Please Consider This

Hello People. As you continue to fervently protest everything you can think of, I have a few suggestions. One of the latest controversy from President Trump regards his assertion that voter fraud may have accounted for 3-5 million votes. Outrageous! Right? State Attorneys General, main stream media and leftist pundits all agreed that there is zero proof of voter fraud of any kind. They are sure of it!
Please consider this: The top 3 states housing illegal immigrants are California, Texas and New York. There are about 5.5 million undocumented people living in those three states. Add New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois and the total of undocumented residents totals about 8.5 million. Now, what do these states have in common? None of them require identification to vote. Yet, all of the aforementioned "experts" are confident that not one of those people voted. Not one. In 2014 the Public Interest Legal Foundation, based in Indiana, identified 141 counties across this Country that had more registered voters than residents! No proof? Really? So, why the resistance to an investigation? Let's find out one way or the other.
The border wall has heads spinning. It's unAmerican! It's insanity!
Please consider this:  The Secure Fence Act (H.R.6061) was signed into law in 2006. It passed the House 283-138 and the Senate 80-19. Here's a fun fact. Both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barak Obama voted YES. Look it up. That's a real head-scratcher, right? By the way, 65 nations around the world, including many of our NATO allies in Europe, have border walls and fencing to keep illegal immigrants, terrorists and criminals out of their countries.
President Trump will somehow prevent women from getting equal pay. I saw A LOT of signs about that even though The Trump Organization has more female executives than male and the women, in many cases, make more than the men.
Please consider this: As secretary of State, Hillary Clinton gave her highest paying positions to men and, during her tenure, women earned 72 cents for every dollar men earned. It's an actual fact. Also, according to the 2014 U.S Census report, under Barak Obama's watch, more than 2 million women fell into poverty. Whaaat! Let us not forget that Barak Obama failed to put equal pay in to practice over the last 8 years. Another head-scratcher. Let's see you slap that on a sign!
Respectfully,
Nava Blue

Why You Suck

Hello People. I’ve tried to be patient. I’ve tried to be understanding. I’ve even tried to ignore your obvious attempts to annoy me. Well, I’m done with that. I realize that many of you are upset by the election of President Trump. I also realize that a large number of you have no idea why. At least that’s how it seems when you flaunt your hypocrisy and continually spout falsehoods and obfuscations. At some point you have to ask yourself why, if Mr. Trump is so bad, does his opposition have to make things up to enrage people?  Let’s start with social media’s greatest hits. ‘President Trump removed the Dr. King bust from the White House’. This was a widely reported, outright lie. The “reporter” who initiated that lie later claimed that “someone must have been standing in front of it”. Really? ‘President Trump removed all references to climate change & LGBTQ from Whitehouse.Gov’. Also, ‘President Trump took away a lifeline for struggling Veterans’.  Not true. Yes, these pages were removed from Whitehouse.Gov and migrated to Obamawhitehouse.archives.Gov, along will ALL OTHER materials created by the Obama white house. It is Standard Procedure done by every new administration and has NOTHING to do with policy. Why were just the aforementioned topics singled out? Because, they are the most inflammatory. ‘President Trump has shut down the public call-in line to stifle free speech’. Well, yes, the public call-in line was disconnected, on January 14^th by the Obama Administration, as is Standard Procedure.  I could go on and on about this nonsense but let’s move on.

The Women’s March on Washington had some issues in my humble opinion. First of all, the captors were there, so their opinions are derived from a different point of view. The March was covered in profanity and vulgarity. In spite of the vast number of children and young girls that were there, posters, tee shirts and chants were filled with F-bombs and words like pussy and c*unt.  You may call that a “women’s movement” but I call it trash on display. Apparently, one of the rights you're fighting for is the right to be vulgar in public. Wow, empowering. This wonderful gathering of inclusiveness and diversity to lift all women up, blocked and berated Pro-Life women’s groups because, apparently, they only support “choice” if you choose in lock-step. I have news for you. Life is a choice too. If you actually support a woman’s right to choose then you have to support their right to choose life. At some point you really have to ask yourself why you are standing next to a grown woman dressed as a vagina. Hypocrisy?

