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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Checking out tidbits from my notebook as I prepare for the 11 o'clock news:

MAKE THAT SPORTS AT 11: Our weeknight newscast at 11 o'clock is dedicated to 30 minutes of sports from the local, state and national scene on Metro Flint News/Talk Radio. Or you can tune into one of the local TV newscasts for two minutes of mispronounced names, incorrect team mascots, wrong winners during a presentation of stories you have already heard on our radio station, or my local morning program — The Morning Gazette Radio Show.

OUR LINEUP OF CCN RADIO NEWSCASTS: Get the latest in news and sports at the bottom of every hour from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm with 5-minute updates, except for 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm when presenting 10-minute reports dedicated to local news, state news, then world and national news. We go in-depth with the CCN News Wake-up Hour at 6:30 am, the CCN Morning News Hour at 9:30 am and the CCN Evening News Hour at 7 pm — followed by a 30-minute newscast known as the CCN News Final to cap off every weekday.

THE SPORTS NEWSCASTS: Our in-depth look at the sports world highlights ends every weeknight at 11 pm as stated above. We pick up the late scores with another 30-minute report at 5:30 am. There's also a 15-minute report at 4:30 pm every day as well as well as short sports within our 5-minute newscasts at the bottom of every hour from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm, and at 6:30 pm. 

PODCAST PUSH: Yes, yes, yes. We hear you. We're getting better at getting podcasts up at The Daily Gazette for Metro Flint News/Talk Radio listeners who miss a newscast.

MY SHOWS? Well, we've occasionally produced podcasts but not on a regular basis. Why? BECAUSE LISTENERS CAN SPEED THROUGH THE COMMECIALS! That's how we pay our staff. If any tech genius types out there know how to block people from scrolling past commercials let me know at (810) 771-8421. Once we figure out that part, we can post every broadcast replay for The Morning Gazette Radio Show, Michigan Sports Zone Show, Daily Gazette Sports Night Show and Daily Gazette Sports Weekend Show.

WASTING NO TIME: Democrat Mallory McMorrow announced today that she's running for the seat Gary Peters doesn't want any more in the U.S. Senate. She wasted no time getting towork on raising money. Countless accounts of a text she sent to people across Michigan that read: "Today, I’m launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate. Point blank, we need new leaders in Washington who will call out the bull****. If you’re like me and you’re done with the BS coming from Washington, will you become a founding donor of my campaign today by contributing $50, $27, or even $7?"

NOT DISQUALIFYING? Can we really elect anyone who uses foul language in a text to raise money? Wow, how times have changed in our society. Pastors of yesteryear in my younger days would be so quick to rise up and demand she be thrown off the ballot for such a potty mouth. Oh wait, we didn't have texts in my younger days. Not to mention, she's not on the ballot yet.

CLASS ACT: Floyd Clack was, as the headline says on today's front page says: A "legend in community service." Our prayers go out to his family.

STOOPING PRETTY LOW: Using a death to help your politics is stooping as low as you can, in my opinion. Michael Clack noted on a Facebook post earlier tonight that Mayor Sheldon Neeley did it by cropping Michael out of a photo used by the city on a social media notice about Floyd Clack's passing. Bad, bad, bad. Mayor, you are a real loser.

NOT THE FIRST TIME: The little guy in the Mayor's office at Flint City Hall did the same thing with naming a building after Eric Mays. (See this week's Featured Column on Today's Front Page)

WRONG LOCATION: Send your calls for Prime Eight-Ten to be padlocked to the Prosecutor's office. I'm not in charge of that type of thing. And yes, I agree it was a bad move to call for a boycott by blacks of all businesses in Flushing over what happened down Pierson Road 5 miles away at Signature Chop House. (See Today's Front Page) We tried to clarify with Gus Tyler of Signature what relationship he has with Ray Tyler of Prime Eight-Ten but he didn't respond as you can read in our story.

REST IN PEACE BATMAN: Val Kilmer's portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Batman in the '90's makes him th e "real"  Batman to me. I just heard he passed away at age 65 from pneumonia. His roles in movies like The Doors, Top Gun and Batman showed his tremendous range and talent as an actor in a variety of genres from dramas, to comedies, to westerns. But it was Batman that made Val Kilmer a household name.

GO TIGERS: Hey, playing my favorite song "Go Get 'em  TIgers" on my morning show was the good luck charm to the exciting drive to the playoffs by last year's young Detroit TIgers against what seemed like almost unsurmountable odds. So for the non-sports fans who didn't like it that I did it Tuesday after the first victory of the year, well, that's part of the reason why I replayed it again yesterday. The Tigers didn't play today but count on hearing it on Friday morning as we prepare for the home opener at Comerica Park. If they start losing again, I will put it back in the closet.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOLIDAY TALK? It was a few years ago that talk picked up steam in Lansing about enacting a new law to declare opening day for the Tigers in Detroit as a new statewide holiday. Why hasn't that happened yet? I bet all you Go Get e'm Tigers song party poopers would like my favorite song if it meant you got a paid day off work to celebrate opening day, eh? 

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Mike Killbreath appears on Metro Flint News/Talk Radio via The Morning Gazette Radio Show weekday mornings from 8 am until 9:30 am. He's an award-winning newspaper columnist and investigative reporter who is the former long-time owner of the local Metro Flint area chain of 14 community newspapers. This fall marks his 50th year as a journalist. He also hosts a new weekly national TV show known as The American Crusaders on cable TV and various OTT TV live streaming platforms.

Monday, March 24, 2025

THE ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS OF 1798: DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN BY CONGRESS AGAINST INTERNAL, FOREIGN DISCORD 

(Part 2 of a 2-part series,  “Judicial Review” madness”)

You have heard of “March Madness,” the NCAA  basketball tournament that determines which basketball team will be crowned national champion.

Well, this post is about “Judicial Madness.” an unofficial tournament involving these federal judges who are competing with each other to stop President Trump from implementing his America First Agenda.

These particular federal judges, approximately 225 in number, are in a tournament of their own to see to it that the MAGA Movement does not win the tournament. 

These are progressive judges, actually Marxist judges. who have been placed on the benches of these federal courts as a back-up to flaunting the political will of the American people.

