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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 13:25:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 14:03:24 GMT
Ok, Joyce & Ann, my cyber cheerleaders, your cheers were heard & DGD team won by 16. Thanks for putting up with this Grandma's bragging...LOL...
1 hour 20 minutes of nonesense! Totally happy I missed the SOTU speech. I haven't heard many reviews yet of the speech, except it was LONG!
I agree, Ann, I wish they had picked someone other than a Kennedy, for the Dem's response. I don't know the fellow, and I'm sure he is probably a rising star in the party, but in this climate in Washington with JA, I do agree another choice would have been better IMHO . I like Cory Booker too. A no nonesense kind of guy. A DACA or a woman would have been a wise choice as well.
Jason's 49th Birthday today, so I have bars to make this morning to send to work with him this afternoon for break time. Happy he made it to 49 but sad that 47 years of seizures have taken their toll. He deserves so much more. But it is what it is & he just keeps making the best of each day. So, YEAH! Jason.
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 14:15:13 GMT
Good morning and welcome to the end of January! Hopefully spring is not too far away.
So I did watch the SOTU last night all the way through. While he's certainly no orator, for the JA he did a pretty good job. If he would actually do some of the things he said, it would be good. The problem is that you can't believe anything he says, and he very likely will dispute his own words today, or tomorrow, or the next day. He doesn't have sincerity or true belief about any of it. His actions speak far louder than his words. Of course we all want to see something done about the infrastructure, but the measly $200 million he proposed for it in the budget isn't going to be a drop in the bucket. We all want the country to be safe, but his wall isn't going to do that. His hate filled policies and rhetoric do, however, go a long way towards making the world hate us. And, that he wants to increase our nuclear arsenal, yes he actually said that, is insane. We could already destroy the entire world 10 times over. We all want veterans to be well taken care of, but have you seen any tangible sign that he's working towards that?
His immigration policies are absolutely deplorable. He talks about lottery visas as if a name is pulled out of the hat, and that person is immediately on a plane and bound for the US with no background checks, etc. Anyone who pays attention knows that is completely false, but he says it and most of his followers just accept it as truth.
He wants to do away with what he calls "chain migration," and allow immigrants to only bring their spouse and minor children. Well, a great many of us have chain migration as part of our roots. In my own family, my DH came. He was a single 26 year old who had sacrificed a lot in order to be here. He went from a machinist-toolmaker to a Ph.D., and he brought his brother, his sister and her husband, and his niece. All three became productive citizens giving back to this country far more than many who were born here. He also brought his parents, who were older and not able to work. They were not a burden on society, however, as they were supported by DH and his brother. His father became a citizen, and his mother wanted so badly to be a citizen. The first time she took the citizenship test, she didn't pass it. She was nervous. She had studied hard, but she failed. So she studied even harder, but unfortunately she died shortly before being eligible to take the test again. I would argue that DH being able to bring his family here made this country stronger and greater rather than taking away from it as the JA would imply.
I've been having an issue with my eyes lately, and they were hurting so I went to bed without hearing the Democrat's response. DH did listen. He thought Kennedy sounded angry, which he felt was unfortunate and didn't send the right message. I'd like to hear what any of you thought about it if you watched. I know Anne was planning to watch.
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 14:19:22 GMT
Happy Birthday to Jason!
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 14:20:04 GMT
Yay for DGD and her team! I'm sure our cheerleading was a big help to them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 15:45:25 GMT
A $100 Million for infrastructure would hardly pay for the bolts for a huge bridge that's about ready to collapse!
Gosh, sorry about your eyes, Joyce. Certainly hope they are better today. I only caught a few minutes of the Kennedy speech. Not sure what I thought one way or another regarding the tone.
Ok, officially "losing it"... I have a bin of Valentine decorations for the Library & do you think I can find them! NO! I have all my decorations in bins in one place under the deck in storage place. Not there! UGH! So, guess I will spend the morning playing " find the Valentine". LOL
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Post by luanne on Jan 31, 2018 16:07:38 GMT
As I said, I didn't watch. Dh and I went out to dinner with friends and had a lovely time. Dh made some comment to the waitress about their being too much cracked pepper in his meal so that it overpowered the taste at times, and they comped his meal! This was our first time at this particular restaurant and we will definitely go back again.
I did catch a little bit of Kennedy's speech. I thought he did a good job and the comments and reviews I've read have all been positive. Our paper came out with an article this morning fact checking Trump's speech and most of it was lies and exaggerations. Big surprise.
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 16:38:55 GMT
Good luck finding the Valentine's decorations, Linda! Luanne, glad you had such a good time last night, and how nice that they comped your DH's meal. Sounds like a nice place to go. Thanks for the comments about Kennedy's speech. I hope most of the people who watched it did not have the same reaction my DH did. He didn't think it was terrible by any means, but was disappointed in it. Going to try a new recipe for unstuffed cabbage rolls today. I'm too lazy to go to the trouble of stuffing and rolling them.
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 16:41:16 GMT
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 16:41:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 17:02:06 GMT
After several bumps on head from low ceiling in storage & slipping on slippery grass/ice & doing the splits, yup, I found the Valentine decorations.
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 17:55:58 GMT
I'm impressed that you were able to do the splits and still get up and walk around again. LOL! I'd have been there until DH found me and helped me up again, which probably wouldn't have been until he got hungry and realized there was nothing to eat.
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Post by birdgal on Jan 31, 2018 18:18:07 GMT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!
A very merry un-birthday to everyone else!
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Post by nashville11 on Jan 31, 2018 18:52:21 GMT
Oh my gosh! Have any of you seen this? Every single time I think the JA and his clan can't possibly sink any lower, they manage to do just that. Using the SOTU as a fundraiser!!!!!!! Next they will be auctioning off the White House silver. Disgusting! They have no respect for anything! www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/01/30/trump-campaign-uses-state-union-address-raise-money-re-election-bid/1079009001/----------- "In a solicitation, the Trump campaign asks supporters to "make a special State of the Union contribution to have your name broadcast on the Official Donald J. Trump for President livestream." Suggested contributions range from $35 to $2,700. "It’s not about just one of us," the fundraising pitch says. "It’s about ALL of us. Which is why your name deserves to be displayed during Tuesday night’s speech." ------------- But, when evidently not enough people were willing to send in $35, Eric (Tweedledee) sent out a message saying that for even $1 you could have your name scrolled across the screen on the website during the live feed.
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Post by yogamama007 on Jan 31, 2018 21:00:19 GMT
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DARLING JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda I do understand the heart ache, you do what you can, and try not to scream IT'S NOT FAIR! ((((((gentle hugs ))))))))))))))))
Joyce- Some low life will do anything for a buck. Including selling out their country to the Russians. Would that this country never took in JA's grandfather.
Interesting that Melania's father is a card carrying Communist, (well thank goodness he is not from Mexico Phew)
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