ITEM 18: “We need a diverse group of air traffic controllers ..." I'm 90 years old, so I can add to diversity. In elemental school I was a school crossing guard. With that as a qualification, can I be an air traffic controller?
The Revelations continue. 90 years old and a golfer? I guess I miss my opportunity when I went to Mary's Church and attended the Sunday School class and all of the men looked at me hoping that I was a golfer. But being a cheap ass pastor, I crinched at the thought of all the money spent on golf clubs and memberships. Miss my chance to be in the big time. What this does is bode well for President Trump's afterlife after retirement. Looks like a reasonable goal for him is to reach 90 while golfing.
My son in law is an ATC. He failed to certify a trainee three times. To solve the problem they had someone else certify the trainee. He doesn't hear very well so they gave him a special headset. Only one in the country who has one
Defiant- your icon is my favorite. I started playing golf when I caddied in the 60’s. Most golfers don’t remember the pain of putting a ‘smile’ on a brand new Maxfli.
As a 16 handicap, when I find a Pro V1 or any other $5 golf ball, I always give them to my playing partner, saying “I don’t like using golf balls that are better than me.”
Item 18: "“We need a diverse group of air traffic controllers to bring distinct perspective to handle the ever-changing aerospace landscape.
Not funny, McGee. Our ATC system was developed over decades, incorporating technical elements -- radar, computer-assisted displays, etc. -- and standardized, unambiguous communication protocols to provide timely, accurate knowledge of conditions in the air space so that this kind of thing doesn't happen. What, in the name of Truth, will the "distinct perspectives" of "diverse groups" bring to enhance or improve on that?
In deference to common decency I haven't used more colorful language in this comment. I served two years on an aircraft carrier which conducted round-the-clock combat operations during the An Loc Offensive in 1972. The reason we had no accidents, injuries, or deaths during that time was because of the training and professionalism of the flight deck and ATC crew. "Diversity" wasn't in our lexicon back then.
When it comes to the military, or the police department where I served for 27 years, we wore uniforms for a reason. To be uniform in response, in action, in reporting, and in communicating. Anyone who diverted from the well-worn uniform highway stood out, and usually not in a good way. There were standards for a reason; so you’d meet them. If you didn’t, well you’d wash out one way or another. I remember in police academy when one of the diverse hires tried to insult me by telling me, “I’ll be making the same money as you!” He seemed puzzled when I replied, “Yes. But not for the same amount of time.” One month into his probationary year, he was arrested for robbing drug dealers after his shift. He was brilliant enough to hold out his badge, and on one recalcitrant dealer, pressed it into his forehead. The detectives held a mirror to the victim, read the badge number impression, and his paycheck stopped the next day. I hear he’s now a guest of NC prison system. Diversity is not our strength in most fields.
I had recently heard good things about a mom-and-pop Mexican restaurant in nearby Aurora and yesterday decided to give it a try. When i got there, i saw a sign taped to the door in Spanish. It was advice on how to avoid co-operating with ICE. Needless to say I took my business elsewhere. Leaving that parking lot, I saw other businesses had what looked to be the same sign taped to their doors. On the off chance any federal prosecutors see this, it's at the northeast corner of Sixth & Chambers.
Like many of you, I feel like I won the lottery. However, I gotta walk home in the dark through a bad part of town with my winnings. I feel great but I'm apprehensive about the situation. The Trumpster is exceeding my expectations but I can't help but worry can the winning continue? The Dems are floundering but they are backed by very smart people who will eventually get their sea legs and the real fight will begin. It's the curse of being a Viking fan. Even when they are winning you always expect them to lose....
Devious, yes. Smart, not so much or they wouldn’t have done 99% of the incomprehensibly stupid things they’ve done that landed them in such deep trouble.
Committing evil is by no means smart. It is the antithesis of it.
Nevertheless, we must be always on guard for “the devil roams as a lion seeking whom he may devour.”
