By Robin Itzler
From Robin's weekly newsletter Patriot Neighbors. E-mail her at PatriotNeighbors@yahoo.com to get on her list, it's free.
WHY? Why do people forfeit their freedoms and guns?
Are you wondering why Democrat elected officials in Democrat-controlled cities are allowing their once nice working- and middle-class neighborhoods to be taken over by rampant crime, drug overdoses, illegal aliens, and homeless armies? On the surface, it doesn’t make sense for Democrats that live and work in these cities to allow the destruction to flourish.
Looking at history, consider tyrannical regimes that gained power without extreme civil war bloodshed. In many instances, they made life so miserable that "the people" BEGGED the government “to do something.” The people were willing to give up their freedoms and guns in exchange for the government’s promise to stop crime and other societal ills. The government said the best way to accomplish this is by only arming the police and military.
And the desperate and naïve citizenry, many of whom had been crime victims or feared they would become one, readily forfeited their basic freedoms and handed the government their guns hoping life would improve. This is the same desperate and naïve citizenry that today still wears masks.
There was a movie made about a society where only the police and military were allowed to have guns. It’s the Academy award-winning“Schindler’s List.”
Close the border now! - Let’s start a weekly campaign where each week we email one leading print publication and one senator a very simple
message:
America is being invaded by illegal aliens! The Democrat-sanctioned open border is destroying the USA! Close the border now!
Biden Vs Reality
From January through August, 20 percent of new hires were GOVERNMENT employees: local, state and federal. As the government grows, there is less demand from citizenry for change. After all, who wants their high paying job with benefits rarely found in the private sector to disappear? Government job growth is not good for a free market, but fine for globalization.
The September 6 issue of The Epoch Times, a must-read publication for Patriots, featured an article by Antonio Graceffo “US Economy Worse Than White House Claims.” It should not be any surprise to America First Patriots that the Biden White House lies to us. The article compared Biden White House claims to reality.
Biden White House Claims
June 2022: Biden tells the American people the United States was "the fastest growing economy in the world.
WRONG! Second quarter GNP was 2.4%. India's growth (so far the year) is 6%. Nations with faster GDP than USA are Albania, Belgium, Bolivia and Cameroon, among others.
May 2023: When the jobs report came out, Biden said, “We have now created over 13 million jobs since I took office. This is more jobs in 28 months than any president has created in an entire jobs from the Biden administration four-year term.”
WRONG! 72 percent of those allegedly “new” jobs were PEOPLE RETURNING TO WORK FOLLOWING COVID! The REAL number of new is 3.7 million.
Biden administration claims that inflation is coming down.
WRONG! The Biden Administration is not bringing inflation down. All they are doing is slowing down the rate that prices of goods and services are increasing—as we know from grocery shopping or filling our car with gas.
UAW Strike: What some have said.Here are some comments related to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.
Joe Biden in Philadelphia on Labor Day 2023:
“No, I’m not worried about [an auto workers] strike until it happens. I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
Gary Quick, President of UAW Local 685 in Kokomo, Indiana on September 14 (per Politico):
“I don’t know what he’s (Joe Biden) done. Ask him. I don’t think he knows what he’s done. Seriously. I’m not trying to be mean.”
Denny Butler, member UAW Local 685 in Kokomo, Indiana on September 14 (per Politico):
“They’re all full of shit. We haven’t had a president in there for years, with the exception of Trump, that was really for the people, all the way back to the Reagan days.”
“Historically, man, if you didn’t vote Democrat years ago, and you were in the union, sometimes you got your ass kicked. Democrats were for the working people. That shit has changed. I’m telling you what, the Democratic Party was not what it was 20, 30 years ago."
Ohio Republican Senator J.D. Vance, whose state has auto manufacturing plants, wrote an op-ed for the Toledo Blade. Some highlights:
“These are the facts: China dominates the global supply chain for electric vehicles — especially for critical minerals and batteries. “While an electric vehicle may bear the logo of Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler, its core components were probably made in China with Chinese labor and Chinese materials. Two of the Big Three automakers are losing massive amounts of money on electric vehicles. Ford, for example, loses $32,000 on every EV they sell. These losses lead to lower wages for workers, fewer auto jobs being available, and higher prices for consumers.
“What proponents of this premature push to electric vehicles fail to appreciate is how much their agenda decreases the bargaining power of Ohio auto workers. The more the Big Three’s business model relies on global supply chains and non-union labor, the less the UAW can effectively push for higher wages. Their leverage decreases every time a consumer buys a car made without an Ohio worker, and yet the policies of the Biden administration are explicitly designed to shift the auto industry offshore.”
Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman when asked to comment on the UAW strike (as there are auto plants in his state):
“My message to the, the CEOs, CEOs is, you
know, it's $74 million, you know, collectively earning that, you know, how many
yachts can they need, you know, to, to yacht, to water, uh, ski behind it, you
know, I mean, it's, it's crazy. You know, I don't, my message.”
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the first
On the REPUBLICAN side, some liberal groups are petitioning their state’s secretary of state to remove President Donald Trump from primary ballots. They ignorantly cite the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, which disqualifies anyone to hold office if they participated in an insurrection against the United States. Snore-Snore – ain’t gonna happen, but it gives Marxist liberals something to do when they’re not holding “welcome” signs at the southern border. Election officials in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire have already declined to proceed. Let’s see what California decides.
Following his acquittal, prompted by Texas House Democrats and RINOs, Attorney General Ken Paxton was interviewed by Tucker Carlson. Paxton is considering a primary challenge against RINO Senator John Cornyn.
On the DEMOCRAT side, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the FIRST presidential candidate in history to whom the White House has denied a request for protection. Kennedy should be protected! During his Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, an armed man wearing a U.S. Marshall’s badge on a lanyard, tried to get close to Kennedy. His hired security team, Gavid de Becker and Associates, spotted and detained him. The Los Angeles Police Department was notified and arrested the man.
Over on the THIRD-PARTY side, Kennedy said at a North Charleston, South Carolina rally that he is keeping all options open regarding his running as a third-party candidate. Recent comments by RFK, Jr.:
“It’s pretty clear that the DNC does not want a primary … Essentially, they are fixing the process so that it makes it almost impossible to have democracy function. They’re effectively disenfranchising the Democratic voters from having any choice in who becomes president, the Democrat nominee.
“If the DNC is going to rig it so that it is simply impossible for anybody to challenge President Biden, you know I need to look at other alternatives. Because I can’t go back to the people who support me and to my donors and say you know I’m in this to make a point. I need to show them a road to victory …”
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that if the presidential election were a three-way race that included Joe Biden and Donald Trump, 38 percent said they would vote for the third party candidate. If the race only had Biden and Trump leading the Democrat and Republican tickets, respectively, 12 percent said they would seek out an alternative to vote for.
Jenna Ellis: Was she lying in 2021 or is she lying no w?
As you read this article remember that for Jenna Ellis to keep her Colorado law license, she had to admit that she lied about fraud having taken place during the 2020 presidential election. Also note that President Trump is NOT financially assisting with her Georgia indictment. So, she is quite possibly a very angry woman.
Whether you support Donald Trump or prefer another candidate, we must ask: Was Jenna Ellis lying in 2021 or is she lying now?
In July 2021, Jenna Ellis, a former Trump election lawyer, announced on Real America’s Voice that she was leaving the GOP because the Republican party was not doing enough to defend President Trump.
"Sure, the Republicans claim to be keeping Democrats in check, but
only a handful of outsiders are actually speaking up. The rest are compromising
on everything. The infrastructure bill, for example. Or the second impeachment
hoax, where [Senate GOP Leader Mitch] McConnell actually stood up and ranted
against President Trump for his own political gain, not for the truth."
Ellis went on to ask:
"What happened to the millions raised by the RNC in November and December of 2020 – the Trump team never saw a dime of that help."
Other comments made during that July 2021 interview:
"All of them, including [RNC Chair] Ronna McDaniel, should resign now. Until they do, as of today, I am resigning from the party. I am changing my voter registration and I am no longer a Republican until the party decides that it wants to be conservative again." "Even if I stand alone for the truth, I will stand for the truth.” "A compromised, corrupted majority is not a majority worth being a part of. If we genuinely want to create a more perfect union we have to stand up for our principles against the corrupted machine of self-serving politicians in Washington."
On September 14, 2023, during her American Family Radio broadcast, Ellis shared with fellow host Steve Deace:
"I simply can't support him (Trump) for elected office again. … Why I have chosen to distance is because of that, frankly, malignant narcissistic tendency to simply say that he's never done anything wrong.”
...And the total idolatry that I'm seeing from some of the supporters that are unwilling to put the constitution and the country and the conservative principles above their love for a star is really troubling.”
Was Jenna Ellis lying in July 2021 or was she lying in September 2023?
Are we now a communist nation?
