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Saturday, December 14, 2019
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
Why do we call the .38 special a 38 and the .357 Magnum a .357?
Especially when both use the same diameter bullet?
Which is .357 if you didn't know.
Believe it or not this story starts back before the Civil War and the Colt Patterson pistol was first designed. The Colt Patterson was a .36 caliber cap and ball revolver using a round ball with a diameter of .365-.375. Depending on the bullet/ball mold used. The bullet/ball was slightly oversized to ensure a tight fit in both the cylinder and the barrel. Forcing the ball into the chamber would shave a thin slice of lead from the ball leaving a ring of lead behind.
As time progressed, Colt updated and modified his designs, giving us the Colt Walker, Dragoon, Navy and Army. The Walker, Dragoon and Army were in .44 caliber using a .445-.450 diameter ball, and the Navy using the same .365-.375 as the Patterson.
During the Civil War, cartridge firearm designs and conversions started to come into their own.
One of the most popular conversion designs converted the Colt Navy to a .38 caliber. However the .38 caliber wasn't for the bullet diameter, but the cartridge case diameter.
Many of the early .38 cartridges used a heeled bullet, similar to the .22 short, Long and Long Rifle of today, meaning the bullet had a narrow base that fit down inside the cartridge. And being a soft lead bullet, as it was forced through the forcing cone of the pistol, it engaged the rifling in the barrel better, giving it a better gas seal. The reason for the heeled bullet was it was difficult to crimp the cartridge into the bullet without a special and expensive tool, outside of an ammunition factory. Using heeled bullets, meant that users could reload their own cases in the field without many tools, besides a nail and a wooden dowel.
The original .38 Colt as it was known is now known as the .38 Colt Short As Colt came out with new and more robust designs, he lengthened the cylinder and introduced the .38 Colt Long as used in Colt M1877 Lightning. It was the US Army's use of the .38 Long Colt against the Philippine Moro's in their Colt M1892's which showed the cartridges inadequacies and which helped lead to the development of the .45 ACP.
However, as an attempt to salvage all of those .38 caliber firearms, Smith and Wesson developed from the .38 Colt Long, the .38 S&W Special in 1898.
So, that got us from the Colt Patterson to the .38 Special. But where did the .357 Magnum come in?
Well it starts with a man named Elmer Keith.
If you are big into shooting and you don't know who Elmer Keith is, you really need to box your ears and heigh thy butt to the library.
Elmer Keith is the FATHER of Magnums. Without his input, it is doubtful we wouldn't have the .357 Magnum, the .44 Magnum and many other things such as bullet designs, and the various types of reloading powders.
But in 1934, at the urging of Elmer Keith with Phil Sharpe, Douglas Wesson of Smith & Wesson, designed the .357 Magnum.
It still used the same .357 diameter bullet and the same .38 diameter case, however it was longer than it's parent case the .38 Special by 3.2 mm so it cannot be loaded in a .38 Special chambered firearm.
So there you have it. A brief primer on why the .38 special and the .357 Magnum both use the same diameter bullet.
And as a safety note, while you can in some .38 Special firearms, chamber the British .38/200 also known as the .38 S&W it is extremely unsafe to do so as the .38 S&W uses a .361 diameter bullet and the chamber pressures would be extremely unsafe to do so. However a firearm chambered for .38 S&W can safely chamber and fire .38 Colt Long and .38 Colt Short. Just not very accurately. NOTE: I said SAFELY, this means you CANNOT fire the .38 Special from a .38 S&W firearm SAFELY. It has to do with how fast the propellant burns and the pressure curves. .38 Special develops too much pressure too fast, for the alloys of most available .38 S&W firearms. Remember, everytime you fire a firearm, the pressure makes the chamber expand just a tiny bit. then it shrinks back down. The .38 special's pressure curve is too fast for the older .38 S&W chambered firearms metallurgy. And while you might be able to fire a dozen or so cylinder fulls of .38 Specials, each time you do, you are forcing the chambers a little bit more out of spec. Until one day you pull the trigger and the cylinder becomes a small hand grenade in your hand. Think of an old Webley MK VI with a shaved cylinder to use .45 ACP's. You can use low pressure low velocity .45 ACP ammunition in it. But if you load a high velocity round in it, you have just destroyed your cylinder if not the whole firearm and possibly your hand or eyes.
