Good Description

Lindsey on Impeachment

Presidents I Would Prefer

Monday Morning Smile

Neil Young writes to drumpf

Monday Morning Smile

BULLY

Giveaway?

Is drumpf giving away hats?

Feeding the Poor

drumpf fucks the nation - February 11, 2020

Monday Morning Smile

Ugly, ugly person

Mike Bloomberg says he wants to support every Democratic candidate.

With this BRILLIANT video, he is NOT only supporting every Dem but every AMERICAN.

Trump's rhetoric is toxic & disgusting.

Thank you
@Mike2020
 for reminding us what REAL leaders are.💪

EVERY Morning should begin like this

Something to Smile About

Marie Yovanovitch

A piece from an opinion in the Washington Post by ousted US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch

"I had always thought that our institutions would forever protect us against individual transgressors. But it turns out that our institutions need us as much as we need them; they need the American people to protect them or they will be hollowed out over time, unable to serve and protect our country."

Read the whole article here:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/06/marie-yovanovitch-ukraine-ambassador-american-institutions-need-us/

UGLIEST PERSON ON EARTH

From Twitter:  Trump’s #OrangeFace is a metaphor for his presidency.  He’s trying to change America’s appearance.  On the surface it’s looks good to the GOP, but once the paint wears off the surface all they will see is pure hate and corruption.

It’s time to see Trump for who he really is!  

 Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, was Very Nasty to me at the Golden Globes one year. But I've always said her performance as #OrangeFace deserves an Oscar! #Oscars2020

FUCK THE GOP

E.B. White

In 1973, a man wrote to author E.B. White,  lamenting that he had lost faith in humanity.   Here is the author's response, who  took it upon himself to boost the man’s sunken heart with a short but infinitely beautiful reply:


Dear Mr. Nadeau:

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

Sincerely,

E. B. White

from https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/05/06/e-b-white-letters-of-note-book/

Midnight in Washington

Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom during State of the Union

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who was President Trump's guest at the State of the Union, appeared surprised and moved when he received the honor. Limbaugh recently announced he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

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i've been holding off on this because Fuck Cancer but that spectacle was way, way too much.

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so let's talk a bit about the guy who just got what at least is supposed to be one of the most prestigious awards our nation can give at one of the most high profile events

Here is a compendium of limbaugh's black soul   https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1224888966983356422.html

I Love Pelosi

HawaiiDelilah™

from Twitter

Pelosi tearing up that speech was a thing of beauty.  After, when Pelosi explained that "It was the courteous thing to do," I died.  I am so dead now.  Dead dead dead.  This is my ghost tweeting.

 

Politico's fact-check of the SOTU.  https://www.politico.com/interactives/2020/trump-state-of-the-union-2020-live-fact-check-transcript-2-4-20/

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Pelosi Statement on State of the Union Address
FEBRUARY 5, 2020 PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump delivered his State of the Union Address:

"We are always hopeful when a President makes a State of the Union address.  We welcome any opportunity to extend the hand of friendship to find common ground on behalf of the American people.  The issue of major concern to most Americans is health care.  Tonight, House Democrats brought scores of guests to the State of the Union who have powerful health care stories, whether it is families with pre-existing conditions, families struggling to afford the prescription drugs they need, or families relying on Medicaid even though they have private insurance.  We had been told the President would have a positive message on health care.

“However, President Trump’s address tonight gave no comfort to the 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions or the families struggling to afford the prescription drugs they need.  Once again, President Trump was not truthful about his actions in court to destroy pre-existing condition protections.  Once again, President Trump pulled his punch on his promise to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices, which House Democrats delivered with the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R.3.

“Next week, when the President presents his budget, the American people will see the stark reality of his agenda.  A federal budget should be a statement of our national values, and the President has sadly shown that he does not value the good health of the American people.  Democrats continue to urge the President to abandon his assault on seniors and families and to join us to deliver real progress in lowering the price of prescription drugs and making the bold investments needed to rebuild America’s infrastructure in a green and modern way.

"The manifesto of mistruths presented in page after page of the address tonight should be a call to action for everyone who expects truth from the President and policies worthy of his office and the American people.  The American people expect and deserve a President to have integrity and respect for the aspirations for their children.

“Americans were uplifted by the positive message and vision for progress for all communicated by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of Texas.  In the election, Democrats ran and won on a pledge For The People: lower health care costs, bigger paychecks, clean up corruption in government.  And we will continue to be relentless in our pursuit of progress for hard-working families across America, For The People."

QUEEN BESS ISLAND

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

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”Before we started this restoration last August, only five of the island’s 36 acres were usable for nesting. Now all 36 acres are available, and we have plans to keep it that way for years to come.”
- Governor John Bel Edwards
#LongLiveTheQueen👑 — at Queen Bess.

I posted about the rebuilding of Queen Bess Island in December 2011 at this link:  https://thanks-katrina.blogspot.com/2011/12/good-news-for-queen-bess-island.html