Posse Incitatus

Black Liars Matter

For more than a year, I have witnessed an increasing number of homeowners with Black Lives Matter signs in their front yards, bumper stickers on their cars, and sometimes signs in the window.

Many politicians have paid obeisance to this organization, and corporations are increasingly virtue signaling by donating millions of dollars to BLM. In the extreme world of political correctness, some people have actually been fired for uttering the true statement, "All lives matter."

As I've mentioned dozens of times in this blog, millions of Americans are ignorant and uninformed. Often, it's not because they're stupid; it's just that they have other priorities besides studying history and keeping up on the issues. They're busy with jobs, families and other priorities. And/or, they may be gullible and believe the propaganda spewed out 24/7 by CNN, MSNBC, PBS, ABC/NBC/CBS, WaPost, NY Times, et al. (Fact for the unaware: The New York Times tried to cover up the Holocaust, and in the early 1930s, its Moscow Bureau Chief, Walter Duranty, was an apologist for genocidal Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Its credibility hasn't improved much since then.)

So let's grant that millions of people have good intentions in their hearts, but are just missing that healthy skepticism and jaundiced eye that can serve each of us well. I'm prepared to give the benefit of the doubt, but my patience is wearing thin. After all, it doesn't take a whole lot of research to learn that BLM is a Marxist organization, and is also anti-family, anti-Christian and anti-Semitic.

And while the vast majority of its adherents are not criminals and would not engage in felonious behavior, some of them are and have. Riots, looting, assaults, even murders. Ironically, it often seems there are far more white people than blacks at BLM rallies. Many of these are the spoiled-rotten, coddled leftists who were indoctrinated at K-12 schools and universities; people who do not appreciate our nation's greatness and are utterly ignorant of the horrors visited upon humanity by the socialist and communist forms of government they advocate. The irascible Michael Savage calls them "Red Diaper Doper Babies."

BLM brought in about $90 million in donations in 2020. With support from multi-millionaire athletes, musicians, actors, politicians and corporate CEOs, BLM resembles socialism and communism in that there are a few filthy rich people at the top, and millions of dupes, lemmings and useful idiots blindly following along. Those at the top have a "do as I say, not as I do" mindset.

This has been obvious for years, and just recently was brought into clearer focus. We've learned that one of the co-founders of BLM, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, spent over $3 million purchasing four high-end homes. The New York Post reports that she also eyed properties at an exclusive resort in the Bahamas, where the price tags range between $5 and $20 million. Nice work if you can get it!

What's it going to take for people to wake up and realize that many in this organization are frauds? And even if they weren't, they are advocating lifestyles, policies and an orientation that would put a dagger into the black community.

The breakdown of the family structure -- i.e., a 70 percent birth rate to single mothers, and too many children being raised without fathers -- is one of the most serious issues harming blacks today. It is at the root of so many African Americans ending up on the wrong side of the law, having trouble with drugs and alcohol, being unemployed, belonging to a gang, and in many cases ending up incarcerated or dying at a young age.

So please enlighten me: Just HOW are opposing traditional religious faith, tearing down the family structure and advocating for what has long been a fraudulent and genocidal form of authoritarian government, going to help black people? I'm waiting.

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

All politicians lie. That's a given. Some lie more than others, and some lie with more subtlety and skill than others. A few, like Sleepy Joe Biden, beclown themselves with ludicrous, brazen lies that are easily refutable.

We saw it a few days ago when Biden made a statement about Georgia closing its polls down at 5 p.m., thus prohibiting working people from voting. Big-time lie. He has also been mendacious regarding the border meltdown that his idiotic policies precipitated. His blaming the Trump administration for the current humanitarian crisis is appalling.

Ditto for Sleepy Joe's gall in claiming credit for the Coronavirus vaccines, which Trump's administration helped bring to market much sooner than anyone though possible through the Operation Warp Speed initiative.

More recently, The Big Guy has spouted the B.S. we've heard from the gun control movement for literally decades. In the wake of two mass shootings in March , Ol' Joe and his merry band of Democrat statists are proposing .... wait for it....YOU GUESSED IT! More gun control!

In other words, more useless virtue signaling that won't stop bad guys from obtaining guns and using them to commit crimes, won't reduce gun injuries or deaths, but will make things harder on law abiding citizens.

One of Biden's executive orders cracks down on so-called "ghost guns," the plans for which are available on the Internet, and production of which can take place on a private individual's 3-D printer. Biden also is cracking down on pistol braces, which have become to the left almost as much a bogeyman as the infamous AR-15. But neither of these figure much beyond a blip on the radar screen when it comes to homicide statistics. It's sort of like the left's obsession with so-called "assault rifles" (in actuality, semi-automatic rifles) when the vast majority of firearm homicides involve handguns.

