Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Civil Disobedience, Martin Luther King Jr, Moral Responsibility, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Unjust Laws on April 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. | |
| ― Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Instinct For Presence |
| 2017 | Hard Enough |
| 2016 | Jumps |
| 2015 | One View Of Failure |
| 2014 | We Speak For Earth |
| 2013 | Inward Urgency |
| 2012 | Delayed Reviews |
| Fulfilling My Duty | |
| 2011 | Interference |
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #45, #IncompetentDonald, Dull, Dullness, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Quotes, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Samuel Johnson on April 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others. | |
| — Samuel Johnson | |
| [#IncompetentDonald is a dullard, a liar and corrupt. I don’t know if all of his Administration is / are dull, but they certainly appear to be liars and corrupt, too. “The Donald” appears to be the one bad apple who spoils the entire barrel. That is only “appearance”. Unfortunately, the Republican party has been on this slide since the days of Richard Nixon, accelerated by Ronald Reagan and then fully devolved by Newt Gingrich. — KMAB] | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | A Higher Loyalty |
| RIP – Our Silver Lady | |
| 2017 | Slowly Cutting Their Own Throats |
| 2016 | Man’s Advantage Over God |
| 2015 | Deeply |
| 2014 | Hi-Yo Silver, Away! |
| 2013 | Warning: |
| 2012 | Thinking About Beauty |
| 2011 | A Founding Father’s Argument Against Public Funding Of Religious Education |
| Weekend Update | |
| So Far, So Good | |
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45, #CowardlyDonald, Bogeyman, Fear, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Reality, Talmud on April 15, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are. | |
| — Talmud | |
| [Perhaps the reason why #CowardlyDonald see threats everywhere is because he is afraid of everything — and he wants us to be afraid of his bogeymen, too. — KMAB] | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Slice, Nick, Cut, Bled |
| 2017 | Like Most Blogs |
| 2016 | The Window Left Open |
| Free Experience | |
| 2015 | Reality == Perception / (Times Reported * 10) |
| 2014 | Tear Da Roof Off Da Sucka |
| 2013 | Exposed Spirits |
| 2012 | Ow-ow |
| 2011 | Focused Relatives |
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #TraitorInTheWhiteHouse, 2020 Presidential Election, Afghanistan, Boot Edge Edge, Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University, Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete, Me In T-Shirt, Oxford Rhodes Scholar, Pete Buttigieg, Pictures of Me, Politics, Quotes, Senator Barry Goldwater, Senator Bernie Sanders, South Bend Indiana, T-Shirt on April 14, 2019| 2 Comments »
 “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg for President in 2020 |
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| Say it with me: “Boot Edge Edge“ | |
| About a month ago I saw this young guy get interviewed. The interviewer said the guy was the Mayor of some place in Indiana (okay, it was South Bend, but all I heard was blah, blah hicks-ville, Indiana). He is in his second term and got re-elected with over 80% of the vote! He is a graduate of Harvard and an Oxford Rhodes Scholar. He speaks seven languages and learned one of them just so he could read a book in the author’s native tongue. He is a former Naval intelligence officer and served in Afghanistan (for seven months) while on leave without pay from his mayoral duties. | |
| So, I listened to him speak… And, I decided. | |
| Prior to this, my three favorites for the Democratic nomination were (in order): Warren, Harris and Saunders. (Yes, I am a Progressive / Liberal Democrat!) To be honest, I think all have their weaknesses, but I believe any of them could defeat Trump. The rest of the field, I’m not so sure of (including Biden), I don’t know anything about or I don’t really care for. Anyway, I went online and bought a t-shirt – not realizing Mayor Pete hadn’t declared yet and was still in “just” the exploratory phase. | |
| My daughter came over that evening and we were discussing who we each were favoring. I said: “Mayor Pete, but I can’t pronounce his last name.” She said: “Do you really think he can get elected?” I replied: “Sure. Why not?” Her reply: “He’s opening gay…” WHAT??? | |
| She asked how I could support him knowing this and pointedly adding that putting up a candidate who could defeat Trump was the most important thing the Democrats could do and she didn’t think the country was ready to elect an openly gay man. I said I agreed, but I didn’t think the country was ready to elect an African-American in 2008 or re-elect him in 2012 and look how those elections turned out. | |
| Does being straight or gay matter when you are running for ANY political office? From an electability standpoint, of course it does. But should it? If I don’t believe faith (Kennedy), infidelity (Bill Clinton and probably a host of others), race (Obama) or gender (Hilary Clinton) matter, why should sexual orientation? Is being “straight” critical to Presidential job performance? | |
| When asked about whether gays should serve in the military, Republican Senator Barry Goldwater replied (I’m paraphrasing): “I don’t care if someone is straight. I just want to know if they can shoot straight.” We KNOW President Trump is not very bright (he doesn’t read and has no curiosity), is a liar, is a cowardly draft dodger, is a tax cheat, is a terrible businessman, he appears to be a Russian puppet and he seems to only be interested in making money off of his term in office. On balance, Mayor Pete is intelligent, well spoken, well read, a patriot and more than competent in his current office over the last two terms, so no, being openly gay does NOT matter to me. | |
| I hope American will listen to what “Mayor Pete” has to say… Then you can make up your mind and vote you heart. | |
| Is America ready for an openly gay President? To be honest, I don’t know… But, I AM! | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Disruptive Definition |
| 2017 | A History Of Small Insights |
| 2016 | Be Uncommon |
| 2015 | Ooops! |
| 2014 | What Price Freedom? |
| 2013 | Remembering Val |
| 2012 | Good-bye, Val |
| Survival Value | |
| 2011 | Traitors In Our Midst |
| Life Ain’t Easy | |
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DefeatTrumpism, Free Expression, Government, Politics, President Thomas Jefferson, Quotes on April 4, 2019| 10 Comments »
| The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object. | |
| ― Thomas Jefferson | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Torn Between Two Loves |
| A Girl And A Boy | |
| 2017 | I Think They Are Starting To… |
| 2016 | Living There |
| 2015 | Bookin’ West |
| Beyond My Reach | |
| You Never Call Anymore… | |
| 2014 | Winning? |
| 2013 | Still Inventing |
| 2012 | Motivated |
| 2011 | Waiting In Line At Starbuck’s |
