Definition of Opinion:  A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.

Please be respectful to others with differing opinions. 

DeWitt Bacon

Frank, I'm sure that Israel's intelligence services are also getting plenty of help from our intelligence department as well. Trump is backing them up.

Bill RIHS

Israel has their shit together! One of Israel's spokes person said their planning has been in the works for 10 years. 🙏🙏🙏 amen!

Michael Wetzel

Israel, needs to finish Iran now !...Not just have conversations with Iran, like Trump, and other countries prefer Total waste of time, as far as I'm concerned................

Michael Kelly

Frank W. in your 15118 you mentioned that Trump proved Gavin Newsome was a liar, by calling up his Calls on Air Force Ooe to show that Trump has called Nuisance about his dereliction of Duty in responding to the Calif. Riots Part 4, And that got me to wondering if the same Lying Inconsistency can be proven against Nancy Pelosi because Trump released to her  the use of 15,000 Troops for the January 6, Frame Up on Trump for Jan. 6, when they accused Him of  Stirrinp Up a Riot in DC. It is past time to get Rid of all these Lying Rats, and that is an insult to Rats, who keep triying to destroy our Country and Scapegoat him in the process. Today, seems like the Felons here illegally have calmied down to a degree. Hope it stays that way.  I live in Kern County now, in California City, California so they are not going to come up here this far from Drugs and Booze to Riot. Plus the people in Kern County are not as tolerant of BS as the people in LA County happen to be. I beieve during the Kangaroo Court that they had over Jan 6, Trump introduced evidence that he had made it evident to Pelosi that National Guard were available, but she refused them, but still insisted he did not do anything to stop the so called DC Insureection. 

Michael Kelly

According to The Blaze, Brevard County, Fla. Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a Public Statement, that any and all Rioters encountered by ICE in Florida, committing Arson, and attacking Enforcement Officers, would be met with Force, including Deadly Force, if necessary. The pictures of Dead Rioters would be published, and the bodies would be DNA tested, and their Relatives would be notified asap. He indicated that such violence would not be treated with appeasement as on the West Coast (here in California) but would be handled to preserves the lives and property of US Citizens.The Statement was Intended to be a WARNING. The Attorney General of Florida was adamant in backing the Sheriff up in his Statement.

Lester Cox

Michael, I lost my dad when I was a junior in high school and 17 years old. One great lesson he taught me was how he hated a liar and simply don't be a liar. He used to say a liar is way worse than a thief, because you can lock up a thief and you typically cannot lock up a liar. I know everyone tells a lie from time to time, mostly harmless little lies like when you don't feel good and your wife asks you how you feel and you respond that you feel fine. Normally those harmful little lies do no harm to anyone. I think people elected to congress actually must take a course in effective lying. If I could just get a penny for every lie told by our elected officials, I'd split it with all of you and we'd all get millions of dollars. 

Frank Wiley

Hey Les, Maybe Billions of dollars.  One of the biggest jobs of Media is to investigate and call out the lies of politicians.  The problem with most media is that they are complicit!

Frank Wiley

Some of you, and probably most of you have never been involved with Golf.  Today J.J.Spahn (the Son of a half Mexican/Fillipino Mother and a Caucasian Father won the U.S. Open.  The amazing thing about golf is that no matter what the Nationalality of the winner, or the Race of the winner, the audience (including me) cheers the winner.  (Yes we cheer a little louder for an American win).  We are probably the only country in the world that has a Major winner with nearly as much racial diversity as America.  My point is that we, as Americans celebrate excellence and frown on laziness!!  God Bless America!!

Michael Kelly

One  of my favorite Golfers, now retired, is the Mexican Golfer, Lee Trevino. He had a long Career, and everyone liked him. He had a good sense of humor. He never finished High School, and learned Golf growing up in Dallas, Tex. He served in the Marine Corps and then moved to El Paso, Tx. where he took a Job tending a Golf Course and taking care of the Driving Range, and supplemented his income of 30 dollars a week by hustling the Golfers with a Dr. Pepper Bottle taped up and attached to a Broom Stick. He also played Raymond Floyd while an Amateur for money while living in El Paso. He has a story about being struck by lightning and surviving, then he started carrying a 2 Iron in his Bag. When asked why? Trevino said that he figured that since the 2 Iron was in his Bag, he would never be struck by ligntning again, because "Not Even God can Hit a 2 Iron." Lee never had a Golf Lesson in his :Life, and figures that He somehow was "Meant to play the Game."

