JOE BIDEN: AS UNFIT AND ILLEGIT AS EVER

is this the flatHere’s the latest from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog here in a nation that’s had a corrupt, senile career criminal named Joe Biden in the White House. With Joe Biden pronounced mentally unfit to stand trial for one of his crimes, speculation is on that this will be used to put Biden beyond the law on all of the enormous number of other crimes he and the Biden Crime Family are responsible for. More HERE.

But bear in mind, no legal process was carried out. The Special Prosecutor, themselves part of the murky cesspool called America’s political system, simply declared that Biden seems to have committed the crime in the classified documents case, but – just like with Hillary Clinton years ago – the decision to NOT pursue the case was made unilaterally. 

unfit joe bidenMeanwhile, the Republicans are quite rightly pointing out that if Joe’s condition is that bad, then Biden should step down or be removed and replaced under the 25th Amendment regarding presidential unfitness. They say that Biden should not have it both ways, as in be declared beyond the reach of the law because of how demented he is, but still be left in the office of the presidency.

breaking bidenWill the Republicans in office stick by this, or will they do what they always do and back down after pretending that they will actually do something? I don’t know. Plus, if Joe steps down, whoever the Democrats have replace him, whether it’s Michelle Obama or someone else, that may well mean the Democrats will win the presidential election in November.

The Democrats remain far out in front of the clueless Republican Party establishment in the media arms race and would likely succeed at getting voters to think that they are trying ” a fresh start” by voting for whoever has a (D) after their name, even though any Democrat will follow the same destructive policies that Biden followed. Continue reading

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QUENTIN DURWARD (1971) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

quentin durwardQUENTIN DURWARD (1971) – This French-German television series ran for 13 half-hour episodes in Germany but just 7 52-minute episodes during its initial French run.

The story is based on Sir Walter Scott’s swashbuckling novel from 1823 and the action is set during the late 1460s in Scotland and France. 

amadeus augustAmadeus August stars as Quentin Durward, a fighting young Scotsman who is the sole surviving male from his Scottish clan after a brutal clan war wiped out the rest of his family. At present he is being sheltered in a monastery where the monks have told him the only way to stop the enemy clansmen from killing him to blot out his entire bloodline is to become a monk under a vow of celibacy.

The dashing and daring Quentin is reluctant, but the decision is taken out of his hands when the enemy clan raids the monastery in search of him. Quentin manages to escape and after shaking off all pursuit reaches the English Channel. 
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TRUMBO (2015) DEMOCRAT HYPOCRISY IS HILARIOUS

The political intolerance of the shallow, uninformed and emotionally unstable fools who call themselves Democrats knows no bounds. They unabashedly call for the personal and professional destruction of everyone who votes differently than they do while ignoring the fact that they are practicing their own – far more fanatical – form of McCarthyism. And they’ve destroyed far more lives. 

This movie is further proof that American Liberals are the biggest hypocrites in history.

This movie is further proof that American Democrats are the biggest hypocrites in history.

TRUMBO (2015) – How about “Are you now or have you ever been a racist or imperialist or transphobic or privileged?” Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know how sick I am of the increasingly meaningless “Liberals vs Conservatives” paradigm. It’s just that right now American leftists are far more pompous and hubristic and in need of being cut down to size.

Case in point: the movie Trumbo. Only American Democrats could be so lacking in self-awareness that they would – in the age of non-stop harassment of Trump supporters, Wokeness Police and SJW persecutors – trot out (for the millionth time) the story of Dalton Trumbo and some of the other figures who were black-listed during the Communist Witch Hunt of decades ago.

For the past few decades Democrat Archie Bunkers have been the ones black-listing and inflicting draconian punishments on people who dare to hold different political opinions than they do.

We are still suffering under the “White Supremacist” and “Privilege” Witch Hunts that American Democrats continue to pursue with the same sickeningly judgmental attitude and spurious statistics that Joe McCarthy was accused of. How many careers (and therefore lives) have we all seen ruined by the cold, merciless asses of the political left? Often over simple remarks or organizations the victims belonged to or political contributions they made YEARS earlier. Plus Democrats accuse people of being racists as a scare tactic the way accusations of being a Communist were used back then. Continue reading

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TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY (1714) PART TWO

cover of trav james masseyTRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY (1714) – This is Part Two of Balladeer’s Blog’s look at Simon Tyssot de Patot’s work of ancient science fiction about his creation James Massey. We will pick up where we left off last time – our main character Dr. Massey and his travel mate La Foret had just been taken in by the first living human beings they encountered on the lost island.