And remember this, Your Mileage May Very and don't take what I write here as gospel. Be sure you have any older firearm checked by a competent gunsmith to be sure it is safe to fire ANY ammunition out of.
I make no claim to be an “Expert”, just a very talented amateur.
Which is .357 if you didn't know.
Believe it or not this story starts back before the Civil War and the Colt Patterson pistol was first designed. The Colt Patterson was a .36 caliber cap and ball revolver using a round ball with a diameter of .365-.375. Depending on the bullet/ball mold used. The bullet/ball was slightly oversized to ensure a tight fit in both the cylinder and the barrel. Forcing the ball into the chamber would shave a thin slice of lead from the ball leaving a ring of lead behind.
As time progressed, Colt updated and modified his designs, giving us the Colt Walker, Dragoon, Navy and Army. The Walker, Dragoon and Army were in .44 caliber using a .445-.450 diameter ball, and the Navy using the same .365-.375 as the Patterson.
During the Civil War, cartridge firearm designs and conversions started to come into their own.
One of the most popular conversion designs converted the Colt Navy to a .38 caliber. However the .38 caliber wasn't for the bullet diameter, but the cartridge case diameter.
Many of the early .38 cartridges used a heeled bullet, similar to the .22 short, Long and Long Rifle of today, meaning the bullet had a narrow base that fit down inside the cartridge. And being a soft lead bullet, as it was forced through the forcing cone of the pistol, it engaged the rifling in the barrel better, giving it a better gas seal. The reason for the heeled bullet was it was difficult to crimp the cartridge into the bullet without a special and expensive tool, outside of an ammunition factory. Using heeled bullets, meant that users could reload their own cases in the field without many tools, besides a nail and a wooden dowel.
The original .38 Colt as it was known is now known as the .38 Colt Short As Colt came out with new and more robust designs, he lengthened the cylinder and introduced the .38 Colt Long as used in Colt M1877 Lightning. It was the US Army's use of the .38 Long Colt against the Philippine Moro's in their Colt M1892's which showed the cartridges inadequacies and which helped lead to the development of the .45 ACP.
However, as an attempt to salvage all of those .38 caliber firearms, Smith and Wesson developed from the .38 Colt Long, the .38 S&W Special in 1898.
So, that got us from the Colt Patterson to the .38 Special. But where did the .357 Magnum come in?
Well it starts with a man named Elmer Keith.
If you are big into shooting and you don't know who Elmer Keith is, you really need to box your ears and heigh thy butt to the library.
Elmer Keith is the FATHER of Magnums. Without his input, it is doubtful we wouldn't have the .357 Magnum, the .44 Magnum and many other things such as bullet designs, and the various types of reloading powders.
But in 1934, at the urging of Elmer Keith with Phil Sharpe, Douglas Wesson of Smith & Wesson, designed the .357 Magnum.
It still used the same .357 diameter bullet and the same .38 diameter case, however it was longer than it's parent case the .38 Special by 3.2 mm so it cannot be loaded in a .38 Special chambered firearm.
So there you have it. A brief primer on why the .38 special and the .357 Magnum both use the same diameter bullet.
And as a safety note, while you can in some .38 Special firearms, chamber the British .38/200 also known as the .38 S&W it is extremely unsafe to do so as the .38 S&W uses a .361 diameter bullet and the chamber pressures would be extremely unsafe to do so. However a firearm chambered for .38 S&W can safely chamber and fire .38 Colt Long and .38 Colt Short. Just not very accurately. NOTE: I said SAFELY, this means you CANNOT fire the .38 Special from a .38 S&W firearm SAFELY. It has to do with how fast the propellant burns and the pressure curves. .38 Special develops too much pressure too fast, for the alloys of most available .38 S&W firearms. Remember, everytime you fire a firearm, the pressure makes the chamber expand just a tiny bit. then it shrinks back down. The .38 special's pressure curve is too fast for the older .38 S&W chambered firearms metallurgy. And while you might be able to fire a dozen or so cylinder fulls of .38 Specials, each time you do, you are forcing the chambers a little bit more out of spec. Until one day you pull the trigger and the cylinder becomes a small hand grenade in your hand. Think of an old Webley MK VI with a shaved cylinder to use .45 ACP's. You can use low pressure low velocity .45 ACP ammunition in it. But if you load a high velocity round in it, you have just destroyed your cylinder if not the whole firearm and possibly your hand or eyes.