Let’s just address a few of the more glaring examples of hypocrisy and stupidity on display. Ashley Judd, while decrying Mr. Trump’s “nasty woman” comment, called him “a man who looks like bathes in Cheetos dust”. Name calling, body shaming, shallow; all of the things they claim make President Trump “not their President”. Chelsea Handler proudly proclaimed that Mrs. Trump “barely speaks English” and tweeted out that she hoped “someone was explaining all of this to Melania” Well, the First Lady speaks FIVE languages fluently. Unlike Ms. Handler who apparently only speaks drunken idiot. As far as explaining the proceedings to Mrs. Trump, the first lady is a college grad, unlike, again, Ms. Handler. So after trashing President Trump for his stance on illegal immigrants, she goes on to taunt, mock and demean a legal immigrant. Very inclusive. Very diverse. After ripping the President for his late night tweets, they take to Twitter, not to attack the man, no, to attack his 10 year old son. Bullying? Wasn’t that one of your issues? Hypocrisy? So, the Women’s March on Washington preached of love, diversity and unity but those are just words. Their actions speak a whole lot louder to me. Okay. One final thought. Stop calling President Trump a “Fascist’.  He is not a Fascist. Is he a Nationalist? Yes he is. So am I. I believe that America is the greatest country in the world. So, sue me. The cornerstones of Fascism are ‘no elected representation’, ‘no free market’ and ‘no individualism or individual glory’ where the State controls the press and all other media. That sounds a hell of a lot more like his predecessor than is does about President Trump. Stop labeling people with names you clearly don’t understand. As a matter of fact, why do you follow your own preaching and stop labeling people all together! So, for the reasons that I’ve listed and the many more that I simply didn’t have time to list, you really suck. Please stop Sucking!

Thank You,

Nava Blue

It's A Brave New World

Hello People. I am Nava Blue, the new leader of the Real House Cats dynasty! Unlike my predecessor PoKitty, may she rest in peace, she really cared. Now, look deeply into my eyes. Do I look like I care? Okay. I realize that many of you have just started paying attention, I mean really paying attention to what's going on. This leaves you vulnerable to those who would seek to mislead you. I am not one of those people. If I tell you something you can bet, good, bad or ugly, it's the truth. So, if, at some point, my views offend you, too bad. Go to your safe space and read Dr. Davis' 'Because I'm Worth It'. With that said, let us begin.
The latest pre-Inauguration folderal involves the President-Elect and Georgia Congressman John Lewis. In a nutshell, the Congressman said that he would be boycotting the Inauguration because he didn't believe Mr. Trump was a "legitimate president". The PEOTUS countered by saying Mr. Lewis was all talk and no action. There is no denying that Mr. Lewis was a brave leader in the civil rights movement in the 1960's. He most certainly was. However, that, alone, does not make you immune from criticism. In a time when all elected officials should be working toward healing the great divide in this nation, these unnecessary exchanges don't help. During the primary election, Congressman Lewis said of Donald Trump, "I've been around a while and Trump reminds me so much of a lot of the things that George Wallace said and did. I think demagogues are pretty dangerous, really.  We shouldn't divide people, we shouldn't separate people.” Here’s the interesting part. In October 2008 Congressman Lewis said of the campaign of John McCain & Sarah Palin that they were “sowing the seeds of hatred and division in a way that brought to mind the late Governor George Wallace and another destructive period in American politics. Sound familiar? How about this, in January 2001 Mr. Lewis boycotted the inauguration of George W. Bush saying he didn’t attend the swearing in because he didn’t believe that Mr. Bush was “the true elected president”. Anyone else see a pattern forming here? I get the feeling that Congressman Lewis is not a bi-partisan kind of guy. He certainly isn't interested in healing the divide. 

Speaking of the great divide, there;s another controversy brewing on the hill. It's over the winner of the Capitol's annual high school art competition. The winning painting came from a student in Ferguson, Missouri. It's entitled "Untitled #1". Basically, Republicans say it is offensive but the Congressional Black Caucus says it is protected art and deserves to be hung at the Capitol. Republicans have removed it several times only to have it re-hung. The Chairman of the CBC says he "might just have to kick somebody's ass if it comes down again". Classy. Anyway, I'm no art critic so I'll leave it up to you. Should this be displayed on the wall of the United States Capitol?

I'm just the messenger!

