Who to believe?

As most folks in the US are probably well aware, there is a confirmation battle going on in Congress, for the spot vacated by Anthony Kennedy-- on the Supreme Court.

Recently, "Christine Ford" accused Judge Bret Kavanaugh of sexual assault.  These kinds of accusations always seem to follow candidates -- IF they're Republican.  They don't seem to matter at all if you're a Democrat. 

I've tried to piece this together.  And I've reached the conclusion that Kavanaugh is telling the truth. 

WHY??

First:  The Democrats were bitching about Gorsuch, but didn't really have time to do anything.  They did try to stop the confirmation, but since the GOP has the advantage in the Senate, even if one vote of theirs flips, the VP steps in and votes.  A brilliant idea from our Founders, if you ask me.
Then, Kennedy resigned.

Second:  The Democrats were coming out against the nominee even before he was announced.  That reeks of politics, jealousy.  These sore losers are all part of the #nevetrump movement which is really out of control.  Signs were made for those who'd protest, even BEFORE announced!  That strikes me as ODD.

Third:  Despite the Constitution and Rule of Law, everybody started ganging up on the Judge!

Fourth:  The hearings were over, when "All of a sudden" somebody accused him of sexual assault. 
Very convenient that it comes just a day or two before the vote.  And now, the Democrats are not only calling for him to withdraw from the nomination, but to resign.  Interesting.  Not a single shred of proof.  I thought we were supposed to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.  Not for the DFL.  It's Presumed Guilty unless you're a democrat!

Fifth:  Ford had 4 people named as witnesses.  In an interesting development, not a single one has corroborated her story.  One did, but then recanted.  Nice.  No witnesses. 

Sixth:  Feinstein held the so-called "Letter of accusation" until just a couple of days before the vote.  WHY?  There can be only one reason:  To disrupt the courts, to fuel the opposition, to delay the vote until after the midterms.  What happens if the Democrats win?  It's not going to be a very big margin, if you ask me-  If they win at all.  If they lose, it's just going to be the same circus all over again.

7th:  Kavanaugh had to undergo several background checks before he was nominated as Judge.  A few of the Democrats (at that time) supported him.  2 or three, I think it was.  The FBI background checks came back clear.

8th:  When Kavanaugh was nominated to be judge, which was under Bush, he had to undergo hearings.  And guess what.  Ford was NOWHERE to be seen.  Why didn't she accuse him THEN?
Obviously, it's because Trump wasn't President. 

9th:  Now, a Creepy Porn-star lawyer who is delinquent in his taxes and under order to pay, claims there is "ANOTHER" person ...  Yeah, right.

10th:  The GOP offered to hear the testimony of Ford.  She puts it some very strange stipulations... Judge Kavanaugh cannot be in the room, for one thing.  No lawyers may question.  Blah, Blah, Blah.

11th:  She then demands a delay because "She's afraid to fly."  Next thing I hear, she's in Delaware, just a few hours after this statement.

WILL SHE EVEN SHOW UP?  I don't know.  But I'm guessing she won't.  She's scared, because she'll be under oath.  If caught in a lie, lying to Congress is perjury.  What's the penalty? One to Five years.  Plus fines.  Not showing up is Contempt, and that's a criminal offense, as well.  Up to 1 year in prison, and up to 1000 for a fine.  Nice.

Of course, the Democrats won't vote to hold her in contempt, if such does happen.  And they'll claim it's the "Anti-woman" agenda of the GOP.  What a crock.

After looking at all this, I have only one conclusion:  Ford's Lying and the Democrats are trying to delay the game.  If more than one Republican votes no, Game over. 

Time to end the bullshit.  Call the vote.  And when confirmation occurs, Have him in place by the start of the session.

FORD is a LIAR.  DEMOCRATS Delaying the game.  Nobody seems to have the balls enough to stand up and call for the vote. 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
AS I SEE IT..... 

Catching their lies...

Liars are everywhere.  Politicians, right?  Lawyers, crooks, car salesmen.  They all have a bad reputation.  You hear about others, but they are few and far between.  However, liars don't affect the medical community, right?  Oh, there are quacks, but quacks aren't the same.   RIGHT?

When you catch your health-care provider in a lie, what happens?

I'm "generally" healthy, except for bad teeth, hearing loss and COPD.  The latter two have qualified me for SSDI and Medicare.  I was nearly out of my COPD treatment, but here they seem to require that you show every 6 months or so for them to verify that you still need the treatments and/or medicine that you have.  Annoying, but "tolerable."

I needed a refill on something, and needed to go in for such a purpose.  NOW, they're trying to schedule "Lab work" -- saying they need current blood specs, blah, blah, blah.  Fine; How am I supposed to pay it?