And remember this, Your Mileage May Very and don't take what I write here as gospel. Be sure you have any older firearm checked by a competent gunsmith to be sure it is safe to fire ANY ammunition out of.
I make no claim to be an “Expert”, just a very talented amateur.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
They will Kill You - 8 Facts About Doomsday Preppers
I am one of those "Survivalists" or "Preppers". After Hurricane Harvey, it was the preparations that I had made that allowed my family to stay in place, rather than have the .GOV pay for us to stay in a hotel room over a hundred miles away.
It was my generators, camp stoves, camp ovens, water purification supplies, and stored food and everything else, that meant that my family was fed, had power, water, light, and the means of communication, that other families did not.
We helped our neighbors clean up, we helped them with food, charging their cell phones and getting their cars started, and helping with potable water for drinking and cooking.
There were a few of the neighbors who because of their rudeness and surliness, if another disaster befell us, I would not help a second time. However for the most part, we all chipped in and helped one another.
My family lost a lot of our belongings in the storm, but a lot of my preps made it through and helped us.
There are those, especially in my area, who were and still are demanding the .GOV to do more. My house is still a wreck, but I and my family do have roofs over our heads, and I still have quite a bit in the way of preps. Granted all 4 of my generators are practically worthless now as they ran 22/7 for over 6 weeks. Even with oil changes and allowing them to cool down for an hour with every fill up of their fuel tanks. Their windings in their generators, and the simple wear on piston rings, is enough that they need to be replaced.
After the storm, I and many of my neighbors were ALWAYS armed as we went through our neighborhood as there were many people who came through looking to take things that didn't belong to them. One neighbor had his 3 canoe's taken, another had his RV broken into, the on board generator stolen, his adsorption refrigerator ripped out and severely damaged. So many of us were always armed.
I carried my G23 and my Maverick 88 EVERYWHERE I went. And the Local and State Police didn't say anything about it to us.
So don't look down your noses at people who try to set back preps for their families. You never know, it might be your family that needs help after a disaster.
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
My apologies for lack of posts.
I'm having to use my cell phone as a hot spot and I'm only getting dial up speeds with it. The video I posted earlier took almost 4 hours to upload. A 5 minute video to YouTube took 3 hours and 53 minutes to upload. To post the video here took me almost 20 minutes, to wait for the page to create the post to fully load.
I've got several videos to post to the GBBL, but it takes almost an hour to post just 2 videos.
Also, you may have noticed my eldest daughter posted about her business. Please check out her web store, it makes it easier for her to make her car and insurance payments.
I'm hoping next month to have it in the budget, to get internet back, but I still have to finesse the budget some.
I've got several videos to post to the GBBL, but it takes almost an hour to post just 2 videos.
Also, you may have noticed my eldest daughter posted about her business. Please check out her web store, it makes it easier for her to make her car and insurance payments.
I'm hoping next month to have it in the budget, to get internet back, but I still have to finesse the budget some.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Darth Vader™ – Scentsy Warmer
Hello everyone,
My name is Mary Martinez (Anderson), and I am Greylocke's eldest daughter! So this is my first time ever making a blog post of my own so please bear with me! The reason I was writing this is that I sell Scentsy and I am trying to expand my customer base, also because today Scentsy will be releasing a new warmer which is the helmet of Darth Vader which is live now on my website so I am trying to find Star Wars fans who would love to add this warmer to their Star Wars Collection! So enough of me rambling, let's get to talking about this limited edition warmer!
By the way, sorry dad if this isn't edited the way you prefer, I don't know how to do blogs!
Name of the warmer: Darth Vader™ – Scentsy Warmer
Give yourself to the dark side — and seduce any Star Wars™ fan — with this most-impressive Darth Vader Warmer. Besides his imposing frame, it’s the details that make his presence truly fearsome, from the light-up uniform to the TIE Fighter-shaped cutouts in back that cast ominous silhouettes on any surface.
Name of the scent bar: Star Wars™: Dark Side of the Force – Scentsy Bar
Feel the power of this fully armed and operational fragrance, churning with lavender, Madagascar ginger, vetiver, and agarwood.
