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A discussion on truth, beauty, the American way, humor, intelligence, love, stupidity and where we are today
Yes, Missouri's own Senator Josh Hawley is doing just that. He's attacking your vote, our votes, our election, right down to our Democracy today, Missouri and America.
GOP senator to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results
Yes, grandstanding demagogue Senator Josh Hawley is putting up a fight to help and go with this Republican Party President Trump and his sycophant, uninformed, misdirected and misinformed supporters that we shouldn't accept and recognize President-elect Biden's win in last month's election.
Isn't that wonderful?
Forget that over 50 courts have thrown out all the cases on this because there was and is patently zero evidence of vote fraud. This was from November 23, mind you.
Meanwhile, since the end of November, even more cases have been thrown out, dismissed by judges and courts. This one happened December 14.
More examples--and from, again, Republicans.
And sure, I get it. Senator Hawley wants to keep in good to great graces with Trump and maybe even more, his supporters, sure, so he can maybe run for the presidency in 2024. I get that. But attacking, again, our votes? Our election? Our Democracy?
Oh, hell, no. This cannot stand. Senator Josh "Mr. Sedition" Hawley can't get away with this.
The Washington Post said it so true and right.
Josh Hawley reminds us that the GOP is the sedition party
I can't recommend enough and ask that anyone and everyone who sees and reads this please phone or email---or both--Senator Hawley and tell him we don't appreciate him subverting our Democracy.
Hawley's office. You may well have to leave a message: (202) 224-6154It's difficult to even keep up with, let alone believe all the things this Republican Party President is saying and doing in these his last days in that office.
In odd video, Trump falsely suggests he received a Nobel prize
Added to that, check out just a bit of the article:
The fact that Donald Trump is still releasing campaign-style ads is itself bizarre. Election Day was eight weeks ago; the Republican incumbent lost badly; and if these commercials are intended to create a groundswell of support for the outgoing president, he's likely to be disappointed.Just loony. Fortunately, either his insanity or his stupidity, whichever it is that moment, helps his perceived enemies, hurts him and hurts what is supposed to be his own political party.
WSJ editorial board: Trump's push for $2,000 checks will hand Democrats the Senate
On the $2000 COVID assistance for Americans today, first this happened, no surprise.
Trump's desire for 'wild' protest sparks fear among US officials
Yes, as I wrote earlier last week, I thought it pretty incredible and courageous and soul-searching for our Kansas City Star local newspaper to own up and 'fess up to their very racist, white supremacist past. Great for them, great for us. Progress. Surprising and again, incredible. Very encouraging and hopeful.
So now, a next step, it makes me wonder aloud here if our local PBS station will ever "get it" on race, too. If KCPT will ever be truly inclusive. I've written about it before.
They used to have 2 weekly news programs and now they're down to one. Both were heavily, heavily represented by---wait for it--white people. Only. Singularly. And the one now gone was also heavily full of Right Wing and/or conservative and/or out and out Republican Party guests and viewpoints. It was dispiriting to say the least.
And even now, still, to this day, their "Week in Review" program is heavily all white. Here's the latest example.
Yes, on this day, December 26, 1972 we, Missouri and the nation, lost a great man.
Missouri state history---On this day, December 26, 1972, President Harry S Truman dies at age 88 in Independence,.
The 33rd president of the US dies of multiple-organ failure after several weeks in the hospital. His wife, Bess, will opt for a small private burial in their hometown of Independence, Missouri, instead of a state funeral in DC, thinking it a more fitting goodbye for the down-to-earth Truman.Happy holidays everyone.
Merry Christmas if you celebrate it.
I haven't been able to believe so much of what I've read and seen this past 4 years from this President, his presidency and administration. Now, today, there is this.
Here's the gist of what they're proposing.
"It may seem extremely unlikely that Mike Pence, who up to this point has been one of Trump’s most craven enablers, would even consider taking advantage of this constitutional power. But it’s always possible that, between now and January 20 when Trump’s term expires, the situation may become so extreme that he and eight other Cabinet members may find the modicum of personal courage and moral decency necessary to do the right thing.So here it is. Christmas Eve. Here we are. At long last. And now, this is where we all are with this Republican Party Congress, Republican Party President and the possibility of COVID assistance.
House Republicans To Block $2,000 Stimulus Checks On Christmas Eve
I can honestly still not believe the things this Republican Party President keeps saying and doing. Now we're here:
2020 is the deadliest year in US history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time
What the sorry excuse for "leadership" from this Republican Party President Trump and his political party has gotten us all, gotten the nation. Is it any wonder we wanted to vote him out and so badly? Thanks, Republicans. Thanks so very much. This man Trump and all he has wrought this last 4 years is on you, all on you---forever. This last fact and statistic is the worst, of course, but it's followed by this beauty, too.
For the 40th consecutive week, Americans file more than a million claims for jobless benefits
Then this happened.
Wow.
What can you say but "Wow"?
Our own local paper, the Kansas City Star stunned me and I feel, probably lots of us this week. Their report, their reporting, their confession was just that, stunning. You likely know of what I'm writing. It's this.
The truth in Black and white: An apology from The Kansas City Star
Breaking today! This afternoon!
Yes, there are two holiday movie classics, at least here in America, and not only do we love them, lots of us, but they also show the great struggle of rich vs poor. The first, Dickens' "A Christmas Carol.
And the other holiday movie classic? Why "It's a Wonderful Life", of course.
Universal health care is such a complex beast that only 32 of the world's 33 nations have been able to make it work.
That's quite the leadership you got going there.
US hits grim new daily record with 3,656 coronavirus deaths
This broke yesterday on CNN: US hits record breaking number of COVID cases 11 days in a row.
Seems this administration is one of the reliable carriers, too.
Not done there, oh no.
Weekly jobless claims rise to 885,000
Note that this next summary is from the very conservative, very business-friendly Business Insider, too
Authoritarianism, Fascism, let's not split hairs.
But hey, at least the Dow and the markets are up, huh?
Stocks rise to record highs on talk of COVID relief deal
At least Mitch McConnell and then Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue down in Georgia are going to be doing okay on their stock portfolios, right??
And again, this President Trump. What a guy. Always there to do the right thing at the right time, eh?
Trump cuts $200M in health care funds to California over abortions
Y'all are terrific.
Really.
Yes, here's yet one more. One more Republican very publicly leaving that political party.