When the Anti-American, Marxist democrat party in Washington fails to win the presidential election, the party resorts to using the federal courts as political back-up to do in the courtroom what it was unable to do at the ballot box.

Even there, the attempt is to win by cheating, if necessary, by stuffing the ballot box, as was done in the 2020 presidential election.

We are supposed to believe that Joe Biden won that election by receiving the largest number of votes in this country’s history.  This was supposed to have happened in the same election in which the incumbent President, Donald Trump, increased his vote totals by 12 million votes over the number of votes he received in the previous 2016 election.

The numbers are not only an anomaly in this country’s history, they are an impossibility, and this fanfare about “January 6” being an insurrection was manufactured to hide in plain sight the military’s presence in Washington behind the false allegation.

The American people did not  buy the false allegation that “January 6” constituted an insurrection, but they failed to react to, in fact barely noticed, armed military forces with machine guns showing up in the nation’s capital to force acceptance of what was another palace coup in this country.

Practically no public attention was placed, by the fake news media, on the federal government's placement of 26,000 federal soldiers in Washington, D. C., on inauguration day, January 20, 2021.

By the calm acceptance of federal soldiers in the nation’s capital, the pretense was that there was nothing to see here, just business as usual.  This non-attention drawn to the circumstance calmed the American people down, much like these pharmaceutical drug commercials calm viewers down by speaking in soft tones while telling you these drugs they are pushing on television will kill you, The pictures they show you during these commercials, are an important part of the distraction.

I was saying in part 1 that these  judges are striking down, very quietly, President Trump’s efforts to govern this country.

Trump’s attempt to use the Alien & Sedition Acts of 1798 to justify his deportation plans, using it in these deportations of illegal aliens before these federal court judges got wind of what he was doing.

One of these nuts on the bench of these federal courts sought to order their return, and close off any further use of the Alien & Sedition Act of 1798.

Why would a federal judge do that?

You will see why when you know what this act called for in 1798, its provisions stating the following:

“...be it further enacted, that if any alien so ordered to depart shall prove to the satisfaction of the President, by evidence to be taken before such person or persons as the President shall direct, who are for that purpose hereby authorized to administer oaths, that no injury or danger to the United States will arise from suffering such alien to reside therein, the President may grant a license to such alien to remain within the United States for such time as he shall judge proper, and at such place as he may designate. And the President may also require of such alien to enter into a bond to the United States, in such penal sum as he may direct, with one or more sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the person authorized by the President to take the same, conditioned for the good behavior of such alien during his residence in the United States, and not violating his license, which license the President may revoke, whenever he shall think proper.”

Notice the authority placed in the presidential office, with section  2 of the act stating:

“And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, whenever he may deem it necessary for the public safety, to order to be removed out of the territory thereof, any alien who may or shall be in prison in pursuance of this act; and to cause to be arrested and sent out of the United States such of those aliens as shall have been ordered to depart therefrom and shall not have obtained a license as aforesaid, in all cases where, in the opinion of the President, the public safety requires a speedy removal. And if any alien so removed or sent out of the United States by the President shall voluntarily return thereto, unless by permission of the President of the United States, such alien on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned so long as, in the opinion of the President, the public safety may require.”

President Trump is supposed to be a dictator, while seeking to invoke a law that was passed close to the time of the country’s Founding, section 3 stating: “And be it further enacted, That every master or commander of any ship or vessel which shall come into any port of the United States after the first day of July next, shall immediately on his arrival make report in writing to the collector or other chief officer of the customs of such port, of all aliens, if any, on board his vessel, specifying their names, age, the place of nativity, the country from which they shall have come, the nation to which they belong and owe allegiance, their occupation and a description of their persons, as far as he shall be informed thereof, and on failure, every such master and commander shall forfeit and pay three hundred dollars, for the payment whereof on default of such master or commander, such vessel shall also be holden, and may by such collector or other officer of the customs be detained. And it shall be the duty of such collector or other officer of the customs, forthwith to transmit to the office of the Department of State true copies of all such returns.”

Section 4 continues the same train of thought: 

“And be it further enacted, That the circuit and district courts of the United States, shall respectively have cognizance of all crimes and offences against this act. And all marshals and other officers of the United States are required to execute all precepts and orders of the President of the United States issued in pursuance or by virtue of this act.”

It is impossible to make the case that it is the President who is acting unlawfully when he is the one seeking the reuse of a statute that was used during the time of the country’s Framers.

There is a lot going on here, and I intend to point out what it is because this present-day judicial madness cannot be allowed to stand, particularly when you know that “Judicial Review” is not even found in the Constitution. ..

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George Moss often appears on Metro Flint News/Talk Radio via The Morning Gazette Radio Show weekday mornings from 8 am until 9:30 am. He's a retired administrator from the Beecher school district who also worked for many years at the University of Michigan-Flint. He hosts a weekly TV show via All Points TV. 

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Hey y'all, wait! Don't leave!! It looks long but it's just a chronological educational, political and business timeline! You'll scan over it in seconds!!!

 This isn't a Trump bash post. It's just a post to share their educational and political experiences because a friend said that Kamala Harris simply wasn't qualified to be president, which still floors me.  

The other day, one of my Trump supporting buddies spoke of Trump having all of this political experience and was more qualified to lead the country. I didn't agree! I shared that he had more BUSINESS experience but he was not even that good at business.

Well, that prompted me to do a bit of research because, well, that's what I do.

For folks that just don't know the educational, political and business background of Trump and Harris, here you go.   

Donald Trump's Educational, Business and Political Timeline  Early Education  

— 1950s-1963:  Attended Kew-Forest School in Queens, New York from kindergarten through 7th grade  

—  1959/1960: His parents transferred him to New York Military Academy at age 13, reportedly due to behavioral issues (Yea, even back then he had issues!)  Military Academy Years (1959/1960-1964)

—  1959/1960-1964, Attended New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY  

—  1964: Graduated from New York Military Academy

 — Attained the rank of captain during his senior year

 — Participated in baseball, football, and soccer teams.

  College Education

 — - 1964-1966: Attended Fordham University in the Bronx for two years.