Darth Vader™ – Scentsy Warmer, $70
Star Wars™: Dark Side of the Force – Scentsy Bar, $6.50
3-pack of licensed Scentsy Bars, $18.50
6-pack of licensed Scentsy Bars, $32.50
My name is Mary Martinez (Anderson), and I am Greylocke's eldest daughter! So this is my first time ever making a blog post of my own so please bear with me! The reason I was writing this is that I sell Scentsy and I am trying to expand my customer base, also because today Scentsy will be releasing a new warmer which is the helmet of Darth Vader which is live now on my website so I am trying to find Star Wars fans who would love to add this warmer to their Star Wars Collection! So enough of me rambling, let's get to talking about this limited edition warmer!
By the way, sorry dad if this isn't edited the way you prefer, I don't know how to do blogs!
Name of the warmer: Darth Vader™ – Scentsy Warmer
Give yourself to the dark side — and seduce any Star Wars™ fan — with this most-impressive Darth Vader Warmer. Besides his imposing frame, it’s the details that make his presence truly fearsome, from the light-up uniform to the TIE Fighter-shaped cutouts in back that cast ominous silhouettes on any surface.
Name of the scent bar: Star Wars™: Dark Side of the Force – Scentsy Bar
Feel the power of this fully armed and operational fragrance, churning with lavender, Madagascar ginger, vetiver, and agarwood.
Darth Vader™ – Scentsy Warmer, $70
Star Wars™: Dark Side of the Force – Scentsy Bar, $6.50
3-pack of licensed Scentsy Bars, $18.50
6-pack of licensed Scentsy Bars, $32.50
(In order to get the 3-pack or 6-pack deal, you would need to use the bundle and save option on my website)
All Star Wars™ products are available starting Sept. 19, while supplies last.
Click here to purchase!
#StarWars #ScentsyandDisney #DarthVader #CrushTheRebellion #TieFighter #GiveYourselfToTheDarkSide #DarkSideOfTheForce #VadersFist #501st
All Star Wars™ products are available starting Sept. 19, while supplies last.
Click here to purchase!
#StarWars #ScentsyandDisney #DarthVader #CrushTheRebellion #TieFighter #GiveYourselfToTheDarkSide #DarkSideOfTheForce #VadersFist #501st
Below are pictures of the warmer!
If you have any questions you can contact me at my business email, marysamazingaromas@yahoo.com
or connect with me on my business page Mary Anderson- Independent Scentsy Consultant
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
From the Inbox - Where Did The Hatred For The Flag Start?
EVER WONDER WHERE COLIN KAEPERNICK GOT HIS IDEA TO KNEEL AND DISRESPECT THE FLAG?
DO NOT ADD A SINGLE WORD, but just pass it on.
Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171...
During rendition of the national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present (except those in uniform) are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Or, at the very least, "Stand and Face It".
Senator Obama replied :
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides." "There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression..." "The anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all that sort of thing."
Obama continued: "The National Anthem should be 'swapped' for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing'. If that were our anthem, then, I might salute it. In my opinion, we should consider reinventing our National Anthem as well as 'redesign' our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we,as a Nation of warring people, conduct ourselves like the nations of Islam, where peace prevails, perhaps a state or period of mutual accord could exist between our governments".
When I Become President, I will seek a pact of agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a Nation, have placed upon the nations of Islam, an unfair injustice which is WHY my wife disrespects the Flag and she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past".
"Of course now,
I have found myself about to become The President of the United States and I have put my hatred aside. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First black Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America."
Yes, you read it right.
Please pass on without comment.
Just think, with the entire country knowing how that man thought and believed, they still elected him to run and represent the country two times.
We deserved what we got.
DO NOT ADD A SINGLE WORD, but just pass it on.
Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171...
During rendition of the national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present (except those in uniform) are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Or, at the very least, "Stand and Face It".
Senator Obama replied :
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides." "There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression..." "The anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all that sort of thing."
Obama continued: "The National Anthem should be 'swapped' for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing'. If that were our anthem, then, I might salute it. In my opinion, we should consider reinventing our National Anthem as well as 'redesign' our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we,as a Nation of warring people, conduct ourselves like the nations of Islam, where peace prevails, perhaps a state or period of mutual accord could exist between our governments".
When I Become President, I will seek a pact of agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a Nation, have placed upon the nations of Islam, an unfair injustice which is WHY my wife disrespects the Flag and she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past".
"Of course now,
I have found myself about to become The President of the United States and I have put my hatred aside. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First black Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America."
