Political commentary, Sarcasm & Common Sense from a Kansas cowpuncher
Author: Educated Cowpuncher
American by birth and the Grace of God, a Patriot by choice.
I have worked in Agriculture all my life, punching cattle for 27 plus years. Currently I own and operate a goat rental business, travelling Kansas using goats to manage weeds, brush and invasive trees. I have a BS in Animal Science from Kansas State University.
In my spare time I write Cowboy Poetry and I am working on my educational book about raising meat goats. I raise ABCA registered Border Collies and AQHA horses (from time to time I raise a colt).
Happy New Year! It is with great hope that I look to the future of a major directional change of Congress as the 2022 elections near. Let us pray that we can stop the direction in which we are going and at least reset to what the economy was like a year ago, prior to the new administration taking over and literally wrecking everything good that had been going from the previous 4 years. Let’s pray we see the pipeline opened up and we become energy independent once more. That in itself would make a huge impact on the inflation we are now seeing. If gas drops back to pre-November of 2020, we could see a recovery of significance.
Let’s hope that the States realize they are more powerful than the Federal government and that they can just say no to many of the government overreach programs that were pushed by Executive orders, last January. However, what really needs to be done at the state level is for the People of each state to stand up and tell their legislatures that they will no longer put up with the bull feces of government overreach from any government, local, state or federal. WE THE PEOPLE are the BOSS, not those elected to SERVE!
We want to keep those farmers and ranchers who were part of the December 15th Wildfires in Kansas in our prayers and we need to add those who experienced a similar fire in the last few days of 2021, in Colorado.
One need only look to the book of Revelation in the Bible, to know that we are seeing things happen around the world that are sure signs of the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. I anxiously await HIS return! In the meantime, I work to help those in need, try to stop the evil that comes and show the world that the only HOPE we have is in the Lord!
May the Lord Bless you exponentially in this New Year.
If you are having issues with insurance after the December 15, 2021 Storm that ripped through KANSAS the following information is for you. Thanks to my KS District Senator for sharing the information with me,
The Commissioner asked I send a quick note regarding the fires and storm damage across the state. While it’s too early to know the total impact of these events, we know constituents may reach out in the near future for assistance with insurance claims. Should you be contacted by constituents please send them our way so we can do our best to assist them. I am providing our consumer assistance division information below. Please do not hesitate to reach out at any time if we can assist you or your constituents on insurance related matters.
1-800-432-2484 (Kansas consumer hotline)
Insurance.kansas.gov (live chat with a real person available 8:30-4:30 M-F)
I am disgusted! I TRIED to find in depth reporting of the Wildfires that devastated 4 Counties in North Central Kansas and except for on small bleep on December 15th, no continuing coverage like the coverage in Kentucky and their tornadoes. BUT Minnesota was still mentioned because they had their first ever tornado in December.
Now don’t get me wrong, Kentucky was hit hard and that first ever thing with a tornado is memorable. However, California wildfires are ALWAYS on the news. You would think that the devastation of historical ranches and 400,000 acres would have gotten some news time. Even local stations that report aren’t explaining the financial impact of the communities affected and the years it will take to re-build these ranches and economies.
The ONLY way to find out about the extent of the damage is through Agriculture News sources. Thank God the Agriculture community can get the word out fast and they react much faster than the Federal Government. I bet Joe Biden won’t come to Kansas because we generally vote Republican (Yes I said it and it is the TRUTH). Maybe when the Democrats/Socialists Elite go hungry, they might start paying attention to the people who feed them and the world.
For now, I am sharing as much information as I can gather, to keep folks informed. There are still needs and you can help!
Fencing supplies are needed and LEATHER GLOVES for fixing fences and Truck drivers are needed to haul hay. People who can help build fences will be needed as well. Monetary donations are also being accepted. Livestock feed & supplies: hay, corn, All-Stock feed, salt and mineral, cattle cubes. Horse halters and leads.
Here are the contacts you need to help out. Fencing supplies: Natoma- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Paradise- Kim Hoisington 785-821-1074 Russell- Marsha Gier 785-844-5746 Ashley 785-445-9007
Monetary donations: Southwind Bank of Russell and Natoma 785-483-2300 and their web site is http://www.southwindbank.com Paradise United Methodist Church has an online site to donate. Make sure you designate it as Paradise Area Fire Relief. You can also mail donations to Paradise United Methodist Church P.O. Box 6 Paradise KS 67658.
