 As we sit here watching a Democrat Socialist take over one of the largest cities in the US, and a ‘moderate” Democrat take over Virginia, the American People get to see first-hand what’s in store if Democrats take back the Senate and House in the Mid-Terms!
Looking at NYC, we see a man that has never had a real job (he’s 34 and has lived off of parents’ money), and today a week after a major snowstorm (That we had a week’s notice it was coming) hit, show NYC and the rest of the world what is happening--trash not picked up, streets still full of snow, ice trapping vehicles where they sit, and a death toll over 14 so far! All that Free stuff people voted for...well, it isn’t happening, and in fact bus and train fees went up! In Virginia we saw a woman run on being a “moderate” Democrat only to turn around day one and go with raising taxes on things the common man uses! Taxes on Uber Eats, dry cleaning, dog walking, weapons, ammunition, and wealth are the agenda! I never knew you could tax the middle class into wealth! Now Virginians are realizing the “moderate” Democrat was anything but, and that she would tell you anything to get elected. Here’s a wise rhetorical question: “How do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving!” Some would say that about all politicians, but when they tell you what they are and what their plans are, and you still vote for them...really? These are the people that lied about COVID and MADE you get the shot or lose your job! Remember young people started having heart issues after the shot and some died. This is the party that arrested people sitting on the beach during COVID with no one around! Our military suffered great loss of pilots and others that refused to get the shot! Our Military recruiting never made mission during the Biden four years! Now we are busting recruiting numbers well before the end of the fiscal year because people trust the leadership! This was the party that told you “Joe Biden was at the top of his game.” Then that following June Debate showed us he was far from it. Then they installed Harris like a King without a single vote! I guess that’s why they have No KINGs day; so they don’t repeat that disaster again! Remember Biden and Harris were all for Illegal immigration and told us the border was secure! All this happened while millions illegally entered, and fentanyl poured in across our borders! With securing our borders, drug deaths have dropped by over 20 %! Murder rates are down to their lowest since the early 1900s! (do you think the correlation between criminals being sent home had anything to do with it?) Biden lost over 300,000 children coming across the border illegally and now we have found over 145,000, but we still need to find the rest that were human trafficked into prostitution, sweat shops, and other places. This is our 250th Anniversary. Do we want more? Ours was a Social Experiment that many didn’t think would last, and it seems the Democrats want to stop our way of life while having us dependent on the government for housing, medical, food etc. We saw how well Obamacare worked! It had to be subsidized to make it work, and the only people that benefited from it were the insurance companies! Elections have consequences not only for Federal and state but also for local elections. In Pahrump you have a County Commissioner openly telling people, “We need to elect this individual, so I have my 3rd vote to pass everything!” That doesn’t sound like he is in it for the community, but for himself. You have Anthony Greco in District 4 and Matt Sadler in District 5 running to make the Board of County Commissioners more community-representative and not just another vote for one Commissioner. As you look at voting make sure you get All the information about the candidates. Which ones have been active in your community supporting the major events in the town year after year? If you haven’t seen them helping” the community up until now, why would you think “Now they’ll work for the community?” Anthony and Matt have been involved for years in the town and will work to make the Nye County Commissioners more ‘community-focused.’ Some Commissioners are against that aspect of ‘working for the people.” These two aren’t. Elections have Consequences, make sure you don’t wake up after the election and regret voting for someone that doesn’t know the town, isn’t involved with the town, and is just a 3rd vote for one county commissioner who supports him and is pushing for him! Patrick Nary Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)
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What gives me hope for America – despite what many politicians or media talking heads tell us?1/28/2026  I’m showing my age now but if Robin Williams’ character, Mork from the planet Ork, broadcast in the late 70’s TV show “Mork and Mindy,” were to land his spaceship anywhere in the United States and only watch the mainstream news reports, he would probably get back into his spaceship and head straight back to Ork (I’m sure yelling, “Nanu nanu”). The news reports would make him believe this country is broken and beyond repair. He would think our citizens, young and old, members of Congress, and Governors and mayors of many (blue) states are ready to throw in the towel. Mork would believe our educational systems are failing our young people and this great country we’ve built for nearly 250 years is on a path towards nothing but violence and despair. He would get the heck out of Dodge.