 — 1966-1968: Transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

 — 1968: Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics  Regarding his academic performance, the public record is somewhat mixed:  Trump has described himself as "a good student" and "the best student" at various times. According to reporting by The Washington Post, Trump's academic records have never been released publicly (Makes you wonder why, huh?)

— Former Wharton Professor William T. Kelley reportedly described Trump as "the dumbest goddamn student I ever had," though this is a secondhand account 

— According to Gwenda Blair's biography, Trump did not graduate with honors from Wharton, suggesting his academic performance was not at the top of his class 

— The New York Times reported in 2020 that Trump's niece, Mary Trump, claimed in her book that Trump paid someone to take his SATs  Without access to his official academic records, which have not been made public, it's difficult to definitively assess his academic performance beyond these conflicting accounts.

Early Career and Initial Successes in business:

—- 1968: Joined his father Fred Trump's real estate company - 1971: Took control of company, renaming it The Trump Organization -

— 1976: Successfully renovated the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt

- 1978: Launched Trump Tower project in Manhattan 

- 1983: Opened Trump Tower, which became a signature achievement 

- 1984: Opened Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City 

— 1985: Purchased Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida 

— 1988: Acquired the Plaza Hotel in New York 

— 1990: Faced severe financial difficulties as the real estate market declined 

— 1991: Trump Taj Mahal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

— 1992: Trump Plaza and Trump Castle casinos filed for bankruptcy 

— 1992: Trump Plaza Hotel in New York filed for bankruptcy

— 1994: Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino filed for bankruptcy again 

— 1995: Took Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts public 

— 1996: Acquired and developed 40 Wall Street 

— 1996: Purchased Miss Universe Organization 

— 1999: Established Trump Model Management - 

— 2001: Completed Trump World Tower in New York 

— 2002: Opened Trump Park Avenue 

— 2004: "The Apprentice" TV show launched, becoming a major success 

— 2004: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts filed for bankruptcy 

— 2005: Launched Trump University (later faced lawsuits and settled for $25 million in 2016) 

— 2006: Launched Trump Mortgage (closed after a year) 

— 2007: Created Trump SoHo hotel condominium (later renamed) 

— 2009: Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy. Multiple licensing deals for Trump-branded products (water, steaks, vodka, etc.) with all of them failing. The water, Trump claimed was from a spring. In reality, it was from a faucet.

— Continued real estate development and licensing the Trump name globally  So folks, pay close attention here. In particular, from 1987 to 1999 and then in 2011. He changed political party affiliation multiple times until he found a way to "get in" and take over that particular party. He got political attention by questioning Obama's birthplace and his followers simply grew, based on his lies about Obama. His political career started on a lie that he perpetrated.  

Political Career 

— 1987-1999: Changed political party affiliations multiple times 

—1999: Briefly ran for president under the Reform Party

— 2011: Became prominent in politics by questioning President Obama's birthplace 

— 2015: Announced candidacy for president as a Republican 

— 2016: Won the Republican nomination and then the presidential election 

— 2017-2021: Served as the 45th President of the United States

— 2020: Lost reelection to Joe Biden 

— 2024: Won the presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris

— 2025: Inaugurated for second term as President on January 20, 2025

Kamala Harris: Educational, Professional, and Political Timeline  Education 

— 1982-1986: Attended Howard University, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics 

— 1986-1989: Attended University of California, Hastings College of the Law, earned Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree  

Early Career 

— 1990-1998: Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, California   - Prosecuted cases involving gang violence, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse  San Francisco District Attorney's Office -

— 1998-2000: Managing Attorney of the Career Criminal Unit at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office 

— 2000-2003: Head of the San Francisco City Attorney's Division on Families and Children  San Francisco District Attorney (2004-2011) 

— 2003: Elected as San Francisco District Attorney

 — 2004: Took office as San Francisco's first female, first Black, and first South Asian American District Attorney 

— 2007: Re-elected for a second term as San Francisco District Attorney - Notable initiatives:   - Created "Back on Track" program for first-time drug offenders   

— Increased conviction rates for serious and violent offenses  California Attorney General (2011-2017) 

— 2010: Elected as California Attorney General 

— 2011: Took office as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian American Attorney General of California 

— 2014: Re-elected for a second term 

Notable actions:   

— Secured a $20 billion settlement for California homeowners affected by the foreclosure crisis   - Refused to defend Proposition 8 (ban on same-sex marriage) in court   

— Created the Bureau of Children's Justice   - Established the Division of Recidivism Reduction and Re-Entry  U.S. Senator (2017-2021) 

— 2016: Elected to the U.S. Senate, representing California 

— 2017: Took office as California's junior Senator -

Committee assignments:

   — Senate Judiciary Committee  

— Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

— Select Committee on Intelligence

— Committee on Budget 

 Presidential Campaign (2019-2020):

— January 2019: Announced candidacy for President of the United States 

— December 2019: Ended presidential campaign  Vice President of the United States (2021-2025) 

— August 2020: Selected as Joe Biden's running mate 

— November 2020: Elected as Vice President - January 20, 2021: Inaugurated as the 49th Vice President of the United States   

— First female, first Black, and first South Asian American Vice TeachReach Educational Platform   Presidential Campaign (2024)  

—  July 2024: Became the Democratic nominee for President after President Biden withdrew from the race 

— November 2024: Lost presidential election to Donald Trump  Unlike Donald Trump, Kamala Harris has not had significant business ventures outside of her legal and political career. Her professional background has been primarily in public service and law enforcement.  So please, stop saying that Kamala Harris wasn't qualified. Obviously she was. 

Trump....ehhhh. Y'all read it and it's clear. He has the gift of gab and many fell for it, hook, line and sinker. 

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Marty Embry is a former administrator in the Flint school district. He was the star center on two of the old Flint Central's state championship teams under legendary Coach Stan Gooch, then went on to star at DePaul University before playing professionally overseas.

Monday, March 24, 2025

Last week, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, halted President Trump’s policy that prohibits transgender individuals from serving in the military. 

To understand the significance of this ruling, we need to look at the policy’s origins and the reasons behind it.

Transgender-identifying individuals were never allowed to serve in the military until former President Obama changed the policy during the final days of his administration. Upon taking office in 2017, President Trump reversed that decision, citing multiple factors, including cost and military readiness.