Nava Blue

I Died Today

Hello My Dear Friends. I died today. If you’re reading this, and obviously you are, I have crossed the Rainbow Bridge into eternity. Don’t be sad. Well, be a little sad. I am dead after all! Here’s a bit of advice. When you cross the Rainbow Bridge, make sure you take a right or you’ll end up in Canada! Seriously. They don’t tell you that. After nearly 17 human years on this planet, I, along with my human captors, decided my work here was done. I have always believed that when the pain of aging outweighs the joy of living it is time to say goodbye. I know that my passing will leave a hole in their lives. That’s a good thing. You see, my Dear Friends, I know I will be missed because I know that I was Loved. That is one thing that I have always known.  And, my Dear Friends, when all is said and done, if you can say that, you’ve lived well. The greatest solace, as the end grows near, is knowing, really knowing, that you are loved. As our loved ones age, they get a little cranky and a little forgetful. Sometimes it feels like a burden to visit. Well, suck it up. Don’t waste time, my Friends, no one knows how much time they have on this earth. Tell the ones you love that you love them. Do it daily. Can anyone really hear that enough? Hug your friends. A good hug can turn a bad day around in an instant. Say what’s in your heart. The weight of carrying around the things you should have said will drag you down. Good or bad, if you speak from the heart you will be heard. It’s easy to love when times are good but it’s more important to love when times are bad. If one good thing comes out of this past election, I hope it’s the knowledge that we can disagree, vehemently, and still love one another. Good people do and say stupid things sometimes. That doesn’t make them bad people. Bad people do and say stupid things all of the time. They just suck. Stay away from bad people. Seriously. Bad people never change but, I digress. One last thing. Social media does not and cannot replace social interaction. Get out of your sweats and go out once in a while! It’s nice to wish someone a Happy Birthday on Farcebook but it’s so much nicer to get a card in the mail. Remember Birthday cards? Don’t take the easy way out. Make the effort. We’ll all be better for it.

The decision that my captors made was heart wrenching but not difficult. They saw, daily, how diabetes, arthritis and my weakening heart was taking its toll on me. I saw the pain in their eyes as they watched me struggle. Human nature makes you want to hang on to a beloved member of your family hoping, above all odds, for a little more time. But, as my captors sadly realized, sometimes you just have to let go. So, today, with my family by my side, I died. I had a long and lovely life. I learned many things and, throughout my life, I’ve tried to share them with you. Regrets? I’ve had a few. But, then again, too few to mention. Sorry. Had to be done. Unfortunately, 17 years was not long enough to see the Buffalo Bills make the playoffs. 17 freakin’ years! Are you kidding me Buffalo! How long can one team suck? Anyway, there is some good news. I’ve groomed the baby, NavaBlue, to take over for me, so the Blog Will Go On! You’re welcome! I wish you love, laughs and happiness.

Po

A Poem for You!

Hello My Dear Friends!

Twas the week after New Years'
And in each room, bar none
I saw lights and decor
That must be undone.
Off the wall, off the shelf
Do I box, bag or wrap?
Then hoist up in the attic
With other seasonal crap.
The lights and the santas
Make the times warm and gay
Why can't they make decorations
That put themselves away?
Tinsel is lovely
Dangling so bright and pretty
Until you have to remove it
From the back end of your kitty!
Don't get me wrong,
I love Christmas, I do
It's the aftermath of the day
That leaves me so blue.
The stockings looked great as they hung in a row
Now I'll fight with the mantel hooks
Ho freaking Ho.
So My Dear Friends
I resolve for this year
To dump half the stuff
That I've hung to spread cheer.
So many memories
Packed into each holiday treat
But if it doesn't fit in the box
It's going out to the street.
Farewell Santa and reindeer and fake Christmas snow
The attic is too far, so to the roadside you go.
And so I exclaim, with my arms and back sore
I have 12 months to heal
Until I do it once more!

