STEVE HARVEY SAYS TRUMP IS KEEPING HIS PROMISES TO INNER CITY AFRICAN-AMERICANS (UNLIKE DEMOCRATS)

Donald Trump and Steve Harvey 2United States President Donald Trump has been keeping his promises regarding housing and employment for Inner City African-Americans, as recently touted by Steve Harvey. Needless to say Harvey has been harassed by the DemoKKKrat machine for months over his choice to work with the President.

Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know that I dislike both Democrats (DemCorp) and Republicans (RepubCorp), which is why President Trump, as a de facto Third Party President, is a refreshing change. I DON’T CARE what one-percenters, bloated rich pigs and shallow, uninformed celebrities say about Trump.

Trump is revealing itThe fact that they all so openly oppose him is evidence that he is rocking the boat and getting things done for the poor and the working class rather than doing things the old corrupt way which has kept politicians and their bloated rich pig “owners” fat and happy but not anyone else. 

For people here and overseas who have wanted change in America’s Third World-level cesspool of corrupt politics let me ask this: HOW DO YOU THINK THE ESTABLISHMENT FORCES ARE GOING TO REACT TO ANYONE FIGHTING THE SYSTEM? Whether it’s Trump or anyone else the corrupt insiders are NOT going to just throw up their hands and publicly say “We must stop this man who is trying to ruin our virtual criminal enterprise!”     

Trump triumphantNo, they will do what bloated rich pigs and their celebrity court jesters ARE DOING TO TRUMP! They will overreact to everything the outsider does and will use mockery and ridicule. The ridicule – as we’ve seen – is the most effective strategy since they know Americans are such browbeaten pussies they’re terrified of being made fun of about their political opinions. 

Hell, even now I hear EVERY DAY from people who support Trump but who whine and snivel about how if they put up pro-Trump items on social media, then (GASP) other people criticize them about it! Why, those Trump-haters even go so far as to provide links to articles that they feel support their view. All the embarrassed Trump “supporters” would have to do is provide a followup link OF THEIR OWN supporting their original post but too many of them simperingly say “I don’t want to get in an argument.”

trump-and-hillary-map-behind-themTo be fair Trump-haters ARE such pompous poseurs that they pretend THEIR links are “the truth” or – even more hilariously – “facts” instead of just being what they are- links to biased articles that they feel support their anti-Trump hysteria. But that’s no excuse for not having enough backbone to post a followup link of your own to an item supporting your own pro-Trump views.

So, some of you say “But then the Trump-haters just complain to Facebook or Twitter that the articles I link to are “abusive” or (yaawwwn) “offensive” and get them removed. Well, then GET OFF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! Switch to gab.ai or steemit.com or other sites. Besides, people whose response to opinions they don’t like is to file a complaint are not really your friends anyway, are they?   Continue reading →

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SAINT CLAIR COUNTY COLLEGE: COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAMS

Saint Clair College SkippersSAINT CLAIR COUNTY COLLEGE SKIPPERS

Location: Port Huron, MI

Division: NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)

Comment: You can insert your own Gilligan’s Island comment if you like, but I find the nickname Skippers to be Continue reading →

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BEGOTTEN (1990): FILM REVIEW

BegottenBEGOTTEN (1990) – Written and directed by E. E. Merhige, this black and white art film runs 72 minutes. Merhige later directed Shadow of the Vampire, a surreal horror movie about the making of the silent film Nosferatu.

Begotten was grandly described by its creator as a depiction of “the death and rebirth of gods.” If that didn’t make critics and viewers of the time want to belt Merhige in his pretentious face then the movie itself did. Okay, I’m largely just joking with that remark, but I’m sincere when I say that Begotten IS one of those experimental films that practically dares viewers to dismiss it as nonsense masquerading as art. 

Begotten 2I like Begotten but if I was doing a promo blurb for it I would avoid its director’s lofty tagline and instead use something like “It begins with God committing suicide … Then it gets weird.”

The opening several minutes of this movie – the portion where God does indeed kill itself – have been all over YouTube for well over a decade. The footage seems to have inspired many of the creepy, black and white, nonsensically macabre videos that uploaders post when trying to start an Alternate Reality Game or just to get easy hits from sheer weirdness.  (Think of Plague Doctor masks and such.)     Continue reading →

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MUSLIM TERRORISM IN PARIS AGAIN

Islamophobia posterIslam, the most misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic and otherwise intolerant religion in the world at this particular time struck again in Paris a few days ago.

One police officer is dead and another injured from yet ANOTHER “Known Wolf” Muslim fascist.

Another terrorist attack and another Muslim fascist to blame.

For an excellent discussion of Islamofascism click HERE

MUSLIM VIOLENCE AWARENESS YEAR CONTINUES

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RAFFLES (1975-1977): FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

Raffles 1(This blog post is dedicated to my sister Debbie, who first introduced me to the Sherlock Holmes stories, which led me to the Raffles tales. )

RAFFLES (1975-1977) – A. J. Raffles, the master thief and star Cricket player was created by E.W. Hornung – the brother-in- law of Arthur Conan Doyle. As all Raffles fans know, A.J. and his bumbling assistant Bunny Manders were intended as a tongue in cheek criminal answer to Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.  

The camaraderie was similar, the Victorian to Edwardian Age setting was similar, the use of the sidekick as a device to have the expert character explain things to the reader was similar and good GOD, was the unintended homo-eroticism similar.

