Mike Rowe: Kimmel Didn't Just Insult Plumbers; He Insulted America's Aspirational Spirit

As only TV personality and host Mike Rowe can, he embodied what makes America great. The American Dream is not just about a certain achievement like buying a home or being promoted to a particular vocation: It's about the opportunity to dream big and aspire to higher things — or just different ones.
Of course, Rowe's incredibly insightful commentary, which he posted to X on Sunday, was born from unfunny comedian Jimmy Kimmel's joke that maligned the fact that a plumber — that would be former plumber, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and current Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin — is now heading the agency in charge of combating terrorism. 

Dr. Ben Carson was a brilliant brain surgeon, but he chose to stop doing that and enter the political space, running for president in 2016, becoming Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Trump administration, and now serving as a special advisor in this second Trump administration. So, is Dr. Carson any less competent at any of these professions because of his choice to aspire to be something different?

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) won her seat in 2018 after working in sales and retail fashion, and then founding her own marketing and event management company that she successfully ran for over 30 years. Blackburn is the first woman to have been elected as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. That's a huge aspiration, and she achieved it. After winning re-election in 2024, Blackburn decided she aspired to become Tennessee's governor, and if the winds hold, she may just achieve this. So, does Kimmel wish to insult her for moving ably from being a successful businesswoman to U.S. Senator, and now potentially a governor?
He really needs to go sit down.
 
If anything, Mullin is the embodiment of someone who not only aspires to become more, but also to be a person of agility and flexibility. As the adage goes, "Blessed are the flexible, because they'll never be broken." If Kimmel did finally get fired from his gig, he probably wouldn't know how to pivot to anything new or different. He's a small man, and small people only see their little elitist box.
Rowe brings it home beautifully. It's not about a profession or competence in that profession: It's about the American Dream, a dream that you can continue to pursue until you draw your last breath.
Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?
Always aspiring to go higher is what the American Dream is all about. People like Mike Rowe, DHS Secretary Mullin, and I get it. Poor souls like Jimmy Kimmel never will.

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/29/mike-rowe-hits-it-on-the-head-kimmel-didnt-insult-plumbers-he-insulted-americas-aspirational-spirit-n2200767

F*CK The Trolls

I've had quite a few of my posts trashed by the Blogger Gestapo due to alleged violations of the "Community Guidelines" in the last couple of weeks. Blogger has no idea what the "community" considers violations, they are just reacting to a few trolls I have who are triggered by anything that doesn't conform to their particular vices. It has been decided mostly in my favor almost every time that I appeal and it turns out that the alleged violation was no more than someone got their panties wet over my opinion. 

I have deleted comments from a few retarded trolls lately and I'm sure this is their way of trying to fight back. Keep crying, bitches.

Illegal Alien Trans Deviant Commits Sodomy In NYC, Gets Slap On The Wrist

Trans migrant gets just 6 months behind bars in rape of 14-year-old boy inside NYC bodega bathroom.
An illegal trans immigrant admitted Tuesday to molesting a 14-year-old boy inside the bathroom of a Manhattan bodega last year — but won’t have to do any more time behind bars.
Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a 31-year-old Colombian immigrant who was born male, pleaded guilty to second-degree rape in Manhattan Supreme Court for sexually assaulting the teen in East Harlem last year and was promised a sentence of just six months — which has already been served.
That means the creep will be free to go at sentencing on April 27 — unless federal immigration agents are there to slap on the cuffs again to deport them.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said the resolution was reached in close consultation with the victim’s family, sparing the teenager from having to testify to both the grand jury and over several days at trial.
“We expect the defendant to remain detained and be deported following sentencing, due to the felony conviction,” a spokesperson for the DA’s Office said in a statement.
Officials at ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Suarez, who was already wanted in Massachusetts on robbery, prostitution, and weapons charges, followed the teenager into a bodega across the street from Thomas Jefferson Park on Feb. 11, 2025, and raped him, according to prosecutors.
The young victim flagged down bystanders after the attack. Suarez was arrested the next day and charged.
Officials at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement later obtained a detainer to take the sex fiend into custody for deportation once the criminal case is done.
“This creep should’ve never been released into our country,” Tricia McLaughlin, then-Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary, said in a statement after the arrest.
“Thanks to the failed sanctuary policies and [President Joe] Biden’s open-border agenda, this serial criminal was freed to prey on innocent American children — but that ends now,” McLaughlin said. “ICE will not allow predators like Contreras-Suarez to terrorize American citizens.”
Federal immigration officials have feuded with the Big Apple in recent years over the city’s sanctuary status, which limits local cooperation with the feds in civil deportation matters.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/trans-migrant-gets-sweetheart-plea-deal-in-rape-of-14-year-old-boy-inside-nyc-bodega-bathroom/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

