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k8conant
k8conant's Journal
k8conant's Journal
January 13, 2018
Time's up, says Thomas Jefferson...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
July 4, 2017
Sheesh...the orange guy
certainly can't even read a speech decently. And he glaringly mispronounced oceanographer.
May 19, 2017
Fact Checker
365 days of Trumps claims
The Fact Checkers ongoing database of President Trumps 586 false and misleading claims since January 20th
Updated May 18, 2017
Washington Post: 365 days of Trumps claims
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/Fact Checker
365 days of Trumps claims
The Fact Checkers ongoing database of President Trumps 586 false and misleading claims since January 20th
Updated May 18, 2017
May 10, 2017
"'Mainly a Failure': Trump Approval Ratings Hit New Near-Historic Low" by Nadia Prupis
Published on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 by Common Dreams
'Mainly a Failure': Trump Approval Ratings Hit New Near-Historic Low
'There is no way to spin or sugarcoat these sagging numbers'
President Donald Trump's approval ratings have slipped yet again, falling to a near-record low of 36 percent, according to a poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University.
The survey of registered voters found that 58 percent disapprove of the job he's doing as president. When broken down into issues, the numbers are even more stark, with 59 percent disapproving of his handling of foreign policy and 62 percent disapproving of his take on immigration.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/10/mainly-failure-trump-approval-ratings-hit-new-near-historic-low

April 15, 2017
Arise o God! Holy Saturday
April 9, 2017
OMG! SNL's Baldwin as Cheetolini tonight
is his duped supporters' "finger in the chili".
March 11, 2017
"The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is."
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/opinion/article136803208.html
March 4, 2017
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I am so heartsick.
I knew Hillary was infinitely better than Trump although I had been a delegate from West Virginia for Bernie.
I really really thought she would win both the popular vote AND the Electoral College vote.
Then after the election I thought Trump's freak show would come crashing down before January 20th.
Now every day it gets worse and worse and our WV Senators and Representatives are aiding and abetting the big orange and his tainted crew.
I feel powerless but I try to keep faith and hope.
Anne Frank wrote: Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.
WE ARE INDIVISIBLE.
Enough is enough: Throw out the whole Trump administration!

I am so heartsick.
I knew Hillary was infinitely better than Trump although I had been a delegate from West Virginia for Bernie.
I really really thought she would win both the popular vote AND the Electoral College vote.
Then after the election I thought Trump's freak show would come crashing down before January 20th.
Now every day it gets worse and worse and our WV Senators and Representatives are aiding and abetting the big orange and his tainted crew.
I feel powerless but I try to keep faith and hope.
Anne Frank wrote: Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.
WE ARE INDIVISIBLE.
February 16, 2017
Miss Manners on Rudeness in the Age of Trump
The renowned etiquette columnist offers an alternative list of virtues for a time when the U.S. president has violated all traditional expectations of statesman‐like behavior.
JUDITH MARTIN
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/alternative-virtues-for-the-trump-era/516498/?utm_source=fbb
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