Time and Truth - Trump will win but our country will Lose

Time and Truth -

Let me make one thing very clear – I hate the Republican party and how it turned out after the 2012 general election. I went downhill after 2008 but it really took a dump after the Romney 2012 sellout. My mother and father were Republicans. I took their pledge and oath to become a Republican in silence and carried that card for a very long time because I do not agree with Democrats and their party principles.

Today, after all this time, I hate the Republicans almost as much as I do the Democrats. Because of that, I am voting for Trump because I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton, a democrat. Not just a democrat but a corrupted lying democrat. It doesn't even deserve to capitalize her party because of the manner they destroyed people.

I hate Trump and what Trump did to the party. It was pure extortion. I hate Cruz for crossing the line and his selfish needs to feel like he is the ‘chosen one’ and everybody else is wrong or not entitled to what he wants. I hate McCain for his abandonment of conservative and legitimate principles of conservatism. He is a sellout as well. I hate Kasich for not having the balls to come to Cleveland and show his face but time will reveal the real reasons soon.

Although I believe Mayor Rudy Giuliani has good intentions, he is malicious, I suspect that he has been on a vengeful path to pay back Islamic Terrorists since day one of the attack on his watch. Mitch McConnell is a traitor and there are a few more who will show their real value [or lack of] later. I hate Rubio, but I will learn to forgive him in time.

You see, in general, if you pay attention to my writings, it’s about time, not about politics. Time is more important than polarized comments or statements made by anyone in any party. The party, today, hate Cruz more than they do Trump – after all, Trump is their savior and the party needs to survive as it was on life support and emergency resuscitation during the primary and now until the November election. Motive is always a factor when it comes to money and power and don’t be fooled, this is about money and power.

In time, the wobbling wheels of the Trump train will derail somewhere along the line because Trump is not a sustainable person – he goes up and down and when he goes down, he really goes down. It is my own believe that Trump is no different than Barack Obama, as both are narcissistic in nature and power seeking persons. I can see in time, Trump’s ego will make more changes than Obama and that’s not what we need. In the end, it will be those exact same qualities that will tie him down to the puppet masters who have chosen him in lieu of others who couldn't make the grade during the primary runoffs.

Cruz chose to not be included in the Trump deal of quid pro quo on deals made in the backrooms of the convention. I can respect that but I don’t like him for breaking his word. However, looking back in time, they all threatened to break their words; every one of them were liars and cheaters - they might not have said it out loud but their body language and their lack of support told a story. Thus we need to keep his situation in content and context - something that time will clear up for us.

Don’t let it fool you about party unity – there is no unity – just a party that is superglued together and when the heat is applied, the glue will undo all the pledges and all the bonds that were put together for this quick façade. It has already begun as the party is desperately seeking new funding to keep the campaigns going. Here again, promise broken and expectations falling short of the financial supports pledged or made. They are desperately looking for donors who don't have America's best interest at heart. There goes the campaign promise of not owing anyone any favors.

Cruz was a wrecking ball because he didn’t deliver the oath of the pledge for a nominee endorsement. However, in time, the truth will be revealed how matters were manipulated and how the convention was a sellout to those who came there with high expectations. Not to mention the party’s leadership expectations. I suspect that the party threatened Cruz and Trump punked him out. Yes, Trump is that kind of guy – he is himself a selfish punk. A rich punk but never the less, a punk who called Cruz a selfish person and took personal insults one step too far. Who better to judge another when they understand each other so well.

Tomorrow when things start falling apart, everybody who remembers will thank him for staying the course – others, although living with regret, will try to work themselves back in favor as this ‘wrecking ball’ will turn out to be quite the opposite in time. In time, and with the truth, Cruz will become a leader again of the anti-establishment crusade in addressing and resisting the Washington DC cartel. Why you ask?

Because he took a stand against the “real establishment” that tried to force him into a submission of his own conscience and principles. A stand he had a right to take without any recourse but with heavy consequences that will haunt him for years. However, time and truth will mend those fences, and it will clear the path to his own resurrection. Someone said that truth is a long game, more than 4 quarters of football and more than 9 innings of baseball. Time and Truth have no limit – it can happen anytime and I am betting it will be around 2018 when the Congress has it next election and time will show who stands up for the party and who remains seated.

Lastly, 2020, is not that far away and time will demonstrate how the truth stands up and reveals how dark the Republican party really is if you look close enough to their core values and principles. It might be shocking. If Mr. Abraham Lincoln could speak, he would say the world has changed for the worst and nothing can heal us now, I see the end of the Republican Party and time will change the direction of this country away from where our founding fathers thought it would remain. So gloat your victories now; tomorrow will bring you demise and sorrow.

