Comments by Bobby Tony | Eastern NC Now

My partiality for Joe Biden is somewhat akin to hedging my bets. Of all the candidates running so far in the Democratic primary, he is the least dangerous in my opinion. It's kind of equivalent to putting a put option on a stock to protect me in the event of a drop in price (ie Trump loses in 2020). If that is the case I would much rather have Biden as President than anyone else running. My opinion regarding the 2016 election was the Hillary may have been the only opponent that Trump could have beat. There is a large segment of the voting populace that votes on likability or un-likability regardless of policy. I've never been a 'let it all ride' investor, or gambler and feel the same with politicians. I have noticed an increasing amount of frustration among some of my right leaning compatriots regarding Trump's slash and burn style. He is wearing thin with many fence sitters but the extreme left could be his salvation if any of them get the nomination. It is truly a crap shoot at this point.

Commented: Sunday, April 14th, 2019 @ 11:30 am By: Bobby Tony

I think we are in agreement that there is no need to immerse ourselves in opposing views.

I grant that I am probably guilty of over analyzing the Joe Biden saga, but what the heck I am Bobby Tony. While Joe may occasionally cross over the lines of personal space, I remember the time when a coach or adult could pat a boy or hug a boy after a strike out and it was nothing more than encouragement or reassurance without someone automatically jumping to the pedophile conclusion. I often wonder how may boys grow to be men without ever learning how to buttress another human without the fear of being branded a predator. We have enough misplaced masculinity hiding behind an insecure persona of toughness. I have seen that overt masculinity fade away when confronted with the overwhelming despair caused by combat and a brother was in need of a hug.

Commented: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 9:14 am By: Bobby Tony

Not Hardly, but it was said with Drill Sargent authority.

On a more serious note, I think that poor Joe Biden is a target created by the "social warriors" because he is no longer in the mainstream of his parties political thought. It is not sufficient for them to merely disagree with him, like they do with everyone not in lock step with their belief they must destroy him. I had to do some research to find the proper term to describe the current crop of Democratic lefties. Social Justice Warrior seems to be the proper terminology today.

Social Warrior - "A person who uses the fight for civil rights as an excuse to be rude, condescending, and sometimes violent for the purpose of relieving their frustrations or validating their sense of unwarranted moral superiority. The behaviors of Social justice warriors usually have a negative impact on the civil rights movement, turning away potential allies and fueling the resurgence of bigoted groups that scoop up people who have been burned or turned off by social justice warriors." Source Urban dictionary
Search "urban dictionary social justice"

www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=TheWokestPerson

To be sure the righties have the same problem when they try to slash and burn anyone who is somewhat to the left of their Genghis Khan mentality. I wondered what would be a good term for those of the right who exhibit the same tendencies as described below by the Urban dictionary. The term I found was Theocrat.

"A theocrat. The right’s version of censorship, mirroring the left’s PC, is RC, usually tinged with nationalism but rarely straying far from Jesus. This is what Lenny Bruce and George Carlin were put to trial for in the 1960s and 70s: the radical Jew and the permanently-lapsed Catholic were religiously incorrect. Here is the familiar paranoia - afraid that the corrupt media would turn their kids into communists, queers, feminists and atheists, these self-proclaimed moral bosses demanded cleansing and censorship from the radio to the comedy stage to the library. They are precisely analogous to the regressive liberal who fears that one joke, one song or one film will turn their children into wife beaters, racists or homophobes, calling for a new McCarthyism."

www.quora.com/What-do-you-call-a-right-wing-version-of-a-social-justice-warrior

It appears that both Social Warriors and Theocrats are in reality so afraid of ideas that their only reaction is to "shoot the messenger" instead of engaging in debate. Both sides are bashing at the foundation of the principal of our understanding of 'Free Speech' and once in power they feel free to trample on the 1st amendment which was designed to stop the government from censorship. Unfortunately a crusader will always over reach while pursuing what they perceive as a higher goal.

Commented: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 6:44 pm By: Bobby Tony

I think it is safe to say that Uncle Joe is stuck in a time warp when it was okay to just "Reach out and Touch Somebody's Hand." I am sure we all know a few huggers in our circle of friends. For the most part they are nothing more than demonstrative people who feel that touching conveys a bond of friendship or perhaps an offering of support. I am also sure that Joe's lifelong habit of offering this kind of physical support is no longer tolerated in the secular world of the average Leftist who sees a racist, pedophile, homophobe, or misogynist in every act regardless of the motivation of the person offering the gesture.

However he poses a real threat to the Socialist that have hijacked his party and they will do everything they can to eliminate him from the field before the primaries. The last thing they want is an alternative choice within their own party and Joe represents a stability that was at one time a mainstay of the party.

Commented: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 10:09 am By: Bobby Tony

How very true. While I never wanted to be the one who required grading on the curve, I did occasionally skew (nudge) the average to one side or the other.

The local Atlanta Journalist Lewis Grizzard said:

"If you ain't the lead dog the scenery never changes!"
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Or Shakespeare's poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.

Commented: Friday, March 15th, 2019 @ 11:14 am By: Bobby Tony

It probably depends on who is doing the counting and graphing.

