Wishes For a Very Merry Christmas To All The Readers Of DMF

The turbulent and chaotic times in which we live can sometime only be tempered in us by Faith...Faith in things we do not fully understand or can explain. Christmas is one such time of temperament. A time when we exhibit what that faith calls us to be everyday. My Prayers and Warm Christmas Greetings go out to you, and all who you hold love in your heart for.

I leave you with this Gift of Music. Take the time to listen. You Will Not Be Sorry. ~ Jan

~Thank You MJA@IOTWReport and 

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Rand Paul Delivers Annual Festivus Airing Of Grievances

Sen. Rand Paul created a tradition a few years ago that has become a favorite among Paul's tweeter followers over the holidays. He created a “Festivus of Grievances” and this year he did not disappoint. Here are just a few highlights:

"I’m going to start out with a grievance against the entire foreign policy establishment of Washington DC, who 2 years ago were swearing that Donald Trump was going to start multiple nuclear wars or something.  

One of the things I hate most about Washington is that they have literally NO IDEA how to spend your money. That’s why I do waste reports, and do a FESTIVUS WASTE REPORT with some of the worst offenders of the year. Here are some of the worst in waste. 

NIH: spending more than $2 million on daydreaming   

$75k to throw lizards around with a leaf blower.....  

USAID spending $18 mil to promote tourism….in Egypt. 

So of course, instead of fixing waste like this and reforming government, the geniuses in Congress decided to have a fight over how much MORE money they were going to “spend” aka borrow from China. 

Speaking of which, buried in the foreign aid reports last year, I discovered something — we give foreign aid to China. So government is so dumb, it is literally borrowing money from China, to give it back to China, while paying interest on it....." 

You can read the entire Twitter thread to learn of the ways the federal government is acting like a Bronx Puerto Rican bartender finding ways to waste your hard earned taxpayer money– while it fights over a shutdown.......

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Nancy Ducks Head and Runs Headlong Towards Wall

A great tip for those who wish to analyze the political world is to turn off the volume when political figures speak and just watch......watch Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Thursday as they reacted to President Trump’s announcement that he would not sign a funding bill to keep the government open during the next few weeks unless $5 billion for a Border Wall was provided. Pelosi was discombobulated more than usual, Schumer was on the verge of tears, again. There was no attitude by either of these clowns of “great, now we can beat Trump because he has made a grave mistake and we are going to win”. The reactions were more like “who pulled the rug out from under us????? and how do we get our balance so we don’t come crashing down???”

Then came the vote at the House of Representatives which gave the President a victory, contra Nancy Pelosi’s dire forecasts about the impossibility of such a task getting accomplished. All the bravado came from the White House with DJT and all the signs of defeat came from the Democrats.  Why was the President smiling? It's doubtful that the Senate will pass the House bill. It is likely there will be a partial shutdown of the government in time for Christmas. So why is this good news for President Trump??? Look to history for the answer and recall Bill Clinton versus Newt Gingrich. That showdown was the beginning of the end for Gingrich. Trump is planning the same for Nancy Pelosi.

Pelosi will not be able to compromise with DJT because the lunatic left won’t allow her. If Pelosi compromises to end the shutdown then she will not become Speaker of the House. The entire nation will see that Pelosi won’t compromise because all she offers is “resistance”. In other words, the moment the Democrats take power in the House, total war will be the order of the day. DJT will appeal to the nation to protect the borders. Pelosi will argue against national security.

~Thank You MJA@IOTWReport for the Linkage!~

Speedy Gutierrez: Trump Would Have Killed Baby Jesus

Rep. Speedy Gonzales Gutierrez (D-Ill) used his last few seconds of time in committee to get off a sound bite for the local news and the folks back home before heading back to his district for Christmas break. I cannot imagine the outrage from the media if a Republican member of congress were to speak to and act this disrespectfully towards a female Cabinet Secretary of a Democrat Administration like this. But, here we are.....

