OMG! 9-1-1 Lone Star is back for a 2nd Season.

Fox Renews ‘9-1-1’ for Season 4 and Spinoff ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ for Season 2

911LS is the totally plausible story of Austin (TX) Fire Department leadership, decimated by disaster, visiting NYC - because everyone knows they are wicked smart up there, and diverse, to hire a new chief. And just so everyone is clear, its not to make Austin FD the very best in the country, but the most diverse. Because naturally, diversity trumps quality.

Owen Strand, played by the aging hunk, Rob Lowe, is a proven firefighter who helped rebuild FDNY after 9/11. His experience post tragedy should be sufficient, but the Austin rep wants to shock those Austin rednecks into the 21st century with the wokest FD on the planet. If that weren't enough pressure, his fabulously out and proud son is also a firefighter, an opioid addict, and attempts suicide after being rejected by another out and proud man in the very first episode. But even with all that, the sadistic screenwriters infect Strand with early stage lung cancer, fallout from 9/11 - AND a rapidly receding hair line - I'm not joking.

To help resolve all of those issues, father and son move to Austin, Texas, to show us hayseeds just how to hold our hoses.

The hiring montage takes us on a nationwide quest to find the wokest firefighters in the country.

Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani, the misunderstood female Muslim, who plays by her own rules.
Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland, a trans man who wants to be free to live as he/she desires, and as a diversity bonus, he is an African American with wicked threat assessment skills.
Julian Works as Mateo Chavez, the severely dyslexic kid who must keep his job or be deported.
Jim Parrack, of True Blood fame, as the sole survivor of the explosion that killed the former team. He suffers from PTSD, and although married to an African American dispatcher, he is the obligatory red neck/racist of the bunch.

A few other surprises...
Liv Tyler, sheds her Elvish immortality, to play EMS captain Michelle Blake, and a possible love interest of Rob Lowe.
The lovely Lyndsy Fonseca as Iris Blake: Michelle's missing sister. - I never saw her, as I did not make it through the season.

One of their first calls is to settle a dispute between neighbors, a family cooking Barbacoa in their backyard, and an elderly woman who plays the evil racist. When she feigns a heart attack, her racism/worldview prevents any of the crew from rendering mouth-to-mouth. All this is done to prove what a backwater state Texas is, and that if it weren't for the outreach of Hollywood, exposing and enlightening us, can we ever march forward into the Utopia that awaits..

Its somewhat comical that this show would be based in Austin, the most progressive city in Texas. But I still take offense to everything about the show. This is an attack on Texas, Christians, and Conservatism. And, I am simply tired of the same narrative coming forth from the national media in both NYC/LA. I lived in NJ for a year, and have traveled often for business and pleasure to both cities. I have found that racism exists just as much in the studios of LA, as they do in the NYC office buildings. The tension, and even violence exists on the street wherever cultures or economic differences clash.

I find it humorous that Hollywood still thinks that Texans are automatically homophobic. And that if it weren't for the wisdom of actors and producers, we would never know who they are, and how racist/homophobic we really are. My very first agency job, I had a homosexual boss. My second job, I had a lesbian boss. We worked together just fine. As a Christian, I'm called to love. God will ultimately do the judging. I have no hate in my heart for anyone lost in sin. Quite the contrary, like God, I want all folks saved, so they may enjoy His love. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)

Not everyone is a Christian, or thinks like me. However, I betcha Texans are far more tolerant of social deviation than most places. We love LIBERTY. As long as you aren't attempting to harm us, Texans will stay out of your business. Not all states and metro areas can say that.


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This Is The Biggest Storm Since...

I pray for all those who have experienced loss during Hurricane Sandy and hope every family can recover quickly. Its never pleasant when a natural disaster occurs. I'm sure the people in New York and New Jersey see about as many hurricanes as I see major ice storms in Dallas, Texas. And its certainly not easy to prepare for something that occurs so infrequently.

Even before landfall, the warmanistas were already staking their claims to Hurricane Sandy as proof that global warming exists - and we must take immediate action to stop it. Sadly, their plans often include laundering taxpayer money through bankrupt "green" companies, which hardly seems like a prudent strategy to combat global warming, or to help a struggling economy.

In times like these, we need a little perspective. Accurate records for Atlantic hurricanes only go back so far for the United States. But there are reports of storms hitting the East Coast all the way back to the 12th Century. There were 3 storms in 1888 that hit New England, and 2 in 1869, 1893, 1954, 1972, and 1985. The further back in time, the less accurate the records. There is no way of knowing how many storms made landfall that went unnoticed, or were not recorded for posterity.

It wasn't that long ago that a certain well known climate charlatan was making movies, receiving a Nobel Prize, and telling the UN that hurricanes were getting more frequent and more dangerous. He was back on camera this week, using his best scary voice to tell us that Hurricane Sandy was, “a disturbing sign of things to come.”

In a very disturbing speech to the UN in 2005, and a noteworthy performance that should have won an Academy Award, Al Gore breathlessly blamed George Bush for everything from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, in the latter case, apparently the local government in Democrat-controlled New Orleans gets a pass for their ineptness. The global warming pope himself made the following outrageous predictions.