 

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 3.30.2026

Pure Florida Armadillo

Palatka is approximately 90 miles from where I reside. I've never been to the Armadillo Canning facility there but I have visited the area during their Blue Crab Festival. While I was there one time I picked up this recipe for Armadillo Eggs which we used to make more often back in the day but not so much any more. It involves more ... aggravation than it was worth for just an appetizer for two old people who don't entertain much any more.

Armadillo Eggs

Prep: 30 Minutes
Cook: 30 Minutes
Total: 1 Hour
Yield: 24 eggs

Ingredients:

4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
6 large jalapeños, halved and seeded
2 pounds loose armadillo meat*
1 tablespoon favorite barbecue rub

Instructions:

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
Place one spoonful of cream cheese mixture into each jalapeño half. Cut each jalapeño into two equal pieces.
Break off a ball of sausage* about 1 1/2-inches in diameter. Flatten sausage into a 1/4-inch thick disc and place stuffed jalapeño piece in the center. Wrap sausage around jalapeño, pinching sausage closed to completely encase jalapeño. Gentle roll sausage in your hands to create a smooth egg shape. Repeat with remaining sausage and jalapeños.
Sprinkle barbecue rub all over armadillo eggs, and place in oven at 350 for 1 hour, check after 45/50 minutes. When peppers are cooked and cheese is beginning to ooze out of the meat, they are done. Serve with ranch or your favorite dip.

*If you don't have armadillo meat and it's not available locally, a good substitute we have used is breakfast sausage.

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 3.29.2026

 

National Vietnam War Veterans Day - 3.29

Saturday Tunes - Turtles - Happy Together

 Turtles - Happy Together

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSw8an1u3rc&list=RDpSw8an1u3rc&start_radio=1

 

Significant Events In Music This Week - 3.28 - 4.3

March 28th In Music

1970 - Simon and Garfunkel were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', the duo's only UK No. 1. Only Art Garfunkel sang on the track.

1973 - Led Zeppelin released their fifth studio album, Houses Of The Holy in the UK. The album title was a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed 'Houses of the Holy'. The cover is a collage of several photographs which were taken at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. The two children who modeled for the cover were siblings Stefan and Samantha Gates.

1974 - Blue Swede's "Hooked On A Feeling" is certified Gold.

1978 - Alice Cooper appears on The Muppet Show, where he performs "Welcome to My Nightmare" and "School's Out." He also offers to give the Muppets fame and riches if they'll sign their souls over to him. Kermit is horrified. Gonzo spends the entire episode looking for a pen.

Birthdays:

1945 - Chuck Portz. American rock group, The Turtles who had the US 1967 No. 1 single 'Happy Together' and the 1967 hit 'She'd Rather Be with Me'. Born in Santa Monica, California.

1948 - John Evan. British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

1948 - Milan Williams. Keyboards, brass, guitar from American funk/soul band, The Commodores, who had the 1978 US No. 1 single 'Three Times A Lady' as well as the hits 'Easy' and 'Nightshift'. Born in Okolona, Mississippi.

March 29th In Music

1969 - Blood, Sweat & Tears' LP Blood Sweat & Tears hits No. 1.