During a news conference announcing his executive orders, Sleepy Joe repeated the common lie that guns can be purchased at a gun show without undergoing a background check. John Lott, one of the world's foremost experts on gun issues, refutes that lie. He's pointed out that the vast majority of sellers at gun show are federally licensed gun dealers. By definition, they are required to conduct background checks. But don't expect the garbage media to call out China Joe on his blatant lie.

And think about it: How stupid does one have to be to believe that criminals purchase their firearms at gun shows or in gun shops? Mostly, they buy them on the black market or steal them. Duh!

During a recent interview with talk show host Mark Levin, Lott mentioned surveys of felons convicted of gun crimes. Asked how they obtained their firearms, fewer than 1 percent said they bought their guns legally.

Lott's column, "Biden's Many False Claims on Gun Violence," does an excellent job of shining a spotlight on Sleepy Joe's stupid and ludicrous lies.

In announcing the steps he's taking, the Big Guy blew out of proportion gun violence, calling it an "epidemic." (In reality, gun crimes are disproportionately in small geographic areas and tend to affect urban populations -- especially individuals involved in illegal activities.) He totally ignored the defund the police movement and coddling of criminals by leftist prosecutors supported by the likes of George Soros and other leftist vermin.

Biden also promised that there is more to come. More what, lies and disingenuous bullshit? I can hardly wait.

The Impressive Ron DeSantis

The Posse has long lamented Republicans' weakness when it comes to messaging and pushing back against the 24/7 misinformation foisted on America by Democrats, the garbage media, Big Tech and Hollywood.

Donald Trump himself, despite having myriad significant achievements he should have talked up last fall, did a poor job of touting his record. Too often, he get sucked into useless controversies with nobodies. (Remember that absurd Twitter tiff he engaged in having to do with beauty pageants?)

If I had been giving Trump advice, I would have emphasized that he needed to stick to the talking points on his greatest accomplishments, and he needed to keep pounding on them, day and night, relentlessly, in the weeks and months leading up to the election.

Consider his track record: The 2017 tax cuts for businesses and individuals, including a substantial cut in the corporate tax rate (from 28 to 21 percent) that brought many jobs back to the United States and spurred dozens of companies to give bonuses to their employees; getting tough with China in areas including trade and intellectual property theft; building hundreds of miles of border wall and controlling illegal immigration; brokering peace among Israel and several Arab nations; rebuilding the military; destroying ISIS; lowering black and Hispanic unemployment rates to their lowest levels ever (until the pandemic struck). The list goes on.

While Trump was not afraid to push back against the garbage media ("fake news media" is too weak a descriptor), his schtick got old. He needed to focus much more on his achievements, and keep on repeating them, rather than expending time and energy bashing the media.

By comparison, let's take a look at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, starting with his extraordinary background. Born in Florida in 1978, he attended Yale University, where he was captain of the varsity baseball team. He later earned his law degree at Harvard University. He served as a U.S. Navy JAG, including doing a stint in Iraq, and received several commendations including the Bronze Star Medal. Additionally, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. All of this, and he's only 42 years old.

Just as impressive is DeSantis' aggressive way of taking on the frequently inaccurate and unfair jackals of the media. He calls them out as smear merchants and liars. Recently, he has hammered the hacks at CBS' increasingly sensationalistic "60 Minutes" for a wretched hit piece they did on him that alleged "pay for play" in the State of Florida's decision to award a COVID vaccination contract to the Publix grocery store chain.

Hack reporter Sharyn Alfonsi confronted the governor at a news conference, alleging that because Publix gave his campaign a $100,000 contribution, he gave an exclusive vaccination contract for Palm Beach County to the supermarket chain in return. On its face that's an absurd claim, because pretty much every politician alive who accepts campaign contributions has advocated laws or regulations that helped his benefactors.

But it didn't take long for the "60 Minutes" story to fall apart. It soon became clear that the show's producers had selectively edited the governor's comments, removing key parts of his explanation as to what really happened. Additionally, the report contained numerous factual errors. The governor's office has laid them out in this press release.

"60 Minutes" has issued several clarifications, but in the process has doubled down on its mistakes, refusing to show any humility, accountability or regret. There's that left-wing hubris again. The harsh criticism of the network is coming not just from Republicans and conservatives, but even from several Democrats in Florida, including the Director of Emergency Management, Jared Moskowitz.

This isn't the first time DeSantis has taken on the vicious left. He has done so on other issues, including opposing the teachers' unions when he advocated school choice in the 2018 election, and opposing gun control measures espoused by several Florida legislators.

In fact, DeSantis' support of school choice earned him the votes of about 100,000 black women (18 percent of the number of black women who voted in 2018, according to the Wall Street Journal), even though DeSantis' opponent was a black man, Andrew Gillum. DeSantis won the election by only 40,000 votes.

