{"id":86189,"date":"2019-04-10T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T02:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86189"},"modified":"2019-04-10T22:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T02:50:18","slug":"amateur-hour-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86189","title":{"rendered":"Amateur Hour, Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amateur-hour-252x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amateur-hour-252x333.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amateur-hour-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amateur-hour.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>jim h sends us a link to American Thinker, where Don Boys continues on his theme of Amateur Hour in the Democrat party hopefuls for the Presidency race in 2020.  Here he gives insight into the backgrounds and qualifications of the Clown Car Crew.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Boys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>  Running  the most powerful nation in the world is not for amateurs, agitators,  or airheads, but the Democrat Primary race has a good assortment of all  three.\u00a0\u00a0It is serious business being a U.S. President, yet the current  roster of Democrats running for that office is shockingly substandard.<br>  <br> <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gong_Show\" target=\"_blank\">The Gong Show<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was  an amateur talent contest first broadcast\u00a0on\u00a0NBC in 1976.\u00a0\u00a0Amateurs  competed in a talent contest judged by three second-rate celebrities.\u00a0\u00a0A  judge could decide an act was so bad it should be terminated did so by  striking a large gong on the wall.\u00a0\u00a0Winners received a prize of $516.32  later increased to $716.32.<br>  <br> The  show was pretty bad, but not as bad as the Democrat primary campaign, a  gathering of the incompetent, the\u00a0irresponsible, and the immoral.\u00a0\u00a0The  Federal Election Commission reports that sixteen candidates have filed  as Democrat Presidential Primary candidates.<br>  <br> Following are the long, long, long shots for the Democrat primary. Recently, I wrote about those with better chances of winning.<br>  <br> The mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigeig is an open homosexual (with a \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/buttigieg-on-same-sex-marriage-speaks-norwegian-c51ef2ce-532f-4f14-af94-30eed31c66d5.html\" target=\"_blank\">husband<\/a>\u201d),  a high IQ, a gift of gab, and an adequate personality.\u00a0\u00a0Of course, that  has nothing to do with his political knowhow and ability, but he has  been mayor of South Bend for almost six years.\u00a0\u00a0And South Bend is a city  of 100,000 people and has fewer potholes than ever before!\u00a0\u00a0Pete  ridiculed Vice President\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pete-buttigieg-mike-pence-trump-cheerleader-2019-3\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Pence as a \u201ccheerleader<\/a>\u00a0for the porn star presidency\u201d on\u00a0<em>CNN\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0town hall.\u00a0\u00a0Pete likes to think of himself as another Barack Obama, but he is the wrong race.\u00a0<br>  <br> Pete is willing to consider lowering the voting age to 16,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/what-does-pete-buttigieg-believe-where-the-candidate-stands-on-7-issues\" target=\"_blank\">believes<\/a>\u00a0climate  change is a national threat, supports gun control, a single-payer  health system, DACA, transgenderism, and waves the LGBTQ flag at every  opportunity.\u00a0<br>  <br> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yang2020.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Yang<\/a>\u00a0is  an \u201centrepreneur and founder of Venture for America.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Now you  know.\u00a0\u00a0His most outrageous issue is universal basic income ($1,000 per  month to everyone age 18 and above) followed by Medicare For  All.\u00a0\u00a0Andrew is very generous with your money.\u00a0\u00a0Oh, and he is against\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/andrew-yang-circumcision-809954\/\" target=\"_blank\">circumcision<\/a>, a major campaign issue and\u00a0\u00a0major concern of Americans.\u00a0\u00a0Andrew likes to always be on the cutting edge.\u00a0\u00a0<br>  <br> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/julian-castro-2020-candidate-for-president-age-political-party-views-stance-issues-the-contenders\/\" target=\"_blank\">Juli\u00e1n\u00a0Castro<\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0former  mayor of San Antonio,\u00a0is concerned with \u201caffordable college, care for  seniors, universal health care, and welcoming immigrants.