Thursday, March 21, 2019

time for a good old-fashioned slap down

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had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - republicans? 
   - democrats?
   - republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with candidates for public office? 
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two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 







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Sunday, March 17, 2019

CNN's biased news coverage

Fraser Anning, far-right Australian lawmaker, gets egg on his face - CNN 

 shame on CNN for making this story about the victim of the assault. 

 CNN, the assailant is not a hero--he assaulted the speaker. He should be charged with assault.

 CNN's blatant bias covering the news is palpable.


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Saturday, March 16, 2019

voters, here's a novel idea: vote for candidates based on their qualifications, experience, positions on issues important to our nation and their personal character--honesty, integrity, compassion, respect for others, etc.

had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - republicans? 
   - democrats?
   - republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 
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USA: tell kim jong un to shove it where the sun doesn't shine

North Korea Threatens to Scuttle Talks With the U.S. and Resume Tests - The New York Times 
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Friday, March 8, 2019

Utah teacher forced student to wash off Ash Wednesday cross

Utah teacher forced student to wash off Ash Wednesday cross 

 I hope that this teacher doesn't teach history or social studies. was the teacher born in a cave? does the teacher have a college degree? from where? assuming that the teacher has lived at least a couple of decades, where has this teacher been? 







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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

politicians are good at pointing fingers--not much good at anything else

endless investigations... Nadler says Ivanka Trump, others could 'quite conceivably' become part of House probe | TheHill

aren't the people who we elect to represent us supposed to pass laws and enforce laws and move our country forward?

 democrats are great at pointing fingers at republicans--and vice versa. 
as a matter of fact, that's all that republicans and democrats are good for!

 it's WAY past time to fix this mess! 

 had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - republicans? 
   - democrats?
   - republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 
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Friday, March 1, 2019

trump: flimflam man

Trump says North Korea can be economic power, but experts disagree 

 the good, the bad & the ugly: of course trump's white house is a 3-ring circus--trump is PT barnum reincarnated 
had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - flimflam man trump--the reincarnation of p t barnum? 
   - congress?
   - the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply us with candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are flimflams, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their flimflam candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Thursday, February 28, 2019

t-rump's idiotic comment du jour

Trump believes Kim's claim he wasn't aware of Warmbier's condition - CNNPolitics 


had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - idiot trump? 
   - idiots in congress?
   - the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply us with idiot candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the idiots in the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are idiots, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 
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Saturday, February 23, 2019

north koreans starve while kim jong un lives lavishly and DPRK pursues costly nuclear arms and missle program

North Korea's Food Crisis Was Devastating In The 1990s. How Is The Country Faring Now? : Goats and Soda : NPR 

 "Children[edit]

Children, especially those under two years old, were most affected by both the famine and the poverty of the period. The World Health Organization reported death rates for children at 93 out of every 1000, while those of infants were cited at 23 out of every 1000.[45] Undernourished mothers found it difficult to breast-feed. No suitable alternative to the practice was available. Infant formula was not produced locally, and only a small amount of it was imported.[34]

The famine resulted in a population of homeless, migrant children known as Kotjebi.[46]
Estimated number of deaths[edit]

The exact number of deaths during the acute phase of the crisis, from 1994 to 1998, will probably never be fully determined, since the government has refused to release any of this information to the outside world. Independent analysis estimates that between 800,000 and 1,500,000 people died due to starvation, disease, or sickness caused by lack of food.[47][48]

Haggard and Noland reviewed all estimates of the "excess" deaths caused by the famine. Estimates range from 220,000 to 4,000,000 between 1995 and 1998, as claimed by the North Korean government.[49]

In 1998, US Congressional staffers who visited the country reported that: "Therefore, we gave a range of estimates, from 300,000 to 800,000 dying per year, peaking in 1997. That would put the total number of deaths from the North Korean food shortage at between 900,000 and 2.4 million between 1995 and 1998."[50] Higher estimates range from 2 to 3 million.[7] North Korean officials have put the figures as low as 250,000 in confidential discussions. Both the extreme high and low ends of the estimates are considered inaccurate.[51]

