Category: Politics
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Move the Island
Listening to an audiobook by Former Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper. He was let go by Donald Trump, soon after Trump’s election loss in November 2020. Yes, Trump lost the election. One of Esper’s goals, while holding this position, was to upgrade the US naval fleet to ensure that the US was at a level,…
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This is Rich
The Pennsylvania Republican Primary for the US senate is/will be/was being held/held on Tuesday May 17. The former orange haired president has endorsed tv personality Dr. Oz. Kathy Barnette, an occasional political commentator on Fox News was, until a few weeks back, a relative unknown. She started shooting up in the polls, to such an…
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Why so Angry?
The basis for this chirp came from the comic strip “Pearls Before Swine”. Pig went up the mountain and asked the Wise Old Ass “Why are we all so angry?” The Wise Old Ass responded, and am paraphrasing here, back in the day, networks ran their news divisions at a loss believing that delivering the…
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Did Not Act Alone
Ten people killed and three more injured following a racially tinged white extremist motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York. Of the 13 victims, 11 were Black. The 18 year old domestic terrorist had planned to inflict more killings at a nearby Superstore, before he was stopped. He had travelled over 200 miles to get to…
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Trump vs. Pence
Mike Pence might still carry a bit of a grudge against Donald Trump for what happened on January 6, when Trump kind of hung Pence to dry. Hanging being the key word. Pence showed a lot of courage that day. I guess he got tired of being a toady for Trump. There is a Republican…
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Covid Numbers
A couple of days ago, the number of Americans that died from COVID reached one million. In Canada, the number is 40,000. On a per capita basis, the rate of COVIDS deaths in Canada, when compared to the States, is approximately one third. Regarding vaccination rates, 86% of Canadians have received at least one vaccination…
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Limbaugh and Moderates
Back in the 1990,s, going back to visit our relatives, in Eastern Canada, we would drive through the States. Often times, I had greater tolerance for fools back then, I would listen to Rush Limbaugh, for a laugh. I have been accused of having a warped sense of humour. My kids are still scarred from…
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Most Dangerous Person in World
Joe Biden was asked for his opinion as to who is the most dangerour person in the world. One would expect that he would have identified Putin or even Trump. Instead, he identified Rupert Murdoch, the owner of numerous publishing outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal, and television channels such as Fox News. Murdoch…
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Ruby Freeman
Who is Ruby Freeman and why is there a picture of Kanye West on this post? First of all Ruby Freeman, in her 60’s was a temporary election worker in Fulton County Georgia. Late on election night, November 3, 2020, she was one of the workers counting ballots. The workers were told to go home…
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Coward – Not a Coward
Immediately after the January 6 insurrection, House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle were extremely pissed off at Donald Trump. Proof of that are some of the speeches made in both the House and Senate right after the insurrection. On the Republican side, notables such as Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey…