Tag: – Just sayin

Hope Springs Eternal

     One of the biggest mysteries to me right now is how Kelly*nne C*nway and her husband are still married. I know what its like to live with someone with differing political opinions, but their situation takes place on an entirely different playing field. Can you imagine being a fly on that wall at dinner time? And If ever my boss called my spouse, the father of my children, a loser? publicly? … it’s the day I quit my job. I used to think she was pretty dumb to be willing to stand in front of the cameras and spin the lies, twist the words, contort herself to please the man she once called a whiner and unpresidential as she supported T.Cruz.   But it’s evident now she’s ambitious, cunning like her boss, enjoys the theatrics and her place in the WH. 

     As time rolls on, Tr*mp’s mental state becomes more unhinged. He must be exhausted by the end of each day – throwing all those punches continuously.   I can’t feel sorry for a man who lies and cheats and insults and disrespects as if it’s his own form of religion.   His divide and conquer mentality within our own country is a horrible threat to our democracy, it destabilizes us all.   His allegiance to ruthless superpowers who have been trying to destroy America for ages is so alarming.  What’s truly scary for me is…  his supporters don’t see it , or if they see it, they don’t care.   I don’t understand how it can be lost on anyone… the very simplest and biggest truth … and don’t take my word for it – look to the world’s history for the answer… 



    Never until now would I have believed that a man who wasn’t even admired in his home state because he was a cheat, a con, a user,  certainly not a philanthropist, a thrice married  multiple spouse cheating  draft dodging tax evader who called his own daughter a nice piece of ass and was caught saying he just grabs women by the pussy because he can, … would garner such a following by people who would normally be appalled at the behavior.   His total disregard for truth on the little things, let alone the big things,  the environment, animal welfare, our public lands should alarm anyone.   We only have one earth and we’re trashing it –  His rollbacks  in these vital arenas are all about greed, how is this appealing at all?   There’s nothing normal about this cult following, and it’s destroying the fabric of our country with each vile, juvenile, false tweet he puts out.  It’s disgusting.  I am so sad, mad, concerned.. for our Country.  

     When this shitstorm has blown through and we pick up the pieces of our democracy, sew up the rips in the fabric of our communities, our government,  our friendships, even, I hope we finally find a way to  embrace each other  for our differences, work together to heal the divides, respect each other’s voices and hear the concerns, be open to the options so that we can work together to fix what’s so very broken.  

     Am I naive?  Maybe so. But on this, the first day of Spring 2019 ….  I’ll hold on to hope and continue to do what I can where I am to help mend the fabric,  make it stronger than it apparently was.  We each have that power in the little ways we are able – … drops in the ocean with the hope that America will continue to swim,  striving for peace and prosperity and diversity and good will – and continue to be a beacon of hope for all. 

   In the spirit of such… I’ll share with you the first tiny little sprout coming out of the seeds I’ve sown and placed on the window seat in the family room of This Old House…  a little bumble bee cherry tomato is the first to break through – not the mighty beefsteak. Go figure. 



   



