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The New NASCAR

 

The most recent data from N.A.S.C.A.R. shows that not only is attendance down at the tracks, but ratings and fan participation are down as well. The Association blames this on a racial determination, on the assumption that only a predominately white audience is interested in the sport. That people don’t want to spend the time on Sunday afternoons watching a three or four hour presentation on TV.

The fact is that first of all the televised presentations are overloaded with commercials, many of which have one or more of the drivers making fools of themselves to promote a product, or restaurant chain. Secondly and more significant, is N.A.S.C.A.R. itself, constantly changing the rules in an attempt to keep fans interested in the sport. This is proving to be an abysmal failure.

Ever since the first major rule change, to place a restrictor plate on the engine intake manifold to limit the air available to atomize fuel and significantly slow the speed on the larger speedways. Fans did not like this at all, for many reasons, the biggest being the inability of cars to pull out of the draft and pass one another. This made for boring hours of watching a large pack of cars just drive around the speedway until some driver got frustrated enough to try to pass, usually resulting in a huge crash, at great expense to teams, drivers, and the sponsors.

Instead of coming up with a better solution, like making the cars taller and increasing the size of the rear spoiler, (increasing downforce) the association doubled down, adopting a front valance designed by Geoffrey Bodine, who also designs bobsleds. Mind you, this was all done because Bill Elliot turned a 216 m.p.h. lap N.A.S.C.A.R. determined that was too fast, however modern engine builders have been able to mostly overcome the restrictor plate set back and the cars frequently turnout speeds of 206 m.p.h., so in 25 years the exercise has managed to kill and injure drivers because of these huge wrecks, cost teams and sponsors millions, and slowed the cars down a whopping ten m.p.h.

Additionally, Goodyear Tire has been the only approved tire for use on the stock car racing circuit. Many drivers, especially those who have racing experience other than stock car racing have attempted to petition for the use of Hoosier tires, because of their proven reliability under more demanding and punishing racing conditions. N.A.S.C.A.R. refuses to allow them, without any adequate explanation. Tire failure is a major cause of injury and loss of life in stock car racing.

More recent rule changes, such as “The Chase” where for the last ten races of the season, only ten drivers are actually eligible to win the championship has taken away even more interest in the sport. Again, instead of fixing the problem, the association doubled down and decided that by “bracketing” the final ten races like basketball’s final four, would bring more interest. It has not.

Now, a new rule to award points during the race to different drivers leading at intervals will help. It will not. Mainly because the points all revert back to zero when the final ten races arrives, or as it is known, as “The Chase.”

Simple solution, get rid of restrictor plate racing, abolish “The Chase” and the foolish bracketing – it’s auto racing, not basketball, get rid of the stupid valance (splitter) on the front of the car, go back to a taller profile template,  rear spoiler, and less restrictive gear limitation, and let drivers accumulate points until the last race the one with the most points wins the championship.

And finally, put a limit on all the dumb, and embarrassing commercials, using race car drivers as actors, during the telecasts and at least try using the Hoosier tire and see if  more safety, and reliability can be achieved.

Liberal Protesters

These brainwashed protesting rioters are perfectly suited to become servants of “The New World Order,” a society dreamed up by elite progressives. This order would do away with the constitution completely, in fact, it cannot exist under a constitution. It is a socialist ideology where one of the current wealthy elites would rule over a world society, someone like George Soros or Hillary Clinton. One centralized government, where the populus would basically work as servants to pay for its operation. What do you think the Clinton’s Global Initiative means? Reverse the spelling and you have initiate globalization. This is sad, and I think a dysfunctional educational system is mostly to blame.

Years of union run education have deprived our children of the ability to think outside the realm of what is expected of them. Simply put, unions are a form of socialism, and their infectious influence festers into the minds of those whom they have a hold on. In layman’s terms, a union is a centralized entity which operates on a portion of the salaries of those who are members of that union. The union decides what salaries and conditions are best for the workers, then demands them from those who would employ the workers. The downside being that the operational or management expenses of the union often become intrusive to the salaries of those it is intended to serve.