While the towns were not damaged by the fires, they will take huge financial hits because of the loss of income of these farmers and ranchers who lost cattle, horses, farm equipment and their homes. A homeless farmer and rancher can’t feed the world folks. We need to get them back on their feet! Prayer is a big thing for folks on the Prairie and when we have been knock to our knees by disaster, there is no where to look but up. Pray for these farmers and ranchers and the communities!
Just a few notes about the wildfire recovery for the Paradise Kansas Area.
The have plenty of food, water and clothes donations for now.
Livestock Feed & fencing needs are still in high demand. Specific needs I am getting include Draxxin and vet supplies. Also, Truckers to haul hay are needed. They have run out of supplies at the local farm store and are sending people elsewhere for supplies. IF YOU can help out, please contact the following contacts.
HAY & FEED CONTACTS Natoma- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Paradise- Tanner Lyle 785-735-8024 Russell- Marsha Gier 785-844-5746
FENCING NEEDS Natoma- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Paradise- Kim Hoisington 785-821-1074 Russell- Marsha Gier 785-844-5746 Ashley – 785-445-9007
Labor & Equipment Natoma Area- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Area Wide: Marsha Gier 785-844-5746 Ashley 785-445-9007
PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE! This is not good going in to winter with no feed for animals that will now be more prone to illness due to smoke and stress of the fires. They have also lost farm equipment that is expensive to replace and their homes that some grew up in and have been the home to generations of their families.
**12/18/2021 Since this was written, I have learned of two deaths that are a direct result of the fires. Our hearts and prayers go out to those families of those who have passed away.**
12/17/2021 The area hit by the high winds and wildfires in Kansas this past Wednesday (Dec 15, 2021) is an area that earlier this year was hit with a flash flood that took a large part of Natoma, Kansas. Now they, along with other towns in that area are facing the devastating wildfires that destroyed what had just been re-built. No human lives have been lost to these fires and we pray there aren’t any lost. I know of one burn injury patient is in a Wichita hospital and we pray for a swift and complete recovery. The towns didn’t receive as much damaged as the ranches and farms around these communities, where most farmsteads were lost to the fires. Farmers and ranchers are now homeless and faced with loss of equipment and most of their livestock, which is their only income.
After speaking with many people involved with the cleanup, I can say that everyone is overwhelmed, exhausted, and in shock. They need our help! So, after following some leads, I have contact information for you if you want to help. Because the farmers and ranchers who feed YOU and the world, NEED YOUR HELP!
The Animal Hospital at Plainville, Kansas is taking dog and cat food donations as well as human hygiene products to put together packets for those in need. This is their list: All types of dog and cat food. Human hygiene products: Shampoo, soap, toothpaste/brushes, toilet paper, feminine products, hairbrushes/combs. You might also want to add razors and shaving cream to that list. You can call for address and hours for you to deliver to their office: 785-434-7222.
Monetary donations can be made to Southwind Bank in Russell and Natoma, Kansas. Phone number is 785-483-2300. Web site is Http://www.southwindbank.com. These donations will be administered by the Paradise United Methodist Church. The Paradise United Methodist Church has also set up an on-line donation site where you can donate and designate your donations for the Wildfire relief: https://paradiseks.churchtrac.com . Please designate on your donations : Paradise Area Fire Relief.
There hasn’t been an estimated count on the number of cattle lost as they are still searching for and euthanizing those that are beyond medical help and gathering those surviving animals. Many horses are victims of the fires, some were taken to local veterinarians, and several were taken to the Kansas State University Veterinary Hospital. Those bills will be astronomical, and I am sure donations would help lessen the stress of those who had to take their animals for veterinary care. You can also make donations to the Paradise United Methodist Church and designate that donation for the veterinary care of horses.
Specific needs at this time are listed below with the person of Contact for each area. One thing needed at all sites is Rubbermaid Totes/ plastic totes for those who go to collect their remaining belongings that have survived the fires.
Labor & Equipment- They need help, if you have time, they can use it! If you can help clean up or haul livestock and you have the truck & trailer or heavy equipment, it will be appreciated! Trucks to haul hay are needed too!
HAY & FEED CONTACTS
Natoma- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Paradise- Tanner Lyle 785-735-8024 Russell-Marsha Gier
FENCING NEEDS
Natoma- Iva Maier 785-885-4404 Paradise- Kim Hoisington 785-821-1074 Russell-Marsha Gier 785-844-5746 & Ashley 785-445-9007
LABOR & EQUIPMENT
Area Wide: Marsha Gier 785-844-5746 Ashley 785-445-9007
Natoma Area – Iva Maier 785-885-4404
We also need to keep these folks helping and those victims in our prayers!