Last year, Florida was one of the last states to declare a lockdown, and one of the first ones to lift it. While other states' economies suffered grievous damage, Florida's economy escaped largely unscathed because DeSantis kept it mostly open for business. For this he was demonized by the media idiots, who refused to acknowledge that the states with the worst COVID outbreaks and devastated economies were deep blue states.

DeSantis' fiery, passionate defense of conservative causes, his fearless attitude toward the vermin of the left, his stellar professional background, leadership skills and personal charisma make him a solid contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

If the Republican Party expects to save this nation from the totalitarian, statist Democrat radicals  and the wrecking ball of Sleepy Joe Biden's policies. thousands of Republican politicians need to grow a pair. NOW. Looking for a role model? Look no further than Ron DeSantis.

Woke as a Joke

The day after I wrote about spineless corporate CEOs giving into the woke mobs regarding Georgia's election reforms, Major League Baseball joined the cowards and announced it would move the summer All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

The number of companies and politicans demanding that MLB abandon Atlanta had grown to an ungodly number in recent days. Home Depot, Microsoft, FedEx, American Express, Delta Airlines, Coca Cola, Google, Apple, Citigroup, Bank of America, the NBA, MLB...the list goes on. What hypocrites! Here's hoping millions of people boycott these companies and organizations.

As usual, liberal polices will harm minorities the most. Many minority-owned small businesses and minority workers would have benefited greatly from having the All-Star Game in Atlanta. These include vendors, bars, restaurants, caterers, chauffeurs, hotel employees, and individual proprietors such as Uber and Lyft drivers.

Left-wing organizations are also targeting the Masters Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for April 8-11 at Augusta National Golf Club. Without a doubt, they will find other events, businesses and organizations to target. 

Here's what's maddening: Many blue states, including Sleepy Joe Biden's home state of Delaware, have more restrictive voting laws than Georgia will under its new law. In 2019, Georgia had zero drop boxes. Now, it has made them a permanent fixture after they were temporarily implemented during the pandemic year of 2020. Georgia also increased its number of days for in-person early voting. The law leaves in place no-excuses absentee voting and Sunday voting. More than a dozen states including Delaware require the voter to give an excuse for absentee voting.

Three ultra-liberal states, Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware, have no early in person voting at all! To use the idiotic words of the Big Guy, "That makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle." (Maybe he dreamed up that line during one of his mid-afternoon naps and thought it was really catchy?)

Strangely, Democrats are upset with a Georgia requirement that those who vote by mail provide the number from their driver's license or free state-provided ID card. But liberal hotbeds including New York, New Jersey, California and Virginia also require a driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number for online voter registration.

Colorado, where MLB moved the All-Star game, has fewer early voting days than Georgia, and its polls close an hour earlier. Colorado also requires a voter ID for those who vote in person. (Not that that's a bad thing, but for some reason, liberals argue absurdly that the voter ID requirement is a hardship to some of their constituents. Talk about demeaning and insulting treatment.) Oh, and did I mention that Atlanta is 51 percent black, and Denver only 9.2 percent black?

Finally, consider that many of the most sanctimonious virtue signalers have been or are in bed with that bastion of human rights, China. This includes MBL, NBA, Delta Airlines, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Apple, Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger and many more.

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. I'm confident that many of these imperious and smug wokesters who think they're smarter than the rest of us will regret their foolhardy actions -- sooner than later.

Happy Easter!

A Happy Easter to all Posse readers! Today is the holiest of Christian holy days, its message of salvation and hope rooted in love.

Easter is also a holy day of deliverance -- from sin and its consequences; from darkness, despair and hopelessness. In that sense, it shares some common ground with the festival of Passover, which began March 27 and ends at sunset today. I guess that is fitting, since Judaism is the foundation of Christianity.

The suffering of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, and the Jews' suffering in slavery thousands of years ago are key passages in scripture. If nothing else, they remind us of  the human tendency to do a lot of damage unless we humble ourselves and earnestly seek God's help and guidance.

Today, our nation and our world suffer following a year of Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, illnesses and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Many people feel beaten down by the lockdowns and restrictions and the lack of human contact. It is a dispiriting time, for sure.

The slavery and brutal executions of ancient times have given way to modern day torments, anxiety, depression and hopelessness. Bitter polarization, riots, racial tensions and uncertainty invade our thoughts, corrupt our sleep and taint our dreams. Real problems exist in families across the land: Addiction, domestic abuse, depression, estrangement, divorce, suicides.

Atheists and cynics may look at this veil of tears and ask, "Where's your God? Why isn't he helping you through this?" Or, "If God loves you, why did he allow this to happen?" This simply displays an ignorance of scripture and the realities of life that God and Jesus never attempted to sugar-coat. 

I emphasize that all is not lost, and no one should give up hope. Giving in to despair and hopelessness is the catastrophe each of us must avoid.