Some recent events that make us wonder if the republic can be saved. In tyrannical societies, people at the top of the food chain do what they want while peons must follow strict rules. On September 17 (Constitution Day!), Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York announced that senators can wear whatever they want in the U.S. Senate. Everyone else must continue to dress appropriately: men in coats and ties and women in business attire. Imagine your CEO announcing, “casual dress at work but only for executives.”
Schumer should call this the “John Fetterman Rule.” The mentally challenged Democrat senator (due to a stroke), who still strains to coherently put his thoughts together, is known for wearing baggy shorts and a hoodie.
In the past, senators were able to get around the dress code by voting with one foot in the cloakroom and the other on the senate floor. They would hold their thumb up or down and then fully step out of the Senate chamber. How a person dresses shows respect for where they are. Monica Crowley tweeted:
“The Senate will no longer enforce its dress code, all because John Fetterman is a revolting slob. This is a material debasement of a storied institution and an absolute reflection of America’s steep decline.”
If you want to share your thoughts with Sen. Schumer: Phone: 202-224-6542. Write: Hart Office Bldg., #322, Washington, D.C. 20510
Or, is the tide turning to freedom?
With our prayers and involvement, we must have hope of saving 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:
- In Kansas, you will no longer be allowed to change your biological birth gender on birth certificates. In 2019, Democrat Governor Laura Kelly allowed people to change their birth sex, but this year the GOP-controlled legislature passed a new law overriding Kelly’s veto.
- In Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Valley School District, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS recently walked out of class to protest that the local school board did NOT enact a policy that transgender students use the restroom corresponding to their biological sex.
Stopping trans insanity: Sue the doctors
Perhaps the best way to stop trans insanity is through the wallet. If enough doctors and hospitals are sued by adults who had mental and/or emotional instability issues as children or teenagers and were put on the fast track to gender reassignment, changes might be forthcoming.
Luka Hein of Nebraska is suing Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine and UNMC Physicians who convinced the then-15-year-old girl that she was really a boy. The teenager was quickly – key word “quickly” – put on male hormones with DOCTORS convincing Hein to undergo a double mastectomy. Heim’s healthy breasts were cut off by DOCTORS!
After Heim’s healthy breasts were surgically removed by DOCTORS, another DOCTOR tried to get the breastless then-16-year-old Hein to have a partial hysterectomy and her womb removed. She decided not to do the procedure.
Hein had a traumatic childhood and needed DOCTORS to help her, not destroy her life! Instead, she was traumatized by the very people – DOCTORS – that should have been there to help her. Represented by the Center for American Liberty, Hein’s lawsuit was filed on September 13 in Douglas County District Court.
Demonizing Law Enforcement Started With Obama
Jim Curran—Massachusetts
As a former law enforcement officer (LEO), I am outraged at the calculated demonization of our nationwide law enforcement agencies. The proper response to questions involving actions taken by law enforcement officers, by very powerful politicians had always been, "before I comment, let's allow the investigation to be conducted so we have all the facts." President Barack Obama broke this sacred rule in July 2009 when he declared that the Cambridge Police Department “acted stupidly” when they arrested his classmate, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates. The police had responded to a break-in and the professor refused to show identification when they showed up at his house. The left-leaning media proclaimed that Gates was arrested for trying to break into his own house.
This was purposely incorrect, or we say today, “misinformation.” Gates was arrested for not confirming his identification. Most people wouldn't understand why this would be important. During my law enforcement career, I worked as a detective and investigated several house break ins in Arlington, Massachusetts, which is located next door to Cambridge. Once I had a housebreak where the only lead was that of a man in a suit, coat and tie who was operating a black Mercedes and seen holding a clipboard and pen. He appeared to be some type of realtor.
A few weeks later there was another break-in at a home that belonged to two very sweet elderly sisters. People fail to understand that it's never the most expensive items that are missed following a home burglary. It’s the sentimental items. The suspect used one of the sister’s stolen credit cards to put four new tires on a black Mercedes. That was my lead and with the help of former Boston Det. John Mulligan we obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s home. (John Mulligan was later murdered while working on a detail.)
What was even better, while we were watching the house, the suspect pulled up in a black Mercedes after having just broken into three Randolph homes – a nearby city. My point is that this suspect's MO (modus operandi) was to appear to be a real estate person walking around the exterior of a house. When he was confident nobody was paying attention, he would either force the front or back door to enter the home. Now if officers pulled up to a home and didn't check his identification, they would be negligent.