Weighing In

   Have you been watching M*chael C*hen’s testimony?  I did something I’ve been putting off for a year instead.  I cleaned my kitchen cabinets.  Not the dishes one or the bowls one or the glasses one. Those are easy… I’m talking the cooking spices and oils one, the junkdrawer-but-it’s-a-cabinet one, the other glasses one that turned into everything but the kitchen sink.   The baking supplies one…The coffee mugs and pods and filters one.   I got so giddy with all that –organization – that I then turned the corner into the pantry and attacked the medicine cabinet that is also the pets and livestock medicine cabinet.  My husband is Type A all the way, so for him, coming home to a kitchen and pantry full of neatness and ducks in a row is better than sex.  He was a happy camper last night for sure. 
   Meanwhile, I did tune in to the news now and then just to see if any bombs went off.  Nope… stuff we already knew…. it was just highlighted and underlined.   Although those who still support Tr$mp don’t really care, I know this.  
     Who would have ever believed that a man who cheats heavily on his taxes and refuses to divulge them, a man who has never lifted a finger to help the common man, a man who dodged the draft by having his wealthy father pay off a doctor to falsify his medical records, a man who has cheated again and again on wife number 1, 2 and 3… has four bankruptcies and many failed businesses and unpaid contractors and lawsuits under his belt,  a man who repeatedly lies day after day and this is proven time after time, a man who attacks anyone who does not bow to him or questions policy he’s driving, a man who’s MO is to divide this country, not unite it… would have a following, enough to get him elected, enough to continue to follow him, apparently right over a cliff.    It’s dumbfounding. 
     The G0P attacks C*hen as a liar, while they defend the Liar in Chief… The only Lie C*hen originally told was that Tr$mp did nothing wrong.  How’s that for irony.   It’s truly hypocrisy at it’s boldest.   At least to me, The G0P has destroyed it’s own credibility – First they laughed at the notion that he could win the nomination, calling him things we know he truly is… then they bowed to the King, now defending him because he is currently their only ticket on the train.  
     Meanwhile – during that testimony – the personalities of those doing the questioning came through loud and clear.  Some of the old regime, Dems and Reps alike,  sounded shrill and stupid and holier than thou.   The ones who came up with the most effective questioning were women, in particular the enthusiastic freshman so many like to attack, A0C.   It’s true, sometimes she comes off as the overzealous puppy at the dog pound, but she’s coming through slowly but surely with an honest evaluation of the clusterfuck we have now.   As I’ve said before, I don’t align with any one particular party, I want to hear what they all have to say and I want to believe in the good intentions and vote on the right path for the troubles of our time.   Views to the extreme in any one direction – right or left – won’t be effective or practical – that’s what I feel, anyway.  Some of her ideas are not realistic, and she may be the rookie, but she is genuine and in many cases spot on, and  it’s clear she isn’t bought by anyone. 
If you don’t agree with these words below and you were chanting “Drain the Swamp”… what swamp were you looking to drain? 
      
    In the end, I believe Mr. C*hen was telling the truth – he’s got nothing to gain now by speaking out.   He described the thug many of us already knew occupied those presidential suites, he underlined what was already written on the wall.   Many people who voted for him knew he was not stellar, but they wanted a big change, they wanted someone who wasn’t bought, not an old school politician. What they got was far worse, and I will continue to hope enough of them can’t in good conscience continue to abide the level of division and deceit in the web he’s been spinning since election.  I hope they see him for who he really is, and decide our country is worthy of something better.  I truly believe this Country we all love is in big trouble, and I pray We the People will  eventually, sooner rather than later,  right the ship. 
     Speaking of ships – my mother repeatedly reminds me that getting upset over all that we cannot control is not good for the fibromyalgia… lol… and I know it’s so!   This quote below…. truth that can be applied just about anywhere…. 
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It’s a new day, all – let’s make it the best it can be. 
  

Dear 2020

     First … let me complain about the absolutely Godless bone chilling cold that has temporarily descended upon us here in New England.  It’s not like we have never experienced it.. but this came on REAL quick.. I mean a drop of 40 degrees in hours, and the wind.. the WIND.  I say it’s temporary because in two days, if they’re correct in the forecasting, it will be up in the 40’s again, as opposed to the 2 degrees we have today – with a wind chill of -15.  
 Below:  6 a.m., looking up to the horse barn, where you can see a tiny patch of light in the feed room.  The full moon was radiant! Phone pics don’t do this justice.  When I stepped outside to feed horses and chickens, my breath froze on my face mask immediately.  Ugh. 
Frost on the window panes… 
        Speaking of freezing – This government shut down is something, huh? My friend’s son is a Coastie, and the outpouring of support for these guys and girls who are protecting us on the waters and not being paid for it is reaffirming.  There are so many good folks out there! We need to see more of them.

