How can you tell if you should be voting Democrat or Republican: | |
Vote Republican if you hire exterminators to kill bugs in your house. | |
Vote Democrat if you step on the bugs. | |
Vote Democrat if you buy books which have been banned somewhere. | |
Vote Republican if you form censorship committees and read the books as a group. | |
Vote Democrat if you eat the fish and game you catch or hunt. | |
Vote Republican if you hang them on a wall. | |
Vote Republican if you keep your bedroom shades drawn (although there is little reason you need to). | |
Vote Democrat if you ought to but don’t. | |
— From “An Incomplete Education“, by Judy Jones and William Wilson | |
[The above quote was posted several years ago, but I’ve recently re-read it, so I’m re-posting it. I would add: | |
Vote Democrat if you believe America should be a representative democracy based on the votes of a majority of the American public. | |
Vote Republican if you believe a theocratic minority (mostly hypocritical) should be able to impose their religious beliefs on the rest of America. | |
— kmab] | |
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Still Shiny | |
2019 | Things That Go Bump In The Night |
Hoping I’m Careful | |
2018 | I Must Be Truly Wise |
2017 | My Sensei |
2016 | The Worst Sin |
2015 | Rules Of Thumb |
2014 | A Prayer |
Orange October (IX) – Giants Lose Game 2 In Bullpen Collapse | |
2013 | Complacent Reality |
2012 | Two-minute Sex |
Just Staring, Why? | |
2011 | A World Of Difference |
Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’
A General Guideline For Voting In The 2022 Mid-Terms
Posted in Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged An Incomplete Education, Bedroom Shades, Books, Bugs, Censorship, Democrats, Democrats vs Republicans, Exterminators, Humor, Judy Jones, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Republicans, William Wilson on October 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
In Less Than 70 Days…
Posted in History, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged 2022 Mid-Term Elections, Congress, Democrats, George Santayana, Memory, Philosophy, Progress, Quotes, Register And Vote, Remembering, Republicans, The Life Of Reason, The Past, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court on September 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. | |
— George Santayana | |
From: “The Life of Reason“ | |
[In less than 70 days, we (the U.S.) will be having our “mid-term” elections. This is typically a referendum on the sitting President and his / her policies. It sometimes results in a change in majority party in the House of Representatives, the Senate – or, less frequently, both. At the moment, both are “controlled” by the Democrats, but it is generally believed the Republicans will “flip” both come November. I believe this will almost certainly happen if Democrats fail to get off their “duffs” and vote – much as they failed to do in the Presidential election of 2016 – which resulted in the election of Trump to President, to Republican control of both sides of Congress (House and Senate) and, ultimately, to Republican control of the Supreme Court. (How has that worked out for us, folks?) | |
Elections have consequences! Register early. Confirm your registration. Talk to your friends and family. Ask them to register AND to vote. And you VOTE, too!! Elections are NOT won by the majority of the people. They are won by the majority who VOTE. Make your voice heard: VOTE! — kmab] | |
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2021 | You Really Are |
What You Want | |
2020 | So Far The Only Burden Shifted Has Been The Cost |
Rockin’ The Hammond | |
2019 | The Powers Of Mind |
Day 10: Into Double Digits | |
2018 | Up For Progress |
Day 1.5: Done (For Now) | |
2017 | And Second By Second |
2016 | Bakeries And Coffee Shops |
2015 | Spirit Not Form |
2014 | Sometimes Even Kneeling Seems Insufficient |
2013 | Hobgoblins |
2012 | Got Sleep? |
2011 | Not Another Barren Corner |
No Recall
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged 2021 Recall, Democracy, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Government, No On The Recall, Politics, Republicans, Voting on September 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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Above is the image of my proof of vote for our upcoming election (on 14 September 2021), in the attempt to recall the Democratic Governor of California (Gavin Newsom). My mail-in ballot has been received and counted. I voted NO. | |
History has shown us a few rich Republicans can subvert the will of the Democratic majority in California by spending a few million dollars to fund a recall signature petition. Republicans know they can’t win a statewide election during normal voting cycles because Democrats can gear up to inform the populace and then get out the vote. To get around this, Republicans fund recalls during off-cycle years knowing far fewer voters participate in these “spot” elections. And traditionally, the Democrats fail to vote in much larger numbers than Republicans. So, their minority becomes a majority based on poor turnout. | |