Heather MacDonald of the Manhattan Institute speaks the truth about law enforcement and the false assertions that sick liberals who do not value law enforcement have put out there. Another very important truth speaker is Bob Scales. Scales is a former law enforcement officer and a lawyer. He exposes the money grab the federal government is doing with these "Consent Decree's” where they accuse cities of terrible deeds and move in to correct them. Nothing they do is substantiated with facts. Scales is also an amazing statistician, and nobody ever tries to dispute the information he presents.
By demonizing law enforcement, liberal lunatics have cost the lives of an incredible number of young teen minority kids that die in the streets with nobody caring. Very sad!
In close, Robin, I appreciate you sending out the weekly news and look forward to reading it. Sorry to go on so long! You are a talented writer. I hope you continue to use your ability to make a positive difference in this great country. Wishing you the best! Better Days Ahead!
Route 60: The Biblical Highway
The movie played in theaters for two days last week (sorry, we didn’t know about it earlier). However, like many films released for a limited time, we’re confident there will be opportunities to download. Click on the link below to find out more. From the website:
Carving through the heart of the Promised Land is the biblical spine of Israel, sometimes referred to as the Path of the Patriarchs and officially designated as Route 60. A highway of deep historical significance while often the scene of unrest and violence, this 146-mile road of asphalt and concrete begins in Nazareth, Israel’s largest Arab city, and ends in Beersheba, one of Israel’s high-tech centers. Running north to south, Route 60 connects ancient Israel with modern Israel, Jews and Christians with Muslims, and Israelis with Palestinians.
This trek is far more than a two-lane highway; it is a historic, sacred link to the roots of Judaism and Christianity and the stories of the Old and New Testaments. Follow world-changing diplomats David Friedman and Mike Pompeo as they venture down this sacred road, treading the very ground Abraham, Jacob, King David, and Jesus once walked. Discover the history, witness the healing, and realize the hope along Route 60, the Biblical Highway.
Abortion: It’s all over the map
Many pro-life Americans assumed that everyone who wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade was automatically against ALL abortion. No exceptions.
Overturning Roe v. Wade meant one thing: taking the Constitutional right to abortion and returning the issue to the states. Each state now decides the issue of abortion just as states decide other issues (i.e., gun rights, voting rights, etc.). Some states have passed the Heartbeat bill, which does not allow abortion after the sixth week. Other states have some restrictions, such as up to the first trimester and only after with certain exceptions. Still other states are whenever you want – perhaps even after birth.
If you are a one-issue voter and abortion is your one issue, do some research on Republican presidential candidates. For example, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat bill into law—no abortions after the sixth week. President Donald Trump has said of the heartbeat law:
“I think what he (DeSantis) did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.”
Trump leans toward first trimester being acceptable to most Americans. Posting on Truth Social:
“Like Ronald Reagan before me, I believe in three exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the
mother."
Trump isn’t the only Republican presidential candidate who prefers abortion exceptions. Speaking at the September 16 Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 23rd Annual Fall Banquet former Vice President Mike Pence told attendees:
“I think we ought to ban abortion across America, but from the point where a baby can experience pain in the world. It’s a 15-week minimum ban. I believe it’s an idea whose time has come.”
It seems that the abortion issue is “all over the map” as this map on abortion in each state clearly illustrates.
Fat Liberation is here!
OBESE Black Lives Matters (BLM) activist Zyahna Bryant, who infamously sought in 2020 to ruin a white University of Virginia college student by alleging a racist comment that was never proven, has been hired as a Dove ambassador to promote Fat Liberation! Since we live in bizarro world, the university acknowledged Morgan Bettinger probably didn’t make the racist comment during a BLM protest but punished her anyway. She eventually graduated from UVA and has said in interviews that she might sue to clear her university record.
Back to the obese Bryan. You might think she was hired to promote Dove chocolate. Wouldn’t that make sense? Alas, the overweight young woman will be endorsing Dove soap and promoting fat liberation.
Why would Uniliver, which owns Dove, want to promote the racist Bryant? Why would the company want to encourage the extremely unhealthy FAT lifestyle? Would you want to sit on a plane next to the obese Bryant?
We should never verbally attack an overweight person as they might have a medical reason for their obesity. According to news reports, that does not appear to be the case with Bryant. Dove is owned by Unilever. If you want to share your thoughts with its CEO Hein Schumacher: Email: dove@doveinc.org, Phone: 217-428-6616, Write: 302 S. Union. Decatur, IL 62522
Faith, Family and Country
No matter how depressing the news, we must never give up our belief in faith, family, and country. As we welcome the autumn season pray for our country, President Trump and J6 prisoners! To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
Comments from out readers
Our readers always have interesting comments to share.
