A Little Bit of This, and a Little Bit of That

By Robin Itzler 

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As I peruse the internet I run across items that are interesting bits and pieces that I think are worth viewing.  So below is a little bit of this, and a little bit of that.  I  hope you find them interesting. 

Labor Report in Labor 

Regular Patriot Neighbors readers know that throughout AutoPen’s presidency, we continually chastised the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for sending out great job reports only to revise them downward several months later. If YOU had a job where YOU had to provide YOUR boss with a monthly sales report, how long would YOU keep the job if the numbers were always revised?

There was NO trust in the numbers BLS reported each month. President Trump rightly fired BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Here are some guesses as to where McEntarfer will end up: 

1. Hosting a talk show on MSNBC or CNN. 
2. Joining panel discussions on MSNBC or CNN.
3.  Having a podcast that no one listens to. 
4. Professor at an Ivy League university. 
5. Writing a book about Orange Man Bad.

A Palestinian State is a Threat to All of Us

Arthur Schaper wants his fellow Christians to see this Arthur Schaper’s articles have appeared on various news and conservative websites including Townhall and American Thinker. Here are some excerpts from his latest column:

Hamas has openly declared that it is not just interested in destroying Israel and wiping out all Jewry. It wants to destroy Christians, too, and the “decadent” West. Let us never forget that Iranian politicians were burning American flags on the floor of their parliament. I am at a loss as to why so many right-wing activists and populist conservative commentators are ignoring such blatant Islamic calls for our destruction.

The whole Palestinian cause is based on lies, anyway. Starting in 1964, Egyptian terrorists like Yasser Arafat started calling for another independent state. Previously, Gaza was part of Egypt, and Judea-Samaria was part of Jordan. There was no “Palestine” beforehand — no borders, language, or distinct culture, either.

Read A Palestinian State Is a Threat to All of Us by Arthur Schaper. 

When Jay Leno Took a Pay Cut

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been losing $40+ MILLION a year. After CBS decided to cancel the entire franchise, leftists went through their usual rants. Yet, with Colbert’s show bleeding dollars, why didn’t he offer to take a pay cut on his $20 MILLION salary. No rational person believes Colbert is worth that much of a paycheck.

In 2012, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno budget needed to be reduced. Host Jay Leno, who had taken the helm of the iconic show in 1992 after Johnny Carson retired, took a 50 percent pay cut to reduce its overall costs and prevent layoffs. While no one would ever feel sorry for someone taking a 50 percent salary cut from $30 million to $15 million, the fact is that many million-dollar stars would never offer to do that to save their show and jobs. There were still layoffs, but not as many as there would have been had Leno not taken the reduced salary. 

Unlike current late show hosts, Jay Leno was FUNNY! He went after politicians in both parties and Americans laughed at his jokes. Colbert and the others are as funny as toilet paper stuck to the bottom of a shoe. 

To share your thoughts with Colbert’s CBS boss:

Email: support.cbsnews@cbsinteractive.com
Phone: 888-274-5343
Write: 524 W. 57th Street New York, NY 10019

Ugly Democrats, Inside and outside

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Those of us born with average looks will maximize what we have to look our best. Maybe not when running to the supermarket but when we are going to lunch with friends or to a meeting. Usually, people want to enhance their looks. If we’re not naturally beautiful, our inner beauty usually shines through. However, for many Democrat gals, the goal is to look as ugly as possible.  Click here to see photos of girls and women before they became radical zombie feminists and after.  

Samuel Decker, Civil War Veteran

It was 1862, early in the Civil War. Samuel Decker was fighting for the Union when something happened that dramatically changed the course of his life. What happened?

He heroically led the Union Army to a major victory. 
He accidentally injured a Union Army general. 

He blew off both his arms while reloading his gun. 

During the Civil War, approximately 60,000 soldiers lost one or more limbs due to battle injuries. It is estimated that about 45,000 survived the amputation—often conducted in haste. In 1862, Decker was reloading his gun when it misfired and blew off half of both his arms.

Decker was determined to lead as normal a life as possible. By 1865, he had built a set of state-of-the-art mechanical prosthetic limbs that allowed him to feed and clothe himself, pick up objects and write.

In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, the Army Medical Museum invited Decker to showcase what he had accomplished. They took photos so that he and his invention would be recognized. 

Final Thought.  Could "All in the Family" Be Made Today?

On January 12, 1971, television drastically changed forever. That night, CBS introduced All in the Family to American audiences. Executives were so concerned about (liberals) Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin’s controversial program that there was a disclaimer at the start to let viewers know the show was to put “a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices, and concerns.” 

That night, we first met Archie and Edith Bunker as they sat side-by-side at the piano singing off-tune the show’s theme song, “Those Were the Days.” A few minutes into the now historic program, we also met Mike and Gloria Stivic.

CBS had additional operators manning their phones, expecting an avalanche of irate phone calls that never came. The Bunkers lived at 704 Hauser Street in Queens, New York and were portraying working-class Americans living in a big city. And the rest is TV history. 

(Side note: growing up in Queens, my friends and I tried in vain to find the street. It doesn’t exist. That street is 89-70 Cooper Ave.)

Could All in the Family be made today? Doubtful, especially because Democrats, like most communists, have no sense of humor. While some of the 1970s humor might make us cringe then and now, here are some humorous lines over the years.

Gloria: Do you know that sixty percent of all deaths in America are caused by guns?
Archie: Would it make you feel any better, little girl, if they was pushed out of windows? 

Archie: Like the Good Book says, "Let him who is without sin... be the rollin' stone."
Mike Stivic: I just thank God I'm an atheist. (And he's still a Meathead)
Archie: They got the greatest country in the world right here. The highest standard of living. The grossest national product.”
Archie: “It’s not that I’m afraid of change, I just don’t like it.” 

Archie: ...Dragging me off to a moving picture like that, it was absolutely disgusting! Edith: Well, I’m sorry, Archie. How was I to know? I thought it was a religious picture: Cardinal Knowledge.