The Government Is Out to Fxck Us Again

I did research 10 years ago when I had Colon Cancer. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause for both colon and bladder cancer in men. Ta-da! If I knew I would have gotten both, you know I never would have started.

The argument about cigarettes is that it is a cash crop and the Department of Agriculture is the agency which supervises its entire production right up to the federal tax applied. Then, each state applies its own tax. A lot of money to be made on a product which the Department of Health and Human Services warns people not to use through the Surgeon General's office.

If the government cared about health more than money, tobacco would not be permitted to be grown in the United States. But the government, instead, is complicit in promoting tobacco because it realizes the fortune it reaps in the product.

So, both Democrats and Republicans in government need to STFU about caring for Americans' health because their hypocrisy is nauseating. 

We are a free people who can still make our own choices about everything, including our health. The government's reponsibility is to advise us on what might be the result of our own action, but cannot force us to do so. 

So until the government,  whether it is Joe Biden, Donald Trump or any other "leader" begins by shutting down the MULI-BILLION DOLLAR tobacco industry, please take a seat and shut up with your "mandates". 

I chose to smoke in 1961 and did so until almost 1996. I am now the recipient of both colon cancer and bladder cancer. It was my choice.  And now, I choose not to take your ineffective vaccine which the science is proving that it isn't for our health. Even NPR has linked tobacco with the covid-19 vaccine. Once again, the government is in bed, reaping the rewards from another industry, this time, Big Pharma. 

Stop the BS and being FUCKED by our government as it lies to us once again.

And this time, no cigarettes after, okay?

New York's Modern-Day Dictators

 

So, is Govenor Hitler going to fire all the men and women who stood by over the last year saving YOUR loved ones while sacrificing their own personal lives for the good of us all? Is that the card she wants to play? All becauae they won't obey her dictatorial order to sacrifixe their CHOICE to do what they feel is right for their bodies?

And then, does Mayor Dedumbo think it is a good idea to fire all the men and women who spent hours teaching YOUR children in the classroom, exposing themselves to a virus with a 0.06% infection and death rate, making certain that YOUR children got a reasonably decent education under extraordinary circumstances? Is that the legacy he wants to be remembered for?

Or the others we called heroes just one year ago, like cops, fire fighters, EMT and others who sacrificed their time and families for us all.

What happened to PERSONAL CHOICE in NYS? Is it only about selected CHOICE?

Apparently, the state and the city had no problem with the celebrities on Sunday disobeying the 'mask mandate' at the Tony awards. And I did not see anyone checking for vaccination cards because I believe the majority in attendance were not.

It amazes me how many people stand by with their heads in the sand, in order not to stand up and fight for our health care professionals' and teachers' rights.

I hope YOU don't ever need a doctor or nurse or cop or any others who did so much for all of us, when we had no idea how the pandemic would turn out.

For those of you who support the unconstitutional removal of your FREEDOM OF CHOICE I say you are all no better than Stalin or Hitler or Mao and those who professed their obedience to them.

Or today, you can join me to stand up for what you know is right to save the people who were there to save us last year.

That is YOUR CHOICE. Unless, of course, you only believe in SELECTED CHOICE. 

Then, your hypocrisy sickens me to no end.

A Non-Union Guy Teaches the Teachers' Union President About What A Union Means

 

I have never worked in a job where I needed a union. But isn't the purpose of a union to stand up for workers whose rights are being violated?

Why is the teachers union in NYC not standing up for its members who are being threatened with job loss for not following the dictates of an incompetent Mayor?

If Mike Mulgrew really had a pair, he would call for a wildcat walkout on Monday, October 4 to stand up for his persecuted members. 

That would be what a real union leader used to do. People like Mike Quill of the TWU, John DeLury of the Uniformed Sanitationman' Union, Albert Shanker, of the UFT and AFT, and Victor Gottbaum of District 37 were REAL LEADERS who stood up for their union members' rights by calling for a strike with no notice to the Mayors of NYC. This included Mayors Wagner, Lindsay, Beame, Koch and Dinkins. 

Remember when the city was paralyzed all the time? Because real union leaders protected the rights of the city workers, causing these Mayors to give into the unions' demands. 

The PBA and UFA found a way to strike by coming down with the "Blue Flu" on more than a few occasions in my life. And those mayors paid for that, too.

Even a 2019 opinion piece in The New York Times contrasted blue flu with a strike, calling it "a quiet form of protest, with no stated principles or claim for public attention or sympathy."

The problem here is that DeBlasio has no real skin in the game since he was term-limited out to run again. But If the teachers went out on strike, Governor Hochul and the entire NYS and NYC Democrat Party could feel the repercussions one month out from the NYC Election races. And into next year.

Hmmmm. Then, DeBlasio's ambitions to run at state levels next year would be thwarted. And probably forever. And Hochul's dream of being elected would be shot, too. And only Letitia James would come out of this with any shot for state-wide office. And she, too, would lose.

THAT would be DeBlasio's Legacy. The destruction of the Democrat Party in NYS. because he thought HE was in charge.

Stand Up For Your Members, Mike. And be the Union leader you were in 2020 when we didn't know about Covid and you protected ALL your members' rights by threatening DeBlasio and Cuomo with a strike.

Show us you are standing up for EVERY teacher, vaccinated or not. Otherwise, you are all about collecting your paycheck and Union stipend. And nothing more.

Except a poor excuse for a union leader.

Frank McHale

A Proud Son of a Great Union Member and Shop Steward