OPEN LETTER TO DANIELLE SMITH

Wildrose Caucus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Premier Danielle Smith
Office of the Premier
307 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6

March 17, 2025

Dear Premier Smith:

It is with warmest wishes from Arizona, and deepest respect for you and the wonderful people in Alberta that I pen this Open Letter. I am writing to urge you to declare a provincial referendum for Alberta-51, and offer my thoughts and prediction below.

I also want to wish you the best moving forward either way. There are challenging times ahead for all of us. It is a crazy world out there. 

(As detailed below, I am now handicapping the Referendum YES vote to be 899,999 – if an Over-Under wager were offered in Las Vegas. I would take the Over, and would put money on it. I might be wrong, but I don’t think so.).

This is the fourth Open Letter I have published to a Canadian leader. The first to Prime Minister Harper, and two to Prime Minister Trudeau. The first two were urging them to declare August 31st as Jean Beliveau Day in Canada. It was with depth that these letters were written – I was a personal friend of Mr. Beliveau since 2003, and have stayed in touch with his wonderful wife Elise to this day.

The third Open Letter was to Prime Minister Trudeau a few years ago, giving him a heads-up on the Alberta-51 movement.

I have decided to back away from political writing and radio. When I watched Edmonton Oilers fans trash Wayne Gretzky, and Boston Bruins fans trash Bobby Orr (because he supported Wayne Gretzky!) – the party was over for me. FINIT! as they say in Montreal.

This episode took political divisiveness and personal vitriol to a new level. I have decided to pivot my brand-hobby and focus on my lifelong mission – Fatherhood, Mentorship, and…Hockey!

After writing and broadcasting about politics since July 2015, I see it as a No-Win debate – a bench clearing brawl of partisan spew. I had lived through two Provincial Referendums in Quebec, voted for Pierre Elliot Trudeau twice, then converted to Reagan Patriotism in 1983. 

After daring to analyze a candidate named Donald Trump and make a 2016 election guarantee, I have lost more friends in Toronto and Montreal than Maple Leaf playoff games!

The rabid partisanship is becoming purely hateful – north, south, and abroad. It is sad for me to watch.

I only got to know Alberta, and the wonderful Alberta people, three years ago. I had just published my third book after retiring in Arizona. I was approached by an Alberta USA Facebook Group, and an international radio show in Edmonton.

After three years of broadcasting and publishing to this large demographic (independence-driven Albertans) the movement has taken on a life of its own. Right or wrong, the US President started the public debate and fully supports Alberta-51. I have confirmed this. 

I am relieved and happy to bow out of the discussion and focus on other things. 

Indeed, the US President Checkmated all experts with his CANADA-51 trial balloon – and he provoked an international donnybrook of words and actions by doing so. I have never heard my Canadian friends (especially in Ontario and Quebec) be more IMPOLITE, and yes, hateful. I am truly surprised, and disappointed.

Personal hate for one man seems to trump the most common sense knowledge. As I once published, “Liberals put Personality over Policy. Conservatives put Policy over Personality”. Donald Trump is the most brash, trash-talking, mudslinging, name-calling politician I have ever analyzed – but two wrongs don’t make a right, do they?

Having been raised in Montreal, I will admit I dismissed the western provinces, much like Ontario and Quebec do to this day. There still exists ingrained, Generational disrespect – and outright dismissal – towards “Backwards Westerners” from people back east.

As I referenced above, this Open Letter’s purpose is to urge you to hear the voices of regular Albertans, and declare a timely provincial referendum. It should (and can) ask one simple question:

“Do you want Alberta to be the 51st State of the United States?”

 Yes or No?

A provincial referendum only involves eligible voters. Any others, from anywhere,  are just “commentators or spectators”.  There were almost 2.9-million eligible Albertans in the last election, and just under 1.8-million voted (927K+ for your party).

In 2025, both turnout and total votes should increase for a crucial Referendum like this. The 899,999 could be low. With adequate notice and uncensored promotion by supporters, it would not surprise me if the final tally exceeds 1,000,000 YES votes.

TWO URGENT REASONS TO HOLD REFERENDUM 2025

Most people who read this will scoff at the very idea. You expressed publicly that there was “little interest” in Alberta-51, and this mindset is echoed loudly in Ontario and Quebec. My friends back there insist that any thoughts of Alberta independence is a “drunken fantasy” – and they predict a 5 or 6% YES vote. 

Reason One
To hold the AB-51 Referendum is to prove there is little interest, if this is indeed the case. If the results are as you and most experts predict, you can conclusively display Alberta’s choice to stay in Canada, aligned with Ottawa and the UK. Depending on the percentages, the result could provide a stronger mandate for you and your party moving forward.

Reason Two
The people of Alberta. As taxpayer citizens, they deserve a say – to have their voices heard. From what I see, the most critical issue of holding a fair referendum would be ensuring true freedom of voting for the people. I was impressed with how Alberta went about its business in the last election. The transparency and speed of tabulation could teach many states in the US a lesson…especially Arizona!  