 **If you’re a Trump fan and you still believe in and support him, feel free to exit now.  I used to care that I might offend people with my opinions… in this case, and in this space which is my own, given what he’s done to us as a people, and the ignorance of ignoring the harm, the real damage, I don’t.

        I look forward to and hope for and pray for the day ( and I hope we all live to see it) when the old regime is cast from our government and new, brave, honest faces in the Republican and Democratic parties come forward and heal this thoroughly tainted and corrupt, hate fueled divide.  We need a governing body that will repair our integrity, our humanity, our leadership status in this one world we all share.  A Government that can work together for the common good once and for all, to fix our broken realities.  It’s absolutely possible!  But the current cast of characters  have become so bought and embittered of each other and bold with the multitude of deceits.. they are failing us all miserably. 
       Some of my Tr*mp supporting friends are now saying if they knew then what they know now, they’d never have voted for him – One said to me today – “I had no idea he would be so totally unhinged, and so reckless with his speech and tweets.  So callous with truth. I’m mortified. I wanted change, but I didn’t  want us to collectively sell our souls in the process.  Right now it feels like that to me.”  
      That… was a breath of fresh air for me.

  

    
     Dear 2020….    Send us a leader who can heal the divide, reach across party lines and bring us back together as a people, as a government.   Send us a leader who gives hope, inspires, encourages, lifts us. ..all. 

     Is it too late?  Are we past the point of redemption?  All this tribalism, this Us Against Them, the continued racism and prejudice… has been brewing for a very long time –  it’s not new, but it’s emboldened, when we, or at least I,  thought we were actually becoming more    civil, more tolerant, more enlightened, more gentile as a nation.  These past two years have been a real eye opener, I was indeed naive.     Tr*mp has  given these malignancies in our society permission,  free reign,  but he didn’t create them.  They were right there under the surface all along, waiting for the spark to ignite them, breathe new life into old prejudices. 

  Dearest 2020 – send us those miracle workers, please. 
     

About that Window

   It’s been 9 years since we put This Old House back together – and the most admired item  by blog readers and visitors in this whole project has been the big window at the back of the house in the family room.  There isn’t a day I walk into that room that I don’t admire that window myself – even though the cold does seep in  on those chilling New England nights and we have had to board it up with plywood during hurricane and tropical storm events, hoping it wouldn’t come crashing in.
 If you look real close you’ll see Sally’s nose smudges on the bottom panes…  and the sun setting over the hill. 

   The big window often reflects glorious sunsets as the fireball itself melts over and behind the hill….

Our sunsets lately, when the rain clouds lifted on the rare occasion…
have been glorious.  
This one below was taken last week by a professional photographer
in our cove where Stella resides… 
with the Thimble islands off in the distance. 
He captures some remarkable scenes and wildlife.
      We finally have seasonal temps, sometimes in the teens at night.  Oddly, no real snow falls, and while I love the beauty of it, I don’t like the work it makes for my guys and even myself as I make paths up to the barn and coop and make a bathroom path for the dogs out in their yard.  
       The whole family came for dinner the other night, the moms and the kids and their significant others.  Mom was wearing a  necklace that caught my eye immediately… take a look…
   I asked her what it was, exactly….  it’s a pendant that represents the Glass Ceiling – sold at Uncommon Goods..  in support of women’s achievements everywhere – I just love it. 
   Meanwhile. up at the barn, I’m missing my Opie, he’s left a hole. The other horses still look for him… and just a few days ago at feed time a sound on the wind made Max think it was Opie calling… (may have been a neighbor horse, but I can’t hear so don’t ask me) ….  he looked up and started pacing his paddock fence, and began calling all over again for his missing buddy.  Broke my heart, tears were flowing aplenty.  Ugh. 
    Some happy news at the BIG barn one town over – K and Miss Leah are getting along fabulously – gearing up for another show season this Spring.   Leah is from Texas, and she’s let us know this cold is for the birds!   She’s double blanketed when not being ridden.   
     We often have the ring to ourselves in the early evening. K works during the day, so this is the time we can set aside for practice.  I go with her when no one will be around – smart horsemanship – never ride alone.   It’s chilly and quiet but time spent in the company of a good horse is never a waste and good for the soul.

