Dakota Beacon

“Bipartisan” is defined as anything consisting of, or supported by, members of two parties, especially the two major political parties. That is the definition.

As practiced, however, bipartisanship is used as a public opinion weapon in the hands of a skilled practitioner. The idea is that bipartisanship will help beat an opponent into submission. Seeking cooperation is one thing. What is actually done is something else. Calls for bipartisanship become a semantics power game.

Words? Just words? Say one thing; do another. Bipartisanship as used by Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi implies that Republicans must compromise their core beliefs to agree with Democrats. Democrats never compromise theirs. There will always be wishy-washy, moderate Never-Trump Republicans in the House and the Senate willing to “reach across the aisle” in an act of bipartisan surrender to join with Democrats. That move is typically in one direction – left.

From global exploration (Columbus Day) to global "climate change" - Columbus Day might be a good time to honor the seeking of truth about our planet.  For example, we should have an open mind when it comes to knowing the history and prehistory of our planet.  Only in this way will we be able to find answers to our concerns about climate change today.

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The Left is at it again.  Grand Forks' City Council has trashed Columbus, turning a day honoring a man and an event into a tetherless, meaningless muddle called "Indigenous People's Day".  Shame on them.

Constituents trying to control Congress by punishing them just makes no sense at all.  Why would a good person want to run for office in order to be humiliated and punished?  We need to use logic and normal human nature to get desired results, not pointless punishment.  We should make this kind of public service so desireable as to attract the very best candidates, not the sleaziest or least capable.

A person running for office cares about the people who can either put him in office or replace him.  A person who is NOT running has nothing to lose by brushing you off. Why should he care?  

News used to be all about Russia, Russia, Russia. Then it was Stormy, Stormy, Stormy. Now it is impeach, impeach, impeach. The same old song and dance about the left getting rid of Trump grows old after awhile. There is a lot of other news out here but a conscious effort by the media chooses not to cover it.

Meanwhile, congress is forever telling us what we, the people, want. “The American people want…XYZ.” And absolutely nothing was accomplished by congress for two and one-half years. What we really want is fairness in news coverage, fairness in the political process, and an honest day’s work from those we elect.

Well, elections have consequences.  We have a militant anti-Christian Attorney General in office now and we will be dealing with a lot of this kind of thing.  Court cases also have consequences, so it will be important to follow this case.

Will it be "strong and free" or will it descend into advanced socialism, conducted there by the unholy tag team of the NDP and the Conservative Party?  Or will Canadians choose to support Maxime Bernier?

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When peddling left-wing equality policy, there’s no selling point quite like claiming there are too many whiteys about. So when there aren’t, you simply dissemble. A case in point is the effort by Mayor Bill de Blasio to “diversify” NYC’s “Elite Eight” public high schools.

De Blasio and his schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, are unhappy there aren’t “enough” blacks and Hispanics at the elite schools, so they’d cooked up a scheme to eliminate the institutions’ admissions exams (which, ensuring that only the most capable students gain entrance, are the only reason the schools are elite in the first place).

 Do these people not see the evil they are promoting and the despair they are dispensing through these ridiculous programs? 

In a very real sense, America as we have known it is very much on the brink of disappearing. Progressives, Democrats, and assorted leftists maintain that America has never been a force for good in the world, they advocate “blame America first,” and they believe the United States is the focus of evil. They want to reshape America from the way it was originally founded.

Those who cannot – or will not – accept the outcome of the 2016 election still seek to overturn it. Two and one half years after the fact, the fight to overturn the election of Donald Trump continues. Never in the history of our nation has such vicious hatred underscored the illegitimate attempt to annul the results of a valid election.

It is too bad that the American experiment is ending in this way. If it was to end, though, this is the only way it could. By stupidity in the service of treachery.

We bid farewell today to another icon of the music world, a woman of great talent, energy and vision.  Jessye Norman:  September 15, 1945 - September 30, 2019.

Over the past year, there has been much talk about collusion. One danger when discussing the concept is confusing it with communication. And, communication between national leaders is essential. In this article, military and foreign policy fellow Dr. Earl Tilford highlights two examples when communication helped avoid a global disaster. He writes, “Secrecy in communications with world leaders is a necessary presidential imperative essential to preventing crises going catastrophic. We can be very thankful that collusion worked twice.”

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On Saturday, our world grew dimmer, as the man known throughout the Latin world as "El Principe de la Cancion" passed away.

North Dakota might be behind San Francisco, but everything that is out there finally shows up on our doorstep here in the remote corner of the Upper Midwest. 

There are so many adversaries aligned against Trump. But he has one very major advantage. Those who are blinded by hatred beyond reason really do suffer from a mental health issue. For Trump’s sake, it will be their undoing.

At heart, aside from his persona and actions, Trump is a patriot putting America above all else in the world.

One wag attempted eloquence. “Sometimes a country needs a Mother Teresa and sometime it needs a Dirty Harry.”

The inept political Ruling Class, both Democrat and Republican, liberal and conservative, has earned for itself, and America, a Dirty Harry.

So far, Sweden has tried a number of the things propsed for America by the Left.  Let's see how it's working out.

Greta is still in the news, still ranting incoherently and her fragile condition is beginning to show.

Danger lurks throughout America.  We should heed warnings from those who actually know what they're talking about.  

We should, of course, protect ourselves when we are attacked. We should provide some help to our allies when they are invaded. We do not, however, need to defend every Saudi citizen regarded as a traitor by the Saudis, even if he does write newspaper articles from America. We do not need to beat our chests in outrage every time an adversary spies on us; we should instead just adopt some ruthless defenses against the spies. Above all, however, we should get over the idea that a government is an enemy just because it is nasty, or even just because it is undemocratic.

Making other countries conform to USA standards is not a function of the U.S. government.

Brexit, the move to withdraw the UK from the European Union, has left the nation divided. The UK is set to leave the EU on October 31, 2019. But will it happen? And should it happen? In this article, Dr. Mark Hendrickson looks at the pros and cons of Brexit for the people of the UK and writes, “all eyes are on the UK. The British people face a momentous decision with existential implications for their culture, economy, and political system.”

It's nothing new, really.  It's been going on for roughly a century now, and it is probably happening now - has happened recently - in your hometown.  Trust me - it's not good.

Today I bring you a roundup of stories of Islam.  I began by looking at them all to find what here would speak to North and South Dakotans and Minnesotans.  I finally decided you should look at them all.

Is this happening in your district?  Will it be happening there this year?  Next year?

A couple of boys, a girl and a knife.  It could happen anywhere, including a schoolyard near you.

A political platform is a formal set of principled goals which are supported by a party and its candidates. As a metaphor, the platform is composed of positions or viewpoints known as “planks” that address topics important to the party. The idea is to appeal to the general public.

The party’s national convention votes on the platform. In a sense, the platform becomes the party’s manifesto. Once adopted, the campaign begins in earnest.

Given the Democrats’ divergent field of presidential candidates, the party can use some platform suggestions. The following suggestions come from comments made by the twenty or so Democrat presidential candidates on the issues gleaned from debates and news interviews.

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A pattern emerges in the Democrat platform and should be very obvious – control by the few over the many is best for America. In their view, the individual exists for the good of the state. The only question now is, “Will the many vote away their freedom in 2020?”