A fair Referendum includes preventing censorship, doxxing, personal or professional retaliation, swatting, or goodness, physical harm towards Alberta-51 supporters. Politics everywhere has become very nasty, and Alberta is no exception.  

Endeavouring to improve life in Alberta as a Premier is noble and admirable, and I applaud you. But, it does accept the status-quo of Canada and Confederation, and governing within its existing structure.

Either way, I believe 2,840,924+ Albertans deserve an up or down vote, on a clear and simple question.

The US is beginning to see it as a Human Rights issue, Premier Smith. If Albertans feel oppressed by their government, or are experiencing daily human hardship (as has been well-documented about Alberta) they deserve a choice, don’t they?

As addressed above, a NO vote would confirm your prediction of the lack of interest in the Alberta USA movement. If anything, it should lower the temperature of the argument. 

And full disclosure – I have no skin in this game, other than having promoted and educated people in print and on-air for the past few years. I have networked from the US side about Alberta-51 – including to Washington DC – but have received no compensation from anyone, believe me!

I am proud to have remained wholly independent, and to-date have funded all of my costs promoting Alberta-51 out-of-pocket. I humbly (and gleefully) accept Donations through my website, but I don’t solicit or even advertise. Since 2015, I have received a few thousand dollars, give or take, mainly from my readers and listeners.   

But, having lived through the calamity and tragedy of 1970s and 80s Quebec, my reward in 2025 would be to witness the personal freedom and daily benefits Albertans would enjoy with dual-citizenship – and living under a new “Tailor-Made” Alberta State Constitution.

With all of her flaws, from both sides of the aisle and beyond, personal freedom in the United States is baked into the US Constitution. I believe there is a clear difference from any other country in this way, including my beloved Canada. There could never be a Notwithstanding Clause down here, or Equalization – a $700-Billion Appropriation or pseudo Federal Tariff against Alberta.  

Feel free to contact me anytime, and as I have said, I wish you only the best for 2025 and beyond. I am not holding my breath, but an Alberta-51 Referendum would be great. 

Thank you for your consideration, Premier Smith. As said, I pen this respectfully and with kindest regards.

Watching politics these days, I would not want to be in your skates.

A la prochaine,

    –Greg Meakin

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“You fine people in Alberta, we love and support you. Don’t you ever give up!”
Captain James McCormick
Honorary First American Governor, Alberta-51

“Danielle owes it to the people of Alberta. Call a Referendum in 2025, with an up or down vote.”
L. Gordon Kesler
Honorary First Canadian Governor, Alberta-51

“Americans see Equalization as a $700-Billion TARIFF charged to Alberta by Ottawa.”
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“100-MILLION+ Americans fully support President Trump’s policies, and millions more in Canada and abroad.”    

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Honorary First Sheriff, Alberta-51

TWO FINAL NOTES:

1. I cordially extend an open invitation to Premier Smith to appear on my radio segment, DUELING-CITIZENS with Greg Meakin. Polite and professional discussion, uncensored truth, with lots of laughs along the way.  

2. If Premier Smith calls a Referendum as above, I will do a friendly wager on my YES and her assumed NO...

*If I win – she has to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey for a day
*If she wins – I have to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey for a day

Because Sometimes, Treasures Are Forever Lost

I met my father for the first time when I was forty-two. It wasn’t an adoption situation. He left us when I was in diapers, and was never heard from again. My mom did such a great job raising us that he was largely a forgotten blip on our family radar.

Except for me.

I just couldn’t understand how a 35 year-old man, with a devoted wife and two sons, could simply leave. Disappear. Disconnect.

Oh, I had seen photos—a wedding picture, his Air Force shot, even one holding me as a baby. But poof. Gone. 1960 was the last time we saw or heard from him.

Life has its forks in the road, its tipping points, moments of truth, and even its lucky strikes of gold. In 2001, I had one such moment—a quiet conversation with a retired FBI Agent.

But, before we get to that moment, let me say this. Not having a father growing up was a big deal for me. Not for my older brother Bob—he didn’t care. Not for my mom—except for what she occasionally shared with me about her husband. For the most part, it was not complimentary. Mothers can wield a lot of influence and be very persuasive with their children—but that deep conversation is for another day.

We only remember the highlights in life, a flickering newsreel of memories. A Eulogy is not eighty-two years long. Not having a dad growing up bugged me. Father and son events, fishing and camping weekends, my hockey games. I envied my friends who had fathers. Especially cool fathers. Fun dads. I had none of this.

I remember when I was ten, a friend invited me to a curling arena to watch his father compete. Donny’s dad drove 85 MPH down the highway. We begged him to try for 100! There were no seat belts in those days. It was awesome! My mum never drove over 50.

So when this FBI guy took an unusual interest in my story—he became my lucky strike of synchronicity gold. I was an auto finance guy for years. While doing the paperwork for his new car purchase, I offhandedly mentioned my father, and the void I felt not knowing whether he was even alive. Years ago, my mother was convinced he was dead. I had casually looked for decades, but never a trace.

He stopped signing the paperwork, and offered help. He told me he had access to new databases, and might be able to find my father. Without enthusiasm or expectation, I retained him and wished him luck.

