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Weird Politics
Alabama, I owe you an apology. I just assumed you were going to send a child molester to the United States senate. I didn’t even pay much attention to all the analysis and debate. I figured it was pointless because … Continue reading
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About the NFL Thing…
Update: My husband, who is very smart, pointed out that President Sunburnt-frog is probably trying to distract from his latest Obama-care repeal failure with this latest tantrum. Also, the sunburnt-froglings are now struggling with their very own email scandals. And … Continue reading
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Off Topic: “Leadership” by Tweet?
I saw this little item, which I thought was scary/hilarious. A Boston journalist predicted one of Trump’s deranged tweets simply by watching Fox News. So much for “unpredictable”. So that’s how our country works right now. Trump sees something on Fox … Continue reading
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Best Thing I’ve Read About the Recount
Update: Here’s an article about regularly auditing election results. Very sensible, no matter where you stand politically. It’s a little surprising we don’t already do this. How you feel about Jill Stein’s request for a recount probably depends on which … Continue reading
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Constitutional Safety Valve?
Saw this interesting piece about the electoral college. According to this, the founders set up the electoral college as a “safety valve” in case the people went nuts and elected some unfit buffoon as president. As it happens, the people … Continue reading
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Beauties and the Beast
So I was scrubbing my toilet and cleaning out the cat box today, and for some reason it made me think about the events of this past Friday. We’re all aware by now of Trump’s icky comments regarding the unwanted … Continue reading
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Off Topic: Terrible Person
Update: Mathers has been officially charged with invasion of privacy. Her lawyer had this to say: “I’m disappointed that she was charged with any type of violation. She never intentionally violated anyone’s privacy and never tried to break the law … Continue reading
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Editorial – Society of Jerks
I saw this editorial on http://www.flkeysnews.com this morning. We have a problem in this world because, more than ever, we tolerate, coddle and even encourage jerks to the point where we’re becoming a society of jerks. Yes, it’s true.
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Pam Bondi and Donald Trump
Uhoh. Have you seen this story about Pam Bondi? Pam Bondi personally asked Donald Trump for donation before nixing Trump U fraud case.
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Off Topic: Trump’s Whining
The big story in politics these days is Trump’s whining about the GOP’s “rigged” delegate system. To be honest, certain aspects of the nomination process make me a bit queasy, too. For instance, voters in Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota have … Continue reading
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