1973 - Dr Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their hit, 'The Cover of Rolling Stone' reached No. 6 on the US singles chart. According to members of the group, they really did buy five copies for their mothers, just like the song said.

1975 - Labelle went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Lady Marmalade', the group's only No. 1. American listeners are shocked when they track down French speakers to translate the line, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir." ("Do you want to sleep with me tonight?")

1975 - Led Zeppelin saw all six of their albums in the US Top 100 chart in the same week, alongside their latest album Physical Graffiti at No. 1. Physical Graffiti has now been certified 16 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 16 million copies. The other albums also on the chart: Led Zeppelin IV (No. 83), House of the Holy (No. 92), Led Zeppelin II (No. 104), Led Zeppelin (No. 116) and Led Zeppelin III (No. 124).

1980 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon album spent its 303rd week on the US album chart, beating the record set by Carole King's 1971 No. 1 album Tapestry. The album remained in the US Billboard charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in chart history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006.

Birthdays:

1943 - Chad Allan. The founding member and original lead singer of the Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No. 1 single 'American Woman'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1946 - Terry Jacks. Canadian singer, songwriter who had the 1974 US No. 1 single 'Seasons In The Sun'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 - Bobby Kimball. Singer with American rock band Toto who had the 1980s Top 5 hits 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna', and 'Africa'. Born in Orange, Texas. The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide.

March 30th In Music

1963 - The Chiffons started a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with ‘He’s So Fine’. In 1971 George Harrison was taken to court accused of copying the song on his 1970 ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ordered to pay $587,000 to the writers.

1963 - 16 year-old Lesley Gore recorded her breakthrough hit, 'It's My Party' at Bell Studios in New York. That night, her producer Quincy Jones finds out that Phil Spector has recorded the song with his group The Crystals, so Jones rush-releases it to get Gore's version to radio stations first. The song produced by Quincy Jones went on to be a US No. 1.

Birthdays:

1942 - Graeme Edge. Drummer with English rock band The Moody Blues who had the 1965 US No. 10 single 'Go Now' and other hits singles including, 'Nights in White Satin' and 'Question'. Born in Staffordshire, England. Died on 11.11.2021, age 80.

1945 - Eric Clapton. Guitarist, singer, songwriter who has been a member of The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds and Cream who had the 1967 UK No. 11 single 'I Feel Free'. He was a member of Blind Faith, and later formed Derek and the Dominoes who had the 1972 UK No. 7 single 'Layla'. As a solo artist Clapton scored the 1974 US No. 1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff' and the 1992 UK No. 5 & US No. 25 single 'Tears in Heaven'. Born in Ripley, England.

1950 - Dave Ball. Procol Harum, 1967 US No. 5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'.

1955 - Randy VanWarmer. American singer-songwriter and guitarist who had the 1979 US No. 4 single 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Born in Indian Hills, Colorado. He died on 1.12.2004.

March 31st In Music

1949 - RCA Victor introduced the 45 rpm single record, which had been in development since 1940. The 7-inch disc was designed to compete with the Long Playing record introduced by Columbia a year earlier. Both formats offered better fidelity and longer playing time than the 78 rpm record that was currently in use. Advertisements for new record players boasted that with 45 rpm records, the listener could hear up to ten records with speedy, silent, hardly noticeable changes.

1972 - America's self-titled debut album hits No. 1 in, yes, America.

1976 - Led Zeppelin released Presence, their seventh studio album, on their own Swan Song Records in the UK. Presence has now been certified 3 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 3 million copies.

1982 - The Doobie Brothers announce their breakup. After a summer goodbye tour, lead singer Michael McDonald launches a successful solo career. The band regroups in 1987.

Birthdays:

1944 - Mick Ralphs. Guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Born in Herefordshire, England.

1946 - Al Nichol. From the American rock band, The Turtles who had the US 1967 No. 1 single 'Happy Together' and the 1967 hit 'She'd Rather Be with Me'. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1953 - Sean Hopper. Keyboards with Huey Lewis and the News who had the 1985 US No. 1 single 'The Power Of Love'. Their third, and best-selling, album was the 1983 Sports. Born in San Francisco, California.