The very next morning he called me at work. He said he just got off the phone with my father. Just like that. A long-distance telephone call was arranged, and I soon spoke to my father for the first time.

After a number of conversations over several months, I bought a plane ticket to Clearwater, Florida. As was typical, my wife managed the homefront in Seattle and I set out on my 3,000-mile adventure.

When I strolled up to the front desk of the Assisted Living facility in Clearwater, the receptionist stopped what she was doing and declared, “Oh my, I know who you are. You’re Fred Meakin’s son, aren’t you?”

I looked just like him, including the glasses and goatee. She couldn’t get over it.

Fred sat in a wheelchair in his room, very sharp and conversational, yet very eighty. He had a distinctly charming British accent. I totally knew he was my father, and surprisingly, I felt a familiarity as I looked into his eyes—a connection. I immediately felt like I was his son, and spoke to him as a son would, not as a stranger.

Together, we poured over two thick photo albums of his life, a surreal experience. My father had kept a detailed photo journal that included handwritten descriptions of each picture and the names of everyone in them. The old Brownie camera he used still held a place on a shelf in his room. Together, these two albums contained hundreds of years of my family’s British history.

Grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins galore. Jaw-dropping WWI and WWII photos, and countless ones of his later life in America. I was blown away to see photos of a historical Bed and Breakfast he once owned. I couldn’t believe the trove of visual treasures.

Yet now, here Fred was—totally alone in an old folks' home with just one friend: a paid caregiver.

Curiously missing from these albums were five years, from 1955 to 1960, which would have chronicled his marriage in Montreal and the births of his two sons. Not one photo existed. I didn’t even ask why.

The elephant in the room was the abandonment of his family four decades earlier. When I asked him about it, he claimed he tried to find us years ago, but didn’t know where we were. I reminded him we were in the same apartment where we lived when he left! I discovered that he was indeed the “escapist-bullshitter” that he was once labeled.

I got close and looked earnestly into my dad’s eyes. It was one of those moments where things unfold clearly in your heart and mind, and words flow smoothly.

“I want to thank you. If you had not done what you did, I would not be the father I am today.”

He didn’t seem to know what to make of my remark, but I think he did.

The closure I felt leaving the facility and heading to the airport was exhilarating. I felt cleansed, like I had gotten a lifelong monkey off my back, or checked a big box off my bucket list.

Rather than brooding or ruminating, I was happy to discover that I had scores of living relatives in England and Australia. Thanks to social media, I have stayed in touch with many of them.

Boarding the plane, I experienced an unexpected connection to my estranged father and a sense that this was the beginning of a new chapter of my life.

Fred Meakin died within a few months of my visit, a confirmation in my heart that I had done the right thing to connect with him after so many years.

Two significant events happened after my father’s death—events that I never expected but that changed the course of my life.

First, my father’s priceless family photo albums were lost and never found. The assisted living center had apparently thrown them out, or lost them somehow. I was so distraught I hired a private investigator in Florida, who conducted interviews and a search of the facility—all to no avail. I still feel the void of not having those albums in my hands today—and yes, only a fleeting highlight reel in my head.

Sometimes we fail to treasure what is right before us—until it's not. This was a painful lesson, and one I carry with me to this moment.

Second, a few months after my dad’s death, I received a subtly urgent phone call from his past caregiver. Then and now, I believe she was an angel establishing a connection. No question.

At the time, I was in the process of losing a business with millions of dollars on the line. It’s a long and brutal story. As a high-risk entrepreneur, I was truly at my end. I had a wife and three teenage boys. I was out of money. I was losing everything, including my family home. I had no idea how I would survive the coming months.

I had always been an ambitious and successful businessman, but for the very first time in my life, I had no way out. Absolutely no way out.

In what was a surreal phone call, I was told that my father had an estate. It was the last thing I would have believed, based on everything I had seen and heard about him. He had been a deeply secretive man. As it turned out, he had managed his money well and had cash and pensions that supported him comfortably through the years.

I was also surprised to hear that he had no Will and Testament, and as the caregiver whispered to me, the State of Florida was close to “absorbing” his estate due to having no documented heirs.

Despite the estrangement and decades gone by, my brother and I soon became the only heirs to his estate, and I was named Executor. You just can’t make this stuff up.

My father was not a rich man, but he left a “secret estate” that ended up financially saving me, allowing me to support my family through the most difficult year of my life. I almost died that year. There was no way I could have made it without this angelic injection of money. I like to call it my Miracle Bridge Funding.

At 66, I am now in my “Twilight-ish” years, and as I have published and broadcast countless times, I feel a renewed responsibility and duty to our younger generations. Our Gen-Zs and Alphas desperately need fatherhood, mentorship, and teaching. And yes, sometimes they just need simple encouragement—“Atta-Boys!”

I believe it is important to be a connector. A single connection can change a life. It is also important to be a conductor—to pass along and forward our knowledge, our wisdom, or just stories like this one to our younger generations.

Because sometimes, treasures are forever lost.

