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On CNN Interviewing #45DonaldTheLiar

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Never wrestle with pigs.  You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
    ―     George Bernard Shaw
[Former President Donald Trump is a loser, a habitual liar, and a con-artist.  He will never stop lying and his hard-core followers will never give up on him.  It is a waste of time, energy and optimism to believe otherwise.  It is time the networks let Trump speak, but broadcast it in tape delay mode AND rebut his lies as soon as they happen.  It does little to no good to point them (the lies) out after a town hall broadcast has finished and you are left a list with more than one rebuttal for each moment the speaker lies.  “Free Speech” means that even liars and fear (hate)-mongers cannot be banned from spreading lies / hate.  It should not mean liars are rewarded by being allowed to continually / sequentially state lies in “real time,” particularly when statements are demonstrably untrue (a provable lie).    ―     kmab]
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So THAT’s Why…

Posted in Education, History, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2022| 2 Comments »

God created war so that Americans would learn geography.
    —    Mark Twain
[Just over a week ago, I was discussing the Ukraine (at that time the Russian threat of invasion) with someone who said, he didn’t want the U.S. to get involved in the problems of some “tiny, insignificant country in Europe that I can’t even point to on a map”.  I replied Ukraine is bigger than California (almost twice the size) and just smaller than Texas (roughly 90%), and you probably can’t find it because it was part of the U.S.S.R. when you were studying world geography.  I added the Ukraine President is the guy who stood up to #45 when he (#45) tried to extort them into a announcing a bogus investigation of Joe Biden in exchange for military funding for Ukraine’s defense.  The funding had already been authorized by Congress and #45 was withholding the funds to try to “buy” the U.S. election with a made-up scandal.  Maybe Twain was only part right.    —    kmab]
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Why Do Republicans Still Follow A Con-Artist / Loser?

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2022| 4 Comments »

I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question.
    —     Yogi Berra
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Reminds Me Of #LyingDonald

Posted in Humor, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on October 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.
   —   Yogi Berra
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Watching #45 Hold A Rally

Posted in General Comments, Included Video, Philosophy, Politics, Videos, tagged , , , , , , on September 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Smiling Faces Sometimes
Comments:  Do I REALLY need to explain the title of this post and it’s relationship to this song?
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The Tragedy Of Trump Republicanism

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark;  the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
    ―    Socrates
[I would say today’s Republicans fear light – AND – specifically the light which comes from science, truth and facts.  —  kmab]
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#45: 14.81 Lies Per Day

Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on June 19, 2020| 4 Comments »

One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
    —    Anonymous
[#LyingDonald = 14.81 lies per day was his average as of January 2020.   It’s gone up since then.   Wait until he starts holding campaign rallies again.  Just saying…    —    kmab]
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Reward Truth In November

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on June 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »

I tore myself from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth;  and truth rewarded me.
    —    Simone de Beauvoir
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#45 Claims COVID-19 Defeated To Open The Economy

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on June 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

A belief is not true just because it is useful.
    —    Henri F. Amiel
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Or To Destroy Democracy

Posted in Politics, Quotes, Reading, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture.  Just get people to stop reading them.
     ––    Ray Bradbury
[You don’t have to revoke FCC licenses to destroy the Fourth Estate (a free press).  Just get people to believe legitimate news organizations are “Fake News”.    —    kmab]
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Unlike Faux News Viewers

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 23, 2020| 2 Comments »

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
    —    Carl Sagan
[Or, as opposed to listening to #LyingDonald in ANY of his rallies or pandemic briefings.    —    kmab]
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Three Stooges

Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on May 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
    ―     George Bernard Shaw
[This quote reminds me of White House Press Secretary – Kayleigh McEnany, Advisor to the President – Kellyanne Conway And #LyingDonald.    —    kmab]
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Why #LyingDonald Hurts The US

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on May 5, 2020| 2 Comments »

Truth never damages a cause that is just.
    —     Mahatma Gandhi
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I’m Tired Of “Winning”

Posted in Pictures, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Image of Corona Virus Data as of 26 April 2020 (from Bing)

Corona Virus Data as of 26 April 2020 (from Bing)
In 2016, candidate Trump said America was going to win so much some of us will get tired of it and beg him to:  “Please, stop all this winning.”
It turns out, America has almost one out of every three known cases of Corona Virus (COVID-19).  FAR more than any other country in the world.  America also has almost one out of every four deaths related to the Corona Virus.  Again, FAR more than any other country in the world.  We’re so far ahead that every other country could double there numbers and still not catch us.  How’s that for “winning” and being “in first place”?
#LyingDonald told us we only had 15 cases and soon that number would drop to zero (26 Feb 22020 press conference).  How’s that working out so far?
#IncompetentTrump told us by April the change of season and increased temperature would kill the virus.  (“There’s a theory that, in April, when it gets warm — historically, that has been able to kill the virus.  So we don’t know yet; we’re not sure yet. But that’s around the corner.”)  I think we’ve turned that corner…

Chart of COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. thru 21 April 2020

COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. thru 21 April 2020
The U.S. started April with just under 5,000 deaths from the virus.  We are now just over 55,000!  A ten-fold increase!
We don’t know if the anti-bodies from recovered folks protects them from future re-infection, if the anti-bodies last indefinitely or if they stop working after “some” period of time.  A vaccine is probably still a year (or more) away…  But #IdiotTrump wants to re-open the economy and get us all back to work.
Ok!!  He was right!!  I’ll say it:  Please Mr. President, can we stop all this winning?  Let some other country be first in getting the virus.  Let some other country be first in deaths from the virus.  Let some other country be the first to go back to work and have the first “second wave” of pandemic.
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No New Wars

Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2020| 2 Comments »

In the aftermath of the intelligence failures in Iraq, Americans should have a healthy skepticism of military action justified by intelligence reports that leave Congress profoundly divided.  And given Trump’s fundamental dishonesty and alarming ignorance, Americans should have zero assurance that their president or his administration is accurately describing the nature of the Iranian threat.
While Americans deployed abroad have the inherent right of self-defense, the United States should not engage in offensive military action without Congressional approval.  The president cannot tolerate acts of terror against American forces, but the American people cannot tolerate an unconstitutional war.
Now is not the time to trust an untrustworthy administration.  Now is exactly the time for Congress to reassert its constitutional authority.  Merely receiving an intelligence briefing is not enough.  The message to the Trump administration should be bipartisan and emphatic.  There can be no new war without informed congressional consent.
    —    David French
From his opinion / editorial:  “Blundering Toward War“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  3 June 2019
This article also appears online, but it is a modified version.
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