According to an analysis by the Family Research Council, which informed the 2017 policy decision, the projected cost of allowing transgender individuals to serve — which was before active recruitment began under the Biden administration — was estimated at $1.88 billion over 10 years. It’s even more now. This staggering price tag reflects taxpayer dollars that would have been used for medical treatments like hormone therapy and surgeries, along with the cost of lost service time because of the treatments.

To put that in perspective, those funds could purchase 22 F-35 fighter jets, 116 Chinook Helicopters, 3,700 Tomahawk missiles, or a Navy destroyer instead. President Trump made the right decision in 2017, and he made the right decision to reinstate the policy.

The military’s mission is clear, as the president wrote in his executive order: “to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force. 

This objective should not be compromised to accommodate political agendas or ideologies. … Military service must be reserved for those who are both mentally and physically fit to serve.”

Judge Reyes, in her 79-page ruling, called the Trump policy “unabashedly demeaning” and claimed it was “soaked in animus.” 

Using twisted logic at best, she argued that it is sex discrimination to prohibit transgenderism, because “a biological female who identifies as a woman is not banned.” That’s precisely the point. Women can serve, and men can serve, but not men who think they are women. Keep in mind the military routinely excludes individuals based on factors that affect readiness, such as excessive body fat, pregnancy, endometriosis, or even motion sickness. These exclusions are not acts of discrimination — they are practical measures to ensure mission preparedness.

Judge Reyes may want to reconsider her interpretation of presidential authority. 

The Constitution, in Article II, explicitly designates the president as the commander in chief of the Armed Forces. As former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in 2022, “Judges are not given the task of running the military.” That responsibility falls to the president, whose primary duty is to ensure the safety and security of the nation.

It’s also worth noting that Judge Reyes criticized the lack of studies to support the Trump administration’s policy reversal, while ignoring the fact that the Biden administration conducted no studies when it overturned Trump’s policy on the fifth day of his presidency.

President Trump is right, and Judge Reyes is wrong. Military policy should be driven by effectiveness and national security — not the Left’s destructive ideology. 

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Washington Watch is a nationally syndicated show hosted by Tony Perkins that airs on Metro Flint News/Talk Radio daily at 5 am. He’s the fourth (and longest serving) President of the Family Research Council. He’s been President since 2003 and is one of the nation’s leading conservative voices.

 Received via e-mail on June 26, 2024

Dear Editor,

One year ago, I introduced the Equality Act to protect all Americans, including LGBTQ+ Americans, from employment, housing, and other forms of discrimination.

In many states, it's still legal to discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans. No one should worry about losing their job or housing simply because of who they are or who they love.

We’ve made great progress, including the U.S. Supreme Court recognizing marriage equality in 2015. But Congress must act to protect all Americans, including LGBTQ+ Americans, from discrimination.

Sincerely,
Dan Kildee

United States Congressman

Flint Twp. Resident

BY MIKE KILLBREATH

CCN Executive Editor

FLINT (CCN) — Newly-elected U.S. Senator Ellisa Slotkin of Holly and State Board of Education President Dr. Pamela Pugh were the keynote speakers Saturday during an International Women's Day event in Downtown Flint.

Delrico Lloyd, Chairman of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, had high praise for the group when joining more than 400 people who showed up to protest the Donald Trump administration at Wilson Park on Kearsley Street, near the UM-Flint campus.

"Right here in Flint was one of the events going on around the country," Lloyd said. "What a beautiful crowd. What an awesome crowd."

Similar events around the state took place in nearby Macomb County, the City of Detroit and in west Michigan at the DeVoss Center in Grand Rapids.

International Women's Day is held annually on March 8 to commemorate the fight for equality and liberation by women

The women's rights movement is celebrated but the 2025 theme was to "acknowledge the progress made since the original commemoration in 1911" while noting "a lot still needs to be accomplished, if we are to create a sustainable future for women and girls."

All of the events this year, however, turned into protests by cuts President Donald Trump is making to federal programs and federal jobs. Like Flint, every event featured lots of picket signs by protestors who oppose Republican Trump and support Democrats.

Lloyd is a Democrat who is Chief Deputy Assistant to UAW International President Shawn Faim.

Slotkin is a Democrat who left her seat in the U.S. House to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated at the end of the year by Senator Debbie Stabenow. Slotkin defeated Mike Rogers of Detroit who formerly served in the U.S. House when living in Brighton. It was one of the most expensive races in Congress.

Dr. Pugh is also a Democrat. She was re-elected earlier this year as President of the State Board of Education after losing in the primary to eventual new Congresswoman Kristin McDonald-Rivet who replaced retiring Dan Kildee of Flint Township.

Dr. Pugh is the former chief health advisor in the City of Flint during the water crisis.

She said: "A woman standing alone is fierce, but when we stand together, we are a force!  Honored to have participated in the Flint International Women’s Day Rally, organized by the incredible Samantha Lawrence Siebert and Megan Ropeta,   where women united to fight for equity, justice, and a future where no one is left behind. Let’s continue to uplift, protect, and empower each other — because together, we are unstoppable!"

Senator Slotkin said she told her daughters "everything would be okay" when Trump was elected the first time but added: "I can't say that this time."

Easterari Photography presents a gallery of photos from the event below.

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Thomas Suffel

 May God keep blessing you George! (George's Reply: He will. I am the favorite George in His Index. Smile.)

Lynn Dabiels

I see that the left is not interested in figuring out where they are wrong. They are not interested in the citizens of this country. They are only interested in power and that is not good.I pray that the new Trump administration is strong enough to continue their momentum...  Listening to people like the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois as well as Kamala and the liberal brainless it appears that this coming year will be interesting. 

 Charles Harris

Mr. Moss, my last go-round teaching, I had a kid in my class wearing "Sons of Anarchy", clothing, and crying openly the entire period. 14 years old. I asked him what was wrong; no reply. Being as I have degrees in both Social Work AND Child Psychology, on top of 51 YEARS of experience, I reported him to the Administrator (who happened to be a Black female). She did me the courtesy of actually listening to me, but then, just "blew me off". Two weeks later, they took a gun off the kid. My considered opinion is that the trend toward, "tolerance", in addition to the fear of being sued, has created a climate in our schools where no one wants to "accuse", anyone's child of anything. I actually saw this coming way back in 1978, when I was still in college, working as a Substitute teacher to make money. "Laquanisha-with-the-Fingernails", has the entire public education system in America, everywhere, in total retreat.