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0He is a big  supporter of abortion, LGBTQ rights, tearing down the border wall, and  is willing to consider reparations.<br>  <br> Former Colorado governor\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2019\/03\/04\/ex-colorado-gov-john-hickenlooper-launches-2020-campaign-but-is-he-a-moderate-or-a-progressive\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Hickenlooper<\/a>\u00a0said,  \u201cI\u2019m running for president because we need dreamers in  Washington.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0No, we have enough dreamers in  Washington.\u00a0\u00a0Those\u00a0\u201cdreamers\u201d are dreaming if they think Americans would  be so uninformed and so unconcerned as to put a sincere but  unimpressive man in the White House.\u00a0\u00a0John is for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2013\/03\/21\/colorado-civil-unions-bill-signed-by-gov-john-hickenlooper-at-history-colorado-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">civil unions<\/a>\u00a0and removing the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/john-hickenlooper-says-he-would-suspend-death-penalty-as-president-2019-3\" target=\"_blank\">death penalty<\/a>\u00a0at the federal level. He admitted that he took his mom to see a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6835393\/Democratic-hopeful-ex-Colorado-governor-John-Hickenlooper-took-mom-Deep-Throat.html\">porn\u00a0movie <\/a>and they stayed to the very end.<br>  <br> John  has as much chance as the proverbial snowball, but then, there was  Obama,\u00a0who had no r\u00e9sum\u00e9, no accomplishments, no experience, no original  ideas, and no understanding of how the economy works.\u00a0\u00a0So, maybe John  has a right to dream; however, it must be remembered that Obama\u2019s dream  turned into a nightmare for Americans.<br> <br>Washington governor <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/House\/Jay_Inslee.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Jay Inslee<\/a>\u00a0is  hardly known outside of Olympia.\u00a0\u00a0He pledges to make climate change the  main issue in the campaign. Of course, the climate is always  changing.\u00a0\u00a0Jay favors legalized\u00a0marijuana, abortion, \u201cgay\u201d rights,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jay-inslee-2020-washington-governor-running-for-president-political-party-views-stance-issues-age-of-the-presidential-candidate-2017-03-01\/\" target=\"_blank\">gun control<\/a>,\u00a0and &#8220;the best paid\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jay-inslee-2020-washington-governor-running-for-president-political-party-views-stance-issues-age-of-the-presidential-candidate-2017-03-01\/\" target=\"_blank\">family leave<\/a>\u00a0and one of the best minimum wages&#8221; in the country.<br>  <br>Senator  Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota has two things in her favor: she is female  and from the Midwest.\u00a0\u00a0However, her main claim to fame is being a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6701471\/Amy-Klobuchars-former-staff-say-tried-torpedo-jobs-quit.html\" target=\"_blank\">mean boss<\/a>, according to former employees. But then, there is no constitutional requirement that the president be \u201cnice.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Amy has\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/what-does-amy-klobuchar-believe-where-the-candidate-stands-on-5-issues\" target=\"_blank\">espoused<\/a>\u00a0rejoining  the Paris climate deal, expanding Medicare to 55, a path to citizenship  for most illegal aliens but would not abolish ICE, supports LGBTQ  rights and abortion, and would stay in Syria. Generous with tax money,  she promises a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/03\/28\/klobuchar-2020-policy-massive-infrastructure-plan-1241241\">one trillion-dollar <\/a>infrastructure program.<br>  <br>Wayne Messam is mayor of Miramar (Florida\u2019s 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0largest  city), and hopes to get the nod from primary voters.\u00a0\u00a0He was a wide  receiver for the Florida State University\u2019s 1993 national championship  team, but bigtime politics is no playing matter.\u00a0\u00a0Being black will help  Messam in the hood, but the hood is not big enough to put him over the  finish line.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0favors\u00a0universal health care, student loan forgiveness,  and gun control. Wayne is fortunate that he can keep his day job as he  runs for the Big Job.