By the time you are reading this, it will either be before, during, or after Election Day. (Please check local listings for the Election Day in your area.) And this year there’s a lot of attention being paid to election integrity.
Or the lack thereof, depending on who you ask.
For a country that proclaims itself to be a democracy, our elections are a mish-mash of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But enough about the candidates. The elections themselves are about as reliable as President Brick Tamland’s memories, which gives rise to concerns about whether they’re legit.
Like how a joke of a Senator who dropped out of at least 3 previous Presidential runs managed to get more votes than the most popular President of recent memory, Barack Obama.
Regardless if you think the elections are more secure than Fort Knox or less secure than a Leftist who’s been misgendered, election integrity is worth a look.
election integrity
What the Left thinks it means – the cornerstone of our democracy that should never be questioned
What it really means – a modern political oxymoron
In recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, it is said the first step towards recovery is admitting you have a problem. Yeah, that’s gonna be a hard no from the Left, dawg. Not only does it make them look like the incompetent asshats they are, but it hurts their widdle fee-fees. And when a Leftist has hurt fee-fees things get…whiny.
To say the Left has had more positions on election integrity than the Kama Sutra would be accurate, but not nearly accurate enough. When a Republican wins, it’s because the GOP cheated. And by cheating (and by Leftists having a massive melty) that Republican isn’t really a winner. When a Democrat wins, it’s because the Democrat was the vastly superior candidate and the election was the most secure in history, so anyone who expresses doubt is un-American.
If you doubt me, let me point out the difference between how the Left treated George W. Bush and Brick Tamland after controversial election victories. Yeah.
It wasn’t that long ago that Americans could accept election results because there wasn’t a bunch of hinky shit going down. Recent years have shown examples where the hinkiest of hinky shit was treated as normal, and I’m not just talking about the 2020 Election. From Minnesota allowing voters to vouch for others so they can vote to people voting on behalf of deceased relatives, it’s clear election integrity is more of an afterthought than sending thank you cards after a gang bang.
Not that I know anything about that, mind you…
Anyway, the Left doesn’t seem to think election integrity is an issue, and they seem to have the facts on their side. By the actual numbers, it doesn’t seem election fraud is as widespread as the Right claim. On the surface, that’s a compelling argument.
Of course, I don’t just trust the surface.
What the numbers don’t tell you is how many non-eligible voters get by with it without getting caught. And given how some election rules are looser than Rosie O’Donnell’s pants after an Ozempic overdose, I’m gonna say the numbers are a bit larger than what’s being reported.
And we can look to California to support that notion. Yes, California, the state that makes Las Vegas look like an Amish barn-raising. Under the tenure of Gavin “I’m Not With Stupid, I AM Stupid” Newsom, we’ve seen crime go lower than a snake’s belt buckle, and there’s a good reason for that.
Namely, not enforcing theft laws.
See, if you don’t steal over a certain amount, it’s okay. At least until Newsom needs to look quasi-Presidential and pushes for harsher punishment for…breaking existing laws that weren’t being enforced depending on how much was stolen.
So, what does this have to do with election integrity? Simple. Even if there are laws on the books prohibiting certain actions, they mean jack shit if no one is enforcing them. You know, like…oh, I don’t know…laws preventing some people from voting?
That’s not all, though. The Left has gone all in on the idea any attempt to enforce election law is voter suppression. Whether it’s the SAVE Act or having ICE agents assigned to polling places to ensure illegal immigrants don’t vote, there is not a strengthening of election integrity the Left won’t oppose.
Unless, of course, they can exploit them.
Take the situation in the Senate race in Alaska, for example. The Republican incumbent is named Dan S. Sullivan, and one of the candidates he is running against an independent named…Dan Sullivan. Granted, it’s not illegal for someone to have the same name as you (yet), but more investigation into this turn of events has uncovered the latter Sullivan might have ties to Sullivan’s Democrat challenger, Mary Pelota. Thanks to Alaska’s ranked-choice method of deciding the candidates who make the final ballot, the independent Dan Sullivan made the final cut, and will presumably appear on the ballot near the incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Not illegal, but fucking shadier than a goth kid sitting under a cemetery tree during the Winter Solstice.
While Leftists point to the lack of illegal activity as justification for the situation in Alaska (even going so far as to blame President Trump for trying to create distrust in the election results), this fact shows how little Leftists care about election integrity in general. And even if Republicans did it (which they did), it doesn’t give the Left the moral authority to do it, too, especially if they want to portray themselves as anything but the cheaters they are.
So, what do Leftists actually believe when it comes to elections? They believe more votes equals more legitimacy for those elections they steal…I mean win. The problem they face is their candidates and ideas suck ass. Seriously, the best they could come up with in the 2024 Presidential election was an unaccomplished Vice President with a speech impediment (that being Can’t Stop Talking Syndrome) and who could double as Nancy Pelosi’s drinking buddy? And Queen Kamala the Appointed “won” the nomination without ever winning a single caucus or primary because shut up.
Say what you will about the Republicans (and believe me I have), but at least they’re trying to put the integrity back into election integrity. Even people tangentially connected to the Right like James O’Keefe have gotten eyes on the lack of election integrity, and the Left’s response has been…let’s just say predictably hacktastic.
Even beyond the political mucking going on to make our elections less believable than Steven Seagal’s martial arts accomplishments, the cynic in me sees a divine irony in modern politics being concerned about a trait that has no place in the current practice of it. The cynic in me also says it’s all theater designed to get people to believe they’re totally serious about the idea so they can rig the system in their favor.
Needless to say, I listen to the cynic inside me a lot.
But then there’s the hopeful side of me who sees the steps towards election integrity as a good thing. Even if our image in the world is scuffed due to the dumbfucks in charge, we are still a country that prides itself on listening to the will of the people, and elections are still a good indication of what people want, even if it’s fucking stupid. (I’m looking at you, West Coast.) So, in spite of my cynical side, I hope for once Republicans make good on their commitment to election integrity because it’s sure as shit the Left won’t.
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Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
With all the bullshit going on in America, I wanted to spend some time on bullshit going on outside of America. To put it simply, France is on fire. Well, maybe not literally because we can still smell their stench, but figuratively it’s experiencing a BLM-flavored “Summer of Love” as we speak. Or at least as I type.
The source of all this fiery-yet-mostly-peaceful love? Well, that depends on who you ask. One side sees them as innocent young people protesting for educational reform. The other side sees them as being part of a larger group who want to sow discord globally.
And Fox News Digital? They see them as “Chaos, Inc.”
Chaos, Inc.
What the Left thinks it means – French students banding together for necessary reforms
What it really means – Antifa’s European Vacation
To really understand a Leftist organization, you have to understand it’s always layered. I break it down like this.
1. The True Believers. These are the people who are fully invested in the cause of the day. These are the ones who more often than not get featured by The PR Team to show their cause is righteous, attractive, and worth supporting. The downside? These people tend to fail on all three counts. See Trigglypuff, but not while you’re eating.