Here are some links to videos of the devastation: Warning some show graphic scenes of dead livestock.
Let’s talk about term limits. Everyone knows that term limits would be beneficial to our country, yet those who will vote on such measures refused to do so because they themselves are probably career politicians. So, there is no way to limit the federal level unless we do it at the state level. What am I talking about? I’m talking about limiting the years of service of those we send to Washington DC by setting up a constitutional amendment at the state level! Yes, a simple amendment to the Kansas constitution could easily limit those we send to Washington DC.
Term limits of 12 years for all elected offices could be a simple amendment to the Kansas constitution. This amendment would include those serving at the city and county levels as well as the state and federal level period now while some people would argue that at the city and county level it is hard to find someone to fill those elected posts. I disagree. It is the duty of all American citizens to serve their country in some role throughout their life. Some consider jury duty good enough, others think running for office is the way they should go. The problem is that when we have career politicians were more likely to see corruption. By limiting their service to 12 years total we could cut back on corruption.
We only need to look at Washington DC and the many years that people like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell it’s some of the others have been in office to see that we need a way to control those we sent to Washington DC. There’s even one representative from the state of Alaska that has been in office in that same position for almost 50 years! And the American people wonder why there isn’t any change in Washington DC! These people go to Washington DC saying that they’ll change things they go and see a cesspool and then they find out it’s a Whirlpool and refuse to leave. So, it is up to people like you and I to make those changes. If the state of Kansas sets up a term limit to representatives and senators that we send to Washington DC other states will follow.
Not only do we need to have term limits of 12 years for elected offices, but we should also have term limits for heads of bureaucracies in government. I am not opposed to someone serving a career in an office at any level, it is serving at the head of that office or bureaucracy that becomes a problem. It is easy for a person to become corrupted if they find that they have power and there’s no one there to hold them in check with an election. I believe these two changes would have an immense effect on government.
One can look at senator Jerry Moran service in Washington DC and say that he’s had a long run. He’s been there too long because he has forgotten the people of Kansas. Former Senator Pat Roberts was that way as well. Times are changing and we must for the sake of our country make these changes at the state level to make changes and control the federal level. Our founding fathers set our country up in a way that made the states more powerful than the federal government, yet we see the opposite, but it is happening now.
They say stupidity is doing the same thing repeatedly, yet we elect career politicians to the same office year after election year. It’s time to put this stupidity away and make changes and limit those who are elected. Perhaps they will stay more focused and won’t be easily corrupted. Many of these career politicians just laugh when they hear that somebody else is going to run against them because they have a war chest for elections that prevents the little guys like you and I even running for office. We must make changes at the state level before we can see any changes on the national level.
I am sick and tired: of people posting things on Facebook that imply that “no one cares for me”. You know, those sad ugly puppy dog photos or a person in a wheelchair or who has a facial or some other type of deformity. I am sick of those posts! I care about people, I don’t treat people or animals different because they are different. If they want to be treated normally, don’t draw attention to yourself. I respect you AS YOU ARE. You don’t deserve a special hello or birthday wish. Because I respect you as you are.
I am sick and tired of all the Facebook posts about “If you reject me, I will reject you” that is supposedly from Jesus Christ. I am a child of God, washed in the Blood. I stand up and say what needs to be said as a Christian, I don’t appreciate people trying to shame me because I won’t forward that post on, because you aren’t a Christian if you don’t forward the post. My life as a Christian isn’t defined by Facebook, my life as a Christian is defined by the things I do, the love I share and the help I give, when someone needs it and I do so willingly. Shaming a fellow Christian for not forwarding a post can be detrimental to a young Christian. Just don’t do it. Say “I love you or Jesus Loves you.” Don’t put conditions on passing it on!
I am sick and tired of people accusing those of us in Agriculture, of destroying out planet. WE AREN’T! Animal Rights Extremists and Environmental Terrorists spread their fake bull feces in order to control the population, force them into believing their bull squeeze. They said it would take CENTURIES for the land around Mount Saint Helens to return, after the volcano blew its top. The truth is, the land started healing as soon as the first rains came. The beauty of Nature healing itself is by far grander than anything man could have attempted. Farmers and Ranchers have been improving practices for eons. Learning as we go, understanding how the land works, how beneficial the soil biology is and how we can manipulate our management practices to work in conjunction with the land. And let us not forget about the Carbon (AKA Greenhouse gasses) that are released into the atmosphere. Cow farts are NOT endangering our planet. Humans in huge cities are. Why is it okay for smog and pollution to be in cities yet cows get the blame for endangering humans? And the Rain forests of South America are not the best for sequestration of carbon, the Prairies are!
