moreover, through sleight of hand tactics, interim chair Donna Brazile falsely accused me of discriminating against Mr. Ellison and cast aspersions by suggesting I was intolerant of religious freedom,” he alleged. 

“Furthermore, the DNC’s blocking my candidacy is a glaring contradiction to the 2016 Democratic Platform, that ‘as Democrats, we respect differences of perspective and belief, and pledge to work together to move this country forward, even when we disagree.’ I am a lifelong Democratic who believes in people and not power and elitism which has successfully corrupted the DNC and the Democratic Party.”  Continue reading

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MUSLIM DR ZUHDI JASSER ON THE WAY THE LEFT USES MUSLIMS IN IDENTITY POLITICS GAMES

“IT’S JUST AMAZING HOW THE IDENTITY LEFT LOVES TO USE US MUSLIMS AS A FOIL OF IDENTITY POLITICS.” – Dr Zuhdi Jasser

zuhdi-jasserThe American Left is apparently worried that their bloodthirsty public mob scenes haven’t yet driven away ALL of us who used to consider ourselves part of them. 

The crazed DemoKKKrats continue shrieking their slogan “If you disagree with us we will beat you bloody to show how compassionate and inclusive we are!”

Meanwhile courageous Muslims like Dr Zuhdi Jasser – who opposes violent jihadists – continue trying to talk sense to the insane political left about President Donald Trump’s Executive Order regarding proper vetting from danger zones.

He also noted that the seven countries affected by Trump’s executive order are “the same seven countries that Obama listed as hot spots.” (italics mine)

Dr Jasser emphatically disputes the propagandist claim made by Left-Wing Archie Bunkers that Trump’s EO “bans Muslims” or applies “a religious test.” 

trumps-muslim-executive-order“I don’t know where they’re getting that from,” he said. “I don’t think they read the same executive order.”

“The executive order from President Trump said nothing specifically about any specific religion. It said we will protect those persecuted in the name of religion, for their religion. So that would include Christians, Yazidis, and even Sunni Muslims like myself who are part of the majority in Syria – or Egypt, or Saudi Arabia, or wherever – but yet have dissident opinions that are persecuted,” he continued.

” … I think it’s appropriate to pause and begin the process of vetting ideology, which hasn’t happened so far. We’re sort of welcoming in anyone, including jihadists.” Continue reading

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ALLEN WEST: FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS TRUMP’S LABOR SEC NOMINEE ANDY PUZDER WILL INCREASE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

allen-westAllen West has weighed in with the opinion that President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor – Andy Puzder – is an excellent choice to implement Trump’s plans to increase employment opportunities for African Americans.

And I would point out that this is in stark contrast to the Obama administration, whose policies were the usual Democrat carrot-and-stick incentives to give blind support to the Democrats’ party in exchange for vague promises of future changes. Fifty years of condescending nonsense were all that the Democrats gave to working class families of any color.

West pointed out that under Obama black unemployment rates never stopped being sky-high. In cities including Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C., the unemployment rate among African Americans is 19, 23, and 18 percent, respectively.

Nationally, the current black youth unemployment rate is more than double that of whites. President Trump, like a new Franklin Roosevelt, has actual, concrete plans to address the problem. Unlike Roosevelt, however, Donald Trump is a de facto Third Party President and must withstand attacks from both left-wing and right-wing media outlets.

trump-first-weekAnd I actually read what Trump’s policies are. If you are reacting to him based purely on what shallow, uninformed and emotionally unstable entertainers say about him then you’re not a very reliable judge, are you?

Trump’s political foes among BOTH Democrats AND Republicans seem terrified that this President’s departure from the failed strategies of the past will continue to disrupt the current corrupt system which keeps career politicians fat and happy but does nothing for the poor and the working class.

The louder the anti-Trump insanity becomes from the American media (owned by roughly 15 billionaires according to Anonymous and Wikileaks and others) the more you can bet Trump is laying out strategies that people like the Koch Brothers and George Soros and Carlos Slim see as threats to their plutocratic empire.     Continue reading

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JAMES JOYCE’S BIRTHDAY

jamesjoyceHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAMES JOYCE! His works got me hooked in my teens when I really related to his character Stephen Dedalus as he rejected his religion and indulged what I call his “young and pretentious side” in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I wore out my copy of Joyce’s novel Ulysses and continue to mark Bloom’s Day to this very day.

Over the years Finnegans Wake replaced Ulysses as my favorite Joyce novel and I’m fonder than many people are of his play Exiles, his “epiphanies” in Dubliners and, poetry geek that I am, even Pomes Penyeach and Chamber Music. So, if you live in Ireland, say hello to Anna Livia Plurabelle for me today!   Continue reading

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ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST LEADER IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER

micah-rhodesWhy am I not surprised? Given the Daily Caller report that mentions him facing charges of sexual abuse against a teenage boy this man may well be the Democrats’ presidential candidate in the future. He just needs to found a fake charity.

Per the Daily Caller, local news outlets in Portland are reporting that Micah Rhodes, a leader of the violent Trump-hating mobs of Democrats who have been beating on innocent people is already a Registered Sex Offender per KOIN.

Which pretty much answers a lot of my questions about the kind of people who take part in these rabid mobs. Continue reading

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RATIONAL PEOPLE WEIGH IN ON TRUMP

george-soros-nazi-connectionWell, George Soros stated he would finance the largest phony “protest” crowds money can buy and that bloated rich pig obviously meant it. Supporters of California’s president Hillary Clinton have been such crazed and hysterical fools it helps you keep perspective by mentioning public figures who are rational about United States President Donald Trump: 

mlk-iii-at-trump-towerMARTIN LUTHER KING III – King met with Donald Trump on the holiday marking his father’s birthday. Like the other African American figures who have met with Trump, MLK III stated he believed the new President is sincere and would work with him.

This enraged Left-Wing Archie Bunkers, who thrive on promoting race-hatred. Fake News channel CNN tried to bait King into criticizing Trump but he skillfully parried their every attempt. It was beautiful to see!   

karl-malone-on-trumpKARL MALONE – In regard to the absurdly paniced and overwrought public displays that Trump haters are humiliating themselves with, Karl Malone recently said “And I tell everyone out there that wants to protest and do all that, other countries are laughing.”  Too true.

Malone added additional mature perspective by addressing the way people were bothered by some of Trump’s language and statements on the campaign trail, but he said that the sum of a man is more than the language he uses in a moment or the statement he makes on a given topic. He stressed that people have to have enough respect to take time and get to know the man.   Continue reading

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MUSLIM ATROCITY ROUNDUP: JANUARY 29th

Islamophobia posterIslam is the most misogynistic, homophobic and otherwise intolerant religion in the world at this particular time. And the way Islam insists on marrying religion to government makes it a fascist and totalitarian movement that needs to be opposed loudly and daily. Muslim Violence Awareness Year continues with this look at just a FEW of the most recent atrocities by Muslims.

January 28th: Paris, France – Police released a report stating that in 2016 Muslim gangs committed OVER TWO HUNDRED attacks on Chinese immigrants to France, accusing them of becoming “too wealthy.” Uh, yeah, Muslim fascists, those Chinese immigrants have shown you that it’s amazing what you can do if you immigrate with peaceful intentions and don’t spend your lives killing and raping and pushing your savage superstitions on others.   

January 18th: Gao, Mali – A Muslim suicide bombing killed SEVENTY-SEVEN innocent people and injured over ONE HUNDRED TWENTY more. Coexistence!   
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