Multicultural diversity has a dark side too

The United States is a melting pot – a wealth of diversity and that will always be as free people come to seek the light. To indict a group who want to emigrate to our country is wrong. To draw up accusations and biased comments to spew hate is not what this country is about. There are many who feel Muslims have no place in our society. They can’t be further from being wrong on that. These men, women and children have every right as free people to come here.

Growing Islamic Terrorism is a problem and a threat to our way of life. I am the first to speak out and say, the faith of the masses who practice Islam are misunderstood. There are people who want to live in peace. There are families who want the best for their children and do so with choices they are denied in many parts of the world today. Out of 49 Islamic populated countries, they seek America because it is the land of the free- religiously, democratically and with justice for all.

There are some assertions out there they are the ‘evil ones’ and should be denied into our country. That is wrong and that is a false perception that we must address. We should welcome every person, regardless of their religious preferences to come to America. Now, today we must assure that can still happen but it must happen with a degree of certainty that we acknowledge that Islamic Terrorism is a growing evil in this world. That it’s militancy, its intolerance to Western civilization cultures is often the spark of conflict, hate and violence. Other religions should not be proselytizing this process of banning immigration but support it.

Don’t let the fear rule your hearts. Don’t let the political rhetoric change your minds and project evil to all and not just those who actually engage and preach the hate of the Islamic Terrorist way of life under a law that I man-made and 1400 years old.

Accept the process with tolerance BUT ensure the government exercises its main responsibility to keep you safe. Demand the government conduct thorough background checks and keep the process legal and non-discriminatory. Do not treat Muslims different from other refugees or immigrants coming here legally. Do not exercise what we have done in the past and look the other way. We need to hold the government to the fire to ensure our safety while allowing others to come here and be free. Do not engage in the hype or fear mongering of our politicians. They have their own motives and agendas for others they represent.

Do not buy into the fear mongering of Muslims bringing violence into our community and crossing our laws with bloody intentions. A thorough screening will eliminate the risks involved to the same level as we eliminate current risks in our society today. We are a nation of peace and we would expect others to be the same and most will come here with peace in their hearts. Others will manipulate and find a means to come her to do harm – we should reject the fact that all Muslims are evil or no-good. There is no such truth.

There are four realities here; peace and war and love and hate. Within the Muslim world, there is conflict as well. There are clashes of cultures among themselves for centuries and it is all about power and control. Not just a caliphate or country but the minds and hearts as well. They too are dealing with these same realities.

Jihadists or Islamic Terrorists are by no means a majority in the Islamic world. They are feared and hated in those areas where they rule and deny humans the basic human rights they are entitled to as people. In our country, there are those non-Muslims who preach fear and hate just like the Jihadists do. The difference is they have a different name but do the same hate.

What we need to do as people is to come together and show the Muslim world we can love them when they love us back. What we can say is come into my home and eat besides me and talk to me as I talk to you and explain how I feel about my God. Do not insult the prophet and do not insult my Jesus Christ.

Make the word known that if they are to act on the truth that there is but one God and His son Jesus Christ but do not force them into believing what we believe in; that it is the only way to live in harmony. Respect and dignify their beliefs as they do yours. If they choose to worship Allah, then respect them and live your life for God, not with resentment or hate.

How do we deal with this irreconcilable conflict between a secular West and a resurgent Islam is based on how we love and respect each other? Do not sympathize but empathize; do not resent or hate but try to understand them better. Do not fear someone who has done you no harm, for fear is the evil that grows the demons inside us and changes the way we feel and see thing around us when in all reality, there is nothing to fear.

There is a dark side to diversity. It causes fear. There is a dark side to different cultures and theologies – it makes us scared to think we are going to lose our own faith. That is the darkness of diversity, as it invades our hearts and minds and makes up an impression of losing our freedom of practicing our own religion and give up hope that what we believe in was not strong enough to overcome the hate around us and diminish our ability to love one another. The dark side of diversity is you, me and anyone who doesn’t have the faith, the perseverance and the love in God to belief that all men, women, and children were created equal and deserve the best of what the world can offer.

"Arizona Winds - author Rex Oates, a tribute to Travis Alexander

Author Rex Oates, 2016

"Arizona Wind"
(In memory of Travis Alexander)

Locked up in a cell, reading a book, is a small price to pay for the life that you took.
But the Arizona wind whispers his name in the air.
It won't let you forget the reason why you're  there.