“Much of the political thinking about violence in the United States comes from unfavorable comparisons between the United States and a series of cherry-picked countries with lower murder rates and with fewer guns per capita. We’ve all seen it many times. The United States, with a murder rate of approximately 5 per 100,000 is compared to a variety of Western and Central European countries (also sometimes Japan) with murder rates often below 1 per 100,000. This is, in turn, supposed to fill Americans with a sense of shame and illustrate that the United States should be regarded as some sort of pariah nation because of its murder rate.

Note, however, that these comparisons always employ a carefully selected list of countries, most of which are very unlike the United States. They are countries that were settled long ago by the dominant ethnic group, they are ethnically non-diverse today, they are frequently very small countries (such as Norway, with a population of 5 million) with very locally based democracies (again, unlike the US with an immense population and far fewer representatives in government per voter). Politically, historically, and demographically, the US has little in common with Europe or Japan.”

mises.org

Commented: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 9:41 am By: Bobby Tony

As I channel Cliff Clavin (Cheers) which I often do, here is the origin of that quote from IMDB movie database. It is a little known fact-------

"When teaching Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger how to shoot a muzzle-loading rifle, Technical Advisor Mark Baker gave them the advice to "aim small, miss small", meaning that if you aim at a man and miss, you miss the man, while if you aim at a button (for instance) and miss, you still hit the man. Gibson liked this bit advice so much, he incorporated it into the movie, just prior to the ambush scene."

www.imdb.com

The Army teaches (or used to) Aim and Shoot Center Mass which is roughly equivalent to the same thing. Hey Norm!!

Commented: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 6:39 am By: Bobby Tony

I noticed that the Puppet picture is the same man as both the Master and the Puppet. (Look closely at the tattoos) It appears he is in control of his own destiny. Somehow I found the irony in that picture to be a perfect illustration of thinking someone else is in control of your destiny. It may not be worthy of comment, but I could not resist the temptation.

Commented: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 7:06 am By: Bobby Tony

A simple poncho can be used as a tent, water catcher, or trap as well as a medical evac-stretcher. As Bedford Forrest might have put it, "Doing the mostest with the leastest."

Commented: Monday, March 4th, 2019 @ 6:03 pm By: Bobby Tony

Those dang coyotes are encroaching on our 'personal space." I may need to dig up my story about 'personal space.'

Commented: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 @ 9:43 am By: Bobby Tony

Maybe some mace or taser to the Commissioner meetings as well for self protection.

Commented: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 10:15 am By: Bobby Tony

So true. Once you start a stampede the herd will trample anything that gets in its way including even those in the stampede. If you watch the 38 second video link below until the end. That is Poor Chuckie Schumer at the end wondering what the hell happened.

youtu.be

Commented: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 10:24 am By: Bobby Tony

Aging gracefully but still beautiful Linda Ronstadt is still an inspiration to many of my generation. I guess I still carry a torch for Linda, but unlike many of the old girlfriends, I never got the chance to screw it up like I did with them. Thankfully that provides me with memories of "what could have been"

I recently saw this update.

www.cbsnews.com

Commented: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 8:33 am By: Bobby Tony

“Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.“ Duke Wayne
Or
"Young fella, if you’re lookin for trouble. I’ll accommodate you. Otherwise, leave it alone." Marion Mitchell Morrison AKA Rooster Cogburn

Commented: Thursday, January 24th, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By: Bobby Tony

Yoni, is an Israeli resident living in Tel Aviv. If one searches his name several background articles will come up in addition to his YouTube presentations. I was not aware that Mark toured with Bob Dylan nor that the Band played backup during his Electric phase until many years later.

One of the many benefits of being retired is the ability to revisit some of those musical gaps in my life while I was too busy trying to make a career and family. Now at the age of 73, I can marvel over the artistry of Knopfler as well as many others that were just background music on the first pass. I never knew the members of the many bands or anything other than a DJ's introduction when it appeared on Radio. The Eagles were one such group that I enjoyed their music, but had no clue about the names in the band. The Band also fell into my gap of musical knowledge, though I loved The Weight and The night they drove old Dixie down, but never bothered to learn anything about them..

By the time Dire Straits came along in 1977, I had long since lost interest in the day to day details of musical groups. It don't think that I even knew who Mark Knopfler was until I read your original post on Dire Straits in 2015 here on BCN. I don't have a specific memory of Romeo and Juliet prior to your post. Now, I often wonder who else I missed by not knowing the catalog of other groups.

I find it very fascinating how just a few years difference in age can mark our youth and musical influences. It may be just possible that I am missing out on some great current artist, but I have some doubts on that.

Here is the original post that opened up my fascination with Mark Knopfler.

beaufortcountynow.com

Commented: Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 @ 7:17 pm By: Bobby Tony

One last inappropriate observation of the day.

“How do you pi$$ off a Democrat?”

“You don’t have to, they already are pretty pi$$ed off!!!!”

Commented: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 11:39 am By: Bobby Tony

Here is an anonymous report of the conversation between President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer. It qualifies as news because it is anonymous.

Schumer: "Don why can't you just find another word instead of WALL!"

Trump: "I like the word WALL, because it pisses off just the right people!"

Bob Dunning, my seventh grade teacher: "Now I want you boys to shake hands and stop this stupid bickering!"

I made up the part about Bob Dunning, but it seems they are arguing more about semantics than policy to me. Search "Bob Dunning" using the BCN search feature.

Commented: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 7:53 am By: Bobby Tony