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December 2, 2021

Yeah. And what does THAT tell you?

And who are they targeting - over whom to assert their “supremacy”? Or dominance/domination? Or indeed even ownership? Who are they attempting to control and suppress? Over whom do they assert their mastery?

December 2, 2021

I LOVE every one of these tweets!

Every single one of them speaks for me.

December 2, 2021

Absolutely EXQUISITE!!!

"...that vile, inflatable Macy’s parade balloon of dogsh*t, Tucker Carlson..."

BREATHTAKING!!!!!!

December 2, 2021

Never forget.

R.I.P. Matthew Shepard.

December 2, 2021

Certainly speaks for me!

December 2, 2021

Yes. REPEATEDLY. And the cleverness thing.

Note how - well - "cutesy" it is. "Start the Steal"! Or, "It's not 'Stop the Steal,' it's 'START the Steal!'" But the thing is - it's catchy. It's memorable. It makes you seem fun and clever when you say it or spread it around. And somebody who hears or sees your use of it might think it's catchy enough to pass along, themselves. It IS fun. Notice the alliteration. Stop the Steal - that WE hijack and turn it into EQUALLY clever alliterative play, OUR WAY, with START the Steal!

Besides, just the fact that YOU turned THEIR talking point around - and on its head - and made it mean something more advantageous to YOUR point of view - gets extra points. There ISN'T a "Steal" to stop. They're STARTING a "Steal" with this shit, or trying awfully hard to. You're actually using their own words to tell the truth.

Just always remember to use it in the proper context. CLEARLY specify that it's what the Republicans are doing, what the GOP is trying to pull off, what the right/far right is hoping to sneak through. Make doggedly sure at EVERY mention that this is pegged to the OTHER guys, NOT Democrats. NOT liberals. NOT progressives. Etc. Republicans/the GOP/CONservatives/right/far right/extreme righ/extremist, and so forth. "...the GOP's bogus 'Stop the Steal' scheme...", "...that Republican 'Stop the Steal' baloney...", "...Stop the Steal' is the latest conservative/Repub/GOP/far right/extremist schtick..." and so forth. A clever slogan will stick in the mind, might more easily get repeated, and might either fortify or positively change or improve or enlighten their the point-of-view. Or at least make 'em think!

Btw, personally, I actually LOVE "Stop the Steal schtick". All those "S's"! I LOVE word tricks like alliteration and consonance! But it's hard to say! And your objective is looking/being smart and clever, and the last thing you need is to fumfer the line! Kills the whole point you were trying to make. And worse, THAT'S what they'll remember. How you blew the line, not the message you'd crafted so strategically and carefully and intended to deliver.

December 2, 2021

THIS.

December 2, 2021

That's EXACTLY it. The wish to dominate.

Cruel, selfish, cold-hearted, and hardly what I’d call “pro-life”.

I’m so sorry for the agony expressed here. People can be so heartless! And NOT ONE of those so-called “pro-lifers” has ever stepped up to offer help, shelter, support, babysitting, or co-parenting assistance. “If you so forcefully and vociferously demand that it be born, what are you willing to do to help that mother?”

Both my pregnancies were difficult after the first trimester. I had to be induced both times because my doctor viewed them as a growing threat to my health, if not to my very life.

Pregnancy is NO walk in the park - under ANY circumstances. Even under the best of circumstances.

December 2, 2021

She's a class act. Smart, dedicated, experienced, a true leader.

Just what I’d like to see in a Governor!

December 2, 2021

Nice!!!

The modern-day safe-way!

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About calimary

Female. Retired. Wife-Mom-Grandma. Approx. 30 years in broadcasting, at least 20 of those in news biz. Taurus. Loves chocolate - preferably without nuts or cocoanut. Animal lover. Rock-hound from pre-school age. Proud Democrat for life. Ardent environmentalist and pro-choicer. Hoping to use my skills set for the greater good. Still married to the same guy for 40+ years. Probably because he's a proud Democrat, too. Penmanship absolutely stinks, so I'm glad I'm a fast typist! I will always love Hillary and she will always be my President.
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