Enough said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do Something cowards!
Friday, June 10, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Guns are the problem
In the summer of 2021, Texas governor Greg Abbott made purchasing a gun as easy as purchasing a drink at a convivence store, and predictably, an 18-year-old purchased a gun last week without any training, without a license, without a background check and then used that gun to slaughter 19 children and two teachers, AGAIN!
Fourth graders were slaughtered because Republicans made owning a firearm, especially a war weapon like an AR-15, as easy as can be.
Let me make this clear, there is only one party in America too cowardly to protect elementary-aged school children from being gunned down while they learn, and it is the Republican Party!
1. Ninety percent of the American public wants a standardized federal background check.
This law would prevent certain states from making it easier for criminals and gang members from purchasing guns in Texas and Indiana and then bringing it elsewhere to sell at a markup or using them to commit crimes in states with real gun safety laws.
2. Two thirds of the American Public support banning AR-15 style weapons or weapons of war or weapons of mass murder.
This law would not prohibit people from owning handguns for self-defense, and rifles for hunting, it would just get rid of weapons whose sole purpose is to kill and maim people, leaving them little chance of survival.
3. Everyone, including most NRA members, believe people should be required to have gun safety training before purchasing a firearm. Right now, that is not the case in some red states.
Why wouldn't people want all so-called responsible gun owners to have knowledge about something as potentially dangerous as a firearm.
4. There is such a thing as a gun-show loophole, and it needs to be closed. I can purchase any weapon I want at a gun show as long as I am not buying it from a federal licensed dealer. Meaning if I have the cash, I get what I want. Personally, I was at a flea market in Florida, and saw people selling guns and gun parts and ammo to anyone who happened by regardless of whether they were eligible to purchase it or not, or a criminal or not.
ONE PARTY, and ONE PARTY alone, has made it ok to slaughter children in schools, people in churches, concert goers at a country music festival, people at a night club, people in bars, people in Walmart, or folks doing their groceries in Buffalo.
The Republican Fascists will offer their thoughts and prayers, and quite frankly they can shove those where the sun doesn't shine. Thoughts and prayers are a joke and a cliche at this point. You were elected to keep the American people safe. Do your JOB!!!!
As voters, you must vote to remove anyone from office with a A+ rating from the NRA, because what that means is that they refuse to discuss even the most common-sense gun safety legislation. That means they are corrupt because they are completely in the pockets of special interest gun lobby.
Do your job as voters and vote these people out who stand by as people slaughter living and breathing children.
Lastly, I can't help but see the irony that these same fascists who claim to be prolife (really pro birth) will do nothing as children are slaughtered almost daily to protect them.
VOTE ONLY BLUE in 2022. This might be the last ballot you cast if you do not.
This is what a coward looks like!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
What they really think!
South Carolina Lindsey Graham, who has carried the water for Donald Trump for the last six years, also believes, like I do, that Donald Trump is a vile scumbag, and that Joe Biden really is a good man despite his public pronouncements to the contrary.
Graham, who can only be described as a Trump sycophant in public, is anti-Trump in private - proof positive that Graham will tell any lie to consolidate corrupt power.
Graham blames Trump for the insurrection and explains that Biden was the least threatening figure that could have assumed the Presidency following Trump's regime, who tried to overthrow the government and destroy the American Constitution.
Graham is not alone in his disdain for Trump despite telling the Republican base destructive lies designed to radicalize with fear. House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy also publicly supported Trump, while in private telling his leadership that he would ask the twice-impeached conman from Florida, to resign following the January 6th attack on the Capitol by Trump's domestic terrorists.
We must do everything in our power to remove these craven, power-hungry liars from positions of leadership, by voting them out of office.
Just because the orange maniac has been removed from power does not mean that the threat is gone. The Republican Party is loaded with orange monsters, some are just better at hiding it.
Vote Blue in 2022. It is the only way to save our democracy and our free and fair elections.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Who is pro-grooming now?
It appears, based on a leaked opinion written by the United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, that Roe v. Wade (1973) is about to be overturned by the Trump/McConnell SCOTUS.