But Mork would be wrong. He needs to look beyond the headlines and look at what the actual people of this great country are doing on a daily basis. I read a true story recently about a journalist who, last year, found herself with her husband in a small town in western Virginia. They wandered into a tavern where the locals were celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States Army (for my fellow Army vets, I say, “Hooahh!”). They had a nice local band and she wrote that the crowd was “old and young, black and white, gay and straight.” Despite their differences, these neighbors all seemed to know each other and made the personal choice to get together for a shared historic purpose. Their conversations showed a variety of diverse political opinions but each and every one of them were polite and respectful. They greeted one another warmly and recognized the veterans in the crowd. I believe this is a prime example of small-town America and something that continues to give me hope for the future of America. I expect such celebrations occurred across the U.S. in towns and cities, large and small. I see some of the same kind of behavior here in Pahrump. I look at reports of major catastrophes, from car wrecks to fires to earthquakes and floods, and see neighbors helping neighbors and strangers helping strangers, not for money or glory but because it is the right thing to do and they are kind, caring people. This is what gives me hope. When we were vacationing in The Netherlands many years ago, we took our son to a large public pool with a wave machine. My lovely bride pointed to a young girl at the bottom of the pool after the wave machine had stopped and she didn’t seem to be moving and was being ignored. No one was reacting. I didn’t ignore her because she wasn’t my child. I didn’t call for a lifeguard because it wasn’t my job. I dove under the water, grabbed her, lifted her to the side of the pool, and started CPR until the lifeguards finally arrived. It was the right thing to do. These are the types of things I hear and read about every day across America…these acts should be reported on, not all the negative news reporting that seems to dominate every news cycle. I grow tired of the “lame” stream media always using “if it bleeds, it leads” to report the news. Let’s celebrate the good things everyday citizens do daily because it is the right thing to do…because it is the kind thing to do. Despite how the media might paint America, I continue to believe that the majority of Americans will do the right thing. The soldiers I served with during my twenty-four-year Army career were doing the right thing. They weren’t doing it for glory or a paycheck (those that served know you don’t get rich serving in the military). They were doing it for what I believe was a higher purpose…they felt an obligation to serve our country and help maintain what so many of our citizens take for granted. Many lost their lives doing the right thing for the battle buddy serving alongside them and for this great country. They should be celebrated as heroes. They should be celebrated together with our first responders – the firefighters who run into burning buildings and the brave law enforcement officers who run towards the sound of gunfire to save lives – and our medical professionals who work long hours without any call for recognition or glory. These groups of brave citizens across the U.S. give me hope for this country. It’s always been one of my strongest desires that a prerequisite for serving in Congress is to have served in the military. When these veterans then serve in Congress, they have a better understanding and basis for voting on such things as military pay, veteran healthcare, and may think twice before sending our loved ones into hostile fire zones. Serving in the military and deploying overseas also gives you a greater appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy. I served 18 of my 24 years deployed outside of the U.S. It gave me, my wife, and my son (who lived overseas from the second grade through high school graduation) a greater appreciation for America, the opportunities it offers, and the freedoms we enjoy. I have no regrets serving in the military. I even wrote an earlier article, “Hooahh! Is a career in the military for you?” in Issue 8 of the Grassroot Conservative eMagazine, and would invite you to read it. (Sorry, I’ll get off my military soapbox now.) The pundits, politicians from both sides of the aisle at the national and local level, and talking heads on TV and the internet are telling us this great Republic is falling apart, the current situation is hopeless, the President is leading us down a path we may never recover from, and to rebel (which many interpret as a plea for violence). They are wrong. Despite what the news reports or our elected (mostly blue) politicians say, the things I see being done by your “average” citizen every day and in every state, and the heroes who serve day in and day out, give me hope. Most of our politicians do not inspire me or give me hope for this country. It’s not the professional athletes, musicians, or actors celebrated as “heroes” that give me hope for America. Their taking a “brave” stand by repeating some catchphrase for more clicks on the internet don’t give me hope. It is the individual citizen who does the right thing only because it is right; it’s the ones who serve in the military; it’s our first responders; and, it’s those that serve their community in ways big and small to improve things for everyone without any expectation of recognition or glory. They are the ones who should be celebrated and who give me hope. I hope it does the same for you, too. Jerry Hashimura Pahrump, NV Grassroot Conservative Contributor  Save the date ladies! Men, save the date for your lady friends. Sunday May 3rd at Nevada Treasure RV Resort in Pahrump, women will be served and treated to a wonderful afternoon of fellowship, finger-foods, entertainment, great speakers and of course, tea! Early bird pricing is available at the link below! This is shaping up to be a perennial must-attend event in Nye County. God Bless!