Reactions to Pastor Jim Reid's Daily Encouragement Column:

 Theresa N Enoch Shelton

Letting far to many criminals come across our borders! And we definitely need to be in prayer for those missing

 Kelly M Hinman

We Need to Be aware and Look Out For Our Neighbors, or anything out of the ordinary we might see, Speak up if your wrong so what.

Reactions to Executive Editor Miek Killbreath's post about job openings at CCN:

Dennis Drake

Glad to see hiring instead of firing! Good luck

 Art Neil

I'm in Mike .when do I start?

 Tom Sussi

Art Neil, you can make more as a Walmart greeter, Art, and meet much more interesting people, too.

 Jim Kiertzner

Art Neil, let’s do a 3-person show

 Tom Sussi

Jim Kiertzner, split the $20 three ways?

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This is great news

 Tony Fischer

What a rare ground floor opportunity.

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Mike Killbreath, if you want me to record some station, IDs or breaks , just let me know.

 Robert Stewart

Congratulations. Welcome back

Reactions to Executive Editor Miek Killbreath's post about Willie Mays passing away

 Mike Killbreath

 · One of my all-time favorite players is gone at age 93. Willie Mays is in Heaven patrolling center field tonight in his return to baseball. 

 Dave Huffman

Saw him play at the old Crosley field in cincy in 1961

Andrew Clark Sr.

Omg ... I honestly thought he was dead in the '80s. He lived a long life

David McDonald

Willie Mays cartoon from 1972 Willie Mays cartoon from 1972:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DVqZABhHUoeE&ved=2ahUKEwi076_zzvOGAxXhfTABHeEzAQwQo7QBegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1tx74n_323BqdyZeG3fev5

David McDonald

I remember watching that cartoon. Age 7.

Reactions to Executive Editor Mike Killbreath's post about campaign signs going up illegally all over Genesee County

Mike Killbreath

 ·50 days until Election Day … 5 more days until campaign signs can go up yet there are literally dozens all over the county. Are laws just not enforced any more? 

 Tom Sussi

I’ll take this one. Nope.

Craig Ochodnicky

Not for Demonrats 

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In a response to Richard Wagonlander’s Sept. 13 (Facebook) post about Mott Community College’s Board of Trustees, Flushing Mayor Joe Karlichek responded with some claims that merit further examination. I’m an English professor at Mott and a Flushing resident. 

Karlichek writes, “Why don’t you explain to the community how Dale Weighill, sitting County Commissioner & VP of Mott Community College is pushing for you to replace one of their board members? A guy who is paid $180,000-plus tax paid salary between both jobs.” 

Aside from this sounding like sour grapes because Karlichek lost an August primary to Weighill, Karlichek’s statement is misleading. Weighill is not “VP of Mott Community College.” Weighill is the Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement. Mott has one VP, and that’s Jason Wilson (Vice President, Student Academic Success). Weighill is one of three associate VPs at Mott, which also has four assistant vice presidents. 

As for Weighill’s salary at Mott, he earns a going rate for his position and there’s nothing in his contract that prohibits him from holding public office. Karlichek writes, “Why don’t you explain to the community that MCC graduates (one) out of (five) students.”

Karlichek is using statistics to mislead, something we English teachers try to teach our students to avoid. The average two-year graduation rate for community colleges (CCs) in the United States is 13 percent. That puts Mott well above the national average, on par with many CCs in Michigan, and well ahead of many others in our state.

 Additionally, all CCs face obstacles to raising their two-year graduation rates. For one thing, many students transfer out of CCs to complete their education elsewhere without applying for graduation from their CC, which counts against the school's graduation rate  — even when those transfer students have earned 60 credits or more (the equivalent of an associate degree) from their CC.  Another factor is that CCs are commuter institutions that attract many non-traditional students, students who are 24 years old and older.

These students have family and work obligations that are difficult to navigate while attending college. (These students are heroes, by the way)

Because of the complexity of their lives, it is nearly impossible for students at CCs to graduate in two years.  Karlichek writes, “Why don’t you explain to the community why MCC, with the lowest graduating rate, has nearly the highest cost to attend?” Lowest graduation rate among what? Certainly not among CCs in Michigan, where several CCs have graduation rates in the teens. Highest cost among what? According to the State of Michigan, the average CC tuition and fees for one year is $4,816. At Mott, it’s $5,456. Of the 32 CCs in Michigan, 12 have average tuition of $5,000 or more, and there are five with tuition higher than Mott’s. And if Karlichek means that Mott’s the most expensive college in town, he’s way off base. UM-Flint’s tuition is roughly $27,000 per year. Kettering is $44,380 annually.

Karlichek writes, “Why don’t you explain to the community why MCC, who collects millions in federal funds is not meeting the accreditation expectations and standards?”

These are just lies.  Mott is a fully accredited institution in good standing with the Higher Learning Commission, its accrediting body.

Also, like every institution of higher education that receives federal monies, Mott submits to an independent audit annually for compliance with Title IV programs  — to which federal funds are linked. The audit also includes the college’s finances. Mott is in compliance and all funds from the federal government are accounted for.

Karlichek writes, “I can go on if you like, but these are just starters.”

A list of concerns with evidence would be welcome. Karlichek finishes with this: “MCC is in trouble. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity. Is this something you are subscribing to?”

In what kind of trouble is Mott in, exactly?  Mott’s not failing in any way.

The staff, administrators, and faculty members at Mott  — my colleagues  — are working constantly to ensure that Mott remains a going concern, and we take pride in being Genesee County's anchor institution.

 We’re always thinking of our obligations to stakeholders and how we can meet the needs of every community we serve. We’ve emerged from COVID a stronger, more resilient institution than we were before, and our enrollment numbers increase every semester.

 And for what it’s worth, no one at Mott does the same thing over and over again. We are constantly innovating, always striving to anticipate the needs of our students and stakeholders  — and we’re doing so in one of the poorest counties in the U.S., while being attacked by people who know absolutely nothing about how institutions of higher education are run.

