It's a Rain or Shine Thing

Dear America,

...for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good 

and sends rain on the just and on the unjust...

Matthew 5:45

so

little g watched the game saturday night, as well as the big game sunday afternoon...and in between, as my usual routine includes -- watched church over a sleepy sunday morning.

In case you missed it:

Joel Osteen's message went something like this --  God knows how to take our mess and turn it into our message...that through tough times, times that we believe test our patience, our strength, our will to survive and thrive -- we are being prepared for something.   As painful as it may be, our true and highest character comes out on top to achieve our destiny IF we learn the lesson, if we transform ourselves with right thinking and ultimately find our true purpose in life...the very thing we are on this beautiful creation called Earth and were called to do, by God.

From the Heart of the Nation -- and televised outreach of the Catholic Church -- "God wants to see our potential come to life."

And now to a short spot during the pre-show leading up to the Super Bowl...and this comes courtesy of Deion Sanders, who is just a boy this girl has grown to appreciate and admire.  He was asked for his take on the day, when he made a comment going something like this:  'you see the dance, the high step...but you forget what all I did to get there!  Using all of what God gave me...'  Lots of TIME, practice, strength of character, determination, humility, comes along with the natural talent -- God's gifts -- before we experience the celebratory moments or the moments that break us apart.  In other words, rain or shine, our character is revealed. 

And who knew, looking back at the outcome of the game, how Deion would eventually double down on this notion of how much character counts.

As you know -- yesterday's blog, It's a Cam Jam Thing -- highlighted a wee bit of the current Cam controversy.  Well, it has continued to plague him in the aftermath of the big black quarterback game (and I can say it like that because CAM built it up like that; don't hate the messenger).  Anywho -- after WALKING OUT of the presser after the spectacle, sulking, annoyed, and clearly dis-spirited...Sanders, in the company of others, said this (and bear in mind, this is also the day after Cam was named the NFL's MVP:

"You are the face of our brand right now, you can't do that," Deion Sanders said after the game. "I understand the emotions of losing, but you can't do that. A Manning, a Brady ... all these guys who are a prototypical type of quarterback in our game, they're not going to do that ever. Would Drew Brees ever?""You're opening yourself for more criticism," he said.  Because everybody is going to say you're dabbing and smiling and smiling and styling when you win... and so this is how you go out when you lose?"

AND ON twitter:

You're the favorite to win 

the game of life 

& all u have to do is show up,

live with faith,

treat people kind,

forgive & love & u win 

Truth

Rain or shine, our character is revealed in the every day.

Before we stop talking football, let me just say this -- this girl is SO HAPPY for  Peyton and the Denver Broncos xoxoxo  So happy xoxoxo   While the promos before the game exposed something quite interesting...

The team motto on the day, for the Denver Broncos: "United as One."

The team motto on the day, for the Carolina Panthers:  "Keep Pounding."

Now isn't that something...

Very revealing...

Carolina was all about the take down, while Denver was all about coming together as a team to win it.  In hindsight, as I finished the day yesterday, you may recall my wish  -- may the best team win.

Boom.

And finally, to a few tight ends on the game day:

This girl was screaming at the TV, calling for a defensive turnover in the 2nd quarter and it happened!  And I was screaming "JINX" during the Carolina field goal attempt in the 3rd, when it hit the goal post and missed!   you're welcome...but honestly, this girl is well aware it had nothing to do with me.  But let it be known that I have no doubt of my abilities sitting in the arm chair...tee hee

And NO, I am not going to discuss Beyonce and the Formation cremation that occurred in front of an audience of all ages...  Feel free to hook up to the links on you're own account, it's just not pretty or lady-like in the least bit, so be forewarned.

Lady-like IS Lady Gaga, who sang the most beautiful National Anthem, and I just loved how she softly added, "God Bless you, America" as a final thought on her own.

Favorite commercial:  Super Bowl Babies!  so sweet! and love how the message continued to build throughout the game.  Second fave:  Pantene's Football dads doing the "Dad Do's" on their girls...love love love it...and the message:  "Strong is beautiful."  

Now about saturday night's game...

United as One was a no show and sorely missed; they must have all taken an early cue from Carolina, as in keep pounding...just sayin'.  [It's like, I know I got a concussion from just watching it.]

First take away:  RUBIO may be a bit robotic, but he is RIGHT about Obama!
 (and by the way, I don't really think he is being robotic, the pundits keep pounding him with that label; but calling for his beheading is not quite the way this girl would take it, Donald Trump -- way to fuel the fire under the Left, dumbass).

