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IT IS TIME TO STAND AND FIGHT BACK

June 08, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, In the News, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

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LOS ANGELES DODGERS & CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE

HONOR THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENGE

This is an Anti-Catholic (and Christian) Hate Group dedicated to the destruction of the Church and its religious beliefs, moral standing on abortion and commitment to the fact that there are two genders.  Come-on “Sisters”,  you attack Christianity because Christians do not react with violence.  “Sisters”, let’s see you “grow a pair” and attack Mohammed and Islam in the same way!  I’m waiting.

 

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DRAG QUEEN EXPOSES HIMSELF TO CHILDREN DURING “STORIES TOGETHER” EVENT AT LIBRARY

Male “Drag Queens” are sexualizing our children with their performances at schools, libraries, public events, even churches.  We used to put these pedophiles and perverts in jail where they belong.

IT IS NOT OKAY TO SEXUALIZE OUR CHILDREN

 

After Bud Light fight, Dylan Mulvaney calls on brands to develop more trans partnerships: 'Realize' my ‘power'

THE WOKE “KOOL-AID” DRINKERS

Anheuser-Busch – Target and many other major Corporations have decided to “bow down” at the altar of “WOKE” and are paying a price for it.  It was recently disclosed that Target Corporation made a donation to an effort to destroy Mount Rushmore.  As these companies “come out of the closet” we want to be sure and recognize them by taking our spending dollars to their “Non-Woke” competitors.

 

THE “GENDER FLUID” WING OF THE LGBTQ+++ ACTIVISTS ARE AFTER YOUR CHILDREN

I remain mystified why any High School Graduate with an I.Q. higher than room temperature would indebt themselves $100,000 or more for a degree from one of our “Frankfurt School” “Marxist Inspired” former Institutes of Higher Learning to emerge with a degree in something related to “Gender Studies”.  A College degree with little marketable value causing many of them to gravitate to teaching grade school children that are 6-10 years old where they can groom the most vulnerable and innocent among us in their Dr. Josef Mengele inspired genetic experimentation as practiced on the Jews confined at Auschwitz.  I can only hope that the victims of their “Gender Fluid” agenda who undergo surgical and pharmaceutical castration and mutilation return at a later date to sue these misguided gender fanatics into bankruptcy for destroying their youthful innocence and the joys of a normal childhood. These “Monsters of the Gender Midway” deserve nothing less.

Scientific Fact:  Biologically, Scientifically, Medically and at a DNA level there are two, and only two genders.  Male and Female.  The term Transgender is not a gender.  It is a psychological and medical term describing a state of mind and being that is confused.  It is a real symptom and condition that formerly (prior to current recruiters) affected  less than 1% of the population.  At a Biological and DNA level you cannot change your gender.  You can cut and patch body parts all you want but you only end up with physical sort of “Frankenstein” mutilation.  What is left is what you were born with only scarred and battered and usually with some mental anguish attached.  

Save your money.  Attend Bob’s School of Gender Studies.  It is 100% guaranteed accurate and costs nothing.

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MILITARY INSANITY

Our once Greatest Military in the world which was loved by our allies while feared by our enemies is being destroyed by its current leadership with their WOKE agenda and focus on Racism and so called “Equity”.  Our current Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are both Political Activists, not true Military Leaders.  They are destroying our Military’s ability to attract and retain the personnel to defend our country and seem more like they are putting together a “Milktoast Brigade”.  I spent  ten years in the Army National Guard.  Six years in a Combat Infantry Brigade and four years in a Medical Brigade.  Not once in all those years did I ever encounter anything like a racial incident.  I have many friends who spent years, some of them entire careers in the Military and they all tell me the same thing.  To this day I can go into a Military Hospital or facility and feel nothing but comradery.  Our Military exists to protect our country and destroy its enemies.  It is not a place for social experimentation. 

AMERICA’S ENEMIES ARE TRYING TO DESTROY OUR CHURCH’S, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR MILITARY. BY DOING THAT THEIR PLAN IS TO DESTROY OUR NATION.

