The Morning Rant - Misanthropic Edition

Unfortunately, I'm not 29 any more. I'm old enough to begin stories, "When I was a youngster." And so goes the story.

Early on in life I was attracted to politics and current events. I haven't changed over the years. I learned early on the politics was a "combat sport". See Burr vs. Hamilton or just ask Zombie Barry Goldwater.

When I was a kid the only danger in the political arena were the combatants. Average Joe and Jane Citizen were not in danger of rooting for one team over the other. As a kid it was safe to display campaign yard signs and bumper stickers.

The first election I could participate in was Reagan vs. Carter. I'm proud to say I voted for Reagan. Hell, I even had a Reagan bumper sticker on my car. I've had Reagan, Bush, Dole, Bush, Romney and Trump stickers over the years. But not this year. Probably never again.

The Friday leading into the Labor Day weekend the Fabulous Mrs. Mis Hum came home for lunch and asked me the following question, "When did you put up the Trump yard sign?"

My response, "I didn't do that."

"Oh come on," she jested, "when did you get the sign and when did you put it up?"

Someone came and put the sign up near our mailbox. I live on a dead end street. I have a lengthy driveway where you can't see our house. We were headed away for the weekend. I took the sign down. Although I live in a Red area, the thoughts of a deranged leftist vandalizing our home was a little too much for me.

My rant? I still can't believe the tenets of political choice and free expression places one's life and property in peril. Even in rural flyover country one now fears his or her choices regarding political advocacy. I don't see it improving in my lifetime. I wonder just how long before the United States of America makes the Balkan Wars look like a playground spat?

Have you altered your political lifestyle in the age of Trump? If you have what have you done?

Just another day at the beach if you wear a MAGA hat.

The "Defund The Police" movement continues to make one laugh out loud. On one hand you have Princess of White Privilege Alyssa Milano calling the cops on somebody shooting tree rats squirrels with a pellet gun.

We gained a little bit of respect for anti-NRA activist Alyssa Milano when she admitted to Sen. Ted Cruz that she lives in a two-gun household — good for her for having the means to perforate some criminal who would break into her home and harm her family. But when she heard what she believed to be gunshots the other day, she dialed 911 right away, sparking a massive emergency response at her home.

While we have a small business owner in Minneapolis being told he's on his own. When you basically hear from the Police to "suck it up Buttercup" you know you are on thin ice.

I’m certain most of you are sick and tired about hearing the plight of the citizens in Minneapolis, but when I saw this post, I wanted to comment on it. A business owner sent an email to the commander of the city’s 3rd Precinct, claiming his employees are too frightened to come to work. The business owner – Craig Paulson – received this reply.

The owner of Pedego Electric Bikes sent an email to the local Police Chief saying that his employees are too frightened to come to work now. The answer he received was none too reassuring.

“As far as a long-term plan I don’t have one. I have lost 30% of my street officers since the end of May. Budget cuts from COVID-19 and an additional 1.5 million from the council in August we have let go 17 CSO’s and canceled a recruit class of 29. A potential Cadet class slated for January of 2021 was also eliminated. It takes about a year to get a police Officer onto the streets with hiring, backgrounds and field training so reinforcements aren’t coming anytime soon. We are doing everything we can with what we have. I hate to see great businesses like yours and the rest of your corridor being victimized and feeling unsafe. Please let me know if you have any more questions.”

No who this. No scrumptious food pics with accompanying recipes. Only a Feel Good Story.

AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com.

Prayer Requests:
8/26 - grammie winger requests prayers for her city, Kenosha.
9/13 – Blanco Basura and his family need prayers. His son passed away after an epileptic seizure. He had been dealing with seizures for almost 10 years, and was on medication to control them, but did didn’t always work. He says “Please remember to tell your kids you that you love them every chance you get. You may not get another.” He also thanks God for his family and friends and The Horde.

For Healing:
8/24 - Cheriebebe asks for prayers for her Dad, who is in ICU and on a ventilator. Things do not look good. She asks for prayers of healing and comfort for her dad, mom, and the rest of the family.
9/6 Update – Cheriebebe sends an update and thanks the horde for prayers. Her father passed peacefully on Saturday.
9/2 – Ghost of Hallelujah requests prayers for his wife who was recently diagnosed with nodular melanoma.
9/2 – Katya the designated driver requests prayers for her stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. She is 2 chemo treatments in. She is doing well with side effects.

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Please remember the Prayer of St. Francis
Keep calm and pray on!

posted by Misanthropic Humanitarian at 11:01 AM

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