 If Karlichek thinks that Mott’s in trouble, he needs to cite his sources.  Also for what it's worth, in his Sept. 13 post, Richard Wagonlander called out Mott Board of Trustees Chair Andy Everman for his sexism, which has been on display since January 2023, when Everman became chair. Thanks, Richard Wagonlander. I appreciate that.

  Paula Weston

Flushing Resident 

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LETTER TOTHE EDITOR:

I just finished watching the Mott College board of trustees' meeting of last night. The first word that popped into my head was "megalomania." I finally have a descriptive for Andy Everman. 

He is determined to create the "college of the future" at Mott College, without any reference to input from other strategic planners, or community input. When he spoke against the strategic planning process that was going forward at the college, he said he wanted to allow the new college president to lead the process. 

Alas! That was not his plan. It was to intrude his own megalomania and sense of power into planning for the future of Mott College. No one else has a role in the plan, unless they are nodding heads and applauding his posturing.

Some of the things he proposes may be good, or they may be unworkable. They may not fit into what the college is able to do, given available resources.  Most importantly, they do not include input from others outside his board cohort.  

The public has no role. The faculty has no role.

 The administration is expected to do the research and bring the vision back to him. It is the Andy Everman exploration of ways to force his vision on the rest of us. Sort of a dictatorship kind of thing. 

Remember to vote all the way down the ballot. BABs for Democracy will be endorsing three candidates next week. One of them will not be Andy Everman. We need to save Mott Community College.

 — Bobbie Clayton Walton

Davison Township Resident

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LETTER TOTHE EDITOR:

On Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21, 2024 communications from multiple sources were received by the Metro Police Authority regarding a planned protest at the Redwood Steakhouse which was to take place at 5 pm on June 21st. The sources indicated that there may be various reasons for the protest and the numbers were unknown.

The Metro Police Authority takes an operational approach of proactive policing whenever possible. This is equally important for planned or special events since our resources are limited. By planning for such events pubic safety can be maintained more effectively and efficiently.

In order to effectively maintain the safety for those participating in the protest as well as vehicular traffic and surrounding businesses it is vital that we are able to clearly define where a protest can lawfully occur. This information was relayed to the protest organizer on Friday, June 21st prior to the start of the protest. The protest occurred without incident and public safety for all was maintained.

Matt Bade, Police Chief

Metro Police Authority

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LETTER TOTHE EDITOR:

Dear Genesee Township Residents: 

After 12 years of serving at the township first as your Chief of Police,  and the past eight years as your elected treasurer, I’ve decided to retire and will not be seeking re-election. As police chief I worked to protect your families safety and as treasurer I have worked to protect and grow the township’s financial resources. 

My son Andrew Sorensen is now seeking the office of treasurer to replace me. Andrew shares my philosophy of finances and public service and will maintain the high level of service we provide at the township treasury office.

Andrew has an advanced college degree, has served several years on the planning commission for the City of Mt. Morris, has worked at the Flint Public Library for several years,  and he is currently serving as Deputy Treasurer for Genesee Township.

Andrew’s experience in all these areas of public service will give him the advantage of being able to perform his duties at the highest level on day one of his term in office, and he will bring fresh new ideas as the next generation as an elected official

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Please vote for Andrew Sorensen on August 6th for Genesee Township Treasurer.

Tod Sorensen

Former Genesee Township Police Chief

Outgoing Genesee Township Treasurer

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MOST RECENT HOT LINE CALLS:

I KEEP CALLING and you never publish any of my stuff. Let's just say I don't like Trump. I despise George Moss. I do like your new writer, this Marty Embry. I'd like a date, too, if he's single. Can you post his e-mail or Facebook page address? Maybe his phone number. I think we're soulmates. No, I know it.

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TONYA BURNS is the only one on city council really fighting for the people, besides Pfeiffer who is also on the recall chopping block. Jerri Winfrey-Carter seems too nice to take a stand against the Mayor and the Moose is out of control. The new guy, Jarrett, is too mild and meek. A recall against Burns and a recall against Pfeiffer really scares me. I think the Mayor and the Moose are afraid of losing control over all that money in the city coffers!

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I REALLY ENJOYED your Editor's Notebook guy with the nice write-up on Goodrich's guardian angel. Nice prediction. I even tuned in and I don't like football much. I have not watched a high schol game since I was in high school 40 years ago. I cried when Goodrich got that touchdown with the guardian angel's big fella supplying the blocking to power his teammate over the goal line. I do now believe in angels.

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WHY DO YOU KEEP putting that ugly mug of Art Woodson on the front page so often? Just so you know, when I see him, I click off your newspaper. He's bad for your business.

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THE MAYOR OF FLINT is doing a great job, just fabulous. Flint has never looked so good and all these new jobs are exciting. He says crime is down, too. Four on the council love him, four hate him. I don't get the haters. Maybe all of them want to run for Mayor next time and they are trying to make him look bad.

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MOST READ RECENT HOT LINES

WOW. I was shocked by your front page story today (Tuesday, June 25, 2024) about the proposed Mega Site in Mundy Township. It was a lengthy and in-depth report into the controversy out there. I live nearby in Swartz Creek and now intend to get involved to stop the Flint Genesee Group from getting $250 million of our tax dollars without telling anyone what they will be doing with all that cash. How can that happen? Let them use the $10 million they've already received but don't be bringing factories that will pollute our area!

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TONYA KETZLER thinks she will get sued for opposing the Mega Site. Are you kidding me. You must have misquoted her. Otherwise, she needs to be thrown out of office. I hope someone is running against her for Mundy Township Supervisor.

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THANKS FOR MAKING PUBLIC what's going on with the Mega Site in Mundy Township. Your story about Monday night's (June 24, 2024) meeting is the first media report that's in-depth with facts and information on how they are trying to use our tax dollars to do all this in secret. They will tell us what they're going to build after they get $250 million more of our tax dollars? Are you serious.

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Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

The Genesee County Election Commission hasn't yet scheduled a hearing date on recall language submitted against Flint's 8th Ward city councilman. I've advised Lisa Pasjberg that her language is dead on arrival to get rid of Dennis Pfeiffer as her representative on the Flint City Council.

