This Isn't Going to End Well

 

    Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was a U.S. citizen and a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.

    I have zero doubt he was a good man with a good heart.  And a defective brain.

    In any event, Alex Jeffrey Pretti is dead.

    Yes, the first amendment of the United States most definitely guarantees the right to (among other things), “...peaceably protest...”. 

Note the word "peaceably," but we're not getting into that here.

    So, Alex Pretti had an absolute right to join the rest of the batshit crazy loons* to protest law enforcement going after violent criminals in this country illegally.  Note the word “illegally.”  

    We’re also not getting into that here.  All I’ll say about that is some useful idiots don’t know the difference between “illegal” and “legal” (we call those “stupid” people).  There are also those who refuse to acknowledge the difference (huh, they’re also stupid).

    Or pandering clowns with an agenda.  I'm talking to you, Governor.

"Tampon?"

     Mr. Pretti was shot and killed by ICE officers enforcing federal law.  It very well could have been a tragic accident.  Or it wasn’t a tragic accident.  Like Renee Good’s killing (not murder), it was tragic, that’s for sure, though.  

"DRIVE, BABY, DRIVE!"
"JFC, haven't you done enough???"

    However, Pretti would still be alive if:

    1.  He did not bring a loaded gun to a protest that had the potential to be violent (even though he had that right).

    2.  He did not get into a scuffle with law enforcement (idiot mistake #1).

    BTW, said scuffle was exacerbated by the refusal of Mayor Frey’s police department to protect federal agents doing their job.

    3. When he did get into a scuffle, he continued to resist (idiot mistake #2).

This almost never ends well

     Okay, let’s suppose ICE is at fault.  Seriously doubt it, but let’s suppose.

    If Pretti went limp and was taken into custody, does anyone with a functioning brain cell seriously think he would have seen jail time?

    No, the Minnesota justice system would have let him walk and, more than likely, paid him damages.

"And made a donation, in his name, to a Minneapolis Learing Center."

    What’s more, does anyone with a functioning brain cell honestly think that, if charged with a federal crime, anything would have happened to him?  Not with Republicans and the Bondi Justice Department in charge.

"That's where you're wrong. 
I would have read a sternly worded letter of outrage on 'Hannity.'"

    But, I’ll guarantee one thing:

    Alex Jeffrey Pretti would be alive today.

    I hate to say this, but the more people are allowed to act the fool (I blame both sides of the aisle), the deadlier things will get.

    This isn't going to end well.

*Let’s talk briefly about having the “right” to do something.  Yep.  Unquestionably.  But, it reminds me of accompanying someone who just wanted to step into the crosswalk of a very busy street.  When I reminded him to watch for traffic, he told me, “The sign says traffic must yield to pedestrians.’ I then tell him, “Yes, it does.  Congratulations.  When you get struck and killed by someone [people often pass schoolbuses with their lights on, too], you can tell Saint Peter you were right and had the ‘right of way.’”

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was right to bring a gun to a protest with the potential for violence. 

Alex Jeffrey Pretti stepped into a crosswalk without looking.

   

  

Awful and Unnecessary

    Something awful and unnecessary happened in Minneapolis last week.

    You know what I’m talking about.  At least I hope you do.

    Let’s be clear.  If asked on which side I fall, I would fall on the side of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) every day of the week and twice on Sunday.  Those folks have an unbelievably difficult job, made only more difficult by lunatics.  Who view themselves as divinely blessed to rid the nation of those deemed the modern-day Gestapo by horrendously irresponsible media and politicians.

    I’m talking to you, Mayor Frey and Governor Walz, you retard.

"Would a tampon make it all better?"

    That some people defend those who broke our immigration laws, some of whom committed heinous crimes while here, boggles my mind.

    We are not the same.

    It can only be Trump Derangement Syndrome.  Look, I don’t like 47, either.  But, Idiot Joe and Slappy deported more than Orange Jesus while they were in office.  You people are exhausting.

"Me and my nurse love Orange Jesus!  It's a refreshing drink that goes great with ice cream. 
No joke."

"That's Orange Julius, you idiot!"

    NOTE:  For those calling the United States a fascist dictatorship ruled by a tyrant, have a look at Iran.  Yeah, you would have disappeared months ago if you were right.

    Renee Good, self-styled ICE tracker, inserted herself into a law enforcement operation.  Hindering such an operation is a crime and she should have been prosecuted for such.

    From what I can tell from the video, though, she seems like a pleasant, if deranged, person. 

"That's fine, dude.  I'm not mad at you."

    It's jarring, considering what was about to happen.

    In my opinion, the real villain of the story is her wife, Becca Good.  As I will cover below, her butch bellicosity and “Drive, baby, drive!”  made things worse.

She should be prosecuted.

    Her killer (not murderer), Jonathan Ross, was the victim of a vehicular assault six months ago, which resulted in over 30 stitches.  Surely, the thought had to have weighed on his mind.

    Should he have stood directly in front of the vehicle, weapon at the ready?  Perhaps not.

