So what's the surprise in all this?

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Wednesday May 10, 2017 · 2:01 PM PDT

2017/05/10 · 14:01

At the risk of sounding like a smart-ass, why is anyone surprised that he fired Comey? After all, this is a guy who has sounded like a despot during the campaign, has been signing executive orders left and right about anything that the right wing wants, and decides that he doesn’t like the White House on the weekend so he’ll spend millions of our dollars so he can make MONEY as president. And still, the Republicans continue to lie, cheat, and mislead. We have a president and Congressional Republicans who are obsessed with power and screw the consequences. “I’ve got mine, and the rest of you can just *uck yourselves.” What happened to “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?” So now we’re screwed and is anyone surprised?

Facebook = truth?

TerriH

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Tuesday September 13, 2016 · 12:21 PM PDT

2016/09/13 · 12:21

Like many of you, I am puzzled by the animosity towards Hillary Clinton and the “adoption” of Donald Trump by the religious right so I asked someone I know who is a sporadic conservative Christian. What she said made sense — in her world of Facebook. There was an explanation about all the horrible things Hillary had done, and how Trump was the lesser of two evils, how the Rapture is coming and Trump will wipe out the troublemakers…..and then asked me — “Don’t you see the posts on Facebook on this?” I’m amazed how she lives in a different universe on Facebook. (I’ve glimpsed some of this when a conservative cousin shares a page, or likes a post, but for my own sanity I’ve hidden or not read them.). These feeds act as echo chambers, reinforcing an individual’s beliefs and spreading hateful speech as truth. Have we reached a point in this election that Facebook is the primary source of information for people which are then repeated over and over by ministers, friends, and organizations until it becomes an accepted falsehood? I did my best to give her some facts (i.e. Hillary is responsible for the health insurance your son has had since he was born), and we had an interesting conversation — but whew! We have to get the message out to voters about the truth of this election. Any ideas on how to create or find an objective, reliable database of information that provides voters real facts about the candidates? Instead of arguing we could just point them to the database. What do you think?

Are we kidding ourselves?

TerriH

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Thursday September 08, 2016 · 2:15 PM PDT

2016/09/08 · 14:15

I’ve been a Hillary supporter for a long time — she had my vote in the 2008 primaries and I was happy to see her working with POTUS as Sec of State. I thought “Good — now she’s going to be even more qualified and popular for the next round of presidential elections.” The primaries were rougher than I hoped — reading the Bernie supporters’ posts about her was tough. On to the general election and we’re battling it out with the worst candidate to ever, ever, ever run for president. Some national polls show her as running behind Trump. Mention Clinton to some people and out comes the string of vitriol — can’t trust her, liar, calculating b*tch, and so on. I live in Ohio and the ads from Trump, NRA, and Clinton are running. Nothing in her ads addresses the trust issue, nothing about what she has really done. (Don’t get me started on the Strickland — Portman ads). So I ask you fellow progressives — are we kidding ourselves? Has the Republican nasty machine drowned out the good that Hillary Clinton has done and will continue to do? I thought we were going to win but now I’m not so sure. What can we and she do to stop the slide in the polls and get some enthusiasm back in her campaign?

Is Michael Moore Right?

TerriH

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Thursday July 21, 2016 · 10:21 AM PDT

2016/07/21 · 10:21

Michael Moore has my respect for his courage for sticking his neck out for important issues, but his latest statement has me wondering — he says that “Trump is going to win.” Come on Michael, aren’t you the one that endorsed Ralph Nader and the Green Party when George W. was running against Gore? Look where that got us! So Trump winning is just your opinion, so you’ve got your ear to the ground and have some sort of special insight into voters psyche? We’re all worried about the future of this country but TRUMP CANNOT WIN. Clinton may not be your first choice, but she is a million miles ahead of Trump. What do you think? Is he right?

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What do we have to do to BEAT this guy in November?

TerriH

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Tuesday July 19, 2016 · 7:57 AM PDT

2016/07/19 · 07:57

Colbert and Stewart teamed up last night with their comedy brilliance and reminded us how bad Trump really is at telling the truth, coming up with a new word — “Trumpiness.” He is a well documented liar, and buffoon. Certainly not fit for the presidency but why when he is such a terrible person and candidate — is it so hard to get traction to make sure he is not president. How do we beat this guy in November? Time to get serious — this is really going to happen.

So how can this be happening?

TerriH

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Thursday July 14, 2016 · 1:42 PM PDT

2016/07/14 · 13:42

I am a liberal, and like more of the “sane” people I know, I am appalled by what the Donald is saying to himself and to us, and yet…..according to reputable polls, Clinton and Trump are literally tied for the presidency. How did this happen? Am I the only one who is growing more concerned by the day that the negative drum beat of conservative media and Congressional Republicans has so poisoned the public that they are unable to see any difference between the two candidates, or seeing Trump as somehow better? I thought the electorate was saner than this — that it was just a matter of time before voters came to their senses, slapped their foreheads and said — “Of course she’s a better choice!” What am I missing here?

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