The unfortunate thing is that should the Republicans succeed, they will have a good chance to also flip the U.S. Senate if an “elderly” Dianne Feinstein is unable to complete her term. So, a two-fer for a little pocket change (to them)… | |
Stop this blatant attempt to “buy” the governorship of California. Vote NO on the recall!! | |
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2021 | Access Is Good |
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No Recall | |
2020 | Give Me A Minute To Think About That… |
November 3rd Is Coming! | |
An Eye For An Eye | |
2019 | Is #45 Warning Alabama Again? |
Day 11: 49ers Win | |
2018 | Worry (x2) |
2017 | Still Working |
Gold In The Morning Sun | |
2016 | Power Inside |
2015 | Sometimes I Feel Small |
2014 | It Slipped Away |
2013 | Corollary |
2012 | Working Retired |
2011 | The Web Is Not Authoritative! (Really?) |
One Likely Consequence
Posted in Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged American Middle Class, COVID, Democrats, Do-Nothing Republicans, Economics, Inflation, Infrastructure, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Warren Buffett on June 11, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone’s guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation. | |
— Warren Buffett | |
[Government handouts can get you through a non-market caused depression (like the one recently caused by COVID / relief payments), but without an employment plan which improves the general welfare (like a massive infrastructure bill), only the wealthy will benefit when inflation inevitably begins to roar. Infrastructure will improve the national resource base (bridges, roads, levies, dams, drainage, parks, beaches, river-fronts, water and waste treatment, trains and airports, etc.), it will also provide medium and long-term employment to re-build our middle class. The longer the delay in passing a major bill, the less time available for its impact to begin before the next election cycle and the greater the opportunity for the “do-nothing” Republicans to blame the lack of progress on Democrats who wanted more than they could deliver and then failed to deliver anything. The danger is too little and too late. With or without jobs, inflation is coming (IMHO). The question is: who will gain from it and who will suffer for it? — KMAB] | |
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2016 | Not In My Experience |
2015 | Effort |
2014 | Honest Wants |
2013 | Faith, n. |
2012 | Surprise Me |
2011 | Confused With Truth |
There’s Still No Voter Fraud
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Democrats, Evil, Leo Tolstoy, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Republicans, Violence, Voter Fraud on April 6, 2021| 2 Comments »
The evil we use violence against to protect ourselves from is far less evil than the evil we do to ourselves by using violence. | |
— Leo Tolstoy | |
[Let’s be clear… There is NO evidence of widespread or organized voter fraud in the United States. The laws being passed to “protect” voting in Georgia, Texas, Michigan, etc., are intended to reduce voter turnout by American citizens – specifically by the young, the poor and people of color because these groups are increasing in number and are “tending” / trending to vote Democratic. These laws are being passed because the Republicans understand / believe they no longer have policies which the majority of American voters support. The Republican party would rather deny their fellow citizens the opportunity to vote than change their policies to promote the general welfare and thereby regain the popular support of the American voter. — KMAB] | |
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2020 | Another Reason #DonTheCon Continues To Lie About The Pandemic |
A Receptive Push | |
2019 | I’m Still Struggling To Rise |
2018 | Once Suddenly Free |
2017 | What Is Childlike |
2016 | The Latter A Lot Quicker Than The Former |
2015 | Notes On My Nightstand |
2014 | Generations |
2013 | Two For One |
2012 | Seen And Heard |
2011 | The Hazards And Vicissitudes Of Life |
Democrats Talking To Republicans
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Democrats, Knowledge, Patients, Philosophy, Politics, Preaching, Quotes, Republicans, Richard Clarke Cabot, Truth on January 11, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Before you tell the “truth” to the patient, be sure you know the “truth,” and that the patient wants to hear it. | |
— Richard Clarke Cabot | |
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2022 | You Ought To Be Having Fun |
2021 | Democrats Talking To Republicans |
Talkin’ To Myself And Feelin’ Old | |
2020 | You Are Not Late (Yet) |
2019 | Too Difficult To Try |
2018 | Hold Fast |
2017 | The Only Real Security |
2016 | Time Said |
2015 | If Only Common Sense Were More Common |
2014 | PTI |
2013 | What Now, Then? |
2012 | Big C, Little B |
Duty, Honor, Country | |
My Fear: A Second More Tyrannous Term
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DonTheCon, #IncompetentDonald, American Politics, Democrats, Election 2020, Giants, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Quotes, Republicans, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator McConnell, Shakespeare, SSA, Tyrants on September 6, 2020| 2 Comments »
