I live in CO and my vote will not make a real difference in this purplish/blue state. I am just so angry at so many of our fellow citizens who gave us these 2 geezers who both need retirement. Oh well!
I am responding to Hunters latest charges and I have a question. Why the constant references to what he spent it on. ? I don't remember this being part of the game.
Funny since the Harvard few will grow to be the most priveledge people in the country. They get plum jobs thrown to them as soon as they walk out the door. Do they even believe there is such a thing as oppression when they sit in their hallowed halls? They can afford to have popular avant guard opinions because being from Harvard means you are above reproach.
On another subject, A while back you commented about abortion, concerning laws allowing 1st tri abortion and banning late abortion, you said “take the win” and I messaged or tweeted that access to late term abortions is very important . Now the Cox lawsuit in Texas proves the point that 1. there are in fact zero exceptions 2. Late term abortion is needed 3. R’s don’t care about babies because there is no (viable) baby in this scenario. I would like for you to address this in your publications and let us know why you still hold this opinion or that you have changed your mind.
Jonathan Martin hits it out of the park. I would respect Mattis's view if he was an active officer - however, he needs to show more courage against Trump right NOW. There are plenty of visible, well-knows Never Trump officials who worked with him and know him well. The Koch Brothers should have organized an anti-Trump PAC with campaign ads having key people look right into the camera and say one simple repeated message to voters and citizens. "I am -------- and I worked for Donald Trump. I know him very well and I urge you to reject him permanently. He is unfit to govern and lead a nation. He is nothing more than a petty, vindictive and evil man who cares only about himself and NOT ABOUT YOU. Everyone saw his arrogance and incompetence on January 6, 2021 and how he sought to overturn a lawful election confirming Joe Biden is the legitimate President of the United States. Not a LOSER like Donald Trump.!"
One can condense the message and modify aspects of it depending on the speaker. Visual images and footage of January 6th along with Donald's incendiary speeches.
Instead, the Koch's waste their money on a flip flopping cutie in high heels.
I will write Liz Cheney's name on my 2024 ballot as I do not want to see a 75-80 year old man with cognitive issues steering the ship. Ideologically, I could never pull the lever for Joe B.
You don't want an old man steering the ship, so you'll write in someone with no chance of winning, thereby helping another old man (with, let's be honest, more apparent cognitive issues), who also happens to be an outspoken authoritarian, win the office?
In high school, back in the 60's, we were shown a film in history class that documented the Nazi treatment of the Jews. The film appeared to have been made shortly after the end of the Second World War. It showed the German citizens being forced to visit the concentration camps to see the horrors committed by their government. It showed piles of dead inmates being bulldozed into mass graves.
I doubt that it is being shown in schools today although it should be.
"The indictment claims that Biden didn’t pay his taxes while simultaneously spending money “on drugs, escorts and girlfriends,..." The rest he just wasted.
And so? What did Stone do with his millions? Or anyone else who didn't pay on time or didn't file? There are literally billions of $ out there that the IRS hasn't been able to collect because of staffing, excuses, defiance, etc. So now tons of money will be spent on a case most people get plea bargains on and get just so Rs can stick a knife in his father's back.
It was a take on the old joke: "I spent most of my money on women & beer/whiskey. The rest I just wasted." Geez, when you have to explain a joke, you know you've lost the room.
I'm surprised that Professor Magill of Penn resigned; she still has her tenured teaching job, and maybe just didn't want the hassle. I don't expect the other two to resign, much less to be fired, or even "hanging by a thread". With Harvard's endowment, they can afford to ignore any number of donors, and I don't see them firing a Black female president for being cagey about anti-Semitism in order to respond to complaints from mere mortals. It's been my observation as a former Boston resident that MIT is even less impressed with mere mortals than Harvard, if that is possible.
Besides, for an unfortunate number of directors of all three institutions. part of the jobs of the three presidents was to not say the quiet part out loud, and they did give it the old college try.
The histrionics exhibited by Elise Stefanik and the bigoted GOP when it comes to chastising the anti-Semitic cream of the educators’ crop is a master class in theater of the absurd. Lock them all up in the same prison cell, I say.
The three college presidents who testified about anti-Semitic speech / pro-Palestinian speech picked a terrible time to be so stupidly “woke” (not my favorite word, but if the shoe fits ...) An answer like, “Yes in accordance with the First Amendment,” and push-back along the lines of “that’s the ‘Yes’ you’re going to get” would have extricated them from the trap set by Elise Stefanik. The presidents were so worried about the First Amendment that they forgot they were testifying to a House dominated by liars, fools, and traitors.
Here is a snippet of a story about homeschooling by WaPo today. History, she said, was taught from a religious and conservative point of view. She said that she was told, for instance, that the slave trade was “meant for evil but God made it for good” and that things worked out for enslaved people “because they got to be Christians.”
Katie Maine, a family friend who spent a lot of time at the Ray house, recalled learning there that the Holocaust was a horrific event but one used by God to help Jews “realize their Christianity.” Wonder no longer about why kids don't understand the Holocaust. Also, wasn't this the same Republican party that made posters with dollar bills, the Star of David and George Soros against their political foes? I'm pretty sure they did it to Hilary Clinton.
I live in CO and my vote will not make a real difference in this purplish/blue state. I am just so angry at so many of our fellow citizens who gave us these 2 geezers who both need retirement. Oh well!
I am responding to Hunters latest charges and I have a question. Why the constant references to what he spent it on. ? I don't remember this being part of the game.
Funny since the Harvard few will grow to be the most priveledge people in the country. They get plum jobs thrown to them as soon as they walk out the door. Do they even believe there is such a thing as oppression when they sit in their hallowed halls? They can afford to have popular avant guard opinions because being from Harvard means you are above reproach.