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Fred Meakin USAF, 1955

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Fred and Greg, 1959

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Greg and twin Colton, July 31, 1989

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Wow! What an amazing Election on November 5th, and yet another GregsList came true! The country seems to be in a flurry of excitement, along with the expected cloud of doom coming from the left. Crazy, but FUN times! Cheers everyone! —Greg

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CRUCIAL ELECTION MESSAGE TO ALBERTA

An important note to Alberta USA proponents, and other frustrated citizens in Canada:

PLEASE ENCOURAGE ANY AMERICAN VOTER YOU KNOW TO VOTE REPUBLICAN ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

The 2024 US Election is perhaps the most critical moment in US history. By proxy, it is hugely important for Alberta-51 — and anyone in Canada who is desperate to overcome the disaster that has been created by Justin Trudeau.

I have proffered for several years, in print and broadcasting, that I do not envision any independence movement up north being seriously considered, never mind likely, under a Democrat administration. Ask me why anytime. It is a proverbial long-shot either way, but the ODDS increase dramatically under a pro AB-51 Administration, in this case Republican.

Donald Trump, his son Don Jr., and myriad American Republican politicians including Sheriff Mark Lamb, have publicly or privately voiced their support for Alberta becoming the 51st State if the United States. I believe the support in the States would be overwhelming — if the PEOPLE of Alberta chose this path to freedom from Ottawa.

The benefits to Alberta — and to the US — are true Game Changers, and solve so many life-critical issues for both. Everything from energy Independence to economic growth to personal freedom, the laundry list of MUTUAL benefits is, as they say, a NO BRAINER.

There are never any promises when it comes to the winds of politics, and there none here. But, with a Republican Administration, and a Pro-AB51 President…at least there is a CHANCE. (And I personally believe…a good chance).

There might never be an opportunity like this, folks. In life and love, Timing is Everything.

And the time is NOW.

VOTE FOR FREEDOM!

Only Twelve Reasons Why Donald Trump Will Kick Butt

On July 15, 2015, I published my first GregsList guaranteeing a Trump victory over Hillary Clinton (The Top Ten Reasons Donald Trump Will Be President, link below). People thought I was nuts, and I was blocked more times than an NFL defensive lineman. 

When reviewing the essay, I was surprised that it could almost be copied and pasted in predicting 2024. It was definitely not a fluke, because I published several more guarantees leading up to the 2016 election. One of my favorites was The Top Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Cannot Be President.

In the spirit of not being blabby, I will simply link those stories below for the political wonks who dwell among us!

And here we are, Election 2024 on November 5th. It’s been NINE YEARS since The Escalator Ride. Seriously? I guess the cliche is true – the more things change the more they stay the same.

But unlike 2016, I now believe this election is not just the usual political slugfest – it is an existential fork-in-the-road. It is a Tipping Point that might forever steer the country down the wrong path. That is, away from the wholly unique 50-State Republic model of governance as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

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Election 2024

Note from Greg – This is the first GregsList where it is not a numbered list. In 2024, all items could be #1. In my eyes, there are that many stand-alone, single issues that could elect Donald Trump. And as the header teases, there are a lot more, but perhaps those are for another day.    Enjoy!  –GM.

“ONLY TWELVE REASONS WHY DONALD TRUMP WILL KICK BUTT”

Record Democrats will vote Trump
Forget Independents. Forget wishy-washy Undecideds. This time around, hard-core Democrats who have never voted Republican will do so. Think Reagan Democrats post Jimmy Carter. And as I wrote in 2016, even if they have to hold their nose and vote for Trump! Heck, maybe even Rabid Blue Hollywood might turn Purple!

Gas and Groceries are stupid expensive
Very few things touch us ALL. Even clueless celebrities or other rich people are affected every day. Obviously, this includes myriad goods and services that have skyrocketed due to Biden/Harris inflation – utilities, insurance, the usual suspects. This might be a single-issue reason why many lifelong Democrats will vote for Donald Trump, maybe just this time. They prefer their groceries and gas to be half the cost, which they WILL be under Donald Trump. And PLEASE, change my mind on this! 

Americans are pissed
I have described 2024 as the Fool Me Twice election. So many voters – especially Democrats who were overjoyed to get rid of Orange Man Bad – promised us that the country would be better off with Joe Biden as President. They promised! They were dead wrong in every possible way – but don’t hold your breath for an apology. As was coined during the Nixon years, The Silent Majority will speak November 5th. Fool me twice.

Republicans are now the Big Tent Party
The numbers won’t lie. Write it down. Donald Trump will win RECORD numbers of women, blacks, Hispanics, Jews, Arabs, Union Workers, and other fed-up American citizens. 

An Earth-Shattering Canadian Byelection?
Confident American Democrats might take note here. On June 24th, a byelection was held in the Toronto-St Paul Riding in Ontario Canada. I am not a micro-analysis political wonk, but I often zero in on the odd story that I view as a microcosm of bigger things. This “Red Riding” was Justin Trudeau Country. No Conservative (Republican) had won an election over the Liberals (Democrats) in three decades. A Stronghold. A Red Wall. (Red is the Liberal Party in Canada). Conservative Don Stewart defeated heavily favoured Liberal Leslie Church, at the buzzer. It was a WOW moment (for those that cared!). How does this apply to November 5th in the US? I believe the Toronto-St Paul contest was one where the PEOPLE spoke – and spoke loud and clear. They were pissed. After three decades, they were finally fed up with Liberal Party POLICY – the taxes, regulation, inflation, et al. I wholeheartedly believe the US election will be a duplicate of this one, where the majority of the people are just fed up, and want to get the country back on track. Even if they have to hold their noses…and vote Trump. Don Stewart, to me, is a political rock star to have pulled this off. And just watch November 5th unfold in the States.

