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Yesterday I picked up my son from work and he told me about the shooting of Charlie Kirk who was not reported dead by the time I dropped him off and got myself home.

By that time the online left was already dancing a jig and while some places like Jezebel who literally hired witches to curse him two days ago (and whose comments on the article I can no longer access (unexpectedly of course) suddenly added this editors note to their piece:

We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk

If the far-right misogynist with a bad haircut wants to villainize independent women, Jezebel is more than happy to be the hag of his nightmares.

Editor’s Note: This story was published on September 8. Jezebel condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms. We do not endorse, encourage, or excuse political violence of any kind.

(BTW If you believe that editors note then there are thousands of Nigerian email scammers dying to meet you)

We’re also seen some of the loudest voices that were screaming Nazi & Fascist a few days ago suddenly deciding that political violence is not a good idea, largely because it hit them that conservatives are well armed and very angry at the moment.

This hasn’t stopped the left online from celebrating loudly with plenty of people cheering about the murder even to this extreme point where a leftist crashed a vigil for Kirk shouting that he deserved it got kicked out and played the victim online

Now for those few people who side with the left out of habit or a joiners who might still have a semblance of a conscience this should bring the obvious Mitchel & Webb question: Are we the Baddies?

But there is a more fundamental and much more obvious question worth asking to those few on the left who are not so brainwashed as to be unable to think.

You have been calling us Nazi’s for decades, you have been calling us Klan members, you talk about how guns cause violence and seek to disarm us. You keep telling how right wing violence is the scourge of the nation.

If this is true why aren’t we killing you right now?

Why aren’t leftist enclaves in Red states running red with blood? How come you aren’t being hanged from every lamppost in Texas or Georgia or Wyoming? How is it that, since as you claim guns cause violence, we haven’t used those guns to execute you with two in the back of the head? Why aren’t cities burning?

Mr. Nestguard is the perfect example. If there was ever a person who put himself in a position to be sized by an angry mob and lynched where he stood, Mr Nestguard interrupting a vigil for a murdered Charlie Kirk screaming that he deserved it and wished he did it himself, that would have been it. Yet all they did is push him out so he could go online and play the hero to his fellow psychopaths.

Yet we are not.

Part of it is all that Christianity that you hate which tells us that we should not murder you.

Part of it is the knowledge that not a single one of you is worth the cost to our souls if we did it.

But most if it is because we aren’t the people you claim we are. That we never were the people you’ve claimed we are because if we were the life expectancy of a CNN or MSNBC or ABC pundit would the shorter than a mayfly.

As I put it the moment I heard Charlie Kirk had died:

Mind you it’s still possible that you will drive us to the breaking point and the Devil will be doing his best to push us in that direction and once that line is crossed it’s going to be very hard to put that genie back in the bottle.

But before that happens take this moment to ask yourself the obvious question I’ve raised and realize that you’ve been played badly by the media, by the professional left and by those seeking power for their own purposes.

You have a choice to make for yourselves, we on the right will do our best to keep our own souls, I suggest to try to rediscover your own.

This song has a weird origin.

As regular readers of this blog know I have a thing about parody songs, Over the years I’ve done Joe Biden (We don’t talk about Biden) on the attempts to kill Trump (You don’t kill Trump so easy) and his campaign (What has the Donald ever done for us? ) , on the election of 2020 (Joe Biden’s Magic Ballots) the MSM Trump song ( I’m the MSM I am ) and two original songs ( Suck it up ) and a replacement for Happy Birthday (Hooray you’re not dead!) and a few more that died in the great system crashes that I’m not inclined to spend a day on the wayback machine searching for or that I’ve forgotten.

As you might guess I think of all kinds of songs like that which never see past me singing them while I work.

What you might not guess, but should, is that like all Christians I have sins to deal with and try to get ahead of. When I accidently discovered the existence of St. Myron of Crete and read about him suddenly the words to a song based on the song Taken Care of Business, one of the catchiest tunes there is, popped into my head which became the post I put up on the feast of St. Myron of Crete. The refrain has been my goto move when I’m tempted to sin and so far has proved quite effective since it’s the type of song that tends to earwig you and a song that is a prayer that earwigs you keeps your mind on Christ.

As a rule that bad news to the enemy.

Well a few weeks ago I was at work and for the first time since I had thought of it (long before the post you saw) the St. Myron song refrain was not coming into my head at all. For some reason that was being replaced by the early Elton John Song Philadelphia Freedom which, while excellent, is not highly effective in combating sin. I perceived this as an attempt to distract me from what had been an effective prayer.

