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November 19, 2019

How Does Nunes Know The TV Ratings Are Way Down?......

Or is he just saying that for effect and for the Fox News viewers?

November 19, 2019

What Is Pence's Office Hiding?....

It's interesting his lawyer had to intervene here.

November 18, 2019

Looking For An App Or Computer Program To Help Me Organize My Guitar Music.....

Right now I have a binder full of song lyrics with the chord changes above the words. Not chord diagrams but just the letter of the chord. As you might realize - lugging a binder full of music around is a hassle and I recently bought a Microsoft Surface Pro 6.

I'm looking for either an app I can load on the computer or some program - where I can save all my song/chords in some organized fashion where maybe they can be alphabetized for easy access. A bonus would be if I could modify the font size - as my eyes are getting worse with my old age. Also it would be cool if the words would automatically scroll up the screen to prevent me from having to stop playing and manually scrolling to catch the lyrics of the whole song.

I have to believe that there is such an app or software out there to allow me to do this.

I would appreciate any suggestions and reviews and perhaps other features that I may be able to benefit with.

November 18, 2019

Who Coined The Term 'Never Trumper?' And....

what exactly does it mean?

Used in a sentence: He/she is a 'never Trumper'.

And is a 'Never Trumper' worse than a 'Trumper' that was a 'Trumper' at one time and isn't still a 'Trumper' now?

November 15, 2019

How Many Others - Like Sondland Are There Out There?

As I understand it Sondland got his Ambassador's job because he donated $1 million to Trump's campaign. Sondland looks like he operated under the radar and we know he was connected to Trump telephonically. He had access to Trump's unsecured phone. He could call Trump directly if he wanted or needed to. Seems very convenient to me if one wanted to work off the grid so to speak. Sondland was able to deliver Trump's wishes to world leaders without using proper secure channels and alerting others in our government to his criminal activities.

My question is are there others out there - Trump Ambassadors - that function like Sondland - that maybe connected to Trump similarly? Are these the people that he says he talks to from time to time? And maybe are they using the same MO of bribery and extortion with other world leaders?

Seems to me somebody might want to follow-up with this.

How many of Trump's Mar-a-Lago members were given ambassadorships?

I couldn't sleep tonight because thoughts like this were running through my brain.

He needs to be impeached out of office so I can finally get a good nights sleep.

November 12, 2019

Haley Prostitutes Herself For Trump....

I guess everyone has their price.

She has completely given herself and her dignity to and for Trump.

No integrity. She is a lost soul.

November 11, 2019

Nikki Haley's Use Of The Word "Undermine"......

Definition of the word "Undermine":

- to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly; to weaken or ruin by degrees.

Thesaurus alternate words:

syn: weaken; attenuate; blunt; cripple; debilitate; disable; enfeeble; sap; unbrace; unstrengthen;

relative terms: wreck; foil; frustrate; thwart.

Thesaurus alternative words for "undermining":

syn: sabotage, subversion, wreckage, wrecking.

I question Haley's choice of the word "undermine" when she talks about how Kelly and Tillerson approached her in relation to Trump. In my opinion she used a very 'negatively charged' word that I don't think was warranted in this situation.

Kelly and Tillerson clearly saw a threat that Trump posed to our country and where reaching out to Haley - not to subvert or weaken Trump - but to prevent Trump (who may not be schooled in government and history) from making bad decisions that could have a very negative impact on our country or democracy.

I don't know if Haley misinterpreted their words or if she now is intentionally trying to make them look bad - like 'subversives' - at the same time making herself look good.

I'm sure Kelly and Tillerson had the best interests of the country in mind and just wanted some consensus in the WH when it came to talking and reasoning with Trump (if he could even be reasoned with). With consensus amongst top advisors in the WH - perhaps they could guide Trump into making more rational decisions and prevent him from making mistakes or making himself look silly.

Maybe for impact and to sell her book - she chose the word 'undermine' on purpose - because it sure generated an impact that maybe she was looking for.

This brings up other questions in my mind.

Who else in the WH did Kelly and Tillerson have this discussion with? Did they approach Pence as well? Are either of these two guys anonymous of book fame?

Bottom line I believe that Haley used the wrong choice of word here and perhaps she could have easily spun this in a more positive way. Unfortunately - she chose loyalty to Trump and her own ambition over loyalty to the country.

November 5, 2019

Is Bolton Still Scheduled To Testify On Thursday?.....

or did I hear that he won't be appearing either?

November 3, 2019

Do You Think The Congressional Repugs (House & Senate) ......

really would like to be rid of Trump? Deep down inside one would think they really want that albatross off their back. They can't say that or anything bad about him because they know he will retaliate against them (primary them or just speak badly about them and not offer them any support). They're even afraid that he might win in 2020 so they really need to make him feel like he has their support.

In my opinion they will have a chance to dump him with this impeachment - but do you think they have the courage to vote for his impeachment. I've always said - there is power in numbers. If they stick together they can remove him from office.

It's going to be interesting to see what ultimately plays out.

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