tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Stonekettle StationJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger69659125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4617544301370561062024-03-09T18:46:42.179-06:002024-03-09T18:46:42.179-06:00You have just expressed the fears I have been unab...You have just expressed the fears I have been unable to articulate. I lay awake at night, knowing this is coming and knowing we must save ourselves, if we can. Vote in November, vote as if your life depends on it, because it just might.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40370417764877845652024-03-09T14:42:01.121-06:002024-03-09T14:42:01.121-06:00AMEN! (or does uttering "amen" imply I&...AMEN! (or does uttering "amen" imply I'm putting the responsibility back on God's shoulders?) In other words, you've hit the nail on top of his frigging orange head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7331938623668552822024-03-07T12:59:43.921-06:002024-03-07T12:59:43.921-06:00I think most liberals understood. I supported Nixo...I think most liberals understood. I supported Nixon in 1960. I campaigned for Goldwater in 1964. So I learned as as youngster that republicans talk about all the important principles while constantly ignoring them. They aren’t principles if they do not come first. Unfortunately, our only hope is to believe in those principles and act and speak in their support. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81277116669011733062024-03-07T12:14:03.776-06:002024-03-07T12:14:03.776-06:00Thank you. Thank you. treeskatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-287923577284004522024-03-07T11:02:35.956-06:002024-03-07T11:02:35.956-06:00Imagine what Al Gore could have accomplished had S...Imagine what Al Gore could have accomplished had SCOTUS chosen him instead of Bush in the 2000 Presidential Election. I think that was the tipping point for our country’s downhill slide — and here we are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63904467736853384052024-03-07T07:58:34.098-06:002024-03-07T07:58:34.098-06:00Where does this idea of a benevolent god come from...Where does this idea of a benevolent god come from? From the story we learn that it took 7 days to create the universe and about 3 days after that to give boot to the "ultimate creation". They literal told humanity it's on it's own. This is truly a human problem. They said there would be no intervention. Vote, it is really all you've got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71279657740447823942024-03-06T22:02:15.220-06:002024-03-06T22:02:15.220-06:00I've been saying it for years...The GOP MAGA R...I've been saying it for years...The GOP MAGA Republican Party is the American NAZI Party of the 21st century...history isn't rhyming, it's repeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48386997865233505872024-03-06T22:01:15.584-06:002024-03-06T22:01:15.584-06:00The part that especially hurts is the state of jou...The part that especially hurts is the state of journalism today. Once upon a time the press would've eaten Orange Twitler alive & he would've joined Nixon in slinking back into the primordial slime from whence he came. Okay, maybe not quite the same bc this asshole has NO shame. Our once-vigilant Fourth Estate lies in shambles and, because of that, we've lost one of our most powerful weapons in the preservation of our democracy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40156314306241639242024-03-06T19:22:39.501-06:002024-03-06T19:22:39.501-06:00You really hit it out of the park with this one! ...You really hit it out of the park with this one! Thanks Jim👍Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69385923908113858562024-03-06T17:57:37.494-06:002024-03-06T17:57:37.494-06:00My spouse is military and we currently live in a v...My spouse is military and we currently live in a very blue state (reasons). Our home of record is a very red state which is where we’ll be voting. Not that it’ll do much good but we are trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57323103199942831512024-03-06T12:51:21.226-06:002024-03-06T12:51:21.226-06:00Yes, I would cheer if Biden would put this in his ...Yes, I would cheer if Biden would put this in his speech on 3/7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41162743016048298692024-03-06T12:46:47.972-06:002024-03-06T12:46:47.972-06:00What have things come to when we’re actually cheer...What have things come to when we’re actually cheering for Nikki Haley to win the R nomination?<br />So now we wait and see if she’ll utterly renounce Trump or if she’ll fall in lock step and support him. As PJ ORourke said about Hillary; “She's wrong about absolutely everything, but she's wrong within normal parameters.”. Haley getting the R nomination wouldn’t have been great, but it would have been normal in the GHW Bush sense of the word.<br />But now….