Trump speaks directly to the American Voter
Does anyone out there not understand this? If Ronald Reagan had 2024’s Social Media he would have won 75% of the Popular Vote! Donald Trump speaks directly to the average American voter, every single day. He bypasses the middleman (the mainstream media, slimy national political operatives, et al) much like a buy-direct Warehouse Club! Is there anyone who hasn’t shopped at Costco?

Democrats and the Media are the real Fascists
Fascist and Nazi are go-to labels to describe Donald Trump, tossed around like peanuts. I am a Free Speech purist, but if I weren’t, these slurs would be outlawed. They rise far above the traditional filth of aggressive political branding and marketing. The difference? Millions upon millions of innocent people have been brutally tortured and killed, falsely imprisoned, or otherwise imposed a lifetime of misery – by Fascists, Nazis, and other truly demonic, sub-human players. Would record Jews vote for a Nazi? C’mon, man. And yes, you might want to ask some of the January 6th “enemies of the state” who are still rotting in jail.  

Biden/Harris Border Policy is Virtual Treason
No rational or humane person believes the floodgates opened by Joe Biden’s Executive Orders starting January 2021 was smart policy. I will not dwell on this item; it is just too incomprehensible, and too brutal to think about the damage done to the country and to US citizens. The fully intentional policy has killed countless Americans. Between Fentanyl, human trafficking, Cartel violent crime, and the rest – innocent lives have been lost in droves. We will likely never know the true death toll of this Biden/Harris human tragedy, perhaps the greatest unforced error since Hitler invaded Russia in WWII. Stupid, and catastrophic. For God’s sake, where are the 325,000++ UNACCOMPANIED MINORS released into the US? I believe the word Treason is wholly applicable. To me, the Biden-Harris southern border policy is an egregious violation of the Oath of Office, and is a policy which has directly killed American citizens. This is not just impeachable, it is completely unforgivable.

Trump will win the coveted Popular Vote
Ok, I’ll say it. The Crown Jewel of any US Election is the Popular Vote. You don’t need it to win, but it is a big statement nonetheless. A Canadian Liberal friend of mine mocked me in 2016, insisting Hillary Clinton really won the election by winning the Popular Vote. In 1972, Richard Nixon set a Republican record with almost 61% of the Popular Vote, but that is a rare feat in this era. When Trump wins the Popular Vote, it will silence SO many Democrat Election Deniers and Media Couch Fainters. They will have much less to whine and cry about.    

Ducks-in-a-Row Feminism is here to stay
Last March, I published an edgy but fun piece, Ducks-in-a-Row Feminism. My contention was the era of 1960s radical feminism had played its course, and a new day of a traditional, Rosie the Riveter type of conservative woman had dawned. Check out the record number of women voters for Trump this time around.  

Team of Rivals 2024
Elon Musk. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tulsi Gabbert. Vivek Ramaswamy. Dr. Jordan Peterson described 2024’s Republican coalition as X-Men, a Team of Avengers. I think he threw in Captain America to describe Trump. To me, the closest historical comparison is Abraham Lincoln’s Team of Rivals, as described by Doris Kearns Goodwin in her amazing 2005 book by the same name. As insanely divided as the US is today, we haven’t lost 600,000+ lives (yet), when brother fought brother in the Civil War. Lincoln formed a Team of Rivals, and selected Democrats to serve in his Cabinet. He even chose a Democrat as his VP. Whether things worked out is another conversation, but we are witnessing an historical Game Changing Moment. In my 65 years, the idea of Musk tackling Big Government waste, RFK going after Big Pharma, Big Ag, and Big Everything Else – is beyond my biggest dreams.  

Trump is the better candidate
Sports experts are clinical, non-emotional people when it comes to betting, or analyzing a game. No matter the emotional cheerleading, or anger and excuses with a loss, they will ask, “Who was the better team?” In the 2024 election cycle, the clinical truth is Donald Trump is a better candidate than Kamala Harris. Way better, and it’s not even close. If you disagree, you might want to do your homework. McDonalds, anyone?

Copyright © 2024 by Greg Meakin

GregsList Links

July 15, 2015
The Top 10 Reasons Donald Trump Will Be President — Greg Meakin

August 9, 2015
The Top 10 Reasons Hillary Clinton Cannot Be President — Greg Meakin

February 23, 2016
Ok, Ok! ...5 More Reasons Donald Trump Will Still Be President — Greg Meakin

November 6, 2016
The 10 Reasons I Decided to Vote for Donald Trump — Greg Meakin

March 12, 2024
Ducks-in-a-Row Feminism — Greg Meakin

Greg Meakin is a retired auto industry manager from Seattle. He is a Dual-Citizen who grew up in Montreal and has published three books. He is now writing and hosting his own Livestream show, Secrets from the Inside Radio. Meakin now lives in Arizona City AZ with his wife Deborah and their Belgian Sheepdog Jessie.