    However, should Renee Good have floored the accelerator of her SUV in the general direction of a federal agent (pointing the aforementioned weapon) after being told to “get out of the fucking vehicle!”? 

    I mean, who the fuck does that?

   Do I think she intended to hit Ross, thus causing serious harm, if not death? 

   More than likely not.

   Here’s where I think the wife merits blame.  By shouting “Drive, baby, drive!” did she cause Good to act on instinct, not seeing the agent?  She had to have been nervous.  Perhaps.  What do I know?

    What I do know is that, if someone barks at me during a tense situation, I could very easily act on that command.

    Now, as to Ross...

    Should he have stood off to the side a fraction?  Still have his gun raised, unquestionably, but not so much in the car’s path?  Perhaps.  Once again, what do I know?

    The man had to make a split-second decision.  What he saw was a vehicle lurching at him.  In that incredibly-brief amount of time, in his mind it was kill or be killed.

    I know what I would do.  I would shoot.

    So would you, Mr. "I Saw the Video a Dozen Times While Sitting On the Couch."

Or toilet.

    Did Renee Good cause her own death?  Of course not.  But, did she make an incredibly bad decision, thus putting herself in the crosshairs (poor choice of words, perhaps) of an agent who had already seen a car used as a weapon?

    Absolutely.

    Awful.  And unnecessary.

    Tragically, I don’t think we’ve seen the last of it.      

 ********

    Not for nothing, I must have missed the outrage when Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte train.

By an illegal immigrant

And Now, a Word From Benedict Arnold

 "I was an American Major General who fought with distinction during the American Revolution.  In fact, in my opinion, the Americans would not have won the Battle of Saratoga were it not for me.  Yet, everyone gets their knickers all in a twist when they read how I planned on turning over West Point to the British.  But, the Congress, and even General Washington, didn't give me the respect that a true hero deserved.  After all, what's a little treason between friends?  Therefore, I stand with Arizona senator, and retired Navy Captain, Mark Kelly.  By the way, where is Arizona?" 

  

Trouble

     As in, “I’m in Trouble With Everybody.”

    The good news is that hardly anyone reads this.

    The bad news is that I’ll probably tick off those who do.

    As quite a few people know, I did not vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.  I fact, I haven't voted for him since 2016.  Even then, I would have voted Libertarian, but their candidate was batshit crazy.

"I still don't know where Aleppo is."

    Mind you, I didn’t vote for that cackling imbecile, either.  Rather, I wrote in Ron De Santis, knowing fully how much of a futile gesture that was.  I may as well have written in Al Penwasser.

    My reasoning was that no way was I going to throw my support towards a man who

Or is that 'whom'? 
Oh, eff it.  English, amirite?

I found fundamentally flawed.  Whether he won or lost, it wasn’t going to be because of me.  I just couldn’t do it.

    And, for those who sling accusations of, “Well, by not voting for Trump, you’re helping Harris”, I counter with “By not voting for Harris, aren’t I just helping Trump?”

    Enter MAGA brain freeze.

    Of course, since I am a Conservative, I’m overall happy with the result.  This nation would be in far worse shape had Harris and, God help us, Walz, won.

    NOTE:  Why the idiot from Minnesota had no business being vice-president would take up an entire blog post.  So, let’s just focus on Orange Jesus for now.

"Makes me yearn for the good old days of putting tampons in boys rooms."

    If nothing else, the border is closed.  There are certainly other good things to point out that Trump has done, but that is number one, by my way of thinking.

    On the other hand, Cheeto just can’t keep his fucking mouth closed.  The man's ego is next level crazy.  For instance, Trump class battleships!!??  What in the actual fuck is that all about?  In my opinion, no warship, let alone class of warships, has any business being named for an actual living person.  I’m talking about you, USS George H.W. Bush (commissioned nine years before Bush died).

    NOTE:  Of course, since construction on these things won’t start until the 30s and The Donald is 79...

    There's a bunch more, to be sure, but another thing which gives me pause

Not to be confused with 'paws.' 
See?  English can be fun!

are the checks for $1,776 sent to active duty military.  Don't get me wrong.  Not for one second do I begrudge these folks (most are heroes, some are dirtbags) getting a boost for Christmas.  Much better that they get taxpayer money than some Somali warlord.

    But, nerd student of history that I am, I remember reading how later Roman emperors bought off some in the military so that they could remain in power.

    Dear Lord, I hope I'm just being cynical and I'm dead wrong, but...    

    So, like I just wrote (please pay attention, the both of you), he is fundamentally flawed.  I can see why some people have a real problem with him.

    However however, the alternative was a candidate from a party that, among many other things, thinks mentally ill dudes playing Halloween dress up belong in women’s locker rooms and that illegal aliens have the same rights to governmental goodies as American citizens.

"Yeah, you're clearly a racist."

"Right?"

    Meaning, as bad as he is, the other lunatic was much, much worse.  I predict this still won’t help the Republican Party in the mid-terms.  Brain-dead Americans have typically voted against the party in power.  I’m sure they will do the same in November.

