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June 23, 2016

Whatever the case, they totally bigfooted The Donald.

Which is EXCELLENT!

June 23, 2016

How about un-gag the doctors.

Now, it's actually a law that's preventing doctors from discussing gun ownership with their patients, if there are guns in their homes, how it's a health and safety hazard.

I attended a lecture by a UCLA researcher who said the absolute hardest part of her job was data collection. Policy-makers are hampered by the lack of data collection because statistics cannot be collected and trends cannot be detected or tracked. It's not even possible to STUDY gun violence because data collection is obstructed.

Besides, I didn't know some 2nd-Amendment-Remedy Congressperson was allowed to practice medicine without a license - which it can be argued he or she can do, by legally muzzling doctors from fully and honestly serving their patients this way.

June 23, 2016

As I understand it, the Feinstein bill called for anyone on the No-Fly list any time within the

last five years, whether they were/are on it now or not. That WOULD have stopped Omar Mateen. He would have satisfied that stipulation.

June 22, 2016

Not sure I get how it was disparaging. I didn't intend it that way.

I have a good friend who is STILL getting over a loss - 22 years later.

Hell, I'm certainly no angel. I'M still trying to get over Selection 2000 and not managing that anywhere nearly successfully. And it wasn't even MY own personal loss.

June 22, 2016

Well, hey, these things take time.

Nobody I know of has an "on/off switch", except for the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" android, Data.

I appreciate seeing this from Senator Sanders. Full disclosure - I've been hoping he'd start moving in that direction. He may be working through letting himself down, easy, too. After all, most of us deal with reversals in private. But it's gotta be murder to face this stuff when it's all over the front pages and leading every hour in round-the-clock cable news.

June 22, 2016

I'm in California. But he sure represents me!

Called his office and told them so.

John Lewis is a giant among men - and women, too, for that matter. The more I learn about him, the more in awe I am.

Happy to add - my Congressman, Ted Lieu, was there, too. I called his office and they told me that.

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June 22, 2016

Let them know you have their back!

TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers conveniently located in my sig line.

June 22, 2016

Not to this Hillary supporter.

It sounded like Bernie was being realistic.

It sounded like he's actually taking some steps toward reconciliation, and helping his followers to assist with the biggest and most important job of all - making sure NO republi-CON takes the White House - whether it's Donald Trump or whoever the GOP refuseniks try to install as their nominee instead. It's realistic and wise. Perhaps he's just needed time to start coming to terms with things.

Whether some folks realize it or not, with the reality as it currently is, the best way to get Bernie's views flowing into real policy is to make sure the Democratic designated hitter, in this case HRC, is elected President.

Anybody think a President Trump would take any interest in that?

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About calimary

Female. Retired. Wife-Mom-Grandma. Approx. 30 years in broadcasting, at least 20 of those in news biz. Taurus. Loves chocolate - preferably without nuts or cocoanut. Animal lover. Rock-hound from pre-school age. Proud Democrat for life. Ardent environmentalist and pro-choicer. Hoping to use my skills set for the greater good. Still married to the same guy for 40+ years. Probably because he's a proud Democrat, too. Penmanship absolutely stinks, so I'm glad I'm a fast typist! I will always love Hillary and she will always be my President.
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