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July 31, 2017

The Liberal Redneck on LBGTQ (NSFW)

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July 31, 2017

So...does the Mooch get his wife back then?

I mean, is everything OK now?
Does she un-file for divorce?
How does that work?

July 30, 2017

Let's make a list of tRump's accomplishments according to the Mooch.

1. Singlehandedly carved Mt. Rushmore with a Boy Scout pocketknife while leaving room for his own visage.

2. Invented spats.
(look it up)
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3. Sponsor of Gotham Girls Roller Derby Team.
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Please add accomplishments you've found.

July 25, 2017

OK, here's the deal on Sessions.

'Cooler heads' have told Donny Two-Scoops that he CAN NOT 'fire' Sessions.
I'm guessing Kushner/Ivana/Bannon, but that's only a guess.

He wants Jeffy out, but can't fire him.
Bad optics.
So he just keeps dissing him, thinking that eventually he will have had enough and will resign.

IMHO, he underestimates J-Beau's willingness to smooch bum to keep his job.
He is the kind of weasel who will hang on to the last breath.
The man has no integrity, otherwise he would have already put his resignation on the Orange One's desk.

July 24, 2017

Other forums?

Here at DU, we're pretty much preaching to the choir.
Do you know of any forums that civilly discuss policy, politics, etc. where both sides engage?
Thanks.

July 21, 2017

Scaramucci: The New Chief Bum-Smacker

August 2015.

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But today? An ENTIRELY different story.
He just loves Donald Trump. He said so several times at his presser.

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Oh well, everybody loves a kiss-ass, right?
July 20, 2017

The best article I've read about why we don't have single payer/universal healthcare...

and why we (probably) never will.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-history-of-why-the-us-is-the-only-rich-country-without-universal-health-care/ar-BBEGidF?ocid=spartandhp

This is worth reading.
Did you know that labor unions are partly to blame?
Me neither.

Did you know that it would probably throw 800,000 people out of a job, at least for a while?

Did you know that the Democrats are (is?) not our 'labor' party?
(We don't have one.)

And we don't have a 'working class' because they (we) all think of ourselves as 'middle class'.

This is NOT an indictment of our party, by any means.
But it is the best explanation I have seen in my 75 years as to why we don't have universal health care.


July 19, 2017

Is there ANY way to get rid of Gordon Schwen?

I get a robocall from 'him' just about every evening around 6:30 p.m.CDT.
Caller ID always tells me it's 'him'.
I answered a couple of times.
Never anybody there.
I think it's just checking to see if this is still a valid phone number.

Google it and there are hundreds, maybe thousands of complaints.
Anyone know how to get rid of this nuisance?
TIA

July 19, 2017

"The Republicans never discuss how good their healthcare bill is..."

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The Republicans never discuss how good their healthcare bill is, & it will get even better at lunchtime.The Dems scream death as OCare dies!

July 18, 2017

The statue in the background on MSNBC.

A popular place for on camera work in the capitol has a man's statue in the background. He seems kind of slouched and appears to have one hand in his pocket.
I think it's Will Rogers.
Anybody know?

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Retired commercial aviator. Former fighter pilot. Husband, father, grandfather. Journalist. Activist.
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