Page 14 February 15, 2018 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Politically Speaking
One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion
VP Mike Pence an Embarrassment to Our
Nation and Hypocrite of the Worst Kind
By Cristian Vasquez
Last week the Pyeongchang 2018
Winter Olympics Games brought together
people from around the world to celebrate
the performances of the best athletes on
ice and snow. While delegates from all
of the nations invited displayed good
manners and stood for the host nation’s anthem,
Vice President Michael Pence decided
he would remain seated. Usually, the vice
president flies under the radar and seems
to avoid public spectacles, but this incident
really shows a lack of character in a man
who claims to be a good Christian. It seems
that VP Pence not only lacks character, but
is absent of decent manners to the degree
that he decided to act like a pouting child
at a time when he should have behaved like
a grown man.
Let’s not forget how vocal this administration
has been against the Black Lives Matter
movement. Don’t ignore the fact that Pence’s
boss called NFL players kneeling during our
national anthem “sons of bitches” who should
be fired. Yet here we have a member of that
same administration, representing our great
country, doing the same thing. Does Pence
not understand the disparity between his
actions and his words? Of course he does,
but he just doesn’t care because at his core
he is just a hypocrite and an extension of
the man-child in the Oval Office.
The vice president demonstrated less
maturity than North Korean leader Kim
Jong-Un, who agreed for his few athletes
to walk under a unified delegation with
South Korean athletes. Some of the Trump
apologists in the “liberal media” have tried
to justify this clown show, but there is no
way they can. Remember that Colts vs.
49ers game back in October? The day
that the vice president decided it would be
a great idea to go to a football game, stand for
the “Star Spangled Banner” and then leave?
If you’re a fiscal conservative, you should
remember because that was an expensive
PR stunt. Pence dragged Secret Service and
local police agencies through the whole
process of getting to the game only to make
a point. “I left today’s Colt game because
President Trump and I will not dignify
any event that disrespects our soldiers, our
flag, or our national anthem…” was his
justification. To be honest, I’m happy he
said that because it showcases his selfish,
hypocritical nature, which was spotlighted in
South Korea when he decided to disrespect
the host nation.
Vice President Pence is an embarrassment
to our country. He demands respect, but lacks
the ability to be respectful. Pence’s kicking
and screaming about NFL players kneeling
is no more than a political talking point.
It’s a trigger issue that will unify his apologists.
Pence doesn’t care about respect and
much like his overlord in the White House,
he’s just enjoying his position of power to
attack those who disagree with him. The
self-proclaimed good Christian isn’t even a
decent human being. •
Budget Deal Done, the Olympics Kick –
Off in Korea and the Stock Market Tanks
By Duane Plank
So a couple of times in defense of the duly
elected President Donald J. Trump, who has
served as a human piñata for the crybabies on the
left ever since his unfathomable-to-most victory
over the soon-to-be indicted Hillary Clinton, I
have asked, “How is your 401k doing?”
I will not be asking that question this time
around. At least not right now. Also, would
like to thank the numbers of Plank supporters
who have taken the time to contact me in
the last week, espousing their support for this
column which is, at the end of day, an opinion
piece, right?
I am clueless on how the stock and bond
market works. Clueless on a lot of financial
things. Do put the Fox Business Channel
(FBC) on when I rouse myself in the morning
during the week, usually around 4:30 a.m.,
in preparation to heading to the gym for a 5
a.m. workout prior to heading to my day job.
Love that Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business
Channel. She is a darn hard-working lady, and
very astute about the financial side of things, I
believe. She not only hosts a three-hour gab-fest
on FBC that hits the air at 3 a.m., PST, M-F,
but also hosts Wall Street Week that invades your
TV screen on Friday nights (never seen it), and
hosts Sunday Morning Futures – which, now
that I have figured out how to use my DVR,
is a must-watch for me sometime on Sunday.
Bartiromo was, maybe somewhat derisively,
dubbed the “Money-Honey” years ago, and instead
of whining about the possibly offensive moniker,
was smart enough to apply for a trademark on
the label a decade or so ago. She knows her stuff
and brings on fair-and-balanced guests to talk
about the financial ups-and-downs of the day.
On Sunday she interviewed the great
California congressman, Devin Nunes, who
is spearheading the charge to gather all the
facts regarding the all-too-obvious collusion
between the Dems, Hill Clinton and the dreaded
Ruskies. She also interviewed a retired military
bigwig, who was very pleased with the
extra shekels in the just-passed budget for the
military -- which will provide the brave men
and women protecting our country with “more
people, more planes and more ships.”
As of this penning, the market had tanked.
The experts spoke of a “correction,” and said
to hang-tight -- 1,000 down here, 1,000 down
there. I had entrusted my nest-egg nickels
with a Wells Fargo advisor, right about the
time Wells was scamming most of us trying
to hit their accounts quota. I was browbeaten
into signing up for another checking account,
which I didn’t need then and don’t need now.
Congress finally got together last week
and passed a budget. Of course, that didn’t
happen without the petulant grandstanding of
our very own Congress lady Nancy “Fancy
Pants” Pelosi, who wasted more than eight
hours of Congress’s time with a filibuster-ish
eight-plus-hour rant last week. I will give the
old lady kudos for her stamina! Eight hours
preening to the cameras, fidgeting on four-inch
heels with no…bathroom breaks.
Bravo to you, Ms. Pelosi! See, I can give
kudos to the other team. •
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