Tag: Trump

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 Polite Dinner Conversation – “The Snow is Very Dirty”

This is the warning they have in Beijing,  don't touch the snow, it's polluted. "“We suggest everybody stays indoors,” Beijing’s Meteorological Bureau said in an announcement obtained by TIME. “The snow is very dirty! The snow is very dirty! The snow is very dirty!”   This was what the US was like pre Clean Air Act.  I … Continue reading Not Polite Dinner Conversation – “The Snow is Very Dirty” →

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 – “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 – AU blog post “Texas Theocrat Says Voting For Trump Is OK Because God Has ‘A Different Standard’”

Amazing the excuses that some Christians will use. "David Barton, the Religious Right’s favorite phony historian, is trying to sell his base on voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. But where most of Barton’s allies have resorted to pumping up Trump by dumping on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Barton acknowledges Trump’s flaws – … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – AU blog post “Texas Theocrat Says Voting For Trump Is OK Because God Has ‘A Different Standard’” →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – American “values” and Trump’s usual idiocy

"We should only admit in this country those who share our values and respect our people.  Trump added, "The time is overdue to develop a new screening test." (all quotes from this site). And he has no idea what this screening test would be.   How does one tell if someone is simply lying?   I'm guessing … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – American “values” and Trump’s usual idiocy →