As IF Times

Source: Minority candidates see both success and veiled racism

Of course it is. It’s nice to have a default excuse when things don’t go your way. It must be horrific to try to exist in such a state of constant oppression.  Like the Cleveland Browns.  Or the San Francisco 49’ers.  Both of these NFL teams have seen their fortunes decline to abysmal levels over the years.  The Browns produced a perfect winless season last year and the 49’ers were  only marginally better.  Oddly, racism was never invoked as a reason for their futility.  On the other hand, the New England Patriots had another seemingly perennial season of winning, managing to once again reach the Super Bowl.

While there is a quasi socialist mechanism of parity in the league via the annual draft, teams are left to their own devices as to how to improve their lot.  Rather than just dwell in the basement, moan about the Patriots and invoke some kind of unfairness bleat, teams are forced to act to ensure their survival. Accordingly, the 49’ers traded for the Patriots’ star quarterback, Jimmy Garapallo last year in an effort to change their fortunes.  The L.A. Raiders paid Jon Gruden $100 million over 10 years to rebuild their team.

Hmm.

What if nations did that? There are numerous impoverished and needy nations in the world, many on the African continent that could trade for some star players.  Think of The Congo, Zimbabwe, Burundi and such, all with less than $600 per capita GDP.  On the other hand, think of the wealth of star players that the United States have including some of the wealthiest, most famous and influential sports and media personalities in the world. Think of the influence of Oprah, Kanye, LeBron, Snoop and many others that feel racism continues to oppress them.

Why wouldn’t the impoverished nations propose a trade? The stars could bring money, expertise, enthusiasm and fame to lift them from poverty!  Of course the poor nations wouldn’t have much to offer; maybe some hilltop view properties, some farm animals and a tropical climate, but the glitterati would have a blank slate to build a country and improve the fortunes of an impoverished nation while at the same time leaving their oppressive host nation behind.  They could literally be nation builders and change the path of history for the poor nations….like Garapallo could for the ‘Niners.

In the NFL, when a player expresses disgruntlement at his playing time or his working conditions, he is usually granted a trade to a team that’s expected to provide a more benign working environment and which welcomes his contribution.  Grousing constantly about present circumstances is neither good for the player nor the team he plays for.  When he moves on, the world can truly see the extent of his genius.  That’ll learn ’em.

Source: Democratic congressman introduces “Stable Genius Act”

The longevity of the rancor and derangement of the anti Trump crowd is amazing to behold. You’d think that after a full year since the election, people would go back to their lives. It’s as if entire swaths of the American population have stopped working and are focused only on exposing the latest Trump insult to their sensibilities.  When you think about it, Trump’s ascendency has probably been the best thing for many leftist businesses, since there is an endless supply of grist for their news cycle mills.

Twitter would probably be bankrupt if not for the enormous traffic that The Donald generates. Without the most recent outrage du jour to distribute on Facebook feeds, it would just be a site for posting cat photos and vacation selfies.  And without Trump’s frequent inelegant utterances, the mean girls at MSNBC, CNN etc., would only have tales of  LGBT woes, stories of racism, as well as the latest Kardashian accomplishments to fill their long days.

Unwilling to acknowledge that Americans voted to install someone in the White House that is more action than talk, unlike the previous occupant,  the cacophonous lunatic fringe insist on a do over of some kind.  The on going protest takes the form of Russia, Russia, Russia,  the questioning of his sanity, his supposed lack of literacy, his intemperate views of minorities, his diet of fast foods and of course his hair.

But instead of revealing weaknesses in the President, the nutters instead expose just how far out the flimsy limb of sanity they’ve all moved.  Robert DeNiro is a prima facie example of the unhinged rage  that has consumed otherwise normal people.  Shocked that the public rejected their choices of champions for  their cause which included, a career politico with trainloads of questionable baggage, a septuagenarian self avowed communist and a person claiming native Indian ancestry by virtue of high cheekbones, the left are attempting to try a new tack.  They feel that Oprah Winfrey should be anointed to lead them.  Oprah.

This idea reveals the main flaw that afflicts all leftists.  They don’t have a reality filter. Their beliefs are rooted in the world of ifs and shoulds.  Granted, an Oprah presidency would bring with it all kinds of benefits, not the least of which is the possibility of a new car for everyone.  When dealing with despots of hostile nations, we can rely on the technique of collective weeping as persuasion.  Handkerchief companies will soar.

The other big benefit of an Oprah ticket is the rich pool of capable people from which to create a cabinet. We could use Doogie Howser and Dr. Mcdreamy as heads of the Health department, since they were so effective on their TV shows.  The Rock, Dwayne Johnson would be the Secretary of Defense, since, well, he’s never lost a battle… we wouldn’t even need an army.  For Secretary of Education, we nominate the aforementioned articulate Robert DeNiro .  They could use Perry Mason as attorney general.  He may be dead, but law cases take so long to resolve, no one will know the difference.

As fanciful as these ideas are, none of this is any more preposterous than the Democratic incumbents today. As long as they continue to live in their fantasy world, the general public will be safe in theirs.