I pray every night for God's protection over PDJT and his family and JDV and his family. On another matter, why in the world is the family of the female helicopter pilot requiring that her name be withheld at least for the present? As some TV series we used to watch frequently said, "there's something 'hinky' there" IMHO
Lots of people trying to say that crash was because of DEI. Many pilots have noted that area is horrible to fly in because of all the lights from the city masking approaching aircraft. There need to be some fundamental changes.
If the left have any brains at all, they will realize that the last thing that would help them would be making PDT a martyr. Not to mention that we would then get Vance.
There used to be a TV series, a comedy about a policeman who carried a huge gun and said TRUST ME. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. May I remind you that God has never said that nor does he have to. He is the alpha and Omega He knows the end from the beginning and I have received assurances from upper management that it's all set up. Hide in the cleft of the Rock. Rest like a small bird in the cupped hands of the Creator. Fall asleep leaning on the bosom of Jesus.
ITEM 28: “A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by indigenous people was recognized as a legal person..." Chris Christie piped up, "Hey, maybe I can be recognized as a mountain!"
I am 76 years old, have lost two wives to death, disabled through lymphedema in my feet, blogging as many hours as I can tolerate in my hardcore night owl state, and having the time of my life. Part of that joy is reading the sarcastic historical journalist, you, Don Surber the Great.
ITEM 33: The Daily Wire reported, “CBS In Settlement Talks With Trump After He Filed Lawsuit Over Deceptive 60 Minutes Interview.”
Trump accepted his two previous settlement offers of $15M and $25M and directed the money to his presidential library. That's fine as that is small potatoes to Trump and not worth additional time or hassle.
However, the CBS case is different and I wish he would hold out and sue the pants off that lying legacy source. First, $10 Billion dollars is a life changer - even for Trump. Second, it would put CBS permanently out of business and stand as a stark reminder to all media they are not out of the reach of MAGA. Media channels may think twice before inventing and publishing fake news.
I recall during the campaign how many times CNN producers sent 'emergency' legal disclaimers to their live one-air personalities to modify a false claim made by that on-air personality only moments before the disclaimer was ordered. They were panicked and it showed.
Truth works when it doesn't back down.
I want to see CBS lose the case, liquidate to pay the fine, and go off the air permanently. Hearing 'crickets' on every CBS station and affiliate would be music to my ears. Or, perhaps Trump can include in the settlement that all CBS stations must play the J6 choir's version of "Justice for All" nonstop for a week before closing their doors forever.
Mr. Trump, as you said once, "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
02/01/25: Agreed 100%. Trump has them by the b*lls. I hope he wrings $250 million out of their treasury (look at the Fox-Pravda settlement with Dominion --- about $750M, and it hasn't hurt them in the least. They paid it out so fast, I suspect that F-P executives were getting kickbacks).
What CBS-Pravda did cannot be hidden or explained away. It's amazing that they thought that it wouldn't matter, that they'd get away with it --- obviously, they assumed that Harris would win the election. Is it possible that the stupidest people in America work for the MSM?
'Abigail Shrier Says the Trans Debate in America Has Finally Turned a Corne'-Hot Air
And if the helicopter pilot was a Tranny, that’s a big exclamation point. Abigail lays the beginning of the trans explosion on OBAMACARE, and the $$$it sprayed to the medical complex. It’s worth a read.
The third crew member on the helicopter was a female pilot with 500 hours of flying experience, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. The Army is withholding the pilot’s name at the request of her family. The internet is ablaze w/speculation-is it a he/she/it/Valedictorian/DEI? We report-you decide.
It is being reliably reported that the pilot was a black female. That his/her name has not been released, despite the release of the names and photographs of the other two crew members seems to give credence to this. As it is frequently quipped, "Tell me who did it without telling me who did it."