I am sick and tired of the agendas that government officials and bureaucrats that are power hungry and hung up on themselves who have this deranged ideology that they know better than the rest of us when they have little or no real life experiences outside of an office in Washington DC. I say let’s put them out on the farm and see what they can do, if they can figure out things. Let’s see if they can stick their arm in the back end of a cow or goat to SAVE a baby. Would they have any idea what to do without anyone helping them? If they have come from a real farm, they might know what to do, but if they don’t and they are telling us how to farm, they should go haul manure from a feed yard or drain abscesses from an animal that has a really bad abscess and then know exactly what to give them to heal up. Let’s not forget the withdraw period on antibiotics too you great know-it-all bureaucrat!
I am sick and tired of people declaring others racist, sexist or a white supremist just to make them look bad. They defame people, try to shame them, even when they are within the law to protect themselves. The way I see things now. Government no longer protects the law abiding citizen. According to John Locke, we then fall under the Law of Nature and that law is as it always has been; survival of the fittest.
So, just a warning to all. I am sick and tired of all the bovine feces that everyone is spewing. Don’t expect me to take it, I WILL shove it back and down your throat.
Happy Thanksgiving, safe travels. God Bless you and God Save America from potty pants Joe,
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted by a jury of his peers this afternoon. It seems that the prosecution could not prove that Rittenhouse went to Kenosha to kill but rather protect and in the process, he was attacked. This young man did what any real man would do, protect himself from the threat. Which up until the trial, the threat was not given but rather this young man was demonized by a news media that had a narrative and that narrative failed this time. In fact, the State was so set on putting this white young man in jail, they didn’t think they needed to provide the defense with all the evidence and that in itself almost cost them the case. But the jury did finally get evidence and they deliberated and found him not guilty. Still, the media declares him guilty, a criminal who got off when they wear blinders about Hillary “What does it Matter?” Clinton destroying emails, Russian Collusion and Hunter Biden’s “paid gigs” and his Dad, Crappy Pants Biden’s criminal activities (Now there is a whole sh*t load of miscarriage of justice for you.).
I am so happy that Kyle was acquitted but will he ever be free of the media, smears and the Leftist agenda? I hope this young man and his whole family find a way to “disappear from evil eyes”. I do not feel he is going to be safe without changing his identity and moving to another part of the country. He is now a target of those loony leftists who are capable of evil at every turn. I feel for the Rittenhouse family. Their lives will never be the same. Hell, Kyle’s life changed forever when he protected himself from criminals. Taking a life is not something you can do and not be negatively affected for the rest of your life. He has to live with the fact that he took two lives, even if he did it to protect himself. That will weigh heavily on him if he ever has to defend himself again. I pray he never has to be in that situation again.
This young man has been labelled a white supremist by Poopy Pants Biden and there is no proof of that. I hope this kid’s lawyer is up to going after those who attack this kid because he needs to have this stuff stop, there is a limit to character assassination and it has been breached.
The Left has set up agendas that have brought us to this point, with hopes of banning guns but it has done the opposite; the need for protection is even greater now and we will see more folks defending themselves as the crazies continue their chaos.
I am writing on behalf of all those Americans who you want to subdue and force us to live a life of false narratives full of bull feces. We totally reject anything and everything you claim is good for us and the country. This includes the New Green Deal, Infrastructure and the closing down of pipelines. These are just a start, but let me enlighten you on what these three things will do to those of us who live with less than $25,000 a year income.