The workers become complacent, and their productivity, or in this case the teacher’s performance drops. It is an eventual inevitability of the system. At one time, unions were necessary to protect the rights of workers, now they are obsolete, government  has instituted laws and regulations that perform the task of worker’s rights. The teachers unions should be abolished, and a comprehensive curriculum guideline should be established by the Department of Education, one that is historically inclusive, not selective. One that punishes teachers that have an agenda contrary to the United States constitution, or deliberately teaches socialist propaganda to our youth.

I think Betsy Devos may have an uphill battle on this front, but if something isn’t done to reverse the decades of complacency in the union run education system, our country’s youth will become nothing more than a bunch of lab rats for another failed social experiment for the history books.

Democratic Party Hypocrisy

I simply can’t believe the blatant hypocrisy from the Democrats. They do it without blinking an eye. After several months of probably the most contentious election cycle in history, in which several instances of deception and betrayal were committed by Hillary Clinton; there was an absolute denial of any possible influence by foreign governments, even though the Clinton’s clearly accepted foreign donations to their non-profit.

How quickly the Democrats want to launch an investigation into some phone conversation by General Flynn to the Russian Ambassador. The Democrats are even trying to tie this to the President, asking when and what he might have known about this. I don’t remember any of these same Democrats asking the what and when about President Obama with regard to Hillary Clinton’s suspicious activity.

The really disturbing thing is, that four American servicemen lost their lives in Benghazi, on her watch, and the what and when was never brought up. Furthermore, Flynn had the decency and integrity to step down. That thought never even entered Clinton’s criminal mind.

Watching Elizia Cumming’s determination to launch an investigation into the matter regarding General Flynn, in stark contrast to his determination to defend Hillary Clinton’s criminal activities, is reprehensible. This hypocrite needs to be voted out as soon as possible, he is obviously serving his own agenda, not those of the American people.

The desperate attempts to both demonize Russia, and tie Donald Trump to that narrative, by the Democratic party, is astounding. Why is there such a lack of this doggedness when it comes to national security regarding refugee infiltration by Islamic terrorists? Even if Russia had directly influenced the election, through some kind of voter machine hack, which NEVER happened, why this concerted effort to demonize them?

Yes, they are bad actors on the world stage, guilty of human atrocities, but so is Iran, and the Obama administration was willing to cut a deal with them! Does Putin have public appearances where he shouts “death to America?” I think not. This is pure hypocritical propaganda from the now hijacked left leaning Democratic party.

If the Democrats ever intend to be competitive in future elections in this country, they need to rid their party of this pestilence that has infected them. The liberal left has but a small minority vote of brainwashed idiots, and doesn’t represent true Democratic values, or democracy itself.

Chris Wallace’s Interrogation of Kellyanne Conway

I was witness to another textbook interrogation (interview) of a conservative by a liberal journalist, with the questions asked of Kellyanne Conway on Sunday’s broadcast by Chris Wallace.

The shameless bullying of a female on the receiving end of the questioning was despicable. I thought Kellyanne handled it fairly well, considering the obscure nature of questions being asked. The typical  liberal line of rhetorical questions about what the president intends to do. What happens if a trade war starts (purely speculative). The random questions fired in rapid succession before an adequate response can be made bordered on verbal abuse.

This type of journalism has no place in our society, it was offensive and nonproductive, and I was left wondering what the point of the interview really was. Was it to discredit Kellyanne Conway? Or was there some other sensible argument.

It seemed to me that most of the questions could only be properly answered by the President. Why Wallace decided it was a good idea to berate Kellyanne Conway on national television is just another example of the misguided liberal agenda.  The “tolerance” is underwhelming.