This is no longer the America that I have lived in for most of my life. But after November the 5th, I am seeing a sea change with fair winds and following seas. Never, ever, forget. We're a Republic if we can keep it. We must constantly remind our Congresscritters they work for us, not the ‘special interests’. Gotta go. They're playing my song. Ronnie Milsap - Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) - YouTube
ITEM 18: “We need a diverse group of air traffic controllers ..." I'm 90 years old, so I can add to diversity. In elemental school I was a school crossing guard. With that as a qualification, can I be an air traffic controller?
I’m female, 72 and slightly deaf. I believe I would qualify!
You missed your chance. You should have been FJB's press secretary.
I am not an expert liar.
02/01/25: Neither was Ms. Binder.
The Revelations continue. 90 years old and a golfer? I guess I miss my opportunity when I went to Mary's Church and attended the Sunday School class and all of the men looked at me hoping that I was a golfer. But being a cheap ass pastor, I crinched at the thought of all the money spent on golf clubs and memberships. Miss my chance to be in the big time. What this does is bode well for President Trump's afterlife after retirement. Looks like a reasonable goal for him is to reach 90 while golfing.
Me too! Exactly.
If you are blind, it's a lock
What did you say again? Oh wait, I'm reading so I can't claim deafness.
My son in law is an ATC. He failed to certify a trainee three times. To solve the problem they had someone else certify the trainee. He doesn't hear very well so they gave him a special headset. Only one in the country who has one
😳
The real DEI characteristic they want is a hatred of American exceptionalism.
Holy s*** Batman! 90?? No wonder your sarcasm is so well honed. You are the Obi-Wan and we youngsters in our '70s are your padawans.
Defiant- your icon is my favorite. I started playing golf when I caddied in the 60’s. Most golfers don’t remember the pain of putting a ‘smile’ on a brand new Maxfli.
I sure remember. I gashed Maxflis, Titleists, range balls, you name it. Then Pinnacle balls came out -- you couldn't put a smile on one with an axe.
Certainly an improvement!
As a 16 handicap, when I find a Pro V1 or any other $5 golf ball, I always give them to my playing partner, saying “I don’t like using golf balls that are better than me.”
The big question DJ is "can you shoot your age?".
I heard Barry could do that on one hole.
We need an illegals alien hall of shame. Wilmington Delaware is the perfect place to put it.
Convert Joe's Garage into a holding cell where oil cans and dirty rags were sitting on top of boxes of top secret documents.
"...What a government. It will imprison you for saying the rosary at an abortion clinic but give millions to Catholic Charities...."
Ouch!
Drop the mic and walk off the stage, Donnie
Surber perfection james.
Item 18: "“We need a diverse group of air traffic controllers to bring distinct perspective to handle the ever-changing aerospace landscape.
Not funny, McGee. Our ATC system was developed over decades, incorporating technical elements -- radar, computer-assisted displays, etc. -- and standardized, unambiguous communication protocols to provide timely, accurate knowledge of conditions in the air space so that this kind of thing doesn't happen. What, in the name of Truth, will the "distinct perspectives" of "diverse groups" bring to enhance or improve on that?
In deference to common decency I haven't used more colorful language in this comment. I served two years on an aircraft carrier which conducted round-the-clock combat operations during the An Loc Offensive in 1972. The reason we had no accidents, injuries, or deaths during that time was because of the training and professionalism of the flight deck and ATC crew. "Diversity" wasn't in our lexicon back then.
When it comes to the military, or the police department where I served for 27 years, we wore uniforms for a reason. To be uniform in response, in action, in reporting, and in communicating. Anyone who diverted from the well-worn uniform highway stood out, and usually not in a good way. There were standards for a reason; so you’d meet them. If you didn’t, well you’d wash out one way or another. I remember in police academy when one of the diverse hires tried to insult me by telling me, “I’ll be making the same money as you!” He seemed puzzled when I replied, “Yes. But not for the same amount of time.” One month into his probationary year, he was arrested for robbing drug dealers after his shift. He was brilliant enough to hold out his badge, and on one recalcitrant dealer, pressed it into his forehead. The detectives held a mirror to the victim, read the badge number impression, and his paycheck stopped the next day. I hear he’s now a guest of NC prison system. Diversity is not our strength in most fields.
