Tag Archives: ISIS

Making America….I’m sorry what?

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

A Trumper decided to create a post about why he supports Trump and will vote for him again after failing to convince me that although The Donald might not be the most morally ethical man in the world at least … Continue reading →

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String ‘Em Up

Posted on November 2, 2017 by

“Would love to send the NYC terrorist to Guantanamo but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the Federal system. There is also something appropriate about keeping him in the home of the horrible crime he committed. Should … Continue reading →

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And the winner is……

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

“I was saddened to see how bad the ratings were on the Emmys last night – the worst ever. Smartest people of them all are the “DEPLORABLES.” – Donald Trump tweet 9-19-17 Look, I am not a fan of the … Continue reading →

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The mental health of a President

Posted on August 25, 2017 by

I wake-up every morning between 6:30 and 6:45 am. I grab a bowl of Cheerios, watch a little of the local news and weather on the television, and check the headlines on my phone. Before I head-up for a shower … Continue reading →

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Pedaling fear

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

“Radical Islamic Terrorism must be stopped by whatever means necessary! The courts must give us back our protective rights. Have to be tough!” – Donald Trump tweet 8-18-17 Have you ever asked yourself why? Why there is an Al-Qaeda, why there … Continue reading →

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Dropping bombs

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

This is the bomb President Donald Trump dropped today on Afghanistan, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, the MOAB for short or the Mother Of All Bombs. Today was the first time this $314 million, 21,000 pound, non-nuclear bomb has … Continue reading →

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The terrorist in the mirror

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

“Everybody’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s a really easy way: stop participating in it.” – Noam Chomsky I would suspect that most Americans believe that we are the victims of terrorism rather than the instigator. But that would be … Continue reading →

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Do they have our attention yet?

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

“On November 4, 1979, Iranian students calling themselves Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, took control of the American Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 embassy staff hostage for 444 days – an event known as the Iran hostage crisis. … Continue reading →

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A celebration, a truck and death

Posted on July 15, 2016 by

We were watching the six o’clock news last night trying to decide what we were going to do about dinner. Normally I would have been 10 miles into a 30 mile bicycle ride by this time on a Thursday night … Continue reading →

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So where do we go from here?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” –  Mahatma Gandhi “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this … Continue reading →

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