Her language says: "Councilman Dennis Pfeiffer was censured by the city council for calling another member a 'fake ass Republican'  another a 'big piece of shit' and told other colleagues to shut up." 

She didn't like it that our front page story revealing her recall effort noted that language must be clear and concise. We quoted two English teachers as saying her language was a "run on sentence" and "completely illiterate."

Not our words. Words of people who specialize in determining "clarity" which also goes to words being spelled incorrectly or a comma being in the wrong place. Blunders that render denials at hearings in front of election commissions tasked with ruling on language submitted in recall attempts anywhere in our state.

So my opinion expressed here today in this space where I spew my opinions is that her recall language is dead on arrival. It must be rejected under state law.

The facts cited in a news story on our front page a few days ago is that two English teachers we consulted say it's not "clear and concise" because it's a "run on sentence" and "completely illiterate."

The last hearing on a recall attempt earlier this month in front of the local election commission was to review eight sets of language submitted to recall Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley. I didn't bother to read any of it because the address of the lady behind the effort lived in Flint Township, not the City of Flint. I said so on the radio the very next day after looking her up because I had never heard of her.

I only exchanged texts with Lisa Pasjberg via Messenger earlier today when inviting her to appear on The Morning Gazette Radio Show to explain why she wants to dump Councilman Pfeiffer. Her profile on Facebook says she works for the Flint Registry and that's all I know about her except that she isn't very good at grammar.

Lisa rejected my interview invitation. 

Probably needs to brush up on her English skills before going public on the radio.

One question I wanted to ask was this: With all our tax dollars being dumped into work being done at the Flint Registry, I'm surprised how the boss there can allow one of the organization's employees to be involved in politics. What do you think? Drop me a message on my Hot Line at (810) 771-8421, find me on Facebook and drop me a note via Messenger or simply e-mail me at morninggazetteradioshow@gmail.com.

How do I know tax dollars are going into the Flint Registry? How about $39 million since 2016?

I'd like a report on what they've done with all that cash. I do know they are certainly not teaching any English classes to the employees.

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Mike Killbreath appears on Metro Flint News/Talk Radio via The Morning Gazette Radio Show weekday mornings from 8 am until 9:30 am. He's an award-winning newspaper columnist and investigative reporter who is the former long-time owner of the local Metro Flint area chain of 14 community newspapers. This fall marks his 50th year as a journalist. He also hosts a new weekly national TV show known as The American Crusaders on cable TV and various OTT TV live streaming platforms.

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024

THERE WAS AN INSURRECTION WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT IT WAS NOT ON  “JANUARY 6,” THE INSURRECTION WAS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020 WITH THE STOLEN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

 (Part 3 of a 3-part series, “Joe Biden should be impeached in the House, and tried in the Senate, convicted in the Senate, therein removed from office, and then tried in a civil court for treason.  General Mark Milley should have been court-martialed for treason, for his own role in the treasonous debacle in Afghanistan.”)

The above subtitle, admittedly, is a long subtitle, the purpose of which is to, first, point out what it takes for a President of the United States, or a former President of the United States, to be placed on trial for what he did, or didn’t do, while in the presidential office.  

The purpose for the length of the subtitle is also to link the charge of treason against Joe Biden to the charge of treason against the now retired former head of the Pentagon, General Mark Milley. 

Both of these political scoundrels, Biden and Milley, belong in federal prison for treason against this country, based upon their actions in the Afghanistan war.

We have traitors in every corridor of power in the federal government, in Washington, but I will limit the reach here to the arch traitors in the Executive Branch, although this treason against this country is more widespread than just the treason in the Executive Branch of government, much more widespread than that.

Let me start with correcting what is an egregious misunderstanding of what the Constitution requires for putting a President of the United States, or a former President of the United States, on trial in a court of law for what he did, or didn’t do, while in the presidential office.  

There is a need first and foremost to correct this outrageously incoherent misunderstanding of these justices on the Supreme Court who are now seeking to determine the extent of a President’s immunity from prosecution. 

I can save them some time; there is no presidential immunity from prosecution.

The very idea is not only absurd and outrageous, it is blasphemous to the rule of law, and to the Constitution which is the "ruler" of the law in this country, not these Justices on the Supreme Court.

What it takes to make a formal charge against a President, or a former President, in a court of law for what the President did, or didn’t do, while in office, according to the Constitution, is the President's impeachment in the House, and the President's conviction in the Senate based upon specific charges that are clearly stated in Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

I will pause here to tell these lawyers like Alan Dershowitz, Laurence Tribe, and the rest of them that they are misrepresenting the Constitution in stating that Article II, Section 4's provisions are about impeachment.

It's a common mistake, and I want every constitutional scholar in this country to pay attention, the Constitution does not specify any charges for impeachment.  The charges listed in Article II, Section 4, are charges necessary for removal, not necessary for impeachment.  

No charges are specified for impeachment in the Constitution.

It is a mistake that has been made throughout this country’s history.  I am here to correct this egregious mistake!

There is so much that is wrong in this country, so much that is unconstitutional, placing a former President on trial in these kangaroo courts, for instance.

This judge in New York, Juan Merchan, is anxiously awaiting the presidential election returns before passing sentence on Donald Trump’s trial that was held in Merchan’s court.  

It’s a constitutional outrage that there was even a trial in Merchan's court.  And for judge Juan Merchan to believe he has sentencing authority in this case is grounds enough for his disbarment.  

This country has idiots like Juan Merchan who are in charge of the legal system in this country who are not dispensers of justice but destroyers of justice.in this country.

I ended part 2 by pointing out Joe Biden had planned to end the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan on the 20th anniversary of the 911 attack on this country, as if in celebration of this attack on this country, or maybe even worse, as a signal to Iranian leaders who have been empowered by the Biden administration, that the present leaders of this country are all in on these external attacks on this country.

There was such an outcry by the American against the choice of the 911 date for the completion of this country's withdrawal from Afghanistan that Joe Biden was forced to change the date. 

Still, the withdrawal was chaotic, a withdrawal which ended up providing cover for leaving $85 billion of military equipment behind, in the hands of the very Taliban extremists this country had engaged in battle for the last 20 years.