O, it is excellent to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant. | |
— Shakespeare | |
[Are we better off today than we were four years ago? I’m not just talking about 185,000 dead. I’m not just talking about a crashed economy. If there were no virus and we were still tooling along at 4% unemployment, were you REALLY better off? Almost half of ALL Americans were living pay-check to paycheck. Many are / were working two minimum wage jobs and are / were barely getting by. Almost 2/3rd of working Americans have almost no savings for a “sudden” $400 emergency, let alone for retirement. President Trump (and the Republicans) want to destroy Social Security by de-funding it and promising it will be “paid for” from increased tax revenue from the future “booming” economy. The truth is the SSA actuarial office has said if SSA taxes are eliminated, the SSA will run out of funds COMPLETELY in 2023!!! President Trump lies multiple times EVERY day. He is not being casual with the facts. He is NOT just kidding. He is LYING! And, he is lying to constantly try to stoke fear. Four years ago, it was the raping and murdering Mexicans invading across the border. Now, it’s the liberals (i.e. “Democrats”) who are already here. IF crime, rioting and violence are out of control, why hasn’t he done anything about the root causes of the problems. The Republican controlled Senate is still dithering about a much needed economic relief package. Now, when I say “Republican” controlled, what I mean is TRUMP controlled Senate as it’s his Cabinet level team which is doing the negotiations with the Democrats and whatever is agreed will pass both sides of Congress. Senator McConnell is simply a figurehead manipulating the rules to the Republican advantage. He is not the player / negotiator in the room with the Dems. There is no relief because Trump wants to blame the Democrats (Pelosi and Shumer) in the lead up to the election. So, I ask two questions: Do you really believe President Trump is acting in your interests? And, are you better off than you were four years ago? — kmab] | |
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2021 | I Think They Mean It |
An Endless Stream | |
2020 | ITF (365) – Update |
Word Up! | |
My Fear: A Second More Tyrannous Term | |
2019 | Reality And Imperfection |
Day 8: One Stone | |
2018 | Pity The Nation (Part 1) |
Day 41: Hiccup Or End Of Days? | |
2017 | Sharp-Edged Beauty |
2016 | Start, Keep, Finish |
2015 | Lifetime Friends |
2014 | Acknowledgement |
2013 | Longevity, Tenacity and Diversity |
2012 | What Reagan Really Cared About |
2011 | Seeming Sane (Or Not) |
RNC: Day 1 Thought
Posted in Included Video, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Videos, tagged #TraitorInTheWhiteHouse, Democrats, Favorite Lines, Included Video, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Racism, Republican National Convention, RNC, You've Got To Be Carefully Taught -- music video on August 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
You’ve got to be taught | |
Before it’s too late | |
To hate all the people | |
Your relatives hate | |
You’ve got to be carefully taught | |
[I’m not saying the Democrats are a whole lot better. It’s just is one of the thoughts I had listening to President Trump speak on day #1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC). — kmab] | |
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2019 | Tough Values |
2018 | I’m Still Here |
Day 31: A Calendar Month | |
2017 | Start Typing |
2016 | Just Saying (Nothing) |
Thought Of You | |
Saldaga (“As I’ve Lived”) | |
2015 | A Terrifying Cycle |
2014 | Rights |
2013 | Do Bold Things |
2012 | Seven Causes |
2011 | I Feel A Tingle Coming On |
Destroying The Republic
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #ImpeachTrump, Afghans, Champions Of Justice, Democrats, Editorials, Fort Bragg, Ideals, Independents, Iraqis, Kurds, Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President, Oval Office, Philosophy, Politics, President Trump, Quotes, Republicans, Rohingyas, South Sudanese, Syrians, The Good Guys, The New York Times, United Nations Security Council, Values, William H. McRaven, www.nytimes.com on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
…As I stood on the parade field at Fort Bragg, one retired four-star general, grabbed my arm, shook me and shouted, “I don’t like the Democrats, but Trump is destroying the Republic!” | |
Those words echoed with me throughout the week. It is easy to destroy an organization if you have no appreciation for what makes that organization great. We are not the most powerful nation in the world because of our aircraft carriers, our economy, or our seat at the United Nations Security Council. We are the most powerful nation in the world because we try to be the good guys. We are the most powerful nation in the world because our ideals of universal freedom and equality have been backed up by our belief that we were champions of justice, the protectors of the less fortunate. | |
But, if we don’t care about our values, if we don’t care about duty and honor, if we don’t help the weak and stand up against oppression and injustice — what will happen to the Kurds, the Iraqis, the Afghans, the Syrians, the Rohingyas, the South Sudanese and the millions of people under the boot of tyranny or left abandoned by their failing states? | |
If our promises are meaningless, how will our allies ever trust us? If we can’t have faith in our nation’s principles, why would the men and women of this nation join the military? And if they don’t join, who will protect us? If we are not the champions of the good and the right, then who will follow us? And if no one follows us — where will the world end up? | |
President Trump seems to believe that these qualities are unimportant or show weakness. He is wrong. These are the virtues that have sustained this nation for the past 243 years. If we hope to continue to lead the world and inspire a new generation of young men and women to our cause, then we must embrace these values now more than ever. | |
And if this president doesn’t understand their importance, if this president doesn’t demonstrate the leadership that America needs, both domestically and abroad, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office — Republican, Democrat or independent — the sooner, the better. The fate of our Republic depends upon it. | |
— William H. McRaven | |
Retired Navy Admiral | |
Former commander of the United States Special Operations Command and former chancellor of the University of Texas system. | |
Excerpt from his opinion / editorial: “Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President“ | |
Found on the web site for The New York Times: https://wwww.nytimes.com | |
The link to the on-line version is: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/trump-mcraven-syria-military.html | |
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2021 | Givin’ It All Away |
Memories Will Remind You | |
2020 | Does Blogging Count? |
Just Like You | |
2019 | None Absolutely Certain |
Destroying The Republic | |
2018 | Maps For Those Difficult Times |
2017 | A True American Hero |
Or Desserts | |
2016 | What #AmnestyDon Is Really Afraid Of |
2015 | What Are You Doing? |
2014 | The Ideal Man |
2013 | Daring Ripples |
2012 | Evermore |
2011 | Unpredictable Opportunity |
2010 | Giants Fall In Game 2 (1 to 6) – Leave PA With 1-1 Split !! |
Not One Cent!
Posted in Economics, Politics, tagged #45 - The Loser, #IdiotInChief, #IncompetentDonald, #NotOneCent, Democrats, Government Shutdown, Illegal Immigration, Mexico, National Security, Politics on December 24, 2018| 3 Comments »
I am a fiscally conservative life-long Democrat. I do NOT support the funding of President Trump’s wall. Other than providing jobs for American workers, there is no benefit to building a wall. I do support increased spending on Security (border security and almost all other forms of “useful” security) – even increasing it by billions of dollars – IF NECESSARY!! But building a wall is NOT necessary. It will do little to nothing to increase our security or decrease illegal immigration. MOST illegal immigration happens when people lawfully enter the country and then overstay their visa. A wall – no matter the height, depth or width – will not reduce this. | |
And, in any case, when our #IdiotInChief was a candidate he promised (as he was such a great negotiator) that we (U.S. citizens) would not have to pay for a wall. As President, he was going to make Mexico pay for building his wall. I say: “Let him get Mexico to pay for it!” AFTER we have the funds coming in from Mexico, then we can start building the wall. And furthermore, not one cent is to be spent on the wall until then, and not more than one cent over what has been taken in from Mexico should be spent on the wall’s construction or maintenance. | |
I am not in favor of a government shutdown. In this case, the shutdown is entirely President Trump’s fault. He has been President for almost two whole years and he has done almost nothing to negotiate funding from Mexico, nor demonstrate that building a wall will do more than minimally increase our security. The “security” money would be far better spent on increasing the enforcement of hiring legal employees and prosecuting employers who hire those without work permits. This would actually reduce illegal immigration, by reducing demand for illegals. It would also improve the economy by marginally increasing wages for those at the bottom scales. This is because there would be fewer workers willing to accept minimum wages, so the price for labor would go up. That is, if you believe in supply and demand. | |
To any Democratic office holder who votes in support of building a wall: I will make a list. I will check it twice. And, I will make a donation to any Democratic candidate who runs against you in your next primary. | |
#NotOneCent | |
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2021 | Everything Good In You |
Within Your Heart | |
2020 | Keeping Christmas |
What Will You Give? | |
2019 | Looking Forward To Tomorrow (2019 Version) |
2018 | Not One Cent! |
Looking Forward to Tomorrow | |
