George Rebane
RR has long maintained that not all franchised American citizens should exercise their right to vote (e.g. here). For the good of our republic, they should just stay home, watch, learn, and prepare themselves for the next election. As a public service we again issue the same appeal to all voters on the margin, and offer here a simpler, updated voter test that can be auto-administered.
Dear reader, please don’t vote if you …
- Are not a franchised US citizen;
- Need this test to be translated into your native tongue;
- Don’t know the three branches of our federal government and how they are supposed to work together;
- Don’t know the main sources of government revenues;
- Don’t know the difference between deficit and debt;
- Don’t know what GDP is or what it measures;
- Don’t know who are your congressional representatives and their political parties;
- Don’t know what are the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution;
- Don’t know why Muslim terrorists willingly sacrifice their lives for Islam;
- Can’t tell the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion;
- Can’t do arithmetic – add, subtract, multiply, or divide without a calculator;
- Don’t know on what planet you live;
- Believe that any of the above deficits are acceptable for a 21st century American voter.
[8nov16 update] Happy election day! And here’s what we’re talking about in this post as Dr Walter Williams reminds us in his ‘The Astonishing Ignorance of Young Adults’. These people definitely should stay out of the voting booths and devote the time to some remedial book learning.
How America has ideologically wandered off track is dissected by another nationally known black scholar, Dr Shelby Steele. In ‘Trump, Clinton and the Culture of Deference’ he describes the rise of America’s guilt and the Left’s co-opting the role as the champion of our redemption, while it implements policies that assure continuing victimization and teach its victims to demand eternal protection from the ‘assaults’ of the Right.
rebanesruminations.com 
123 responses to “Please don’t Vote if you … (updated 8nov16)”
Looks like Steve Frisch is fomenting armed resistance to Trump. I thought he was a gun control puke.
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Clinton dynasty is ended.
Bush dynasty is ended.
Clinton Foundation will likely see a precipitous drop in donations.
SCOTUS will have more Scalias rather than more Ginsbergs.
Rent seeking 501c3s selling climate indulgences will have problems going forward.
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No – I didn’t stay up all night. I’m up early to hit the road in a few minutes. Just checked and it seems like the Rs have the House and Senate as well as POTUS.
My thought here is that if the results hold and The Donald becomes our next president, how ironic that the Dems thought they were so clever to ‘nudge’ the Rs into nominating a clown Hillary could wipe the floor with. Instead they helped to push forward probably the only R that could take on Hillary and beat her.
To paraphrase the Bard Of Avon: “hoisted by her own petard”. One of my father’s favorite quotes.
I’ll be tuned in to talk radio most of the day.
Interesting times. There’s a lot of work to do.
Wish I could be at Walt’s shin dig.
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For Steve it’s always 1939……
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CNN’s Van Jones: “This Was a Whitelash Against a Changing Country.”
You ever send that thank you note to Glenn Beck for getting you bounced from Team Obama and sparing you the supreme indignity of serving….shudder….. as Valerie Jarretts “Cabana Boy”?
Get back to us when you do!
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/11/cnn-anchor-van-jones-emotional-comments-donald-trump-president
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Rare male sock puppet makes an early morning appearance……..
November 9, 2016 at 5:31 am
Not surprising – I’m still running into people who say that Obama isn’t a citizen, Trump was right about this birtherism, and The Clintons are the other side of the Mafia. Republican Ignorance is bliss – happy days.
But how is that possible? We’ve heard for the last 8 years that the Republicans were little more than an ineffectual rump party cowering before the progressive political juggernaut!
Trump doesn’t win without disaffected democrats and independents….how bout a little internal party discipline “Chip”?
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Word has it Hillary is looking to leave the country. She knows the indictments are soon to follow.
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Well, Walt called that one last year. Everybody else here are a bunch of bedwetters. Remember who was with you in our darkest hour. It was Mr. Walt, and President elect Trump and you the voter. And Todd. And Don. The rest of ya are knuckleheads.
On time and way under budget.
Final thought (besides having Sarah Palin as Secretary of State just to hear exploding heads):
https://www.facebook.com/UncleSamsMisguidedChildren.Net/photos/a.169953786533962.1073741830.169676909894983/579038152292188/?type=3&theater
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http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-putin-idUSR4N1D800D?c?
