Land of the free, home of the brave! / I don’t think so!
We are now home of the politically correct! We are afraid to speak, afraid we will stir up a controversy.  I am a seventy-five old woman so I have seen a lot of history lived out in my lifetime. I personally think you should learn from history, no matter how painful, instead of tearing down statues and trying to blot it out of existence.

   When I first learned to read the newspaper, they were required to have at least three sources or they could not print a story. Now they just print it, with no regard to whether it is true or false. They even go as far as to tell you how you should feel. The first time I remember the press going after someone, it was Gary Hart, Democratic Senator from Colorado. He was running for president and was suspected of having a mistress. Everyone thought JFK had mistresses, but he was otherwise respected, so nothing came from that knowledge. Sen. Hart practically dared the press to prove their allegations were true and they did. I still remember the pictures, splashed across all the magazines and newspapers, of him on board a yacht with this woman, who was not his wife, sitting on his lap.  Suddenly the press had a license to hunt and pollical candidates were their prey. I still have enormous respect for Doctor Ben Carson. He backed out of running for president when the press went after his family but that is another story.  Amy Carter was very young when her father was elected President. The Carters begged the press to make Amy off liements and mostly they complied, but that sure hasn’t helped the children of other Presidents.

   Going back to the topic of being Politically correct, I have a question. Why can black Americans, call other black Americans words, that I as a white woman am not even supposed to think?  They claim it is alright to call each other Ho and N—- because they know they are kidding. I don’t think so! Why is there a double standard? If you want respect then clean up your speech before you condemn others for theirs. Quit holding your past over our heads like a hatchet. I as an Irish American, had family come over as indentured servants. They might as well have been slaves during the period of their indenture. Get over it and get on with your life! Be kind! There are only two kinds of people, good and bad, and that has nothing to do with the color of your skin.

Now to everyone’s whipping boy, President Trump. We wanted a business man, not a politician and that is what we got. He never learned to be politically correct. He opens his mouth and inserts he foot on a regular basses, something I am very good at. He has ran our country like a business and I am sure it scared the heck out of some other countries, including China. He is not responsible for the C virus. Whether by accident or on purpose, that came from China. Let’s face it, if someone wanted to wipe out one third of the world then the C virus has done a pretty good job. When the middle east was fighting over oil prices and a barrel of oil got lower than we could produce in this country, President Trump bought enough cheap oil to fill our reserves. Before the C virus we had a thriving economy, because we elected a business man.

Joe Biden was the source of my anger over a remark that he made last week.  “I am for the little people, not the stock market,” he said.   I grew up in Oklahoma and lived most of my adult life in Arkansas where the majority of people make something just above the minimum wage, so I feel like I represent the little people.  I care about the stock market. A healthy market means healthy businesses. It means although I have a very small nest egg it will continue to grow. Gone are the days when you could put your savings in a secure CD. Now if you want your retirement to grow you have very few choices other than the stock market. Biden has the distinction of being the sixth youngest senator to serve in the Senate. He was the senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009, then Vice President for two terms. They lead and he follows, definitely not a business man.  According to the internet as a retired senator he makes somewhere around $139,000 a year, and as a retired Vice President he makes somewhere around $149,000. I didn’t check to see what he would earn as President. He doesn’t need to care about the stock market, or social security or health insurance, and I for one am not convinced he cares about the people. He is a career Politician!

If Biden proves unable to fulfill his duties as president, then Harris becomes President. If Pelosi wins and is the Majority leader then she steps up as Vice President. 
Be careful what you wish for!!!

Thank you for listening to this Politicly incorrect old lady!
May God Bless America!