Drawing a Line in the Sand ~ Ep. 1293 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode on youtube.com/Bongino or in his Show Notes:

In this episode, I address the growing tyranny of face mask mandates. These mandates treat us all as children, incapable of making responsible decisions. I also address the explosion of cancel culture and it’s growing impact on liberals too.

After seeing the great Episode 1293, it took me a little while to get to writing this blog. I got sidetracked a little. In a weird way, I think I am able to segue into this episode by mentioning something I talked about yesterday.  It is all about what American citizens do when the government mandates our shift in behavior, such as banning fireworks, and wearing face bras...umm, I mean, masks, in order to stop the spread of the Wuhan Flu.

Well, for sure, Dan was fired up today, being that Martin County in Southern Florida had voted to mandate the wearing of masks.  There are exceptions to it, but still, I think it was the fact that the County officers perceived their powers to be necessary because we dumb hicks out here just can't figure it out on our own.  It is an attack on our liberty, as I think Dan was saying.  And yes, he's totally right.  I remember when here in Iowa, they decided that business owners weren't free to decide if they would allow cigarette smoking in bars and restaurants, and many other places. I knew it would happen, too, they soon added many other locations, even outside, where smoking wouldn't be allowed.  Those mandates always seem to keep creeping more and more into our freedom.   Once we're on that slippery slope toward tyranny, it's hard to get back up the incline.  Ever notice that?

So, in the case of the Martin County mask mandate, there are ways to fight back, as Dan explains in the first segment of the show.  He can just not wear the mask, and pay the fine.  And, as he says, he can get people to run for those offices in the County government, and create some real headaches for the incumbents, such as being primaried.  Well, here in Iowa, they made it much more difficult to be rebellious against the cigarette bans.  They made it so that the business owner, such as a bar owner or employee, would be the one that would pay the fine if anyone was caught having a cigarette with their beer.  The only other option would be to have outside areas at bars and restaurants where people could drink and smoke; but then, that has a cost, too.

Don't worry, that wasn't all Dan talked about today.  The World Health Organization, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his brother Chris Cuomo at CNN, and others, did not escape Dan's not-so-mellow scrutiny, which I enjoy seeing.  So, feel free to see this episode all the way through, our skip through it if needed for your time, but watch this one.  And by the way, I've added Bonus Video for you today, from the story about the fireworks (literally) in Los Angeles.  See you all tomorrow!

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SHOW NOTES for Episode 1293

BONUS VIDEO:
Insane Fireworks over Los Angeles



(This scene would probably be much like it was here in Cedar Rapids, where fireworks are banned, too.  I would have done a video of it here, but that DroneX I ordered and paid for is delayed somewhere in China.  I may never receive it!)

This Fight is Coming to Your Front Door ~ Ep. 1273 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode on youtube.com/Bongino or in his Show Notes:

In this episode, I address the growing pressure for Americans to subjugate themselves to destructive liberal narratives. Please, this is the time for strength.

There was a need for me to take a night off yesterday. Not sure exactly what it was that made me want to take take the night off. Perhaps it was the fact that my Coronavirus test came back negative, which I found out Saturday morning in an email. I just got the testing done with the deep, uncomfortable, nasal swab on Friday afternoon, and was told it would take 3 business days to get the results.  So, it was a rather happy moment when I got that email the next day! So, there was some celebration to be done Saturday night. Turned out to be a perfect night for doing a campfire in the good old firepit I built last Summer. No bugs, and a cool front that moved through, so it wasn't hot or muggy. Perfect, except for that brief rain shower that ended the campfire.  But, that may not have been the only reason that I wasn't writing this blog post yesterday.

Though it was Friday night when I saw this episode for the first time, the first segment was emotional for Dan to do, and it was emotional for me to see and hear.  I could tell that he was rather torn up inside with the events that took place, on a personal level, for Dan, his wife Paula, and his children.  He didn't say a lot about whatever it was, other than being pressured to give his allegiance to Black Lives Matter.  You and I know that will never, ever happen.    But that is where the title to this episode came from.  The fight came to Dan's front door.  You will have to watch the segment for yourself, and come to your own thoughts about it.  When I saw the episode, I decided not to come to any conclusions, but just to pray for Dan and the Bongino family.

What really stuck out to me was Dan's monologue in that first segment regarding police officers that lose their lives in the line of duty.  The Black Lives Matter protest chants about "frying them like bacon," and I can't even quote the rest of it, definitely does not sit well with Dan Bongino, or me, or any of us that believe that Blue Lives Matter.  It bothers me very much that when an officer is killed in the line of duty, and there aren't protests, and they barely, if not rarely, even get reported by the legacy mainstream media. Yet, the death of a law enforcement officer also affects many people.  Their children, spouses, family, work associates, and friends, also feel terrible amounts of sorrow. All lives matter.  That is the bottom line that I come to.

There is a lot more to this episode than just that monologue, and I pray that you will watch it all. 

SHOW NOTES for Episode 1273