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The end is near
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Paul Emery, paging Paul Emery, you have a message.
President Trump!
Steve Frisch, armed an ready to repel.
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I would not get too excited. Republicans had the president and both houses under W and did nothing. We’ll see.
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Also watching CNN this morning has been hilarious. The smug got wiped off all their faces. Something on KJU’s blog.
http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/
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Barry Pruett | 09 November 2016 at 07:33 AM
Now why rain on the parade?
This election was so amazing! Supreme Court! regulators subservient to the people! Taking back America for the people! Call me a pollyanna but I don’t care.
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The number of times I was told how the GOP would need to ressurrect from the ashes today leads me to suggest the Dems might need to do the same.
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Not raining. I got rid of my Republican registration when we moved. Congress is going to have to earn me back. I don’t trust either party and want to see something done..like a budget that starts reducing the debt.
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I sup[pose we need to start the criticism already. Quite the American “right”:. LOL!
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Rejoice! rejoice! The end is near, the apocalypse has begun. The anti-christ has been seated on the throne.
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Good point Barry @ 8:05am. We do have some trust issues. Well, not only did Trump wipe the Bush Dynasty off the table, he also wiped the Clinton Dynasty off the table. The White House is still reeling from the punch Obamas took right into his gut. This time he cannot say he was representing the people who did not vote.
The hardest thing for the Bushes, the RNC, the elites, academia, Obama, the Clintons, and Paul Krugman to wrap their heads around is that the fact that the American people actually wanted Trump. That is a bitter pill to swallow. We wanted a street fighting man. We wanted a brawling bare knuckle fighter not to bloody some noses and break some teeth, but to knock the entire Establishment out cold in the street and let the fowl of the air eat the entails. Why? Because they all forgot who they work for, who they must be held accountable to.
Enjoy today. Do not be fooled. The Boardmans and Pauls and Fatsos of the world will only redouble their efforts to call us Nazis and racists and ignorant bitter clingers foolishly yearning for a bygone era. Guess what? Latest polls show Americans really do want a 50’s life, it’s their dream. I kid you not. Not a political poll. It’s what the American voter wants and the Great White Father in Washington only ridiculed them, us, and you. Pride cometh before a fall.
Oh, Dr. Rebane: You stood your ground because you are rooted and grounded in principle. Good job. However, I have a minor point of looking at it a different way. When the darkest hour was upon us and Hilary was going to run the table and the Dems were going to take the Senate, possibly qtake back the House of Representatives, flip Texas and destroy the Right for good (never to return) just 2-3 weeks ago, I posted a call to arms. You asked if I was still firing volleys from the Alamo? Hmmmmm. Perhaps, just perhaps, it was the all powerful Clinton/Obama Campaign that was firing volleys from the Alamo and we deplorables were Santa Ana’s army surrounding the outpost. That battle only took 90 minutes when all was said and done.
I feel like I have been carpet bombed. The nasty libs will be attacking before dawn. The price of liberty is everlasting vigilance. You guys party hardy today. I will take a poke around, scout out the perimeter, and keep an watchful eagle eye out for any bushwackers. There is much evil out there that do not have our best interest in mind. 🙂
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Posted by: Rev. Ralph McElhinney | 09 November 2016 at 09:03 AM
Maybe!
Still like the new anti-christ better than his annoying sister running against him (really….what were you guys thinking?).
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My big election worry was 3 to 5 Clinton SCOTUS nominees over the next 4 to 8 years, but it appears the next two years are clear sailing, with McConnell smelling like a rose over his action denying Garland the Scalia seat.
No people, that wasn’t unprecedented… Tyler’s nominees were on ice for years while the Senate waited for a President who would nominate justices they could confirm and Tyler had a Senate of his own party.
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Posted by: Gregory | 09 November 2016 at 09:39 AM
I confess I was ready to expect us to ooze into an era of post American jurisprudence. Maybe not so fast now!
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An I Told You So goes to my friend Paul E. … yes, econometric models can be magic while they work but when the assumptions break down… past performances don’t mean much. Nate Silver really did go wrong and the USC Daybreak poll mostly got it right.
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“expect us to…..”
ready to watch us ooze….
If only we had an editor to correct this awkward and ungrammatical sentences…..if only….!
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Posted by: Gregory | 09 November 2016 at 10:03 AM
Were formal wagering terms ever agreed upon?
