What Ever Happened to American Ingenuity??
Adapting to a new situation
The Freudian Slip or as Bubba Would Put It: A Good Ole Boy Done Screwed Up! We are in a new era of colorblind racism. Racists, sexists, and other -ists try to hide their true feelings but if you listen, you can “hear” those feelings. This is a good time to post this older racist pronouncement as it still applies today. Here is a quote from a Fox and Friends blatherer, Brian Kilmeade about immigrant children separated from their parents:…
Time for a brief reference to the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 – 10) | National Center for Constitutional Studies: Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Amendment 2 – The Right to Bear Arms A well-regulated Militia…
The Profile of a Child Bully
Donald Trump Is Afraid of the White House Protests – The Atlantic: Past presidents have sought to play a healing role when the nation is on edge, but Trump’s instinct is to plunge into combustible circumstances in ways that rouse his base. He encourages protests that align with his interests. Eager to see an economic revival, Trump last month egged on demonstrators who pressed Democratic governors to ease stay-at-home orders despite the coronavirus threat. “LIBERATE” Michigan, Virginia, and Minnesota, he…
Trump walks back his incendiary Minneapolis ‘thugs’ post – Twin Cities
Trump walks back his incendiary Minneapolis ‘thugs’ post – Twin Cities: President Donald Trump spent Friday walking back his post-midnight “thugs” tweet about Minneapolis protesters that added to outrage over the police killing of a black man. Trump’s later repeated condemnation of the killing and outreach to the man’s family was a marked change in tone from his earlier comments that also invoked a civil-rights-era phrase fraught with racist overtones. “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump had written…
Is He a dumbass or just an ass?
Democratic lawmaker goes on epic rant after GOP colleague admits hiding positive coronavirus test: “Every single day of this crisis this State Government Committee in Pennsylvania has met so that their members could line up one after one after one and explain that it was safe to go back to work,” he said. “During that time period they were testing positive. They were notifying one another. And they didn’t notify us.” “I never ever, ever knew that the Republican leadership…
The Real Problem in America
Trump’s Fifth Simple Trick for Stealing the Election Will Give You Nightmares—and Tear America Apart: Everyone knows he’ll cheat. Even his supporters know he’ll cheat. His cheating is one of the things they love about him. So that he’ll cheat—while loudly accusing the other side of cheating—is a given. There are plenty of concerns in the U.S. but the real problem that will eventually destroy us is the mindset of those in power. Nowhere can it be clearer than it…
(160) Black Light Experiment Shows How Quickly COVID-19 Can Spread | NowThis – YouTube
(160) Black Light Experiment Shows How Quickly COVID-19 Can Spread | NowThis – YouTube: For all of those who feel the need to “be free” again, here is a sobering video clip spanning a decade, showing how subtle viral spread can be. At least take a few minutes and watch it, if not for yourself, how about for someone you love?
Who do you want to believe??
Georgia church closes two weeks after reopening as families come down with coronavirus – The Christian Post: Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle, an independent Baptist church led by Pastor Justin Gazaway in Ringgold, Georgia, restarted in-person services on April 26. Church representative Joan Lewis told The Christian Post on Monday, however, that they decided to suspend “in-person worship services for the foreseeable future” on May 11 after learning several families had contracted the virus. This is an example of what will be…
McConnell’s Unintentional Criticism of TrumpMonkey
Sometimes, even turtles make mistakes. Our Senator-Turtle is no exception. His attempt to once again take a stab at former President Obama becomes a glaring criticism of his beloved Moron in Charge: But I think it’s a little bit classless frankly to critique an administration that comes after you. You had your shot. You were there for eight years.“ ”I think the tradition that the Bushes set up of not critiquing the president who comes after you is a good…