2017 | Make Glad The Heart Of Childhood |
2016 | Sincerest Flattery |
The President-elect: Making Spirits Bright | |
2015 | What Are You Looking At? |
2014 | Ite, Missa Est |
2013 | I Hear Voices |
2012 | Positive Thoughts |
Hope Works | |
2011 | Look! Up In The Sky… |
Humility Before The Unknowable | |
#IncompetentDonald: On The Road To Ruin
Posted in History, Politics, Quotes, tagged #IncompetentDonald, 2020 Census, Alaska, Car Mechanics, Delaware, Democrats, Gerrymandering, History, House Of Representatives, Humor, Images, Montana, MSNBC, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Politics, Quotes, Re-Districting The House Of Representatives, Republicans, Senate, South Dakota, Steven Wright, This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see - Article, Vermont, Washington Post, Wyoming on November 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
My mechanic told me “I couldn’t fix your brakes, so I made your horn louder.” | |
— Steven Wright | |
[Without any significant accomplishments (which the majority of Americans actually supported) during his first two years as President, #IncompetentDonald chose to use the mid-term elections campaign to spread hate and fear. The results were a (not surprising) repudiation of the President where the number of Americans voting against Republicans increased from three million votes (Trump vs. Hilary popular vote loss count) to over six million (nationwide total – see image below) in the House and twelve million (nationwide total) in the Senate. It is only the fact that Republicans outnumber Democrats in States with smaller populations which has allowed them to retain control of the Senate. In the United States, each State gets two Senators irrespective of the State’s population. The House, on the other hand, gets Districts assigned based on populations with a minimum of one. Some of the States with smaller populations (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming) only have one Representative (called “at large”) with their “District” being the entire State. The Senate is “inherently” less “democratic” for the nation by design. Additionally, by only having one-third of its members up for re-election in any given election, it is also “inherently” more moderating (i.e. “conservative”) in representing the overall population of both the State and the nation. (The Senate is the “brake” in this metaphor.) Because the entire House of Representatives is up for re-election each election period, the House tends to reflect the political swings in the electorate more quickly and more radically – direction and degree – when the country is shouting “Stop” or “Speed-up”. (The House is the “horn”.) | |
Of course, the comparison of vote totals above – numbers for President, House and Senate – are comparing apples to oranges to bananas. And / but, they also do NOT take into account the significant gerrymandering done as of the 2010 census, which heavily tilted the House Districts in favor of the Republicans. This makes the wins by the Democrats even MORE impressive! It remains to be seen if those changes will remain when we go back into a Presidential turnout. It also highlights the importance of Democrats working at the State level to regain control of as many State governorships and legislatures as possible heading into the next (2020) census and subsequent House redistricting. The number of seats is controlled at the Federal level, but the actual redrawing of the Districts is done by the individual States. | |
This last part, the census and the redistricting is why it is vitally important for the electorate (the voters) to stay active during the run-up to 2020 (the census) and then immediately after through 2022, when the redistricting will normally occur. In other words, you (voters seeking to make a progressive difference) can’t go to sleep between now and 2022 or the Republicans can continue and increase their relative positions through 2032. By the way, the gerrymander is not (by any means) unique to the Republicans. The Democrats have also used it to protect their seats. The difference is the modern day use of computers to track voters and then specifically target the isolation of opposition voters to maximize their count while minimizing their effect. For example, one State (Pennsylvania) had 51% of the vote (Democrats), but seated 5 out of 18 Districts (28% of the House seats) in 2012 because Republicans controlled the State legislature. So, a word to the wise… If you want to keep the house after 2020, stay awake and stay active! | |
Finally, for an excellent explanation of Gerrymandering, please read the linked article: “This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see“, which appeared in the Washington Post a few years back. I re-read it every year to remind myself of what is at stake. — kmab] | |
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2021 | Every Today |
Millions Disappear | |
2020 | Walking |
Another Night’s Dread | |
2019 | Nowadays It Is Called Trumpism |
2018 | A Reluctant Joiner |
#IncompetentDonald: On The Road To Ruin | |
2017 | He Says, It Says |
2016 | Marriage Advice |
2015 | To James (and ‘Tasha) |
