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The Brainwashing of My DadThe propaganda brainwashing is reversible, to a degree, but it requires removing the influence that caused the transformation. Fox News isn't going anywhere for now, and Zuckerberg likes Facebook the way it is.
There's at least one member of my family who has undergone this type of character and personality change (mostly thanks to Bill O.) and at this point it looks like it's probably going to be permanent. It's sad and frustrating to see a good person turn into somebody you don't even recognize any more. Our family cannot touch political discussions. It just rips us all to shreds if we don't ignore the stinky elephant in the room, and I put up with it because the children (now grown) are wonderful, having children of their own, and I love them and don't want to miss seeing them. It just makes me feel like something has been stolen from all of us. It's awful.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
He doesn't come up with horrible ways to screw people over all by himself.
Kicking WWII vets to the curb. Really?
There is no honor in some people, period.
That was tough to watch, but powerful and really well done.
This story is out there. It's unreal to me that the reaction is so muted, that there as been little to no real repercussion to Jordan's blatant refusal to protect the athletes and students who were in his charge.
We're not even talking about a scenario involving partying that got out of hand. This is about a doctor who used a position of authority abuse his patients, his potentially underaged patients.
Where is the outrage from the family values crowd? Where is the outrage from the ''think of the children!" crowd?
[edited to reword a section that may have been unintentionally insulting, and not really part of the point]
Never mind the military service personnel
who will have to do without some of the funds set aside for equipment maintenance and training, for base repairs needed after recent storms, for housing and school improvements for their families.
Never mind.
Donny needs his tinkertoy fence.
I'm glad Hill's lawyer made a point of keeping that in the record.
Being publicly targeted isn't funny, it's dangerous. If these idiots show their psychopathy openly, make them own it.
As much as I admire Yavonovitch, her testimony is muted by comparison.
Yavonovitch's professionalism is to be admired, no doubt. But Fiona Hill's testimony is by far the more devastating because she pulls no punches. Hill is not even trying to put a polite sheen on what went on or how she feels about it. She has got to be called back for the public hearings. She can drill a laser light right through all the smoke and mirrors the Repubs will try to wave around.
Love her. Love.
I'd love a link for that article
In looking for it, I found these:
Remembering Gert Boyle, the Legend Behind Columbia
Along with the wry laughs, Gert never forgot her immigrant roots or the importance of the outdoors to all Americans, and the company has been outspoken on those issues. When the President shut down the government and public lands in January, Columbia bought a full-page ad in the Washington Post that read: Make Americas parks open again.
Gerts story has been a real immigrant story, Tim says. She came here, welcomed into the United States at a time when there was strife around the world hopefully we can learn from [her] how much impact immigrants can have today. Im just amazed by how many people she impacted.
Make Americas Parks Open Again, Portland-Based Columbia Sportswear Company Pleads in New Ad Campaign
The Portland-based company recently took out a full-page spread in the Washington Post to broadcast the message: "Make America's Parks Open Again."
"Walls shouldn't block access to parks," the ad reads, "and federal workers shouldn't be left in the cold. Work together to open our parks."
What an amazing woman. Hats off to you, Gert. Sounds like you raised a wonderful son who will continue leading the company in fine style.
It's an overwhelming blizzard of lies. I can't even.
No, really. I can't get through them all. At first it's amusing, but somewhere between 12 and 18 the nausea sets in.
Gaetz is first asked to leave at the top of page 7
https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/full-transcript-of-testimony-of-fiona-hill-former-top-russia-adviser-to-the-white-house/289badae-624a-4258-8fca-ad19d817a30f/He continues various cringeworthy, whiny versions of "I don't wanna go." and "You can't make me!" until the bottom of page 9, where Schiff suspends proceedings and starts a clock. The time elapsed until Gaetz leaves is to be taken from time allotted for the minority to pose questions.
Top of p10 restarts the meeting with no explanation of how Gaetz was vacated. Most of the page involves explanation of parliamentary procedure which excludes people like Gaetz, with a comment from Jordan about no mention in PP re losing time. Schiff ignores this comment and asks if Jordan has an opening statement, which he does. Through most of p12, Jordan complains about how unfair impeachment is, and how the Dems are doing it all wrong.
*smh*
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