Media Madness – Fake News

In my opinion, when the media causes hysteria in the general public by spreading propaganda, the 1st amendment should not apply. The shameful, intentional misleading news stories from some of these networks, in some cases, is getting people hurt and hurting the bottom line of the businesses that are affected by the riots that ensue from the false narrative.

The most recent propaganda was aimed at the airports, disrupting air travel and causing national security concerns. It was reported that all muslims were being detained at airports in N.Y. and other states as well as their departures from the Middle East. What was not reported, intentionally, was that out of 325,000 travelers, about 300 were originally detained because their immigration status was not verified at the start. Out of the 300 or so, verification allowed about 200 to continue on their way. A total of 109 people have been temporarily detained. This amounts to about 1/30th of 1%, however, these treasonist news agencies would have people believe that all muslims are being detained and persecuted for their faith.

These fake news stories are aimed with one purpose in mind, civil disruption, and chaos. Is it not the primary job of the president to protect all Americans from enemies, both foreign and domestic? Wouldn’t this type of intentionally caused civil disruption, property damage, and in some cases bodily harm be considered an enemy of society? 

The 1st amendment should have some boundaries when things get this out of hand.  After all, it is not free speech and against the law to yell ‘fire’ in a movie theater. Those responsible for these false stories with important, relevant facts edited for the sole purpose to mislead and cause havoc in society, need to be removed from these organizations, and charged with treason.

Maybe if the laws of this country were actually enforced for a change, society could return to normal. Bringing these treasonists to justice would send a clear message to these media outlets to stop the false and misleading news and they could get back to what their job is, to accurately inform the American people of national and world events. It used to be, that you listened or watched the news to find out what was really happening at The White House. Now, you have to watch and listen to what’s happening in The White House, to find out the truth about the news.

The truth is, that the proverbial “cat is out of the bag” when it comes to attempting to push the liberal agenda these fake news feeds have adopted. In order to convince the public that the liberal ideal has any integrity, the liberal media resorts to propaganda and fake news.

Pipeline Executive Orders

I am all in favor of energy independence, but very little attention by the “mainstream media” is being placed on the concerns  of the Native American people that reside in areas where the proposed pipeline is to be located.

This situation is reminiscent of the treatment of Native Americans when America was first settled (invaded) by white men. In my opinion, I don’t care if the pipeline has to be detoured a thousand miles, if it is going to have a negative impact on the regional native people, it must be relocated, period!

Unless the Native Americans have another solution that accommodates their wishes, there is no other equitable solution. Donald Trump, surely has the wisdom to recognize this situation. To not do so, would be a travesty, and even myself as a supporter would lose respect for him. I hope he does the right thing here.

TWRA catches Deer Poacher

Wow! it’s amazing, the T.W.R.A. finally caught a poacher this month. I guess in the entire state of Tennessee there was only one irresponsible hunter. Good job, guys. See details here: 

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2017/01/12/deer-costs-man-nearly-10000-under-new-tennessee-law/96480784/

I guess since this guy will probably learn his lesson, there probably won’t be any infractions next year. What a friggin’ joke, the T.W.R.A. is probably the most overblown budgeted agency to exist in the history of the U.S. There is almost no accountability for anything they do. Since the agency somehow convinced the state, or the powers that be, that on-line reporting of animals taken during the various hunting seasons, was a good idea, there has been more poaching and erroneous reporting, or the lack of reporting than ever before.

This policy has absolved the agency of the responsibility of woodland patrols. Even if an unethical hunter does happen to be questioned by an agent, all he or she has to do is say they intend to check the animal later when they get home. There is no means to check the animal in the field, because the on board computers in the patrol vehicles are “closed systems” that enable officers to check D.M.V. records, and criminal backgrounds. These systems cannot be tied to the general internet, because of vulnerability hack from the general public.