Now is a great time for those of any faith to renew their commitment to prayer, to give thanks every day for their ample blessings, and to believe in themselves, their families and friends, and their future.

Easter sends us the message that light and joy inevitably win out over darkness. Christians believe Jesus died to bring us eternal salvation. Easter and Passover attest that faith in a higher power, intertwined with hope, can carry us through the crucible. There's no doubt in my mind that the foundation of faith does carry us through -- in the temporal world and the afterlife.

Deliverance is at hand, and this eternal message forever intertwines Passover and Easter. Today offers us a golden opportunity to reflect on life's deeper meaning, and take stock of our own lives.

The Posse wishes all of its readers (all six of them, LOL!) a peaceful, happy day, and good health -- both physically and mentally -- going forward. Never forget that millions of people have endured far worse things than what our nation is now experiencing.

That kind of perspective can embolden us in the months ahead, and I pray that it does.

Spineless Corporations Bow to Woke Fascists

One thing we've noticed over the past year especially is that Democrats are good at lying and propagandizing consistently and relentlessly, AND finding plenty of facilitators: Big Tech, the garbage media, Hollywood, and increasingly, corporations.

The quaint notion of voter accountability, i.e., not allowing our voting system to become an unregulated, corrupt playground for fraudsters that leads to banana republic conditions, has been thoroughly demonized. Democrats and their mendacious co-conspirators have put forth the asinine notion that efforts to ensure integrity and transparency in voting equal "Jim Crow on steroids," to quote Sleepy Joe Biden.

Trying to prevent the rampant voter fraud that the abominable HR1 would bring about is called "restricting access to the ballot" and "voter suppression." Demagogues like the execrable Stacey Abrams of Georgia are feted for their grotesque distortions.

While a photo ID is required to rent a car, buy alcohol, get a hotel room or step on board a commercial airliner, somehow these morons think requiring an ID to vote is tantamount to the poll taxes and literacy tests of the Reconstruction era. This is not just breathtakingly disingenuous, it also speaks to shocking stupidity and ignorance on the left. Sadly, the narcissists and ideologues of the left have zero self-awareness, but unlimited arrogance and a fascist-like tendency to force-feed their warped ideology on the rest of the nation.

Georgia and many other states, having been caught flat-footed in the 2020 election by Saul Alinsky-like tactics coming from the left, are enacting laws to limit mail-in ballots and prevent fraudulent ballots, ballot harvesting, and inaccurate voter rolls, among other corrupting influences adored by the left. For that, they are being branded as stone cold racists.

Atlanta is scheduled to host the Major League Baseball All Star game on July 13. But because Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a sweeping election reform bill, many corporations including Coca Cola, Google, Salesforce and Delta Airlines, among others, are denouncing Georgia and pressuring Major League Baseball to move the summer classic to another state. Not surprisingly, the MLB cowards are seriously considering kowtowing to these race hustlers. Am I the only one who's sick and tired of supposedly intelligent adults behaving like two-year-olds?

Look, there once was a time when Georgia was truly a hotbed of racism. Segregation was the law of the land; the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan was founded in Stone Mountain, Georgia about 50 years after the Civil War ended. There was a black pro baseball team called the Atlanta Black Crackers, believe it or not, playing in what was known as the Negro Leagues.

The legendary Hank Aaron, who passed away just a few months ago, played many years for the Atlanta Braves. His Major League career began in the early 1950s, just a few years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Often, when the Braves traveled, he could not stay in the same hotel as his teammates. For crying out loud, the University of Georgia didn't have any blacks on its football teams until the 1970s!

Bottom line: There was real, brutal racism in this society as recently as 50 or 60 years ago. For today's race baiters of the left to equate election laws with the horrors of the past is shameful and reprehensible. And for corporations to fall in line is also disgraceful. But these people have no shame.

I am just one peon in a nation of 330 million people, but I try to avoid patronizing companies that take positions I find abhorrent. When Nike went all-in for Colin Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter, I vowed never to buy or wear their shoes again. I refuse to subscribe to or watch Netflix, an open sewer of violence, porn and misogyny that is paying hundreds of millions of dollars to Barack and Michelle Obama. Coca Cola and Delta Airlines have just joined my shit list.

If millions of more conservatives would just say no to woke corporations, these corporations just might back off from their foolishness. There is hope. Remember, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently announced that, in the wake of plummeting TV ratings, the league would back off from its advocacy of Black Lives Matter and other left-wing, social justice claptrap.

A few years ago, when radical gay militants urged a boycott on a certain date of Chick Fil-A because the company's founder and his son opposed gay marriage, the restaurant chain had record sales on that day. This is the type of pushback I am hoping to see.

As the Biden administration pirates continue to loot the treasury to enrich themselves and pay off their political cronies, and the 51 percent keeps sticking it to the 49 percent, we must fight back like our lives depended on it. Because they do.