      I hope all is well in your neck o’the woods –  I peek at the news now and again,  wondering how many shoes have to drop before 45 is held accountable.  This piece below?   I’ll share it again and again and again.

  

  

Snow Day

   

     Under normal circumstances they don’t like each other- they argue over who’s the boss, they don’t always perceive the same things as dangerous or even agree on who’s a friend and who’s a foe. They don’t share well with each other, but somehow the storms change things. Butt to Butt- they weather those  storms and find common ground, they find comfort in each other. We could learn a few things from dogs…..


 
     

   Something I took for granted for all these years-  Democracy. I never realized how truly fragile it is, and at any point in history, what we depend on can come crumbling down.  Maybe a dividing, lying, egotistical blowhard like Tr*mp had to happen in order to flush out all the corruption, the hypocricies, the bigotry, racism and  blind allegiances that clearly still course through the veins of our republic.  Maybe all the shortsightedness on both sides of the aisle and the less than stellar motives of some of the extremists, both left and right,  needed to be exposed in order to eventually heal what is clearly very broken. 

   I’m encouraged by the good things that are coming of this collosal mess, people are voting, for one thing.  Women are coming forth and getting elected at record rate – Republicans and Democrats are questioning some of the failings of their own parties and striving for something better.  In many places We the People are being heard.    Amen… and Amen again. 

    

    Last night we had our first real snow fall – 



       This morning it’s all pretty wet, with rain in the forecast. 




 The green thing in the upper right hand corner is the umbrella I was using to shield me from the wind and drizzle as I fed horses and chickens. That’s the thing about these adorable farm animals.  Doesn’t matter the weather, they need their feed.  My morning commute ….. 



   
   Opie, not particularly fond of selfies, waits impatiently for grain. 
     

Fiona says Good Morning!   (actually, she’s clucking ” It’s cold – where’s my F-ing oatmeal” . Yep, she swears – I’m a bad influence, I know it. )


   

      I’ve started the holiday decorating inside – not too christmas-y yet because we’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner here.  Nothing says disrespect for the Thankful holiday like Christmas up in your face before you’ve even carved the bird. 



 Miss Sally’s favorite perch ….. 




 Usually I have a coffee cake or brownies or cookies in the glass cake stand on the kitchen island. We’re all trying to watch our calorie intake ( we’re watching it, alright… as it goes in our mouths….)  and for some reason I believe we’ll eat less crap if it comes in small wrapped packages… ha ha ha… ha. 




   
  Anyway… a few chuckles for you on this dreary grey New England day…. 




I hope all is well in your neck o’the woods – 
Till soon…. 





When Words Become Weapons

Words that have been weaponized by people in power who want to see a divided nation- Liberal, democrat, republican, conservative republican, immigrant.
Look up the actual definitions for each. All goals for a healthy society- necessary components for balance. Every one of our lives have been enriched in some way by various policies pushed through by any one of the above referenced affiliations. Each has its strengths and weaknesses- Indeed there have been fails as well, as there always will be with so many things at stake. That’s why it’s so important for any healthy functioning society to work through differences for common gain.
We’ve fallen so far away from that. Yes, political figures are partly to blame, but Some actually have good intentions, and shame on all of us for feeding off the greed of those who don’t. We are better than this. So I’m asking anyone who bothers to read my posts, no matter what your political affiliation, to stop spreading hate. Stop fueling division. Someone who may have saved your ass during a crisis may be of the very party you mock. Customers who support your small local business, The teacher that protected your kid from a bully? Ditto. The cop who came to your rescue? The firefighter, the babysitter, the guy who removes your trash.
Have your beliefs, but research them and leave the hate out of them. If you call yourself religious but do not act with kindness, compassion or empathy , you need to find a new religion or give it up entirely- because that’s just a hypocrite.
With that said, I’m getting off this particular soapbox. I hope someday the tide will turn in this country to stick with facts and civility as we tackle our many problems- what we have become is truly heartbreaking, and we will be our own demise if we don’t wake the fuck up.