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I AM READY TO RUMBLE

I am now platforming on RUMBLE for radio show Livestreams and Video Archives. My YouTube Channel (1,400 Videos, 35K Views, almost 900K Impressions) will remain, but I will no longer be posting new content on YouTube. Long story, but I am thrilled to launch my SECRETS FROM THE INSIDE RADIO network on RUMBLE.

Every Wednesday, the Network will stream live, including active Chat Rooms:
*All times Pacific

9:00am — CONTINUE MISSION, by Veterans, for Veterans

10:00am —SECRETS FROM THE INSIDE with Greg Meakin

12:00 noon — IN OTHER NEWS with Mike Russell

*Additional one-hour shows are in the works, and might include HOCKEY TALK, CAR TALK, SHERIFF TALK, and others.

*For information about sponsorship and brand ambassadorship, contact me in confidence at gregmeakin2020@gmail.com. Also feel free to DM me via Facebook GREGORY MEAKIN.

THE STUPID ERA

NOTE FROM GREG:
I haven’t written something this edgy in a long time, but I just wanted to get it off my chest, as they say. It’s short, and is no masterpiece, but I wanted to pen it quickly and get on to more fun stuff!
Cheers everyone!
—Greg.
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THE STUPID ERA

In my 65 years, I have never witnessed anything like this. Not even close. More rare than Bigfoot, or even a Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup.

When Historians look back at the last few years, right up to this minute, they will label it, The Stupid Era. What?

AN ERA WHERE EVERYTHING WAS STUPID.

Humans label eras. The Middle Ages, Medieval Times, The Space Age, The Roaring 20s. There was the Industrial Revolution, the Atomic Age, the Space Age, and now…

THE STUPID ERA

Somewhere between what I would label the 1990s GATES ERA and the ELON AGE in 2024 and beyond, there are a few years where everyone seems, well, stupid. Just flat stupid. And always remember to be kind. Some stupid people are just retarded. (Language Police Alert, right there!).

I watch TV, and I just can’t believe it. You’re telling me it’s totally ok for men to be kicking the shit out of women in sports, and WIN? You’re telling me that a guy pulling out his schlong in the women’s locker room (and the gals having to undress in front of the guy with the schlong) is in any way appropriate? If so…you’re just stupid.  

You’re telling me it’s ok to surrender an entire US Air Force Base in Afghanistan to our ENEMIES? Or 12-million illegal border crossers is cool? You’d disregard Energy Independence and Peace in the Middle East? You think men can have periods and babies? You think They/Them pronouns make sense? Or the President has no cognitive issues?! Hello?

Or heck, that $5.00 gas is better than $1.75 gas? Stupid. Or a Biden voter. Or both.

Welcome folks, to The Stupid Era. In my mind, it started in the last eight or ten years – a distant cultural offspring to the arguably common sense Liberals in the 60s – and is accelerating as we speak in 2024. The ballooning of Social Media reach in recent years is much responsible, of course. To me, the main Narrative Creators and Propaganda Traffickers of so much garbage are two culprits – the Legacy/Mainstream Media, and yes, Democrats! Listen to the Press Secretary sometime. It’s unbelievable.

Create your own Stupid List today. And when you see or hear something stupid, jot it down. Because as stupid and crazy as the world seems today, I believe this nonsensical era is going to come to an end. Or at least lose the wind in its gusty Woke Sails. 

I have said so many times in the past few years, on radio and in print, that I believe there is a Wave of Common Sense that is coming back. An outright rejection of the Woke, Anti-America, Politically Correct oppression that has overwhelmed the majority of Americans, Canadians, and other international cousins.

People are craving Normalcy – a 1950s Handshake World – and to somehow guide our Western cultures back down to earth, in a simpler, personally connected way.

People are so tired of being monitored and “ticketed” by the Thought Police, and Language Police. Can you say Censor, Cancel, Doxx? These are the mysterious (hiding?) self-anointed gatekeepers of the Woke Generation. They wear their badges on their nasty sleeves around the clock. The Trolls, the Operatives, the Losers. 

Could we ever live in an Age of Manners and Niceness?

Either way, it is my hope and prayer that The Stupid Era comes to an end – or at least fades away like Bell Bottoms – beginning November 5, 2024.

And the good news is, most people don’t have to stay stupid.

It’s time to get back to the kitchen table.

SOUP SUNDAY WITH JANEL LAMB

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SHERIFF MARK LAMB INTERVIEW

For Immediate Release

Shh!…SHERIFF MARK LAMB IS MY SECRET GUEST FOR THIS WEDNESDAY’S SHOW!

QUICK SUMMARY…

I produce and host a new radio show, MAGA MATTERS, on the AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA network. SHERIFF MARK LAMB, candidate for the US Senate, will be my exclusive guest this Wednesday (see details below). Rest assured there will be inside secrets galore — with some laughs along the way!
—I can’t wait to catch up my dear friend and fellow American Patriot, Mark Lamb.

