Stuart G
Stuart G's JournalI would like to recommend an original essay "Never Forget" in General Discussion. ,by Tiger Bright
It was written for all of us. 8/16/18.....Inspiring !!!!
thank you for reading this, and if you link to this...thank you !!!!! Stuart G
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211009699
GOP Guv Candidate Compares Wait at DMV to Holocaust, TPM:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ca-gop-guv-candidate-compares-dmv-wait-holocaustWell.............Stupid is..... What Stupid Is...(can't make this up, hit the link, this is a real)
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The Republican candidate for governor of California paid a visit to a DMV on Wednesday and casually compared standing in line at the notoriously sedate agency to surviving the Holocaust, Capital Public Radio reported.
The campaign for the Republican candidate and businessman John Cox later clarified that Cox — who has been visiting DMV’s to point out the failings of the agency — misspoke. In audio of the event recorded by Capital Public Radio, Cox introduces himself to a woman and asks her how long she’s been waiting in line. The woman says she’s been in line “close to an hour,” provoking Cox to launch into a diatribe recounting a conversation he’d had previously with a Holocaust survivor.
“You know, I met a Holocaust survivor in Long Beach. He survived concentration camps, and he said this was worse. He’s 90 years old and he had to wait four hours down in Long Beach. Can you imagine that?” Cox says, according to the Capital Public Radio audio. .........................................
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Later the campaign spokesman said this:
His campaign spokesperson told the local radio station that Cox misspoke when he called the lines “worse” than the Holocaust. They also gave Capital Public Radio an audio recording of Cox sharing the same story, but accurately, earlier this week.
“He was saying that it reminded him of pre-war Germany” when Jewish people waited in lines to be processed, Cox spokesperson Matt Shupe told the radio station. “In no way does he mean this as a slight to the Jewish community. He misspoke. It’s very unfortunate. But it’s nothing more than that.”
Here is a post by another member...and it will make you smile...with link
originally posted by ...blueseas..... in Weird News..It is about a man who saved a little boys life who was drowning in a river...and something more....
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110314849
Great Good News Story ...It belongs here, but the original poster put it elsewhere
originally posted by ...blueseas in Weird News....please link to it, it will make you smile and give you a good feeling....thank you for reading this...Stuart
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110314849
Stupidest and Dumbest Comments ever made by Republicans. Here is one
New York Times...Aug 19, 2012
Senate Candidate Provokes Ire With ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment
By JOHN ELIGON and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ ...AUG. 19, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In an effort to explain his stance on abortion, Representative Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, provoked ire across the political spectrum on Sunday by saying that in instances of what he called “legitimate rape,” women’s bodies somehow blocked an unwanted pregnancy.
Asked in an interview on a St. Louis television station about his views on abortion, Mr. Akin, a six-term member of Congress who is backed by Tea Party conservatives, made it clear that his opposition to the practice was nearly absolute, even in instances of rape.
“It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare,” Mr. Akin said of pregnancies from rape. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
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That is my favorite. It is so stupid and dumb that it speaks for itself. We all need some laughs and take time out from the current political situation..(anything from Dec 2017 and back to???? is ok..) Got any that you know about?. Please Post Yours...
........Thank You for reading this..... please enjoy & have fun.. Good Luck to all..
Right now, at this moment, 8:36 ET, 8/12/18, in the lounge, mounted flies and mosquetos ..
for your enjoyment...pictures for all to see and admire...Of course you do not believe, hit the link
posted by Lucky Charms...the first post is a "bite"...If you look at post 25, there flies the flys..
the post of the flies...by Kali..Kudos for the most unusual posts I have ever seen...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181109427
Please understand about Trumps rants...
Calling someone from the Philippine Islands a "Flip" is exactly the same as calling a Jew a "Kike" or using the N word to refer to an Afro-American. It is as mean as it gets. I only found that out when I taught in a school with students who's parents were from the Philippine Islands. Oh, there are more..but I needed to update on that awful term that Trump used...Others will verify this, but this is indeed ugly.
What is the significance of Trump using awful language in the White House?
...I guess Trump thought it was his "private place" and that everyone would never tell about it. Also, that everyone would be "loyal" to him. That is it. Even though Trump lies about everyone and everybody, he assumes that this "private place" allows him to say what he wants about groups of people and individuals. So, he uses the "N" word and talks about people from Asia in a mean and awful way.
...He doesn't realize what everyone knows, that there are people who would turn on him, just like he turns on those he doesn't like. Why would anyone record this? Because Trump lies so much, that the recordings prove what was said. This recording of voices, (at least most of the time) tells the truth better than Trump.
...His lawyer recorded Trump for a reason, as did the guy who recorded that Trump could grab woman's private parts with no consequences. Someone erased tapes for a reason. Recordings prove the truth. Trump does not like that, because he lies so much. In his "private place" (The White House) with all his loyal people, no one would do anything like that?..Would They? In Trump's "private place."
