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$2.5 bil typical NYTimes -

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:41:33 +0000

$2.5 bil typical NYTimes - make up wrong "fact", then trash Hillary as monied elite as if the "fact" were true. And that's out "good" newspaper. Whether it's a supposed $2.5 billion she'd supposedly raise, the super inflated $2 billion Clinton Foundation", etc.

Nice piece, pp.

Doctor Cleveland — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:06:31 +0000

In reply to Blaming the Victim

Nice piece, pp.

I do think that local actions

CVille Dem — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:08:59 +0000

In reply to The Million Women March is

I do think that local actions matter. I am going with some friends to stand in front of Planned Parenthood in support of them on the same days that the asshats with big pictures of fetuses stand with their smug smiles and ask for "HONKS!"

I do want Planned Parenthood to know that the community supports them despite these holier-than-thou's who are such hypocrites that they prefer to reduce contraceptive options in the name of reducing abortions.

Fortunately I am in a relatively blue part of Virginia, but the fake christian and red-neck presence is all around. I did get asked today about my safety pin. My answer was planned:

"I'm wearing it to signal people that Trump threatens, that I have their backs."

I got this retort:

"Oh, yeah. You look really tough. I'm scared."

I was a little afraid to say this, but I did:

"You should be."

Seconded. And if the "march"

barefooted — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 23:25:23 +0000

In reply to The Million Women March is

Seconded. And if the "march" is mostly made up of white women color me unimpressed. Hypocrisy doesn't inspire me, nor does getting activated only after the deed is done.

The Million Women March is

CVille Dem — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 23:22:40 +0000

In reply to How do you take our people

The Million Women March is scheduled for January 21st, so there will be no drowning out of The Donald.

Remember the "Rally to Restore Sanity" organized by John Stewart and Stephen Colbert? It was in 2010. A bunch of us rode the train from Charlottesville to DC, and the train was filled with happy, enthusiastic people. I got a picture of me sitting next to a guy who had gelled his hair and spiked it so he looked like the Statue of Liberty. Oh, it was a joyous, wonderful day.

We all had posters. Mine said, "I Want My Country Forward!" I thought it was brilliant, and got lots of compliments on it. There was a meme about the Chilean miners who showed amazing humanity as they survived until their capture by sharing and staying hopeful, and believing that their fellow-man would come to their rescue.

Cat Stevens was asked to sing, and he did; the organizers later on professed embarrassment at not realizing he had disparaged America when he became a Muslim and moved to England.

Oh, but it was glorious! Lots of smiles and pictures. Stewart was focusing on his prior belief , best summarized as "both sides do it," before he realized that they don't. But we didn't care because there were plenty of outhouses and everyone was so happy.

I bring up the former rally because I want to point out that rallies and marches accomplish nothing except to make everyone who goes temporarily happy. In 2010, 250,000 people showed up, and it was packed. I can't imagine a million people in that space! We all left feeling that change was in the air; people were going to treat each other well, and that, well.....sanity would be restored. That was 6 years ago. If indeed it ever got restored, it has now been decimated beyond where poor old sanity was hiding way back then.

Marches and rallies are a big waste of time and effort IMO. Do you think the Trump team gives a flying f**k about a bunch of women no matter how large, marching anywhere?

TMac has the right idea. She is jumping into the frey and I really admire her for it. My husband wants me to run for office, but I am absolutely terrible with names, and even though I am brilliant and always right; if I can't say, "Hey, Joe! So good to see you!" It just won't fly.

In the mean time I will proudly wear my safety pen.

Everyone who is normal is angry, but most people (not you or me) will forget about it, and remain complaisant, and it will probably only get worse. The March is a feel-good exercise in futility. Don't waste your $.

I'm a few time zones east of

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:49:52 +0000

In reply to Just looking at the time

I'm a few time zones east of you, so the time stamp may not be indicative, not to squash any praise.

I thought Trump was

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:47:52 +0000

In reply to Bernie and Obama are paying

I thought Trump was encouraging his crowd to punch protesters and boot them out of events. What's the problem, he already can't control the streets? Pussy (grabber).

Bernie and Obama are paying

NCD — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:30:43 +0000

In reply to How do you take our people

Bernie and Obama are paying the professional protesters, don't you know that?

They can't imagine people doing anything except for money, and least of all for anger at them, their lies, their message and their Orange Furor.

That's from a top Trump advisor. This country is about to go down Alice in Wonderland's rabbit hole with these nutjobs in charge.

After Jan. 20 AG Guiliani can arrest them and a special prosecutor can be appointed using FBI evidence to prove top Democrats are engaging in treason by paying the demonstrators.

Just looking at the time

Danny Cardwell — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:20:12 +0000

In reply to FYI, I did do the 1st half in

Just looking at the time stamp on this post leads me to believe we are more alike than I thought before. Your passion and commitment to the issues is apparent. We have to move forward at a faster pace than some of our allies are comfortable with. there's no one coming to do this work for us.

I was figuring Elizabeth

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:29:39 +0000

In reply to Got nothing to add at the

I was figuring Elizabeth Warren would play a strong role, that she'd delegate to other parts of a new team. Think about how many people came up in the 90s, and those are the ones we still know - there's been little shuffle, and many who came up later are already off to retirement/irrelevancy. Yes, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have been filling her team all with 72-year olds as looks like with Trump.