But then they tried to schedule me for two "OTHER" tests... and they claimed that "Medicare Requires these tests."  I had never heard of them "Requiring" anything except age or disability.  However, it was indelicate to challenge on shaky information, so I went home.

I asked online search engines about Medicare test requirements.  Came back negative, but I determined that it was not enough. So, utilizing my caption phone, which helps me to compensate for my hearing loss, I called Medicare to question them.

The person from Medicare had a hard time understanding what I was asking.  I tried 3 times before I was able to make my question clear to the other person.  They thought I was asking if the tests were covered.  I was not.  I was asking if they were "REQUIRED" by Medicare.

The answer?  "Medicare does not require you to take any treatments; it is up to you."  That bears repeating, and they repeated it for me.  I have pictures of the conversation.

I was about to call the pharmacy to check on the status of the medicine when the clinic called.  I again asked, to be sure I was not in error about what they said.  The clinic, once again, claimed it was "REQUIRED BY MEDICARE."

I said, "You are wrong.  I just called them; they said no such tests are required."
They continued to insist that I was wrong.  I said, "LOOK, I just got off the phone with them.  I was told NO TESTS ARE REQUIRED.  YOU ARE LYING!"

Boy, that set 'em off, all right.

They started to claim they had been "audited" and if I am "not compliant" that Medicare can remove me from the rolls.  They may be able to remove me from their list, but not for disobeying a doctor's opinion!
THEN, they claimed that Medicare gave me "False Information."

So, we got Medicare calling the Doctor a liar; we have the doctor calling Medicare a liar.  Well, SOMEBODY is in error.

So, I checked with a lawyer.  Answer not really "plain", but more of a "Do what you feel like doing," response.

So, I took one more step.  I wrote to one of my Senators!  I explained the problem, signed my paper, faxed it to him.  NOW, when I get the response, hopefully quickly, I will take the answer in to the clinic.  If I'm wrong, I'm wrong and if that is the case, I will apologize.  If THEY are wrong and refuse to apologize, I will take my business elsewhere.

It's nice to be able to catch the liars...but it's frustrating to find it's someone you need to be able to trust.  They, apparently have violated that trust.  And they may be answering to higher-up authorities for these falsehoods.

Looks like the only Medical I'll be able to Trust is G*D....AS I SEE IT!

Election review -- Belly-aching Bastards!

The Election, Thankfully, is over.  I'm not pleased with the results, but such is life.

But I am ANNOYED.  I am a GOP member, and I am annoyed at my own party!  WHY?

Because, they are proving themselves poor sports, sore losers!  I'm tired of the stupidity they are spouting, despite how much they are doing.

They're claiming "voter fraud." -- that Romney actually won the race.  While there were a lot of close states, NOT A SINGLE one was close enough to be decided by "fraud."  Sure, there were some questionable tactics in Florida, especially St. Lucie county.  Some people stood in line for HOURS on Election day.  WHY couldn't they have gone earlier?  I did.

But the GOP, sore losers, are crying "Fraud!"  More than 3 MILLION votes separated Obama and Romney.  That comes to more than 60,000 votes "Fraud" per state.  OH, GIMME A BREAK, BABIES!

Florida is a prime example of their stupidity!  They're claiming that "141%" turnout occurred in St. Lucie County, and some precincts had more than 150%.  But when you look at the figures, that is an outright lie.  They're claiming "turnout" in St. Lucie was 249K voters.  But if you look at the total votes cast, it was only 125K voting out of 175K registered voters.  That's actually 70%, give or take .7 percent.  The problem occurred because of TWO PAGE BALLOT.  Each page counted as one "CARD", and the assholes are staring at that figure, figuring "FRAUD."

They're claiming over 100% in some Colorado counties.  I do not know if Colorado has Election-day registration like MN does.  But if they do, that could explain small discrepancies.  But I'm guessing that None of these places had over 100% turnout.

ONE PERSON in FL, claims she lives in a county that went "100% Obama," while she herself voted for Romney.  My own examination of that is proved 100% BULLSHIT!  There were only a half dozen counties that voted Obama.and NONE of those were 100%.  So, she's spreading shit, in hopes that something nice will grow.

They've ignored the real issues on the DFL side, screaming "RACIST" whenever someone disagrees.  But the poor sportsmanship of the People of the GOP is not even laughable:  It's PATHETIC.

The GOP must now dedicate themselves to the task at hand -- stopping the growing debt, protecting people from increasing taxes, stopping Obamacare, stopping the global gun ban, stopping Sharia law, eliminating our dependence on foreign oil.  They must stop the left from taking over the Court.

GOP--As a member of your party, I'm disgusted with your members.  But I'm not turning my back on 'em.  I'm telling you, you've got to GROW UP!  GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

Stop spinning the lies...or if you can't, you must learn to make them more believable than the DFL's lies.  BOTH SIDES are guilty of lying to the people.  When you stand before the Great Judge, will you be able to say, as if you are under oath, "We did nothing wrong"?

