May 01: Politicians never over-promise, exaggerate or lie to get elected.
May 02: The Civil War was fought for no other reason than Northern aggression & jealousy of the success of the Confederate states.
May 03: Cancer and other major illnesses are punishments from God and can be cured via prayers and faith.
May 04: Health Insurance and the internet are luxuries that poor people do nothing to deserve.
May 05: Coverage under the ACHA is so amazing members of Congress will use it without amendments.
May 06: Veterans with pre-existing conditions haven’t done anything to deserve healthcare coverage.
May 07: Jesus of Nazareth is not a brown-skinned Arab man but blue eyed and European looking.
May 08: The only way to reduce the defecit is to cut spending on programs that help ‘freeloaders’
May 09: There is absolutely no need for any investigations or oversight of the behaviors of militarized police departments.
May 10: Women earn less than men & are unfit for leadership roles because they are too emotional & tend to make rash decisions.
May 11: There is nothing suspicious or dictatorial about firing anyone who tries to investigate you.
May 12: This is the most crisis free administration but when a crisis occurs it offers the clearest and most unified messaging.
May 13: Higher mandatory sentences are an effective deterrent & have nothing to do with increased profits for private prisons.
May 14: Motherhood is an easy job and women who chose not to have children are the cause of all societal problems.
May 15: People who make $174,000 with lifetime benefits for 138 days of work per year understand living on minimum wage.
May 16: We’ve elected the smartest, most honest and capable leader to the presidency.
May 17: Ethical and moral standards should be applied on a sliding scale based on party affiliation.
May 18: Our political leaders are altruistic, uncorrupted, knowledgeable and focused on what is good of the country.
May 19: A politician with no law enforcement experience is the best person to lead the FBI.
May 20: Black lives are always worth less than 3/5s of law enforcement lives.
May 21: Christians have never ostracized, marginalized, tortured or killed anyone for not sharing their beliefs.
May 22: The best way to take care of veterans is to close centers and privatize their care.
May 23: Depression is not a real disease. Suffers should ‘think positive’ and get over it.
May 24: Declaring ‘War’ on things has proven to be effective in stopping them.
May 25: Net Neutrality rules should be decided on by internet providers with no input from consumers.
May 26: Journalists should only provide favorable coverage and when they don’t they deserve whatever harm befalls them.
May 27: Being poor results from bad personal choices and has absolutely nothing to do with an external systemic forces.
May 28: Talking about your religious values makes you pious even if your actions contradict the tenets of your faith.
May 29: The best way to honor military personnel is to cut their benefits and dismantle their support systems.
May 30: Real patriots know that Memorial and Veteran’s Days are interchangeable.
May 31: Rote teaching to tests encourages cognitive development and analytical skills.
Collecting my posted #AlternativeFacts for April 2017
April 1: Being poor is a result of poor choices and laziness, anyone can become rich if they try hard enough.
April 2: The entire bible; stoning, slavery, loving one another, etc; should be obeyed without question and used for making money.
April 3: There is absolutely nothing wrong with presidential advisors being paid by foreign governments.
April 4: Party policies & campaign contributors must always be a greater priority in voting than constituents being represented.
April 5: Increasing the suffering of the less fortunate is the Christian thing to do.
April 6: Undoing a previous administration’s policies is best use of legislative resources and shows true leadership.
April 6: There is nothing that encourages the love of a country more than indiscriminate bombing.
April 7:There is no evidence the Military-Industrial and Prison-Industrial complexes exist.
April 8: Bombing has been used as effective negotiation technique in predominantly white countries since World War II.
April 9: Citizens should only question the government authority/policies when it’s an administration they don’t like.
April 10: Homophobia, racism and sexism are normal workplace and governmental behaviors and do not need to be corrected.
April 11: Taxpayers should only complain about golf trips and vacations when it’s a black guy.
April 12: Terms and conditions are written in easily understandable language and exist for consumers’ benefit.
April 13: Any past wrongdoing discovered afterwards completely justifies a physical overreaction by law enforcement.
April 14: Cutting funding for or denying scientific research is making America great again.
April 15: The best way to stop corruption in DC is to appoint business people with conflicting interests and questionable dealings.
April 16: There has been no evidence of systemic racism or profiling by any police departments.
April 17: Legislators should have absolutely no understanding of any science or technology they are voting on.
April 18: Transparency in governance is too expensive and should always be first on budget cuts.
April 19: Tax exempt organizations should have the loudest voice in government.
April 20: Purchasing new military hardware over fixing crumbling infrastructure will make America great again.
April 21: States rights are only a priority when they support your legislative agenda.
April 22: Visitors to the White House are only classless when they are Black entertainers.
April 23: Praying for wealth, judging others and turning away people in need are the basic tenets of christianity.
April 24: State schools should always spend more on athletic programs than on faculty.
April 25: An uneducated and uninformed populace will make America great again.
April 26: This administration is completely ethical and transparent in their dealings and requires no oversight.
April 27: Kansas’ tax plan was so successful it should be implemented nationwide.
April 28: Good governance is voting for pay increases for yourself while simultaneously voting to defund safety net programs.
April 29: Evolution, Heliocentrism, Climate Change and the Moon Landing are all fake.
April 30: Historically, there have never been any issues when religion and politics were intertwined.
