Real Racism Story

"What if I told you institutionalized racism was real in America and came through a president named FDR?

"Every single aspect of systemic racism and white supremacy they have pushed remains on the Democratic side,” said Breitbart firebrand Sonnie Johnson, later adding: “They came from the Democrat side and they remain on the Democrat side.”

#TRUTH

Sonnie Johnson is among America's top voices on the plight that faces our minority communities, a courageous leader all too happy to identify and call out the real culprits.

Sonnie Johnson at CPAC: ‘Systemic Racism and White Supremacy’ Belong to the Democrats

Donald Trump For President

The 2016 campaign has been very heated, reflecting the pulse (pun intended) of our nation.

The GOP is very divided, deservedly so.  Elected GOP representative think they are part of a production of Animal Farm, turning into the legislators we sent them up there to defeat.

A strong field of GOP contenders set out to gain the nomination.  Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Scott Walker could have easily won my vote.  I chose Sen. Ted Cruz, who had a vibrant history of fighting the establishment

However, Donald Trump won the race.

Unlike many, I did not take the #NeverTrump route, which I considered juvenile.

Donald Trump, who no doubt loves America, does not meet many of the principles and positions I as a proud member of the Reagan Revolution champion.

However, as we enter a version of The Fourth Turning, a historical and cyclical period of turmoil which places the continuance of our nation at risk, our nation will require exemplary leadership during this period. As Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform notes in researching The Fourth Turning, "The Grey Champion doesn’t necessarily have to be a good person, but they must lead and display tremendous confidence in their cause and path. Franklin, Lincoln, and FDR have many detractors, but during their Fourth Turnings, they most certainly led, casting aside obstacles (sometimes illegally) and enduring dark days and bleak prospects for success."

In my mind, Donald Trump fits perfectly the characteristics of a Grey Champion.

His opponent?

Hillary Clinton is an arrogant hypocrite, an intellectual progressive operative with disdain for the blue collar working families she professes to support, an individual who dreams of squelching free markets through taxation and regulation championing crony capitalism in support of self promotion and her political advocates all the while welcoming opportunities to abuse power. In no way, shape or form is this an individual we should even remotely consider for our highest office. She is a champion of distortion and failure.

The nation, due in large measure to the progressive policies engaged upon during the Obama administration, is in great peril. Things will worsen, at least in the short term, no matter who wins.

Should Hillary Clinton win, our nation ceases to exist as founded, and freedom and liberty retract measurably as the world enters deeper levels of violence, darkness and despair.  Yes, that bad.

Donald Trump offers hope, championing individualism and patriotism. We may not wish the Grey Champion to come, but come he must, and come he will.

He is here, his name is Donald J. Trump, and America desperately needs him to become the 45th President of The United States of America.

A Grey Choice

Jim Quinn, of the truly excellent blog The Burning Platform, quotes Franklin Delano Roosevelt from a speech in Philadelphia in June of 1936: “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.”

It seems apparent that America is facing such an important turning point in 2016.

Quinn has written extensively in spellbinding eloquence and intellectual fortitude about The Fourth Turning, a book written by Struass & Howe in 1997 which advanced the idea of generational cycles where decisions by particular generations of individuals have life altering consequences, not only individually, but for their generation and for generations to come. Similar to the Tytler Cycle, the thought centers that life is not led on linear progression, but rather a reoccurring circle of generational trials and tribulations, that if not dealt with effectively, can significantly alter the tract moving forward.

Both the book and Quinn's works on the subject I would highly recommend you seek out and consume.

Quinn summarizes in his writings the theory of a Grey Champion, who emerges at the time of the fourth turning, a period we have recently entered as a nation. Quinn discusses it as follows:

"The world is becoming increasingly chaotic and the American people are seeking a leader who can bring order, make tough decisions, and capture the zeitgeist of this moment in history. They are in search of a prophet generation (Boomer) Grey Champion, whose arrival marks the moment of darkness, adversity and peril as the Fourth Turning careens towards its climax. The Grey Champion doesn’t necessarily have to be a good person, but they must lead and display tremendous confidence in their cause and path. Franklin, Lincoln, and FDR have many detractors, but during their Fourth Turnings, they most certainly led, casting aside obstacles (sometimes illegally) and enduring dark days and bleak prospects for success. Is there someone of that stature ready to lead the American people now?"

Apparently conservative icon Sarah Palin thinks such an individual is Donald Trump, whom she endorsed at a campaign rally late this afternoon in Ames, Iowa.

Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump

“I am greatly honored to receive Sarah’s endorsement,” Mr. Trump said in a statement trumpeting Mrs. Palin’s decision. “She is a friend, and a high-quality person whom I have great respect for. I am proud to have her support.”

In many ways, the endorsement of Trump by Palin is not surprising, but most would have thought she would have sided with the true conservative in the race, Sen. Ted Cruz. However, there is no doubt her endorsement will provide Trump a significant boost in the campaign.

Like many others, Palin feels Trump is a powerful force that will wrestle the power away from government and give it back to the people, making America great again.  She may not be wrong.

In fact, if you subscribe to the thought process of The Fourth Turning, Trump does in my mind fit the criteria of what a potential "Grey Champion" would look like.  Trump seems poised to upset the apple cart, dealing establishment politicians a heavy blow and disrupting the status quo, which as Ronald Reagan once noted, was Latin for the mess we are in.