<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35018890602113295102024-03-06T10:27:32.757-06:002024-03-06T10:27:32.757-06:00I am still dumbfounded that they even deemed to he...I am still dumbfounded that they even deemed to hear the case, let alone decide who should be "president". I clearly remember thinking, "oh this is setting a very, very bad precedent. I can't believe they're doing it". Labgrammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987356352528725224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31698657570075635092024-03-06T10:27:24.888-06:002024-03-06T10:27:24.888-06:00Your votes DO matter, that is pretty much the enti...Your votes DO matter, that is pretty much the entire point of Mr Wright's essay. No, it isn't glamourous. It isn't particularly heroic. <br />It's merely what you need to do if you don't want another Trump presidency.J. Traemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660379049051263447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47964533839716184092024-03-06T08:40:20.710-06:002024-03-06T08:40:20.710-06:00All true but I've one nit to pick. William Ran...All true but I've one nit to pick. William Randolph Hearst didn't build his castle based on his newspapers profits. He was rich when his daddy gave him his first paper. His papers made money, usually, but not "build yourself a castle and plunder Europe for art" money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40449599088447536102024-03-06T07:48:25.306-06:002024-03-06T07:48:25.306-06:00Absolutely. This is where we are. We are entertain...Absolutely. This is where we are. We are entertained, rather than participating, and this will be our downfall. <br />"But on eliminating every other reason for our sad demise<br />They logged the only explanation left<br />This species has amused itself to death<br /><br />No tears to cry no feelings left<br />This species has amused itself to death"JVCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-36519123540299955652024-03-05T23:39:14.744-06:002024-03-05T23:39:14.744-06:00It's not Trumps fault. It's the Supreme Co...It's not Trumps fault. It's the Supreme Courts fault. <br /><br />You're terrified of what would happen if Trump got elected, but why wait? <br /><br />If the Supreme Court has failed in its duty of applying checks and balances, if it rules the president is above the law and can act with impunity, then why wait for Trump? Disband the Supreme Court. Throw the judges in jail. No trial, no lawyers, Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. <br /><br />Watch the immediate outcry. It's unconstitutional!! No, the Supreme Court just ruled the president can do what he wants. The Supreme Court just ruled the Constitution to be worthless. It's fine. And by the way, there isn't going to be an election this year...<br /><br />And then, when the South threatens to rise up in open rebellion and full civil war is imminent, back down. <br /><br />Reinstate the Court. Select new judges will affirm that the president is not above the law, that Biden overstepped and is no longer eligible to be president...and of course, neither can Trump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65363328693938749572024-03-05T22:00:57.591-06:002024-03-05T22:00:57.591-06:00God Bless Each & Everyone of YOU😘❤️God Bless Each & Everyone of YOU😘❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40692408312768813432024-03-05T21:55:33.882-06:002024-03-05T21:55:33.882-06:00All that, and yet still not dire enough. Trump is ...All that, and yet still not dire enough. Trump is immaterial. If he stroked out during his inauguration speech, it wouldn't save the Republic. The 2025 project is there to make sure of that. Andrew Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60048213753376790192024-03-05T21:16:15.794-06:002024-03-05T21:16:15.794-06:00Kudos once again JimKudos once again JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15757275502566957752024-03-05T20:47:07.722-06:002024-03-05T20:47:07.722-06:00Spot on! Well written!! I’m 67 and I would defini...Spot on! Well written!! I’m 67 and I would definitely put my life on the line in the name of democracy. This is such a sad and pathetic time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78344617833733480572024-03-05T20:41:38.667-06:002024-03-05T20:41:38.667-06:0067 and ditto!67 and ditto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24598435149065903742024-03-05T20:26:06.791-06:002024-03-05T20:26:06.791-06:00Even courts fear a majority. Even courts fear a majority. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35665055806342666822024-03-05T20:08:27.777-06:002024-03-05T20:08:27.777-06:00Over the past 3 decades the cornerstones of the US...Over the past 3 decades the cornerstones of the US democracy have been chiseled away, and the people didn't notice. When news was no longer required by the FCC, when stations could be purchased by conglomerates instead of the requirement that the markets must retain independence, when the educational materials included religion in the sciences and started to again whitewash history, it all leads to this.<br />The ones in power don't realize they are about to experience Trent Reznor's "Hurt". They will be come kings, but have reduced that kingdom to shit. I can't remember where I read this, but I believe the saying goes "they are gladly paying for the rope to hang themselves with". I hope I am still around to see it, however I fear that many of us common people will be the chattel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7085854584450382822024-03-05T18:04:20.098-06:002024-03-05T18:04:20.098-06:00sad, but true.sad, but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com