Jim Coats

Frank, Lefty and Les.  Great stories.  Keep 'em coming.  To piggyback on Lester's story about his Dad....My Dad always said "His word was his bond," and he never broke that bond.  Unfortunately some bottom feeders he made deals with did.

I watched Gutfeld tonight and Joe DiVito (sp?) said that Trump and Musk made up.  He said Musk sent Trump a bouquet of Teslas.  Made me laugh out loud. 

AMERICA FIRST!!   

Frank Wiley

Beer Summit--Thursday July 10th--4:30--Since everyone knows where the Embassy Suites on Camelback Road is now and we can move tables and chairs around, let's meet there?  What do you think?

DeWitt Bacon

I used to be quite a fan of golf. I started playing, or rather, learning to play, when I was in grade school. In high school, I rode my bicycle to the Phoenix Open to watch my favorite player, Arnold Palmer, play. Yep, I was part of Arnies Army. Lol. Frank, you are correct, golf is a gentleman's sport. All races and nationalities are welcome to participate and perform well. I remember Tiger Woods—one of the greatest, if not THE greatest. Unfortunately, due to my back and joint problems, I had to give it up.  I never looked at golf as playing against anyone. In fact, it's against the rules to interfere with another player's play. You cheer when they make a good shot and moan with them when they make a bad shot. I always thought of it as I was playing only against my previous score.

I won't be able to attend the summit this time. My traveling funds are depleted after the reunion. Maybe in a few months. I hope everyone has a great time. 

Bill RIHS

Frank, I would prefer the Fig but if others prefer the Embassy Suite I am fine with that. Getting together is the priority not where. Looking forward to the Beer Summit 👍🇺🇸.

Jim Coats

Frank.  Either location is OK.  I expect the Embassy is more expensive, but I drink Diet Coke.

Frank Wiley

O.K.--Unless I get other votes, it's "The Vig" on 40th Street.  So Jim, Diet Coke instead of Beer?  Are you turning Liberal?  Now the rest of the story.  Jim and I were sitting at the same table at the Reunion Dinner.  I was giving my opinion that I am not in favor of high capacity magazines.  So, Jim commented, "I didn't know you were a Liberal?"  Republicans are Elephants----and Elephants never forget!  Just kidding!!

Jim Coats

Frank.  You're causing me to confess something.  Now that I'm OLD, I don't shoot as straight as I used to, so I need more shots available.  Kidding....or am I?

DeWitt Bacon

I'm starting to take back a lot of the cruel things I said about John Fetterman in the past. He seems to have entirely recovered from his stroke 3 years ago, and his mind is clear. Yes, he is a Democrat, and I don't expect him to change parties. He seems more interested in trying to bring his party back from the hard left it is becoming. He is pro-Israel, Pro-law enforcement, pro-deportation of criminal illegal aliens, and pro-America. He's pissing off a lot of Democrats so, although I don't agree with him completely, I'm starting to like this guy.

Brad Musil

Dewitt, I auppoert your change of opinion on Fetterman.  I too was against this guy, but time has proven he does have moments of clarity and ends up on the 'right' side of the issues.  He's still a 'Dem' and that's always a concern; however, for now I too have had a change of heart on Mr. Fetterman.

Frank, thanks for reinstating the 'Vig' for the summit.  Embassy was/is difficult to access if heading East on Camelback, that left turn is terrifying.  The 'Vig' is more intimate and less expensive (nod to Jim) , while being much closer and easier to access, both for driving and especially for walking distance.  THANKS!!  