GROW UP, FOR GOD'S SAKE!  ALL of you!  You're supposed to be serving the people.  Instead, like Emperor Palpatine of Star Wars, you've been corrupted by Power. 

I want to put a name in for you for 2016 -- but it's a bit early, and I want to discuss the specifics with the man, first.  He's a dedicated public servant.   And believe me, THAT is what we need -- Not a narcissistic ass with an eye to his own power and golf game! 

THAT is what we need  -- the end of the belly-aching, and behaving like true sportsmen.  If you can't do that, you're as bad as the politicians!  And THAT IS THE FACT....AS I SEE IT!

Can you trust NOBODY?

I have been battling with the better half -- to let some of our livestock go.  I mean, we couldn't keep up with them!  I've been trying to sell livestock for YEARS.  I mean even in MN, I was trying to let them go!  And I couldn't deal with 'em. 

We did EVERYTHING in our power to get our livestock back to weight.  We de-wormed.  We increased feed (when we had it).  We had the vet out more than once.  And what do we get?

Finally, it was realized by my other half that there was NOTHING we could do on our own.  And we were calling rescue places, trying to get help.  And what did we get?  The run-around.  They were full-up.  Or they wanted something we couldn't provide.  We have enough proof!  And yet, a certain "WITCH WITH A CAPITAL B" decided to "sic" the authorities on us.  Well, let me tell you something, MISSY... I read your page.  I do NOT appreciate threats!  YOU wanted to come over and shoot one of us in the knee cap.  I read it!  I have PROOF, I SAVED THE FILE!

You told us an untruth.  You LIED!  You sneaked through the woods to get pictures and came onto our property and said that you did not.  You claimed that somebody said that we were "Out of water."  That was BULL if I ever heard it.  I DID request help.  I wanted names of rescue places.  And YOU BULLSHITTED it! 

NOW, Missy... You also pledged that you'd not contact the places you did.  And  you lied THERE, TOO.  You are a MAROON... TOTAL LIAR.

I have years of proof that I was trying to sell these pets/loved ones/livestock.  I tried.  I couldn't get everything everyone wanted.  So, you lump me together with abusers?  BULL SHIT, MISSY!

We confided in you.  You betrayed us.  You lied.  You proved yourself to be an unworthy individual, MISSY.  You are just a hunk of crap!

I hope that the animals that were rescued have a long, healthy life after their recoveries.  YOU?  Well, suffice it to say, I no longer TRUST YOU.  And if I find you ANYWHERE near my property again, I'm going to get a restraining order!

I guess I should have expected it.  It's my own damn fault for trusting you.  HOWEVER, you better realize that I don't take threats lightly.  And I will do EVERYTHING in my power to prove you a liar, a blackmailer, someone with no compassion except when it suits your own damned needs.

GOT THAT, MISSY?  GOOD!

AN OPEN LETTER TO MURPHY OIL CORPORATION (Petroleum, not soap!)

My wife has been searching for a job for 7 months.  She has applied to your company several times, and she keeps getting rejected. Your company claims "You did not pass the assessment." Tell me, what's more important:  Someone who can pass a test filled with opinions and/or hypothetical situations , or someone who is experienced as a cashier in a fast paced environment -- Someone who can DO THE JOB? A cashier is NOT going to be scheduling meetings.  A cashier is not going to be scheduling vacations.  A cashier is not going to need a 50,000 word vocabulary.  A cashier IS going to need to know how to make change.  A cashier will need to know how to operate the register and POS terminal.  A cashier will need to know how to deal with irate customers and proper procedures in case of a robbery.  A cashier needs HONESTY, Integrity, understanding, and willingness to do the job. But for some reason, you folks seem to think that your "Assessment" is so important.  The thing is, circumstances are never has you have them.  The circumstances require that a cashier be able to think on his/her feet.  A Cashier needs to be able to foresee trouble and head it off.  THAT is what my wife offers.  And that is what you folks are rejecting because she "doesn't pass the assessment." I submit to you that your assessment process is UNFAIR AND BIASED.   Make your judgements from interviews, not standardized tests.  People do not fit into a standardized mold.  What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another! I may not be able to get you to interview my wife for a cashier position.  I may not be able to get you to discard your assessment tests.   Of course, if you're looking for bilingual, that should be clearly stated. Oh, you want my business?  "SORRY, YOU DID NOT PASS THE ASSESSMENT!"

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The above may seem harsh.  But it's this blogger's opinion of "Assessments", pre-employment tests.  This aren't background checks.  These aren't reference checks.  These tests are unnecessary, a hassle, and a complete waste of time.  They SHOULD be ILLEGAL.  We should BOYCOTT Murphy Oil...AS I SEE IT!