2. The Opportunists. These are the folks who decide to join in with the sole purpose of adding their cause to the main cause. They may or may not support the cause, but they’re happy to tag along to loot…I mean protest. The success or failure of the main movement is immaterial so long as their personal group gets to leech off the main group. Let me put it this way. The Opportunists give remora a run for their money when it comes to clinginess.
3. The PR Team. This group not only consists of media-savvy members of the cause, but also the media. You could have tens of tens of people gathering outside of a Tesla dealership, but The PR Team will spin it to sound like it was the next Million Man March but with more old white people.
4. The Power Brokers. Ah, the power behind the thrown Molotov Cocktails. These are the people who fund the protests and try to cover their tracks to varying degrees of success. Like our good friend Uncle George Soros, who is linked to a couple of organizations turning Paris from the City of Light to the City of Light This Shit on Fire.
As of the date of this missive, Fox News has identified 101 groups involved in Chaos, Inc., with intentions to have even more protests coming soon to an Earth near you. Yay, I guess?
Well, yeah, in a way. With these groups being identified and wanting to garner attention, it also exposes them to scrutiny so we can peel away the layers of this rotten onion.
First off, we have the students. Based on what Fox News uncovered, only about 1/3 of the affiliated groups are run by actual students. The rest, I can only assume, were held back. A lot.
Or, now hear me out here, the students are window dressing for the actual cause, which oddly enough seems to be heavily into breaking windows. And when you consider the breakdown of Leftist groups provided above, it makes sense because they are clearly the True Believers. These are the people the cause want you to identify with and their stories are compelling. As the mainstream media (a.k.a. The PR Team) want us to believe, the movement is students protesting current economic hardships and wanting better school conditions.
But they don’t make up the bulk of the movement itself, as noted above. So, who does? The Opportunists. Again, the media tell us a portion of the story and try to make The Opportunists sound like the minority.
Yeah, I trust that like I trust good food coming from Taco Bell.
The truth is the majority of the “student” protests are people who might be students of a European Learing Center, but I’m leaning more towards the movement being a majority of The Opportunists.
But surely that can’t be, right? It’s not like Antifa is linked to the Paris prote…oh, fuck, they are. And they’re not the only one. This “student” protest is full of left-wing organizations and labor unions (but I repeat myself), and with that many non-students involved, it’s hard to ignore.
Not that The PR Team won’t try to make you do just that. Media outlets from the New York Times to Al Jazeera to PBS are bending over backwards to spin a sympathetic narrative in the hopes you don’t do a couple of minutes of research on the subject. Listen and Believe indeed!
That leaves The Power Brokers, and we’ve already mentioned one of them, our friend Uncle George Soros. It’s also believed Turkey and Qatar may be funding it, as well as groups like Code PINK, Urgence Palestine, Amnesty France, and other reliably Leftist groups.
And, I swear I’m not joking, parents. Nothing says “totally serious movement” like needing your parents to float you a couple of bucks to protest. Hopefully those parents also bought the movement juice boxes and apples for when they’re done trying to topple France.
But if you thought Paris would be the Containment Zone for this bit of Leftist insanity, think again! The movement is promoting a student walkout on November 20th to show solidarity.
Idea for any teachers or professors with the guts: schedule a final or a major project due on November 20th right after the walkout begins. If you’re not there, you flunk. No make-up tests or extra credit assignments to make up for it. No pre-work. If the protests start at 12:00 PM, the test/project has to be done by 12:00:01.
Just a thought.
Which is a lot more thought than Chaos, Inc. has put into what happens if they succeed. When most of the people in the movement don’t give a fuck about education reform or high inflation, you’re not going to get education reform and lower inflation. You’re going to get whatever the majority want because they have the power to enforce it. Math doesn’t seem to be your strong suit.
Then again, if it was, they wouldn’t be socialists.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
If you’re like me (and if you are, I apologize), you’ve been following the Lindsay Clancy shitshow…I mean trial. I touched on it briefly last week, so if you want to read it before getting into this week’s entry, check it out here. If you don’t want to, click on the link anyway because reasons.
Anyway, one of the twists I didn’t see coming was a renewed discussion about the 19th Amendment. The odd thing is members of the Left and the Right are coming out and suggesting it may have been a mistake.
And all it took was a triple murder of children to bring both sides together.
So, let’s dive in!
the 19th Amendment
What the Left thinks it means – an important Constitutional Amendment enshrining the right of women to vote
What the Right thinks it means – one of the biggest mistakes we ever made as a country
What it really means – a Constitutional Amendment that underscores the power women have in government
The 19th Amendment reads as follows:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Wow. Looks like there was a time when the federal government didn’t need to overexplain something! Color me impressed!
Seriously, the 19th Amendment came about during a time when women were becoming more visible in everyday life and in politics. Although the origins of the women’s rights movement started in 1848 in New York, the 19th Amendment wasn’t ratified until 1920. After centuries of being considered non-factors, women finally had the power to make their voices heard.
And in 2026, many are wishing they would shut up.
I’m kidding, of course. As much as I like to point and laugh at Karens wanting to speak to managers and shake my head as others defend a triple murderer because uterus, I have been blessed to have many strong, intelligent women in my life, not the least of which being my wife.
And, no, she is not standing behind me as I write this. After all, she knows where I sleep.
Just kidding, honey! Love you bunches!
More to the point, not all women are psycho hosebeasts with the morality of Hunter Biden at an all-you-can-snort cocaine party on Epstein Island. For example, I would think Margaret Thatcher would be bitch-slapping the Lindsay Clancy fangirls and telling them in no uncertain terms murdering three kids is bad. Of course, if Thatcher were doing that today, we might have a zombie problem, which is just a bit more important than a triple murderer.
Since 1964, more and more women are voting, outpacing the number of men voting in Presidential elections. Even before then, voting data showed women tended to vote Democrat. With this combination of factors, women became a voting bloc that could no longer be ignored.
And yet, Republicans have for a looooooong time, as shown by the gap between women voting Democrat and women voting Republican consistently being in double digits. That, and the fact Democrats pandered more to women than a nerdy simp trying to get the attention of an attractive woman.
Not that I know anything about that, mind you…
Although this explains why Republicans might want the 19th Amendment to go the way of Jeb Bush’s Presidential aspirations, it doesn’t excuse it in light of current events. With the Left being eternally confused about what a woman is, this is an opportunity for Republicans to reduce that gap if they’re smart.
Unfortunately, that’s a bit of an ask these days. After all, all the Left needs to do to mobilize women is to mention abortion rights and wait for the votes to roll in…oh, wait, that’s what they do when they’re fabricating votes to cheat…I mean win elections. But the game plan is still the same.
1. Invent an emotionally-based threat to women.
2. Create ads that play with women’s emotions.
3. Rely on their allies to amplify the threat to women.
4. Blather.
5. Rinse.
6. Repeat until the election cycle is over.
Let’s just say this tried and true method that gets results doesn’t put women in the best light. Yet, it’s tried and true for a reason: it works. The Left continues to use women for votes and money by exploiting female psychology, which tends to prioritize emotions. Although emotions can play a part in our ideologies, it doesn’t always work out when it comes to electing competent people.
If you doubt me, I have two words: Joe Biden.