IT IS TIME TO STAND AND FIGHT BACK

WITHOUT VIOLENCE AND WITHOUT BREAKING ANY LAWS

DON’T SHOP IN THEIR STORES – DON’T GO TO THEIR GAMES OR OTHER PERFORMANCES

DON’T GO TO THEIR MOVIES OR PURCHASE ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS

LET THEM KNOW WE SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR VALUES

WE MUST STAND AND FIGHT THEM EVERY DAY ON ALL THESE FRONTS

WE MUST DO IT FEARLESSLY AND TIRELESSLY.

NOW – TODAY – EVERY DAY

I WILL SPEND MY DOLLARS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT SUPPORT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE MUTILATION OF, OR GENDER TRANSFORMATION SERVICES TO OUR CHILDREN!

 

Bob Bandy – June 2023

 

 

CALIFORNIA FOLLIES – THE NEWSOM SAGA

May 20, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, In the News, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

GAVIN NEWSOM – AMERICA’S WORST GOVERNOR

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Following his tenure as the Worst Mayor in America, where our Governor turned the once beautiful city of San Francisco into a homeless, drug and crime infested place from which business and those with the resources are fleeing, America’s Worst Governor is well on the path to turning the “Golden State” into a giant homeless encampment with corporations, producers and working taxpayers creating windfall profits for moving companies and with the Babylon Bee saying U-Haul named the Governor “Salesman of the Year”.  The following is only a limited and small list of what he has done and is doing to California.

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Excerpt from California Globe May 18, 2023 by Katy Grimes:

“Newsom also blurted out that he blames California’s now-annual-wildfires on fossil fuel companies. Wasn’t it only a couple of years ago the governor accused PG&E of causing wildfires, and placing profits over safety?  So now it’s fossil fuel companies? Governor Shapeshifter is trying to blame fossil fuel companies for a deadly crisis the government created by imposing environmental laws that have made forest management nearly impossible. And, with his oil and gas ban looming in the near future, he clearly needs a boogey man.”  End Excerpt

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Governor Newsom champions California as a “Sanctuary State” where illegal immigrants cannot be questioned as to their legal status and his Legislature is now proposing Unemployment Benefits for Illegal Immigrants.  Senate Bill 277.  He also supports voting rights for Illegals.

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Our governor encouraged and gave tentative approval for the State Legislature to propose an Eight Hundred Billion Dollar “Reparations” plan for citizens of California.  He was forced to change course in the face of a Thirty Billion Dollar Budget shortfall.

Governor Newsom proudly sponsored and signed into law legislation that gives the State of California jurisdiction for “Gender Affirming Care” over minor children.  In plain English this means that if a School Teacher and School Nurse decide little 9 year old Johnny identifies as a girl he can be receive “Gender Affirming Care” by Pharmaceutical or Surgical Castration without parental consent.

On September 27, 2022, Governor Newsom signed what amounts to a perinatal infanticide bill, AB 2223 (along with twelve other pro-abortion bills).  AB 2223 is especially egregious because it prevents coroners from investigating the deaths “related to or following known or suspected self-induced or criminal abortion,” including deaths of babies during the “perinatal” period – which is up to 28 days after birth.
Governor Newsom continues to support the California High Speed Rail project. State transportation officials tacked on an additional $5 billion to the budget for California’s high-speed rail project, according to a 2022 business plan report, bringing the total projected cost to $105 billion.  This fiscal “Black Hole” was, is and will always be a money pit to nowhere.  It has never hauled a single passenger a single mile and was originally budgeted at $40 Billion Dollars and scheduled for completion in 3-5 years when the project began in 2015.  For more information type High Speed Rail 2.0 into the search for articles box and hit enter. or:  https://www.stoppullingthewagon.com/?s=high+speed+rail+2.0
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In June, Governor Newsom signed the Budget Act of 2022-2023 into law, which included a historic $200+ million investment in reproductive health care (Abortions through and including the 9th month and now through the 28 day “Perinatal” period are considered Women’s Health Care in California).  Most of these dollars will go to Planned Parenthood for services and new Security measures to protect their facilities and personnel.  No dollars were budgeted to protect Pro-Life Centers or their services.
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California is a State where you will not be jailed for stealing as long as you keep the total value of the items you steal to less than $940.  They can write you a ticket/citation but it is only a Misdemeanor and not a Felony.  There have been documented cases of thieves filling up shopping carts with items worth “only” a few hundred dollars and then giving Store Security the finger on their way out of the parking lot.  By the way,  Shopping carts are now “free” in California.
I could go on and on with the destruction and grief Governor Newsom has brought to California.  The point of this being he now dreams of doing to America what he has done to San Francisco and California.  
Bob Bandy – May 2020