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Clinton won the popular vote by about 200,000. So the electoral college worked again.
California turnout 43%, only Hawaii was lower.
Here you can see it all.
http://www.electproject.org/2016g
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Fish,Paul and I never cemented a wager… he was never willing to do it at the odds du jour from 538 or from the bookies, an old gambler’s strategy. I’d have taken the bet but not while giving him an edge.
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BillT 914am – Mr Tozer, your call to arms was on the mark (to which we all responded in our own ways), AND you and we all were battling from the ramparts of an Alamo under assault by historical forces from literally all sides. Fortunately, history does not always repeat itself.
ps. Am working on my KVMR commentary for this afternoon. That will give us a new post-election comment stream.
pps. I did cement a 3:1 wager with Mr PaulE, and am very much looking forward to three bottles of my favorite distilled spirits – approx $150 worth 😉
http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2016/08/dump-trump-and-pillory-hillary-29aug16.html
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I resent being lumped in with the Pauls and Fatsos of the world. I actually slept very well last night because I believe brother Pruett is closer to the truth than any of you want to believe.
Trump is going to remember all of those members of Congress who wouldn’t go near him during the election. He’s not one to let bygones be bygones; retribution will be exacted.
Then there’s the Freedom Caucus in the House. Watch them go after Paul Ryan and anybody else who looks like a moderate.
Finally, we will get to watch the GOP perform the magical trick of increasing military and infrastructure spending while slashing taxes.
Fun times in store for all.
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Always a silver lining. It’ didn’t die and is starting to sprout!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157749435450500&set=a.10150703620570500.700448.504940499&type=3&theater
I want to extend an olive branch to my worthy foes across the aisle. Practice makes perfect: Keep trying.
https://www.facebook.com/TAPTheAmericanPatriot/photos/a.539274122802339.1073741824.426883867374699/1122102067852872/?type=3&theater
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Posted by: George Boardman | 09 November 2016 at 10:37 AM
Finally, we will get to watch the GOP perform the magical trick of increasing military and infrastructure spending while slashing taxes.
So no real difference then from What Hilbot was likely to propose? Infrastructure spending….the last refuge of the political scoundrel!
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I suspect Trump will be making deals with former adversaries.
I also suspect Obama is regretting blowing off Congress and not giving in some to get legislative deals done. Instead, he relied on bullying folks on the phone and making Executive Orders where he could get his way. As a result, much of the Obama legacy may well be reversed in the first days of the Trump presidency as it only takes an Executive Order to reverse an earlier Executive Order.
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Clinton never proposed a big tax cut; Democrats prefer to leave the really big deficit spending to the Republicans.
I can’t to see the goodies in the tax bill that benefit real estate developers.
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George Boardman | 09 November 2016 at 11:39 AM
HaHaHaHaHaHa
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The big news locally is that Nevada Vounty is now a Blue County having voted for Clinton and showing majority support for MJ by supporting Prop 64. It will be hard to restrict grows with NC voting to support legalization of Recreational MJ.
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Posted by: George Boardman | 09 November 2016 at 11:39 AM
You’re right George….dragging those poor democrats, kicking and screaming to the table and forcing them to spend, spend, spend!
The horror!
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Geeze, Boardman, you just can’t help yourself from coming over here and lobbing a live one right off the bat, could ya? Couldn’t wait a couple hours, could ya. Come on, man, your points can wait a day. They will be discussed to death. Slow down. First us juvenile delinquents gotta go ape, pound out chests, dance around the pig head on the pole, and do the tribal cerebration thang. Now be nice. Be nice for once, knucklehead.
Now, I am sorry for being the cause of your resentment. I am sorry. Ok, happy now? To make it up to you I will give not an inch, but a mile:
Dude, if I felt the irredeemables were motivated by race, I would not be one. We all get it. But if you are convinced, so no use trying to argue about it. Couching it in the slightly watered down version of White Power!, you say we “attract” that element. Read the Klan in Nazi uniforms. Newsflash: turn on the light and you will attract all sorts of bugs. The miners in their holes in the mountains came out when they spied yonder city lights a day’s ride away. Yep, there are nutty folks out there. The nuts that you guys attract are twice as sleazy and twice the number. Get over it. I got over being called a racist……not because of my color or ancesty, but because I am on the Right. And you can no longer tell us what kind of Right we have to be, but feel free to be consumed by it. Sand pounding time.