  Of course, the party in power in Congress hasn’t helped themselves, either. 

To say nothing of the Attorney General.

  A more useless cast of characters hasn’t been seen since the Biden family.

"Jill and Hunter suck.  No joke."

    I still don’t regret my vote in 2024 and I still don’t like Trump.  But, like it or not, he has done good things.

    I just wish he would stop reminding us that he has.  

 

To Retard Or Not To Retard

     Many people don't know that, after I retired from the Navy, I had a variety of jobs.  One of which was a Personal Care Assistant in a high school Life Skills class.  The boy whose education I supervised was classified as "mentally retarded."

    When I learned that was how he was designated, I thought it odd.  It wasn't all that long ago, but I thought the term "retarded" was no longer in wide use.  The second year I was assigned to him he was redesignated as one with an "intellectual disability."  He hadn't changed; he was still the nicest person I had ever met.  But, he was no longer labeled "mentally retarded."  Nothing was different except a word which was deemed an anachronism.

When he graduated high school, I found work elsewhere.

    Whatever.

    Fast forward to recently.  Looks like the state run by "Tampon Tim" is being investigated by the Feds for funneling a BILLION taxpayer dollars overseas.  My, my, my.  Walz, et.al., certainly have some 'splainin' to do about how their hands got caught in a Somalian cookie jar.

"That's GOVERNOR Tampon Tim."

    Donald Trump, being Donald Trump, can't resist the urge to attack the prancing Minnesota imbecile.  Due in large part that he IS a imbecile who couldn't lead ants to a picnic, Trump has labeled him "retarded."  Predictably, the Left is losing their shit over the fact that Trump is using the "r" word (I refuse to call it that; it's "retard," thank you very much.).

    Never mind the fact that the batshit crazy wing of the Democratic Party have no problem using terms like "Nazi," "fascist," and "Gestapo."

Or putting a bullet in the neck of someone with whom they disagree

    Now I'm not a big fan of our leaders resorting to infantile name-calling (and is one of the reasons I did not vote for Trump), but I laugh nonetheless at the discomfiture of these clowns.

    

Mind you, I'll continue to do so. 
But, I'm not an elected leader, you understand.

    Walz can dish it out, but he can't take it.

    Besides, no one uses "retarded" anymore to honestly describe someone with intellectual disabilities (my point at the beginning of this post).  Like "queer" and "gay," the meaning of the word has changed from its original meaning.

"We can still don our gay apparel, though."

  It now means someone with no functioning gray matter.  Someone who is a clown who has no business being anywhere near the reins of power.  Or Jasmine Crockett.

    Or someone who thinks tampon machines belong in boys bathrooms.

    Give me a fucking break, Governor Retard.

    If the shoe fits, smack yourself in the knucklehead with it. 

You're Not Gonna Like This

    I sure don't, but facts are facts.

    A group of six senators and congresspeople, called the "Seditious Six"

Not to be confused with...
Although The Vulture is bald. 

are catching deserved flak over a video they made exhorting the American military not to obey illegal orders.  They did not mention which specific orders were illegal, but they kept up a consistent drumbeat.

    I suspect they meant whacking drug boats in the Caribbean or deployment if the National Guard to crime-ridden cesspools cities.  But, they didn't give specifics.

    One of the six, retired Navy captain Mark Kelly, is in especially hot water.  There are threats to have him brought back to active duty where he would then be court-martialed on charges of sedition.  This may, in fact happen, as the Attorney General and Secretary of War want to make it so.

Frankly, as it should be.

    Now, Kelly knows (or should know) that, even though he is retired, he is still subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.  When I retired wayyyyyy back in 2005, I knew that to be a fact.  For instance, were I to lead a rebellion against civil authority, I could very easily find myself being tried by the military.

    NOTE:  To be honest, at 67, the only thing I want to lead is myself to bed.

    Here's the problem, though.  Kelly stated something which is drummed into every servicemember in boot camp: that we are not to obey unlawful orders.  He did not say anything false and any lawyer worth his or her salt will get him off on the technicality.

    Another problem:  we all know what those seditious pieces of shit were doing.  They hoped to undermine the chain of command and cause dissension.

    But, what we think we know and what was said are completely different, legally speaking.

    It's like the 14th Amendment.  We all know they were talking about slaves, but that's not how it reads.

"Subject to the jurisdiction of" can be "lawyered," I suppose.

"Everyone will know we're talking about the slaves, right?"
"Duh, of course."
"Oh, I don't know.  This could be interpreted to mean others."
"Really?  Like who?"
"Well, Mexicans, for example."
"PFFFFTTTT!  Mexicans.  Are you retarded?"

    I'd love to see that piece of shit busted and thrown in jail.  But, I predict it won't happen.  He may go to a court-martial, but he'll be acquitted.

    It makes me sick, but it is so.  

    Bet me.

Jimmy Carr NAILS It