Well, I don't see why I shouldn't pontificate if that 'A1 crasher' in the White House can bore us all to tears with his rambling, hesitant waffle why shouldn't I? Incidentally, I can't help wondering if he had kept that bust of Churchill instead of tossing it in the nearest wastepaper basket whether he would have become a better orator? Somehow I doubt it judging by his tedious, halting delivery the other night in which he attempted to drop his normal lofty, chin-in-the-air, look-down-the-nose attitude and tried to become all 'homely' by spicing his tendentious nonsense with some outright 'porkies' about how he had been picked on in his youth because he was black. Before I begin allow me to stress that I am only addressing a minority of American blacks because, of course, the majority need no advice from me, or from Obama come to that, because they are much too busy earning a crust and living their lives to the best of their ability.
However, to the minority of American blacks, first let me say this - get over yourselves! Yes, your history has been been bad but nowhere near as bad as others - ask your local Rabbi! The fact is that hundreds of thousands of mostly white men went into a ferocious war with their fellow mostly white compatriots in order to free you. And yes again, slavery apart, matters did not improve very far or very fast and roughly a hundred years later you and your black leaders, with some considerable help from whites, finally gained full democratic liberty. The fact that you can now enjoy this democratic liberty puts you in a very privileged minority of the world's population most of whom could tell you a thing or two about slavery.
My second bit of advice is that you remove your thumbs from your bums and engage your brains. The very fact that you pay any attention to the likes of Al Capone Sharpton and/or Jesse James Jackson instead of pelting them with rubbish and shouting, "Show us your willies" or some such, is an indication that you are all near terminally thick. Wake up and look around you! The various poltroons who seek your favours by ensuring a steady drip-feed of handouts look upon you as a bunch of mongrel dogs, easily kept barking by their occasional 'favours' to you. Their wealth and privilege, as they cream off the Federal and State bounty, absolutely depends on your continued poverty and stupidity.
My third piece of (unwanted and unwelcome) advice is to open your eyes and take a look around. Your future is happening now! You do not need to guess what the future holds it is already on view - in Detroit. In fifty years of administration by the sort of people who told you that they, and only they, had your best interests at heart they have succeeded in reducing a once thriving city into an empty rust-bucket the ruins of which are now only inhabited by, er, well, you, actually! Remember that old American saying about never giving a sucker an even break? Meanwhile, if you think Detroit was a one off, keep your eyes on places like New York, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, and Newark - and keep half an eye on Chicago. Most of these cities have 'enjoyed' Democrat political control for decades. You know Democrats, those 'nice' people who always promise you more and more as you get poorer and poorer and conditions in your city get worse.
Finally, the Zimmerman trial. Only one, American, compound word can stand as my advice to you - fageddaboutit! It was a straightforward case of a fracas going wrong and ending in the death of a young man - and it matters not a fig if he was white, black or polka dot, it was a personal tragedy but one which is repeated endlessly on American streets. The cops who undertook the first investigation quickly came to the conclusion that there was no case to answer but once the political demagogues who have been leading you by your silly noses got their hands on it then the equivalent of lynch mob hysteria took over. The Republican authorities handed the shit sandwich to the very worst sort of Left-wing prosecutor who was too thick to smell the contents and thus swallowed it whole. Now she looks rather sick, poor girl! Attorney-General Holden is, I think, too smart to attempt to bring down race charges against Zimmerman which is why he and Obama are harrumphing about 'stand your ground' law which the Zimmerman team very wisely never offered up as a defence because it was totally irrelevant.
I am delighted that the reported turnouts for the various rallies set up by the demagogues who leech off you proved to be rather small which indicates that most of you took my advice - although how you managed to do so without actually reading it here first I do not know! Anyway, well done and jolly good show.
Did you see that Charles Barkley and Bill Cosby both said that the Zimmerman verdict was correct? I wouldn't be surprised if a sizable number of blacks agree. Either that or they don't want to make trouble for a black president.
Posted by: Dom | Sunday, 21 July 2013 at 19:12
The thing is David, blacks, whites, Italian Mafia and all criminals will do anything to avoid justice and get the thiko mugs on board to help them. And there are plenty mugs on the Q.
Posted by: Jimmy Glesga | Sunday, 21 July 2013 at 19:28
Is your head hurting?
