Gun Control

The frothy, gun-obsessed right need to come up with a better argument than “tell me how gun laws would’ve prevented this.” 

That is absolutely the most acutely illogical, ridiculous, brain-dead counterpoint to reasonable firearm laws ever.  Ever!  No offense to those who repeat it – Only to the exceedingly dumb motherfucker who came up with it.  Pardon my francais, I’m a former sailor (i.e. military), and that’s the way I roll.  They’re words – Get over it. You’ll recover, unlike the dead and crippled in Las Vegas.

Using that horribly flawed logic, states that mandate background checks for childcare providers should never have passed those laws because, you know – What good do they do?  I mean, child molesters gonna molest, and child rapers gonna rape, right? So why have laws?  Sure – It might stop *some* rapers & molesters, but fuck it.  If it doesn’t stop all of them, what’s the harm?  Kids are resilient, right?  They’ll get over it. Besides, what’s a little forcible sodomy between an unwilling child and a deranged adult? It builds character!  Fuck yes.  Makes me wish I would’ve got a good old fashioned cornholing as a youth.

Crude?  Absolutely!

Ridiculous? Absolutely!

Stop.

Think.

Re-evaluate your morals and your life if you disagree.

Hey Whitey

White supremacists/nationalists (aka racist assholes) marching in Virginia. Unfuckingbelievable. This is the culture that Donald Trump inspires. This is the society his ilk, generally speaking, desires and/or tolerates. This is not what America is about. This is not what the vast majority of people in our country are like. 

 Free speech is one thing. Hateful, bigoted speech is another. 

The leaders of a people who seceded from our country because they wanted to enslave an entire race of people should not be memorialized in shrines and statues. While they are most certainly of historical significance/interest, they represent an era in our society that never should have happened. 

Claiming that these statues/shrines/memorials represent the heritage of today's Americans is disingenuous. They may be of interest to those whose ancestors they are, and that’s fine, but to insist that your ancestors’ bad decisions (i.e. slavery) be on display for everyone to see is presumptuous and offensive. I have German ancestors, some of whom may have been Nazis; I can’t imagine why I’d want a shrine in my public square memorializing them and their horrific deeds. Would it be interesting to me? Absolutely. Would I want to preserve it in my family history? Absolutely. But I wouldn’t for a second pretend to believe that anyone else besides genealogists, historians, and family would give a shit about it. 

Seriously – If you enjoy the history of our country, are sincerely interested in your heritage and ancestors, and want to make sure this history of our country is preserved, and not whitewashed, get involved in a historical society, a museum, your local libraries. 

I find our country’s history extremely interesting – The good and the bad, but I don’t glorify the enslavement of human beings and that it’s something everyone should see. 

 So snap the fuck out of it, and do something good for your country, your state, your city, your community, your neighborhood. Don’t be an uninvolved leech that thrives on conflict.

Sara Huckabee Sanders blatantly lied to the American public the other day by saying: "The President in no way form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. If anything, quite the contrary."

Select Trump Quotes:

 “I’d like to punch him in the face.”

 “The audience swung back, and it was very appropriate. He was swinging, he was hitting people, and the audience hit back. That’s what we need a little bit more of.”

 “Maybe he should have been roughed up because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing.”

“I don’t know if I’ll do the fighting myself, or if other people will.” “If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously, OK? Just knock the hell — I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise. They won’t be so much, because the courts agree with us too — what’s going on in this country.”

 That our President encourages (probably orders) administration staff to lie to the American public is a disgrace to the office, to public service, and our country. It's downright pathetic.

 When it's all over and done with, Trump apologists and defenders will be recorded in history for what they are.

Sean Spicer

Sean Spicer. Wow.  What a fucking idiot. But, I suppose he’s doing his job:  Accurately representing what will go down as the absolute stupidest administration in the history of the United States.

Holocaust?  What Holocaust? 

And who the hell refers to concentration camps as "holocaust centers"? 

To Hell With Trump

History will show Toddler in Chief Donald J. Trump and his herd of fascist ideologues to be the worst administration in the history of our country.  Further, it will show how seriously these irresponsible, pathetic individuals damaged our democracy.

Today Trump is whining about his firing of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.  He fired the man, then promptly blamed the Intelligence community and the media.  Flynn, whether he acted alone or on direction of Trump or his minions, acted irresponsibly. And he got fired for that.  Trump fired him.  Donald J. Trump fired him.  President Trump fired him.  The media didn’t fire him. The IC didn’t fire him.  The Donald fired him.

This so-called leader and deal-maker is a shyster.  A huckster.  A flimflam artist.  A con man.  A liar without a moral compass.  A narcissistic pansy, who can’t take responsibility for his own actions.  Act and blame…lather, rinse repeat.

This man needs to be removed from office.  He is a disgrace to the office, the country, our government, and to all the men and women who have dedicated their lives building this country’s democracy, government, and way of life over the last 238 years.

I hope our Congress isn’t sitting back doing nothing.  I hope their work is taking place behind the scenes and is focused on keeping this cretin from further damaging our country.

Mr. Trump – You claimed to be a unifier and that you would work for everyone.  Your actions say – no, scream, otherwise.  The world doesn’t revolve around you.  This country isn’t yours; it’s ours.  There are nearly 320 million of us in the United States with different political and social views.  Start serving all of us.  That means compromise, and doing that negotiating stuff you claim to be so good at.

