PAX Centurion - September / October 2014

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/Octoberr 2014 • Page 39 I had to go by the BPD HQ to drop off some paperwork. As I talked to an old friend in the hall, people passed us-some of higher rank, including Command Staff. I greeted many of them by name. My companion noted that I knew so many Officers there – I said it was because I had been around so long – he laughed, saying he had been around too long, and now he knows no one (Thanks, Bob!) H H H H H H H H H H H Maybe we should contract Disney to secure our borders, because even at the self-proclaimed “Happiest Place in theWorld,” if you jump the line you get thrown out! H H H H H H H H H H H #selfie (Chainsmokers) is the Valley Girl (Zappa) for millenniums. File under “name that tune.” H H H H H H H H H H H I am totally convinced that whoever issues the permits at City Hall does not know how to read a calendar. How else do you explain several events the same weekend, conflicting street closures, movers idled by road races and the like. H H H H H H H H H H H I have been referred to as a “Xenophobe,” which is a fear of for- eigners. The word finds its roots from a Greek historian/mercenary Xenophon. He was second in command of a large Greek Mercenary force (the Ten Thousand), fighting in the service of Cyrus, who was seeking the Persian Throne. After Cyrus was defeated, the Greeks were stranded deep in enemy territory, and had to literally fight their way home. Believe me I wouldn’t lift a finger to fight any illegals that want to go home – so I guess I’m not really xenophobic. H H H H H H H H H H H Liberals claim to celebrate diversity, but apparently that merriment does not extend to the rich. H H H H H H H H H H H A guy asked me if I could “pop a wheelie” on my bike – I told him if the Department wanted me on one wheel – they’d have issued me a unicycle. H H H H H H H H H H H In California (where else?), a local school district had proposed a lesson plan that compares Civil Rights Icon Dr. Martin Luther King to convicted cop killer MumiaAbu Jamal. I don’t know who should be more mad, Maureen Faulkner, the widow of murdered Philadel- phia cop Daniel Faulkner or the family of the late Dr. King. What possible parallels could there be between a drug dealing thug whose own brother testified against him and a hero admired by millions around the world?Apparently this idea was even too far out for Cali- fornia, so it’s been shelved. H H H H H H H H H H H Way back in the day, the U.S. Government needed to get rid of the indigenous population out west. Wars were too risky, and since they proved to be quite skilled fighters, Uncle Sam had to try another tack. So he starved them by eradicating the biggest staple in their diet, and began to harry them until they agreed to settle on reservations. Once there, they were given blankets intentionally contaminated with smallpox, for which the Indians had no immunity. Tribe thinned, threat eradicated. This is all true; just ask Lie-zy Warren, it was her people. (Come to find out they were giving not receiving.) Who poses the threat now? People like us – free thinking, right leaning, Native Americans. There are more of them than us, so the gov’t can afford to lose some as collateral damage. Ebola is the new poison blanket. H H H H H H H H H H H Funny how we make people pick up after their dog, but not them- selves. H H H H H H H H H H H ISIS makes the Nazis look like your H.S. Chess Club. These blood thirsty Islamic terrorists like to chop off the heads of captured foes and video the festivities. Obama referred to them as the Junior Varsity – Mr. President, they have climbed the depth chart! Oh how times have changed, in 1994 a U.S. citizen was caned for vandalism in Singapore – and the entire country was up in arms, now a few jour- nalists and aid workers are beheaded onYouTube and it’s “ho-hum” from the left. H H H H H H H H H H H General Motors has issued a recall for over 39 million vehicles just this year alone. With a loss like that, shareholders will clamor for the CEO to be fired! Hey, after the bailout isn’t that Obama? H H H H H H H H H H H They say God only gives you what you can handle – sometimes I wish He didn’t have so much confidence in me… H H H H H H H H H H H In a deal that could go down as the worst trade since the Indians sold Manhattan for some trinkets, five hardened, vicious, terrorist generals were swapped for Bo Bergdahl – a possible deserter, certain sympathizer, who walked off his post inAfghanistan, searching for the Taliban to hug it out. Bergdahl should be given “The Man Without a Country” punishment (Edward Everett Hale, 1863). The Taliban Generals can go to hell, and sooner rather than later! H H H H H H H H H H H Once again, with November looming, I urge all of you to get out and VOTE! If you don’t know enough about the candidates, get informed-and use your vote wisely-plenty of others will squander theirs. There are also ballot questions that will directly impact your wallet, so read up, and show up. Check out the Candidate Question- naires in the PAX, look on-line, ask a friend, or just go with your gut, but VOTE! Or don’t complain. H H H H H H H H H H H Remember, the world is full of great people, if you can’t find one, be one! Until next time, stay safe. PAX CENTURION To advertise, contact Director of Advertising Sponsorships Michael Joyce at: Cell: 617-529-9288 Office 617-989-BPPA (2772) Email: mjoyce@bppa.org Fax: 617-989-2779 Advertise in the