MyBest,

Brad

Bill RIHS

Fetterman, agree with DeWitt and Brad👍 Vig👍

Frank Wiley

Little Boy and Fat Man----Those are the two atomic bombs we dropped on Japan.  Israel drove some types of trucks (with the help of Iranians) into Iran.  The trucks had drones in their boxes.  We don't know if the trucks were semis with big trailers or a truck you can go rent at U-Haul tomorrow.  "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" would have fit into either one of them.  Timothy McVey had a U-Haul type truck and (if you don't remember-google it) look at the destruction he did.  If Iran is allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and based in their willingness to commit suicide (which they have done maybe hundreds of times) push their radical Islamic agenda they could drive a U-Haul truck into Phoenix at detonate it.  I'm not saying this is accurate, but my understanding is that a nuclear weapon today is way more powerful than the last time they were used.  Are any of us willing to take the chance.  If you're against us taking out Iran's nuclear capability, reconsider the next time you pass a U-Haul Rental Truck?

Bill RIHS

Frank, well said and right on. No nuke of any kind for Iran. Use the big ones and take the nuke facilities out, period!

Jim Coats

I know you didn't ask, but I'm going to tell you something about me.

I'm the guy who brakes for quail.  I will not run over a snake, or any animal, if I can avoid it.  I carry a walking stick in my truck and if I see a rattlesnake on the road in our community, I will move it off the road into open area as some people will go out of their way to run over this animal that is vital to our eco-system.  BUT, a Rabid Animal is beyond redemption and must be put down.

IRAN's leadership is a rabid animal.  Their alleged desire to negotiate with Trump gets from me a firm, irrevocable NO.  How many have heard that you cannot negotiate with terrorists?

IN MY OPINION, the only "negotiation" Israel or America should have with IRAN is as follows:

TOTAL surrender and hand the keys for the "nuclear sites" to Israel or their appointee and step back.  No visits to the White House, no more talking.  Total VERIFIABLE SURRENDER.  Anything short of that will prompt the complete annihilation of all military sites and as many of the "RABID LEADERS" as can be located.

Then, and only then can peace negotiators meet with Iranian "leaders" to discuss Iran's future in the world order.  I want "the people" of Iran to have a chance.

AMERICA FIRST!!  SUPPORT ISRAEL!!

DeWitt Bacon

Jim, I agree. Iran is like a snake. The only way to stop them is to cut off their head. And I will kill a snake if it threatens me.

Michael Kelly

i am going to be at the next Summit, July 10, The Vig, 40th Street and Indian School???? My driver  and I tried to make it to the last one, but we had a flat left rear tire out by Buckeye, AZ and missed it.

I agree with you DeWitt and Brad M. Fetterman has come around from where he was at and I like it, if someone wants to buy some slacks and a white shirt for Fetterman, I'll by slacks and a white shirt for Zelenskyy so that wnen and if he goes to  the  WH next time he can be attired properly. 

Israel has eliminated the Iranian Air Force, and most misslle launchers for Iran so that now all their missiles that they have are more  of a liability than an offensive weapon, because if you only have 10 launchers, and a 1000 missiles, the missiles are like an unexploded bomb laying on the ground, visible from sattelite observation, and much more of a liability for Iran. 

On the Magazine Debate, I think as long as you have enough Racks in the Living Room, and Bathroom you are OK

I watch YouTube probably more than most, and the War is not doing well for the Russian Alliance, a retired General Ben Hodges, not a big supporter of Trump, but pretty good on Military Status as related to Economical issues, says that in his opinion the Russian Economy is very close to collapse which he gauges may be as soon as August 2025, because as on Economist called Russia as a "Gas Station with Missiles" the price of oil keeps going down, and that reduces the profits Russia can collect with sales to China and India as Russia's limited customers, Russia is running out of money to support its war Effort Soon. 

Michael Wetzel

I stated quite sometime ago, that I thought Fetterman was a good man, and that I really liked him...

Frank, as far as clips and magazines go, I really enjoy my 500 round drums, and 50 shot magazines. Remember the old Boy Scout motto, always be prepared. Your an ol' military man, you should always be ready !...

As far as snakes go, I personally, kill every damned species of rattlesnake I come across! There is no shortage of them, and I don't like to think the one I let go, will bite somebody else, or their kids, or pet dogs. They can give birth, live, to up to 20 or more nasty babies at one time. If you want to have a thrill, you will not enjoy, have one hang up on one of your boots, or the bottom of your jeans, and then tell me how prectious they are...........