But it took a triple murder of children for people on both sides of the aisle to reconsider if women should have the right to vote. Personally, I think that breaking point was when older women started to identify with Taylor Swift’s music, but that’s just me.
What’s also me is a bit of pushback on repealing the 19th Amendment. In spite of the outbreak of winemomitis so prevalent in today’s society, I still think women can make good decisions. The fact I got married shows that!
More to the point, women aren’t purely emotional creatures. They just think differently than men do, which is necessary for both genders (and, yes, still 2 genders, kids) to be better people. If we want to have a better society and government, we need to be better people, and taking a significant chunk out of the voting pool because of the actions and sentiments of some freaks doesn’t achieve that.
There’s also a Leftist workaround already in place to deal with the repeal of the 19th Amendment should it come to pass. All Leftist women have to do is self-identify as men and fellow Leftists in positions of power will let allow it. Except, of course, if you’re a man self-identifying as women to play in the WNBA, that is.
Instead of repealing the 19th Amendment, there has to be another option. And being the idea guy that I am, I think I have one. I call it the “Are You Fucking Stupid?” test.
Prior to getting a ballot, a potential voter, man or woman, must submit their recent social media history to election officials. If a majority of them have to ask if you’re fucking stupid, you don’t get a ballot. I’m not talking about having shitty taste in music, movies, or the like. If your serious posts on issues make you look like an idiot, you clearly lack the intellectual heft necessary to vote.
That eliminates the TikToker vote, and it helps to clean up social media for people who have more than two brain cells to rub together. So, win-win!
In the meantime, I urge anyone who has second thoughts on the 19th Amendment to really think about the implications of such an action. You would be condemning an entire gender to disenfranchisement all because some of their sisters decided to back a triple murderer because fee-fees. That’s not fair, nor is it advisable.
Remember, as the great philosopher LL Cool J so eloquently put it, Mama said knock you out.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
As a general rule, I try not to discuss people in these Lexicon entries for a couple of reasons. First, I’d rather discuss ideas than people. And second, all it takes is one scumbag lawyer representing a Leftist freak for your humble correspondent to be in court over their hurt fee-fees.
This week, I have to make an exception, but it’s not for these reasons. The Left has their collectivist hivemind set on a Presidential aide with the Trump Administration, Natalie Harp. Apparently, those who believe in strong intelligent women don’t think Ms. Harp can be a strong intelligent woman serving under the President and must have another reason for being there.
Yeah. They went there.
So, in my defense (and Ms. Harp’s), I have to go there to discuss the underpinnings of the Left’s hypocrisy. Get your hip-waders on. We’re gonna get muddy!
Natalie Harp
What the Left thinks it means – a woman who is serving the President, if you know what I mean
What it really means – A Presidential aide. That’s it.
When looking at Ms. Harp’s history, there isn’t much there that stands out as out of place. Her rise to more administrative power could be rewritten for any political operative, right down to the academic bona fides. So, why all of the sudden have Leftists become Harp enthusiasts?
Donald Trump.
I’m the first one to admit Trump has done himself no favors with his sexual history, both real and made up of utter bullshit. (By the way, Tom Arnold, we’re still waiting on your proof of Trump’s “piss tape.” I’m sure you could spare some time in your current schedule of doing jack shit to produce that evidence.) But, as we’ve seen from the Left’s defense of Bill “Commander In Briefs” Clinton, the sexual side of politics doesn’t matter as long as you support the right things.
You know, like journalists offering to give Bubba “mouth hugs” because of his support of abortion rights.
Of course, Trump doesn’t get that glazing (#phrasing) from the Left because he’s literally Hitler! Seriously, it’s because he’s a Republican. As Matt Gaetz can tell you, the Left will do anything they can do to insinuate sexual impropriety against Republicans when the facts may or may not be there.
Guess what they’re doing now, kids.
Ms. Harp’s proximity to Trump makes her a prime target to use as a cudgel against the President because as we all know all Republican or right-leaning woman is a mindless MAGA fembot without agency. (For y0u Leftists reading this, that was sarcasm.) Then again, these same Leftists think Dylan “Temu Ariana Grande” Mulvaney is a strong and brave woman, so do with that what you will.
One of the criticisms the Left has levied against Trump is he surrounds himself with a “type,” namely attractive blonde women. And Ms. Harp certainly fits the bill. Naturally, the Left latched onto that to fabricate fanfic stories less believable than the results of a California election under Governor Gavin Newsom.
This is one of the most amusing parts of this pseudo-scandal for me. On the one hand, the Left acts like giggling little kids because of the sexual innuendoes involved. At the same time, they’re acting like the moralizing scolds from the Religious Right from the 1980s (all while hiding their own sexual skeletons). It’s Schrödinger’s Sex Scandal: it’s both good and bad the President is accused of sexual impropriety, and it depends on how one perceives it.
Appropriately enough, both this concept and the original form of it involve pussy.
When sex and politics come together (#phrasingagain), you’re going to find weirdos emerging from the woodwork to weave a story. And some of those weirdos hold public office.
May I introduce Senator Jon “Lying My” Ossoff. He kicked off a firestorm over Ms. Harp when he made the following statement during a campaign stop:
He doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.
There’s a few things to unpack here, but the main point is the suggestion President Trump and Ms. Harp are fucking. Slight innuendo perhaps, but it’s there. He later tried to explain away the comment and then doubled down on it. (Schrödinger’s Denial perhaps?)
By the way, if any members of the Schrödinger estate want to kick me a few bucks for promoting your late relative, I’m okay with that.
But it’s not just Leftist politicians getting into the act. Leftist media types (but I repeat myself) are also getting into the fray. Here are just a few snippets from our favorite presstitutes.
Natalie is essentially a body person. She is a human binkie. Somebody who loves him as much as his wife. He would say to aides she’s never going to leave me. – Maggie Haberman, New York Times
None of these people defending Trump’s side piece seemed to have any issue with Trump calling female reporters “piggy” and “hag.” – Julie Brown, Miami Herald
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him “As the motorcade idled outside his Trump Tower residence, staffers confronted a more immediate problem: There wasn’t room for Harp, the hyper-loyal aide whose devotion to Trump had quickly entrenched her within his orbit. A screaming match in the lobby ensued, with Harp insisting that Trump had personally asked her to attend the court appearance, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Denied a seat but determined not to be left behind, Harp jumped into an SUV trunk, according to the two sources and confirmed by a photo obtained by CNN.” W @adamcancryn – Kristen Holmes, CNN
Salary of executive assistant Natalie Harp: $150,000 a year.
Average salary of a sailor on the USS Lincoln:
~ $50,000 a year. – X post from Bill Kristol
Trump’s Human Printer Is Cray-Cray – title of article on The Bullwark by Jonathan V. Last
“Man, I wish Trump were just having an affair with someone forty-five years his junior. That kind of relationship would make sense. It would be gross, but intelligible. The reality of the Trump–Harp…thing…is so bonkers that I don’t have words for it.” – X post from Bill Kristol, quoting from the aforementioned Bullwark article
Erin’s full interview with the estranged brother of Trump aide Natalie Harp as CNN reports Harp is constantly around Trump all hours of the day: “It really blows my mind.” – X post from Erin Burnett OutFront, CNN
And speaking of Ms. Burnett, she had an interview with Ms. Harp’s estranged brother on her show. Because when you want to get to the heart of who someone is, you gotta talk to a relative you don’t get along with. That’s Journalism 101.