THE PRICE OF HATE

May 05, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

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Sith Lord – Emperor Palpatine – Star Wars VI

In the famous scene from Star Wars Episode VI, the evil Emperor and Sith Lord, Palpatine, uses all his powers to try to get our hero Luke Skywalker to hate so that he can control him just as he controls Luke’s father, Darth Vader.  It is just a movie but there is much truth in the destructive power of hate.

Hate can become a powerful and controlling force in a persons life.  I know.

I wrote the original of the following piece almost five years ago under the below title and it is one of the most commented on and shared articles I have ever written.  To this day I still get sometimes as many as 10 – 25 comments a day submitted.  Altogether I have received many thousands of comments – 99%+ of which have been positive and encouraging.  I can’t begin to credit more than a small fraction of the comments I receive but I appreciate them all.  What I learned in my own experience helped me and I am told has helped others for which I am grateful.  I hope you find this helpful and maybe the reader can share it with a friend that it might be of value to.  Bob

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TWO GRAVES

Confucius has been credited with the saying: “Before embarking on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves”.  The message being that you will need two graves, one for the object of your revenge and the other for yourself. To which I would add this corollary:  Before embarking on a path of hatred, first dig two graves.  One for yourself and the other for the people and things you loved which will be destroyed in the process of fueling your rage to destroy that which you hate.

Hate is a poison and a powerful emotion.  It can destroy your logic, your reason, your compassion and your humanity.  It is a cancer which can rapidly spread to consume every aspect of your life.  

I once experienced such a hatred in my own life.  A person whom I believed to be a  friend double crossed me and destroyed me financially.  I was faced with starting all over again.  For more than a year I was consumed by my hatred for this person.  I allowed it to nearly destroy me personally. 

One day a light kind of came on inside me and I realized that when it says in the Bible to forgive your enemies, it is not just for their sake, it is for your own healing.  I began practicing “letting go” of my anger and hate.  It took a while but in the process I learned to forgive and not to hate individuals or groups of individuals. 

I may strongly disagree with their words and deeds to the point I will speak out against what I see happening.  I may be appalled at the destruction to lives that I witness due to their actions.   By my actions I will peacefully and legally oppose those systems I deem destructive that they are attempting to put into place. 

There is a growing, toxic and dangerous hate in America.  I fear for the very survival of America as a nation.

To quote from the Bible, in the book of Mark, chapter 3 – verse 24, Jesus says that “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.”    History is littered with the carcasses of kingdoms and nations that demonstrate this to be true.

There is a wonderful healing process that takes place when we let go of hate and practice forgiveness.  It is not easy but can be achieved and brings back joy to your life.  I know, I have experienced it. You might want to share these thoughts with a friend who is struggling with hate in their life.

Bob Bandy – May 2023

YOUR GOVERNMENT IN THE NEWS

April 11, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, In the News, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

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“You maniacs! You blew it up!”

