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Post by nashville11 on Jun 1, 2018 12:58:28 GMT
There seems to be a tug of war going on about hateful, vile remarks and who can get away with them and who gets punished for them. It's like little kids on the playground. Personally, I'm sick of the hateful rhetoric from everybody, and most especially from the JA who as the President should be a role model and instead is the worst of the worst. So why do we as a society keep picking sides and defending what is clearly reprehensible from anyone? Roseanne is a racist plain and simple. Ivanka is a spoiled brat, but doesn't deserve to be called vulgar names in the disguise of comedy. There's a fine line with comedy, and sometimes comedians cross it. That doesn't make it right. I'm also sick of hearing the right complain about The View. I haven't seen an episode of The View in years, but if you don't like it then don't watch it. If they don't have viewers it will go off the air. If you complain to the sponsors enough, it will go off the air. But whatever Joy Behar says or doesn't say, or Whoopi, or Samantha Bee, or Roseanne whether you like them or not it doesn't make hateful rhetoric acceptable, and I'm sick of hearing "well so and so did this, so it's ok for someone else to do that." Is that what we teach our children? If someone does something wrong then it's ok for you to do it too? We have become a hate filled society. I don't blame that all on the JA. The hate must have already been festering beneath the surface. He was smart enough, however, to recognize and exploit it. But ultimately we are all responsible for our own actions. I am ashamed of what our citizenry has become. And it's not just comedians, it's media such as Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and on, and on, and on until it is now Tom, Dick, Harry, Jane, and Sally, those average people on the street who think saying disgusting things is somehow acceptable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 13:09:34 GMT
Totally, agree Joyce. Everytime a comedienne insults someone with a nasty vile joke & defends it as comedy, it's a backlash against Democrats, Liberals, etc & gives JA an excuse to rile up his lemmings. I for one always liked The View. I didn't always agree with the hosts or guests, but it was a sincere exchange of ideas. I haven't watched it much in recent years tho.
So, JA announces the Job Report an hour before it's officially released. It affects the Stock Market, doesn't it? Now, he can get away with insider trading? Any other person would be in jail!
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Post by DotRen on Jun 1, 2018 13:10:26 GMT
Nash I am 100% with you. Everyone needs to step back, take a breath and just take 1 minute and be kind to everyone else. I know we can only make ourselves do that, but I set lofty goals  |
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 1, 2018 13:50:06 GMT
Everyone needs to step back, take a breath and just take 1 minute and be kind to everyone else. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could just have a National Day of Kindness? Who knows, maybe it would catch on. We should all go back to pre-school and remember what we supposedly learned there. Speaking out about things one feels is wrong is fine. Speaking vile, hateful rhetoric is not ok from anyone.
As for Linda's comment yesterday about Trump feeling that Mueller has got something big to come down hard on him with, I think that's right. I don't know if Mueller really has it or not, but I definitely think Trump knows there is something there that he is very fearful Mueller already has or will soon have.
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 2, 2018 14:03:37 GMT
Does the JA have no intellectual curiosity at all? I guess that's a silly question, because clearly he doesn't. The leader of NK sends him a letter, and he doesn't bother to read it at least in a very timely fashion. Yet, he tells the world that it was very nice. I am sure it probably was a nice letter, but you'd think he would have at least bothered to read it.
Hope you're all looking forward to a good Saturday. It's going to be a very hot and humid one here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 16:24:30 GMT
WINDY WINDY WINDY here!
I had to literally laugh out loud when JA said it was a really nice letter & then not but a few minutes later, he said he hadn't read it yet! Anyone who thinks he will be the one solving the NK issue & then get the Nobel Peace Prize is delusional! I think NK has already one upped him & will continue to do so. I had to look up when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded....December 12th....I hope that JA will be kicked to the curb by then...well, I can dream...LOL. Seriously, anyone who thinks this vile, racist, idiot deserves the Nobel Peace Prize is despicable IMHO! To even be nominated is beyond the pale. He would sell his soul ( if he had one) & this country if it assured him of the Peace Prize!..
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 2, 2018 19:47:23 GMT
I agree Linda. He just wants attention, and as usual he's super jealous that Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize, so he craves one too. Other than the fact someone has told him that Obama won one, he probably doesn't even know what it is. He certainly wouldn't have enough curiosity about it to even Google it on his own. And no one who has won one is delusional enough to give him theirs as that poor military veteran did with his purple heart during the campaign. It still makes me angry to think about Cadet Bone Spurs taking that medal from someone who had truly made a sacrifice and then even being so crass as to brag about how he'd always wanted one. So why does the press seem to care so much where Melania is? Leave the woman in peace if you ask my opinion (which no one did  ). Who could possibly blame her for wanting to spend as little time as possible with this narcissistic JA? |
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Post by DotRen on Jun 2, 2018 21:21:30 GMT
So why does the press seem to care so much where Melania is? Leave the woman in peace if you ask my opinion (which no one did ). Who could possibly blame her for wanting to spend as little time as possible with this narcissistic JA? I just hope she's ok. They said her procedure was a minor one, but anything involving the kidneys can potentially be a problem. Then again, maybe they're turning her into a stepford wife |
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 3, 2018 13:20:01 GMT
DotRen, I agree that I hope Melania is o.k., and just taking a break. Hopefully that is all it is. Turns out that the JA actually dictated Jr's statement about the meeting in Trump Tower with the Russians, and his lawyers admitted that to Mueller's team quite awhile back. Ha! That's not surprising. Neither is the fact that even after his lawyers admitted the truth the JA, Jr, and all their spokespeople including SHS continued to lie about the whole thing saying the JA had nothing to do with that statement. For these people lying is as natural as breathing. You can never believe a single word that comes out of any of their mouths. The old saying about if their mouth is moving, they're lying is definitely true with this bunch. Corker says he's working with other Rs to try and curb the President's abuse of power in ways that were never intended and that are in fact hurting the country. Well, that's all well and good but so far I've not seen any evidence of it actually happening; and, waiting until you're a lame duck like Corker is now before you stand up to be counted is not likely to be a lot of help. I truly hope TN will show some sense and elect Bredesen to fill Corker's seat, but I am very much afraid that it will be Marsha Blackburn. The entire time she's been in Washington she has worked only to better herself, and like the JA doesn't know how to speak without being hypocritical or lying. Bredesen did a good job for TN as Governor, but this is a VERY red state and there are a LOT of JA supporters I am ashamed to say.
