Birds of a Feather

So I was feeling a little masochistic this morning and decided to peruse VP Pence’s Twitter feed. I hate to admit I was surprised because, despite his awful politics, he seemed a little more measured and thoughtful than Herr Trump. But…I can admit that I’m wrong when I’m wrong, and boy was I wrong. This clown is as divisive and caustic as Mr. Trump. Here are a few examples. In one post, he placed a couple of pics of the idiots in Berkeley vandalizing property and generally behaving like idiots. To that Pence said, “Liberals say "Trump will destroy America." but according to this pictures they're the ones doing it.” This, from the party that derides blacks when they express their distrust and fear of the police by saying, “One bad cop doesn’t mean all cops are bad,” and that kind of stuff that most people get. In another post he says, “It's so cold in Washington D. C. today that I've seen liberals with their hands in their own pockets.” Holy sheep shit! Really? Not only is that a lame, old joke – It’s really quite hypocritical coming from the party of graft, blowing lobbyists, and People United. Then he tries to honor slain former Army Sniper Chris Kyle by posting a meme with the following text: It takes 43 muscles to frown, and 17 muscles to smile, but only 3 for a sniper to pull the trigger. RIP Chris Kyle, 1974-2013. While I absolutely respect and admire every person who joins the military and serves their country, I take issue with Pence’s “tribute.” What Christ Kyle did in the military was his job. He happened to be very good at it, but he was more than a sniper. He was a father, a husband, a son, and probably a pretty damned good citizen and person. Why the Right continues to perpetuate a society of firearms, killing and death is beyond me, and this narrow tribute does nothing to honor the man, and disrespects him in my opinion. And finally (Because I’m getting tired of reading his bullshit), he posts, “Here is the Video of 2006 were 45 Democrats Helped Unanimously Confirm #NeilGorsuch (incl. @SenSchumer, and Obama).” They helped confirm Gorsuch as a U.S. Circuit judge. A video is included. The sad part about this is that, while he knows God damned well the Right did the exact same thing with Merrick Garland, it is totally lost with [probably] most of his and Trump’s loyal followers, who don’t have time to research facts or history. They believe only their Dear Leader and their talking automatons. Okay, one more. This one nearly made me choke on my coffee: “Most Americans support Trump's Refugee ban, The protests are only by the radical left who love terrorism.” What strikes me most about this administration is that, despite Trump’s promise to work for all citizens and the whole country, they are clearly not demonstrating that by a long shot. They continue to divide, needle, and deride anyone who disagrees with them politically. These times are so much more than simple political differences. It’s about finding common ground and bringing the citizens of this country to a place where they agree on a compromise. We were not a country built on a “my way or the highway” philosophy. We were born of the people, by the people, and for the people. It's the responsibility of our public servants to serve us – All of us. Where we disagree, we compromise. We have to, or we’ll live in strife and unrest until a leader gets elected that is truly a leader. We certainly don’t have any in this administration. The divisive rhetoric and unilateral upheaval of policies and ideals does nothing to improve our way of life and the prospects of a stable, happy future. #TheResistance #NeilGorsuch #SenSchumer #ChuckSchumer #VP #MikePence #VPOTUS #Divisiveness #Trump #DonaldTrump

Onward Christian Dumbass

Well, Dumbass in Chief Donald J. Trump (aka DonDon) and his faux-Christian band of little dumbasses can’t seem to get through a full day without fucking something up and/or causing some controversy or another. This time around it’s a ban on Muslims from a few Middle-Eastern countries, all in the name of protecting us from them thar evil terrorists, who are coming here in droves to establish a Muslim caliphate and enact sharia law to enslave and slay all of us God-fearing ‘Murcans. Hey shit heads – You really wanna protect us? See if you can do something about reducing the thousands of us who are murdered every year by mentally unstable idiots with guns. Start pressuring states to enact stricter laws for violent crimes. Release all citizens in prison for possession of drugs for personal use, and keep violent criminals in longer. They have no right to be free. And, since you and your wall-building, refugee-hating followers claim to be devout Christian, which is dubious, I offer a passage from the Bible: Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”