-Matt Sadler https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-4th-annual-conservative-womens-tea-tickets-1981500911567?aff=oddtdtcreator  I read an interesting article recently about America’s upcoming 250-year celebration that inspired me to write this article (please remember, my “inspiration meter” is set pretty low).
When we talk about the upcoming July 4th, we inevitably talk about it being the 250th birthday of the United States. In fact, this past New Year’s Eve, the first image projected on the Washington Monument to start the year was a 250-foot birthday candle. But is this really the way we should refer to this upcoming historic day for America. Birthdays usually don’t celebrate the birth itself; it marks the time since that moment. Happy 40th birthday doesn’t celebrate the day you were born but the day you reached 40 years on this earth. Birthdays may talk about the road you travelled during that time and the growth and development following your birth but not your actual birth; after all, you and I didn’t accomplish a lot on the day of our birth. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we shouldn’t celebrate the growth and development of this great nation – we should. America has grown immensely since 1776 and accomplished much. It’s the reason so many people have a desire to come to this country, legally and illegally. But this 250th celebration is more than a mere birthday. Much, much more. Many use the word “anniversary” to mark this upcoming event. A wedding anniversary comes close and is a surprisingly appropriate analogy. A wedding marks a commitment to start something together; to start on a path together to become more than just one. One of the many things we should celebrate on July 4th is this commitment 250 years ago to start down this road together. At times, this might seem counterintuitive, our founding fathers committing us to start something together, since the Declaration of Independence came from a decision to separate ourselves from British rule, not unite. But the Declaration starts by describing itself as “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” Note that the word “united” is not capitalized…at that time it was a description not a proper name. So, the Declaration of Independence not only announced a break from British rule but a joining of the thirteen colonies. (I wrote an article on exactly this topic of unity that was published in the Grassroot Conservative eMagazine, Issue 12, published July 16, 2025. I would invite you to read it if you missed it.) I like to go back in history to get inspired by words written by great Americans that I can strive to match but likely never will. History is what motivates me to try and write better each and every time I sit down at my keyboard. I go back to Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech – the Gettysburg Address. It begins with words so many of us will never erase from our internal hard drive: “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Take a moment and think about what these words really mean. They are truly inspirational on what our founding fathers “conceived” and “brought forth” in this “new nation” – the United States of America. We should celebrate what these men did and how far we have come since that day. America was founded almost 250 years ago…you and I were not its founders, we inherited it. I was born here, as many of you were, and my lovely bride legally immigrated and is now a proud American who has fully embraced her citizenship, as many before her did. While we are not founders or descended from the original founders, we did and continue to do our best to make America better. I think it is incumbent upon us to leave things better than we found it. I would hope all American citizens feel the same (despite what I see daily on the news). This is one of the motivations for my serving 24 years in the Army; I felt an obligation to this great country (the three generations of my family born in America have all had men that served in the military). I am writing this article on Martin Luther King Day. A very great man, in my humble opinion, who did much to advance civil rights in this country. So, I thought it appropriate to end this article by saying no matter how much division I see in our government and among its citizens, “I have a dream,” too, of a better America. As The Reverend Doctor King said so eloquently, “…we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence…I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” As we begin to celebrate America’s 250th year, let’s all try to live by Dr. King’s words of non-violence and conducting any struggle we might face “on the high plane of dignity and discipline” and not “degenerate into physical violence.” Jerry Hashimura Pahrump, NV |
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