It's Time To Face Their Charges Head On

With the coming 2020 election run-up, you can bet accusations of racism will be at the forefront. You Can Bet On It. For Democrats, leveling charges of racism is now an entirely cost and risk free exercise. They do it because it is effective, and because frankly, it costs them nothing.  It profits them in both the long and short term. Not only does it drive minority voters away from the GOP,  the fact of the matter is that the “racist” label is kryptonite to every voter demographic. People of all races now instinctively shy away from anything that has been tarred with the “racism” brush. This is a mark of progress, but, unfortunately, the conditioning is now such that far too many people fail to stop and check if the charge is true, or even if it makes sense or not. Disagreements on policy issues are all pronounced to be “secretly” due to some racial animus or some conspiracy to harm minorities. Worse yet is that every election cycle sees conservative political victories attributed to some appeal to racial bigotry and prejudice.

Make no mistake; no one – individual or group – who calls you a racist means you well. They are not trying to “communicate” with you, “enlighten” you, or “reach out” to you – they are no different from someone who falsely accuses you of rape or child abuse. He or she is actively trying to destroy you, strip you of your reputation, your livelihood. Anger and outrage is exactly what is called for here. “Sadness” and “disappointment” implies respect or some regard for that person’s opinion.

My position is that anyone who falsely accuses you of racism is not worthy of your respect, consideration or even basic courtesy. The proper response is to denounce them and dismiss them in the same harsh and uncompromising manner that you would greet a false charge of theft or lying.

Progressive identity politics, to which the vast majority of journalists are fervent adherents, stipulates that a person’s credibility should be based primarily around his race, gender and political affiliation. A woman’s word should be taken over that of a man. A Hispanic person’s word should be taken over that of a white person.  A gay person is automatically more credible than a straight person. A Democrat’s word is to be taken over that of a Republican. Endpoint; no one who calls you a racist is deserving of your respect. Take it personally. Anger. Outrage. Disdain. Contempt. That’s what’s called for. And while this may not do anything for closing the Republican deficit with minority voters, I am fairly certain that the last fifty years of tacitly confessing to someone's unfounded call of racism by running and hiding, apologizing or trying to pander and ingratiate yourself is not going to work either.

~Thank You MJA@IOTWReport for the Linkage!~

A Dog's Thoughts on Pink Floyd

by Burghal Hidage 

Not long ago I was introduced to a meditation channel. It is not the sort of thing I would seek out on my own, but I actually sat and listened to it for a few minutes. Within a very short time it had formed a reminiscence of a Pink Floyd song from their famed LP Ummagumma, 'Grantchester Meadows'. I then forced myself to sit and listen to some more of this channel. I came to a conclusion. Someone identified the need to create one of these channels (actually there are several) and there are people checking in. This can not be a bad thing if it leads to more people finding their chill and not being such colossal dicks all the time. 

Or...they could just listen to Pink Floyd! There are certain standout pieces from the band's portfolio which appear with regularity in my various playlists. As I was caused to make a review of these I made a discovery that rather surprised me. There were no tracks from the 'Animals' LP on any of the lists. Naturally my reaction was to cue it up and give it a listen.

The change of season has brought with it no shortage of grey, miserably damp, chill days upon which to spend contemplating these weighty matters. I happened to have at hand an intriguing new strain from my botanist, the 'Montana Flowering Dogweed', which I employed to good use for the occasion. Both were consumed in the dark, save for the light of the fire. Pink Floyd has always served as a fine soundtrack for any blaze.

Sir Matthau

For those who are unfamiliar, and those who may have simply forgotten, Pigs (three different ones) was on side two of the original vinyl. The lead off of the LP is the plaintive Pigs on the Wing, followed then by the stark and brooding piece Dogs. Beginning at the 6:14 mark of side one there is a segment of about 45 seconds where there are the barks and howls of various hounds.

Where I sat enjoying this my dog, Matthau, was at my feet and I noted his ears prick up slightly at this point. In the idle chatter one often engages with their pets I asked " Well, old boy! Know what they're saying, do you?" He gave me one of those looks, as dogs sometimes do, which seemed to question my sanity. He raised his massive head to snuff once at the smoke billowing from the glass bong and then rose from the floor to pad across the room and take a seat in the chair opposite me. I wasn't expecting an answer and his behavior, though somewhat odd, was not entirely out of the ordinary. 

Then he began to speak......

" The dogs, yes... they do go on there a bit, don't they? Rather funny, that...." 

He was sounding a bit like Alec Guinness. 

"Matthau? I didn't know you could talk!" 