I witness agents mostly doing landscape duties in the W.M.A.’s. I happen to live very close to one of these areas. I am an avid hunter, and purchase my $116 sportsman hunting license every year. I hunted in the W.M.A. near my home for several years. I have never encountered a T.W.R.A. agent in the field.

There is literally no ability to enforce wildlife violators. What is even more unsettling, is that there has been no objection that I can see, from either wildlife advocates or hunters. Any ethical hunter knows that when an unethical hunter doesn’t follow the rules, it diminishes from the ethical one’s success in the field. This is all o.k. Because when there is an over harvest situation, the T.W.R.A. will just use their overblown budget to relocate animals into the affected area, reduce quotas for a little while, and repeat the process when needed.

The T.W.R.A. has completely abandoned the theory of sustainability through proper management of the state’s W.M.A.’s. Abandoning this recently adopted policy would mean that agents would actually have to be trained for work in the field. Interact with hunters, and get real “on the ground” knowledge of animal populations and harvest tallies.

In most states, the bag limits and quarry specifications for public and private lands are consistent. Not in Tennessee, you can kill any buck with visible antlers on private land, but there are antler restrictions on public lands. Gee, do you think anyone would lie, if confronted by a T.W.R.A. agent about where the harvest occurred? Another good regulation, wildlife feeders may be used until two weeks prior to hunting an area. I don’t know why the T.W.R.A. just doesn’t sell whitetail deer for people to raise in pens until they are ready for slaughter.

Using any attractant to kill wildlife is plain and simply unethical. Wal-Mart in Tn. sells bags marked “deer corn” from September through January for the sole purpose of this unethical practice. Unfortunately the ignorant policies of the T.W.R.A. are not likely to change any time soon. Out of curiosity, I wonder how many illegal feeding stations were ticketed for infractions this year in Tennessee? Continue reading “TWRA catches Deer Poacher”

Secretary of Education Confirmation

Every single Democrat has asked for a different standard of confirmation for Betsy Devos than that of those confirmed during previous confirmation hearings.  The difference between the questions being asked by Republican representatives and the Democrats is so stark it has been hard to watch. While most Republicans ask pertinent questions about school choices or how she would follow the laws of the federal government, Democrats like Bernie Sanders (and I use the term Democrat loosely in his case) asked if college education should be free to everyone and Ms. Devos replied “nothing is really free,’ Sanders went into his usual rant, that millionaires and billionaires would pay for it. He then asked if her contributing to the Republican party made it possible for her nomination. She responded, “I don’t think it mattered.”

Al Franken had the audacity to ask if Devos believed in conversion therapy. At first Devos was so stunned, but she finally responded that all children have the right to a good education regardless of race, gender or economic status. The Democrat from Colorado tried to use the standards of education from Detroit to tarnish Devos’ record of accomplishment, Devos being from Michigan, implying that those standards applied to the state as a whole.

The Democratic senator from Connecticut asked if guns should be allowed in schools. Devos replied “in the case of the school in Montana with the Grizzly Bear fence around it, probably so.” This clearly being a guideline determined by federal and state law, not a matter for Education Secretary to decide.

The Republican from Louisiana asked every relevant question for the secretary’s position. It was articulated in a yes or no forum, several questions were asked and answered with complete clarity of the nominee’s requirements to fill the position. This manner of irrelevant questioning clearly shows Americans, that the Democratic party has gone completely off the rails, with their intent being to put Devos in an interrogation room under a bright light and question her for hours as if she were a murderer being questioned at the police station, asking everything from what day she was born to what her sexual preferences are,  or maybe, what her grandfather bought her for Christmas in 1993.

I have to commend Lamar Alexander, the committee chair, and Republican from Tennessee, for attempting to keep the hearing focused on the relevant issues at hand, and not allowing these discontented Democrats from allowing their disappointment in Trump’s victory cloud the process of selecting the new Secretary of Education.