Thank you for your service!
Yes, thank you for serving in the most horrific war we’ve ever entered. My generation was sure hurt by that one.
23: “Circus of the Senators” it’s a clown show
And many are of the Evil Clown variety.
Chuck Schumer is Art the Clown of the, "Terrifier" movies, only without the face paint...
Not any more haha! . I am now and forever more going to see him in costume.
It's an old-fashioned communist struggle session.
I had recently heard good things about a mom-and-pop Mexican restaurant in nearby Aurora and yesterday decided to give it a try. When i got there, i saw a sign taped to the door in Spanish. It was advice on how to avoid co-operating with ICE. Needless to say I took my business elsewhere. Leaving that parking lot, I saw other businesses had what looked to be the same sign taped to their doors. On the off chance any federal prosecutors see this, it's at the northeast corner of Sixth & Chambers.
Poor beautiful Colorado.
One step behind California.
Bravo Sir! Take your business to establishments that support America.
02/01/25: DG, they only have to leave their HQ and 3 feet later, there's a clusterf**k of dirtbags.
If it's dairy free , it ain't milk .
02/01/25: "Dairy-free milk." Ridiculous. And now, back to all the men who haven't given birth since January 20, 2025...
One of your best Saturday recaps. Very funny.
Like many of you, I feel like I won the lottery. However, I gotta walk home in the dark through a bad part of town with my winnings. I feel great but I'm apprehensive about the situation. The Trumpster is exceeding my expectations but I can't help but worry can the winning continue? The Dems are floundering but they are backed by very smart people who will eventually get their sea legs and the real fight will begin. It's the curse of being a Viking fan. Even when they are winning you always expect them to lose....
“backed by very smart people”
Devious, yes. Smart, not so much or they wouldn’t have done 99% of the incomprehensibly stupid things they’ve done that landed them in such deep trouble.
Committing evil is by no means smart. It is the antithesis of it.
Nevertheless, we must be always on guard for “the devil roams as a lion seeking whom he may devour.”
Eternal Vigilance is the price for victory.
I see them described in the Bible, people who in their wisdom are made foolish.
Darwin, Stalin, Freud and others like them were extremely smart, but they wanted to deny GOD more than anything.
Let's never underestimate these people. They are devious and devoted to destroying what GOD made.
I'm still very worried about Trump's safety. His successes have got to be driving those who seek his downfall to extremes.
I pray every night for God's protection over PDJT and his family and JDV and his family. On another matter, why in the world is the family of the female helicopter pilot requiring that her name be withheld at least for the present? As some TV series we used to watch frequently said, "there's something 'hinky' there" IMHO
Lots of people trying to say that crash was because of DEI. Many pilots have noted that area is horrible to fly in because of all the lights from the city masking approaching aircraft. There need to be some fundamental changes.
If the left have any brains at all, they will realize that the last thing that would help them would be making PDT a martyr. Not to mention that we would then get Vance.
Biggest if of the century.
...because so many times before, they have!
There used to be a TV series, a comedy about a policeman who carried a huge gun and said TRUST ME. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. May I remind you that God has never said that nor does he have to. He is the alpha and Omega He knows the end from the beginning and I have received assurances from upper management that it's all set up. Hide in the cleft of the Rock. Rest like a small bird in the cupped hands of the Creator. Fall asleep leaning on the bosom of Jesus.
???
He just doesn't know the agony of cheering for the Packer's punching bag. Err the Vikings.
ITEM 28: “A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by indigenous people was recognized as a legal person..." Chris Christie piped up, "Hey, maybe I can be recognized as a mountain!"
He'd have a better chance being recognized as a landfill.
Now, that's funny - I love it!
They are still working on
recognizing indigenous people as legal persons.