"Of course I can speak, you pillock! I'm an English Mastiff, not some Neapolitan dullard!" 

"No offense, Matthau! I just wonder why you waited until now!"  

"It's the Dogweed, old bean. Otherwise you're too thick to hear it."  

"Is that it?"  

"You have a better explanation?" 

"I do not." 

"Well, there it is then." 

" I suppose you're right, boy. We'll have to ask Carlton to get us some more of this soon. So what are those dogs saying anyway?" 

"Oh they're banging on about what worthless sods their agents were. Couldn't even negotiate a reasonable royalties contract, could they?" 

"Really? You're putting me on!" 

"Am I? Perhaps you'd like corroboration from another hound?" 

His point was well taken and I surely had no reason to doubt him. After repeated attempts at contact, Roger Waters has declined any comment upon the matter.

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* Burghal Hidage is Middle Finger News Media and Music Critic (no one really knows why) and a very strange dude. He holds a degree in Medieval Renaissance Tapestry Weaving from Woodshire College U.K. and an expert on the theory of barometric pressure.

The Only President To Be At War His Entire Presidency

The man's eight years of failed foreign policy created more death, chaos and suffering than any time since World War II is named the RFK Human Rights Organization 'Ripple of Hope' Laureate. - MORE 

(H/T IOTWReport)

The Growing Anti-Semitism of Leftist Intellectuals of Color Continues to Ooze Out into the Open

Alice Walker

As we all know, the left has decided that black people cannot be racist or antisemitic. We were reminded of this again recently by anti-semitic leadership of the "Women's" March. This type of hypocritical logic continues apologetically amongst our intellectual betters....  

Over the weekend, the New York Times Book Review published a full-length interview with Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple. The very first question: “What books are on your nightstand?” Walker replied with four, the second of which was:

"And the Truth Shall Set You Free,” by David Icke. In Icke’s books there is the whole of existence, on this planet and several others, to think about. A curious person’s dream come true."

This passed without comment from the New York Times interviewer, and the publication passed it on to readers without qualification. This is rather remarkable because the book is an unhinged anti-Semitic conspiracy tract written by one of Britain’s most notorious anti-Semites. 

A former soccer player turned professional hate peddler, Icke is one of the most influential conspiracy theorists in Europe, and certainly in Britain. Today, he has over 777,000 followers on Facebook, and speaks to audiences around the world. Like many conspiracy theorists, Icke claims that a secret conspiracy controls the world. And like many conspiracy theorists, Icke claims that this secret conspiracy happens to be Jewish. 

In And The Truth Shall You Free, the word “Jewish” appears 241 times, and the name “Rothschild” is mentioned 374 times. These references are not compliments. Indeed, the book was so obviously anti-Semitic that Icke’s publisher refused to publish it, and he had to print it himself.  The chapter titles of the work (“Master Races,” “The Hidden Hand”), anti-Semitism is not incidental to Icke’s book, it is essential. It is impossible to miss it.  

It seems strange to me that the left has indicted the entire right for an anti-semitism which scarcely exists and does so only at the fringiest of fringes, and yet when one of their own engages in straight-up, no-question-about-it Real-Deal-Holyfield anti-semitism, they actively spread the doctrine. But David Icke isn't just anti-semitic. He's also anti-reptilian.

"Icke proposes that an inter-dimensional race of reptilian beings called the Archons have hijacked the earth and are stopping humanity from realising its true potential. He claims they are the same beings as the Anunnaki, deities from the Babylonian creation myth the Enuma Elis...." Icke believes that a genetically modified human/Archon hybrid race of shape-shifting reptilians manipulate global events to keep humans in constant fear.

It should be pointed out that many people think that given that Icke is both a Holocaust denier/Holocaust apologist, and a believer in world control by a shape-shifting half-reptilian race, he intends people to read his Lizard People theory as a disguised indictment of the Jews...."

This is the book that Alice Walker recommended to New York Times readers. That a celebrated and honored cultural figure like Walker would promote such a self-evidently unhinged bigot might seem surprising at first glance. But this is only because the cultural establishment has spent years studiously looking away from Walker’s public praise of Icke and his work, and her own repeated expressions of anti-semitism.

(The Tablet)
(AceHQ)
(NYT's Book Review)

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