Update From Clown Central...

You'll be interested to learn that the California State Assembly, which I charitably call "Clown Central," with no disrespect meant toward clowns, of any type, kind or gender, has just voted to pay reparations to its Black residents for "slavery."

Yes, fellow Pilgrims, this measure, passed by a 61 - 12 margin, now goes on to the State Senate for review and approval, and then on to our Boy Governor for his likely signature.  Boy Guv will sign anything if it gets him favorable press...

BTW, the 61 - 12 vote should let you know just how much of a stranglehold the Democrats have on the Taxifornia's legislative process.  Stated simply, they can pass any law, anytime they want to...and they do.  To the shock and chagrin or ordinary citizens everywhere.

Anyway, the thing which makes this decision completely ludicrous, and will cause enormous fallout once it's signed into law, is that when California voted to join the Union in 1850, it did so as a state where slavery was illegal!  Got that?  California was not a slave state!  Thus, we did not treat our Black residents as slaves then, nor do we owe them any special consideration now.

So, lemme' sum up here, fellow Pilgrims:  Slavery, bad.  Freedom, good.  California was not a slave state.  Ergo, we cannot owe our Black citizens any reparations for slavery because we didn't subject them to slavery.  Got it?  I knew that you would...

So why, one could reasonably ask, would the Democrat supermajority in the California Legislature vote to give our citizens' tax money to Black people which they - we - do not owe?  And the reason -  pay attention here boys and girls -  is that they believe down deep in their progressive little hearts that paying off Black people - a callous bribe - will cause them to vote Democrat.    

And right in the middle of all of this one Robert Johnson, Founder and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (where can I find White Entertainment Television, again?), has suggested, no, more or less demanded, that we Americans pay our African-Americans reparations in the amount of...are you ready for it?...$13,700,000,000,000.  That's, ummmm, $14 Trillion Dollars.  That's roughly 3/4 of our annual Gross Domestic Product.

For purposes of comparison, $14 Trillion Dollars in one dollar bills, placed end to end, would take a long, long time.  

Now we know that there are approximately 328,236,000 citizens here in America (plus who knows how many illegals!), and we know that 71.1% of them are White, and we know that 13.2% of them are Black, so you do the math; I have no idea how to figure out how much each would receive.  But at 13% of our population of 328 million citizens, that's about 42 million Black people.  And if you divide 13.7 Trillion by 42 Million, you get, ummm, quite a lot.  A WHOLE lot!  Enough to make it worth your while to be Black, doncha' think?  

I wonder if Black people are so shallow, so uninformed, so ignorant of both history and the facts, that they'd be willing to trade their votes for a few dollars?  I'd also be interested in learning how many (more) taxpaying folks might bolt this once-Golden State if they do.  And I'd be interested in learning your opinion on that.  Please write back if you have something you'd care to share.  

But in the meantime, I'm kind of secretly rooting for this measure to become law.  Kind of.  That's right, fellow Pilgrims, if it has to pass, I'll be all for this it.  And that's because I identify as Black!  And the Democrats are always anxious to tell us that "identifying" as something or other, like say the other sex, is just fine.  A-Okay.  That's why a guy can compete against girls in athletic events by simply stating that he's "trans."  That means he's "identifying" as a girl.  Oh yeah, and I always "identify" as a proud member of the LGBTQMDAZBOEU (and any other capital letter)  community.  So much so that as one who identifies as both Black and gay, if that might get me a few extra bucks, go ahead and pass this bit of liberal lunacy.  If there's any taxpayers left here to pay this tax, a tax on being White, I'm sure they'll be pleased to send me a check...

Oh yeah, on the way out the digital door, I'm throwing a little party at The Fort tomorrow evening.  The "Black Entertainment Awards" is on TV and we have to watch it so we can find out how to act.  And I'll be following it with a private screening of "Blazing Saddles" for our viewing enjoyment.

What's that sound we hear?  It's the roll-up door on U-Haul trailers slamming shut as they prepare to head east on the I-10...