G.O.M.E.R. *

* Grumpy Old Men & Their Elucidating Rants

One of the CBS shows that Lois & I watch regularly is "FBI Most Wanted." We tend to like procedurals. We've noticed, however, that some of them this season, especially "FBI" & "Most Wanted," have become over-the-top woke. Last night's episode of "Most Wanted" focused on cops murdering people of color. Yes, I know that this happens, but there was no effort whatsoever to emphasis that the majority of police do NOT commit these acts. Some shootings are justified, as witnessed by the policeman who shot a young girl who was attempting to stab another girl. Not sure if I want to continue watching.

CRIMINAL MINDS

"GOP pop thief. The person who broke into the downtown Lincoln [NE] offices of the Nebraska Republican Party took two 2-liter bottles of pop out of the fridge but left a perfectly good chocolate cake untouched." Norfolk Daily News, 5/5

TOP STORIES FROM DRUDGE

Yes, I check-out the Drudge Report just about every day. Yes, it has a reputation for leaning conservative, but I encourage you to check out drudgereport.com for yourself, especially if any of their headlines make you want to read the entire stories, which I don't have room to reprint.

"Bizarre new trend of eating ROTTEN meat to get high." 5/6

"SURVEY:  Half of Americans think they're better than everyone they know." 5/7

"Bad vibrations:  Revolt against wind turbines from Vermont to Hawaii." 5/7

TOP STORIES FROM THE BABYLON BEE

Yes, I check out the Babylon Bee just about every day. Yes, I usually find it's content more believable than CNN. If any of the headlines intrigue you, check out babylonbee.com for the stories, which I don't have room to reprint.

"CIA breaks up ISIS plot to use incorrect pronouns."

"Internet inventor Al Gore fires Trump from internet." 

"White liberals watch in amazement as black man acquires ID." 

"Media immediately stops covering Ted Cruz story after he puts on Andrew Cuomo mask." 

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA

"Bay area houses selling $1M over asking price." Drudge, 5/6

"4.7 mag quake rattles Lake Tahoe." Drudge, 5/7

COVID

"Bald men twice as likely to suffer severe COVID." Drudge, 5/7

"What will having mRNA vaccines in us do to us in the future? We don’t know. They trigger our immune systems to be ready to destroy the coronavirus should it come in contact with it, which is great, but we don’t really know if that’s all it will do. Personally, I think it will be fine. But I see no problem in waiting a while. It hasn’t even been a year since it’s been injected into human beings. I don’t think it’s crazy or paranoid to take a little while to see how that works out. Again, I have faith in the science, I just have no sense of urgency to do it myself. I want more data. The data we do have is promising, with the efficacy rate of the vaccine being even higher than originally thought. It truly is a miracle. But I also see the data from infections themselves. The survival rate of COVID 19 is incredibly high for people under 75, and I am under 75." Derek Hunter, Townhall 5/6

HISTORY

"There is indeed a battle over the history of America. Much of the rioting in the streets of the last year has constituted a war on America as founded. Statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and many others have been torn down by the mobs. Even Abraham Lincoln has not escaped the wrath of rioters . . . Initially, the 1619 Project promoted the false idea that America’s War for Independence was held for the purpose of protecting slavery. That is an astounding claim, in light of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, whereby George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Members of the Virginia House of Burgesses tried to abolish the slave trade into Virginia. King George III put the kibosh on their efforts. (This was before MP William Wilberforce’s successful crusade, motivated by his Christian faith, to abolish the slave trade and then slavery itself throughout the British Empire.) There is a battle over history, and it is a battle we must win if we are to continue as a free nation." Jerry Newcombe, Townhall 5/6

THE WIT & WISDOM OF CAL THOMAS

"Today's federal government has . . . grown ever larger & limited freedoms we once took for granted. This has caused serious consequences, including too many people believing that government is their primary source of all things. In return, government promises increasing benefits based on entitlements, which have the effect of addicting growing number of people to Washington. They, in turn, mostly vote for politicians (i.e., Democrats) who give them stuff." NDN, 5/1