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Let the Dictatorial Detente Begin

Putin is in the news getting all conciliatory and hopeful of a new relationship between Russia and the US with the advent of Trump’s presidency. I’m all for world peace, but not at the expense of chumming it up with a murderous thug dictator who probably got all warm and fuzzy and tingly inside when […]

I know it’s the cowardly thing to do…

I know it’s the cowardly thing to do, but my mind is too overwhelmed by what’s going on in the political arena. I’m afraid of going manic by being pulled in too many directions because I have friends from all walks of life and they all have their opinions and they all believe their opinions […]

So is the General David Secrets for Sex…

So is the General David (Secrets for Sex) Petraeus Secretary of State dog and pony show a real thing or is this just a vindictive Trump proving yet again that his supporters could have cared less about Hillary’s many faults – to wit, her “damn emails” – and will continue to blindly support him (and […]

This Is Now An Open Blog

So, I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while now… at least since I’ve come to feel uneasy about Trump and his motives. And now, since I no longer feel uneasy – I feel threatened – I’ve decided to go ahead and open up this blog to any logged in user who has something […]

Burn Baby Burn

It’s been over twenty-four hours and I’m still unable to process Trump’s remarks re: Flag BurningFiled under: politics Tagged: Donald Trump, politics, status updates

Will Self’s Thoughts on Brexit Supporters Adapted to Accommodate My Own Thoughts on Trump Supporters

While I by no means [believe] all [Trump supporters] to be racists and bigots, I [am] pretty sure every racist and bigot in the land [are supporters of Trump]   Read Self’s article from which the original appears here. Filed under: politics Tagged: bigots, Brexit, British Authors, British Politics, Donald Trump, intolerance, politics, racism, racists, […]

Recount Me Out

For some reason third-party candidate (I know, right?) Jill Stein is raising significant money to challenge the election results in Wisconsin; and if she raises even more she will challenge the results in Pennsylvania and… More

This Is A Poem That Isn’t

This is a poem that isn’t

But probably it could

Even though it shouldn’t

And even if it were

It more than likely wouldn’t

#anythingbutpoliticsrightnow

 

 

Filed under: Poetry Tagged: humor, life, poetry, politics, writing

Here, with this video, is my first attempt at a concession to a new reality…

If you’re a #trump supporter and the guy in the video below articulates your rationale for voting for him, then you and I might be reconcilable (yes I understand you couldn’t give a rat’s hoot about reconciling with me or any other #nontrump supporter but, for the sake of moving on and, oh by the way, for the sake the country, you should).

I don’t know but it seems that lately it takes an angry Brit and his foul mouth, a la John Oliver, to get penetration through my thick skull.

So, needless to say, this video of a Brit with a foul mouth is saying things I, and probably many other non-trump supporters, have been thinking and encourages us to separate all the hate and violence that Trump introduced with his candidacy from the reason why many of our friends voted for him and place the blame for  his win directly where it belongs, with #Hillary and the #democrats. Because, like I’ve said many o’ times here and elsewhere, if it hadn’t been for Trump, there is no way I would have voted for Hillary.

Thanks to my buddy Damon for introducing this #NSFW* balm of an angry but articulate man to me.

 

*NSFW – Not Safe for Work; meaning, in this case, a lot of foul language. Proceed with caution.

 

 

Filed under: Politics Tagged: British commentators, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, John Oliver, Jonathan Pie, Not Safe for Work, NSFW, politics, rants, Republicans

The Brexit of America…

Never before have I hoped and prayed as hard as I’m doing now that I was utterly and completely wrong about something I believed so passionately.

 

#prayforamerica

 

 

Filed under: Politics Tagged: American culture, Apocalypse, Brexit, Donald Trump, politics, United States of America