And for any Leftists reading this, that was also sarcasm.
Although going into public service means you have to give up your privacy, what Ms. Harp is experiencing right now is beyond the fucking pale and only because of her political leanings. Of course, the Left doesn’t care about the privacy of women who don’t agree with them, or anything else about women who don’t agree with them for that matter. Yes, dear readers, the self-professed “Party of Women” doesn’t see anyone outside of its hugbox as human worthy of even the most basic of human respect. And I can prove it in one word.
COVID.
The kind of utter disdain the Left has for non-Leftists was hard to overlook and even harder to endure. Throw in the Left’s lawfare against Trump (including the aforementioned lies about him), the capriciousness of the January 6th detainees, the frequent death threats against Trump and other Republicans, the joy they had at Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the list goes on and on.
But if you don’t use the proper pronouns, you’re the monster.
That’s the area we’re heading in right now with Michelle Harp. She isn’t a woman in the eyes of the Left; she’s a tool to be used against President Trump, and that’s all she’ll ever be to them. No intelligence, no agency, not even an entity deserving of respect. Just a weapon, a tool used by tools if you will. Even if you won’t, I’m sticking with it because it’s my blog, dammit!
Either way, I hope she gets through this media-fueled rough patch with humor, grace, and determination to keep doing her job to the best of her ability. Success is the best revenge you can get on people on the Left.
And since they’re not familiar with it, it will come as a complete surprise, which makes it all the funnier!
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
I’ve said it before that I’m not a Trump man, but there is one thing that I will always admire about him: his ability to piss off Leftists. And, to borrow a phrase from the President, he does it yugely.
The latest incident involved him sneaking off Air Force One prior to lifting off from Turkey due to an apparent threat on his life. That alone was enough to get the Left’s perpetual anger machine going, but it got even better when it came out there were reporters on Air Force One at the time. I haven’t seen that many people losing their shit since Chipotle had their “All the Food Poisoning You Can Get for $5” promotion.
Now, the Left tends to have some of the most artistic people in their numbers, but their Trump insults miss the mark more than Stevie Wonder at the gun range. My favorite so far due to the utter cringe factor comes from Seth Abramson, who called for Trump to be impeached over what he termed “Operation Orange Chicken.”
Yeah. So, that’s not a thing, but it is a thing we’re going to talk about this week!
Operation Orange Chicken
What the Left thinks it means – a clever way to describe how President Trump cowered in fear
What it really means – proof Trump Derangement Syndrome is real
It’s hard to deny Donald Trump is a polarizing figure, even within the Right (or in the case of Never Trumpers, the Grifter Right). I mean, it’s not like he’s survived actual attempts on his life or anything…oh, wait.
Regardless of how you feel about the man, Donald Trump is still the President of the United States, and any person in that role needs to heed security warnings, no matter how small or unlikely. You can disagree with the details, but it’s a fact of life as the Commander In Chief.
And it’s a fact of life Leftist influencers can’t stand. Take social media whore…I mean political commentator JoJoFromJerz, for example. For those of you who aren’t on the Social Media Platform Formerly Known as Twitter (or who don’t want to give her the clicks), here’s what she said:
Joe Biden never hid in a food truck like a scared little bitch.
And we can trust her because she uses more filters than a water treatment center on the Ganges River. But she can speak extensively about being a bitch, so there’s that.
Of course, there were plenty of other X users to set Temu Kellyanne Conway straight about how she supported a man who was more secluded on the campaign trail than Boo Radley with agoraphobia, not to be confused with algoreaphobia, which is the fear of ManBearPig. And I’m super cereal about that.
But what Temu Kellyanne Conway fails to realize is heeding the advise of the Secret Service isn’t being a scared little bitch. It’s following basic safety protocols for one of the most powerful men in the world. Granted, she hasn’t faced any legitimate threats on her life since coming out as being stupid, so she may lack the perspective to understand why the President and the Secret Service take the steps they do. Unless you count hurt fee-fees and being George Conway’s second choice as potentially lethal.
However, we can learn something from her reaction, as well as the reactions of other Leftists taking rhetorical pot shots at the President. The most obvious is they legitimately want Trump to be hurt or killed because tolerance. (Don’t ask me. I’m still trying to figure that shit out.) The Left has become more comfortable with violence against political rivals, perceived or otherwise. Anyone outside of their hugbox is literally Hitler, thus proving a) they aren’t serious thinkers, and b) they don’t know what the fuck “literally” means.
But going back to the original message that started this Lexicon entry, the Left wants any and all bad things to happen to Trump and his family, regardless of whether they make sense. This may come as a surprise to Mr. Abramson, but impeachment over hurt fee-fees isn’t in the Constitution, mainly because the Founding Fathers didn’t get offended that easily because, well, they were men. Mr. Abramson even makes J. Edgar Hoover look like Chuck Norris here.
And that’s saying something when a dead man in a dress is more butch than you’ll ever be.
The thing is the calls for impeachment aren’t really because Trump did anything illegal. It’s to cause more rhetorical pain to him. Another impeachment means more time spent on defending the President in what will ultimately be a fruitless effort right now, and possibly after the midterms. And Trump will rightly laugh it off, as will anyone with the brain capacity of a chick pea. Sorry, woman pea.
This is where the Left excels in pettiness. Since they have a working knowledge of bureaucracy and lawfare, they know how to punish those who dare to not follow the beat of their drum through those processes. Whether you’re the President of the United States for a Christian baker in Colorado, the attack strategy is always the same: grind down the opposition to force obedience and discourage others from fighting back.
Spoiler Alert: Trump, like Homey the Clown, don’t play dat.
Which makes their impotent rage and flailing at anything to get Trump all the more enjoyable.
There is another element to the story that would explain the Left’s sperg-out over this situation, that being the number of DNC stenographers…I mean reporters on Air Force One at the time. The Leftists in the media (but I repeat myself) got their collectivist panties in a bunch, going so far as to claim the reporters were in danger and Air Force One was a “decoy.”
Okay, time-fucking-out here. We have some Leftists claiming Trump was a coward, and then we have other Leftists clutching their pearls at the danger the reporters were in because of the ruse. I know you Leftists have the self-awareness of President Brick Tamland on a bad day, but you can’t simultaneously say Trump was afraid of getting hurt and say the reporters were in danger. Not that it’s going to stop you, mind you, but there’s a logical disconnect here that’s hard to explain away without looking like fucking morons.
To be fair, I’ve never been one to jump on anything the Left does as evidence of Trump Derangement Syndrome, but after this latest round of sperg-outs, I’m starting to believe. And don’t get me started on the Left’s attempt to change TDS from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” to “Trump Delusion Syndrome.” It’s cringy as hell and utterly unoriginal. Like Err America, but less entertaining.
