Wake-up call

Nov 18, 2022
Nov 18, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Are Republicans finally waking up, or what?

(19) comments

Ray Fowler Nov 18, 2022 8:30am

Jorg

Thanks for a pared down version of your point of view posted on your blog site a couple of days ago.

As I am not a Republican… neither a red wave nor a red whiffle mean a whole lot to me. I have said multiple times over the past year or so, I hope the RNC does not pick DJT as its nominee in 2024. I also hope the DNC selects someone other than JRB.

There seems to be a lot of MSM sound bites in your rhetoric, but not very much on inflation, the border or crime and homelessness in our cities. There is even less commentary on your blog site and in your LTEs about local issues.

I’m curious. DJT has been out of office for nearly 22 months. How do you explain the issues above worsening on the current administration’s watch? You reside in San Mateo County. Any thoughts on last week’s elections re: how they affect your community, your county supervisory district or representation in the state legislature?

Jorg Nov 18, 2022 9:28am

Ray: Read my book “Dear Editor & Beyond” (www.Amazon.com) , and you’ll find all my answers, and then some. Or, if you can hold it for about a week, you’ll get an upgraded and expanded addition, with even more value for your hard-earned ones. Hang in there!

Ray Fowler Nov 18, 2022 9:57am

It's free on Kindle.

You have skipped over the questions. Without vague referencing material from the past, how do you explain the issues... inflation, the border, crime, and homelessness... that have worsened on the current administration’s watch?

You reside in San Mateo County. Local politics matter. Any thoughts on last week’s elections re: how they affect your community, your county supervisory district or representation in the state legislature? The results of those elections were not known when you released your book six weeks ago.

Jorg Nov 18, 2022 6:48pm

Ray: A revised addition of my new book, with content expanded 50%, will be available from Amazon in 2-3 days! Good reading!

Btw.: I have no comment to your tangential question about the local results.

Ray Fowler Nov 18, 2022 9:29pm

Jorg

So we're clear... the revised version of your book explains why inflation, illegal border crossings, crime and homelessness have all increased since Joe Biden was inaugurated 22 months ago? As your book is essentially a compilation of your past blog posts and LTEs, why are you not able to cut and paste your explanation from one of those earlier opinion pieces here and now in the comments section?

Ray Fowler Nov 19, 2022 8:30am

Good morning, Jorg... it's a glorious Bay Area weekend. Enjoy it.

Given a penchant for dodging questions, I appreciate your "no comment" response re: local elections. Based on your posts following your LTE, it appears safe to say you have "no comment" about increasing inflation, illegal border crossings, crime and homelessness that we've seen during Joe Biden's presidency.

Stanford or Cal? Both teams are 3-7 but Cal is a 5 point favorite at home.

Terence Y Nov 19, 2022 9:32am

This is hilarious! Jorg hawking his book of what I would imagine are a regurgitation of his usual “orange man bad” shtick. What, no publicist who would work on commission? If our dear readers are itching to read something just as humorous, I’d recommend a Garfield Fat Cat book or a Dilbert book. Good reading! They’ll enjoy the humor much more so.

Ray Fowler Nov 18, 2022 2:02pm

Good afternoon, Jorg

I'll try one more time...

Your fond of saying Democratic Party presidents have to clean up the messes left by their Republican counterparts. OK… DJT has been out of office for nearly 22 months. How do you explain inflation, the border, crime and homelessness primarily in Democratic Party run cities all worsening during JRB’s past 22 months in office?

Dirk van Ulden Nov 19, 2022 10:18am

Ray - according to Jorg's gospel, these are not messes caused by Biden but an organic result of Trump's Administration. No matter what, they are all Trump's fault.

Ray Fowler Nov 19, 2022 1:32pm

Hey, Dirk

Maybe Jorg skips over questions because he genuinely has no position of topics like inflation, the border, crime and homelessness. I'm guessing what is happening at the supermarket, Del Rio, and the crime and homelessness in our cities doesn't get a whole of coverage on his sources for news and information.