At that moment suddenly for no reason at all the thought of St. Augustine of Hippo instantly came to mind along and with Elton’s song in my head I quickly came up with the first verse to a song singing it on the fly as I worked. To my shock when I got to the refrain I found myself completely in tears (while still doing my work) as I said the words. It hits me, reflecting back on that day that the refrain is basically a declaration of faith and hope and love in Christ. As the day went on refrains for multiple saints came to my head. You will see them posted below in the song making it much longer than Elton’s actual song, but it hits me that you could literally had verse after verse of and saint after saint to this song without any loss of effectiveness. In fact anyone who has found Christ while in the darkness or has been led to Christ by Mary could likely come up with their own verse to describe their own life. You’ll note I altered the refrain for a pair of saints due to their particular situation and there is no reason why you couldn’t do the same

So I post the song as is today, I reserve the right to add verses over the years as they come to me. Feel free to grab and and make a verse about yourself if Christ or his mother or a particular saint who has aided you.

[Verse 1] St. Augustine
Augustine was a rollin’ stone, ya know
He’d go out all night
Be drinkin, and find a lady to squeeze him tight


His mother Monica used to pray to the Lord
For his bad ways to change
Augustine answered saying: ‘Make me chaste, but not today’

[Chorus]
He lived that scene till, Jesus offered him freedom
From before he was born, He loved him all that time
Jesus offed freedom from all the sins before him
Gave him peace of mind his life never had

[Post-Chorus]
Jesus offered him freedom, shined on him, he loved him
Shined his light and his sins were soon left behind
Shined his light, He shined his light
He saw the light and he joined the fight!
Jesus he gave him freedom, He loved him
And you too

[Turnaround]

[Verse 2] St Dismas
Dismas was a man who choose to thieve (lived a life of crime)
Operated there within city lines (he choose the city)
He robbed people right in their home
(in the family home)
Broke in late at night (real easy)
‘Til Romans caught him, passed sentence
Sent to be crucified

[Chorus]
But on the cross there he encountered sweet Jesus
He confessed his sins and for his mercy cried
Jesus gave him freedom from all his earthly worries
Said “Today you will be with me in paradise”

[Post-Chorus]
Jesus he gave him freedom, shined on him, He loved him
Shined his light, even as there as he suffered beside
Shined his light, he shined his light
He saw the light, and he joined the fight!
Jesus he gave him freedom, He loved him
And you too

[Turnaround]

[Verse 3] St. Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was in a bad place.
She had been possessed
Abandoned, shunned by all the rest


Seven demons came made her their host
They dwelt inside, proclaiming:
“You’re ours until you die”

[Chorus]
She had no hope, then Jesus gave her her freedom
He called her name and declared “you are mine”
Jesus gave her freedom and the demons fled before him
Gave her peace of mind the darkness never had

[Post-Chorus]
Jesus gave to her freedom, shined on her, she loved him
Saw his light and she stayed by his cross as he died
Shined his light, He shined his light
So she was first of all to see him rise
Jesus gave to her freedom, He loved her
And you too

[Turnaround]

[Verse 4] St. Andrew Worthers
Andrew Worthers was a worthless priest
He abused his vows
Drank heavy and he slept around (had many kids out of wedlock)


He was suspended then the Sea Beggers came
They captured his town
Their leader sized all the priests around.

[Chorus]
He was to die but then they offered him freedom.
“We’ll spare your life, just deny St. Peter’s crown.”
Jesus gave him strength to remember his true vocation.
With the rope around his neck he turned them down.

[Post-Chorus]
Jesus gave him his freedom, shined on him, he loved him
Shined his light, even though his sins were so bright
Shined his light, He shined his light
He saw the light and choose eternal life!
Jesus he gave him freedom, He loved him
And you too

[Turnaround]

[Post-Chorus]
Jesus offers you freedom, shine on thee, He loves ya
Shines his light, and his mother will help in your plight (the demons fear her ooh)
Shine his light, he’ll shine the light
Shine his light, won’t you see the light?
Jesus will give you freedom, He loves you
Don’t you know his love, yeah?
Don’t you know he loves you?

[Outro]
Yes, he do! (Jesus grant me your freedom) I love you
(Yes, I do! Jesus grant me your freedom) You know that I love you
(Yes, I do! Jesus grant me your freedom) Don’t you know that I love you?
(Yes, I do! Jesus grant me your freedom) Don’t you know that I love you?
(Yes, I do! Jesus grant me your freedom) Don’t you know that I love you?
(Yes, I do! Jesus grant me your freedom) Don’t you know that I love you?
(Yes, I do…)

Ben Franklin: Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.