“Colonel Taylor” – Charlton Heston

Remembering the final scene from Planet of the Apes (1968)

IN THE NEWS 

China and Russia form a strategic alliance with former U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and current U.S. foe Iran to control world oil supply and new “standard” currency

U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve at lowest point since 1984 – 27 months ago we were energy independent

U.S. Military weakened by WOKE regimen and unmet recruitment goals

U.S. Economy in peril from high interest rates, inflation and Dollar credibility

The U.S. National Debt is so high the Government cannot pay current interest rates on its debt

WOKE State of Oregon will not allow “Christian family” to adopt children

America’s Churches under attack by “Trans” Gender & LGBTQ+ activists

States allowing young children to receive life altering gender mutilation surgery without parental consent

Destructive Critical Race Theory – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training required for employment

Report: 40+% of American Households two paychecks away from being homeless

Annual Fentanyl poisoning deaths exceed all deaths in Vietnam War and President Biden will not condemn China for providing the materials for its making to the Mexican Drug Cartels

Homelessness, crime, drugs, corruption destroying major “Blue” cities

Biden family receives Million Dollar payments from Chinese firms controlled by Chinese Communist Party

Equal Justice for all compromised by Politicized (In)Justice Department, FBI & Courts

Drag Queens in Women’s Undergarments perform provocative sexualized dances in front of small children

and the list goes on and is growing every new day

To the folks in Washington D.C. implementing and allowing the above: 

“You maniacs – You are blowing it all up”

Government – you are destroying our children and grand children’s future!

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“If you can greatly weaken the traditional family, discredit the Church and the people can no longer trust their government, you can destroy a nation.”  This is an action plan for an American hater like George Soros.

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Are you angry yet? 

Bob Bandy – April 2023

 

HEY! GOVERNOR NEWSOM

March 20, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, In the News, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

FOX NEWS

California will spend about $30 million to build 1,200 small homes across the state this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, part of a plan to help house the nation’s largest homeless population and to address an issue that has persistently plagued the state during the governor’s time in office.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the prototype of one of the small homes displayed at a news conference in Sacramento on March 16, 2023.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 30 Million Dollar Homeless Solution

Being a good citizen and wanting to help our Governor out I want to look at his plan and see if I could make some helpful suggestions.

First I have a few questions which I am sure he can answer easily.

I will start with asking if any of his advisors and planners own a calculator?  I do and I divided his 30 Million Dollar plan by the 1,200 Tiny Homes he wants to build.  Using his numbers the cost for each Tiny Home will be $25,000.  These homes, some as small as 120 Square Feet, can be assembled in 90 minutes.  On my calculator that would make the cost $208 per square foot.

Second, in addition to the above photo I noted the governor looking at various other models which reminded me greatly of the Tough Shed line available at Home Depot.  For example, the one pictured below which is a 20 feet x 8 feet (160 Square Feet) model which they sell for $3,195 (MSRP $3499.95).

Now I am just an average guy but it would seem to me that $3,500 is a whole lot less than $25,000 and you could even add a few amenities and furnishings for a couple of hundred dollars more.  And they have lots of other models available for under $5,000.

So, why are you budgeting $25,000 for the Governors equivalent “Tough Shed” type Homeless Dwelling when it could be provided for a whole lot less money?

I am not, but many others might suggest that this is just a grossly overpriced “Pork Barrel” project our Governor will be handing off to one of his Silicon Valley Bank Club “Buddies” and  supporters. 

There are many others who also believe the California High Speed Rail To Nowhere 100 Billion Dollars (and growing) project is a political payoff to “Organized Labor” – like the Operating Engineers Union for example. For more on California’s High Speed Rail debacle type:   High Speed Rail 2.0   in the search box in the left column of this page and hit enter on your keyboard.

Still other questions:  Will these “Tiny Homes” be equipped with plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical service?  Will they meet the State and County strict codes for occupancy?  Is there infrastructure (water, sewage etc.) in place to service them?  Knowing the health and safety habits of 90% of the homeless, who will be providing maintenance, cleaning, disposal and sewage service?  Are funds going to be made available to clean up what’s left of them after about one year of “occupancy” and they become a ramshackle slum?