Jorg Nov 22, 2022 2:57pm

Ray: So, what do you expect me to say about “topics like inflation, the border, crime and homelessness”? You seem to feel that these topics should be included in connection with anything else I offer an opinion about. What’s your position? And what did Trump do to make it all better, and what has President Biden done to make it all worse?

Dirk van Ulden Nov 22, 2022 4:22pm

Ray - may I suggest an answer to Jorg? There was a song in the sixties, also performed by The Three Dog Night, called Going in Circles.

Jorg Nov 22, 2022 5:03pm

Thank you very much, Dirk, for settling the issue once and for all, with such a powerful statement. Now I can relax and not ponder more about it.

Ray Fowler Nov 22, 2022 5:27pm

Jorg, you are too precious! Let’s recap...

In your 11/18/22 LTE, you stated the midterms two weeks ago produced “somewhat unexpected and great results for the Democrats…"

In the context of your belief the midterms produced “great results” for the left, I asked for your explanation why inflation, the border, crime, and homelessness have worsened during Joe Biden’s 22 months in office. For the record, it’s been four days now, and you have not responded to this question.

You said the answers were in your book which was released almost seven weeks ago. No, they’re not. A sizeable potion of your book focuses on events that occurred during the GW Bush and Barack Obama presidencies. However, you did include ten entries about circumcision, and the last fifteen pages of your book are devoted to your time spent as a school crossing guard. There appear to be more typos in your text than items about issues in 2022.

I noted that you skipped over the question and I asked again, “… how do you explain the issues... inflation, the border, crime, and homelessness... that have worsened on the current administration’s watch? Your response? Another vague reference to the new and improved version of your book.

I tried one more time. “DJT has been out of office for nearly 22 months. How do you explain inflation, the border, crime and homelessness primarily in Democratic Party run cities all worsening during JRB’s past 22 months in office?"

Now, four days later, you post, “So, what do you expect me to say about ‘topics like inflation, the border, crime and homelessness’?” You then followed with “what has President Biden done to make it all worse?"

Let’s be clear. You have still not answered the initial question. You may publicly disagree but you now it’s true that Biden’s energy policies, massive spending programs, allowing unfettered border crossings, and failing to hold Democratic Party officials accountable for the rise in crime and homelessness in Democratic Party run cities… because that’s where the major problems are… have led to a worsening of inflation, the border crisis, crime, and homelessness during the 22 months he has been in office.

I’m simply asking you to explain why these issues have worsened under our current Democratic Party president.

Terence Y Nov 18, 2022 8:47am

Get ready, dear readers, for more copy/pasted “orange man bad” hysterics from Jorg, especially since our great President Trump is running in 2024 to Make America Great Again, Again. Hey Jorg, you may want to see the number of folks Trump endorsed who have won office. Yep, Republicans are waking up, including quite a few Independents, and moderate Democrats that want to see America succeed with our great President Trump. Sorry, Jorg, the GOP under Trump is only becoming more influential. BTW, where’s a Biden accomplishment or addressing the current America Last environment? I notice you avoid those topics like the plague.

edkahl Nov 18, 2022 11:47am

If all you say about Republicans is true, how do you account for the fact that Republicans won the "people's house" in Congress.

Jorg Nov 18, 2022 12:31pm

Unfortunately, that's what usually happens during Mid-term elections, but fortunately this time, far less than they expected, so people seem to be waking up to Republicans and all the damage they cause. But the people were at least sane enough to keep the Senate under Democratic control! They learn, ever so slowly.

Tafhdyd Nov 18, 2022 12:50pm

Mr. Kahl,

The simple answer is there were more poorly educated voters than expected. Luckily they only have a couple of more seats than the Democrats and we will now see that they have no agenda to help the American people. They will have a clown show and follow their petulant childlike leadership.

Dirk van Ulden Nov 18, 2022 8:32pm

Taffy - based on your and Jorg's comments on this and other LTE's I am convinced that the level of education plays no role whatever in how you vote. Most Americans can do without the Democrats' agenda and they won only because of the highly controversial and scheduled abortion vote. Your Democrat hero in the Senate just announced that we need more immigrants to replenish our population while he also strongly supports unlimited abortion presumably for US residents. This truly smacks of a severe case of hypocrisy and racism. Usual fare for Democrats.

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