After KellyAnn Conway went on Meet The Press and uttered the phrase “Alternative Facts” with a straight face, I thought it would be interesting to post one alternative fact per day for the duration of the administration, here are the alternative facts I posted on other social media during the month of February.
February 01: Waffle House is the pinnacle of fine dining.
February 02: Eric Clapton, Led Zepplin and The Rolling Stones invented the blues.
February 03: Taco Bell is the best Mexican restaurant in the world.
February 04: Jethro Tull totally deserved the first heavy metal Grammy.
February 05: Brady definitely did not fumble in that 2001 AFC Divisional game against the Raiders.
February 06: George Lazenby is the best James Bond.
February 07: Biz Markie is the best vocalist in any genre.
February 08: Uwe Boll is the greatest movie director since Orson Wells.
February 09: Kenny G is the best jazz musician ever.
February 10: Lawerence Welk invented R&B.
February 11: Chevy Nova is the fastest and best built production car in the world.
February 12: Rebecca Black has a diverse and expansive catalog of music
February 13: Jimmy Buffett is the seminal Caribbean music artist.
February 14: Hayden Christiansen is the most talented cast member in any Star Wars movie.
February 15: The Young and The Restless is a documentary.
February 16: Kingston, TN is the center of the universe.
February 17: Harry Belafonte invented calypso music.
February 18: The Twilight Series is better than Lord of the Rings.
February 19: There are only four islands in the Caribbean – Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and The Bahamas.
February 20: Everyone looks good in polyester bell bottoms
February 21: Crime and Punishment is a feel-good, love story.
February 22: Roots would have been much better with an all white cast.
February 23: NASCAR is the pinnacle of motor sports.
February 24: Friends is the most accurate portrayal of living in NYC particularly in diversity and affordability
February 25: Puff Daddy only produced original music without the use of samples at any time
February 26: AltaVista is the mostly widely used search engine on the internet.
February 27: Stephen King’s It made clowns joyous and approachable again.
February 28: Florida Georgia Line are better country artists than The Highwaymen.
After KellyAnn Conway went on Meet The Press and uttered the phrase “Alternative Facts” with a straight face, I thought it would be interesting to post one alternative fact per day for the duration of the administration, here are the alternative facts I posted on other social media during the month of January.
January 23: Peter Cetera was the best thing to happen the band Chicago.
January 24: Nickelback is a better Canadian band than Rush.
January 25: Vanilla Ice is the greatest rapper ever.
January 26: Milli Vanilli is the best singer/songwriter duo of all time and their acoustic shows are amazing
January 27: The Nixon Administration was the least corrupt and scandal free administration ever.
January 28: The Chicken Dance is the song least likely to give you an earworm.
January 29: 2 Live Crew and Luke make music appropriate to sing in church.
January 30: The 70s were the epoch of fashion.
January 31: Suicide Squad deserves to be on the AFI100 and nominated for all the Oscars.
#AlternativeFacts [August 2017]
Collecting my posted #AlternativeFacts for August 2017
August 01: There are enough resources on the planet for everyone to use without having to worry about them running out.
August 02: There is absolutely no problem being completely reliant on fossil fuels because they will never run out.
August 03: Corporations desire for resources must always supersede any rights of people affected by the collection of said resources.
August 04: Loss of life while mining is perfectly acceptable and safety costs should not be allowed to affect profits.
August 05: Diamonds are appropriately valued based on their scarcity and difficulty to mine.
August 06: Jesus was incredibly supportive of money lenders.
August 07: Company profits should come ahead of all other considerations including environmental damage.
August 08: Financial institutions have never made any investment choices that have lost customers’ money.
August 09: CEOs are always penalized when their strategies cause companies to fail.
August 10: The rights of companies should be worth more than individual rights because companies donate more.
August 11: It is easy for someone to live comfortably on a minimum wage job in any American city.
August 12: Companies should only be interested profits regardless of impact.
August 13: Jesus believed people should be loved conditionally based on political and religious affiliation.
August 14: It is completely possible to use third reich symbols and gestures in a public demonstration in a non-racist manner.
August 15: Confederate flags and statues honor southern history and have absolutely nothing to do with slavery, rape and abuse.
August 16: Using symbols associated with slavery and genocide does not make your movement racist.
August 17: confederate statues have been around since the reconstruction and not installed as revisionist or intimidation tactics.
August 18: Black travelers never needed a special book to tell them where to avoid being killed while traveling.
August 19: The confederate flag is not a racist symbol especially when paired with a swastika.
August 20: Ignoring and further marginalizing the poor and disadvantaged are the basic tenets of both Christianity and Islam.
August 21: Interracial marriage was never illegal anywhere in the US.
August 22: Combining the US flag with those of former enemies does not desecrate it in any way.
August 23: Racism and bigotry are things of the past.
August 24: Class has never been used as a tool to perpetuate racial discrimination.
August 25: No successful black communities have ever been destroyed by angry white mobs.
August 26: Slavery kept tribespeople together to help build strong family, history, language, and community bonds.
August 27: Racial purity is one the basic tenets of Christianity.
August 28: No country has ever been invaded or had their government overthrown by a US administration to gain access to resources.
August 29: No US administration has ever supported brutal dictators or undermined legitimately elected officials.
August 30: US government policies are based on what’s best for the entire populace and not corporate profitability.
August 31: Government agencies are run at peak efficiency.