Let's start by stating unequivocally that at least 3 members of the United States Supreme Court, the one's appointed by Trump and rushed through by McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, are guilty of Perjury.
They lied under oath to members of the Senate to secure the votes for their nomination to a lifetime appoint and then did the exact opposite of what they said they would not do which is overturn Roe v. Wade.
But we might as well forget the fact that they will be held accountable for their lies because no one in the modern American Fascist Party, formerly the GOP, is being held accountable for their crimes, big or small.
Let's instead just focus on what these criminals are about to do to the law of the land for the last 49 years, which has been reaffirmed by the US Supreme Court multiple times since 1973.
When they overturn Roe v. Wade, at least 29 state legislatures will pass laws making abortions illegal. They will feed you BS in all these states currently run by the American Fascist Party such as: 'we are not completely banning abortion, but you have 6 weeks to have an abortion, or we are going to end rape, but it's simply pure LIES, LIES, LIES.
The six-week window that some states are going to provide as their horseshit excuse as to why they are not fully banning abortion, is laughable. Most women do not even know they are pregnant six weeks into a pregnancy, so they might miss that window. A teenager, who is afraid to tell someone that they are pregnant, might also miss the window because in all likelihood they will drag their feet because of fear, especially if they can not approach their overly religious parents.
The next problem is that almost all of these states will make NO EXCEPTIONS for rape or incest. Simply put, this is insane. In some states in this country after this ruling goes through, rape victims will be required to carry their rapist's baby to term. But even more obscene than that is that incest victims will have to carry the baby of their rapist father or uncle to term. No trauma there I guess, huh? Who is pro-pedophile now?
Pure evil and power hungry, old men politicians like Governor Greg Abbott will tell you that he is now going to end rape in Texas.
There are two problems with Abbott's statement. First, you are not going to end rape. You may catch the perpetrator after the fact, but ending it is impossible. Secondly, his statement suggests that he could have ended rape before passing this gross bill in Texas, but instead chose not to end Rape. He might be even more certifiable than Marjorie Taylor Greene, and dumber than Trump. In both cases, not an easy task.
The other thing they will tell you is that they are prolife, but that is also a monumental lie. They are pro birth. That's it. They do not believe in any services to be provided for these children after they are born. Ask any so-called pro birth Republican Fascist if they believe in paid family leave, food stamps, health care for all children, prenatal care services, and they will say no. That's going to raise my taxes, so no I am not in favor of that. Given that reality, they are in no way prolife, simply pro birth.
This is so disturbing that I welcome all comments, because I am ready to take on all comers with insane arguments. Who will be the first to support people who commit incest? Who will be the first to defend rapists over rape victims?
This is exactly we have been talking about here for the last three to four years. Just because the orange monster has been thrust into the abyss, does not mean that the threat is gone. The extremists on the right have been arguing for this for decades. It pre-dates Trump by a lot. He just knew how to manipulate the dumbest among us. They even violated the U.S. Constitution in order to steal a US Supreme Court seat in order to make this happen.
When Antonin Scalia died, Barrack Obama was entitled to replace him according to the Constitution, but again, Republicans only believe in the Constitution when it convenient for them, not when they are violating it.
VOTE this collection of evil old men out. It is f****** long overdue! Vote blue in 2022! There is no choice. It might be your last free and fair election in America, if you do not.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Satan is controlling you MTG
One of the more outspoken members of the GOP's Insane Caucus in the House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene, amazingly keeps finding ways to out crazy herself.
Last week, Greene, who claims to be a Christian (follower of Christ), said this about the Catholic Church in an interview.
Greene said that the Catholic Church was being controlled by Satan because it is actually trying to abide by the teachings of Jesus Christ in the gospel. Christ taught us to love one another, and help the less fortunate, which is what the Catholic Church, in this instance, is trying to promote in regard to migrants who are coming to the United States to seek asylum.
These migrants are trying to leave deplorable conditions in their home countries and come to the United States to avoid being murdered by drug cartels, and so their daughters, some underage, are not forced to become prostitutes and alike. Greene is not having any of that.