When the judge looked you in the eyes and said "life without parole"
You never felt so lonesome deep down in your soul.
You danced with the devil, but now the piper must be paid.
And you'll hear that Arizona wind until your dying day.

And the Arizona wind it reminds you every day
of the life you could've lived, of the life you threw away.
It reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes down
That you'll  never leave that place till they lay your body down.

Living life behind bars, is no kind of life to live.
But that's the price of your sin, the world cannot forgive.
And the Arizona wind whispers his name in the air
And it won't let you  forget the reason why you're there.

The Arizona wind it reminds you every day.
Of the life you could've lived, of the life you threw away.
It reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes down.
That you'll never leave that place till they lay your body down.

And the sun comes up and the sun goes down, another day gets written down. The days turn into months then into years.
Doing life without parole in Perryville.

The "Fetal Effect" by Black Lives Matter Group

The “Fetal” Effect – by BLM

The Fetal Effect – what has not happened yet is the lively presence of the Black Lives Matter movement in Cleveland, Ohio. It will most likely develop into chaos either today or tomorrow as the GOP convention comes to a close. They will demand that cops let them through the barriers and allow them to rush the convention center.

However, what has happened after the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge is the unbinding effect of the ‘fetal’ position cops took under political pressure by the White House and the U.S. Attorney General who criticized them harshly. In addition, we cannot forget all those police officers who are constantly being singled out and ambushed as they perform their duties without regard to their own lives and still protecting and serving the public.

There is no way that the BLM people are backing off on the cops and the GOP candidate, Donald Trump. They are actively opposing any agenda or policy regarding law and order and will demonstrate their vile and spewing hateful behaviors soon. They won’t disappoint us. The cops will have their hands full but are prepared to handle this as well. Lawbreaking by criminals during the Ferguson riots demonstrated the hate spewing group as they really are. It is reasonable that the Cleveland police are equipped to handle the worst case scenario at this time.

Violence is on the rise – it is increasing after 20 years of decline because of political inferences and influences that reveal a ‘soft’ approach to these protesters who turn into thugs and terrorist when they are let off the leash. Their target is not reforms but rather, the destruction of police agencies. They want anarchy and riots and chaos so martial law can be imposed.

This violence is passively sponsored by the Attorney General and the White House; they have given the BLM movement more attention and consideration than they have the consolidated efforts of over 100 police chiefs who met with them in the WH in the fall of 2015. It is true, they met to organize a strategy to combat crime but they also set the police up for more criminal activities by hiring actors and individuals to demonstrate and pay them to destroy Ferguson, Baltimore and any city or locale on their list.

It was like they had the inside scoop of the expected police reactions and used them in a playbook to counter the police tactics and make it more violent and create more destruction than ever. In essence, cops got set up by the Justice Department. Baltimore is a good case of such behaviors and how the cops were told to ‘stand down.’ In a matter of speaking, they criticized cops to the point where cops began to drop arrests, stop serving summons and various stop and frisk programs due to the dangers posed on contact with those who resist cops and their duties.

The police, rather than standing their ground, were told to withdraw and be reasonable, sensible and compassionate by those in power. In many ways, cops became ‘fetal’ in their abilities to do their jobs. Being fetal is worse than being restrained because of the vulnerability of being in such a position. It has a negative impact on police morale. It sets the police up for easy targets and that is exactly what has happened.

Cops are coming out of this fetal position out of sheer need to do so as they are being targeted and attacked by snipers and others. Crime is back up and cops are on the target list. Cleveland police chose to be proactive for the convention and barricaded the convention center with a secured perimeter than assures them the protesters will not reach the podium and take the stage hostage.
A garden-variety Black Lives Matter march with slogans and chants of “F–––the Police,” “Murderer Cops” and “Racism Is the Disease, Revolution Is the Cure” T-shirts as well as “Stop Police Terror” signs has been contained, not eliminated. They are in conference for their next strategy.

In the meantime, officers are working routinely, surrounded by angry crowds, when they question a suspect or make an arrest. Officers continue to rush to crime scenes after someone has already been victimized, sometimes getting shot at in the process. BLM wants the cops to lessen their engagement with the community. They want the cops to surrender the streets to the people.

They want the cops to look the other way. They threaten more demonstrations if cops don’t withdraw their presence in the streets and communities. Today, this stage of the plan to maintain law and order is critical. Under such conditions, it is not surprising that proactive policing is down. Remember, such policing is discretionary. Cops don’t have to do it. And they have been told not to do it by activists and the media, who accuse them of racism for making stops in high-crime areas. That is the danger of movement like Black Lives Matter – they preach anarchy and not law and order.

Open Letter to all law enforcement from the President of the United States

The National Fraternal Order of Police shared the letter on its Facebook page, and offered this comment:

The reason this letter has value is that we want and deserve to change the National Dialogue. The people of this country respect law enforcement. Now we continue to speak out about the issues that have helped create disconnects with members of the communities to work so hard to protect.

 

We can and do provide the best quality law enforcement that we can but we cannot be held responsible for the social issues such as poverty, lack of mental health services, unemployment, and abject poverty. The work now is to assist our communities by continuing to recognize that we are but one spoke in the wheel and we will do our part. Now it's time for politicians and government to assist us in working in the communities we have always worked in to make life better for all Americans.

Here is a transcript of the President's letter: 

To the brave members of our Nation’s law enforcement community:

Every day, you confront danger so it does not find our families, carry burdens so they do not fall to us, and courageously meet test after test to keep us safe.  Like Dallas officer Lorne Ahrens, who bought dinner for a homeless man the night before he died, you perform good deeds beyond the call of duty and out of the spotlight.  Time and again, you make the split-second decisions that could mean life or death for you and many others in harm’s way.  You endure the tense minutes and long hours over lifetimes of service.

Every day, you accept this responsibility and you see your colleagues do their difficult, dangerous jobs with equal valor.  I want you to know that the American people see it, too.  We recognize it, we respect it, we appreciate it, and we depend on you.  And just as your tight-knit law enforcement family feels the recent losses to your core, our Nation grieves alongside you.  Any attack on police is an unjustified attack on all of us.

I’ve spent a lot of time with law enforcement over the past couple of weeks.  I know that you take each of these tragedies personally, and that each is as devastating as a loss in the family.  Sunday’s shooting in Baton Rouge was no different.  Together, we mourn Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald, and Brad Garafola.  Each was a husband.  Each was a father.  Each was a proud member of his community.  And each fallen officer is one too many.  Last week, I met with the families of the Dallas officers who were killed, and I called the families of those who were killed in the line of duty yesterday in Baton Rouge.  I let them know how deeply we ache for the loss of their loved ones.

Some are trying to use this moment to divide police and the communities you serve.  I reject those efforts, for they do not reflect the reality of our Nation.  Officer Jackson knew this too, when just days ago he asked us to keep hatred from our hearts.  Instead, he offered—to protestors and fellow police officers alike—a hug to anyone who saw him on the street.  He offered himself as a fellow worshipper to anyone who sought to pray.  Today, we offer our comfort and our prayers to his family, to the Geralds and the Garafolas, and to the tight-knit Baton Rouge law enforcement community.

As you continue to serve us in this tumultuous hour, we again recognize that we can no longer ask you to solve issues we refuse to address as a society.  We should give you the resources you need to do your job, including our full-throated support.  We must give you the tools you need to build and strengthen the bonds of trust with those you serve, and our best efforts to address the underlying challenges that contribute to crime and unrest.

As you continue to defend us with quiet dignity, we proclaim loudly our appreciation for the acts of service you perform as part of your daily routine.  When you see civilians at risk, you don’t see them as strangers.  You see them as your own family, and you lay your life on the line for them.  You put others’ safety before your own, and you remind us that loving our country means loving one another.  Even when some protest you, you protect them.  What is more professional than that?  What is more patriotic?  What is a prouder example of our most basic freedoms—to speech, to assembly, to life, and to liberty?  And at the end of the day, you have a right to go home to your family, just like anybody else.

Robert Kennedy, once our Nation’s highest-ranking law enforcement official, lamented in the wake of unjust violence a country in which we look at our neighbors as people “with whom we share a city, but not a community.”  This is a time for us to reaffirm that what makes us special is that we are not only a country, but also a community.  That is true whether you are black or white, whether you are rich or poor, whether you are a police officer or someone they protect and serve.

With that understanding—an understanding of the goodness and decency I have seen of our Nation not only in the past few weeks, but throughout my life—we will get through this difficult time together.

We will do it with the love and empathy of public servants like those we have lost in recent days.  We will do it with the resilience of cities like Dallas that quickly came together to restore order and deepen unity and understanding.  We will do it with the grace of loved ones who even in their grief have spoken out against vengeance toward police.  We will do it with the good will of activists like those I have sat with in recent days, who have pledged to work together to reduce violence even as they voice their disappointments and fears.

As we bind up our wounds, we must come together to ensure that those who try to divide us do not succeed.  We are at our best when we recognize our common humanity, set an example for our children of trust and responsibility, and honor the sacrifices of our bravest by coming together to be better.

Thank you for your courageous service.  We have your backs.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama