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Joe Nation's JournalBeing pressured to support Sanders by my son
My oldest son and I talk politics on a regular basis. We're fairly similar politically but we have had a rough time settling on one of the democrats throughout the primary process. Or should I say I have had a rough time, he has been locked into Sanders the entire time. I have to admit that my son does his homework. He can talk at length about any of the candidate's positions on just about any policy proposal they have.
After the debate last night, I started to see the wisdom of his arguments. Sanders has the passion, the ideas, the right focus, and he doesn't waffle in the face of criticisms. I don't get the feeling that he is simply listening to political polls and changes his stances weekly like some of the other candidates.
Could my son have been right all along while I was hiding behind open-mind wait and see who survives the vetting process indecisiveness?
Damn! I must have been a good parent or something. 
Is Trump a blessing in disguise?
It certainly doesn't feel like it right now but as the Republican base shrinks and the Democrat's base grows, isn't Trump clearing the way for Democrats to act any way they want to act in the future? Why would Democrats have to abide by laws that Republicans clearly flouted? Liberal policies may come in bunches in the not too distant future. Could Trump actually usher in a liberal cultural tidal wave by the mid-twenties?
I'm not sure but it certainly makes for good fodder to feed the paranoia on the Right.
The U.S. - IRAN - RUSSIA Triangle and Unintended Consequences
It is interesting to think about the fact that Russia is a staunch supporter of Iran while also interfering in U.S. elections to benefit Trump who is now attacking Iran. You have to wonder what Iran's leaders are thinking about Russia's efforts to install Trump who is now antagonizing them at every turn. I'm guessing that someone didn't think this through to the end. Unintended consequences?
Where do the Children Lay
Recall, recall!
A gun in the hall
Bullets piercing the wall
Raised on active shooter drills
Just another consequence of congressional shills
A Constitutional right enshrines the slaughters
Gone now the countless wives, sons, and daughters
Another mass shooting another day
Where do the children lay?
The real meaning of the Trump slogan "America First"
Step 1. First, sellout America to foreign dictators.
Step 2. Tell Trump supporters that we are winning.
Step 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
Another Fox False Equivalency About A Bill Clinton & Tony Blair Conversation
Ah Tucker, it is clear that your parents spelled your name wrong on the birth certificate.
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While Democrats have been calling for President Trump’s impeachment over his alleged soliciting of assistance from foreign countries ahead of the 2020 election, an unearthed comment from February 2000 might show stones were being thrown from glass houses.
On his show Monday, Tucker Carlson discussed a transcript of a call between former President Bill Clinton and then-U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair -- the same year as the election pitting Clinton's vice president, Al Gore, against George W. Bush -- during which the ex-president asked his British counterpart for a political favor.
“You’ve heard endlessly on cable news that it is unprecedented the president would seek political gain from a conversation with a foreign leader. Well, turns out, it has happened before,” Carlson said.
“Back in 2000, President Bill Clinton had a conversation with Tony Blair of the U.K. and asked him to intercede in a dispute between British Airways and two carriers. The president, at the time, was much more direct than President Trump was in his conversation.
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https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-clinton-tony-blair-donald-trump-campaign
You know Trump will go full dictator any minute
Like his authoritarian heroes in Russia, North Korea, Brazil, and the Philippines, Trump will increase his dictatorial ravings and try and declare Martial Law, dissolve Congress, and use the justice system to prosecute his political enemies. Critics falling accidentally out of windows, being shot by people in passing cars, and being jailed en masse will be just the beginning.
Right-wing splinter groups will fall in line to support him, the military will fracture, and we may just see a full out American Civil War again in this country. Sound ridiculous? Remember who we're dealing with here and the money and power behind the GOP, Trump's GOP. Trump has already raised $125 million for the 2020 campaign. That ain't a lot of people backing away from his insanity.
I think that people tend to be the last ones to notice their own irrelevance.
Especially in politics. I've seen it in academia enough to know that people are usually the last ones to admit that they may be irrelevant in a central role they have played and I have to say that as much as I like Joe Biden, his day may have passed. He was a great leader and helped others in his party to achieve great things and reach heights they may never have achieved without people like Biden. But you should know when to leave the game and I feel that Biden may have taken some bad advice when he decided to run. Elder statesman status is not so bad. I hope someone tells Joe sooner than later.
Man! Do I ever hate preseason.
I know some people like to watch it but I find it a waste of time. It's like watching people rehearse football.
I Have Noticed a Strange Phenomenon in My Town
Often times before work, my wife and I (we work at the same place) go out to a local bagel shop, Starbucks, or some other breakfast place around town before we head to work. I have lost count the number of times I overhear some group of men talking about Jesus Christ or some other religious topic. I think some of them must be from different Christian churches around town because they seem to be comparing notes about their congregations but not always, sometimes it is just a pair of guys sitting and talking about Christ. Always middle-aged white men and they tend to speak very loudly like they want people to hear them.
I've never experienced this frequency of conversation until the past year or so and now it seems as if it happen almost every morning. My wife knows that it annoys me to sit near these people so we try to find a quiet corner. I never thought of this town as particularly religious but they seem to be coming out of the woodwork these days.
Is this just my town or has anyone else noticed this in their town?
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