Yes, you read it right.
Please pass on without comment.
Just think, with the entire country knowing how that man thought and believed, they still elected him to run and represent the country two times.
We deserved what we got.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Primary Arms Sale - $28.99 Stripped AR15 Lowers! - I do NOT get anything from Primary Arms for this
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From The Inbox - A poem about The Boys of Benghazi
Do you recall President Obama referring to the Benghazi incident as "a bump in the road?"
Recently I heard an ex-Navy Seal being interviewed on Fox News regarding a book he has Written about how to handle crisis situations in our lives.
At the end of the interview he asked if he could make a comment on Benghazi and, of course, The anchor said "yes."
He then thanked Fox News for keeping the Benghazi story in the news, since other news organizations are not.
He said the Seals who died deserve the public knowing the truth about the whole Affair.
The poem was written by an anonymous Marine Corps officer:
"THE BATTLING BOYS OF BENGHAZI"
We're the battling boys of Benghazi,
No fame, no glory, no paparazzi.
Just a fiery death in a blazing hell,
Defending our country we loved so well.
It wasn't our job, but we answered the call,
Fought to the Consulate and scaled the wall.
We pulled twenty countrymen from the jaws of fate
Led them to safety and stood at the gate.
Just the two of us and foes by the score,
But we stood fast to bar the door.
Three calls for reinforcement, but all were denied,
So we fought and we fought and we fought 'til we died.
We gave our all for our Uncle Sam,
But Barack and Hillary didn't give a damn.
Just two dead Seals who carried the load
No thanks to us...we were just
"Bumps In The Road".
So, will this reach every American with a computer? Or do we act like the press and give a pass to the people who literally sat there in the White House and watched the Seals' execution on live streaming video and did absolutely nothing?
"What difference does it make?"
Recently I heard an ex-Navy Seal being interviewed on Fox News regarding a book he has Written about how to handle crisis situations in our lives.
At the end of the interview he asked if he could make a comment on Benghazi and, of course, The anchor said "yes."
He then thanked Fox News for keeping the Benghazi story in the news, since other news organizations are not.
He said the Seals who died deserve the public knowing the truth about the whole Affair.
The poem was written by an anonymous Marine Corps officer:
"THE BATTLING BOYS OF BENGHAZI"
We're the battling boys of Benghazi,
No fame, no glory, no paparazzi.
Just a fiery death in a blazing hell,
Defending our country we loved so well.
It wasn't our job, but we answered the call,
Fought to the Consulate and scaled the wall.
We pulled twenty countrymen from the jaws of fate
Led them to safety and stood at the gate.
Just the two of us and foes by the score,
But we stood fast to bar the door.
Three calls for reinforcement, but all were denied,
So we fought and we fought and we fought 'til we died.
We gave our all for our Uncle Sam,
But Barack and Hillary didn't give a damn.
Just two dead Seals who carried the load
No thanks to us...we were just
"Bumps In The Road".
So, will this reach every American with a computer? Or do we act like the press and give a pass to the people who literally sat there in the White House and watched the Seals' execution on live streaming video and did absolutely nothing?
"What difference does it make?"
Saturday, June 29, 2019
From The Inbox - THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
(This is why Pelosi is avoiding impeachment)
ONE MAN'S OPINION – The writer has a degree in Political Science, and is a card-carrying Libertarian.
I've been studying politics and political history for the past 30 years. My specialty is U.S. Presidents. That said, I hope that the House of Representatives impeaches Trump.
Let me tell you what will happen next.
1. The House can pass articles of impeachment over the objections of the Republicans, and refer to the Senate for trial.
2. The Senate will conduct a trial. There will be a vote, and the Republicans will vote unanimously, along with a small number of Democrats, to not convict the President. Legally, it will all be over at that point.
3. However, during the trial, and this is what no one is thinking about right now, the President's attorneys will have the right to subpoena and question ANYONE THAT THEY WANT.. That is different than the special counsel investigation, which was very one-sided. So, during the impeachment trial, we will be hearing testimony from James Comey, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, Glenn Simpson, Donna Brazille, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, Christopher Steele, Hillary Clinton, John Brennan, James Clapper, and a whole host of other participants in this whole sordid affair and the ensuing coverup activities.