Many years ago my wife was a school nurse and once in a while I’d visit her at her school, usually when something had to be dropped off, a forgotten lunch or set of keys or occasionally flowers etc.

On the wall of her office were two charts. One was for alcohol and one was for pot. Each one had pointers to parts of the body that it’s use had a bad effect upon and stated those effects.

That chart stuck with me even as during the Obama years the best and brightest decided to push for legalization of pot all over the nation, pushing the myth that it is basically harmless and suggesting that it would be a cash cow for states. What was really amazing to me was the number of connected people who suddenly seemed to find themselves with licenses for the stuff.

What really interesting is that if you do any kind of web search there is no shortage of sites referencing government studies that confirm all of the problems that were still known 20 years ago before the woke crowd successful push on the subject. To quote a government site:

Marijuana use can have negative and long-term effects:

Brain iconBrain health: Marijuana can cause permanent IQ loss of as much as 8 points when people start using it at a young age. These IQ points do not come back, even after quitting marijuana.

Gears iconMental health: Studies link marijuana use to depression, anxiety, suicide planning, and psychotic episodes. It is not known, however, if marijuana use is the cause of these conditions.

Bicycle iconAthletic Performance: Research shows that marijuana affects timing, movement, and coordination, which can harm athletic performance.

Driving signDriving: People who drive under the influence of marijuana can experience dangerous effects: slower reactions, lane weaving, decreased coordination, and difficulty reacting to signals and sounds on the road.

Baby carriage iconBaby’s health and development: Marijuana use during pregnancy may cause fetal growth restriction, premature birth, stillbirth, and problems with brain development, resulting in hyperactivity and poor cognitive function. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other chemicals from marijuana can also be passed from a mother to her baby through breast milk, further impacting a child’s healthy development.

Arrow iconDaily life: Using marijuana can affect performance and how well people do in life. Research shows that people who use marijuana are more likely to have relationship problems, worse educational outcomes, lower career achievement, and reduced life satisfaction.

So when I saw this CNN/Yahoo story at Instapundit I almost laughed out loud:

Healthy people who regularly smoked marijuana or consumed THC-laced edibles showed signs of early cardiovascular disease similar to tobacco smokers, a new small study found.

“To my knowledge, it’s the first study looking at THC’s impact on vascular function in humans,” said senior study author Matthew Springer, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

“We’re looking at a window in the future, showing the early changes that may explain why smoking marijuana has been linked to later heart disease,” Springer said. “It appears the act of smoking and the THC itself both contribute to those changes in different ways.”

This has to be almost as big a shock to them as the news the Joe Biden wasn’t 100%!

Given that we had 12 of the previous 16 years with government by:

  • A corrupt Chicago leftist pol
  • An even more corrupt Washington pol
  • Whoever paid either one

I find the end results of all of this completely unsurprising and emphasizes why the culture war was worth fighting.

But the satisfaction of being right pales before the damage done to our country and the displeasure of being unable to drive through large parts of my city with the smell of Pot all around me.

I’d just as soon have been wrong and have things be OK.

A list of five bits of Good advice for Christians on Easter Sunday8

  1. Christ’s death and Resurrection paid for the sins of everyone who has ever lived and gave us all a shot at heaven. This includes loony leftists to torch Teslas, Palestinian terrorists who slaughter Jews, Men who think they’re women and the Annoying neighbor whose dog shits on your lawn. He didn’t play favorites, he redeemed everyone, even you.
  2. You have no idea when Christ will choose to touch people and when/if they will respond. There were a fair amount of Pharisees who became Christians and some of them likely were in favor of the Crucifixion before then. You would not have liked Matthew or Mary Magdalene the day before Christ touched them.
  3. In the end you can’t force someone across the finish line. You can warn and advise the foolish bridesmaids as much as you want, you can point them to the oil store and even loan them a few bucks to buy it but it’s their responsibility to be ready.
  4. If you spend all your time focusing on the sins of others you will likely miss your own redemption and be one of those who cried Lord Lord. Don’t be the guy who cries Lord Lord and doesn’t get into heaven.
  5. It’s ok to not understand or to even doubt some things. The disciples who saw Jesus walk on water, raise the dead repeatedly didn’t understand and doubted and they were there. Worry about walking before you run.

None of these are easy to keep in mind or to accept but all of them are Christianity 101