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Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report

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By Argus Hamilton

Published August 3, 2021

Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report
Japan drew praise for hosting the Olympic Games with dignity considering the pandemic that roiled the world and incited suspicions throughout Asia. This week it raised eyebrows when an NBC analyst praised a Chinese gymnast for having an infectious smile. It originated in a gym in Wuhan.

The National Highway Safety Administration reports the increase in summer vacation traffic across America is making roads more dangerous. This past year, thirty-eight thousand Americans died from automobiles. The CDC is recommending you wear a mask over the front hood of your car.

The L.A. Times conceded the latest Covid impositions from the L.A. County Health Department have been met by widespread grumbling and in many cases, open defiance. Yet it had to be done. Last week, Los Angeles officials re-imposed the mask mandates due to an alarming spike in freedom.

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The Centers for Disease Controls worked hand in hand with the cable news channels all week to spread the alarm of increasing Delta variant cases without mentioning the huge decline in deaths. Yesterday a repairman finally succeeded in isolating the virus. It was inside the TV all along.

The White House consulted the attorney general to see if the president has the power to order a nationwide mask mandate whether you have been vaccinated or not. It's a nail in the coffin of our frontier spirit. Where I grew up, if you wore a mask in public, the Marshal would shoot you dead.

Los Angeles braced itself for possible shutdowns as nightclubs on the Sunset Strip feared the worst from the governor's office, the mayor's office or County Health Department. Last weekend had a final feel to it. America is closing faster than the Damascus production of Fiddler on the Roof.

Dr. Fauci was ripped in the Senate for issuing selective rules on everything from face masks to shutdowns. The bureaucracy never rests. The CDC just announced that by replacing your potato chips with a grapefruit as a snack, you can reduce by ninety percent what little joy you have left in life.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot cited the need for public safety in ordering cops to stop chasing suspects on foot. It didn't end there. In response the Chicago Police just replaced the sirens in their patrol cars with the national anthem to force fleeing suspects to stop running and take a knee.

The Japan Times reports U.S. athletes protesting the National Anthem by taking a knee during medal ceremonies have been joined by European athletes in various sports. It caused past Olympic stars to scoff. Tonya Harding says back in her day when an athlete took a knee, they took out a knee.


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