2014 | Ssshhush, You Are Not Alone |
2013 | So I Chose Living… |
2012 | For However Short A Time… |
2011 | Take A Deep Breath And Continue (Or Not) |
2010 | Tootsie-Roll Day |
Self-Sorted
Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged Charlottesville, Democrats, Nancy Gibbs, Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center, Politics, President Trump, Presidential Leadership, Quotes, Republicans, Time Magazine, Will the Nation Succeed After Charlottesville Where Donald Trump Failed? on January 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The divisions are now as physical as they are emotional and intellectual: in the 2016 election, of America’s 3,113 counties, just 303 went to either candidate by 10 points or fewer; 1,196 saw landslides of 50 points or more. We have self-sorted into private pockets of affirmation, and where we live shapes what we believe. “These days, Democrats and Republicans no longer stop at disagreeing with each other’s ideas,” argues Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center. “Many in each party now deny the other’s facts, disapprove of each other’s lifestyles, avoid each other’s neighborhoods, impugn each other’s motives, doubt each other’s patriotism, can’t stomach each other’s news sources and bring different value systems to such core social institutions as religion, marriage and parenthood. It’s as if they belong not to rival parties but alien tribes.” | |
During his campaign, Trump engaged and inspired millions of voters who had given up on government and were desperate for a new vision, a new voice. Their needs are real and urgent, and have been largely ignored as the President reduced the office to a vanity plate. He has shown how little loyalty he feels to friends and allies who honor some principle higher than his self-interest. In the aftermath of Charlottesville, we saw the reverse: we saw his reluctance to turn away from people who admire him, claim him, even if they do so in the name of beliefs that Americans have died fighting to defeat. There will be more marches, more clashes and, if the white supremacist leaders are right, more lives lost before this latest battle for the nation’s soul resolves. But it is a historic shame and sorrow that so few Americans can come to that struggle with the faith that their President is on their side. | |
— Nancy Gibbs | |
From her editorial: “Will the Nation Succeed After Charlottesville Where Donald Trump Failed?“ | |
Appearing in: Time Magazine; dtd: Aug. 17, 2017 | |
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2022 | Choose Possible |
2021 | Thousands |
Where Did All The Blue Skies Go? | |
2020 | A Profound Source |
2019 | Sad Words |
2018 | Self-Sorted |
2017 | Right |
2016 | At Least One Step |
2015 | Month To Month Rental |
2014 | Professional Beliefs |
2013 | Books Are… |
2012 | True Distinguishing Marks |
2010 | Sub-300 |
Biased World View
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Democrats, Dr. Paul Krugman, Media Bias, Politics, Quotes on December 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The media are desperately afraid of being accused of bias. And that’s partly because there’s a whole machine out there, an organized attempt to accuse them of bias whenever they say anything that the Right doesn’t like. So rather than really try to report things objectively, they settle for being even-handed, which is not the same thing. One of my lines in a column — in which a number of people thought I was insulting them personally — was that if Bush said the Earth was flat, the mainstream media would have stories with the headline: ‘Shape of Earth — Views Differ.’ Then they’d quote some Democrats saying that it was round. | |
― Paul Krugman | |
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2021 | Live Well |
Lately | |
2020 | Every Touch Vibrates |
When She Smiles | |
2019 | Six Reasons Why #DumbDonald Will Always Be A Failure |
2018 | The Trouble With Bookstores |
Another No Chew Diet | |
2017 | Biased World View |
2016 | Control In The Age Of Entanglement |
2015 | Okay, Maybe Not Ceaseless |
2014 | Can Do |
2013 | Are You Helping? |
2012 | Inside All Truth Is A Vacuum |
2011 | So, Whom Are We Trying To Fool Then? |
Looking To November
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Democrats, Independents, Plato, Politics, Public Affairs, Quotes, Republicans on March 1, 2016| 2 Comments »
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. | |
― Plato | |
[Actually, I believe this is the “cost” of indifference, the “price” paid is freedom, security and — ultimately — blood. | |
And, although I am a life-long Democrat, I am not foolish enough to believe the members of the party I disagree with (Republicans) are unanimously “evil”; misguided maybe, but not evil. There have been (and will be) evil Democrats and Independents as well. — KMAB] | |
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2015 | It Isn’t The End |
Prospero’s Precepts | |
2014 | Friends |
2013 | Learning Bitter |
2012 | Remembrance, Minstrels & Going Off To War |
May I Have More Happiness, Please? | |
2011 | There Is No God, But God |
2010 | Another Running Book… |