This so-called Christian, who likes to call people who believe that gay and trans kids should not be the targets of violence and bullying, groomers, but she is proving herself to be an advocate for sex traffickers. She wants migrants to go back to these countries to be killed or trafficking by the cartels.
Greene makes it clear in this interview, that the teachings of Christ only apply in instances when it does not interfere with our laws (man-made laws). Jesus would have something to say about that Klan Mom. Christ made it clear that you should try to live by man's rules (government rules) as longs as man's laws do not interfere with God's laws.
The King James Bible reads the following in Mark 12:17. "And Jesus answered and said to them, 'render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.' And they marveled at him."
It turns out the Marjoie had nothing correct in this interview, because as it turns out, asylum seekers who are coming to the border and presenting themselves at a point of entry to apply for asylum, is actually the current law of the United States and has been for some time. And there is nothing Greene can do about that unless she gets a majority of reps and Senators to change the law. We know however, she did not come to Congress to actually get legislation passed, she just came to say stupid stuff and get hits on right-wing cult news channels.
One can't help but weep for the people who call themselves Christians, but at every turn do the opposite of what Christ taught, to instead service this right-wing cult that has permeated into evangelical teachings and some congregations.
It's a good thing that Poland, Romania and Hungary, among others, border Ukraine and not the United States. The Poles and Romanians have welcomed its neighbors from war-torn Ukraine. If it were us, we would definitely tell them to go home to die.
Let's end this post with another verse that might help Greene understand why she is in fact working not for God but the Devil himself.
Romans 12:13 "Contribute to the needs of God's people, and welcome strangers into your home."
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
This is why they are called bigots!
It is one thing to be thought a homophobe, but it is another thing to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
One of the sitting U.S. Senators from the state of Texas, Republican Ted Cruz, tells a gay joke about Disney while on his podcast and confirmed that he is a Republican bigot.
Let's clarify a few things this homophobe said. For starters, no one at Disney has ever said that they are going to have any Disney characters "going at it" as Cruz said. But I guess Cruz would be okay if there was porn on the Disney Channel as long as it was Mickey and Minnie going at it. His objection after all was related to Mickey and Pluto going at it.
Under no circumstances, has Disney ever expressed the intention of any of its characters having sex because if they did, Disney would have bigger problems. I can't believe I have to say this to this twisted Senator, but I am willing to guess that Disney Corp. is never going to show porn on a channel designed for children's entertainment.
But this is how this Fascist iteration of the Republican Party works. They identify a perceived culture war, usually something to do with LGBTQ folks, blacks, or immigrants of the wrong color (in their minds) and take it to the extreme, thus scaring their uninformed followers about this so-called problem.
Cruz here is clearly waying in on the fight between Disney and the Republicans currently in control of the People's Republic of Florida.
Florida's Republican-controlled legislature first passed the "Don't say Gay" bill, and yes that is what it is, and now they passed another law punishing Disney for speaking out about this Don't say Gay bill. This is Cancel Culture at its best. I guess they only oppose Cancel Culture when they are the targets but not cancel culture in general. Good to know!
So why is the Senator from Texas weighing in on Florida politics? Simple. It's because he still is imagining a day in which he can run and win the Presidency. That's an even bigger fantasy than his desire to see straight porn on the Disney Channel.
Cruz, who is only Trumped in his sliminess by the former President of the U.S. (TRUMP), has a history of doing and saying the wrong things.
1. Cruz leaves Texas for Cancun, Mexico during a crisis a year ago in which some of his constituents were literally freezing to death.
2. Cruz attacked Big Bird on Sesame St. for promoting Covid-19 vaccine information, something Big Bird has been doing since the 1970s. That's right Sesame Street characters having been helping kids for decades not to be afraid of shots associated with vaccines, but that was too far for Mr. Cruz, who by the way, has been vaccinated for Covid-19. He must just want others to die of Covid.
3. During a filibuster of the Affordable Care Act, Cruz waisted the tax-payer's dollars by reading Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor. Oddly enough, Cruz would later criticize Dr. Suess for ending publication of some of its own books.
These are just some examples of the deplorable nature of Senator Cruz. For a comprehensive list of his faults and twisted behaviors, please see the Dallas Observer story linked below.
