Regarding the Trump/Comey tapes

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Sunday June 11, 2017 · 12:15 PM PDT

2017/06/11 · 12:15

Everyone seems to be asking, “do you think there are tapes”. Trump has indicated that possibly there are. Comey is saying he hopes so. And the media keeps wondering about whether they exist or not.

I seriously don’t tapes exist. Tape isn’t used anymore. Conversations are recorded in digital files.

Why does that make a difference, you might ask? Isn’t it the same thing we are talking about? Well, not exactly. Tape recorders contain magnets. A room san be “swept” for magnets and tape recorders. Recording with digital recorders are much harder to detect. And, they are smaller. Now, in that den a snakes surrounding Trump, with many eager to make a big buck from their contacts, you can expect many, many people will be recording it, if for no other reason than to protect their own backsides.

Recordings no doubt exist, authorized and unauthorized. On top of that, microwave transmissions have been used in the past to transmit conversations in a room. The Russians have been very keen on this method.

Offer a reward for those recordings and they will be forthcoming.. You may have a whole stack of them.

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Tuesday June 06, 2017 · 4:21 PM PDT

2017/06/06 · 16:21

So look. Some candidates needed money. And I wanted to contribute. I wanted to make a difference.

But I never authorized continual deductions from my credit card. Now a small sum is being deducted periodically. I never authorized this. Getting it changed is a real pain. So, I am pissed.

I’m supposed to contact the group. Screw that. I blocked the account and they can contact me. I swear, this is what I get for trying to do the right thing.

Stupid, stupid me.

Winter is coming, snowflakes

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Wednesday February 15, 2017 · 3:39 AM PST

2017/02/15 · 03:39

We knew that Russia was aiding Trump before the election. It was not common knowledge, but the information was out there. Rachel Maddow was carrying the reports. Most people were too preoccupied with hating Hillary. We now know that much of that was fueled by the Russian disinformation campaign. I suspect they also infiltrated Bernie’s campaign with the anti-Clinton rhetoric.

But now, the evidence is becoming more available and frequent. The latest story is the New York Time’s story that the Trump campaign was in regular communications with Russia. That, of course, means that the NSA already has those communications.

But the Republicans have already vowed that they will not investigate further. Right now, there are a few rogue law makers that want an investigation. Dems will gladly hold those investigations.

But public opinion is moving very quickly. Now, according to the latest PPP pole, 46% want impeachment. The Republicans will be influenced by that change in public opinion.

That’s where we come in. They call us snowflakes. I have started calling their offices. I never get a real person. I always get an answering machine. But I inform them that the snowflakes are united. Winter is coming. There is going to be an avalanche in 2018. To get an investigation into the Russian/Trump connection, we MUST pressure the Republicans. Only fear of their own backside will get them to do the right thing.

Republicans are not patriots. It’s all about party, until their asses are on the line.

I am going to enjoy watching Kaine hand Pence his ass in a hat tonight.

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Tuesday October 04, 2016 · 4:26 PM PDT

2016/10/04 · 16:26

I know this isn’t much of a diary. I just can’t help it. Kaine is so bright and Pence is such a flipping dolt. I am looking forward to these words.

“Here”. . . “here is your ass in this hat”.

I need an Obamaphone !

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Friday June 17, 2016 · 2:10 AM PDT

2016/06/17 · 02:10

My wife had our DNA tested. I doubt I would ever have done it on my own. I would have spent the money on other things. But, I admit that I was curious.

For one thing, I have always been told grand stories about my ancestors being Cherokee native Americans. This idea was supported by the visuals. My mother looked so much like native that she was singled out in class for it. Her teacher called her to the front of the class and told the students “this is what an Indian looks like”. My mother was absolutely mortified. No child wants to be singled out as different.

Others in my family also have features commonly attributed to native Americans, including myself.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the results ! No native American DNA in my bloodline at all. Zero. Most of the bloodline was as expected. . .French. But there were other surprises. No German heritage at all. A lot of Scandinavian was present. Also Eastern European and Italian.

The biggest surprise of all was that I am 4% African! My family, whom I no longer speak to, are not the most open minded people. Hahaha. This is absolutely juicy news to me. It delights me to no end. I can just imagine what this news would do to their Republican, Tea Party, wingnut universe. Hell, maybe we are related to Barack Obama himself (who they hate with an intensity that is off the charts)!

So, today I am sitting here bemused, wondering which Republican representative I can call today to find out where I can get one of those Obamaphones I have heard so much about!

For some, it's 80 B.C.

