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What Biden Really Said

Joe Biden’s recent assertion that “...if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain’t black." has set off the usual, “Oh, that’s good old crazy uncle Joe,” from the left, and “see, he’s unfit for office,” from the right. Both sides are correct. Crazy uncle Joe is not fit for office. What I object to is that it is being characterized as a gaffe. If it happens once, it’s a gaffe. Twice is a screw up. A lifetime of these offenses is a pattern of behavior that Biden’s sycophants defend at their own peril. Are we overreacting? Are people too sensitive these days? I don’t know. I tried to do some “man on the street” interviews but there were no men, or women, on the street. Apparently there’s a quarantine going around. The bigger issue, which is being ignored, is that Biden’s statement exposed the fact that the democrats take minority votes for granted. This was not a gaffe, it was a statement of belief. The democrats feel they are the owners of min

Love in the Time of Covid

A family is playing basketball in their front yard. Someone reports this to the police. The police break up the game and send them inside. *** A couple in New York are sitting outside enjoying fresh air, or as fresh as one can find in a big city. The police make them sit six feet apart. Never mind that they live together. *** In Texas, a woman was fined and arrested for opening the doors of her beauty salon. *** In New Jersey, a man was arrested for going to the gym. *** The government has implemented a new category for discrimination. Essential vs. non-essential employees. Tell the family that can’t pay its bills that they are not essential. Better yet, don’t. The government has already told them. No sense rubbing it in. *** I am out running errands and my daughter calls. It’s about 8:30PM on a Wednesday. She tells me there’s something happening at Joe’s house. Cops, fire rescue, chaos. Joe is our neighbor. Joe is a sick man. He is a hoarder. His yard is entirely filled with all sort

Giving Me Liberty Does Not Give You Death

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G i v in g M e L i b e r t y D oes N ot G i v e Y o u D e a t h A L i b e r t a r i a n Vi e w f r o m t h e CO V ID F o x h o le Th e r e c ent no v el  C o r on a v ir u s ou t b r eak h as p r omp t e d a v a r iety o f r e s pon ses f r o m ou r f ede r al, s ta t e a n d l oc al g o v e r nm en t s t h at con fr on t pers on al li b e r ty. E m e rg en c y po li c y iss u es h a v e i nc l ud ed t h e m a r s h ali n g a n d coo r d i n at i o n o f h ealth c a r e wo r ke r s a n d m ed i c al r e s ou r c e s , r e s tri c ti o n s o n p r i v at e - se c t o r bu si n e s s a c tiv i ty a n d t h e mo v e m ent o f c it i zens, a n d t h e f i n a nc i n g a n d i m p le m en t a ti o n o f ec o nom i c r elie f . Go v e r nm en t s w e r e i n it i ally o v e r wh el m ed, u nd e r sta nd a b ly, b y t h e n eed f o r u rg ent a n d e f f e c tive a c ti o n o n a s c ale n e v er b e f o r e