Weighing In.....

 First of all, the Grammys:

-WTH did I see on the red carpet?  A singer whose (and I use this term loosely) dress was held up by her nipple rings?  A) OUCH and B) Okay, you just out-did JLO 15-20 years ago.  Congratulations.

-If y'all are soooooo 'F-Ice' and hate America so much, get in your private planes and LEAVE THE COUNTRY!

-It's not your job to call out the President, the police, or anyone else protecting innocent (and LEGAL) citizens; it's your job to ENTERTAIN!  PERIOD!

-Yes, you're entitled to your views. Wear your buttons; boycott events.  I don't care if you accept your award via proxy, video, or whatever.  But I feel sorry for everyone in the room that had to suffer through your diatribe.  At least I watched (fast-forwarded, mostly!) the repeat, and couldn't hardly stomach what I did see.  The only part I liked was the In Memoriam (though I disliked the fact I couldn't read all the names, due to the camera focusing on Reba.  I know what she looks like; just show me the damn names!), the Ozzy tribute and the Cher debacle at the end.

Now onto the Super Bowl:

-First of all, I love watching the Super Bowl, the commercials, and the halftime show.

-I heard the controversy over Bad Bunny, and learned of the TP Halftime show, and decided to watch it instead.

-BUT....now I KNOW who BB is, and let's break this down.

A) He's from Puerto Rico and 'omg, he might sing in Spanish'.  So what?  Shakira, JLo, and some other Latina singer sang Spanish,  Did I turn the channel? No.

B) 'OMG, he's going to wear a dress!'  He has every right to wear whatever-the-hell he wants; it's his 20 minutes of fame. Didn't Shakira wear a sparkly, fringy body suit?  Course, she's got the body for it.  Did anyone slam Beyonce for her military-style choreography and clothing?  I criticized it, but then again, I'm not a Beyonce fan.

C) Did I refrain from watching the Rap-centric show a few years ago? No, because I was curious. It may not be my cup of tea, but I watched it.

D) 'He's anti-American'.  Here's where it gets dicey.  The Super Bowl, and football in general, is an all-American sport.  It's had its controversies in the past several years (Colin Kapernick taking a knee during the anthem, saying it was 'racist', QB's wearing scripture under their eyes), but here's my take:  1) If you're playing a sport for a country, you don't diss their flag or the anthem. 2) If you're invited to do a concert in a particular country, you adhear to the rules and don't diss the money they throw at you.  If BB is so 'anti-American', will he refuse to take the $$?  I think not.  So on this one, BB needs to either shut up and put on a good show, or give back his advance and go home.

E) When the World Cup was played in Venezuala, did any American players/performers spout their anti-socialism views?  I think not.  Forgive me; I'm not that familiar with soccer games, or even IF the World Cup has been held there since socialism sank its teeth into the country,

So what am I saying?  Will I watch or boycott?

I'll probably watch both.  Start with BB and if I don't like what I'm seeing after a few minutes, I'll exercise my right to watch something else. That's the beauty of the Internet.  I can CHOOSE to watch or not.

I'm not telling anyone what to do; you have brains and your own level of tolerance. 

Come back here next week and see if you agree with me or not.

WTH Is Wrong In MN?

 First it was a woman blocking federal agents and got herself killed.

Then it was the African immigrants making billions of dollars with fake businesses.

A) If you interfere with law enforcement, be prepared to face the consequenses.

B) The tape CLEARLY backs up the real story!

I'd seen friends on the left posting 'I am RG'

Ummm, no you're not.  You don't go after law enforcement; you go about your life and express outrage behind your phone/laptop/computer.  Yes, you participate in PEACEFUL protests; you're not out in the street getting in the faces of people who see you as a joke or obstructing traffic.

That's your right, to protest PEACEFULLY.

Secondly, the woman is shown, on both the officer's body cam AND her wife's cell phone, MOCKING the officer, and her wife goading her on.  Yes, what happened next was sad, but if she'd just OBEYED the officer and either a) NOT gotten lippy with him or b) GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR, he wouldn't have been hit (therefore interpreted it as his life in danger), and she'd still be alive.

As to the clip I just watched on the 5, Greg G hit the nail on the head:  What sane person, when asked about their plans for the day, AGREES when someone says, "I'm going to drop off the kids, then go interfere with ICE agents.'?  

The voice of reason would say, 'Let's think this through...okay, go watch and maybe stand across the street and PROTEST, but don't get your ass thrown in jail.'  No, her significant other thought it would be great to go with her, film everything, and not only TAUNT the officers, but encourage RG on.

WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?

This proves that NO ONE paid attention to history.  Kent State.  The 60s riots.

I found a post I agreed with, and got immediately slanmed, even though I tried to block my more left-leaning friends.  Problem was, I underestimated how much time it would take to do so, and posted it before I was finished,  One young lady, whose name begins with a later letter of the alphabet, saw it and called me out on my 'horrific' view. 

All because of this quote:  

"Speaking as a mother, this is insanity. This is not rational thinking.

What it is, instead, is the result of liberal brainrot that convinces progressive women they have more of a duty to nurture and protect poor, brown (criminal!) strangers than their own country, and hell, even their own children."

Instead, I was slammed because 'the wheels were clearly turned away'

Umm, yeah, they WERE, but AFTER she taunted him; didn't think about her kids; just did what she did because 'oh, look at me, taking on the big bad ICE agent. Maybe this will go viral...'

Yeah, it went viral....and she's now dead. Her kids lost their mom. No one takes into account THEIR feelings on the matter.

What's even more sad is the kids will now grow up being told their mom is a hero for the left, and they will be brainwashed forever for 'the cause'.

Is it just me, and the way I'm wired, but hearing over and over again about childhood trauma and losing a parent at a young age and how that defines your entire life after a while makes me roll my eyes? It's victim mentality.

Whatever happened to acknowledge it and move on?

Don't stay trapped in your fabricated victimhood.

If that makes me callous and insensitive....then I'm sorry. I have compassion for the REAL victims....her children.