How are the Mighty Fallen!

https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/nothing-says-honesty-like-taking-the-fifth/

Watch this short (9:15) video of Sen. Josh Hawley ripping Anthony Fauci apart on live TV in front of Congress and the world. In it, numerous questions are put to Fauci and, in every instance, his answer never varies.

“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.”

Get the heck out! Hawley brought out the point that Fauci had already received a preemptive “pardon” from President Joe Biden, which guaranteed that he could not be prosecuted for any crimes he might have committed during the time span covered, more than a decade, if my memory serves me correctly. Yet, here he is, sitting very uncomfortably in the hot seat, squirming in front of hard interrogation, visibly condemning himself to the entire universe, and all he can do is repeat some mealy-mouthed mantra about his “right” to remain silent.

Wow! The man, who was elevated to god-like status, equated with and known as “The Science”, is now in the process of being publicly and deliberately stripped of any semblance of respectability and honor, knowing that death awaits him in his very near future, knowing that his lies and machinations are laid bare for anyone to see, yet he cannot once bring himself to admit that he was wrong, that he made very grievous errors, that he is responsible for much of the havoc and destruction suffered by millions and billions around the globe. “No, I will not answer the question because I would then have to admit that I am to blame.” “No, I will not admit that I am responsible.” “No, I will not confess to anything wrong.” “No, I will go to my grave resisting the call to admit that I am a sinner and need to be forgiven.”

Well, so you shall, Mr. Fauci. And, at your advanced age, you can see the Grim Reaper approaching, but no matter how much you struggle to avoid it, the moment will come when you are transferred from this earthly court into a heavenly court, the Supreme Court of Supreme Courts, where you will be faced with the Supreme Judge of Judges Who will not allow you to equivocate and make excuses. You will stand there alone, without the backing and support of your “counsel”. You will not be able to “plead the Fifth”. In fact, when the question of questions, “Why should I allow you to enter my presence”, is presented to you, you will be reduced to abject groveling and begging for mercy, but there will be none shown.

You, Mr. Fauci, are a disgrace to humanity and the sooner you part from us, the better it will be.

"Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
'Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?'

"How you are cut down to the ground, ..."

From Isaiah 14. Read the entire chapter for context.

Lest anyone reading this think that I am simply piling on the man because of growing popular opinion, let me remind you that I called him out years ago when it was (almost) unsafe to do so.

https://poorrogersalmanac.com/2020/08/04/the-mouth-of-the-beast/

https://poorrogersalmanac.com/2020/12/26/whoville-usa-fauci-and-the-grinch/

https://poorrogersalmanac.com/2021/12/19/mortally-wounded-beast-watch-out/

https://poorrogersalmanac.com/2023/05/07/will-he-ever-shut-up/

Fauci is done. Finished. He has become a pathetic, little pile of quivering human flesh. So, let’s move on and leave him there with his own miserable conscience to keep him company. I appreciate Sen. Hawley’s grilling and want to give him credit where it is due, but I have some questions for him.

  • Where were you when all this BS was going on? Why didn’t you speak up sooner?
  • Were you concerned for your own hide more than you were concerned for the truth?
  • What are you going to do now about all the others who worked with Fauci, those who facilitated his rise to power and his accumulation of wealth, awards, and prizes?
  • When are you going to split with Donald Trump, a.k.a, Captain Warp Speed, the man who took on the responsibility of ensuring that countless billions around the world were injected with the (potentially) deadly chemical shot, the man who, to this day, praises himself for making all that happen?
  • When will you introduce impeachment hearings against him and call him to account for his high crimes, not only in the COVID episode, but also for his brutal murdering of innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, his violent killing of 168 little girls who were attending school in Iran, and his zealous backing of the indiscriminate slaughter of men, women, and children in the hell known as Gaza?

Truth will out, sooner or later. Far better that it be sooner, but I’ll take it whenever it comes.

Victimization: Running Out of Steam

I like to think of myself as caring and compassionate, especially toward those who are beaten down and needy through no fault of their own. I have no problem with slipping a Benjamin into the hand of an elderly widow or young mother who I am certain is not able to pay her electric bill. Yet, there are some things which simply cause me to rebel, to resist. One of these is the claim by some that they are eternal victims and that everyone must excuse their behavior because…

Well, you know.

Blacks in America are pretty good at this. They (or their ancestors, or perhaps only some) were made slaves by white people centuries ago and, due to that unfortunate tidbit of history, ought to have everything handed to them on a silver or gold platter today. Never mind that the ones who enslaved them (or their ancestors, or perhaps only some of them) were probably also black. Never mind that the term, Slav, which classifies a middle-European race, likely sprang from the fact that white people from that region were probably also “slaves”. Never mind that the black ancestors who were enslaved have long been dead, as have been their “masters”, and that there is no connection between myself and a black man in San Francisco or Atlanta as a result of that specific situation. Everyone knows they are victims and must be compensated.

Enough of that! Let’s get to the real meat here.

Earlier today, I watched a short “news” brief by ABC on the retaliation by Iran because of the Israeli strikes on that country on June 13. Friday the 13th. Exactly sixty-one days after President Donald (Cap’n Warp Speed) Trump had told the Iranians they had sixty days to conform and comply with his nuclear “negotiations”. If they didn’t, well, at least he warned them of the terror and suffering that was to come.

Anyway, ABC had a reporter on the ground in Bet Yam, a community which had received numerous missile strikes from the Iranians. (Where the heck is Iron Dome when you need it?) One of the complaints was that children, at least two, had been killed. Let’s be real clear about this, at least two Israeli children had been killed from the missile strikes and, for that, we ought to be outraged. Yet, there was not a word about the thousands of Palestinian children who have been coldly slaughtered in the name of “security” and “Greater Israel”, even though it is (and can be) completely documented. Nothing said at all about the Iranian children who died as a result of Israel’s aggressive action.

No! NO, NO, NO! Our children are dying!! Ours, not theirs. We ought to be the ones who are sympathized with, pitied, and something must be done about it!!!

Pat Benatar had something to sing about this. “I’m going to harden my heart…”

Truth is, I have trouble with ginning up any sympathy for the Israeli claim, because I know that the Israeli State is killing, has killed, an untold number of Palestinian or Iranian children. I can have pity for them, but…that’s about as far as it goes. The problem is that they have been claiming to be “victims of circumstance” for as long as I can remember, at least since the “oppression” in Egypt during the time of Moses, some 3500 years ago. How long does one have to be a victim before it becomes embedded into the DNA and bloodline?

Remember Pinnochio? The fox and the cat?

Is this wrong? Do I have a bad attitude? Am I in need of a readjustment in some camp somewhere?

I can, and do, feel sadness at the violent deaths of two Israeli children, but I also recognize and understand that this is payment received for the evil, violent, murderous behavior exhibited, pursued, and acted upon, by decades of Israeli leadership and society, which knew (know) only one thing: violence for the sake of power is to be pursued to the ultimate end, which is death. All that matters is that we win, no matter how much it costs, nor how many others have to die so that we can achieve our goal, our end. If some of those who die are our own, well…collateral damage.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” — Jesus Christ, as recorded in Luke 6:38.