I just happened to be working on the night shift in the area where the Watts Riots started on August 11, 1965. I was working probably less than a mile or two where it all started. I’m lucky to have gotten out alive, as a white guy riding a motorcycle. The Watts riots happened when a black woman became agitated when the police were attempting to take a suspect into custody. She was like a spark in a hay barn. Within a matter of minutes the scene turned into total chaos. The riots lasted five days, and 34 individuals lost their lives. One thousand, thirty two people were injured.

I worked in and around Los Angeles for thirty years, so what I am about to say has credence, it’s not hearsay. South Central Los Angeles ( Watts ) is a predominately black community. It is also home to the “Bloods” and “Crips”, two very powerful black street gangs. It’s no secret that it was, and still is a dangerous, high crime area. I drove through the area numerous times in the early morning hours when very few people were on the streets. I can tell you it’s a scary place. Every single store front has iron bars over the doors and windows to protect it from burglary and or robbery. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that this ain’t a friendly place. I seriously doubt that they have a “Welcome Wagon” person.

So, if this is where you live, and you make your money running illegal gambling halls, or pimping, or selling drugs, or any number of other illegal activities, who is the last person you want to see? Yep, you guessed it, the Police. The man is going to F up your operations and most likely put your sorry ass in the slammer. The police represent a threat to your livelihood and your freedom, so they become your enemy.

The Watts riots taught the black community that if they rebelled against the police in a very forceful and destructive manner they could get public sympathy from the left who desperately need their votes to stay in power. They also learned that the politicians would rein in the police. The politicians didn’t want open war in the streets. The blacks also quickly learned that playing the race card every chance they got was very intimidating and opened up a lot of doors. The white folks were also carrying around the burden of guilt put on them over slavery and oppression. So the white population was easily coerced into going overboard in favor of the black population to help purge the guilt. Don’t misunderstand what I am saying, I am not in favor of oppressing anyone of any ethnicity, this is simply how I view recent history.

This is what irritates the living crap out of me. Virtually all of my friends, co-workers, and family are white folk. That’s a lot of people, and I don’t know a single raciest in the whole dang bunch. I have friends that own businesses and they hire people of all ethnicities. Almost every incident of racism I see is black on white, or brown on white. When blacks resist arrest and cause an incident that ends up on the news, it furthers the false narrative that they are targeted by the police because they are black. Never mind that blacks are roughly 13 percent of the population and are responsible for over 50% of all crime. In 2016 when compared to 2015 an additional 900 blacks were killed bringing the total to 7,881 victims. This is almost entirely “black on black” killing. Police shot and killed 233 blacks in 2016. My little pea brain calculates that is about .02%. The vast majority of those 233 victims were considered “armed and dangerous”. Only 16 individuals were unarmed.

You would probably be correct if you think the cops are apprehensive when they encounter a black male and this is why; Over the past ten years, black males make up 42% of all cop killers, when they only make up roughly 6% of the population. A police officer is 18.5 times more likely to die at the hands of a black male than the other way around. In 2016, among all homicide suspects whose race was recorded, whites killing blacks numbered only 243.

Black Lives Matter and other black organizations would lead you to believe that blacks are being slaughtered by white police officers and oppressed by other white people. The statistics don’t bear that out. The blacks have learned that by constantly playing the race card they can enjoy more freedom from police surveillance. The police are more than happy to back off. Why put yourself at risk of being killed, or fired and losing your retirement. However the real losers are again the blacks. When the police back off, the homicide rate goes up dramatically in black neighborhoods.

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others like them, have made a very nice living out of keeping this charade alive and well. Now the NFL players have pretty much ruined the experience of pro football, citing police brutality and racism as the reason for refusing to stand for the Anthem. These geniuses need to stop and realize that their own culture is their biggest problem, and concentrate on cleaning up their own house before blaming all of the rest of us for their problems.    

Just for the record, I like anyone that is a decent, law abiding, patriotic American no matter what color they happen to be, or where they come from. But, if you don’t like it here I’ll help you pack. Dial 1-800-GET-LOST

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One undeniable phenomenon has happened since Donald Trump became President. More and more of the protective covering in Washington D.C. is being stripped away, and the slimy characters are being exposed. Donald Trump himself is far from perfect, but his underlying desire to make the United States a better place is actually working. He is pulling back the curtain and showing everyone the unsavory side of government.

The bad actors in the FBI are running for cover like cockroaches when the lights are turned on. I think I’m going to get physically ill and throw up the next time I hear someone talk about what a “straight shooter” Bob Mueller is. He is nothing but a political hack of the highest order. He has surrounded himself with other political hacks that have a real animosity for the President. Bob Mueller, Jim Comey, James Clapper, John Brennan, Rod Rosenstein and a host of others, have been proven to be total liars and will say and do anything to achieve their agenda.

One of the things that frustrates me the most is how these crooks hide behind “redaction”. Anything that they don’t want exposed, they hang a national security tag on it, and black it out and hide their bad deeds. So, how many people have this power of “redaction”? Can anyone do it if they want to hide their dirty little secrets? You can call me crazy, but my guess is that the reason this practice continues, is that everybody finds it to be a useful tool to hide bad behavior. I think it’s bullshit and should be stopped now. I would agree to “redaction” only if a person would face grave danger if their name was known, or national security data collection methods were exposed. The more secrecy that exists, the more likely it is to spawn shadow government, which is exactly what we are currently dealing with.

Speaking of shadow government, John Kerry has been going behind the backs of the Trump administration meeting with the Iranians, in advance of Trump nixing the Obama/Kerry deal with Iran. That’s about as slimy as it gets. That ignoramus needs to spend time behind bars for that idiotic move. Don’t kid yourself, he is still working on the behalf of his former boss. You remember the other ignoramus ( Obama ) that sent 1.5 billion in cash to Tehran in unmarked aircraft. I’ll bet when Obama was a kid he bribed other kids to be his friends. That seemed to be the core of his foreign policy.

Does it seem strange to everyone else that back when Obama was floating the Iran deal, even the Democrats were totally against it. Chuck Schumer being one of the biggest opponents. Now that Trump has killed it, these same people are calling Trump a mad man. Is it any wonder that nobody takes these people seriously. Politicians don’t really have a moral anchor, they just move in the direction that happens to be popular at the moment. Only someone with the I.Q. of a banana would think it was a good deal.

It will be interesting to see how Gentleman Jeff Sessions handles this contempt of Congress charge. The DOJ continues to stonewall congress on the matter of handing over un-redacted documents related to the Mueller investigation and Mr. Sessions seems to be on another planet. The Congress has lost it’s patience and a showdown is looming in the next few days. I can’t wait to see how good ol’ boy Jeffy reacts.

Last but not least, good ol’ John McCain. Putting it mildly, I have never been a fan of McCain. I personally think this man has had brain issues for a very long time. He is another version of Obama. He always seemed to be on the wrong side of everything. He always catches a break because he was a POW. Being a POW has to be a horrific experience, and he has my sympathy, but c’mon, his record as a ranking Republican absolutely stinks.

There is a huge amount of stuff going on right now, and I am watching with great anticipation. These next few months will tell us unequivocally what Donald Trump is made of. I’m pretty sure I already know, he seems to have a pretty steady hand. Are we having fun yet?

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