On another subject, A while back you commented about abortion, concerning laws allowing 1st tri abortion and banning late abortion, you said “take the win” and I messaged or tweeted that access to late term abortions is very important . Now the Cox lawsuit in Texas proves the point that 1. there are in fact zero exceptions 2. Late term abortion is needed 3. R’s don’t care about babies because there is no (viable) baby in this scenario. I would like for you to address this in your publications and let us know why you still hold this opinion or that you have changed your mind.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-lawsuit-kate-cox/
Jonathan Martin hits it out of the park. I would respect Mattis's view if he was an active officer - however, he needs to show more courage against Trump right NOW. There are plenty of visible, well-knows Never Trump officials who worked with him and know him well. The Koch Brothers should have organized an anti-Trump PAC with campaign ads having key people look right into the camera and say one simple repeated message to voters and citizens. "I am -------- and I worked for Donald Trump. I know him very well and I urge you to reject him permanently. He is unfit to govern and lead a nation. He is nothing more than a petty, vindictive and evil man who cares only about himself and NOT ABOUT YOU. Everyone saw his arrogance and incompetence on January 6, 2021 and how he sought to overturn a lawful election confirming Joe Biden is the legitimate President of the United States. Not a LOSER like Donald Trump.!"
One can condense the message and modify aspects of it depending on the speaker. Visual images and footage of January 6th along with Donald's incendiary speeches.
Instead, the Koch's waste their money on a flip flopping cutie in high heels.
I will write Liz Cheney's name on my 2024 ballot as I do not want to see a 75-80 year old man with cognitive issues steering the ship. Ideologically, I could never pull the lever for Joe B.
Please don't do that. You will add to the problem. Hold your nose, vote for Biden. Even Liz had said she doesn't want to split the vote.
You don't want an old man steering the ship, so you'll write in someone with no chance of winning, thereby helping another old man (with, let's be honest, more apparent cognitive issues), who also happens to be an outspoken authoritarian, win the office?
That's OK. I'm ancient & tired too. And a bit depressed having just watching the new podcast "The Dark Side w/ JVL & AB." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4LyDHON5g
In high school, back in the 60's, we were shown a film in history class that documented the Nazi treatment of the Jews. The film appeared to have been made shortly after the end of the Second World War. It showed the German citizens being forced to visit the concentration camps to see the horrors committed by their government. It showed piles of dead inmates being bulldozed into mass graves.
I doubt that it is being shown in schools today although it should be.
You need to see evil in order to understand evil.
Honest question here: Have the WSJ editorial page and Heritage Foundation always been anti democratic?
Charlie, I just watched Ron Johnson gaslighting on CNN. Can you have a talk with him?? 🙄
"The indictment claims that Biden didn’t pay his taxes while simultaneously spending money “on drugs, escorts and girlfriends,..." The rest he just wasted.
And so? What did Stone do with his millions? Or anyone else who didn't pay on time or didn't file? There are literally billions of $ out there that the IRS hasn't been able to collect because of staffing, excuses, defiance, etc. So now tons of money will be spent on a case most people get plea bargains on and get just so Rs can stick a knife in his father's back.
It was a take on the old joke: "I spent most of my money on women & beer/whiskey. The rest I just wasted." Geez, when you have to explain a joke, you know you've lost the room.
I would add bicycles, musical instruments
Sorry. :-) I'm ancient and tired.
That's OK, I'm ancient (like that joke) & tired too.
Thank you, Charlie.
I'm surprised that Professor Magill of Penn resigned; she still has her tenured teaching job, and maybe just didn't want the hassle. I don't expect the other two to resign, much less to be fired, or even "hanging by a thread". With Harvard's endowment, they can afford to ignore any number of donors, and I don't see them firing a Black female president for being cagey about anti-Semitism in order to respond to complaints from mere mortals. It's been my observation as a former Boston resident that MIT is even less impressed with mere mortals than Harvard, if that is possible.
Besides, for an unfortunate number of directors of all three institutions. part of the jobs of the three presidents was to not say the quiet part out loud, and they did give it the old college try.
The histrionics exhibited by Elise Stefanik and the bigoted GOP when it comes to chastising the anti-Semitic cream of the educators’ crop is a master class in theater of the absurd. Lock them all up in the same prison cell, I say.
The three college presidents who testified about anti-Semitic speech / pro-Palestinian speech picked a terrible time to be so stupidly “woke” (not my favorite word, but if the shoe fits ...) An answer like, “Yes in accordance with the First Amendment,” and push-back along the lines of “that’s the ‘Yes’ you’re going to get” would have extricated them from the trap set by Elise Stefanik. The presidents were so worried about the First Amendment that they forgot they were testifying to a House dominated by liars, fools, and traitors.
This: NYT "BREAKING NEWS
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against a woman who sought a court-approved abortion. She had already decided to leave the state for the procedure. "
Here is a snippet of a story about homeschooling by WaPo today. History, she said, was taught from a religious and conservative point of view. She said that she was told, for instance, that the slave trade was “meant for evil but God made it for good” and that things worked out for enslaved people “because they got to be Christians.”
Katie Maine, a family friend who spent a lot of time at the Ray house, recalled learning there that the Holocaust was a horrific event but one used by God to help Jews “realize their Christianity.” Wonder no longer about why kids don't understand the Holocaust. Also, wasn't this the same Republican party that made posters with dollar bills, the Star of David and George Soros against their political foes? I'm pretty sure they did it to Hilary Clinton.
But I was told public schools were indoctrinating my kids?! /s
This is scary.