A survey by North Korea's Public Security Ministry suggests that 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 people died from 1995 to March 1998, although the numbers may have been inflated in order to secure additional food aid.[52] The most sophisticated estimates used to measure excess deaths based on different data from multiple sources give a total number ranging from 600,000 to 1,000,000, or 3 to 5 percent of the pre-crisis population[53]

The consequences of the famine are still playing out – most notably, in the breakdown of the public distribution system and the government's food rationing system and other economic institutions, as well as increasing self-reliance by North Koreans in providing for themselves and their families.[54]

Robinson's team found 245,000 "excess" deaths (an elevated mortality rate as a result of premature death), 12 percent of the population in one affected region. Taking those results as the upper limit and extrapolating across the entire North Korean population across the country's provinces produces an upper limit of 2,000,000 famine-related deaths.[54]

According to the recent research by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011, the likely range of excess deaths between 1993 and 2000 was between 500,000 and 600,000, and a total of 600,000 to 1,000,000 excess deaths from the year 1993 to the year 2008.[8][page needed][9]" 

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Friday, February 22, 2019

darwin award: "‘Jerk punk’ sets fire to Gen. Lee statue - but not the Confederate one"

‘Jerk punk’ sets fire to Gen. Lee statue - but not the Confederate one








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Thursday, February 21, 2019

hey t-rump, where's my tax cut?

comparing my 2018 federal income tax with 2017: 
  • total income up 7.6% 
  • 1040 taxable income up 83.7% (103.8% from qualified dividends & capital gains worksheet taxable income)
  • itemized deductions down 25.3%
  • federal income tax up 121.3%
my 2018 federal income tax is more than double my 2017 federal income tax! thanks, t-rump and congress! 


had enough?

who do you trust? 
   - liars in the WH & congress? 
   - the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply dishonest, extremist candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   - the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are liars and extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

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in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 

the news media has this story all wrong. IRS says average refund up 1.3 percent | TheHill it isn't about refunds!!!-- it's about your total tax for the year. 

 tax is the total amount that you owe the federal government each year. refund is the difference between what was withheld and your total tax. if more was withheld than your total tax, then you get a refund. if it's the other way around, then you pay the difference.

 get it right irs & news media! it's about total tax--it's not about refunds! 





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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

russians, extrremists and voters who can't think for themselves

russians, facebook, fake news, etc. 
foreign interference in our elections has been around since George Washington.
The Citizen Genet Affair | Teaching American History 

 besides, "those who live in glass houses should not throw stones".
The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere - The Washington Post

 today we've got foreign and domestic interference, foreign and domestic extremists, fake news, the internet (facebook, etc.) and biased news media (TV, newspapers, political websites, etc.)

 what to do?
answer: informed and intelligent voters would help.

 who do you trust? 
   - the russians, foreign propaganda, or domestic extremists? 
   - do you trust the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply extremist candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

    - do you trust the biased news media?
   - or do you think for yourself?

 to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their extremist candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

green revolution

'Green New Deal' would require an actual revolution 
Green Revolution Donut by Phil Manker | My idea for a new, h… | Flickr

 had enough? 

who do you trust? 
   - a left wing extremist? 
   - a right wing extremist?
   - or do you trust the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply candidates for public office? 

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their extremist candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

how does it feel to be part of the ever-shrinking minority between the crazies on the left and the crazies on the right?

had enough? 
who do you trust? 
   - a left wing extremist? 
   - a right wing extremist?
   - or do you trust the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply candidates for public office? 

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their extremist candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.


the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 





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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

pathological lying should be an automatic disqualifier for the office of POTUS

image by Shaun Dawson
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had enough? 

who do you trust? 
   - a pathological liar?
   - or a person who tells the truth?
   - or do you trust the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply candidates for public office? 

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are pathological liars, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican. 

even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.

nothing will be better for our country.




the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 





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