Last question.  What I, and I think most taxpayers want to know is:  Why does the State of California, its Counties and Cities keep coming up with Mega Million Dollar solutions to the homeless crisis (and other problems) and a year or two later the money is gone and the problem keeps getting worse but the Politicians and their Rich Supporters, Labor Unions etc., get richer and richer while the rest of us struggle to pay our energy bills and buy groceries?  

I was raised to believe that the first, and primary obligation of government is to keep its citizens safe and living in a clean, sanitary environment. Yet our cities streets are filled with crime, drug dealers and filth.  Please tell me why this is so Governor.

Bob Bandy – March 2023

 

OF BANKS AND BASEBALL AND MONKEYS

March 15, 2023 By: bob Category: Culture, Humor, In the News, On Bob's Mind, Something To Think About

People line up outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Silicon Valley Bank was shut down on Friday morning by California regulators and was put in control of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Prior to being shut down by regulators, shares of SVB were halted Friday morning after falling more than 60% in premarket trading following a 60% declined on Thursday when the bank sold off a portfolio of US Treasuries and $1.75 billion in shares to cover declining customer deposits.

SILICON VALLEY BANK

R.I.W.P.

(Rest In WOKE Peace)

To steal an old saying:

Giving Tens of Billions of Dollars to a bunch of WOKE Bankers

is like giving whiskey and your new car keys to a teenager.

The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank has created some level of chaos in the Financial Markets.  I am no expert on banking and my own experience over the years has been that my own bank is not my friend and the most I can hope for is that they would keep my meager savings safe from robbers. 

We are told now that those who had money in Silicon Valley Bank will be reimbursed by the Federal Reserve even if their deposits exceeded FDIC Insurance limits.  The fact that many of these depositors were heavy Democratic Donors and had Millions of Dollars on deposit at SVP is, I am sure, a coincidence and had nothing to do with Joe Biden’s decision.  Our President has said this will happen without impacting taxpayers.  This is code speak to say the Federal Reserve with some smoke and mirrors will fire up the printing presses and simply print the Billions of Dollars to cover the losses of the banks failures.

It is widely reported in the media that the Silicon Valley Bank was proudly WOKE and practiced “Diversity – Equity – Inclusion” as a corporate theme.  I believe their resultant failure is what happens if you let your political and social agenda take priority over a sound business agenda.  Gets me to thinking……..

A new baseball season is starting and teams are forming.

Manager number one calls in his recruiters and scouts and gives them the following instructions:   Go find me players who want to play on a winning team.  Players who are focused on being the best and work hard at it for the good of the team and their fans.   We want players who can excite the crowd with their excellence on the field that will bring the fans back game after game wanting more.  I don’t care what color they are, what their nationality is, what their religion is, what they do in their free time, what their politics are or their sexual orientation.  Keep all that off the field.  Whether we are at practice or in a game we are a team and play as a team with a common goal.  Never lose sight of the fact that we are on that field to play Baseball, not make political statements.

Manager number two calls in his recruiters and scouts and gives them the following instructions: This is the 21st Century and we want to build a team that “looks like America”.  Find players who are an obvious cross section of our Diversity – Equity – Inclusion goals.  Recruit equal numbers of  Black, Brown and White players and be sure to include a token Asian.  We want to show fans a cross section of Transgender, Gay, and physical diversity.  At the end of each inning have the players rotate to new positions so they get the full benefit of “Inclusiveness”. All practice sessions will include Critical Race Theory training as well as Gender Options Studies and, of course, lessons in Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness.  We want players who are socially involved.  Players will be excused from practice to attend important events such as “Climate Change”, Black Lives Matter and similar rally’s.   Players should be encouraged to promote their “Diversity” on and off the field and especially when interfacing with the media.  Players need to understand that it’s not important whether we win or lose a game.  Our goal is to showcase “Diversity – Equity – Inclusion” to educate fans attending the game.

Which team do you think has the best chance to win a championship?

Now apply these same principles to our Military and other public service where real teamwork and common goals are critical.  If your first priority is having a WOKE agenda of Diversity – Equity – Inclusiveness what you end up with is what we in the military used to call a group of monkeys playing football. 

Are you scared yet.

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