Posted by: Andra | Sunday, 21 July 2013 at 23:02
Well, I blame Ronald Reagan and the blessed Margaret for all this crap. By smashing the Russian Empire, they cut the ground from under the feet of the socialists. So now, in the USA, you have an alliance between the blacks and the socialists. In this country, the socialists have latched onto the Muslims. It is all displacement activity for those who believe in socialism.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 08:02
Dom, that is why my remarks were aimed at the minority of blacks because most of them have had the good sense to see that what has passed is now history and the only people clinging to the past are the rabble-rousers who leech off the people.
Sad but true, Jimmy.
Could you please lower your voice, Andra!
Everybody blames Ronnie and Mags, it's wot they're for, innit?
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 09:32
I forgot to mention the eco-fascists - the "Watermelons". Another displacement activity for socialists.
I was wondering (as you do) about Detroit pensioners. I have read that a major source of the city's problems is public sector pensions. I wonder, where do these pensioners live? What's the betting they have all fled to nicer places. Perhaps all Detroit city pensioners should be required to live in the city? Might be interesting...........
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 09:53
I have it on excellent authority, BOE, that Florida is the retirement home of America. Bit like Bournemouth but, er, bigger!
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 10:48
Or Arizona perhaps? I remember driving thru' a desert somewhere in Arizona, and it was full of mobile homes. I have one or two Canadian friends who winter down there.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 10:55
Nah! I reckon they were either the local cartel convoy or some of JK's still operators shifting their booze!
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 11:40
They weren't in a convoy - they each had their own little patch of rattlesnakes. As to the booze, I think you can distill cactus juice into something near lethal. There didn't seem to be anything else to do.....
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 12:21
Of course - cactus bourbon - JK swears by it, or at least, he swears a lot after it!
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 12:49
"Cactus bourbon"?
Nope, that'd be tequila or, as we say in these hills, "ter-killya."
Cute little story 'bout that stuff. On my first wedding day there was a get-together to celebrate the happy event. A feller brought 8 quarts of terkillya - I "might've overindulged" - at some later point I woke up next to a fairly nice looking red-haired girl.
That could've been a nice ending to my wedded bliss - and actually it was - because the lass I'd stood next to at the altar some few hours before had auburn hair.
That marriage was shortly annulled and because it'd hadn't lasted the requisite 30 days - I don't include it in my number of marriages stats!
Last time I ever drank terkillyer though. Fairly soon thereafter I was in the US Navy. The sleighted gal had some brothers.
But that's another story!
Posted by: JK | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 21:02
I thought it'd be best to keep separate my dalliance with eyeing a career in the Clericacy - but returning to topic; here's something might be of interest David:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/black-pastor-speaks-frankly-to-blacks-about-trayvon-martin-100545/
Posted by: JK | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 21:11
"terkillyer" - love it - make mine a large one! JK, I can't help feeling there's an autobiography inside you just waiting to get out. I'll check your link tomorrow.
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 21:39
There is a manuscript David - but it'll be published posthumously - I'd not care to hurry along that process.
Posted by: JK | Monday, 22 July 2013 at 21:53
Ah yes, JK.
I know you have such fond memories of the Philippines, along with the Antipodes.
I'm looking forward to an advance copy.
Posted by: Andra | Tuesday, 23 July 2013 at 00:06
Well Andra since you're in the southern hemisphere I s'pose it'd be alright, er, you'll not be visiting the Philippines anytime soon will you? I wouldn't wish to ignite a diplomatic kerfuffle since the next to last time I was there - so too were three of your countrypersons acting as my guides (as only in the company of Aussies could an American of Arkansas descent, visit Mindanao).
[We "sat" a helo down in a very recently drained rice paddy.]
Posted by: JK | Tuesday, 23 July 2013 at 00:56
I have no plans to visit the Philippines.
I think Ecuador will be my next holiday destination. Seems to be the "In" place right now.
Posted by: Andra | Tuesday, 23 July 2013 at 06:40
As a longtime lurker on this blog I thank you - your best post ever!
Posted by: Gunner G | Tuesday, 23 July 2013 at 14:01
Thank you, Gunner G, artillerymen are always welcome here.
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 23 July 2013 at 16:25
Ortega - it would be more along the lines of "Una copa de vino para mi hermana, por favor".
And one for me too, while you're at it.
Gunner G - nobody like a lurker. Stand up and be counted!!
Posted by: Andra | Thursday, 25 July 2013 at 07:06
Gunner, pay no attention to Andra, she is this blog's Rottweiler but all you have to do is give her a pat on the rump and she's perfectly happy.
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 25 July 2013 at 08:52