Robin's Thoughts From Patriot Neighbors

By Robin Itzler 

 (From Robin's weekly e-mail newsletter, "Patriot Neighbors".  Subscribe for free by e-mailing her at robinitzler@aol.com)

"No Comment" Joe Biden:

When repeatedly asked on August 13 about the fire destruction in Maui while on another vacation; Rehoboth, Delaware. Biden has spent about 40% of his presidency “on vacation".  One has to wonder if Ukraine was burning, Biden would care? A cartoon shows a U.S. plane filled with money and humanitarian aid flying over and ignoring a burning and devastated Maui on its way to Ukraine. That exemplifies the Biden administration.

While Joe “Big Guy” Biden was enjoying another vacation, parts of Maui continued to burn from multiple wildfires. Thousands of Americans have lost their homes and businesses and 100+ of our fellow citizens have lost their lives with the death toll expected to rise. Pets were separated from families. As fires raged through the historic town, reporters repeatedly asked Biden during his vacation about the ongoing devastation in the coastal city of Lahaina. The “Big Guy” responded, “No comment.

CONGRESS: 

Filled with many in their 80s. If you needed surgery, would you want your surgeon to be 80 years old? What if the surgeon was closer to 90? How about when you are seeking an attorney, realtor, accountant, optometrist, plumber or mechanic?   Yes, wisdom comes with age, but as we are seeing with Republican House Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, wisdom is meaningless if you can’t remember it. The 118th Congress is one of the oldest ever! 

These men and women are 80 or older: 4Sen. Charles Grassley – Iowa: 89 years old 3Sen. Dianne Feinstein – California; 89 years old 3Rep. Grace Napolitano – California: 86 years old 3Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton – Alabama: 85 years old 4Rep. Harold Rogers – Kentucky: 85 years old 3Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. – New Jersey: 85 years old 3Rep. Maxine Waters – California: 84 years old 3Rep. Steny Hoyer – Maryland: 83 years old 3Rep. James Clyburn – South Carolina: 82 years old 3Rep. Nancy Pelosi – California: 82 years old 3Sen. Bernie Sanders – Vermont: 81 years old 3Rep. Danny Davis – Illinois: 81 years old 4Rep. John Carter – Texas: 81 years old 4Sen. Mitch McConnell – Kentucky: 80 years old 3Rep. Anna Eshoo – California: 80 years old 3Rep. Frederica Wilson – California: 80 years old 

MIKE PENCE Wasting our time:

On the REPUBLICAN side, speaking at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit in Indianapolis on August 16, Mike! Pence reminded everyone why he has absolutely NO chance of winning the Republican nomination: “Despite what the former president and his allies have said for now more than two and a half years, and continue to insist to this very hour, the Georgia election was not stolen, and I had no right to overturn the election on January 6.” 

Last year, the Supreme Court sent abortion back to the states. Terry Schilling with the American Principles Project said he and other pro-life advocates are urging a more moderate abortion stance rather than near-total bans without exemptions. “Abortion limits need to be reasonable and popular. The best way forward is a 15-week law that allow exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. That’s harder for the other side to take down.” 

Recently in Alabama, Donald Trump said: “Like President Ronald Reagan before me, I support the three exceptions, for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. In terms of running, you have to go with your heart; you have to go with what you want. But to me, the three exceptions are very important. I think to a large portion of people on this issue are very important.”

STATES WITH CLOSED REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES: 

The following states have CLOSED Republican primaries. If you want to vote for someone running in the REPUBLICAN primary, you must be a registered Republican. If you live in any of the states listed below and have changed your registration (such as to Independent or No Party Preference), you MUST re-register before your state’s primary deadline to vote for a Republican candidate. 

Arizona Florida Maine New Mexico California Kansas Nebraska New York Connecticut Louisiana Nevada Oregon Delaware Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania DEMOCRATS are very worried about third-party candidates siphoning off votes from Joe “Big Guy” Biden. 

Could this be why the liberal Daily Beast put out this story on GREEN PARTY candidate Cornell West? 

The College Fix recently reported: Socialist professor and presidential candidate Cornel West wants “massive investments” including “free college tuition” and “Medicare for All” as part of his presidential campaign. Just don’t expect him to chip in on the bill. 

According to the Daily Beast, and confirmed by West, the Union Theological Seminary professor owes over half a million dollars in taxes. The Green Party candidate has “more than $500,000 in outstanding federal tax liens lodged against him in two states” dating back to 2005, according to the liberal news outlet. 

At the same time, No Labels will appear on ballots in: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, and Utah—with more coming. 

