Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng,
but in ourselves are triumph and defeat.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tweet of the Day
The corrupt People's Republic of California wants taxpayers to subsidize the individual purchases of electric cars up to $3B. Elon Musk: YES— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I'm reading my own posts. #InsomniaIn5Words— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Let's recall Jim Crow laws and slavery had been established or defended by the Democratic party; Joe Biden is a political whore.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Don't make me laugh. This political whore was in an Administration which abused the Constitution with kill lists, executive orders, etc.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
If you believe in political whores like Obama and Biden you get the incompetence you deserve. Only the free market provides what State can't— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
It's just amazing how progressives are swooning over Joe Biden, who has been on the federal payroll since at least 1972, plagiarized speech.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Joe Biden's new book is entitled "Promise Me, Dad", an apparent reference to his politician son who died of brain cancer. Sentimentalism.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I'm not going to bother reading the rest of your tweet. The fact is that Southern Democrats repeatedly blocked civil rights legislation.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
More like a clown prince. "Child King"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Once again, Will proves that he is the best columnist in America. Trump's economic illiteracy is shared by Sanders, Clinton, and other Dems. https://t.co/EDEB8trDmH— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Once Trump starts his idiotic anti-trade garbage, I go short the US stock market and the global markets. This is a test of principle for GOP— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Kudos to Gov. Rauner (R-IL), the only voice of reason in the Illinois government, for vetoing the $15/hour minimum wage.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
The political whores in Illinois want poor people to think Dems are working for them by outlawing available jobs. https://t.co/VN8U28yH7C— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I haven't quite understood why Trump keeps putting his foot in his mouth with clueless tweets and speeches. The GOP's Joe Biden?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I haven't quite understood why Trump keeps putting his foot in his mouth with clueless tweets and speeches. The GOP's Joe Biden?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
If Trump continues bashing Congressional Republicans, they should consider running against a "do-nothing" POTUS next year.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
When you mention Ricardo, Trump probably thinks, "What does a Cuban band leader once married to Lucille Ball know about economics?" https://t.co/EDEB8trDmH— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
No, the Southern transition had more to do with the region's historic conservative (vs. racist) roots and the Dem's emerging Statism.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Be more concise. FACT: the Civil Rights Act passed on GOP support, absolutely necessary. Within 20 years, blacks held a plurality of local.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Goldwater did NOT speak for most Republicans. His position was not racially-based but against the idea of government intervening. You LIE!— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Goldwater was a businessman who had integrated his own operations. He wasn't talking about PUBLIC POLICY DISCRIMINATION You should know that— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
WRONG AGAIN. Learn your history. It was SCOTUS which didn't interpret Amendments 13-15 faithfully. The Civil Rights Act/LBJ had 5-YEAR prd.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
As I mentioned earlier, within 20 years, blacks were well-integrated into local governments. The dispute you reference has to do with feds.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
The Dem talking points you specify are knowing misrepresentation. Nothing was "gutted". Ending fed oversight of South did not gut the law.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Let's not forget that Jimmy Carter was a Southerner. This whole conspiracy theory is just plain bullshit. Reagan didn't need South to win.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Read them and weep: GOP over 80% for Civil Rights Act 1964 (both House and Senate). Dems about 2/3rds. https://t.co/N1rRQQKfvs— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Every once in a while I'll get into a Tweet Battle, this time with a "progressive" replying to my viral reply on Biden: Dems & civil rights.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
There is this "progressive" fairy tale that the racists, angry with Dems voting for the Civil Rights Act, went GOP. https://t.co/gxXVaSPEcT— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Think about that. Those Confederate reactionaries who despised Lincoln and Reconstruction decided to go GOP, never mind 80% for the CRA.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
The idea that the CRA somehow transformed the South into GOP territory is ludicrous. Only one GOP Senator or governor in TX until 1990's.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Keep in mind I'm not a Republican. But I'm incensed when disingenuous "progressives" use Goldwater's vote against the CRA to indict the GOP.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
The Fourteenth Amendment forbids PUBLIC SECTOR DISCRIMINATION. Title II of CRA specifically addresses PRIVATE SECTOR businesses.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Discriminatory public policies, e.g., segregation, voting criteria, etc., have been unconstitutional since the Civil War era, not enforced.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Some left-fascist just put me on his MAGA moron list. The guy has no clue that I'm a NeverTrumper and I've repeatedly criticized MAGA slogan— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
People in real life discriminate all the time, not necessarily on politically correct grounds. My Mom wants me to find a nice Catholic lady.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Goldwater, I and others believe that people shouldn't discriminate in their business affairs (leaving money on the table isn't good for biz)— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
But the response to bad business practices is competition. If I arbitrarily filter out qualified people, vendors, etc., I lose out.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Blacks make up 13% of the US population--about 1 in 7 people. Ignoring 1 out of 7 prospective customers, workers, etc. is stupid.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
It's one thing if I decide not to bake a gay couple's wedding cake. There are other bakers. It's another thing for govt to say I can't bake.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
When I and a gay couple come to an agreement on a wedding cake, and government says I can't sell to them vs. others: 14th Amendment.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
So Goldwater argued parts of the CRA were unconstitutional, and strictly speaking, he was correct. Our transactions are/should be voluntary.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I think Goldwater made a practical, not conceptual mistake. It was important to outlaw state/local govt discrimination, enforce 14th Amend.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
I think Goldwater made a practical, not conceptual mistake. It was important to outlaw state/local govt discrimination, enforce 14th Amend.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
The last thing I would do as a GOP POTUS candidate is to allow the opposition to define me as some sort of enabler of racist govt policies.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Economically illiterate RETARDS. Fascism is all about the State over the individual. Berkeley is all about intolerant Statists.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
How stupid is this rhetoric against "HATE"? When Antifa engages in violence, do you think they're pacifists? #Berkeley— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2017
Stat of the Day
The Anti-Competitive North Carolina Government vs. Teaching Make-Up Artistry
Towards Civility
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Barbra Streisand (with Kim Carnes), "Make No Mistake; He's Mine"