We The People

We have a President who repeatedly refers to half the nation as the enemy. He referred yesterday to Democrats as a party of crime. He described them as he would a toxic gas. The press as the enemy of our country, prisoners of war are not heroes, disabled reporters he feels comfortable mocking, he dismisses sexual assault victims and female reporters, and berates anyone who doesn’t agree with him. He has never given one fuck about the average Joe in this country, not one thing points to that direction. Acquiring wealth and stardom have always been his goal. He was a Democrat until he decided to run for office and knew a large portion of the republican base would follow his fear mongering rhetoric, he knew what to throw on the fire to win. His biggest goal is to win and be the boss and be glorified. My words are certainly not the proof- his own actions are.
I cannot lie and say I don’t agree with some of his goals for our country. But selling our soul to accomplish those goals just isn’t worth it and isn’t even necessary.
We have many things to be thankful for in this country, and we can thank members of both parties for those gifts. The reason I am not affiliated with a party is- there are sound ideas and plans and accomplishments from both camps, always have been through history, I believe the combination brings sound answers to whatever the issues are – and fair balance. We are no longer open minded and we have a commander in chief feeding the divide. We all lose in the end with this kind of leadership.
I’m real tired of seeing people I consider friends mocking snowflakes. As if a snowflake isn’t the first person who reached out to you in a time of need, or opened their home or wallet to you when you needed it most. Maybe that libtard stood up for your kid when he or she was being bullied. The same can be said of  Republicans and Conservatives – perhaps they were the saving grace for you in a bad situation. It might be the right wing nut that changed your tire on the side of the road in the middle of the night. I’m tired of putting off an appointment because the person I would see thinks the man fueling this division is awesome. Awesome?? I don’t know how you can ignore the hate. Anything but awesome. But He shouldn’t have the power to divide us.
Anyone who bothers to read my social media posts knows I am open with my opinions and I use it regularly to voice them. I believe keeping the conversation going helps us solve problems and keep an open mind. I learn something from an opposing view sometimes too- isn’t that something. Social media is a great way to share family pictures , good news, lost dogs, items for sale, friends gatherings, jokes, recipes, and even political news. It’s also a good way to get really pissed off at someone you would otherwise have a lot in common with, someone you used to like and accomplish good things with .
Something we all have control over is how we talk to each other and what we put out there, what we promote. We also have control of who we let in our lives, and even who we allow to pollute it. I’m going to ask my friends ( anyone reading this) to stop promoting blatant hate in-the stupid petty mean ways the bots out there and our current President or any other politicians or people with agendas that are certainly not our well being promote unless it’s information only and not mocking and hate. They are not who we are. They don’t stand next to us at our volunteer events where we are actually accomplishing some good, together! They do not sit on the bus and share the weather or the family news or a smoke on the way to work in the morning. They aren’t holding the door open as you try to get in the elevator with many packages, they aren’t comforting you as you prepare to bury a loved one. They don’t bring food to your door when you’re going through a rough patch.
Investigate what you share, make sure it’s truth and not just a pathetic attack that happens to align with your party of choice.  This applies to all affiliations. Truth matters. Decency matters. We are not each other’s nemesis. That is a line being fed to us to encourage the divide.
United we stand. Divided, we fall. We are better than that.
We are all – We The People.
This is where I drop the mic- because all this division is exhausting and disheartening. Whether you agree with me on the President or not, I hope you’ll agree to the rest of this post. I hope I’ll see a “like” or a comment from friends of all political affiliations. We as a nation can find common ground again, together. We are the fabric- not the politicians. … we… the People. ❤️🇺🇸