HOW TO TUNE-IN…

MAGA MATTERS is a one-hour radio show — Wednesday April 24th starting at 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern. It is also Terrestrial on 93.7 FM in NV and CA. The easiest way to watch is a Live Stream on Facebook on AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA (link below). You can also find it on their website, americamatters.us. —There is a fun Chat Room, so feel free to chime in!

LIVE STREAM…

11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern
https://www.facebook.com/americamattersmedia/

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APRIL 10TH RADIO SHOW

I am thrilled to be producing and hosting my new radio show this week, MAGA MATTERS on the AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA network.

It is a one-hour show, Wednesday April 10th starting at 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern. It is on 93.7 FM in NV and CA. The easiest way to watch is a Live Stream on Facebook on AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA (link below).

There is a fun Chat Room, so feel free to chime in! I will be discussing critical issues of the day, with lots of fun along the way! And there will be one or two Secret Guests parachuting in!

LIVE STREAM
11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern
https://www.facebook.com/americamattersmedia/

GRADE-13 FOR ALL?

Forget K-12. I propose K-13 — with one-year of Civic Service after High School.

I published this idea two years ago, and have included that excerpt from WHY I CAME TO AMERICA…and what I think now (see below).

HIGHLIGHTS OF GRADE-13 PROGRAM:
(Springboard to Success!)

1. Mandatory for all US students.

2. Paid Internship – 40 hours per week at minimum wage or higher.

3. Student Choices – Military Training or Law Enforcement, Trade Schools, Peace Corps, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and endless other possibilities.

4. Curriculum to include studies of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, Household Financial Management, Manners, verbal and written skills, working understanding of the English language, and others. 

5. Students do not graduate from High School without successfully completing Year 13.

6. Program mirrors Selective Service Registration (including males and females) and is conditional to earning future Federal Benefits programs, such as the GI BILL, VA mortgages, government loans and grants, etc.

7. No exceptions, diversions, or college enrollment. Most institutions will give full CREDIT for Grade-13, and all students will start fresh in Year 14, via college, employment, etc. 

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Excerpt from WHY I CAME TO AMERICA…and what I think now
(Page 84 hard copy book, page 63 eBook)

RULE 4: All high school grads attend one year of civic duty

I would call it Prep Year, or Civic Internship. This is a PAID year; a forty-hour week, and minimum wage for all. That would be my preference. (Israel has two years mandatory military service for teens who are graduating high school, and it works well in strengthening their camaraderie and culture).

In America and Canada, I envision one year. It can be military service, a Peace Corp kind of program, perhaps a community house building program for low-income folks, seniors, or veterans. The core goal of this one year Prep Year is that everybody participates, and all programs contain civic and yes, patriotic duty.

Ducks-in-a-Row Feminism

Funny, I quipped this phrase on a radio show chatroom yesterday, and the host (Mike Russell) loved it so much he wrote it down – with a promise to “steal” it! I love it, because Russell is an obsessive, gifted Wordsmith, and this was one for his Toolbox!

For giggles, here’s a quick explanation:

My contention was conservative women (yes, often Republican) have their ducks-in-a row when it comes to Feminism and their role in the world. As SO many regular folks out there agree, Feminism has taken a radical, uber-left turn in the past few decades when it comes to women’s issues, and today’s challenges thereof.

Today’s “modern” feminists (yes, mostly Democrat) insist that:

1. Late-Term and Partial-Birth abortion are totally ok
2. Men are deliberate, daily oppressors of women
3. Career achievement is more important than marriage or having children
4. If you’re a stay-at-home mom, or a homeschooler, you’re a loser
5. Companies choose to pay them less because they are women
6. If you follow God daily, you are an old-fashioned loser
7. They are ALWAYS RIGHT

A Ducks-in-a-Row Feminist believes:

1. Late-Term abortion is barbaric
2. Men are protectors and providers
3. Marriage and family is their top priority
4. Kids deserve a great education, as well as safety and security
5. People are paid based on the jobs they choose, and how hard they work
6. God is above all things
7. They are open to new ideas and debate

Thankfully to me, I believe the vast majority of women today have their ducks-in-a-row, and do not tow the radical feminist line. Ask them sometime. They don’t hate men. They aren’t ANGRY. They are more concerned with the price of groceries and gas, than of global warming and protecting late-term abortion.

To you traditional gals, I applaud you. There are more of you than less of you. Don’t ever feel undervalued or second-rate because a radical feminist with a big microphone tells you so!

You have your ducks in a row.

My eBook is out!

WHY I CAME TO AMERICA…and what I think now — brand new eBook! $.5.00 Early-Bird Special!

Goodness, the eBook is finally out! Here’s a bullet-point (GregsList!) update of stuff happening in Greg’s crazy world!…

1. eBook is available on this website — Jerseys and Books — for $5.00 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL.
(For my Arizona readers and radio listeners, SHERIFF MARK LAMB is featured on pages 155 and 179. RUSSELL AND HUNTER are featured on page 163).