Raffles 5Raffles was portrayed by a long line of suave, debonair actors, from John Barrymore in Silent Movies on up through David Niven and others in Talkies. In my opinion, this 1970s British television series served up the best rendition of the iconic character.

Anthony Valentine perfectly embodies the sly, charming bon vivant whose public fame as a first-rate Cricket player helps conceal his secret avocation as a master jewel thief. Christopher Strauli does the best that any actor can be expected to do with the thankless role of the baby-faced, naïve and often inept sidekick Bunny. Continue reading →

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DEMOCRATS INSIST TRUMP SUPPORTERS SHOULD BE DENIED ADMITTANCE TO HOSPTALS

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“Oppressing people while posing as the oppressed.”

In keeping with their vow to “beat dissenters bloody to show how compassionate we are” the DemoKKKrats and their affiliated groups like BLM (Klansmen of Color) are demanding that hospitals who admit Trump supporters for treatment be burned to the ground.  

When it was pointed out to the DemoKKKrats and BLM that innocent people would also suffer the two fascist groups officially replied “Hospitals which send the Trump supporters who need medical treatment out to us oppressed and vulnerable people will be spared destruction. Those Trump supporters that are turned over to us will suffer the People’s Vengeance for the way they made us feel unsafe.”

Career criminal Hillary Clinton, the President of California,  tweeted her solidarity with the bloodthirsty mob and  – unsurprisingly – was joined by Senator John McCain of Arizona. Continue reading →

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BLACK CONDOR: THE OFFICIAL SUPERHERO OF BALLADEER’S BLOG

Black CondorRegular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know that words like eccentric, oddball, offbeat, weird and damn crazy come to mind when describing me. So, that being the case the most appropriate superhero mascot for this site is the Black Condor.

That’s the Golden Age Black Condor, who debuted in 1940 and is now in the public domain, not the newer comic book characters going by that name. The original Black Condor appeals to me in the same way that bad movies do. Here are the six reasons why this figure has long been my favorite weirdass Golden Age superhero:

ONE: HE STARRED IN A COMIC BOOK TITLED CRACK COMICS! Yep. Crack Comics number 1 marked the first appearance of the Black Condor. Very appropriate for a hero whose whole story sounds like it was inspired by smoking a crack pipe. Continue reading →

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POLO: U.S. OPEN SEMIFINAL RESULTS

Balladeer’s Blog continues its coverage of the world’s OLDEST team sport. FOR MY PRIMER ON POLO CLICK HERE 

Orchard Hill Polo shirtSEMIFINAL ONE: ORCHARD HILL VS FLEXJET – Orchard Hill – Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Clubmen – are the defending Open champions from last year. Their opponents in this Match, Flexjet – Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Aviators – are one of the two teams from this year’s U.S. Open which boast a female team member.

FIRST CHUKKER – Melissa Ganzi and her Flexjet teammates demonstrated once again why they went undefeated in Pool Play and the opening Elimination Round. That earlier excellence earned them a Bye to the Semifinals and the well-rested Aviators shut out Orchard Hill to take a 2 Goals to None lead.  

International Polo ClubSECOND CHUKKER – The Clubmen showed the proverbial Heart of a Champion this time around, doing just enough to keep Flexjet from getting at their jugular so they could stay alive. Defense was the name of the game in the 2nd as each foursome swatted in just 1 Goal apiece. Orchard Hill now trailed by a count of 3-1.

THIRD CHUKKER – The defending champs not only shut out the Aviators in this Chukker, but they prevented them from getting off even a single shot on Goal from the field! Flexjet did score on a 30-yard Penalty Shot, however, but the Clubmen managed to keep pace with an answering Goal of their own. The teams went into Halftime with the Aviators on top 4-2.    Continue reading →

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KAUKAUGOGO: POLYNESIAN GODDESS OF BELLONA AND RENNELL ISLANDS

bellona-and-rennellKAUKAUGOGO – This most beautiful of goddesses was the only being to ever be born in Poo’ungi, the land of the dead. Her father and mother – Kangebu and Teatamatu’a – had migrated to and established a residence in the underworld while they were both still alive.

Because they were already in the land of the dead they could not die. When their daughter was born they bathed her (kaukau) in coconut oil (gogo), hence her name. (But she is also known as Koginuku.) Being born in Poo’ungi put Kaukaugogo on a par with the gods. 

Kaukaugogo’s beauty was so overwhelming she caught the attention of all the male deities. Continue reading →

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MUSLIM CONVERT IN FRESNO ARRESTED FOR THREE MURDERS, AND POSSIBLY A FOURTH

Kori Ali MuhammadKori Ali MUHAMMAD (Hmmmmm. There’s that “M” name again. ) has been arrested in the shooting deaths of three innocent people and is suspected in a fourth, earlier, killing from a week ago.

Police Chief Jerry Dyer stated that Mr Muhammad shouted “ALLAHU AKBAR” when police officers took him into custody. Dyer also referred to Mr Muhammad’s Facebook account (THE social network for Jihadists, to judge from lawsuits being launched against Facebook around the world by victims of Muslim fascist groups.).

And it's MuslimsSome reports indicate that Kori Ali Muhammad made Facebook posts referring to (Islam’s founder) Muhammad’s sayings about white people being evil. Also, at least one of the shooting victims was shot at the Catholic Charities organization. Continue reading →

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