Our Circus, Our Flying Monkeys

     Our political system is absolutely ruptured- watching yesterday’s tragedy was heartbreaking on so many levels. I’m still in disbelief that that is indeed our circus- those are the flying monkeys that run our country. I truly feel we the people- Republicans, Democrats, left and right, are largely not being represented by those who stand for who we actually are as a country. The blame for what our system of governance has become lies all over the spectrum, and that’s largely why I am an independent. 
     As for Br*tt K*vanaugh, he is clearly emotionally unfit for a seat on the Supreme Court, whether he is guilty of the sexual assault he’s accused of or not. Funny how the people who are witnesses to the supposed act aren’t fit enough to testify. Would that have flown if it were a Democrat defendant? Hell no. Did anyone come away from her testimony thinking she was lying? How many times did he say he likes beer? His own yearbook reflects his attitude at that time , and classmates have come out saying he’s lying about other things. All that screaming and crying and spitting –  While you might be a Hillary hater, and I was not a fan, – under 11 hours of scrutiny before the same committee being accused of murdering four men, not once did she behave like the raging lunatic Kavanaugh became. And she did not murder those four men, whether you’ll interpret that mess that way yourself.  Me thinks he does protest too much. In case you didn’t know- he was playing to all beer drinking male voters who may have been “rowdy” in their young years- , right from the Trump play book.
     As for the alleged victim- Who would put themselves in that position if they didn’t believe they were telling the truth? Nothing to gain! And a lot to lose.  Starting with the polygraph experience! So tired of every woman who stands up for themselves being dismissed BY OTHER WOMEN and especially by that disgusting administration and their hypocrisy when trying to undermine the opposing party over the years- No wonder most don’t report it!   L Gr*ham’s own words for his book regarding sexual assault victims apparently didn’t apply this time- of course! Hypocrite. All of it, broken.
     Believe people when they tell you who they are.

Believe me

  Lately I barely skim the headlines, I’m so sad (angry? frightened? horrified?) by what we have become as a nation under our current leadership.  I hate to see the way people talk to each other on social media. I hate the emboldened “hate” groups – who now see the President’s views as their validation.    How awful is that? 
  I’m no snowflake, not a lefty, not even a democrat, I don’t hate the republican party, even agree with some of their positions.  *I am  not affiliated because I think party allegiance clouds some peoples vision.   So this opinion does not come from one of those, if you’re someone  who throws labels around and discredits any and every actual fact if you believe it comes from that territory  –  the territory that is not yours.  What we have now with the republican party is nothing we’ve seen before.    It appears as if the old party is dead, cowtowing to a monster who they fear will attack them, as he has many others,  should they stand up for what they must know is right and decent. Some of them are indeed taking a stand, and being slammed for it repeatedly.  How do you tell a man like John M*Cain he’s no hero because he was captured and ever feel good about it?  How do you slam a man on his deathbed and ever feel good about it?