BIDENOMICS = EMPTY WALLET 

•  If on January 21, 2021, the day Joe “Big Guy” Biden was given the Oval Office, you bought goods totaling $862, TODAY you would need $1,000 to buy those same goods. 
• If before Biden’s presidency you needed $50,000 annually to cover household expenses, TODAY you would need $58,000. 
• Thanks to Joe Biden, average household pays $709 per month MORE than two years ago. 
• The July jobs report with only 187,000 new jobs added, continues to prove that Bidenomics is a failure.
• About 20 percent of those “new” jobs were in the public sector, i.e., taxpayer pays their salary. Many others are people rehired post lockdown. 
• The July consumer price index ROSE 3.2 percent, and the ANNUAL core CPI is 4.7 percent.
• Everyone who shops knows that prices have zoomed up much more than 4.7 percent. Some recent layoffs that span across all industries include: 

1. Emergent BioSolutions (global specialty life sciences) – is cutting 400 employees across all areas of the company and plans to reduce its operations at its facilities outside Baltimore and Boston. 
2. FedEx (delivery) – is laying off nearly 300 employees at its Tarrant, Texas shipment center outside of Dallas. 
3. Klaussner Furniture (furnishings) – laid off 800 employees. Rapid7 (technology) – announced in its Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it would be reducing its workforce by 18 percent. 
4. Shutterfly (photo design) – Shut down a facility and laid off nearly 250 employees. 
5. Tyson Foods (poultry food) – will be closing four poultry facilities in Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri that will affect thousands of employees. 
6. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (medical) – is laying off dozens of employees in its latest round. 

COMMUNISM CREEPING IN? 

Some recent events (in addition to another ridiculous indictment against President Trump) makes us wonder if the republic can be saved.

1. On August 16, without any warning, Apple removed Glenn Beck’s podcast from their platform.
2. On August 16, Dilbert creator Scott Adams announced that Amazon has permanently banned him from self-publishing his books on their Kindle platform.
3. From The Gateway Pundit: January 6 political prisoner Ryan Samsel has been held in prison without trial now since January 2021. During his two-and-a-half years without trial Ryan has been moved around to 17 different facilities. Ryan has been beaten, abused, tortured, and neglected since his arrest in January 2021. Earlier this week The Gateway Pundit received exclusive photos from Ryan Samsel’s prison cell at the FDC in Philadelphia. The cell was a size of a closet with a light on all of the time. The cell had a thin blue mattress, no sheets or blankets, no clothing, and he was kept here for five months straight. The photos are just shocking. This is taking place in America today. This is who we are. 

Learn more at The Patriot Mail Project and do what you can to help J6ers. At the same time, we need representatives to make noise. Here are two more congressmen to ask what they are doing to help J6 prisoners: 

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: Email: MTGPress@mail.house.gov,  Phone: 202-225-5211, Write: 403 Cannon Building, Washington, DC 20515 

Arizona Representative Andy Biggs: Email: Andy.Biggs@mail.house.gov, Phone: 202-225-2635, Write: 252 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 2051

THE TIDE CONTINUES TO TURN:

With our prayers and peaceful activism we hope to save our republic. Let’s look at some recent wins that show the tide might be turning in the direction of Conservative Judeo-Christian values. However, we need Republican LEADERSHIP, which seems to be in short supply: 