Regardless, the Left simply cannot let Trump have a win under any circumstances, and it’s starting to cost them politically. From the possibility of trans athletes in the WNBA (the W standing for “Whatever” these days) to immigration enforcement, TDS has turned a major political party into the embodiment of constantly being on the wrong side of 80-20 issues. At this rate, Democrats will be lucky to lose in the midterms and in future Presidential elections because they can’t stop being batshit insane and/or defining their platform beyond “get Trump.”
Although it’s typical Leftist bullshit in lieu of anything that might make voters consider pulling their levers for Democrat candidates. Or voting for them, for that matter. (Sorry. Obvious double entendre. Had to be done.)
Operation Orange Chicken will be red meat for the Leftists (which is odd considering chicken is white meat), but it’s not going to resonate beyond the faithful because most people understand the importance of keeping the President alive while in office by any means necessary. That, and we’re not partisan assholes.
Well, except for me. You folks are golden.
This latest Leftist squawking point will fade away soon enough, only to be replaced by something even less important because that’s what the Left has become. They’re no longer in control of the overall narrative, so they’re forced to react to what’s happening. And with their fingers firmly up the ass of the electorate, their reactions will probably be less accurate than a Media Matters fact check.
And the worst part about Operation Orange Chicken? An hour later, I’m hungry again.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
As we near the end of summer (check local listings for the season in your area), I’m reminded of a time when big budget and ultra-hyped movies would dominate the theaters during the summer months. Some of these films would be sequels to previous movies (because that’s how you get sequels in the first place). Some were good (“Empire Strikes Back”) and some sucked ass (the “Twilight” movies).
I bring this up because there’s another sequel in the works on the Left. Remember “woke,” kids? Well, thanks to some Leftists, they’re coming out with a new version, “Woke 2.0.” Well, when the Left serves up such a steaming hot pile of dogshit, it’s my duty to mock it mercilessly!
Woke 2.0
What the Left thinks it means – unapologetically standing up for more progressive policies
What it really means – same shit, different version
When “woke” became a thing, I wrote about it here, but to give you the short version, it was a bunch of Leftist bullshit to virtue signal how wonderful and inclusive they are (unless, of course, you disagree with them). Now, I could recycle all of my previous points and jokes and it would still be relevant, but I’d rather take this on with a fresh perspective.
But don’t be surprised if the new boss sounds the same as the old boss.
Virtue signaling isn’t anything new for the Left, but woke was virtue signaling on Bane-style steroids. And, by and large, it worked to a point. People didn’t want to look like they were intolerant and backwards, so they went along with the woke agenda. From big companies to small groups of friends, everyone seemed to be on board to stay out of the negative crosshairs of woke advocates. I mean, who would want to be attacked by 96 cats?
The problem with this shame-based approach is it doesn’t work with people who don’t care about how people they don’t even know think about them. Call it the “Who the Fuck Are You?” defense. That’s kinda where I’m at right now with the various parts of woke culture these days. I can see a need to diversity if only so our personal horizons can expand, but I don’t think it’s a requirement that I adopt ideas that make no fucking sense. I’m from Gen X. I’m used to being considered an outsider and I’ve made peace with it. And since I’ve been online since you needed a hamster wheel and two paper cups connected by a string to get online, I’ve been called any number of things by people who didn’t know me. Your weak-ass shit is nothing.
And it’s still nothing under Woke 2.0.
So far, what I’ve seen included in Woke 2.0 is the same 80/20 issues the Left have been on the wrong side of since, well, ever. For example, they’re trying to pull in the anti-ICE crowd as part of their happy little movement full of perpetually pissed-off dumbasses. After all, who could ever be against the deportation of illegal immigrants?
Answer: the dipshits supporting Woke 2.0.
I’m curious to see what else Woke 2.0 is going to try to co-opt to make it seem bigger than it actually is. The funny thing is the Left has already tried to do this. Since the 1990s, Democrats have created a patchwork coalition of different social and economic interests that managed to win elections by playing their only card in the deck, “Republicans are far worse.”
Over time, though, that patchwork started to fray as the members of it grew dissatisfied by what party “leaders” did and didn’t do to keep their promises. That, and the Democrats became the batshit insane party. This left the disillusioned with a few choices:
– stick with the party in the hopes the “leadership” would listen to them (Spoiler Alert: they never will because all they want are your votes and money.)
– try to get in positions of power within the party ranks (This is where the Democratic Socialists of America are.)
– go even further to the Left (This is what caused the DSA to get so much traction recently.)
– move to the Right, if not out and out join them
Intelligent people would consider doing that last one, but since we’re dealing with Leftists here, we’re not dealing with intelligent people. Although this causes headaches for the DNC, it makes for great content for me. So, yay!
Unfortunately, it means the first woke crowd may become the foot soldiers for Woke 2.0, up to and including preaching to us from a position of presumed moral superiority. You know, the Religious Right did that in the 80s and all it ever got me was the Satanic Panic and the Parents Music Resource Center. And neither one was that great.
But here we are on the verge of watching the woke evolution try to become the woke revolution by being just like Tipper Gore. Fucking brilliant! If it gets physical arcades at shopping malls back, I’m willing to give it a pass, but I doubt that’s going to happen.
After all, there are more important things than Galaga (counterpoint: no, no there isn’t). We have ICE agents shooting and killing innocent bystanders exercising their First Amendment rights to protest. And by protest I mean attempt to kill ICE agents because fee-fees.
I also get the sense Woke 2.0 won’t just go after people for disagreeing with them because they tend to be the group that tries to beat people up Antifa style. Leftists are more and more okay with political violence, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility they would agree with Go Woke, Get Broke(n). And when dealing with such persuasive violence…I mean rhetoric, who could resist?
Oddly and appropriately enough, it’s the people who mocked them for their attempts to “Resist.”
From my perspective, the Left has a lot of impotent rage issues over everything from pronoun usage to ICE deployment. A big part of that stems from times when they’ve had control over different aspects of life and social media because they were the ones to hold themselves accountable. And, surprise surprise, they investigated themselves and found they did nothing wrong!
Since Woke 2.0 is just starting out, I can’t say for certain it’s going to be a repeat of the Resist movement or any other Leftist movement we’ve experienced in the past decade, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it’s going to end the same way. For all of their talk of being highly educated (just ask them), they fail at the most important part of being educated: applying what they’ve learned.
Here’s an example. You know how Leftists are jumping on the Democratic Socialist bandwagon? If you notice, they come from a position of financial and social privilege. Much like in the former Soviet Union, those in higher positions can afford to live in a way contradictory to their rhetoric because the people beneath them can’t afford to rebel.
Spoiler Alert: We ain’t the former Soviet Union.
For all of its faults (like electing Democratic Socialists), America is still a global economic powerhouse. We may not produce as much as we did, but we still consume, which makes us an attractive market for anyone wanting to be successful. There are enough people who will push back if only to cause you to lose your collectivist brain cells in disbelief.
The same thing will happen with Woke 2.0 as it did with Woke 1.0. After a while, the concept of woke became a joke and, except for some parts of the perpetually pissed-off sections of the Interwebs, isn’t taken seriously. Woke 2.0 has all the makings of New Coke, but with fewer fans. And when it eventually flops like the most recent “Supergirl” movie, or the original for that matter, there will be more laughing at the Left’s expense. Which will eventually lead to Woke 3.0, and so on.