The New Green Deal would require us to have an electric car. Those cars cost an average $19,000 MORE than a gas car. How am I to pay for that thing? I cannot afford a new car. Charging a car up every month would add around $300 a month if I was to drive 2000 miles or more a month, which I do when you consider I live in the country. Oh, by the way, how do I get my vehicle to run if the temperatures are below 20 degrees? Will you com jump start me when the darn thing freezes up midway to town? Or worse yet when we have to drive to Wichita for doctor appointments (over 100 miles). How about my tractor? Those things are hard to start in the wintertime with diesel fuel. The cattle need to be fed. And don’t forget the fart tax on all my cows, I understand it is about $4500 for my beef and $6500 for my dairy cows which by the way, produce less methane than all of New York City in a single day. (Agriculture responsible for about 2% of methane gas released and animal agriculture is less than the 2% Ag puts out.) We can’t sell our cattle for $1.50 a pound, how the holy hell do we justify operating at a financial loss? I raise meat goats and take them out to do weed and brush control, to keep the environment safer from chemicals. I have to drive a gas pickup and gas is $3.60/gallon for my pickup and it has to take premium fuel to run good. My farmer friends who raise grain crops operate diesel tractors, combines and forage harvesters. What sized battery would be needed to operate 14-18 hours a day to get the crops in? Let’s not forget the renewable power you want. Remember Texas freezing up last February? The windmills failed. With the lack of sunshine, solar panels fail. What the hell do you want us to do, live in the dark and freeze our boobs and nuts off? All these “green ideas’ are NOT SUSTAINABLE! You can live that idealistic dream and stop flying fossil fuel planes. We the PEOPLE will stick to what works!
Let’s talk infrastructure. That new infrastructure bill seems to go for everything but infrastructure, which includes roads, bridges and power grids. From what I’ve heard and seen, your cronies think bribing small town news papers, radio stations and television stations to hire more reporters is part of infrastructure. What part of “FREE SPEECH” don’t you get? Government needs to stay out of the press just like it needs to stay the hell away from Religion! Critical Race Theory is not part of infrastructure yet I believe it is included to teach in schools and what about this EQUITY feces? NONE of that FECES should be included.
When you took office, you closed down a oil pipeline which resulted in immediate LOSS OF JOBS for thousands. You certainly don’t endear yourself to the PEOPLE. Your hatred for Trump keeps you from admitting that for once in a very long while, we were energy independent. People were driving places, making the economy thrive. Now we struggle to get supplies we need for building houses, helping others and just making ends meet. My small business took a $13,000 hit this summer just to pay my gas bill to drive to my customer’s work sites. I barely make $20,000 a year with my business and taking that big of a hit will REDUCE the taxes I pay into your greedy hands.
Fortunately, I know how to live off the land, have hunting skills beyond using guns (try to get mine and you will find out how tough I really am). Unfortunately for all those city slickers, they don’t have those skills. And you thought covid vaccines was your population control! Only those of us in the country will survive.
So Joe, I suggest you get Jill to take you home and put you in the nursing home. Kamala needs to go back to Willie, Nancy needs to buy a liquor store and live in it and Chucky needs to buy a pair of glasses that doesn’t stretch his nose to his bottom lip. AOC can find a country that will tolerate her dumb as a rock mentality and the lame stream media that follows you all should make porno films. Leave the rest of us the flu ck ALONE.
P.S. Remember, there are more of us than you! Once this bear decides it has been poked on enough, you WILL not have a chance to run and hide.
I spent almost 5 hours listening to the hearings that were held in Topeka on October 30, 2021. The hearings were about the mask mandates. Wow! The People showed up and were very adamantly opposed to the Government overreach! Many stated they were not Anti-Vaccine but were against Government Oppression! Bravo! People for and against Covid Vaccines on the same side, opposing the tyranny of the Government! Each respecting the other’s views, working together, toward one goal, to get the State to stand up against the Federal Government’s threats. There was even on lady who said she was a liberal but has changed her ideology when she was what was happening! She even pulled her kids out of public schools, to protect them! Amazing!
What was perfectly clear throughout the hearing was the PEOPLE were FED UP with the lack of ACTION in the Kansas State Legislature and not calling for a special session to deal with the situation. I think it wouldn’t take much to see the PEOPLE take up pitchforks and shovels, to get their point across. I could feel it, even through the video. The PEOPLE are pissed and won’t take it any more. IF the Legislature doesn’t act, I foresee many changes of faces in Topeka. There was even an offer from one group who stated they will stand behind the Legislators when they stand up against the Federal Government! This was a group that is part of the militia! Way to go! The drums are beating and we will march together! This Patriot is excited.
It was interesting that the demographics of the people were largely from areas neat Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence but also from Wichita and other parts of Kansas. They took the time to be heard and participate. You should join in the movement or another movement to stop the Federal Government overreach. Hearings on the 30×30 will be coming up soon, we hope and your testimony is vital. You can even call legislators to let them know what you think on any topic. You can get contact information by going to the Kansas Legislature page: kslegislature.org
Educated Cowpuncher 