1. Anyone thinking of a future career should cross diversity, equity and inclusion off their list. In 2018, less than half of all S&P 500 companies had a chief diversity officer. By 2022, about 75 percent, including Chick-fil-A, had created the ridiculous position. Now major companies are saying “adios” to their DEI executives. If you want to ask Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy if the company has axed their chief diversity officer: Email: Link below Phone: 404-765-8038 Write: 5200 Buffington Rd., Atlanta, GA, 3034
2. According to the latest version of the “Indiana Parent’s Bill of Rights” students can advertise or promote religious events, read or distribute religious material, and wear religious clothing, symbols, or jewelry at SCHOOL. Try that in a California, Illinois or New York school and see what happens. 
3. The Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) wants the new owners of the football team Washington Commanders to change the team’s name back to Washington Redskins. An investment group bought the team on July 21. NAGA President of Global Impact Healy Baumgardner says that failure to restore the Redskins name could lead to a boycott. The group’s online petition received more than 80,000 signatures in its first five days. The petition reads: “The name ‘Redskins’ carries deep cultural, historical and emotional significance—honoring the bravery, resilience and warrior spirit associated with Native American culture.”
4. In 2020, Wonya Lucas took over Hallmark as its CEO and almost immediately brought woke to the network. During her short tenure many of Hallmark’s leading celebrities left. When it became apparent that Hallmark was going woke, the Great American Family (GAF) channel started, offering entertainment viewers previously enjoyed from Hallmark, starring many former Hallmark celebrities. (Ain’t competition great?!)  If you no longer watch Hallmark or reduced your Hallmark viewing and want to share your thoughts with the outgoing CEO Wonya Lucas: Email: viewers@hallmarkmedia.com Phone: 816-274-5111 Write: 2501 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108 
5. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt deployed 50 Oklahoma National Guard soldiers to Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border. Said Stitt: “...I believe it is in the best interest of Oklahoma and the nation to take decisive action to address the federal government’s utter failure to secure our southern border,” said Governor Stitt. “Republican governors continue to step up to the plate when President Biden refuses to lead; and by deploying our brave National Guard Troops, we’re sending a strong message that we remain dedicated to defending our borders and upholding law and order in our nation.” 
6. Target’s quarterly sales declined for the first time in six years as a result of the ongoing Patriot boycott against the retailer. 
7.  Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” debuted at #2 on Billboard Hot 100 and quickly moved to the #1 spot the following week. It moved down, but remains high on other charts such as Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. 
8. Virginia native Oliver Anthony, who no one ever heard of just a few weeks ago, is now a major music star with his blue-collar political anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond.” With his fantastic voice, Oliver’s song shares one man’s struggles under Biden’s Washington thumb. It is #1 on iTunes Country charts—outpacing Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town.”
9. Sound of Freedom has now earned more at the domestic box office than the Indiana Jones and Mission Impossible franchises. According to Deadline, the movie (that cost $14.5 million to make) has made $174 MILLION in the U.S. since its July 4 release. 
10. Mark Houck, the pro-life father of seven who was arrested and charged by the pro-Biden FBI and DOJ, is now running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. This includes all of Bucks County and some of Montgomery County. Houck is challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in the primary.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT CANDIDATES & PROPOSITIONS:

Victor Mezhinsky—California

If you would like to save time and make sure you choose the right candidates and right ballot proposition, join Conservative Voters Block (CVB). We are not a social club. Our only task is to provide California and Presidential voting recommendations based on research of various respected conservative sources, including Patriot Neighbors, to create a concise, easy to read and understand document that features recommendations for Republicans or Conservative individuals. 

The group would narrow options, optimize and recommend the best candidates and propositions based on true Conservative values that benefit ALL Americans regardless of their race, religion and national origin – just as our Founding Fathers intended. 

We will be looking at how candidates and/or propositions adhere to: - Capitalist economic system (as opposed to Socialism or worse) - Culture (Judeo-Christian values as our nation’s foundation) - Religious freedom (for all people of faith) - Education of our children (not indoctrination) It’s free to join Conservative Voters Block. 

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GOP FAILURES: 

Charlie Kirk is angry with the GOP On August 15, The Gateway Pundit included a column by Jim Hoft suggesting it’s time for MAGAs to leave the Republican party based on what is happening to Donald Trump. The article included Charlie Kirk’s post on “X” (formerly Twitter) from where Kirk chastises the spineless GOP. And as part of the discussion about how the GOP has abandoned Republicans, read Jordan Boyd’s August 15 article in The Federalist “The Longer Republicans Sit on Their Hands, The More Likely America’s Self-Destruction Becomes Irreversible.”

GOP DEBATE:

Opening remarks The first Republican debate will take place this week in Minnesota. It's being reported that Donald Trump will not be participating. Instead, he will be interviewed by Tucker Carlson. Or maybe he’s at Mar-a-Lago waiting for another indictment as we heard Trump once jay walked across Fifth Avenue. This is all ELECTION INTERFERENCE, which is what happens in banana republics. 

Patriot Neighbors has the inside scoop on some of the opening comments from participants who have qualified (or might qualify) to be on the debate stage. 

1. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum – Please stop asking me when you will receive your $20 gift card.
2. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie – I hate Donald Trump. I really hate Donald Trump! I absolutely HATE Donald Trump!!! 
3. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Florida is where woke goes to die. And we have great theme parks, too. By the way, I have never met Karl Rove. 
4. Radio host Larry Elder – Recall Gavin Newsom! Oh, I mean, recall Joe Biden! 
5. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley – I will give my opening remarks after I see some poll results. 
6. Businessman Perry Johnson – I have a plan. I am the only one with a plan. Let me tell you about my plan. I plan to tell you about my plan. 
7. Former Vice President Mike Pence – I stand for the Constitution or whatever Mitch McConnell tells me to do. 
8. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy – The United States has become a banana republic and some of those bananas are on the stage with me now. 
9. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott – “Cotton to Congress” should not be confused with Chris Christie’s “Cotton Candy to Congress.” 
10.  And from the audience: Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson – Help! I need to get on the debate stage! Please donate $1 to my campaign!