Tamarris Bohannon Matters

Tamarris Bohannon dedicated his life to protecting his neighbors and his community. He could not tolerate the strong victimizing the weak and by all accounts was an outstanding young man. He was also black and a police officer. He was decent and courageous and now his life has been snuffed out long before his time. Too many lack an appreciation particularly now for those willing to run to the sound of the guns to protect them. To his family, friends, and colleagues, I pray you find peace and comfort and I know you know Tamarris Bohannon's life was a blessing.

The Bloodletting Begins

First Kenosha and now Portland- the first skirmishes of what could be a civil war have already taken lives. In the case of Wisconsin, the shooting might be justified, but from the little I have seen of the Oregon event, it looks like outright murder. These may be the first deaths but I fear they will not be the last.

Most Uncivil Thugs

Do you see a bunch of Republicans lying in wait around places Democrats congregate to harass them? No that would be Leftists haranguing Republicans as they were leaving their convention, and just normal folks around the country having to contend with BLM and ANTIFA assaults. Anyway, I guess the only places you could find Democrats in bunches to bother would be universities, colleges, and parole offices.

The Better Convention

Watching the Democrat convention was a misery. It was slow, boring, awkward and centered on Trump-hate. The Republican convention was riveting (at least in contrast). It was uplifting, inclusive, and forward-looking. It pointed out Biden's flaws but did not dwell on them. If you wanted to see the difference between a socialist party now premised on being against their own country and a party that loves America, it was on full display at the conventions. If you love the country as it was founded and if you want prosperity and the best chance for peace, both abroad and domestically, you only have one choice- vote GOP in November.

Some Terrible Judgement

Who would permit a minor to go out into a riot with a "modern sporting rifle"? I am not saying that once he was in a situation he never should have been in that his actions were not absolutely justified, but why was a seventeen year old there in the first place? I am not a judge or juror and will not guess how a trial (or multiple trials) will turn out. Will someone please investigate how an underage boy had access to a high power weapon and made his way across state lines into a "war zone"?

When Police Retreat

All sorts on chaos breaks out when police either abandon an area or are told to stand down and not protect the community. In such a circumstance, citizens are left to fend for themselves and vigilantes may rise up to maintain some degree of order. We do not need to defund law enforcement, but would actually benefit from more officers with better training. The deaths in Kenosha might have been avoided with a greater police presence and proactive policing to tamp down any riots or property destruction before they picked up steam.

Hate Fest Convention

The viper press is characterizing the GOP convention as a "hate fest". They have it wrong. The Democrat convention was all-Trump hate, all the time. The Democrats had some never-Trump Republicans on to further the Trump hate, but the entire message was vote against the orange ogre. The GOP convention is showing us a way forward as a stronger, more prosperous nation. The Democrats were warning we can not survive four more years of Trump. I see it different. I believe one day of Biden as President would wreck America, and that would mean the end of human freedom throughout the world. The Republicans are sending out a message of loving country and offering a better future.

Most Compelling Speaker

President Trump may not deliver stentorian oratory, but he is as quick off-the-cuff as anyone who has ever done improv. Trump is absolutely hilarious. He has a wonderful command of an enormous range of facts. No public figure in my lifetime can work an audience the way Trump can. Trump is not a rigid ideologue but a pragmatist who has devoted himself to improving the lot of the everyday Americans who heretofore have been so manipulated and exploited by the Swamp. Trump has been our champion and now it is time that we have his back.

A Participation Trophy

The Red Chinese want to dominate the United States. The Russians want to outmaneuver America. The Iranians want to kill us. There are plenty of real world dangers that every American President must guard against. Joe Biden is not up to thwarting any of them. President Trump has staved them off throughout his first term and is absolutely able to continue through his second. There is no runner-up medal in a struggle for survival, just a grave. President Trump is equipped to preserve our lives and liberty.

Appeaser in Chief

Do you think Russia, Red China, Iran and North Korea are afraid of Joe Biden? President Trump is the first President of my lifetime to reduce the number of troops in intractable foreign entanglements like Afghanistan and pull out US forces from a Germany that has exploited American generosity so that it has not had to fully fund its own defense. At the same time, Trump has used the savings untangling from needless or useless commitments has generated to fully fund a robust defense none of our enemies can match. Trump is a hawk who avoids unnecessary or unproductive conflict. Joe Biden is a figurehead and a corrupt one at that already compromised through his son's dealings with Russians in the Ukraine and the Chinese Communist party. Trump has the stomach for a fight when necessary and the judgement to avoid conflict when possible. Joe Biden can not even manage his own affairs at this point, much less protect our country!