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Post by DotRen on Jun 3, 2018 14:00:44 GMT
Not in defense of his behavior, but I often wonder exactly how much Trump actually knows about what goes on around him, and in his name.
He hires people to handle all his crap, and it's absolutely no excuse for some of his comments and actions, but I do wonder if he's just ignorant in *some* things because he doesn't actually deal with it?
It's pretty obvious a good lot of his actions/words are all him though.
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 3, 2018 14:45:50 GMT
Most likely a lot goes on around him that he doesn't know about, as he doesn't want to be bothered with "details" like what the Constitution says, how to actually run the country, rules for government, etc. But he does know when he has done something specific and specifically lies about it, and has others lie about it for him as well. You are kinder to him than I am DotRen .  I think pretty much everything he does is very calculated. I give SHS and his spokespeople a little slack, as sometimes I think they probably are lying because they've been lied to themselves. Yet, they continue to work for him knowing that he is making liars of them so the lying must not be very important to them. I hope you're right, and he's not as bad as I think. Either way though, a lot of damage is being done to our country, and it is going to take a very long time for any hope of recovery I'm afraid. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 15:17:35 GMT
I think JA is every bit as bad as I think & probably much worse!!!!...LOL. All his spokespersons have to know by now, they are being lied to on a daily basis & if they still continue to work & lie for him, they are as guilty as he is in the corruption that is going on. At the end of the day, I can never understand how these people can live with themselves.
Beautiful day in the neighborhood after several days of wind. Wind just makes me downright crabby!
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Post by DotRen on Jun 3, 2018 16:13:39 GMT
You are kinder to him than I am DotRen . I think pretty much everything he does is very calculated. lol I try to think the best of anyone. If I don't, it's just too darned depressing! |
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 3, 2018 19:03:58 GMT
Linda, I can't imagine you ever being very crabby, wind or no wind. How's your little library coming along? Still getting visits from the neighborhood kids? Both DGS and DGD (especially DGD) enjoy reading, but DD is requiring them to each read a book per week this summer. I like that idea, and took them to Books-A-Million on Friday and got them each a new book for the upcoming week. DGS (10) is reading the "I Survived . . . " series, and he chose one about the Hindenburg. DGD (7) is reading the Junie B Jones series by Barbara Park. She's almost finished the series now and will next start the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary. I'd much rather have them reading than playing video games.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 0:18:13 GMT
Joyce...Lately the books have been flying out of the library. Lots of new kids have discovered the library , so, it's been busy. I can't keep up with making duct tape bookmarks, I think the kids must be trying to collect all different designs. One little boy has a whole bunch hanging by the tassels on his bike...LOL...Most of the kids are probably Middle School age. I have put out the I Survived books & also Junie B Jones & Ramona Quimby. Fancy Nancy, The Magic Tree House Mysteries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, The Babysitters Club, all disappear pretty quickly ...plus anything with dogs, horses, cats, go too. I have a harder time stocking boys books since there just doesn't seem to be much interest with the boys who occasionally stop. I ask, but they just kind of shrug their shoulders. LOL...Boys will take a Graphic Novel more than a regular chapter book. I have a notebook out in the library & they can leave requests for certain books if they want & a few have. And of course, they all love the fairy garden. I try to change it up every 3-4 weeks. Last month I gave out Paper Seed Hearts to plant in a little plastic pot with dirt. I had 50 & 45 were taken...its been fun for me too. The other morning about 8 am I happened to look out my window & there was a young mom with a baby in a stroller, a 2 year old & a dog sitting on the curb by the library & mom was reading the book to the little girl sitting in her lap. Oh my gosh, it just sent chills up my spine, thinking, this is really what's it's all about & validated my reasons for opening the library in the first place. You are doing a great thing encouraging the grandkids to read. I bet there are several little free libraries in your city. You should google littlefreelibrary.org & there is tab to click on to bring up a map to find LFL in your area. The kids would probably love checking them out. Most of the books that leave the library never return & I'm ok with that as are other LFL. Anyway, thanks for asking about my library. :-):-)
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). Who could possibly blame her for wanting to spend as little time as possible with this narcissistic JA?