Now, the scientific community is warning us that the average hurricane will continue to get stronger because of global warming. A scientist at MIT has published a study well before this tragedy showing that since the 1970s, hurricanes in both the Atlantic and the Pacific have increased in duration, and in intensity, by about 50%. The newscasters told us after Hurricane Katrina went over the southern tip of Florida that there was a particular danger for the Gulf Coast of the hurricanes becoming much stronger because it was passing over unusually warm waters in the gulf.

Poppycock. Its almost as if nature likes mocking Al Gore. Every wacky prediction he makes falls short. Since his proclamation of doom, the US has gone 7 years without a major hurricane (Cat 3+) making landfall - blowing past the previous record set between 1900 and 1906. That does not mean that hurricanes cannot, or will not be dangerous. But the assertion that global warming is making them more frequent and/or more dangerous is obviously flawed.

Technology, such as satellites, computers, and aircraft, has made it much easier to spot and track hurricanes and tropical storms in the modern era. Media proliferation has made it much more accessible for everyone to be aware of hurricanes globally. That would help explain any perceived increase in storms in the last 40 years. 2005 was a deadly year for major hurricanes with 7 in the Atlantic. But even without the advantages of modern technology, that number was matched in 1961, and surpassed in 1950 (8). In the preceding centuries, that number may have been eclipsed several times, but we simply have no accurate records to prove this.

Hurricane Sandy, as destructive as it may have been, was just barely a Category 1 storm when it hit the coast. I'm sure architects and engineers never considered the once a decade possibility of a direct hit from a hurricane as they were building New Jersey and New York. Just like New Orleans would probably not be placed below sea level in prime hurricane country if it were being founded today. Hopefully, in both cases, rebuilding will take into consideration future storms.

Hurricanes come, natural disasters occur, and as Solomon says, there is nothing new under the Sun. Speaking of Scripture, in that same speech to the UN, Al Gore invoked God's Word. He quotes Proverbs 29:18 - where there is no vision, the people perish. He cuts the verse short and uses the King James Version. When you look at this same complete verse in other translations, the meaning becomes much more dynamic.

When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful. Proverbs 29:18 NLT

Stay with me while I tie this together. God's Law is simply summed up as - Love your Heavenly Father with all your heart, and love others as yourself. If you love God and others, you do not lie. Nor do you sow fear and deception. Its one thing to promote a belief that mankind is destroying the planet, however wrong and misguided that may be. It takes on a much more sinister nature when you knowingly deceive folks, and then try to profit from it. 

There are many reasons why Americans have rejected the global warming hysteria. Chief among these is that many Americans are Christians who know to reject fear, and those that use it for political purposes. I will never be motivated by fear or deception - both weapons of the enemy.

Quite a few Americans, like myself, have also been on this planet long enough to recognize that not every single weather event is the biggest, worst, coldest, warmest, or longest that has ever been. When we hear claims like these, we recognize them as laughable exaggerations. And when these weather events are politicized to push a "green" agenda, we rightly recognize them as propaganda.

Climate change has happened in the past, and will continue to occur in the future, with or without man. And there are far too many factors beyond man's control that influence the global climate, chief among these is the Sun. It is irresponsible to utilize a weather event, such as Hurricane Sandy, and the suffering of those that endure it, to score cheap political points for a highly controversial belief system. But then again idolatry, placing creation and even man above its Creator, has been around since the beginning of time. Solomon had it right, there is nothing new under the Sun.


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Forget 9/11?

Liberal writers make me laugh. Take E. J. Dionne - I believe his initials stand for Embrace Jihad, but don't quote me on that. Dionne wrote a stunning piece on how we all need to forget 9/11 and get on with our lives. I may have to read it again. Because I believe he may have even quoted Rodney King, "Why can't we all get along."

It amazes me how quickly people forget history. 9/11 wasn't just an isolated incident. It was a meticulously planned mission designed to strike at the heart of America. Almost 3,000 people lost their lives within an hour. Had the 4th plane been successful, that number may have been even higher.

The terrorist attack on September 11 was just another in a long line of attacks and attempted attacks on America, Americans and American interests that have dated back to when this country was first founded.

Let's do a quick review of some of the more recent ones:

February 26, 1993 - World Trade Center Bombing

June 25, 1996 - Khobar Towers Saudi Arabia targeting US troops

February 24, 1997 - Empire State building shooting by Palestinian terrorist

August 7, 1998 - US Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya

December 14, 1999 - Port Angeles, Washington 2000 Millenium plot foiled

October 12, 2000 - USS Cole

September 11, 2001 - World Trade Center 2

December 22, 2001 - Shoe Bomb plot foiled

October 2002 - Beltway snipers

August 10, 2006 - Heathrow Airport (American-bound planes) plot foiled

May 7, 2007 - Fort Dix plot foiled

June 1, 2009 - Little Rock, Arkansas recruiting station shooting

November 5, 2009 - Fort Hood shooting

May 1, 2010 - Times Square attempted car bombing

As much as liberals would like to pretend that everything is all peaches and cream, there is obviously a determined enemy that is continually finding new ways to terrorize this country and its citizens.

Yes, America needs to be economically strong. But that will never happen with the current President and a Congress out for their own interests and not what is best for the nation. Economic strength can only come from shrinking government and reducing the insanity of Federal regulations and taxes. But not even that will help if we live in fear of yet another terrorist attack.

We ignored the terrorist threat during the Clinton administration, treating each new attack as a law enforcement matter. What did that get us? An even more terrifying attack.

Embrace Jihad Mr. Dionne. I want no part of it!