We Are All Americans

I saw on national news last week that a political party nominated a black female for governor.  She could be the first black female governor.  I also saw that a political party nominated an openly gay Latina for governor in another state, and she would be the first openly gay Latina governor.  Why is this making the news?  I did not see any news stories about any gray haired, brown eyed, Lutheran, Norwegian/Americans who had been nominated for any office. 

Why do the media and political parties continue to divide this country based on race, gender, religion, and sexual preference?  Are they intentionally trying to divide this great republic?  They continually attempt to allow special interest minorities to control the majority, letting the tail wag the dog. 

We are all Americans and everyone should be given an equal opportunity.  This should not mean giving special preference to any minority or special interest group in hiring or college admissions. 

When I watch pro basketball, I see a disproportionate number of black players compared to that in the general population.  Does this mean the NBA should put a moratorium on hiring and playing African/Americans?  Of course not, the team owners, managers, and coaches want to play the best athletes in order to win.  This should also be true in business, government, and university admissions.  The best candidate should be hired, appointed, or admitted, regardless of race, gender, creed, or sexual preference. 

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness  -

                                        The Declaration of Independence

        It is impossible to give an advantage to one group of people without discriminating against other groups.  We have made mistakes in the past, but we cannot rewrite history by discriminating against other groups.  We must learn from history.

This great country has been divided along race, gender, religion, and sexual preference lines to a dangerous level that has and will continue to hurt the country.  We must stop this divide.  We are all Americans and we should act like it. 

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again. 

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The Royal Wedding

How many of you got up at 4:00 AM to watch the royal wedding?  I did not.  I just don’t find it interesting.  I am sure it is good entertainment for people who like to watch and are entertained by the pageantry. 

This wedding holds little political significance even in Great Britain, and  Henry is not likely to ever be in line for the crown.  The King or Queen of Great Britain holds little power today. 

    The wedding did provide entertainment for many people, but does not affect most people’s life in any significant way.  It will affect fans of the TV series Suits, as Meghan Markle will no longer be on the show.

The obsession with sports and entertainers are similar.  They provide entertainment, but they do not and should not be given priority over things that actually affect our lives and the lives of our children in particular, like our government. 

Entertainment is good for taking our minds off personal problems or problems our country faces.  There are many including what may be the worst corruption at the top levels of government that this country has ever seen. 

I do have a problem when people know more about the personal lives of celebrities than they know about the people who run our country or how our great republic works.  We need to get our priorities straight, and our educational system needs to do a better job teaching civics.  

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again. 

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Insurance Policy

        This is not about your auto, home, or life insurance policy.  It is about the insurance policy for the unlikely event that Donald Trump was elected President. 

        Peter Strozok is an FBI agent.  Lisa Page was a lawyer with the FBI.  Strozok and Page were having an affair.  The following is a text Strozok sent to Page:

I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office – that there’s no way he gets elected – but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk.  It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.

      What was the insurance policy he referred to and who is Andy?  There where only few options to stop Trump if he was elected. 

·       Assassination - Let’s ignore that one.

·     Total obstruction - The Democrats are in lockstep on this         one, but they don’t control the House or Senate.

·     Prove that the election was corrupted -  They have tried            showing Trump was colluding with the Russians without          success.

·     Impeachment - This seems to be the current plan. 

        I have several questions about the referred to insurance policy. 

·     Was the fabricated dossier that was paid for by Clinton and      the Democratic National Committee part of the insurance         policy?

·     Was the dossier used for a Pfizer warrant in violation of           the  Constitution part of the insurance policy?

·     Were James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Christopher Wray,        and Robert Muller all part of the insurance policy?  They          were all buddies at the FBI. 

·     Was Andrew McCabe the Andy in the text?

·     Why would Special Counsel Robert Muller’s team be               totally  made up of anti-Trump people like Strozok?

·     Has Robert Muller exceeded the scope of his investigation?

   

    Peter Strozok has been demoted to a position in human resources with the FBI.  Lisa Page has resigned from the FBI. 