Oh, it’s that Generation Snowflake I hear from college campus and downtowns across the fruited plain chanting that we up har’ are racists? I believe I do hear the stamping of feet. Sounds like dancing. Try it agin. Party time.
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Oh Paul Emery, now that you have been exposed you go local. What a hoot! Also, explain Dahle and LaMalfa winning. As well as Gaines. Real purple eh?
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Paul. Even though MJ will be legalized, a land use ordinance will still be necessary for the community. NIMBY is alive and well. While I know a lot of folks who support Prop 64, most of those folks would prefer the plants not being planted upwind.
Nevada County is a microcosm of the remainder of the country. A little of this…a little of that. It is a good blend of folks. That’s why I am never leaving. Lol.
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Folks get too personal with this stuff. George and Paul are a great example. They can be friends and disagree. Reinette and I have very little in common politically, but I love talking to her…always interesting and always friendly. She is super cool. Everybody (including Kim Jeffie Un) needs to chill out. Lol
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Posted by: Barry Pruett | 09 November 2016 at 12:40 PM
Folks get too personal with this stuff.
A phenomenon really that really started with the “personal is political” left!
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If George R is still looking for material that KVMR listeners need to hear, here’s a doozy of a quote grabbag from my mentors at Reason:
Trump Won Because Leftist Political Correctness Inspired a Terrifying Backlash
What every liberal who didn’t see this coming needs to understand
http://reason.com/blog/2016/11/09/trump-won-because-leftist-political-corr
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Where’s the dark lord of conservative lament? I thought Bessee and I could get together to spark a fattie on Trump’s inauguration day.
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First, less than half of Nevada County voters cast their vote for Hillary, so it’s probably a stretch to for the local left to declare the county “Blue”.
Measure B failed; just couldn’t muster 55% for a large bond measure to pay for what used to be normal operating expenses taken out of expected revenues… to me it smelled more like the usual ploy to break out from the entity (in this case, the local high school district) that can be be sold as being necessary so an equal amount of money in the budget can be freed up for less politically salable reasons. For example, a huge bond issue to shore up an underfunded pension obligation (that may or may not be an issue here) would get even more pushback than fixing the roof and having clean water fountains.
Similarly, a regressive increase in local sales taxes for the library is an easier sell than higher sales taxes for salary bonuses at the Rude Center. How did we gave libraries before? The forces of good government at the city and county level budgeted for them and fundraisers were held to bolster that funding.
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Fish. Remember that phrase “The politics of Personal Destruction”? That knife cuts both ways. Day of polls: Dems want somebone to care about them, Republicans want someone who shares their views on issues. Guess that means you are stuck being the adult in the room. Or, another take on what makes us tick.
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AI Predicted Trump
MogIA, an artificial intelligence system and election predictor, has successfully predicted its fourth election in a row.
The system, which learns in real-time by examining data on the internet, placed its bets on Donald Trump to win the 2016 US Presidential Election in October after also successfully predicting both the Democratic and Republican party primaries.
“If Trump loses, it will defy the data trend for the first time in the last 12 years since Internet engagement began in full earnest,” said MogIA’s developer Sanjiv Rai in October, who then was still unaware of the certainty of a Trump win.
“If you look at the primaries, in the primaries, there were immense amount of negative conversations that happen with regards to Trump,” he continued. “However, when these conversations started picking up pace, in the final days, it meant a huge game opening for Trump and he won the Primaries with a good margin.”
In October, Rai declared that Trump’s social media engagement had overtaken that of Barack Obama’s in 2008 by 25%, foreshadowing a Republican victory on November 8th.
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/11/09/artificial-intelligence-mogia-predicts-fourth-election-in-row-with-trump-win/
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Does Trump have hotels in foreign lands? If so, I am afraid that those edifices will become targets just as US embassies have become targets of angry, violent people. Trump properties could be mini “Trade Centers” in the minds of those predisposed to violence, martyrdom, and publicity.
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46% turnout here. Not a great reason to think the county is “purple” at all. Over a thousand “undervotes” which is not unusual.
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Prop 62 and 66 were very indicative of our voters. Conservative.
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Hey Boardman, that’s MR. Deplorable to you. 😉
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