Given the above list, one has to question, why this tone-deaf homophobe still has a job? You know what to do Texas. The next time this Canadian-born fascist runs for office, vote him out!Friday, April 22, 2022
Fighting back for the kids
Posts on this blog do not usually start with a video, but this particular clip is so powerful that it does a better job of serving as a lead for a news story than any written words.
The newest thing the extreme Republican right in this country has taken to doing in its bigoted culture wars is identifying anyone who does not agree with its fascist rhetoric against gays, trans individuals or anyone who is different, for that matter, as pro-pedophile.
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow is the latest victim of this as she was accused of grooming and "sexualizing Kindergarteners" by Republican Lana Theis in a campaign email. Of course, like any Republican claim, Theis had nothing to support this claim other than her own misguided and sinister imagination.
Why would Theis make such an insane and unsubstantiated claim? The answer is that she wants to raise money by scaring parents into believing that public education teachers are grooming children and sexualizing them. That's right, public education teachers who went into teaching because they love children. God knows it was not for the money. And that if the GOP (American Fascist Party) does nothing about this, they will certainly indoctrinate kids into being gay or trans. FRAUDULENT on all accounts.
I have a news update from the 1970s and 1980s, kids are not TURNED gay!!!!!!
The right has been passing laws in state after state that prevent teachers from discussing LGBTQ issues in class. And many parents around the country are falling for it hook, line and sinker.
Example, the "don't say gay bill" in Florida recently passed by Governor Ron Desantis and his Brownshirts in the Florida State House in Tallahassee. Republicans claim that this is a parent's rights bill, but that's bull. They also claim that is just prevents teachers from discussing sex in grades K thru third. Another lie.
What the bill does is actually ban teachers from discussing "issues that are age 'inappropriate' in the classroom" in all public schools, meaning through senior year in high school. Who decides what is age inappropriate in Florida? Is it Governor DeSantis? His book-burning thugs in the Florida state house? They left the law vague, so the extremists on the right, who also happen to be parents, and who still believe you can turn a child gay, could sue teachers at the drop of a hat.
What happens when you are learning about the Supreme Court and it's Gay Marriage decision in U.S. History class or the Pulse night club shooting. Is the teacher not allowed to discuss same-sex marriage in relation to that case? What if the kids ask about it? The bill is not limited to grades K-3, it is not allowed in public schools, meaning thru grade 12, if it is considered age inappropriate.
If this was not enough, other states have been passing laws preventing trans kids from competing in sports in the gender that they identify. That's right, the people on the right who constantly cry about a society in which everyone receives a trophy and where the Washington Redskins are being forced to change the team name, are now whimpering about kids getting to play sports in the gender in which they identify.
NEWS FLASH #2: That's been happening for decades!!!!!
Boys having been playing girls sports on organized teams and girls on boy's teams for years, but the problem here is that they do not want trans kids doing it. You know, because!
Examples: In my high school we had a girl's gymnastics team but no boy's team. If a boy, straight or otherwise, wanted to compete in gymnastics, he could. We only had a girl's field hockey team, but if boys, straight or otherwise, wanted to compete, they could because there was no equivalent team in the other gender.
This applies to girls as well. I've known girls who wrestled on a boy's wrestling team and who played ice hockey on a boy's ice hockey team because there was no equivalent girl's team. Where is the outrage and vitriol? That's right, it's not about kids playing sports with the opposite gender, it's about kids that are "different" playing sports with "normal" kids.
One can't help but wonder if these bigots ever get tired of being disingenuous.
These are the lies being sold to parents as if they are facts, and it is incumbent on people like Senator McMorrow to stand up and call their lies bulls***.
It is imperative, if you do not want to live in a world like the 1950s where gays and kids of other races were targeted for just being who they are, that you get out and vote in this next midterm election. And then after you have voted, drive 10 or 20 of your like-minded friends out to the polls so they can vote.
Just because the orange monster is not on the ballot in 2022, does not mean the threat is gone. The right is loaded with orange monsters, some (and I do only mean some) are just better at hiding it.
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