Bleak and Hateful

The vision the Democrat convention presented is a disturbing one. The white and particularly the white male is not the font of all evil. We do not need Washington overlords mandating masks in rural counties that in many cases have zero COVID deaths and in some cases no Coronavirus cases. We do not need our legally owned guns taken from us, particularly when the police heretofore charged with protecting us are being defunded. I never felt culpable for my being a white man. I owe no one reparations. I support a President that limits government, not a pretender who wants to infringe my rights.

An Empty Vessel

Sometimes a politician is an empty vessel into which you can project whatever positive attributes you desire. In the case of Joe Biden, you have more of a four decade failure who needs to be spoon-fed an oft-rehearsed script on a teleprompter would be far too detrimental to him to deliver live. It must certainly be taped and probably heavily edited. Considering his supporters include Hollywood elite directors, editors, and producers, it is no surprise that they can present something seamless that makes old Joe appear cogent, even when any live interaction demonstrates that he clearly is not. You can reelect Trump who is still vibrant, both physically and mentally, or you can vote for Biden, who at his best was never any good and now will merely be a figurehead for the sinister Leftists pulling his strings, at least until he abdicates in favor of Kamala Harris and her puppet-masters.

A Captive Audience

The only people who could watch the Democrat convention all the way through would be those forced to endure it. None of the telecast has been riveting. A lot of it has been the predictable smear of President Trump. The Democrats seem to realize very few Americans will vote for what they offer, so their main focus has been making up a lot of nonsense posed as reasons not to vote for Trump (such as the virus Trump did not cause and that Democrats could not handle better) or the conspiracy theory that trying to make our failing postal service viable will prevent a fair election.

Biden Keep Hiding

If Joe Biden is exposed in public, his precipitous decline will be obvious. The tactic Biden's handlers should employ is to limit the former Vice President's exposure, avoid the in-person debates with Trump, and not engage with any press that the Biden handlers do not control.

A Silver Alert

Has anyone seen a Presidential candidate out and about in Delaware or Milwaukee? Nope, the doddering old Leftist is still missing, probably being hidden in the Biden basement. Joe can't answer the bell because he cant't even remember what one sounds like.

If Biden Wins

If by hook or more likely crook, Joe Biden's handlers manage to steal this election, COVID will rapidly disappear from the headlines. The virus will remain as deadly as ever but the media will not tell you about it. The obsessive focus on Coronavirus by the press only exists to batter President Trump. The mainstream media has no desire to hang the virus around Joe Biden's neck the way they have smeared Trump with it. The way the disease will be addressed under President Biden will be to tout what a great job old Joe and his administration are doing in fighting the virus.

Grotesque and Heartless

When any decent human being dies, it is a tragedy. From what I know about Robert Trump, he was a kind and honorable man who was philanthropic and always willing to give a hand up to those who needed a boost. A life like his should be celebrated. Instead, we are witnessing Robert Trump's memory being sullied simply because he was the President's brother, with wishes being expressed that other Trump relatives should die. This is vicious and unbecoming. Let the Trump family mourn and Robert Trump rest in peace!

Worst Pass Through

Trying to be as benevolent as possible about the Democrat way of thinking, they see the money you earn as theirs. They know better how to spend it (redistribute) than you do. They are generous enough to offer you a little of your earnings back after the social engineers take their share through Washington. This is the most burdensome, least efficient, and most un-American way of conducting business, but it is precisely what old Joe's handlers, who are doing his thinking now that he can't, are determined to impose.

The Whole Truth

The mainstream press and the lords of social media are in no way interested in disseminating facts. Their only objective is seeking a Biden win. No uncomfortable truth about old Joe or radical Kamala will be allowed to come out, but plenty of lies besmirching President Trump will be transmitted.

Kamala the Chameleon

Kamala Harris is an absolute panderer who will shift her opinions to the whim of every interest group she thinks she can garner votes from, but her putting her finger to the wind only veers one way- LEFT! Harris is in no way a moderate but in every way a radical opportunist.