Here's the thing:   Trump and Christie are both WRONG about Obama.

The issue at hand -- whether Barack Hussein Obama is just being incompetent, or whether he knows what he is doing ...in the fundamental transformation (the wrecking) of the United States of America.

And here we are --  in rain or shine -- we all experience what this administration, led by a community organizer,  is doing to America, every single day.  Each of us have our own take.

But let's have a flashback to eight years ago, during the 2008 presidential campaign, shall we?

Breitbart, here, for the back story.

National Review, here, for an update.


We elected a community organizer for president.

This community organizer followed people like Frank Marshall Davis and Saul Alinsky and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

This community organizer had every intention to wreak havoc upon our Judeo-Christian roots, ripping them up from our foundation,  in order to RE-form a more perfect union, according to every progressive, leftist, dream.

This community organizer is who Marco Rubio is referring to when he claims this truth: President Obama knows exactly what he is doing.  When Barack Obama told the crowd in October 2008 that "we are five days away from fundamental transformation" -- he meant it --  and not only that, he knew just what he needed to do to get there!  And according to his purpose under heaven.

It's not incompetency, Donald.

It's not inexperience, Chris.

For being two guys who think they are better suited and experienced to be the next leader of the free world, it's alarming the level of naivete on this one,

Oh, and in case anyone is keeping track -- Trump deserves a pounding for how he responded to Rubio on not only this incompetency stupidity, but also for his views on universal health care, and the dust up on eminent domain, with an honorable mention going to his answer of what makes him a conservative.  He simply started with this, "well, because I think I am,"  exactly.

Rubio can keep on pounding Obama's evil fundamental transformation intentions all night long, every day, from now until November, for all I care.  GO ROBO-RUBIO!

To be fair and balanced, Trump nailed his response in support of the police force across America; and his answer to how he would create jobs -- brilliant. And spoken like a guy who just might know a thing or two about it.  good job.

Cruz and Carson and Christie made no real gains, according to me, G -- but what difference, at this point, does it make, right?

Kasich can kiss #limpywimpy and  #gobacktoOhio like #rightnow.

RAIN OR SHINE

Rain or shine, our character as a nation is revealed in the every day.

Rain or shine -- the just and the unjust, good and evil, plays out; every question, every need, every concern, every known and unknown, every day, every tomorrow, every future comes in the form of how we individually, and in turn, collectively, respond.

And it works just so every single time, without fail, and many times within seconds...like on twitter.

and rain or shine, little g will always have a say on the day. 

oh happy day...

come back again real soon.

Make it a Good Day, G

It's Settled Science: Everything is Still UP in the Air... Thing

Dear America,

Quick Quack on the flock:

Despite what the pundits immediately de-duck-ted, Jeb didn't do anything remarkable. poof.

Kasich -- having never wavered on my opinion on this guy -- he can just take his webbed pansy hands and go home (he REALLY needs to stop squawking with his digits)

Rand -- a conundrum...very puzzling as to what to say about either his ever-lasting condescension against his fellow candidates and their political maneuverings, or his uncanny ability to just stand there looking totally annoyed at the entire process of campaigning     all     night      long  ....as if he flies above it all.

CARSON -- I JUST LOVE YOU!  No matter how this turns out, you say the right things...you come to the American people with open wings...with a splendid think-tank sitting atop your shoulders... and the American spirit living and breathing through and through.  YOU are the Eagle in the pack.

Cruz -- the consummate Bird of Pray with a target on it's back-- me thinks you maintained altitude.  The outcome of the first caucus will test the intermittent turbulence experienced while center stage.

Now to the two specimens who seemed to have managed to step out of formation on the night --  Rubio and Christie -- and highlight just how magnificent it would be for either one of these two dudes taking on Hillary (or the full-blown Socialist) in the real show.  So quick!  So witty!  So shiny!  [And color me surprised with just how much I fancy these two; shoot me,]

And finally, G's bottom line on Trump -- didn't miss him one iota -- so let the fur fly.  

It was good for all of us to have that mockingbird sit out; for it's a long trek from north to south and back again.  A chance to catch our breath, stop at a watering hole, take a look back, take a look forward, and contemplate things, was sorely needed.

This little game of duck, duck, goose is wearing thin, really.