A lot of dirt will be dug up; a lot of truth will be unveiled. Finger pointing will occur. Deals will start being made, and suddenly, a lot of Democrats will start being charged and going to prison. All this, because, remember, the President's team will now, for the first time, have the RIGHT to question all of these people under oath - and they will turn on each other. That's already starting.
4. Lastly, one more thing will happen – the Senate will not convict the President. Nothing will happen to Trump. Most Americans are clueless about political processes, the law, and the Constitution. Most Americans believe that being impeached results in removal from office. They don't understand that phase 2 is a trial in and by the Senate, where he has zero chance of conviction. Remember, the Senate is controlled by Republicans; they will determine what testimony is allowed -- and **everything** will be allowed, including: DNC collusion with the Clinton campaign to fix the election in favor of Hillary, the creation of the Trump dossier, the cover up and destruction of emails that very likely included incriminating information. They'll incriminate each other for lying to the FISA court, for spying and wiretapping the Trump campaign, and for colluding with foreign political actors, especially George Soros.
After the Senate declines to convict the President, we will have an election, and Trump will win. It will be a backlash against Democrat petulance, temper tantrums, hypocrisy and dishonesty. Even minorities will vote for Trump, because, for the first time, they will see that Democrats have spent 2+ years focused on maintaining their own power, and not doing anything at all about the black murders in Chicago, the WALL WITH MEXICO, homelessness, opioids, and other important issues that are actually killing people. And, we will spend the following four years listening to politicians and pundits claim that the whole impeachment was rigged somehow.
(This is why Pelosi is avoiding impeachment)
ONE MAN'S OPINION – The writer has a degree in Political Science, and is a card-carrying Libertarian.
I've been studying politics and political history for the past 30 years. My specialty is U.S. Presidents. That said, I hope that the House of Representatives impeaches Trump.
Let me tell you what will happen next.
1. The House can pass articles of impeachment over the objections of the Republicans, and refer to the Senate for trial.
2. The Senate will conduct a trial. There will be a vote, and the Republicans will vote unanimously, along with a small number of Democrats, to not convict the President. Legally, it will all be over at that point.
3. However, during the trial, and this is what no one is thinking about right now, the President's attorneys will have the right to subpoena and question ANYONE THAT THEY WANT.. That is different than the special counsel investigation, which was very one-sided. So, during the impeachment trial, we will be hearing testimony from James Comey, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, Glenn Simpson, Donna Brazille, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, Christopher Steele, Hillary Clinton, John Brennan, James Clapper, and a whole host of other participants in this whole sordid affair and the ensuing coverup activities.
A lot of dirt will be dug up; a lot of truth will be unveiled. Finger pointing will occur. Deals will start being made, and suddenly, a lot of Democrats will start being charged and going to prison. All this, because, remember, the President's team will now, for the first time, have the RIGHT to question all of these people under oath - and they will turn on each other. That's already starting.
4. Lastly, one more thing will happen – the Senate will not convict the President. Nothing will happen to Trump. Most Americans are clueless about political processes, the law, and the Constitution. Most Americans believe that being impeached results in removal from office. They don't understand that phase 2 is a trial in and by the Senate, where he has zero chance of conviction. Remember, the Senate is controlled by Republicans; they will determine what testimony is allowed -- and **everything** will be allowed, including: DNC collusion with the Clinton campaign to fix the election in favor of Hillary, the creation of the Trump dossier, the cover up and destruction of emails that very likely included incriminating information. They'll incriminate each other for lying to the FISA court, for spying and wiretapping the Trump campaign, and for colluding with foreign political actors, especially George Soros.
After the Senate declines to convict the President, we will have an election, and Trump will win. It will be a backlash against Democrat petulance, temper tantrums, hypocrisy and dishonesty. Even minorities will vote for Trump, because, for the first time, they will see that Democrats have spent 2+ years focused on maintaining their own power, and not doing anything at all about the black murders in Chicago, the WALL WITH MEXICO, homelessness, opioids, and other important issues that are actually killing people. And, we will spend the following four years listening to politicians and pundits claim that the whole impeachment was rigged somehow.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Paul Joseph Watson - AdSense Review
To the person who keeps flagging my blog for my posts featuring Paul Joseph Watson, GET A LIFE.
Just because you don't like what someone has to say doesn't mean you get to censor their speech.
Grow up, you little infantile child.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Paul Joseph Watson - Once again SJW's try to silence those they do not agree with
Click to embiggen....
