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Robert Reich: Kamala Harris in 90 Seconds (well… a little more than 90 seconds)
IMHO, it is a very clear choice this election cycle, fascism and theocracy with tRump and Vance, or two genuinely good folks in Harris and Walz whom are running for office with service in mind as opposed to tRump’s need to self-aggrandize. And then there is Vance, ambition for ambition’s sake and a need to force his Draconian wrong-headed values on the rest of us.
Not sure what this portends in this obscenely deep red state of Missouri, but this is the line for early voting at a library close to our house. Missouri opened no excuse early voting starting October 22 and continues right up the day before election day, November 5th. From everything I have been reading, it is a very popular. This picture was taken on Friday, October 25th around 10:30 in the morning.
The line once inside the library was two or three times as long as the line outside as they had us snaking around like we were in an airport TSA line. All in all though, it went smoothly. From the time I parked my truck — we had to walk a ways back to the library — it took us an hour to vote.
Just as an aside, one thing I do not like about Missouri elections is Continue reading “Early Voting”
This documentary, Praying For Armageddon, is from the BBC and is about American Evangelicals and their support of Israel. Even though I knew most of what was presented in this documentary, I found it absolutely chilling, as well as very depressing. This video describes how American Evangelicals are willing and hopeful of fomenting discord to the point of global war to bring about their long awaited Armageddon. It is an extremely scary world view.
(My origin link to a single video of the complete documentary had a forced take down due to copyright issues… maybe these will stay up)
The milieu that I grew up in was Southern Baptist, although with us moving around so much, it was an on again, off again, immersion. My favorite uncle, whom I loved very much, was a Southern Baptist minister. I passed two summers in his household as teenager as I was having so many problems at home. I think the hope was that it might reattach my shaky rudder, which it did to some extent.
While my uncle was gracious about it, I just could Continue reading “Praying For Armageddon”
Trump DUMPED By Evangelicals After RUTHLESS New Ad
First of all, the shear hubris of this billboard is more than I can fathom. Then the divisiveness promoted by this sign, surely placed by a religious organization or person, is the exact opposite of what religion should be doing. Historically, however, Christianity has not be an inclusive religion, except by force, nor has it been an agent for tolerance and acceptance of people who believe or think differently than themselves. IMHO, this attitude continues today in many branches of Christianity.
On the other hand, I have been and am certainly demonizing MAGA Republicans. For me, they are espousing the worst side of humanity. Why so many Christians, especially Evangelical Christians, are so adamantly onboard with the MAGA crowd is mystifying.
That persons like tRump, Putin, Maduro, Kim Jung-un, Netanyahu and many more of that ilk are in positions of power is proof that a god does not exist — at least the god as detailed in the various religious texts, or if he does exist, he certainly does not love humanity.
Oh well.
Here is an interesting, short read from the pen of Thom Hartmann:
Why are Red State Citizens Poorer, Less Educated, & Sicker than Blue State Citizens?
The quick synopsis is that they are shooting themselves in the foot.
Just something to think about as you getting ready to vote in what seems like the most consequential election of my lifetime. I see this election as clear option between democracy and fascism, between inclusiveness and Christian Sharia law, between joy and a Draconian world view, between sanity and insanity, between the have-too-muches and the rest of us…
If nothing else you have to wonder why Elon Musk is pouring so much money into the tRump campaign. Musk is the epitome of self-interest, seeing himself better and smarter than practically every other person on the planet, willing to use and abuse just about anyone for his own ends. Wait, that describes tRump also.
That is the the only explanation I can think of if Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris are on the campaign trail TOGETHER. Hell has indeed frozen over.
It is amazing how many Republicans are coming out for Kamala Harris as they see tRump as an existential threat to our country.
May Jupiter bless them all.
JD Vance is objectively a horrible man. I would call him the poster child for everything that is wrong with American politics, but there is so much competition in the Republican party, he would just be one of a rotating cast on that poster. To say I find the Republican party disheartening, would be an understatement.
Then there is his running mate, tRump. How a misogynist, racist con man managed to gain control of one of two major politic parties of the most powerful nation on the planet will keep historians employed for quite some time. How he managed to maintain that control as dementia became too obvious to ignore will also keep sociologists and political scientists occupied. I am sure there will be several doctoral theses written in all those professions.
There has been something niggling at the back of my brain for Continue reading “JD Vance – Escape from L.A.”
I am not sure how smart this was of us. I do wonder how long it will stay up in this super Republican neighborhood, being the district that elected Todd “Legitimate Rape” Atkins and Ann “What Climate Change” Wagner, but it is an important issue for us.
This is part of the reason I am so angry with the current Republican party. They are essentially trying to push their minority religious beliefs on the majority. Abortion is obviously a very charged subject, and I cannot imagine it ever being a very easy decision for any woman. But I strongly believe that Continue reading “I wonder how long…”