Indiginous. Is that what you call people that can’t eat gurgles and fries? 😂😂
I am 76 years old, have lost two wives to death, disabled through lymphedema in my feet, blogging as many hours as I can tolerate in my hardcore night owl state, and having the time of my life. Part of that joy is reading the sarcastic historical journalist, you, Don Surber the Great.
Surber the Great! I like it.
ITEM 33: The Daily Wire reported, “CBS In Settlement Talks With Trump After He Filed Lawsuit Over Deceptive 60 Minutes Interview.”
Trump accepted his two previous settlement offers of $15M and $25M and directed the money to his presidential library. That's fine as that is small potatoes to Trump and not worth additional time or hassle.
However, the CBS case is different and I wish he would hold out and sue the pants off that lying legacy source. First, $10 Billion dollars is a life changer - even for Trump. Second, it would put CBS permanently out of business and stand as a stark reminder to all media they are not out of the reach of MAGA. Media channels may think twice before inventing and publishing fake news.
I recall during the campaign how many times CNN producers sent 'emergency' legal disclaimers to their live one-air personalities to modify a false claim made by that on-air personality only moments before the disclaimer was ordered. They were panicked and it showed.
Truth works when it doesn't back down.
I want to see CBS lose the case, liquidate to pay the fine, and go off the air permanently. Hearing 'crickets' on every CBS station and affiliate would be music to my ears. Or, perhaps Trump can include in the settlement that all CBS stations must play the J6 choir's version of "Justice for All" nonstop for a week before closing their doors forever.
Mr. Trump, as you said once, "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Out of business maybe, owned and operated by Trump, better.
02/01/25: Agreed 100%. Trump has them by the b*lls. I hope he wrings $250 million out of their treasury (look at the Fox-Pravda settlement with Dominion --- about $750M, and it hasn't hurt them in the least. They paid it out so fast, I suspect that F-P executives were getting kickbacks).
What CBS-Pravda did cannot be hidden or explained away. It's amazing that they thought that it wouldn't matter, that they'd get away with it --- obviously, they assumed that Harris would win the election. Is it possible that the stupidest people in America work for the MSM?
A collection of bangers today Don - I almost didn’t make it past “collect all 12 million of them!”
Item 29. Trump told the Colombians 🎶🎶they got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil 🎶🎶and Guatemala Jamaica Africa…
My wife grows coffee in Honduras. (Tastes terrible, she won't drink it.)
Sell it to the Colombians. 😂😂😂
'Abigail Shrier Says the Trans Debate in America Has Finally Turned a Corne'-Hot Air
And if the helicopter pilot was a Tranny, that’s a big exclamation point. Abigail lays the beginning of the trans explosion on OBAMACARE, and the $$$it sprayed to the medical complex. It’s worth a read.
The third crew member on the helicopter was a female pilot with 500 hours of flying experience, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. The Army is withholding the pilot’s name at the request of her family. The internet is ablaze w/speculation-is it a he/she/it/Valedictorian/DEI? We report-you decide.
It is being reliably reported that the pilot was a black female. That his/her name has not been released, despite the release of the names and photographs of the other two crew members seems to give credence to this. As it is frequently quipped, "Tell me who did it without telling me who did it."
They reported that said pilot had about 500 hours. That isn't many hours. I'm guessing under a year to accumulate that, ten hours a week.
I'll wait until we have facts before judging. My biggest fear is that you are correct.
Sharplesston on the board of directors, just like Jessie Jackedson and Anheuser-Busch back in the ‘80’s I think it was.
Chris Plante calls him Al Charlatan. Perfect.
Oh, shoot, I think AB only gave him a couple of distributorships. Other corporations put him or family members on their boards.
This is no longer the America that I have lived in for most of my life. But after November the 5th, I am seeing a sea change with fair winds and following seas. Never, ever, forget. We're a Republic if we can keep it. We must constantly remind our Congresscritters they work for us, not the ‘special interests’. Gotta go. They're playing my song. Ronnie Milsap - Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) - YouTube