Your Resolutions

Hello My Dear Friends! It's been so long, hasn't it. As you know, I took a hiatus during the Presidential melee to avoid becoming part of the incessant noise. Little did I know that one side would be such poor losers that the noise would carry on in to the new year! So, I'm back in spite of it all, to help make the new year better. You're welcome. It is that time of year where people make a list of promises to themselves that they will never keep. They're called resolutions and they are, as you well know, a recipe for failure and disappointment.  Anyway, I said to myself 'PoKitty, what can you change to make you a better Kitty and 2017 a better year'? The answer was obvious. You! I'm perfect. The only thing I need to change to make life better is you. You're the problem. So, in the spirit of peace and love, I have compiled a list of changes you need to make to make my life better in the new year. Again, you're welcome.
1.  Please resolve to take a breath. I realize that the recent election was contentious, to say the least, but life will go on. At this point, we are all very aware of how you feel about the outcome. It is not necessary for you to share those feeling, three times a day, every day. As a matter of fact, it's not just unnecessary, it's freaking annoying. We get it. You're not happy. So, take a breath, relax, and give us a break. If you must share your unhappiness, as many of you are only capable of doing, in the form of a Farcebook Meme, could you at least make sure what you're sharing is actually real and true. That would probably cut down the number of memes you share by 99%. I never thought I would long for the day when people posted pictures of the food on Farcebook yet, here we are.
2.  Please resolve to make better decisions. Same as the wisdom that, "just because they make it in your size doesn't mean you should wear it"; just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean you should do it!  For instance, stop burning the flag and then saying you mean "no disrespect". That's just stupid. Stop protesting "the rich" by stopping the average person from shopping or going to work. As a matter of fact, just stop protesting "the rich". Success used to be something to be proud of, not scorned. When you block streets and storefronts you're not harming the 1%, you're pissing off the 99% who are just trying to live their lives. You want to change the world? Go to Washington.
3.  Please resolve to grow a pair. I'm serious people. Take your whining, thin skinned, milk and cookies, participation trophy, safe space loving attitudes and pack them away. The world is a tough place for grown ups. If you want to be treated like a grown up, start acting like one. People are going to say and do things that you don't like for the rest of your life, get used to it. There are no 'safe spaces' in the real world, except in your parents basement. So, unless that is where you plan to live for the next 50 years, please, grow a pair.
4.  Please resolve to pay attention. This past Presidential election woke up a lot of people. Kindly stay awake. Case on point: Governor Cuomo signed over 500 bills into law last year alone. They all take effect today or tomorrow. Please obey them all. What? You don't know what they are? Of course you don't. No one does. Those are just state laws. They don't take into account any new federal or local laws or regulations that will also take effect. Each year, hundreds of new laws and regulations are added to the books but few, if any, are ever removed. Adultery is still illegal in New York. It's illegal to shine shoes after 1:00 PM on Sunday. It's illegal to have a puppet show in your window. It is illegal to urinate on birds in New York. How about "Official State Stuff". New York State has an "official" muffin. Yep, It's the apple muffin. The "official" State Snack is Yogurt. The "Official State Insect" is the Ladybug. Add the Bluebird, the Beaver, Brook Trout, Sugar Maple, Garnet, Bay Scallops and Snapping Turtles to the list of Official State Stuff. There are more and each one takes an act by the State Legislature to earn their distinction. That means it costs us money. This is what our elected officials do when we're not paying attention. Let's pay attention.
5.  Finally people, Please resolve to spend more time with family and friends, in person, face to face, where you can hug them, and less time on line in virtual relationships. None of us knows how long we have so let's all resolve to spend at least a little more time with the ones we love while we still can. that, alone, will make 2017 a better year. Be safe My Dear Friends and Happy New Year!
Po

A Little History

Hello My Dear Friends! As you know, I took a break from enlightening you so as not to add to the incessant noise of the election. Now that the election is over, and social media has been overtaken by the "everyone gets a trophy" crowd, I thought I would rejoin the conversation. It occurred to me that a big part of the problem is that, because the "everyone gets a trophy" crowd doesn't have a clue as to what they are talking about, their anger is misplaced. I keep seeing references to "if you don't know history, you'll repeat it". I totally agree. So, since they no longer teach actual history in school, here's a little lesson for you. Let's start from the beginning since the "EGAT" crowd has decided that the Republican Party is the party of hate, racism, homophobia, and the like. Here are some FACTS.
1.  The Republican party was formed in 1854 by anti-slavery activists. In fact, 6 of their 9 point platform dealt with civil rights, equal rights and voting rights for liberated slaves. When Abraham Lincoln was elected as the first Republican President, the Democrats responded by dividing the Union and launching the Civil War and, of course, his assassination. Fun Fact! The first 23 blacks elected to Congress were all Republicans. After losing the Civil War the Democrats proudly formed the KKK to target Republicans and take back Congress. The Republicans passed the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments giving black Americans freedom, citizenship and the right to vote. The Democrat's response brings us to my next point.
2. Jim Crow Laws were established by Democrats. The "separate but equal" state laws, made by democrats in the south, was reinforced by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
3.  During World War II Japanese Americans were rounded up and placed in interment camps. It was yet another dark spot in American history. Who did that? Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat.
4.  In 1993 "Don't Ask Don't Tell", a slap in the face to gays serving in the military was signed into law by Bill Clinton, a Democrat.
5.  In 1996, the "Defense of Marriage Act", a slap in the face to mankind, was signed into law by Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and strongly supported by the First Lady who claimed to have a "Deep moral belief that marriage was between one man and one woman". Yes, they have since "evolved". But that doesn't change history.
So, My Dear Friends, as you wildly riot in the streets because you don't want "History to Repeat Itself", you might want to pull your collective heads out of your asses and contemplate on how you just dodged a bullet.

Respectfully,
Po