Tag: politics

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “alternative facts” and that tie…

It is no surprise that Trump is having a tantrum over the fact that it was noted that the audience for his inauguration was quite a bit smaller than other inaugurations. He was so taken aback that the truth was told that he dishonored men and women who have died in service to this country … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “alternative facts” and that tie… →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the lying lips of a prince

We’re deep in it now. The sad little orange man has been inaugurated thanks to the ignorant and fearful and greedy who have sold their honor and responsibility for false promises.  Update:  The women's march is doing quite well. Poor Donnie, he doesn't react well to reality. What will TwitterFuhrer do? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/womens-march.htm  ( I don't know … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the lying lips of a prince →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – fundamentalist white rural America

White, rural fundamentalist America is where I grew up.  This article on Raw Story (which seems to have come from Alter Net) gets it very much right. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/the-dark-rigidity-of-fundamentalist-rural-america-a-view-from-the-inside/ "When you have a belief system that is built on fundamentalism, it isn’t open to outside criticism, especially by anyone not a member of your tribe and … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – fundamentalist white rural America →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – screw your courage to the sticking place!

The goats won, barely.   And it is a reason to be angry.  However, it is also reason to be resolved, because it won’t last long.   In six months, half of those who voted for Trump will have buyer’s remorse; indeed Trump will have it himself when he realizes that being president isn’t being dictator. He … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – screw your courage to the sticking place! →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – they’ll still be here, and that’s fine – now we remember

Even though I have known that the US had people who were ignorant and hateful, they were always in the background. In my lifetime, which consists of the late 60s and onward, we kept moving forward, incrementally sure, but we did move. The David Dukes, the vast majority of both my spouse’s and my rural … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – they’ll still be here, and that’s fine – now we remember →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – insisting on apologies for telling the truth

There’s an op-ed by Christine Flowers, a conservative Catholic with a problem. She isn’t happy that her religion is presented in a less than favorable light by some emails that are supposedly from the Clinton campaign, released by Wikileaks. She demands that Ms. Clinton apologize for what one of her staffers said. Let’s see how … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – insisting on apologies for telling the truth →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “I’m shocked, shocked…..”

(addendum: unsurprisingly, we have some of those "shocked" people now insisting that Trump is perfectly fine now, including a number of pastors.  Thanks folks, nothing like showing the religious right is simply cowards and hypocrites) “I’m shocked, shocked that gambling is going on in here.” “Your winnings, sir.” Just finished watching CBS Sunday Morning, where … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “I’m shocked, shocked…..” →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – and one more instance of Christians telling just a little lie, Franklin Graham

Franklin Graham,  the son of Billy Graham, famous American Christian evangelist, was in Harrisburg today.   It was part of his tour insisting that one needs to pray for America.  He didn't endorse a candidate, but it's not hard to know who he wants to win, mostly because he has said it himself despites the claims … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – and one more instance of Christians telling just a little lie, Franklin Graham →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – beating back the theocrats again, Pennsylvania

Here, in my lovely home state of Pennsylvania, the PA House of Representatives has been sued by some residents for not allowing a secular e.g. non-theist based invocation before the body. The suit, brought by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, American Atheists, and members of various local groups here in PA, is … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – beating back the theocrats again, Pennsylvania →