A few days later, while our heroes were still in the very early stages of learning the language spoken in the city, James and his friend got caught up in a ritual they barely understood. Early one morning, every family in the city made their way across the major bridge with each head of household carrying their largest rooster.

For a sophomoric laugh I’ll mention that one of the lines in the book is literally “Our opposite neighbor expos’d his cock against ours; and the others did the same thing, it being a general cock-match between the people on both sides of the canal.” 

masc graveyard smallerI’ll spare all of us any details of the actual cockfights. When the fighting was over, the family whose cock lost the fight welcomed the winner’s family over to their home. The winner’s family brought along all of the food they had prepared for this eventful day, and the two families feasted and drank together the rest of the day.

The following day the holiday celebrations continued, this time with the eldest son from each family on both sides of the canal taking part in Grease Pole competitions for the prize poultry at the top of said poles. Rather than a ham or turkey, the prize in this case was one of the oversized eagles indigenous to the uncharted island.

NOTE: In Part One of my review it was established that birds, like all the other animals on the island, were much larger than they were in the outside world. For instance, a beaver the size of a bear and a 25 foot long serpent were encountered. Goats were as large as horses and were used as mounts and beasts of burden. Continue reading

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GINA CARANO: ROLES SHE WOULD BE GREAT IN

gina leaningGina Carano has proven how impressive she can be in action roles, and that got me thinking about various roles I’d like to see her in.

queen of the black coast smallerBELIT, THE QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST – For people who aren’t fans of Robert E. Howard I’ll mention that the female pirate captain was the great love in the life of Conan the Barbarian. Queen of the Black Coast (1934) is one of the greatest Conan stories ever, but it’s a challenge casting a woman who could plausibly bring Belit (pronounced bay-LEET) to life. Enter Gina Carano, who would seem perfectly natural swinging her sword, kicking butt and barking out orders to her crew. Continue reading

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NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 6th

Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog takes its latest look at current events.

democrat-vote-fraudATLANTIC CITY DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE CHARGED WITH ELECTION FRAUD REGARDING ABSENTEE BALLOTS. No matter how many stories like this arise every year, Democrats still like to pretend that such fraud does not happen. 

BIDEN REGIME AND CORPORATE MEDIA CALLED OUT FOR LYING ABOUT THE JANUARY JOBS REPORT. Typical of authoritarian regimes and their media lackeys.

AND, ON A RELATED NOTE, DEMOCRAT MEDIA OUTLETS CALLING FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO SUSTAIN THEM. Uh. Yeah. As if media outlets who depend on federal funds will properly cover stories unflattering to the regime.

BIDEN REGIME STILL USING TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP AGAINST POLITICAL OPPONENTS

biden sniffing zuckerbergZUCKERBERG-LINKED OUTFITS PROMISING EVEN MORE ELECTION INTERFERENCE IN 2024 AFTER THEIR 2020 CENSORSHIP HELPED BIDEN SO MUCH.

EXCELLENT PIECE ON THE REPULSIVE WAY DEMOCRATS ARE ABUSING THE COURT SYSTEM AGAINST THEIR POLITICAL OPPONENTS. And we lack a competent opposition party to fight this. 

j d vanceJ.D. VANCE BLASTS DEMOCRAT LAWFARE AGAINST DE FACTO THIRD PARTY PRESIDENT TRUMP. No word on why Vance was foolish enough to go on Stephanopoulis’ show in the first place. More about the consequences of Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome HERE.

NEW YORK CITY PROVIDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WITH OVER FIFTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN PREPAID DEBIT CARDS. More HERE

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON EXPOSED FOR DIVERTING THREE HUNDRED FORTY MILLION DOLLARS IN COVID AID TO INSTEAD SUBSIDIZING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. More HERE. Continue reading

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VILLA VYBES VINYL: PERPETUATING THE SOUNDS OF VINYL RECORDS IN ALL GENRES

z bear groovingZ-Bear, her husband and their children are a family in Hawaii who deejay the terrific YT channel Villa Vybes Vinyl. Z-Bear and her hubby are professionals and periodically let their kids take center stage for some of the DJ chores. It adds considerably to the charm of this eclectic channel.

z bear hubbyNo matter how good digital is, many people still thrill to the sound of a needle pressing down on an actual vinyl record and the slight whispering and popping before the music begins to play. Z-Bear and company don’t waste the time of listeners/ viewers with DJ patter, they just let their audience see them going through all the vinyl DJ activities!