So, I’m not getting my hopes up that Woke 2.0 is going to shock the world, but it may wind up to be a Shockmaster event.
And if you got that reference, you are my kind of people.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
After sifting through the ones and ones of the emails from my tens and tens of fans, I figured I’d better get cracking on an actual submission this week. And boy was it a target-rich environment.
This week I want to venture into a topic I delved into previously because it’s gained a lot more attention recently. Plus, I’m big into recycling, especially if it’s my own writing. In recent weeks, the Democratic Socialists of America have found their way into political relevancy, both because of winning primaries and because of politicians supporting them. But a recent Fox News interview with a DSA co-chair leaves the Left in a precarious situation.
And by precarious, I mean utterly mockable.
Democratic Socialists of America
What the Left thinks it means – a new and long overdue progressive movement that will bring equality and justice to America
What it really means – a new and very underdone progressive movement that sucks ass
The concept of democratic socialism sounds good on paper. The way the DSA explains it makes it sound so logical and appealing. I mean, who wouldn’t want more of a say in government and how it wastes…I mean spends our tax dollars? We should really take back our power from the greedy corporations who are running everything into the ground and join with our neighbors so we can build a better tomorrow.
Yeah, that and $5 will gets you a hand job from a crack whore…not that I know anything about that, mind you.
The problem with what the DSA promotes is it’s all bullshit. And it’s not even good quality bullshit, either. It’s Temu/Great Value bullshit, if that.
The core of DSA’s platform is anti-capitalism. In their own words:
Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society….
We want a democracy powered by everyday people. The capitalist class tells us we are powerless, but together we can take back control.
Where do I begin with this? Well, first off, the DSA has a below rudimentary understanding of just what capitalism is. Here’s a very simple definition of capitalism from Investopedia.
Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership, voluntary exchange, and profit-driven activity.
Now, if you’re observant and have an IQ higher than that of table salt, you’ll notice there’s an important word in the definition of capitalism that undercuts the DSA’s description of it. And if you’re a Leftist, I’ll tell you so you don’t spend the next few weeks trying to figure it out.
It’s the word “voluntary.”
Capitalism isn’t a system where people are forced to take any action whatsoever. Everything done under capitalism is done by choice. If you have a job, you choose to go there. If you buy groceries, you choose to do that. If a company puts out a certain type of widget, that’s a choice. Seems to this humble observer that’s…freedom.
Compare that to the DSA’s description. Based on them, all commerce is forced by the producers. In order to create a Democratic Socialistic society, the DSA would have to take from the producers and give it to the consumers. Maybe it’s me, but I don’t think that’s freedom, kids.
Not to mention, the DSA overlooks the power consumers already have. Remember Crystal Pepsi? I do. You know why it’s no longer prominently sold? Because enough people thought it fucking sucked. New Coke? Same thing. Potato chips made with Olestra? Off to the great outhouse in the sky, along with a lot of Taco Bell meals. (Too soon?) All of these (except for the Taco Bell) is a direct result of consumers not wanting the products the corporations put out for consumption.
You know what’s still on the market? Mountain Fucking Dew! And that’s because people like it and keep buying it in all of its multicolored variations. Imagine an economic and political movement whose core beliefs can be destroyed by Mountain Fucking Dew. And that includes Caffeine Free Diet Mountain Dew, which takes away two of the reasons people buy Mountain Dew in the first place.
Now, let’s talk about the platform itself. Or more specifically, the shit they think is important. For their “Socialist Summit” which will be going on when this piece goes live, here is a short list of programming tracks.
– how the DSA can win elections
– promoting a general workers’ strike on May Day
– Palestine
– abolishing ICE
– organizing so more DSA candidates win
And the best part? Registration for the Socialists Summit is $200. Oh, and they suggest bringing food and water for yourself because a meal won’t be provided. But if you need childcare, you can let them know!
And they have an online merch store.
And they have membership tiers, complete with increasing prices.
And it’s not voluntary. If you want to join the DSA, you have to pay.
See what I’m getting at here? The DSA is a marching contradiction. They can talk all about how they’re for the common person, but they’re just as invested in capitalism as those they want to topple.
Now, here’s the really funny part. The DSA is making electoral strides only because Democrats are so pathetically weak right now. Let me put it this way: in the face of the DSA, the DNC would surrender before the French would. Part of this is because Democrat leadership is a contradiction in terms. More to the point, though, this void in leadership has left an opening for fringe players unhappy with the aforementioned void to step in and be loud, giving the illusion of popularity.
As of July 2026, there are over 120,000 members of the DSA. In comparison, there are 45.4 million registered Democrats as of April 2026. Granted there may be some crossover voters, but let’s assume for the purposes of this sketch the numbers are right. A major political party of 45 million is kissing the ring of a group that represents less than 1% of its own voting base.
Pardon my French, but WHAT IN THE WILD WORLD OF FUCK? You literally have the numbers to make the DSA your bitches, but you can’t.
Or won’t.
Modern Democrat politics and Leftist politics revolve around the same thing: capitalizing on buzzwords they think voters want to hear. That’s why Bernie “Three Houses” Sanders and the Socialist Socialite continue to blabber on about the oligarchy (which is ironic given the fact they are the oligarchy and rarely vote against their peers who are also the oligarchy). It’s never about actual policy anymore. Trying to pin down a Leftist on a policy position is like trying to staple Jello to the wall using a banana. It might work at Lutheran potlucks, but not where it counts.
While Democrats struggle with how to handle the influx of Democratic Socialists, their indecision/silence is speaking volumes. The leadership is flummoxed, the party faithful are either staying quiet or supporting the DSA, and the rest of us are noticing what’s going on. In this case, my Democrat friends, silence is consent. Or is it violence? Maybe it’s infrastructure. Either way, you have to say or do something to not look like cowards, fence-sitters, or comrades. (Yes, I know that’s more communism than Democratic Socialism, but they’re not that far away from each other.)
One final note on Democratic Socialism that has always bothered me. The term makes it sound like we can vote in socialism, which I don’t mind necessarily because it’s still the will of the people. Stupid people, I grant you, but people nonetheless. If we can vote in socialism via Democratic Socialism, can we vote it out again?
Still not getting a line on that question from the DSA, so I’m assuming the answer is “we haven’t thought that far ahead yet.”
While I continue to prime my cryogenic chamber to wait for the answer, I suggest keeping an eye out for the Democratic Socialists of America. Partially because they seem to be gathering steam and may take over the Democrat Party relatively soon. But mostly because it’s fun watching them saying capitalism is bad while posting on social media using the latest smartphones.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week – Mailbag Edition
Hello again folks! Since nothing has really piqued my interest this week and everything I could talk about I’ve beaten to death so much I’d have to hire a necromancer to bring it back, I decided to dive into the mailbag and see what my tens and tens of fans have to say.
Dear Thomas, why do you pick on Leftists so much? Surely, there are people on the Right who deserve your scorn.