America's Easiest Choice

If you want us to remain the country we were founded, you must vote Trump. If you want us transformed into a socialist or demi-Marxist state vote Biden. The contrast is that stark and the choice is that simple.

Biden's Fellow Traveler

Old Joe has his stumbling mate. He (actually those running Biden) selected Kamala Harris as his Vice President pick. There is not a dime's worth of difference between Joe and Kamala policy-wise, except Kamala can actually remember her positions while old Joe doesn't even know what century he is in.

Lunatic or Moron

A Council member in my hometown of Nashville, Tennessee wants folks charged with attempted murder if they are caught without a mask. Not withstanding the fact that masks are far from foolproof and may do no good at all, this representative of the people is a wannabe tyrant and an obvious idiot. Masks may instill a false sense of confidence and lead to people avoiding distancing, which at six feet is also not far enough to guarantee that you are safe from COVID-19.

Use Deadly Force

When rioters are trying to kill law enforcement officers, whatever level of force necessary to stop them must be deployed. If street thugs are trying to burn down occupied police stations and courthouses, even the use of deadly force is justified. After all, if someone is trying to murder you, you have every right to use all means necessary to protect your life.

A Laugh Riot

When you attempt to burn down courthouses and police stations, no sane person would call your actions "peaceful". When you attempt to blind people with lasers, that is nothing "peaceful". When you block traffic and attack vehicles and motorists, peace is nowhere in sight. These "peaceful" protesters are not peaceful at all, and deserve the strong sanction of law to rid our streets of them.

A Hard Choice

In some Republican primaries, there is not a single, qualified, conservative candidate. In my home state of Tennessee, there was an embarrassment of riches with three such candidates in our GOP Senatorial primary. Two were medical doctors and the third a businessman and ambassador. The businessman ultimately prevailed, and I believe he will do so again in the general election against his Democrat opponent in November. I believe Bill Hagerty will make a fine US Senator, support President Trump, and ably represent Tennessee.

Just Tuning Out

My best friend played football on a national champion University of Tennessee team. My uncle played both football and basketball at the University of Virginia. Several of my cousins were varsity football players at UT-Knoxville and Vanderbilt. My uncle by marriage came to Vandy on a football scholarship. I have always enjoyed watching sports. Now, that pro sports have insulted my values, I am simply tuning out. I am not spending another cent on pro sports gear- no more Tennessee Titans merchandise for me. I am not going to be lectured by self-indulgent twenty-four year old multimillionaires about my privilege. Maybe, if they end their political grandstanding, one day I will come back, but only if they show they love our country and demonstrate they no longer hold their own fans in utter contempt.

Moderate My Eye

Jill Biden characterized her husband as a "moderate". Joe Biden is a lot of things, but moderate is not one of them. He is corrupt, senile, and completely in the thrall of others. He is no "moderate" at all.

Not Even Close

One way or the other, the Presidential election is going to be a landslide. Either the vast majority of voters will recognize Joe Biden for what he is, an addled, utterly corrupt party apparatchik and vote for Trump in droves as the only candidate capable of rescuing the economy from COVID and defending us from Red China, or they will vote for Biden because they irrationally despise the President. The dinosaur press has tried for years to poison the water with lies against Trump and plenty of people have bought the calumny, but I believe there are still more rational, fair-minded Americans than the dolts that will vote for Old Joe.

Debating the Debates

For Joe Biden, debating President Trump is not an option. The debates would only highlight how enfeebled the former Vice President is. Biden is a vampire in this context and the debates are a cross that Biden must avoid to remain viable.

Rogue State China

Red China set off over half a million excess deaths worldwide by covering up the Novel coronavirus. I read today of Red Chinese agents stealing information from a US children's hospital. These Communists offend in every way possible. They are also aggressive and bent on conquest. There is not a greater danger to freedom and even the survival of humanity today than the Chinese Communist Party, who have been ruthlessly enforcing atheism against their own Muslim minority and are now extending their persecution of Christians. Red China must be resisted on every front.

A Reckoning Coming

Normal Americans will not tolerate their businesses being burned down and their lives and homes threatened. The McCloskeys of St. Louis were doing what any decent American would do to protect their lives and property. We have had enough. We will not vote for a criminal coddling corrupt codger. We will vote for our law and order President- Donald John Trump.