z bear familyThe VVV folks lovingly select, clean and otherwise care for the musical artifacts they proceed to play. They have an incredible setup with multiple turntables and other equipment that many will envy. Multiple camera angles are provided, plus Z-Bear and her family change up those angles over time.
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SEPTEMBER 2020: A LOOK BACK

FOR PART ONE (2016) OF THIS RETROSPECTIVE FROM INDEPENDENT VOTER SITE BALLADEER’S BLOG CLICK HERE.

democrats oppressing people whileDEMOCRATS AND CORPORATE FASCISM – Some excerpts: “Let’s start with the basics – long ago corporate fascists and other bloated rich pigs tended to gravitate toward the Republicans. However, the clueless Republican leadership understands nothing but money, while the Democrats understand power and its use.”

          “Money follows power, so corporate fascists therefore naturally gravitated more and more to the Democrats, who not only get the corporate fascists what they want but manage to make them look civic-minded in the process. Conversely, if rich pigs don’t play ball with the Democrat fascists the Democrats use their media outlets to smear those rich pigs to the point of ruin.”

          “(T)he Democrats’ reasoning goes, “if we can work hand-in-hand with corporate fascists to ensure you won’t even be allowed to make a living if you express disagreement with us, then we think you’ll realize it’s in your own best interest to stop resisting and pretend you go along with even our most ridiculous positions.”  For the full article CLICK HERE.

clarence hendersonCIVIL RIGHTS ICON CLARENCE HENDERSON SAYS TRUMP “HAS DONE MORE FOR BLACK AMERICANS IN FOUR YEARS THAN BIDEN HAS IN FIFTY” – Excerpt: “These achievements demonstrate that Donald Trump truly cares about black lives. His policies show his heart.” CLICK HERE

AUSTRALIAN NEWS ON JOE BIDEN’S SENILE, INCOHERENT BABBLINGS – And this was back in 2020! Biden is far worse now! CLICK HERE.

president trumpDEMOCRAT MAYORS ENDORSING TRUMP OVER HIS HELP FOR THE WORKING CLASS – Some excerpts: “… politicians like Joe Biden did nothing to help the working class. We lost thousands of jobs, and generations of young people have left the Iron Range in order to provide for their families with good-paying jobs elsewhere.”

          “Today, we don’t recognize the Democratic Party. It has been moved so far to the left it can no longer claim to be advocates of the working class. The hard-working Minnesotans that built their lives and supported their families here on the Range have been abandoned by radical Democrats.” CLICK HERE.

SERBIA AND KOSOVO NAME BORDER LAKE AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP. CLICK HERE. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM FEBRUARY 3rd

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south plains college texansCLOSE CALL FOR NUMBER ONE – The number 1 team in the nation – the SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE TEXANS – visited the 11th ranked ODESSA COLLEGE WRANGLERS.

At Halftime the Wranglers were on top 32-27, but the Texans came out of the locker room primed for a comeback. Odessa rallied but fell just short as SPC held on by their fingertips for a 67-66 win. Jabori McGhee’s 21 points led the Texans.

Walters State SenatorsCENTURY CLUB – The (25) WALTERS STATE SENATORS won by a final score of 109-81 at the DYERSBURG STATE EAGLES   ###   Meanwhile, the WAUBONSEE COLLEGE CHIEFS routed the visiting WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE RAMS 111-76   ###   And the CASPER COLLEGE THUNDERBIRDS downed their guests the EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE LANCERS by a final score of 101-90.  Continue reading

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FLASH VS HIS ROGUES GALLERY

This weekend’s light-hearted and escapist superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at the 1960s and 1970s Flash stories in which several of his recurring villains would team up against him.

fl 155FLASH Vol 1 #155 (September 1965)

Title: The Gauntlet of Supervillains

Villain Roster: Captain Cold, the Top, Mirror Master, Heat Wave, Pied Piper, Captain Boomerang and Gorilla Grodd

Synopsis: Gorilla Grodd (the mysterious villain referred to on the cover) engineers prison breakouts for the six other Flash foes mentioned above. Grodd uses the other villains to wear down the Flash and erode his powers, hoping to then kill the hero himself.

NOTE: The semi-annual team up of Flash villains soon becomes referred to as his Rogues Gallery Convention and/ or “Convention of Flash Villains.” For a time the event was almost as frequent as the annual Justice Society/ Justice League get-togethers.  Continue reading

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