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Monthly Archives: July 2017
The summer intern at Fox & Friends
“Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over, like, don’t hit their head and they’ve just killed somebody, don’t hit their head, I said, ‘You … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged adolescent, Donald Trump, entitlement, Failure, Fox & Friends, POTUS, President, privilege, Reince Priebus, spoiled rich kid, Trump, tweets, Washington
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The Evangelicals deal with the devil
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, One does not live by bread alone.” And the devil said to him, “To you … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged abortion, Anthony Scaramucci, Boy Scouts, Christianity, Christians, devil, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, God, homosexuals, Jesus, Transgender, Trump
16 Comments
The autocrat in Washington
Autocrat- a ruler who has absolute power, taking no account of other people’s wishes or opinions “Autocratic Distraction: “Who do my supporters hate? Who can I get them to hate? How can I make the hated targets angry so they lash out?” … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Autocratic, chaos, Donald Trump, dysfunction, MAGA, misdirection, POTUS, President Trump, Resistance, Russia, Trump, United States, Vladimir Putin
8 Comments
Trump bans transgender people from all military service
“Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.” – Donald Trump Tweet 1:31 PM – 14 Jun 2016 One year later…….. “After consultation with my … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Change, Donald Trump, exclusive, inclusive, LGBT, lgbtq, Military, Promises, Rights, Transgender, Trump, United States, Vote
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A religious holiday not a political celebration
“And by the way, under the Trump administration, you’ll be saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again when you go shopping. Believe me. ‘Merry Christmas.’ They’ve been downplaying that little, beautiful phrase. You’re going to be saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again, folks.” – Donald … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Boy Scouts Jamboree, Christian, conservatives, Donald Trump, exclusive, Happy Holidays, inclusive, Merry Christmas, moderate, right-wing, Trump, Vote, White
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Donald Trump-taking the “fun” out of dysfunction
dysfunction – 1. impaired or abnormal functioning, 2. abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction within a group “Our” Presidents tweets over the last ten hours; 1.- “The Amazon Washington Post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts, chaos, Donald Trump, dysfunction, fake news, Jamboree, Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, misdirection, Obamacare, POTUS, President, Trump
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Balance through chaos
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir I went for what I would describe as less a … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Balance, chaos, ecosystems, forest, John Muir, Nature, Pisgah National Forest, plants, trees, wildlife
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When your view is only 35% wide
As most of you know I typically do not post anything on Saturday’s or Sunday’s. I try to answer the handful of comments people leave but for the most part traffic is slow on my blog over the weekends. This … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged Charity, Christian, Christianity, conservative, conservatives, deplorables, Donald Trump, God, Homosexual, Persecution, Religion, Trump
33 Comments
The life cycle of a Trump press secretary- part quatre
As a reminder; The life cycle of a Trump press secretary The life cycle of a Trump press secretary- part deux The life cycle of a Trump press secretary- part tres Well it happened, White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned today. Honestly, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump, inauguration, Melissa McCarthy, press secretary, Rats, Republicans, Russia, Sean Spicer, Sinking Ship, Trump, White House
14 Comments
A pardon for you, a pardon for me, a pardon for you,…………..
“Stop saying I went bankrupt. I never went bankrupt but like many great business people have used the laws to corporate advantage—smart!” – Donald Trump 9:30 AM – 19 Jun 2015 It is a well-known and documented fact that Donald … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged bankruptcy, deplorables, Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, investigation, morals, pardon, POTUS, President Trump, Robert Mueller, Russia, russians, Trump
9 Comments