Mike Mustang

I believe what I say and believe I am right. Thus, the title of my column, Undeniably Right. Take it as you will, that I'm a conservative or I have a huge ego and believe I am always correct. Sometimes those things overlap, sometimes not.

Mike Rowse

Don't Forget About Climate Change

As the world focuses on the latest distraction that will take us a step closer to either a one-world order or World War III (then the one-world order), many people are ignoring the more ridiculous and drastic steps that the Biden administration is taking in the name of global warming or climate change or global cooling. We're not sure which it is because none of their predictions come true. It's time to focus again on what they are truly talking about.

NASA's analysis of satellite data has found that there is 15% more green area on our planet over the last decade. More than two million square kilometers have seen an increase in the amount of trees and other vegetation, which had previously been either bare or contained very little vegetation. This is a net increase that takes into account the clear cutting of the Amazon forest, that by the way is not progressing as fast as it was nor is it as bad as we have been led to believe.

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The Worst Kind of Media Bias

Three guesses which is the worst kind. I'm listening to find out.

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There Is More To Hamas' Attack, Much More

It saddens me to see the demonstrations in support of the terrorist attacks upon Israel taking place in our country. The indoctrination, especially of our young people, has prevented them from knowing all of the facts about the Palestinian and Israel relationship as well as who Hamas and other terror groups really are.

To compare the relationship between the Israelis and Palestinians to the apartheid policies of the South African government is a lie. Not a misrepresentation or interpretation of the facts, it is an outright lie designed to create an emotional picture in the outside world that can be used to garner support terrorist activities.

Palestinians and Israelis have not only coexisted peacefully in the West Bank area but they live together, they work together, their children go to school together. Palestinians enter Israel every day to go to work. They can also own businesses in Israel. Local schools admit Arab students, it's not unusual for 40% of the student body to be Arab. As usual the people get along, while others with an agenda create the division and hatred.

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It's Not Their Fault

They are not the problem. We are the problem. More accurately I should probably say we are the cause of the problems that are plaguing our government and our country these days. We have allowed politicians and their friends in the media and corporate America to lie to us, to sow division among us based upon some demographic characteristics such as race or gender identity, to take away our freedoms, to take away our children. The list goes on.

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Don't Hug Your Classmates

One of the undeniable truths in my world is that politicians continue to lie to us because they believe we are gullible and dumb. They aren't necessarily wrong since we continue to re-elect them to office in spite of their hypocrisy and inability to keep their promises. In the past they tried to hide their hypocrisy or lie about it, but these days it seems they just don't care.

The most recent example of their illogical and hypocritical plans has to do with transgender kids. Think about all of the things a child, under 18 years of age, cannot do without parental permission. They cannot see an 'R' rated movie; get a tattoo or piercing; buy alcohol or a gun; enter into a binding contract; the list could go on and on. Except, of course, for being able to make the significant life altering decision to 'change' their gender using chemicals or surgical intervention. Parental permission is not only not needed, but also illegal for a parent to be involved, unless of course they support the decision unequivocally. How is it that the one thing the parents are kept out of, is the one that has the most significant consequences?

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The Civilized Tribes And The Truth About Slavery

As the move towards reparations gains speed, the practical implication of the plan becomes very complicated. Angela Davis, former Black Panther and vocal advocate for reparations, finds out her ancestors were on the Mayflower and owned slaves. More broadly, only 3% of the population in America owned slaves and about 15% of slave owners were not white. There were not only free blacks in America, but black Americans owned approximately 13,000 slaves. Lesser known, there's the story of the five civilized tribes who also engaged in slavery.

Most of us have at least a passing knowledge of the Trail of Tears. We know that Andrew Jackson, along with many other politicians, forced the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes to relocate to Oklahoma. The trek cost them hundreds of lives. What is less known is that these civilized tribes owned several hundred black slaves. The slaves made the trip with them. When the tribes reached their destination, their leaders, such as John Ross of the Cherokee tribe, rebuilt their wealth on the backs of slaves, purchasing more in the process.

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I'm Offended; Give Me $40 Million

I wonder what he's offended about? I will give it a listen to find out.

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The Puppet Masters Are Hard At Work

Politically, just about everything we see is orchestrated. The only question is, who is actually pulling the strings and what is their long-term goal? How deep does the conspiracy go? Is it a group of very rich and very powerful people that run companies like Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street? If so, how much do they really orchestrate? Are they micromanagers or do they set the long term broad range goals and let their minions run the day-to-day operations? We might never know but that's not the purpose of today's column, it's rather to point out that on some level what we've seen in the last couple of weeks raises some significant questions.

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