    Will we ever find out what the insurance policy was?  The Constitution and the Republic might have been at risk.  Will anyone ever go to jail? 

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again. 

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China

        China’s economy is growing fast.  The average Chinese consumes 17 times more today than in 1987.  The Chinese economy will probably surpass the United States in the next decade. 

        The Chinese don’t play fair.  They take advantage of our lenient trade policies.  They own 5% of our debt.  They manipulate our currency.  They steal or demand that we give them our technology. 

        The Chinese government has made significant capital investments in order to dominate individual industries.   China’s share of high tech exports has risen from 5% in 1999 to 25% today.  Chinese telecommunication companies are building and rebuilding broadband networks in countries around the world. Will China become the next world leader?

        One of the major ways China is beating the U.S. is in education.  In China, people are schooled and promoted based on intelligence and knowledge.  Social and economic status is not a factor.   Their leaders are smart.  There are no idiots like Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters in positions of political power.

        Their schools also teach useful knowledge.  In the U.S. today, 6% to 7% of students major in engineering, while 30% to 40% do in China.  In science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, China produces four times as many bachelor degrees and twice as many PHDs as the United States.

        The U.S. awards too many liberal arts degrees that have little or not value.  Our educational system has also declined.  We award higher grade points, but the quality of education is no longer something to be envied compared to other countries.  The only thing the educational system seems to do really well is indoctrinate the students to a liberal ideology. 

        One of our great founding fathers, John Adams, wrote this to his wife during the Revolutionary War:

“I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, navel architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.”

        John Adams would be very dismayed to see how our educational system has evolved.  In some high tech industries, employers are forced to hire people who are not US citizens, because there is a scarcity of American candidates.  This creates problems with security clearances for work on classified government contracts. 

        Pepsi became a major player in the cola industry by attacking Coca-Cola’s large capital investment in the 7oz bottle.  Coke had millions of these bottles and thousands of machines that only dispensed the 7oz bottle.  They could not react fast enough when Pepsi came out with the 10oz bottle.

        America has strengths that China does not have, but we have to educate people so they can emulate the entrepreneurs who made this country great.  With innovation, we can make the large capital investments China has made in heavy industry obsolete.  We turned the Russian economy into junk when we invented the fast, small, inexpensive, microchips during the Reagan economy.  We can do it again. 

        Much of this information is taken from a speech given by David P. Goldman and covered in Hillsdale College’s Imprints.  Goldman is a columnist for Asia Times.

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again. 

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Should You Be Your Own Boss?

        Surveys show many people would like to be their own boss, but few achieve this goal.  Why?  

        The biggest reason is that the potential entrepreneur doesn’t properly investigate and evaluate their options.   They hope the right business will find them.  It does not work that way.  Investigating self-employment options requires work. 

        The first step is not finding a product or service that the potential entrepreneur is familiar with or finds interesting.  The first step is a self evaluation.  The second step is determining what his or her role will be in the business, and where help will be needed. 

        Next is finding a business model or system that fits the individual’s strengths and weaknesses.  We all have strengths and weaknesses. 

        Only then is the specific product or service a consideration.  Most people I coach find a business that they never would have considered on their own.  This approach is what I call an Inside-Out approach in my book Business Fits. 

        Not everyone should be self-employed.  This process will determine that for an individual, and reveal that they will then be more comfortable in their career as an employee. 

        One business development director said this about my book Business Fits:

Make this book your FIRST business investment.  It will be the best money you spend. 

Terry provides time honored and practical advice.  This is a great book to help determine if entrepreneurship is right for you and THEN what franchise would work best.  So many people jump in without vetting themselves and end up deep.  This book will put the end to that. 

Terry writes about practical and honest advice and solutions.  He not only knows a lot about business, but he has lived through a lot of the lessons learned. 

Make this book your first business investment.  It will save you time and heartache regardless of finding the right business fit for you. – Kenneth Pearson

        Business Fits by Terry Oliver Lee is available on Amazon as a paperback or an eBook. 

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again. 

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