When asked about Palin's endorsement of Trump, Cruz campaign spokesman Rick Tyler said on CNN’s New Day "I think it [would] be a blow to Sarah Palin, because Sarah Palin has been a champion for the conservative cause, and if she was going to endorse Donald Trump, sadly, she would be endorsing someone who’s held progressive views all their life on the sanctity of life, on marriage, on partial-birth abortion.”

Bristol Palin

While Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, and apparently Sarah herself, took great offense, Mr. Tyler is correct.

Although it may not be a central factor in the grand scheme of things, or as part of the emergence of a Grey Champion, Trump is not a conservative. Trump has previously supported eminent domain, bailouts, a single payer health care plan and a wealth tax.  Good grief!

Trump is so far away from conservatism, and given the potential of a Hillary Clinton presidency, which we feel would doom America as founded, we encouraged Trump in 2011 to play a real trump card and run as a Democrat to derail her.

An area which we disagree with Trump strongly on is when he often notes that our government is being run by incompetent people.  That through process is incredibly naive and dangerously incorrect.  The folks running our government, full engaged in orchestrating the transformation of America, fully understand what they are doing, and without any real push back from the GOP, have been quite successful in their endeavors.

Furthermore, Trump thinks, that with his intellect and proven success as a businessman, he can control the levels of government in a much more efficient manner, bringing America back to prosperity with the right administrator.

Except I wish to drastically reduce the levels of government, whether it is "administered" by someone whose ideas I champion or someone whose ideas I vehemently oppose.

Ben Shapiro wrote a great piece today, noting "The Palin Acid Test: Do You Care More About Conservatism Or Fighting The Establishment?"

Sarah Palin

I have been and continue to be a big fan of Sarah Palin, and this may the first time I have parted company with Palin. While I am also a fan of Donald Trump, and will gleefully support him should he win the GOP nomination, I will remain true to my principles in the primary, and like Shapiro, position myself at home with the conservatives.

However, it is worth noting, that as a subscriber to the ideas presented in The Fourth Turning, it certainly does appear Trump may be just who are nation is not only looking for, but needs.

We may not wish the Grey Champion to come again – but come he must, and come he will.” – The Fourth Turning – Strauss & Howe – 1997

Perhaps that is what Palin is seeing and feeling. Maybe I don't disagree with her after all.  The choice is Grey.

Truth or Consequences

I am fortunate in my many avenues of financial pursuit to associate and work with some wonderful people, and through these associations have formed many relationships that are very important to me.  Although I effort in conversations when possible to illustrate truths with economic analysis without being overbearing or disrespectful to my co-workers, many have been and continue to be supporters of President Obama. That is their right, which I respect, but as President Reagan said, the only problem with our Democrat friends is that they know so much that isn't true.

"The Weather Man" is one of my favorites, who on several recent occasions joked that "yeah, and I can see Russia from my house".  Not a Palin fan and thinking she is seemingly an intellectual equal to Elmer Fudd, he got a gleam in his eye each time he fired out that quote. 

Engaging in a hostile exchange is not what I sought out as I informed him that although funny, Palin did not actually say that.  I did not expect, nor did I get, a hostile reply, as this individual realized that what he thought was true was not. 

While Palin was maligned across the media for something she did not say, Tina Fey of NBC's Saturday Night Live, who actually said the phrase, was named among Barbara Walters 10 Most Interesting People, for falsely imitating Palin.  Imagine that.

Now, The Weather Man's opinion of Palin did not change, but I was able to plant with him that information presented while listening to the mainstream media and late night left wing entertainment programs masquerading as news outlets cannot be trusted as truthful and due diligence is required as any information is consumed.

Sarah Palin, is not perfect, nor is George W. Bush, Dan Quayle or President Obama, who has made more gaffes, including a slew of them earlier this week in an appearnace on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, than most.  None of these individuals are intellectually challenged either, but the way they are presented in the media is radically different.

Rush Limbaugh spent a segment this afternoon discussing this, noting the alarming discrepancies that a growing number of the electorate find truthful.  In addition, The Blaze reported on the gaffes, which included one on geography which dwarfs the remark supposdedly made by Palin.  The media will not report that during the appearance Obama named three cities with ports on the Gulf of Mexico that are actually on the Atlantic Ocean, but they will cover it up for him.



From the St. Johns River, I have driven my boat through Jacksonville out the inlet into the Atlantic Ocean and can assure you the River City is not located on the Gulf of Mexico.  While I certainly do not subscribe to the media reports that Obama is so intellegent that he is bored acting as our President, I have no doubt he is far from an idiot and has full knowledge the map of the United States.

Obama and Biden have had a staggering number of these gaffes over the years.  Biden went into great detail telling Katie Couric, again with NBC, how Americans watched the fireside chats of FDR on television, while Obama campaigned in 57 states and mangled commentary regarding early treatment for sick children.

While it is certainly entertaining to listen to these gaffes and engage the thought that the politician on your opposite side is an idiot, only in rare instances is that actually the case.  What is concerning, and the basis for this bloog post, is that with a media set on promoting the agenda of their favored politician versus the efforts at discrediting and demenaing their opponents; hard working Americans struggling to put food on the table have hard time grasping what is fact.

The treatment of our two most recent Presidents should serve as a glowing example of how slanted the media presentation has been and continues to be.  Both of these men, and those in their repsective parties, should be challenged on the battlefield of ideas and judged upon their successes and failures.  The media has a responsibility to present us the facts leaving the American people to make their own assessments, and they are failing mserably. 

Report the facts, let the people decide. If a politician makes false statements, it is the job of the media call them out. The media should not be cozy, or be threatened by, any administration.  Seek the truth, which has no agenda. After all, as once said by George Orwell, "In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act."