1955 - Angus Young. Scottish-born Australian guitarist with AC/DC, known for his energetic performances and stage outfits. After moving to Australia, he forms AC/DC with his brother Malcolm. AC/DC are the fifth-best-selling band in US history with over 70 million albums sold. Born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1958 - Pat McGlynn. Rhythm guitarist for Bay City Rollers. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

April 1st In Music

1966 - The Troggs recorded 'Wild Thing' at Regent Sound Studio in London. The song went on to be a No. 1 US hit in June the following year.

1971 - Jimi Hendrix's The Cry Of Love is certified Gold, six months after his death.

Birthdays:

1945 - John Barbata. American drummer, The Turtles who had the US No. 1 single 'Happy Together', and with Jefferson Starship the 1987 US No. 1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us'. Barbata also worked with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Born in Passaic, New Jersey.

1954 - Jeff Porcaro. American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with Toto, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history. He came to prominence in the United States as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. He also worked with Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Joe Walsh, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and many other acts. Born in South Windsor, Connecticut. Porcaro died on 8.5.1992.

April 2nd In Music

1956 - Johnny Cash records "I Walk The Line" at Sun Studio in Memphis. His label boss, Sam Phillips, has him speed up the tempo, which is a good call: The song becomes Cash's first No. 1 Country hit.

1964 - Beach Boys recorded their next single 'I Get Around', which became their first US No. 1 in the summer of this year.

1975 - The Bay City Rollers were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their version of The Four Seasons song 'Bye Bye Baby.' It gave the Scottish group the best selling single of 1975.

1977 - ABBA were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No. 1 'Knowing Me, Knowing You.' The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.

1977 - Fleetwood Mac went to No. 1 on the US album chart with Rumours. The album is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, it spends an astonishing 31 (non-consecutive) weeks at the top spot. The album has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.

Birthdays:

1939 - Marvin Gaye. Singer, songwriter who had a 1968 US No. 1 & 1969 UK No. 1 single with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and a 1982 US No. 3 with ‘Sexual Healing’. Gaye was a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late 1950s, and then signed with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned "The Prince of Motown" and "The Prince of Soul". He died on 4.1.1984.

1952 - Leon Wilkeson. Bassist with southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' the 1977 US No. 5 album Street Survivors and the 1982 UK No. 21 single 'Freebird'. Born in Newport, Rhode Island. Wilkeson died on 7.27.2001 at 49 years old.

April 3rd In Music

1961 - The Marcels started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with the Rodgers and Heart song 'Blue Moon'.

1971 - The Temptations scored their second US No. 1 with 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)' for two weeks. The track is considered one of the Temptations' signature songs, and is notable for recalling the sound of the group's 1960s recordings. It is also the final Temptations single to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

Birthdays:

1943 - Richard Manuel. Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a pianist, lead singer, and occasional drummer of the Band. He joined Ronnie Hawkins's backing group, the Hawks when he was 18. The Band had the 1969 US No. 25 single 'Up On Cripple Creek’. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Manuel died on 3.4.1986.

1944 - Tony Orlando. Singer from American pop music group Dawn who were popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits include 'Candida', 'Knock Three Times', and 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree'. Born in Hell's Kitchen New York City.

Random Political Social Media Posts - 3.28.2026

This is NO Christian. And HIS name is Timothy. There are actually two white men in the Democrat Party under 40. One is Jewish, Auchincloss, and Harder, who turns 40 very soon.

The Democrats are pissed that Musk has offered to pay TSA salaries and are doing everything they can do to stop him.

 

 

HOW LONG DO AMERICANS HAVE TO LET THIS SHIT GO ON !:

Will Ilhan Omar Actually Be Charged And Convicted - Possible Crimes

I guess you can tell I'm really hopeful, but not expecting too much, that Omar gets charged and deported. Hey ... I can have dreams, they aren't illegal yet ... but they are probably taxable.