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Stuart G

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September 22, 2019

I just had a thought about people who write things and immediately post them on the internet.

In the "Old Days" , if you wanted something published, you had to write or type it out, then make a copy, and send it or take it to the place where you wanted to get it published..There was wait time. Maybe revise the idea, write it again, look at it for a while, or think about it, and possibly decide that this is not a good idea.

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BUT NOW!!!!... all you got to do is type and press a key on the machine..and bingo, it is out there for all to see..
(at this site...it says below...POST MY THREAD..(small letters.)

Just like this particular post...instant publication. !!!!!

Before I post, I can ...Check Spelling, or Preview..

but what the heck...just post it for all to see. No time to wait, or think, or re - do the idea...just hit a key on the keyboard..and out it goes
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We see this all the time. Some state senator in Virginia put one out last night, with out thinking. Something about ..people against guns....I don't know anything about her, but within a few days, this idiot could or should be out of a job...Other individuals who do not need to be named, do the same thing. I don't think that this is such a good thing. Oh my, they are coming to take me away...time to hide ...

September 22, 2019

A quote about "winners" and "loosers" Sydney J. Harris

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
........ Sydney J. Harris

I got this one at Brainy Quote at the link below
Read more at:

https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/sydney-j-harris-quotes
September 21, 2019

Babylonsister's post, shows how blatently "stupid" Trump is.

............Trump: "My Crimes Can't Be Investigated While I'm President."..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212482483

Hard to believe anyone could be that stupid. But he is.

I suppose that ..Richard Nixon was unfairly investigated?..Then why did he resign?

September 21, 2019

Today, Saturday, Biden used a term to describe Trump..."serial abuser"

Today he said:

"I know what I’m up against, a serial abuser. That’s what this guy is. Abuses power anywhere he can, and if he sees any threat to his staying in power, he’ll do whatever he has to do"

I couldn't find the link here at DU that had this quote, but here it is at Raw Story (perhaps someone else at DU knows who here quoted this...Here is the raw story link

"https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/furious-biden-goes-scorched-earth-on-serial-abuser-trump-over-smears-in-epic-rant/
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“I know what I’m up against,” Biden added to reporters asking whether it changes anything for his campaign. “I know what I’m up against, a serial abuser. That’s what this guy is. Abuses power anywhere he can, and if he sees any threat to his staying in power, he’ll do whatever he has to do. But this crosses the line. This crosses the line. I’m calling the president to release the transcript of the call, let everybody hear what it is. Let the House see it and see what he did. That’s what I’m calling on.”

That is a term used often on people who abuse others. Others have used that to describe Trump.

I blackened the exact sentence, Raw Story did not.

September 21, 2019

It has hit the fan, and is spewing all over.

...Sure some people think that Trump will get away with it. He has in the past, but this one, in my opinion, is the worst. He may think he can get away with it, but he won't. When the great majority of people realize that the President contacted an adversary to get dirt on an opponent, the show will be over. Now this will take time. People will need talk to each other over and over. And listen to comments from unbiased experts.

...Trump, while President contacted an advisory, Russia, and asked to get dirt on a political opponent, Joe Biden....Trump's arrogance thinks he can get away with it. But, this will spew for a while, and when the great majority realize the essence of what Trump did, it will be over. One way or another.

Six Ways:

1..Loss of election,
2. Resignation,
3. Refusal to run again and settle down to his career at Fox News.
4. Isolation (like Nixon) but I think that is very unlikely
5. Combination of above.
6. Most unlikely: Charged with a crime, then resign.

September 21, 2019

Was at the library working on a jig saw puzzle, 1000 pieces, & thought about Pelosi & her puzzle.

...Yes the border had been completed, but nothing else..So, I started to match up these with those and the ones with nothing on them but background, and those with this kind of background and that kind..And while I was doing this, I came upon an idea. What I was doing with a puzzle, Pelosi was doing with her puzzle.
...If you are going to complete the most difficult puzzle in politics and government, (impeachment) you have to have everything ready to go.. You don't start just on the middle pieces or the background, you must, repeat,must have a complete plan for success, because in the end, so much can go wrong.

...People criticize Pelosi without thinking of the task..Do it now, and get it done right away. Well that is not the way it went with Nixon, and that is not the way it will go or not go with Trump. And, in the end the process must be successful. So with Nixon, he resigned. What about Trump?
....How much time would it take? We are in the investigation stage. Yes, there is a committee, but investigation is still investigation. What is next? How will that go? What is Trump going to do in the meanwhile? (He is talking about sending troops, and war) The election is in a year, what about that? What if he is defeated? Trump would be out then, in 13 1/2 months. Is it worth the effort now?
.. Yes, Pelosi might have some sort of plan, but in 13 months Trump could be gone. His approval rating is very low over all. Trump is a lying con artist, I do not think he can win. Do you? He has proven to most that he is a lying con artist. People thought he was, but the proof is there now. What now?
I am sure that Pelosi knows more than most of us. Let her lead. That is her job. Give her time. I do believe that she will do what is right for all of us..

September 19, 2019

I wonder if Trump's thinking is that he can get away with anything?

.If so, then Mr. Trump is totally wrong. My opinion is that he has made enemies in many of his departments and people who would normally be totally loyal. And he looks around and sees his former lawyer in jail, some former leaders of his campaigns in jail, or about to be tried, and he is still free and unharmed. The very last group you want to battle with is the Intelligence Community. But he has done so. It was reported today, that he wants to tighten up the ship, and allow less people to know what he is saying to those he communicates with..
...I don't think this will work, because that is not the problem. The problem is Mr. Trump.

September 19, 2019

If the White House ordered the Intelligence community to stay out of exposing an illegal act, and

it can be proven that the orders to the intelligence community not to report that act came from Trump himself, then Trump is in real trouble.. Especially if it can be proven Trump committed the illegal act.
....But, for some reason this feels like something Trump might do. But maybe there is proof that this was ordered by someone in the White House. If Trump did indeed do what is being discussed, then it seems from the outside that the process of covering up, could be much worse than the "so called crime."
.... But this is all speculation on my part.. I know exactly what you know. Someone knows it all, and it ain't me.
.....It does look like it is all going to come out to all of us, and possibly very soon. And when it comes out for all to read about and know about, that is when it totally hits the fan.

September 19, 2019

Please give the... "Whistleblower Story" a chance to become well known.

...Today is Thursday...Maybe by the weekend most people will have heard about this one. People will talk about it, and consider, "Is it as important as we think it is?"...people will think and question. What could Trump have said that a Whistleblower would risk doing this? This became news yesterday evening . This could be the "major event" or there could be another story more important. Time will tell.
...What will Trump do or say about this?..That could be very important in understanding this. As of now, Thursday morning 9:05 AM ET, Trump has said nothing.

September 18, 2019

Mountain Lion enters home, and gets trapped in the bathroom.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/us/mountain-lion-trapped-bathroom-california-trnd/index.html

Mountain lion found resting in couple's bathroom 01:45 if you hit picture, you will get short story

(CNN) — A California couple watching TV at home Sunday evening got an unwelcome visitor: a mountain lion that wandered in through their open door.

Edward and Kathy Sudduth of Sonora heard a loud slam and were soon met by the big cat, which they think must have been chasing a neighbor's pet. It took them a moment to register what was going on, the pair told CNN affiliate KTXL.

"His tail was pretty close to me so I just 'thwipped' it a little," said Edward Sudduth, 84.

That touch and the couple's noises sent the animal running into the bathroom, where it became locked inside

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I thought I knew a lot, and I found out... how little I knew about what I know. And how much more there is to learn, if I listen and read what others have to say.
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