M.L.E.—Indiana - I recently turned on Fox News to hear the latest news and Arthel Neville came on interviewing Ralph Norman R-SC and butting in defending Biden! What? She must have been hired by Paul Ryan. When Norman mentioned the $20 million to the Bidens per a witness, she interrupted and said it was only now $7 million. Like 7 million is still no big deal, still not millions!?
And Neville insisted none of that has been proven to go to Mr. Biden-the elder...When Rep Norman mentioned that money had gone to other family members and 20 LLC's that had no real business...Boy, she jumped right in again and said that was comparable to President Trump's daughter getting patents from China!
She was doing everything she could to interrupt and defend Biden and cast aspersions on Trump. Where did Fox get this "woman of color" --CNN? Was Joy Reid her mentor? Where did she learn to put on that plastic smile under eyes that were definitely NOT smiling. They put her on mid afternoon on a Saturday when people are watching sports anyhow or doing anything else but watching TV.
Like others, I've watched Fox slide left and slyly inject liberal idiots into their staff. John Roberts blew his stack at Trump a few months back. I wish I'd noted the time and issue. I've seen video of very derogatory comments about Trump by Kaleigh McEnany. Guess her stint was all about her, not support or loyalty to her former boss. And Bret Baier calling AZ for Biden minutes after the polls closed will never sit well with me. I'm not on board with Vivek yet either, something just doesn't feel right. Not right now. But Fox sure is sweet on him and a few others that sure don't ring true to me.
I'm just waiting to see if Fox dumps Mark Levine, and if the rest of those claiming to be conservative, and/or Trump supporters leave with him. No rumors, but if Fox swift kicked Tucker, they can't love Levine much. Why did some stay when they dumped Tucker? How long are Republicans and conservatives going to play nice, mind their own business and keep their heads buried in the sand? Democrats fight dirty-Republicans just take it. You can fight back, hard, loud and strong and still be civilized and Republican. So WHAT if the socialists call you names? It's their MO. Since when does their opinion of Republicans and conservative policy rank that high? Ye gods, grow a spine! Glare right back at them and express your contempt and disgust for their nasty stupidity.
M.L.E., you won’t get an argument from me. In our house, Fox is only allowed for the two shows with Gutfeld.
Jeannine C.—California - I sent this email message to Rep. Michelle Steel. She represents me in the House. "Would it be possible to hold hearings on the environment, pulling in Al Gore and other climate activists? It would be educational to hear them explain why the planet has not yet come to an end despite all their dire predictions. Now that the green new deal is “the law of the land” and it has destroyed the economy, I would like to hold some of these climate worshipers to account."
Thank you, Jeannine. Please let us know if you receive a response. Rep. Steel is regularly in the news attacking Communist China, one of the few in Congress who calls out Communist China for their awful actions.
Al B.—New Jersey - As a Jewish man, I was infuriated when yesterday (September 20) I saw that Attorney General Merrick Garland invoked the Holocaust in his testimony before Congress to suggest he is a caring decent person which he is not. Garland is a pathetic ornamental Jew that the Dems use as a front to hide their Jew hatred. My parents came to this country in 1948, Polish Jews and Holocaust survivors. They loved the United States of America.
I am glad they did not live to see the rising antisemitism in this country today. I am glad my beloved father did not live to see the Democrat party change.
Laugh, Cry, or Say Amen
The night before Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, Joe Biden told a group of rabbis during a phone call:- “I, you might say, was raised in the synagogues of my state. You think I’m kidding, I’m not.”
- When it’s the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, he will say he was raised in mosques.
- President Biden says he grew up in a Polish community.
- Biden on minority support: ‘I was raised in the black church.’
- Biden claims to group of rabbis that he was ‘raised in synagogues in my state.’
- Biden says he was ‘politically’ raised in Puerto Rican community.
Joe Biden has DEMENTIA or mental decline and everyone knows it but no one will say it. “Doctor” Jill Biden should be charged with elder abuse!
Here are some other thoughts that will make you laugh, cry or say amen:
- Joe Biden: If I had a quarter for every smart thing I ever said, I would have two dimes.
- The day Al Gore was born, there were only 7,000 polar bears on earth. Today, there are 26,000.
- Yevgeny Prigozhin: I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.
- If you don’t want the government to find your guns, wrap them in the Epstein client list.
- Liberal: Gay pride! Conservative: Obama is gay. Liberal: No, he’s not. Stop smearing him!
- George Washington at the signing of the
Declaration of Independence: Just to be clear, none of these
matter if a governor doesn’t like it.
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