There are, and when the need arises, I pull no punches for the Right. But more to the point, the Left are the ones doing and saying the stupid shit, so they get my attention. Think of it like this. What are you going to pay attention to more, a single sparkler or a massive fireworks display in the sky?
Things are really getting chippy out there. How close do you think we are to another civil war?
Heavy question, but one worth exploring. I’ve felt we’ve been heading down the civil war road for the better part of a decade, mainly because there are people on both sides of the equation more than willing to take up arms against their enemies, perceived or otherwise. As long as violence is on the table for either side, civil war is never off the table.
Are you MAGA or not? I can never tell from your writing.
I am not MAGA in the sense I follow President Trump on everything he does. When he does well, I acknowledge it. When he fucks up, I also acknowledge it. To me, Make America Great Again is far bigger than Trump or his supporters. It’s a mindset. Even when President Brick Tamland and Queen Kamala the Appointed were running things, I never wanted America to fail; I wanted it to be as good as it could be. The best I can say is I’m MAGS-adjasent if for no other reason than Leftists always say I’m MAGA in lieu of arguing the points I make.
And speaking of Leftist dipshits…
Trump is a proven pedophile rapist who is destroying the country and installing his fascist regime with the help of Russia and Israel. How can you support a pedophile rapist loser like Trump?
Simple. Because it pisses off people like you. Your side is frothing at the mouth over anything Trump does, so if there is any way for me to tweak you in the nose to get you to keep frothing, I’m going to do it and back up whatever I say with facts and logic. Oh, and switch to decaf.
What are your thoughts on the war with Iran?
The war with Iran is both a war of choice and a war that was destined to happen at some point. We have let Iran slide on a lot of shit for almost 50 years with Democrat and Republican Presidents. Trump pulled what Ronald Reagan did with the now-former Soviet Union: he called their bluff. Unlike Reagan, Trump had to use military force to drive the point (and more than a few bombs) home. The issue is how we proceed. We haven’t done the best job in securing the Strait of Hormuz, and we’re still pussyfooting around with whether we go full bore attack mode or if we’re happy with attacking in dribs and drabs. The Iranian people want freedom by and large, but they are either still afraid of the current regime or incapable of taking on the task themselves. Either way, it’s becoming evident we have to shit or get off the pot.
We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.
And I’ve been ignoring you because you keep trying to reach me. Moving on…
Is transphobia a thing?
It is, but it’s not nearly as widespread as those with a vested interest in there being a lot of it want us to believe. Really, it comes down to the “ick factor” for me. If you’re trans and you just want to live your life, good on ya! You’ll get no pushback from me. If you’re someone like Lily Tino? Get the fuck outta here! You’re just making things worse for trans people across the board by being creepy motherfuckers. But saying we don’t agree with you being creepy motherfuckers isn’t transphobia. It’s creepy-motherfucker-phobia.
The officiating in the WNBA sucks balls. What would you do to fix it?
I am toying with the idea of doing an Extremist Makeover – WNBA Edition or redoing it depending on whether I did one in the first place. Not to tip my hand too much, I would start with finding referees who know the damn rules. No matter whether it’s a player I like or don’t like, no player should be subjected to clotheslines, eye pokes, eye rakes, tripping, elbows to the chest area and above, and, oh yeah, fucking choking. Stevie Wonder could make more accurate calls than these refs, and he’s a pianist! (Thought I was going for the blind joke, huh?) More to come.
I’m a young conservative, but I’m afraid to speak out because of what Leftists would do to me. What would you suggest?
Be your true self, even if the rest of your peers might not agree. The real people will respect you for staying true to yourself and your ideology. The fake ones will peel off faster than a driver in a Fast and Furious movie. It’s going to be rough, but you’re better off being real than pretending to be something you’re not. Besides, if your peers hate you for being conservative, it’s a them problem, not a you problem.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten?
The best piece of advice I’ve ever gotten is from Ayn Rand: “Check your premise.” When I think I know the answer to something for a witty retort or a lame attempt at a joke, I always look into it further to see whether I’m on the right track or just following the prevailing idea. Sometimes my gut instinct is right, and other times it’s wrong and I adjust my thinking and approach accordingly. You know, the exact opposite of what Leftists do?
You were so sure Zohran Mamdani was going to suck as Mayor of New York City, but he’s doing great things! When are you going to admit you were wrong?
First off, I wished him the best of luck when he was elected while acknowledging his ideology doesn’t actually work. And since then, I still wish him well. And I’ve been right about his ideology not actually working. His budget got “balanced” thanks to an inflow of money from…New York State. Or more specifically, New York taxpayers. He’s causing more economic chaos in less than a year than Karl Marx did with Das Kapital, a book you can buy from Amazon, I might add. Give him time, though. He’s only begun to fuck shit up.
Where do you think President Trump will land on the list of best Presidents?
That’s a good question! Most of our recent Presidents (and by recent I mean since 2000) have been mediocre and that’s being verrrrrrrrrry generous. To me, Trump is ahead of the rest of the pack if only because the previous ones sucked so badly. Along a longer timeline, though, he’s in the B to C tier for me. He’s done some good things, some stupid things, and some head-shakingly bizarre things. Your mileage may vary.
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?
Weird question, but I’ll field it. I’d say an oak because of deez nuts!
Why do people still think climate change is a thing?
It’s a multi-tiered reason. First, Leftists can’t admit they’re wrong about anything, no matter what the facts, history, and common sense think. Second, the Left doesn’t know shit about science, which is ironic given how often they said “trust the science” during COVID. Third, they’re dumb fucks. Fourth, they’re really dumb fucks. And fifth, did I mention they were dumb fucks?
Hey, Thomas. Long time reader, first time writer. You’ve talked about your political and comedy influences, but who are your literary influences?
Great question! I’m a big fan of cutting through the bullshit to get to the truth. That puts me in the camp of Ernest Hemingway and Mark Twain. On the more creative storytelling side, I lean towards Edgar Allen Poe. For absurdist yet clever humor, I go with Douglas Adams. But I’m always on the lookout for great writers!
I wanted to let you know your test results are in and it’s not good news. You have come down with…
Well, that’s all the time we have for the mailbag. Join me next week for more fun!
In the Meme Time
We are having a two-for-one special today in the idiot department. These two memes against the SAVE Act are full of false information that a fifth grader could spot after reading the SAVE Act.
Hitting the first one, not only is the information false and misleading, it has been said over and over again. Hallmarks of the Left. Use the useful idiots to spread false information since they actually wont read the SAVE Act itself. And repeat a lie over and over again until it is believed.
No, the Left is not fine with voter ID in any way shape or form. Several states have already passed Voter ID laws and it’s just your drivers license that is needed. And the Left calls it racist and challenges voter ID laws in court.
A drivers license is easy to get or if you don’t drive, just a state issued ID. It’s required to open a bank account, get a job, buy a home, rent an apartment, see a doctor, and so many other every day tasks. Just an ID in my state is only $8 and it’s good for 8 years. It’s not expensive at all. A free issued government ID is a socialists wet dream.
If you don’t want to vote or participate in society, you don’t need an ID. You can go live under a bridge with no job or any sort of meaningful life. It’s a free country.