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Saturday June 11, 2016 · 4:42 AM PDT

2016/06/11 · 04:42

Every three weeks, I visit an acupuncturist. I don’t do this for it’s alleged heath benefits but because it helps keep my marriage happy. My wife, you see, is a very, very bright and successful woman. I love being with her. But, like her dad before her, she has a deep fascination with “alternate healing”. So, by going every few weeks and subjecting myself to being a human pincushion, I please her belief that I am doing something proactive about my health.

My acupuncturist is a lovely woman and I enjoy our chats. I do get to relax while there, so I guess I am receiving some benefit.

The acupuncturist informed me that one of her customers said she could not vote for Hillary. When asked why not, the woman said “because God made man first. The job of President should be held by a man”. My acupuncturist was appalled.

Then my acupuncturist went on to say that her daughter had said the same exact thing! This should not have surprised me since I knew that her daughter attended Liberty “University”.

So there ya have it. This is just some of the kind of thinking that we are going to be facing in this election of 2016. And, in case you think this is just two cases of extremist lunacy, I would like to inform you that this is the exact thing that is being pronounced in evangelical churches all across this land. There are literally tens of thousands, perhaps millions of people out there that believe as they do.

We are still deciding public policy in the year 2016 upon a book of ancient fables, and not even good interpretations of those fables either.

Quote by John Adams

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Tuesday November 17, 2015 · 12:34 PM PST

2015/11/17 · 12:34

Just ran across this quote by John Adams. Still trying to understand it. Seems to me it makes the case for guns to be prohibited in regular daily society. If this is so, I wonder why I have never heard of it before ? Hoping some with brighter minds than me can enlighten me.

“To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns, counties or districts of a state, is to demolish every constitution, and lay the laws prostrate, so that liberty can be enjoyed by no man; it is a dissolution of the government. The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws. “ John Adams

Change for the sake of change

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Sunday November 08, 2015 · 2:55 AM PST

2015/11/08 · 02:55

So, I knew that the DailyKos was changing to a new format. I wasn’t worried about it.

Stopped by this morning and saw that today is the day. First off the bat, I noticed that I did not like the appearance or the format. But, I know that some times change is good and so, I proceeded with caution. The first story I clicked on, I immediately realized that the column was clipped along the right hand side so badly that I could not read the story.

Why? Why was it clipped and what could I do about it. I know just enough about these infernal computers to get my email and can visit a few sites for information. I don’t know how to access the source code to see exactly what is going on and I really don’t wish to learn. I have stacks of things I want to learn and simply don’t have the time and now, this morning, I see there is one more thing to add to my list.

AAAaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Have to vent about religion

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Tuesday July 14, 2015 · 9:43 AM PDT

2015/07/14 · 09:43

So, I am coming home this morning and some fool has taken out the entire stop light. The pole is on the ground, severed cleanly and there is debris everywhere. The minivan is far from the scene, in a ditch on the opposite side of the road. I cannot fathom how any of this could happen but it clearly looks like a case of "too stupid to drive". There is a driving offense called that, isn't there? If not, there should be with one losing driving priviledges for a time to be determined by a judge or jury.

I wait in line to get the few blocks to my home for over a half an hour. I am very irritated, at this point.

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Wednesday May 27, 2015 · 2:48 PM PDT

2015/05/27 · 14:48

It was so hard to listen to, his speech today. For one thing, he talked at length about the loss of manufacturing jobs in the USA without once mentioning his own parties guilt in the matter. Mitch McConnell has been pushing policies in favor of outsourcing jobs for over a decade. McConnell's father-in-law made a fortune trading with China during that time, capitalizing on his deep tie with the communist government there.

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Friday December 19, 2014 · 7:21 AM PST

2014/12/19 · 07:21

I made a post on Facebook. My posts are sometimes controversial to the Tea bagger crowd, the ones that believe in every word that Faux "News" spews forth.I have gotten used to that. But someone responded to my post with the words "Suck a dick ! ASSHOLE ! ASSHOLE! The words were obviously meant for me but they were, instead, "stitched" to my comment, making the offensive words appear that they came from me!

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Wednesday November 05, 2014 · 12:31 PM PST

2014/11/05 · 12:31

I looked upon Obama's Presidency with great hope.

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Regarding the Trump/Comey tapes

Contributing to democratic campaigns

Winter is coming, snowflakes

I am going to enjoy watching Kaine hand Pence his ass in a hat tonight.

I need an Obamaphone !

For some, it's 80 B.C.

Quote by John Adams

Change for the sake of change

Have to vent about religion

Rick Santorum tossed in his hat

A FACEBOOK LIE!

I am sick of Democrats ! ! !