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Since Dear Leader has raised the issue again here, please bear with me once more. I just finished watching (online) the disruptive presidential candidate for the party formerly known as Republican give another of his stream-of-consciousness, ad hominem, rants at a GA rally this evening (03/09). He was still spewing nonsense and lies when I could take no more. So -- again this is not about Biden v. Trump ---although there's no reasonable or even far-fetched comparison, for that matter, between the two men. Disclaimer: I learned to hate Trump early on when we shared the same geographic space for a time. It's about common decency and moreover, living your life as you see fit, not as as the likes of Miller and Bannon see fit. It's not Trump I worry about, if he's allowed to get anywhere near the White House again, it's the Himmlers, the Eichmanns and the Görings around him. And don't happen to like either guy ? A free tip: if you ever hope to get a candidate you do like --- either party --- there's only one choice come Nov. and it ain't the large, orange "grab 'em by the democracy" guy. And please do keep in mind that the rising tide of fascism (and yes, that's exactly what it is, whether it's wearing a suit or a brownshirt) sinks all ships. Not just the blue ones.

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Senator Britt is so "ordinary" looking that she could easily appear on the cover of "Vogue." Apparently, she's an intelligent, accomplished woman despite her scripted, idiotic "response." Unfortunately, she let herself be reduced to the 2024 Republican version of "Women belong barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen." Shame on you, Katie!

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Apparently Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as governor of Arkansas, wasn't available to reprise her clueless so-called response from last year, so they got Katie Britt to continue the theme. Understand Britt has also been nominated for the Alabama theatrical "Hamie" awards both for her performance as a would-be student auditioning for drama school and as a cartoon character.

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The closing narration from “He's Alive,” the fourth season episode of the Twilight Zone. It tells the story of the rise and fall of Peter Vollmer,“a bush-league Führer,” who traffics in hate and prejudice in pursuit of his own affirmation and power, and who is visited by the ghost of Hitler. The story, I think, has particular relevance today.

"Where will he go next, this phantom from another time, this resurrected ghost of a previous nightmare— Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami, Florida; Vincennes, Indiana; Syracuse, New York? Anyplace, everyplace, where there's hate, where there's prejudice, where there's bigotry. He's alive. He's alive so long as these evils exist. Remember that when he comes to your town. Remember it when you hear his voice speaking out through others. Remember it when you hear a name called, a minority attacked, any blind, unreasoning assault on a people or any human being. He's alive because through these things we keep him alive."

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When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, my 7-year-old niece answered, "An astronaut or a hairdresser."

She's now 12 -- time to ask her again. Given that she's a tween, my guess is "hairdresser."

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I want Biden to win. I will work towards that win. I might even pray for it. But I don't think he can beat the orange haired turd. Sadly.

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Was Bobby Jindal busy?

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well then, you're making more than i am., and only slightly less than the average HIspanic male, and a bit more than slightly less than the average for your age cohort.

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