\u00a0<br> <br>Tulsi Gabbard is a member of Congress from Hawaii and made her announcement as a presidential candidate on the <em>Van Jones Show<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0For the record, Van Jones is a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/44\/2009\/09\/06\/van_jones_resigns.html\" target=\"_blank\">Communist<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Gabbard has a blemished past (according to progressives) for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/01\/13\/politics\/kfile-tulsi-gabbard-lgbt\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">criticism<\/a>\u00a0of LGBTQ people but she has \u201cevolved\u201d on \u201cgay\u201d rights and will consider lowering the voting age to 16. Her\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isidewith.com\/candidates\/tulsi-gabbard\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>\u00a0states that she is for a higher federal minimum wage, gun control, same sex \u201cmarriage,\u201d abortion, and is a Hindu.<br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/24444\/kristen-gillibrand-shape-shifting-phony-here-are-paul-bois\">Senator Kirsten\u00a0Gillibrand<\/a>\u00a0from  New York is anti-Israel, a leader in the\u00a0anti-Trump &#8220;Resistance&#8221;  movement, for single payer health care, for gun control, and pro \u201cgay\u201d  rights. She\u00a0is an\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/07\/03\/gillibrand-abolish-ice-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\">open borders<\/a>\u00a0devotee, would provide\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/20\/gillibrand-social-security-right\/\" target=\"_blank\">Social Security<\/a>\u00a0for illegal immigrants, pack the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativedailynews.com\/2019\/01\/kirsten-gillibrand-open-to-expanding-scotus-packing-it-with-liberal-justices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court<\/a>, and abolish\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/09\/13\/kirsten-gillibrand-abolish-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\">ICE<\/a>. Gillibrand has as much chance of winning as the proverbial snowball.<br> <br>  Texan Marianne Williamson is a \u201cspiritual teacher, author, lecturer, entrepreneur, and activist,\u201d whatever that means. She is a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/politics\/a26239535\/marianne-williamson-president-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">spiritual advisor<\/a>\u00a0to Oprah having been a guest on her television show many times. Marianne is the proverbial blank slate.<br>  <br> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/john-delaney-wants-to-take-on-the-bully-in-the-white-house-193902782.html\" target=\"_blank\">John Delaney<\/a>\u00a0is  a former Maryland congressman who\u00a0describes Trump as \u201cunfit for the  office of the presidency\u201d and \u201ca stain on our nation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0See last  sentence above.<br>  <br>Mike Gravel is a former senator from Alaska and at age 88 he is running but not too swiftly. He believes the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/wjm9em\/mike-gravel-the-online-left-wing-sensation-is-also-a-911-truther-1\" target=\"_blank\">9\/11 attack<\/a>\u00a0was an inside job. He is a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/Mike_Gravel.htm\" target=\"_blank\">liberal<\/a>,\u00a0standing for abortion and would abolish the death penalty. See the last sentence above.<br>  <br> All  Democrat candidates are progressives who take far left positions but  they all agree: perversion is not perversion. They are careful to keep a  rainbow flag of the LGBTQ crowd nearby to wave at the opportune time.\u00a0<br>  <br>They  will spend billions of dollars, speak millions of words, and spin every  issue as they seek leadership by running to the left to win the  Democrat primary in 2020.<br>  <br>It is my advice that they run for the hills.<br>Read the article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/articles\/2019\/04\/amateur_night_the_democratic_primary_campaign.html\">https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/articles\/2019\/04\/amateur_night_the_democratic_primary_campaign.html<\/a><br> <br><\/p><cite>Thanks Jim. Funny, isn&#8217;t it. that two old white hetro men are leading the pack, and one hasn&#8217;t even declared yet.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>jim h sends us a link to American Thinker, where Don Boys continues on his theme &hellip; <a title=\"Amateur Hour, Part Two\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86189\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Amateur Hour, Part Two<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}