...Mr. Trump made another mistake, in addition to using language that he should not use. This place is not his "private place." And because of the nature of the show that Trump is staring in now, people wanted proof that the show was what it really was: Trump using language unbecoming what Trump was elected to be. 
..Yes, the "True Mr. Trump" comes out in this "private show." And it isn't pretty but this is who he really is. 
I just thought of a way to get honest presidential elections. It would be easy and it would work.
.....And it is cheap......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.....Here it is, one day, perhaps a Sunday is for Presidential elections ...ONLY... no other elections of any kind
....And to insure that the election is clean and verifiable, ONLY PAPER BALLOTS, HAND COUNTED....
... AGAIN........all hand counted, and checked by live, by volunteers of both parties..and observers.
.. Certain volunteers of both parties, or more, could ask to see a ballot, and inspect. It shouldn't be hard because it is only for President of the United States. On a Sunday..So, you have 3 and 3 of each party watching...Ok, another party,,,3 more volunteers..now you have 9 sitting at the table watching in a precinct. And the poll watchers count, and recount if someone wants a recount..and it will work, it isn't hard to do, no machines just people hand counting simple ballots. NO COUNTING MACHINES..simple typing paper..8 1/2 by 11..for President only....
Ok there is a question about a ballot..the X is not in the box, or it doesn't look like an X or it is a Z or some other problem. So the 3 and 3 team of poll watchers pass the damn ballot around and vote on whether to accept or not accept a Z and not an X. Reasonable people will make reasonable decisions. 3 from each party will insure no cheating.. or 3 more from the Green, or Independent party....or Conservative Party, or Socialist Party or whatever party...... Now..here is the most important part....Let's say 500 votes in a precinct..ok 600 votes..whatever.. How long would it take to count 600 votes? Well not long. Say a pile for the Democrats, one for the Republican, one for the Green, one pile for the Spleen Party and one for the Conservative and one for the Socialist etc. ...Maybe an hour. Maybe less. That includes arguments and coffee breaks and TV time etc.. Try it, it will work. I participated in something like that about 45 years ago, and it wasn't difficult. I was a volunteer at the time, not a poll watcher, no official title...and I said to the person in charge, "could I count them please." They had been counted. and my candidate, an independent had 50, and the regular party candidate had 120, and there was one other candidate that had maybe 25....
AND GUESS WHAT...The regular party boss, knew the people who voted in the precinct, (he met them and knew them over years)..he said yes, "You can count them" And everyone agreed, I could count them...and guess what?......................................................................................................
...He did not cheat. His candidate had about 120, mine had 50 and the other had 20. (mind you this was in 1970 or 71 so my numbers may not be totally correct, but you get the idea). It was fair, legal, easy to do, and the ballots were saved. All the official poll watchers, (I think there were indeed 3 and 3 and 3 ..not sure)) signed off on the numbers, and we went home at about 8:30 or 9pm. Paper ballots, easy counting, all sign off on final numbers..and other people can watch if they shut the fuck up and let the numbers get counted. (I shouldn't have been allowed to count, but it didn't matter, cause it was a fair count and the head poll watcher was honest and truthful. No cheating, no machines, no arguments.. Simple, fair, easy and honest....
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.........It will never get done, too simple, too easy, and too honest..But it was done, and it did work..And one more item..I am not making this up. I was there and it was a local election..but that didn't matter. It was honest and fair. We left after all the counting was done by 8:30. Polls closed at 6pm then.. 2 and one half total, for count and recount..
Trump misspelled, "messages" and wrote "massages." Does that mean anything?
..It says a whole lot about Mr. Trump. It is simple and easy to see on the surface..Trump is a fool
But if you look deeper it says more..This particular person has a staff that could proof read his writings and make sure that the writings are spelled correctly. One person who Trump could or would trust, could do that easily.
..But Mr. Trump trusts no one to do this job. Someone might suggest he change his wording or content. So Trump, through these mistakes, shows he trusts no one on his staff to proof read his tweets. He prefers to tweet and replace, and look and prove that he is a fool, rather than have an associate check the tweets for grammar and spelling.. He trusts NO ONE, and wants to send out the tweet immediately. He cannot wait, he and doesn't care.
..I guess this wouldn't matter if he were still in charge of Trump Corporation, or in some kind of business. But he isn't. He represents a country with a long history of intelligent leaders who would use spell check if they had it then. People like Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt to name some. You could name more if you like. I honestly haven't read all of any of these leaders papers, but did Jefferson often misspell words?. Lincoln? How about a lesser known one like Woodrow Wilson? Did Wilson issue short misspelled messages to the world?
...Trump sure doesn't care. But who does he represent?. Does he know? He represents and entire country that is somewhat disgusted by this 2nd grade activity. And..........................are you ready?????
...He does have "spell check" on his gadget that he types with. All he would have to do is wait a few minutes and let the spell check find misspelled words. But it shows he cannot even wait for that. (a piece of information-I just used it and found 2 misspelled words in this post)
...Trump cannot wait a few minutes to get the message correct for the world to see, as the leader of a great country. What does it say about Mr. Trump?
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