All IDs are easy to update. I’ve lived in several states and never had any trouble updating my ID when moving or for any other reason. And already noted it’s already required to vote in some states.
Like many Leftist memes there are always some true statements. Here is an example from this first meme. “That’s not what the SAVE Act does.” This is a true statement. It doesn’t provide a free ID and the reason the currant Driver’s License isn’t the best idea is because anyone can get one. You don’t have to be a US Citizen to get a Driver’s License. And that is exactly what the SAVE Act fixes.
It creates an ID that does prove citizenship at a glance.
And now we are at the end of that first meme where it goes off into the deep end lie the Left keeps retelling hoping people will believe it. And of course some do because they are useful idiots or maybe they are just idiots.
To prove that you are a citizen you need some documentation. An Original Birth Certificate. This has the proper signatures and raised seal on them. Everyone has a copy of this somewhere. It was needed for that first job, first bank account, first drivers license. To show proof of age and citizenship on the good old I-9 form. It’s also needed if you decide to get a passport for the same reasons and it may be needed for the Real ID (the star on your Driver’s License.)
Now over time that birth certificate can get lost, destroyed, or misplaced. But it’s easy to get another copy from the the state or county of your birth. Yes there is a fee, research takes time and money as does reprinting the document and mailing it to you. No one works for free nor should they.
The SAVE Act does NOT require everyone to produce a US Passport. This is one acceptable document in place of others. Read the Act and it becomes abundantly clear. If you have one, that’s fantastic and will be helpful when registering to vote under the SAVE Act. If you don’t have one, it’s not a big deal, you just need other documentation.
Then we get to the “big scare”. Married women wont be able to register to vote because their name doesn’t match their birth certificate. Oh no!
Well no shit. They didn’t have their husband’s name before they married so of course it’s not going to be the same. But there is a marriage license that clearly shows their maiden name and married name being linked together. This establishes the chain and is an accepted document. Now the Left doesn’t think ahead when it comes up with these scare tactics. How many couples out there where the husband has also changed his name? Perhaps they both adopted a hyphenated name, or changed it completely to something else when they married. Or maybe he took her name instead. All of these things happen. What about a divorce name change or a court ordered name change?
So many different ways a name can be changed from one’s birth name. Yet the Left only pushes that married women wont be able to vote. It just goes to show the falseness of the logic.
Sure those documents exist. Yes, like your birth certificate, they can be lost, misplaced, or destroyed and need to be recreated. Again that takes time and a minor free from the state, county, or court system. But it’s completely do able.
Federal funding, ie taxpayer money, ie MY MONEY, wont be set aside for those irresponsible enough to loose important documents. Keep your records safe so there aren’t any issues in the future. You never know when you might need to dig them out again. But the process is easy to replace them. Especially in our AI driven information age.
And more lies. The SAVE Act is about Security. The security of our votes. Insuring than only living US Citizens are voting and on the voting rolls. It is plain and simple in that goal.
Lastly for this first meme. Another hint of truth. Yes it is about who votes and who doesn’t. US Citizens vote. No one else does.
Now we are on to the 2nd meme in our double header. It starts off with the familiar lies. Voting doesn’t require anyone to get a passport. Thus the whole “poll tax” nonsense deflates instantly. If you have lost all of your identity documents then yes you will have to replace those and you should. But that’s not a poll tax. That is stewardship of your identity.
Yes again we have some truth. The SAVE Act does indeed suppress the votes of non-citizens who slip through and vote in our elections. But it doesn’t suppress the vote of any US Citizen.
The Platner Problem
In spite of my desire to have him stay in the Maine Senate race just to see how much he could fuck up his chances, Graham Platner officially dropped out. And now Leftists want us to forget some of their progressive superstars backed him so they can move on to other things, like choosing a replacement and/or blaming Donald Trump for Platner’s downfall.
So, that’s it, right?
Not so much. Graham Platner may have gone the way of any coherent thought in Queen Kamala the Appointed’s brain, but the damage he’s caused is going to resonate for quite a while, and the Left doesn’t even realize it yet. To be fair, they might not realize it after they read this piece, so there’s that.
The first problem the Left faces PP (Post-Platner) is optics. Our favorite oyster farmer with a Nazi tattoo managed to get a lot of high-profile progressives on his side. Bernie “Fight the Oligarchy, But Not Me” Sanders, Elizabeth “Chief Running Mouth” Warren, Ro “Yer Boat” Khanna, Ruben “Not Cool Enough For a Nickname” Gallego, and many others. The Left may try to memoryhole this, but the Internet is forever and it’s undefeated. The pictures, the statements, the videos, the tweets (or Xs if you prefer), and all of that will be around for a while and dog these assholes for a long time.
Not to mention, it gives the GOP campaign ad fodder for the midterms, the 2028 Presidential election, and any time these nozzleheads try to stick their heads out of their asses to support another candidate. I can see the ad copy now…
[Insert name of Leftist who supported Platner] wants to run for [insert name of office]. This is the same person who didn’t see anything wrong with an accused rapist with a Nazi tattoo before withdrawing support. Is this the kind of person you want representing you?
By the way, if there are any Republicans looking for someone to write ad copy, give a brother a hook up!
That means let me have a job. I’m not sure how hip Republican leadership is these days, so I figured I’d better explain it.
And then there’s the scramble to find a new candidate to run against Susan “I Totally Didn’t Get That Last Reference” Collins. The Democrats are on the clock to find someone to replace Platner, and…how can I put this delicately…the pickings are slimmer than Kate Moss on Ozempic. The recent debate with the 8 contenders made a carnival freak show look Amish. One had a brain freeze rivaling President Brick Tamland, another has a past that rivals Platner, and one was just…yeah, I’m not going there.
Remember, kids, these are the candidates Maine Democrats think would be better than a guy with a literal Nazi tattoo and multiple sexual assault allegations.
Which brings us to the Left’s attitude towards sexual assault. Sure, they hate it when it comes to allegations about Donald Trump, but with Platner? Apparently their limit on such allegations is 10 because they didn’t try to flush his ass (which I understand he might enjoy) until the 11th accusation, this time from a Democrat supporter with a story flimsier than E. Jean Carroll’s.
But up until then, they were all sweeping for Platner.
Now, tell me how that gives them any credibility on sexual assault going forward. Let me save you some breath and brain power: it doesn’t. It shows you’re willing to let women be victims if a politician has the “right” political positions. Of course, anyone who was around when these same asshats were sweeping for Bill Clinton could see history repeating itself. But, yeah, keep telling us about how Donald Trump is a rapist.
The biggest takeaway from the Platner implosion is just how scared the Left is by the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America from their even further left flank. DSA members are running and mostly winning seats that would have been Democrat cakewalks in previous years. This shows me there’s a civil war brewing on the Left and the more mainstream Leftists aren’t ready for it. And let me just say the DSA would be perfectly fine with a Platner-esque candidate if it meant getting rid of a Democrat do-nothing.
So even though Graham Platner is gone, his impact is going to be felt for a long time. Meanwhile, I would invest heavily in popcorn futures.