The theme has been the same for all Trump’s selections for confirmation. These obstructionist Democrats that were perfectly content with the process for Democratic nominees in previous hearings, are somehow extremely dissatisfied with the same process for a Republican nominee. People in the districts where these Democrats are supposed to be representing, need to pay close attention to this self-serving determination by these individuals to forward their own agenda, not necessarily that of their constituents. An agenda they have been pressured to adopt to forward the cause and ideology of the outgoing president.

I truly feel this ideology will be the demise of the  Democratic party. The Liberals have hijacked the party and it no longer retains true American values.

Democrat Boycott

The only message that these Democratic defectors are sending, is that when it comes time for re-election, they need to be voted out of office. Any elected official that does not participate in this very special process to Inaugurate the incoming president, does not deserve to serve their district. They are, very simply put, placing their interests ahead of their constituents, who they have promised to serve.

Elected officials are by definition, public servants, and have taken an oath to be sworn in as such. If Republicans pulled this crap when Obama was to be sworn in, they would have been labeled as racists. These Democrats are demonstrating that they are un-american. They should step down and allow more honorable willing candidates to serve our country. Here is a list of those ungrateful, un-americans that don’t deserve the positions in government that they are serving in:

  • Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala.
  • Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz.
  • Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.
  • Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla.
  • Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla.
  • Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
  • Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill.
  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.
  • Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.
  • Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky.
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine
  • Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md.
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
  • Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass.
  • Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass.
  • Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
  • Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.
  • Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo.
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H.
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.
  • Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J.
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y.
  • Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C.
  • Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.
  • Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.
  • Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.
  • Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa.
  • Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa.
  • Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa.
  • Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.
  • Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas
  • Rep. Al Green, D-Texas
  • Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas
  • Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.
  • Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.
  • Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Va.
  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
  • Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.
  • Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.
  • Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Ca.

Anyone living in any of these districts and states where these representatives are from, should seriously reconsider your vote for any of these individuals when their terms are due. Frankly, immediate impeachment procedure of these congressmen and women should begin right after the inauguration.

Trump and the Intelligence Community

 

The Democrats are asking why Donald Trump doesn’t trust our intelligence agencies. I am asking why should he trust them? Over the past eight years, the Obama administration has made a concerted effort to corrupt these agencies to do the bidding of the liberal agenda of the president.

For starters, the obviously intentional refusal to indict Catherine Sebelius for her heinous actions at the I.R.S. The fact that these agencies are not doing anything at the federal level to curb the activities of Black Lives Matter, a criminal organization responsible for the deaths of several law enforcement officers and civilians. The fact is that these agencies all answer to a completely corrupt justice department under Loretta Lynch, currently, and previously under Eric Holder, who in my opinion, is a racist. Let’s not even get into the activities of Hillary Clinton, who, in my opinion, is guilty of at minimal, obstruction for destroying subpoenaed evidence. Time after time, under the Obama administration, there have been questionable actions by the intelligence community.

This even goes back to the Bush administration, when they claimed to have “good intel” that Saddam Hussein had “weapons of mass destruction” and only a few defunct chemical rockets were found, buried and inoperable. The intelligence community continually rears its ugly head when it operates with a political agenda. This starts at the top of  leadership. When the leadership fails to seek integrity and objectivity from these agencies, these are the kind of inconsistencies that happen.

To review, there were violations at the Veterans Affairs, was anyone prosecuted? No! There was violations at the State Department, was anyone prosecuted? No! There were violations at the I.R.S., was anyone prosecuted? No! There were violations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development with regard to improper lending practices, was anyone prosecuted? No!

These are all huge blunders at the expense of real human lives, yet no criminal charges have ever been sought to give Americans restitution or resolution to any of these atrocities.

In my opinion, a complete overhaul of not only the Justice Department, but all the intelligence agencies is necessary. Thank you Donald Trump for having the backbone to question them, and their actions! I do, however, disagree with Donald Trump that James Comey should continue as F.B.I. director. The inconsistent manner in which the Clinton investigation was handled, leaves me questioning Comey’s integrity.