   Can we call it leadership when the most powerful man in office lies to us regularly,  still looking  out for the big corporations, (wasn’t that what his base was railing against to begin with? are they suddenly blind to it now? )  still placating the 1 percent, while telling us he’s here for us, the every day Joe?  That’s kinda hilarious, if it weren’t so important.  In control, republicans couldn’t fix our health care system after bitching about it for 8 years.  The deficit is bigger than ever –  they screwed up so bad with their new tariffs the farmers who were already struggling had to be given a bail out , (jeez, isn’t that a socialist thing?)  bail out money we are borrowing from CHINA, the people we threw the tariffs on… because the current administration blew our budget through the roof.  Why are we throwing a military parade when we aren’t yet feeding our homeless vets?  Not giving them the mental healthcare they need?  Actually, vets just lost their dental coverage thanks to the new regime.  
  They’re making America great again, believe them, don’t listen to what you are seeing and what you are hearing – believe me, not them.  That’s what he said yesterday.   Those are some scary words right there.  The leader of the free world, of our beloved America – is telling you the press is all fake news (that’s just not true) , our intelligence community is untrustworthy fake news ( also not true) , anyone on the opposing side is all fake news (what a childish take).  The only truths according to the current President are what you see come out of his mouth.  Yet, it’s been proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that what comes out of his mouth  have been many, many  lies, many false accusations … directly to you and me and all his “base”… again and again and again. Big lies, little lies, more than 3,000 lies since taking office.   3,000.   Three Thousand.   Lies.  outright.  Am I clear here?  
  He doesn’t care about our environment, he sides with corporations – which is eroding before our eyes, you don’t have to look anywhere other than your own surroundings to know it.  He has yet to do anything that truly impacts positivily  any of We the People,  although if you believe him, he’s telling you he’s the greatest, ever, and you’re already so much better off.  He’s making enemies all over the world and in this country. North Korea is laughing at him.  He’s in P*tins pocket.  He’s trying to discredit an investigation that has already yielded astonishing results – Russia has indeed been trying to undermine our democracy, our elections, and spies have lived among us doing the dirty work for years.  We are under cyber attack by the Russians, proven, not fake news.   Why would you ever… ever… call that a witch hunt – the protecting and defending of our freedoms, our democracy.  His wife wears a jacket that says  I Really Don’t Care, Do U?    Wow.  I believe her!   It’s bizarre and unhinged.  I just don’t understand how it’s not clear to absolutely ever single person how very toxic this current political environment he has created, is. 

    I love my country, there are so many good things happening out there, and it’s a beautiful, beautiful place.  I have always felt blessed to be an American.  I’ve also been so fortunate to meet some truly good people along the way. I try every day to set my deep concern for the welfare of our country aside and focus on all that is still good and right and decent and worthy of our precious time.   I’m not a religious girl but I’m praying for all of us, to bring us safely out of this unhinged presidency and to find common ground again, to take care of each other and especially those in need, to  be able to live peacefully and prosperously and safely on the world stage and respect each other again, to have faith in the powers that be.  
 It ain’t easy – believe me. 

Booting the Reboot

      I applaud ABC for giving Roseanne the ax yesterday after her thoroughly disgusting  racist rant – (one of many).  Apparently decency is still capable of trumping money (high ratings) and that’s heartening.    To think the President’s son retweets her vile assaults is dumbfounding – literally.  Her brand of “humor” is poisonous. It’s a shame she dragged the entire cast down with her. 
    Of course, the President himself has not said anything on the subject since the firing, but how could he, when he displays the same behaviors himself.   Indeed, his hateful, deceitful, fake news filled speeches and twitter rants are vomiting all over what remains of any decency in our country.  I don’t care what party you identify with, and I am branded by none – what he represents is the worst humanity has to offer.  He is not America First. For if he truly was, he would not be fanning the flames of division and bold faced lying to the American people over… and over.. again.  It’s as if he’s just throwing sh*t everywhere to see what will stick.  Deny till you die is his apparent MO – and even when caught outright in those lies, he just moves on.  If you aren’t enraged at the very least that a US President thinks we are so stupid we will eat anything he says regardless of what the actual truth is, I got nothing.  It’s mind blowing. 
    There is a reason hate groups are invigorated by Tr*mps speeches. He encourages them. He gives everyone permission to be an assh*le.   He is so ill suited to the office he holds in so many ways – his Memorial Day speech was nothing but shameful self promotion.   And I doubt those who have lost loved ones in wars are thinking it’s a Happy Memorial Day, Nice!!.   So out of touch with reality.  As for his tweet regarding Democrats ripping kids out of their families arms, supporting thugs?  *sigh…. Right now, it’s you, Tr*mp.  You.  Enough with the lies, enough with the hate speeches.  
     Another truth – not fake news – All parties have their good and bad ideas, policy and intention. By repeatedly attacking each other and furthering the divide, we all lose. WE ALL LOSE.  How are we missing that most important and straight forward message?  In the end, no one wins when we don’t work together.  This post isn’t about policy – we shouldn’t have to give up truths, decency and simple respect to improve on what is and has been ill within  our governance. 

Decency and respect matters.  It Matters. 

#NotMyPresident