Once AGAIN, someone is trying to get my AdSense account dinged because they don't happen to agree with Paul Joseph Watson's videos. They can't argue with what he says so they try to keep him from saying it.
The last time this happened, I requested a review, and the strike was taken down from my account. ONCE AGAIN!!! they choose ALL of my posts that are tagged as "Paul Joseph Watson". Not an individual post but any and all of them that might be tagged as such.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
I just got a content strike - (Paul Joseph Watson)
not for a particular page, but for ALL pages of mine that have Paul Joseph Watson videos on them.
So someone looked at my blog, saw that I have content from Paul Joseph Watson on my blog, then did a search for all of the tags for "Paul Joseph Watson" and THEN opened a complaint on the tags for "Paul Joseph Watson"
How petty can you possibly be?
A man says something you don't agree with and someone else simply posts his video for information, so NOW you arbitrarily decide that you are going to mess with someone's income and reputation because YOU are a thinned skinned, ignorant, small minded individual, who can't take criticism and tries to bully others through FALSE accusations and bearing false witness.
SO you tell me who is the real jerk here...
A man who says something you don't agree with.
Or you the person who is trying to shut down speech.
So someone looked at my blog, saw that I have content from Paul Joseph Watson on my blog, then did a search for all of the tags for "Paul Joseph Watson" and THEN opened a complaint on the tags for "Paul Joseph Watson"
How petty can you possibly be?
A man says something you don't agree with and someone else simply posts his video for information, so NOW you arbitrarily decide that you are going to mess with someone's income and reputation because YOU are a thinned skinned, ignorant, small minded individual, who can't take criticism and tries to bully others through FALSE accusations and bearing false witness.
SO you tell me who is the real jerk here...
A man who says something you don't agree with.
Or you the person who is trying to shut down speech.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Difficulties
I apologise for it being so long between posts. I am having to do all of my blogging/computer using on a cell phone and with my eyes it's getting a little harder to see the very small letters.
TheGunCollective - Oregon SB501 - New Gun Control Bills - The Legal Brief
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
From the Inbox - In todays political climate this story NEEDS TO BE KEPT ALIVE.
Subject: WW II
True story and most people will never know it.
Here's an interesting side bar. After the Japanese decimated our fleet in Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, they could have sent their troop ships and carriers directly to California to finish what they started. The prediction from our Chief of Staff was we would not be able to stop a massive invasion until they reached the Mississippi River .
Remember, we had a 2 million man army and war ships in other localities, so why did they not invade?
After the war, the remaining Japanese generals and admirals were asked that question. Their answer....they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them
1. The world's largest army... America 's hunters! I had never thought about this....
2. A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion:
3. There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .
4. Allow me to restate that number.
5. Over the last several months, Wisconsin ’s hunters became the eighth largest army in the world.
6. More men under arms than in Iran .
7. More than in France and Germany combined.
8. These men deployed to the woods of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed.
9. That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan 's 700,000 hunters,
10. All of whom have now returned home.
11. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that
12. The hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. The number of Hunters in the state of Texas would be the largest standing army in the world by itself.
13. The point?
14. America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower.
15. Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security.
16. That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed.
17. Food for thought when next we consider gun control.
True story and most people will never know it.
Here's an interesting side bar. After the Japanese decimated our fleet in Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, they could have sent their troop ships and carriers directly to California to finish what they started. The prediction from our Chief of Staff was we would not be able to stop a massive invasion until they reached the Mississippi River .
Remember, we had a 2 million man army and war ships in other localities, so why did they not invade?
After the war, the remaining Japanese generals and admirals were asked that question. Their answer....they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them
1. The world's largest army... America 's hunters! I had never thought about this....
2. A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion:
3. There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .
4. Allow me to restate that number.
5. Over the last several months, Wisconsin ’s hunters became the eighth largest army in the world.
6. More men under arms than in Iran .
7. More than in France and Germany combined.
8. These men deployed to the woods of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed.
9. That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan 's 700,000 hunters,
10. All of whom have now returned home.
11. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that
12. The hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. The number of Hunters in the state of Texas would be the largest standing army in the world by itself.
13. The point?
14. America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower.
15. Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security.
16. That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed.
17. Food for thought when next we consider gun control.
Monday, January 7, 2019
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