Oh sure, we can make light of it; we can poke fun at the antics; we can revel in a moment of 'did you see that?!' -- but where does that put us at the end of the day?

Have we progressed, truly, in the process of picking the ONE?

5:45 (PST) skies are grey

8:05 (PST) skies are grey

But the thing is -- and this is weird:  why is Rubio still ringing in my ear?   

And then, all of a sudden, almost out of nowhere, the self-loathing kicks in and steals my steely resolve like a gunshot.  bang.   stop it G.   get a hold of yourself.

And yet, that little buzz persists...poco, divertido, chico listo aguda es patear culo

loosely translated, the little sharp, funny, smart boy is kicking ass.  Thank you Google.

so... what's a girl to do, what's a girl to do....

...freaking out might just call attention to my broken wing....

so perhaps,
the thing to do is simply sit.
and sit tight.
not make any sudden moves or rash decision perchance.

shhhhhshhhhhhh

I mean, really, isn't Rubio just a mini Trump but with a bonafide conservative track record???? Except that..... Rubio has always been registered a Republican.  He's always been pro-life.  He's always been a good Catholic boy.  He's always loved this country's foundation and doesn't want to fundamentally change it. He's always carried himself with a certain flair, with a natural, articulate, quick-witted analysis -- on behalf of the conservatives -- on the fly...

Yes.  He has erred -- be it political maneuvering or a misguided stroke of idiocy.  And who on that stage has not made a political mistake or wishes for a do-over fly-over on something?

To be honest with ourselves, the DONALD, who ducked out last night, has been the most inconsistent of the bunch.    His motivations have always been personal up til now (and maybe still). He swings left or right depending upon the office he needs to swoon, and then moves on, no regrets.   And fifty percent of the American people like him?  Really?

Oh sure. It's a border thing.  It's a security thing.  It's a let's make America great thing.  And what's not to like?  But close your eyes and imagine a President Trump without prejudice.

***I HOPE I AM WRONG ABOUT TRUMP***

I hope -- if the nominee -- that he comes better prepared (sans the bombastic sophomoric personal insults) for the fight of his life against The Left, not Right, and the progressive Left and Right everywhere.   For there lives a life force that looks an awfully lot like a mandate now -- and Trump MUST bring more to the table; for the campaign, the debates with Hillary and Co,, and then, most certainly, continuing into the Oval Office if he gets that far, demands an exceptional response to what has occurred, mostly under the cover of darkness, over the last seven years.

Here's a moment from Marco, last night -- just something to tweet about, that's all:

“[L]et me be clear about one thing. There’s only one savior and it’s not me. It’s Jesus Christ, who came down to Earth and died for our sins. … As far as the polls are concerned, Iowa, on Monday night you’re going to go to a caucus site and you’ll be the first Americans that vote in this election. You will be the first Americans that get to answer a fundamental question: ‘What comes next for this country after seven disastrous years of Barack Obama?’ Let me tell you what the answer better not be: It better not be Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is a socialist. I think Bernie Sanders is good candidate for president — of Sweden. We don’t want to be Sweden. We want to be the United States of America. And Hillary Clinton — Hillary Clinton is disqualified from being the commander in chief of the United States. In fact, one of her first acts as president may very well be to pardon herself because Hillary Clinton stored classified information on her private server and Hillary Clinton lied to the families of those four brave Americans who lost their lives in Benghazi, and anyone who lies to the families of Americans who have died in the service of this country can never be commander in chief of the United States.”

plucked that from The Patriot Post, here.

The last thing on the day is more about how the Fox loves diminishing the distinguished crowd of candidates to hen-pecking irrelevance.  Little old G Thing  just might hunt and peck to find her news in other places.  Enough said for now.

[Have you heard about the Fox/ Open Borders connection?]

ya see what I'm talking about now? 
we must ask ourselves what is really going on here, and coming from all directions... 

Fuzzy.

Fuzzy.

Fuzzy.

Skies are grey.

I love Trump!
buzzzzRu-bee-o.
cruzzzzzz
No, I don't.

I love Trump!
buzzzzRu-bee-o.
cruzzzzzzzzzzzz
No, I don't.

What's real?
Who is the real deal and just who is the decoy?

Feeling so conflicted.
Chest is tightening up.
Medic...!

fake.

Back to taking some long, deep breaths, in search of enlightenment...
until we meet again...

Up in the air now is IOWA.

God Bless America xoxo

Make it a Good Day, G