The American government ended up arming the Taliban soldiers that the United States’ soldiers had been sent to Afghanistan to fight.  No one was fired for it, no one was held to account. 

Go figure.

“None Dare Call It Treason,” but what other name is there for it?

Today, these foreign soldiers can fight us using our own weapons to do so. 

Google censors erased my earlier article on the subject from my computer screen several days ago in which I commented on what British General Richard Kemp said, which is that both Joe Biden and General Mark Milley should have been court-martialed for the way in which they handled America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

You can't court-martial a President, but I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment of the former British commander of British forces in Afghanistan.

If you thought it was strange for Joe Biden to withdraw the American military from Afghanistan before evacuating American citizens from the country, and evacuating Afghans who had helped allied soldiers, and before evacuating Muslim women who had cast aside their Burkas, if you thought the Biden strategy was strange, it was not only strange, it was treasonous, deliberately so.

No one should forget Joe Biden making a point of looking at this watch every time one of the 13 last fallen American soldiers in Afghanistan was brought off the plane in a casket, this man showing his disdain for their sacrifice.

Read chapter 9 of David Horowitz’s book, “Final Battle,” pages 171-190, for the full picture of this man's treason, to see more fully the kind of person Joe Biden is, a Swamp Rat who has been in Washington for 50 years, a politician who is mean, evil, and rotten to the core.   This man does not have the moral, legal, and political, authority to ask anyone to fight for this country. 

Free the political prisoners who were locked up without trial for protesting this man’s unlawful, fake election.

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The myth of the peaceful transfer of power

Friday, Nov. 29, 2024

Hey y'all, I was going to give flowers to a very deserving person in my life but my heart has led me in another direction. Can we talk for a minute?

 I won't keep you long. This has been heavy on my heart for a while now.   

I've lost a lot of friends over this election.

 I've been called an asshole, a racist, a dumb ass mindless Democrat, a puppet and a host of other names that I dont care to regurgitate. I responded in kind and I can assure you, my demeanor is quite different from that laid back person that you have come to know, love and respect.   

Don't get me wrong, I give it as good as I take it, but it takes a lot to bring it out. I make no excuses. This election brought out the worst of most of us, me included. Some of y'all were much worse than others! Lol  I take full responsibility for every word that I said. I even apologized to a few people, not out of guilt but moreso because I allowed them to get to me to react as I did.

It's time to move on. Here's the thing, though. Trump supporters are finding it easy to move on because your guy won.

Had he lost, things would've been drastically different. That's not supposition. It was all being laid out just in case he lost. The fake votes, the machines, the folks working the machines and so on. I am still not ok with Trump becoming the next president. As time goes on, I see exactly why he ran. Jail time was looming had he not run/won. He knew it. As a sitting president, the parameters change. I also see all of his cabinet selections and can't believe what I'm reading. Most are simply unqualified to lead those cabinet positions but the one that really got me...trying to bypass FBI background checks! Smh. But, I digress.

My point to this particular post is this; the true friends that I have, whether Democratic or Republican, are still my friends. We didn't and don't agree politically but the respect was never lost. I had to check some of my friends hard because they straddled a racial line and we're so disrespectful with their comments. Did I snap back? Absolutely! I make no apologies and I said what I said. I stand on it. 

It was my hope that they took a step back and simply assessed what was said. To assess WHY I commented the way that I commented. If you post something publicly, and I answer respectfully, but your friends check me and call me a racist...and you don't defend me...and you agree with your friend, you're just as bad as your friend. 

When I go after your friend and you side with the friend, well dammit, it is what it is. That's the same friend that will cut your throat but I'm the friend that would've given you bandages. 

The true friend will always defend your integrity... unquestionably defend you. So then, there are the folks that were more friendly than a true friend. Those are the fair weather friends that you just gotta let them go. They've shown you EXACTLY who they are and what they are about. You can't even be mad at them because they are showing you EXACTLY who they are. You just gotta accept it and move on.

I've been blessed to have the same core of friends from my childhood, high school, college and European experiences. It's still a relatively small circle. Win, lose or draw, they will always have my back. Never any doubt BUTTTT, this election was quite challenging with a few.

But guess what? We're still cool as penguins balls at the North Pole! 

Now, before y'all start bashing folks, it's not about that. It's not about Republicans versus Democrats anymore. I'm talking about people that you perceived as friends. You don't even know the number of folks that stayed silent and just observed everyone making fools of themselves for the whole world to see. 

I have quite a few that never said anything publicly but clearly they have a lot to say.   I'm just a guy that can't nor won't bite my tongue. I don't intentionally try to hurt another person's feelings.

When I hear so many vile and negative comments, it's just damn near impossible to stay silent.

I don't try to stay neutral. If I'm your friend, we ride together, we die  together, bad boys for life!

 That's how I roll. It's not in my DNA to be a fair weather friend. If we're cool...we're always going to be cool. If not...well, you'll know it almost immediately. You can see it all over my face long before I utter a single word. 

See, when folks call ALL Democrats idiots, dumb, mindless..i take offense to that, especially recognizing who they are actually supporting.

Yea, that was a Trump jab! I had to sneak one in!

Lol  So folks, if you have friends that you've been friends with for 30 years, don't let one single man or one election ruin that friendship. Y'all just had a political difference. You just gave Trump too much control over your life. I often had to say, "Let's agree to disagree and move on!"

If they chose to keep on with the BS, okay, I'm that guy. Never argue with a writer that loves research.

You'll never win. You'll only get more frustrated! Lol I could literally write a book on  the responses that I was getting, especially when I responded to factual information. I was also amazed at the number of folks that grew these humongous Internet nuts and felt that they could say whatever they wanted to say. Nah, that didn't work out well.

 You picked the right one. That day was your lucky day.  Now, let's hold the new president accountable. Keep your true friendships near and dear. Or, did your friend get exposed?

 Y'all stay safe folks. Have a safe holiday. By the way, do folks know the true history of Thanksgiving? Asking for a native American friend.

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Marty Embry is a former administrator in the Flint school district. He was the star center on two of the old Flint Central's state championship teams under legendary Coach Stan Gooch, then went on to star at DePaul University before playing professionally overseas.

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