2. My new radio show with my dear friend and radio partner, Captain James McCormick, is featured on Medal of Honor Eddie Floyd’s AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA. The one-hour show is MAGA MATTERS and is featured extensively on my YouTube Channel @gregmeakin

3. My Facebook Page (Greg Meakin) is the only place I update radio shows and clips from my YouTube Channel. I am elsewhere on Social Media, but Facebook is my main platform.

4. I am throwing everything I have at MARCH 19th in Arizona. The Republican Primary between Kari Lake and Sheriff Mark Lamb might be a nail-biter. I am voting for Sheriff Lamb, but I will be 100% behind Kari Lake if she beats Mark. If I sound political this month, it is for good reason. The upcoming Elections in the US (and soon Canada) are Existential to regular folks like you and me. Our countries can go either way.

5. The ALBERTA-51 movement is quietly percolating behind the scenes with my amazing team, AZ-48. We are patiently awaiting Election Primary results in the US, and will be taking the next step starting in November.

Stay tuned here on my TRENDING Section, and please visit my YouTube Channel — Like, Comment, SUBSCRIBE (free!) — and follow my Facebook Page.

THANKS TO SO MANY OF YOU out there who are following my stuff! 2024 is going to be a BIG YEAR, in so many ways.

CHEERS EVERYONE!

—Greg Meakin

NEW SHOW FEBRUARY 28th!

I am thrilled to be co-hosting a new national talk radio show with my dear friend, Captain James McCormick! Anyone who cares about the country, and where we are headed, needs to tune-in to this one!

The show premieres Wednesday, February 28th at 11:00am Pacific, Noon MT, 2:00pm Eastern on AMERICA MATTERS MEDIA — AmericaMatters.us.

The show also streams Live on Facebook and airs on 97.3 FM in Nevada. The show will be re-platformed on my YouTube Channel @gregmeakin.

America Matters Media reaches 3-million+ listeners and viewers.

MONDAY RADIO SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!

(SHH…this Rapid Deployment show is a TUCKER CARLSON PEP RALLY too!)…

I am thrilled to be featuring CHRIS SCOTT, Owner and Fearless Leader of the famous WHISTLE STOP CAFE in Mirror Alberta! This is an Exclusive (and Secret!) radio interview on Monday January 22nd at 12:00 Alberta Time —11:00am Pacific, 2:00 Eastern.

SECRETS FROM THE INSIDE with Greg Meakin is an Arizona based, international show on X. 
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This Secret Episode is all about GOD, FAMILY, FREEDOM…and ALBERTA-51 USA!

Please tune in to Monday’s show.! There will be other Secret Guests and Surprises you won’t want to miss!

Cheers, everyone!

–Greg.

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CALGARY RADIO SHOW ON JAN 22ND

There is News. There is New News. And there is where New News gets its News…

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be a special episode of SECRETS FROM THE INSIDE on January 22nd. The show will be hosted in Calgary and Edmonton Alberta.
—There will also be a Live Feed from Phoenix AZ

SECRETS FROM THE INSIDE
with Greg Meakin
Special Episode 499
Nationwide, Worldwide Live Stream
January 22, 2024
12:00 Noon Alberta Time
Undisclosed Locations
Private Event, Strictly Invitation Only

*For information, email Greg Meakin at gregmeakin2020@gmail.com
*All inquiries Confidential. But please…NO Loser Trolls, Operatives, or Spammers. Thanks. -GM

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SEMANTIC SATIATION

…SEMANTIC SATIATION

Write that down.

This awesome phrase is courtesy of REA BOW, a radio host friend in London England. Ages ago, I appeared on her show. On her live, international broadcast this morning — wrapping less than an hour ago — Rea shared the phrase SEMANTIC SATIATION. As an obsessive Wordsmith, I am now fixated on a phrase that SO encompasses the Fed Up state of the vast majority of legal, westernized citizens. Like you and me.

Sunday Long Live Radio is Bow’s signature show, and does a hard-start at (egad) 4:00am my time in Arizona. Being an Early Bird, the show is a perfect fit for me.

SEMANTIC SATIATION — in Greg Meakin Lingo:
“I’ve listened to the Garbage Talking Points so many times, the words no longer carry meaning to me”. —Wonks, have at it with your Googling.

As I posted in Rea’s Chat Room this morning, 75-million Trump Supporters in the States are fed up with SEMANTIC SATIATION from the Left — Russian Collusion, January 6th, Indictments Ad Nauseam, Impeachments Galore, and the rest of the Garbage.

They are READY — right this minute and with NO Presidential Campaign — to cast their vote for Donald Trump. Write it down, mark your calendar.

Much more to discuss. Thanks to Rea Bow for this one. You can find Rea’s show on WBN324 radio, on RUMBLE, on Facebook, and beyond. With her cool British accent, Bow is so personable, she calls her listeners LOVELIES!

It is FOUR LIVE HOURS of world news, packed insight, and friggin’ AWESOME music!

Cheers everyone! Here’s to a blessed Christmas and a fabulous 2024!

A la prochaine,

Greg Meakin
Arizona City, AZ

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