Until you grow the hell up and start acting like a respectable, responsible adult and President, I will do everything I can to have you removed from office.  I’m only one person, with limited resources, but I’ll do what I can because I despise you and the way you and your administration conduct yourselves.

De Dumbass

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) had a web site once upon a time.  Then Toddler in Chief Donald J. Trump appointed painfully unqualified Billionaire Betsy DeVos to head the Department of Education.  Shortly after she was confirmed, the IDEA site was magically taken down.

Here it is before it was taken down, thanks to the Internet Wayback Machine.  Now if you try to go there now, you’ll find it gone, dead, kaput. 

Great job Betsy, you fuck!

Gone Fishin'

Jason Chaffetz & Wolf Blitzer discuss POTUS and the Emolument Clause of the Constitution.  The hypocrisy just doesn't stop with the Republican party. How many taxpayer dollars did these clowns waste on Hillary Clinton fishing expeditions?

Department of Dumbass

Republican turd from Kentucky Thomas Massie has introduced legislation to eliminate the Federal Department of Education.  Brace yourself, the language in the bill is pretty high falutin’ by Kentucky standards:

“The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

Whew.  Thank you Mr. Massie – You’ve improved my vocabulary and reading comprehension tenfold!

Those of you who are so-inclined, should write your Congressmen to complain about this fuckin’ imp. 

Oh, and if you want to send him a little love note or call him, here’s his contact information:

Twitter:  @RepThomasMassie

WebMail:  Link

Telephone:  (502) 265-9119

And if your kids growing up to have the intellect of Kellyanne Conway or, God forbid, Donald Trump doesn’t piss you off…

…You should definitely be pissed that the party of dumbassery (That’s the GOP for you GOPers) is contributing to our country’s unemployed population.  Poor, poor Betsy DeVos will be unemployed if this cruel legislation passes through the wickets, and is signed into law by our Toddler in Chief, His Sensitivity, Donald “Big Fuckin’ Pussy” J. Trump.

Votee Fraud

Hey dummy, and by dummy, I mean Donny - Start your investigation here, you tiny-brained egomaniacal cunt.

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

Pants on Fucking Fire

After watching Meet the Press interview Kellyanne Conway this past Sunday, and listening to White House press secretary Sean Spicer's first press briefing, my opinion of this administration, though already very low, has sunk to even lower depths.

The lies these despicable despots and hacks spew, and the people that enable them, are a disgrace to our country, our way of life, and the great democracy our Founding Fathers envisioned for our country.

Here's KellyAnne Lying.  The "dishonest media" can't be blamed for this one - They're her own words:


And now for Spicer

Illiterate in Chief

Mkay, guys - Don't use apostrophes in plurals, unless the plural is a possessive plural. Sheesh.

Greg Popvich

San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich was asked about the marches around the world on 1/21/17 to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump.  I'm sure the reporter knew exactly how Popovich would respond, and he didn't disappoint.  He went on for four minutes.  Some excerpts:

"I just wish he was more ... had the ability to be mature enough to do something that really is inclusive, rather than just talking and saying, 'I'm going to include everyone.' He could talk to the groups that he disrespected and maligned during the primary and really make somebody believe it. But so far, you've gotten to the point where you really can't believe anything that comes out of his mouth. You really can't. All those thousands that were on the rooftops after 9/11? There were two. 'We went to Hawaii and checked his birth certificate and my investigators couldn't BELIEVE what they found.' There wasn't anything there. It's over and over again."

"The CIA today, instead of honoring the 117 people behind him where he was speaking, he talked about the size of the crowd. That's worrisome. That's worrisome. I'd just feel better if someone was in that position that showed the maturity and psychological and emotional level of someone that was his age. It's dangerous and it doesn't do us any good."

"I hope he does a great job. But there's a difference between respecting the office of the president and the person who occupies it. That respect has to be earned. It's hard to be respectful of someone when we all have kids, and we're watching him be misogynistic and xenophobic and racist and make fun of handicapped people.”

"And what really bothers me are the people around him, the Sean Spicers, the Kellyanne Conways the Reince Preibuses, who know who he is and actually have the cynical approach and disingenuous attitude to really defend him and make him look like he didn't say what he said. When he's mad at the media for them reporting what he said, it just boggles my mind. When Kellyanne Conway said the other day he wasn't really making fun of the handicapped person. It's incredible. It really makes you wonder how far would someone go to actually cover for somebody that much. I think the comment was,' You have to look in his heart. You don't know what's in his heart. He wouldn't do that.' But he did it.”

"But I felt great today watching the march, in protest to how he has conducted himself, because it tells me I really do live in a country where a lot of people care. We have to be vigilant, to be sure. Although we all hope he does good things for our country, that we don't get embarrassed by him and roll back liberties that have been worked for for so long in so many different areas."

"Well I think you know when the media reports what he says, I'm not sure why he can get angry about that. But it does boggle the mind how somebody can be so thin skinned It's all obvious, it's about him. If anything affects him, if it's Saturday Night Live or Hamilton, or she got three more million votes than you. 'They're illegal.' It doesn't matter what it is, there's a pattern there. And that's dangerous.”

They're All Nucking Futs

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was sent to the White House Press Room by Herr Trump (Heil Trump!) to scold the media about misrepresenting the size of the crowds at yesterday’s inauguration.  He also said, “This was the largest audience to witness an inauguration. Period!”  And that it was “shameful and wrong” for the media to make that “misrepresentation.” 

Here’s what I think is shameful and wrong, Mr. Spicer:

1. The President talks about unity and serving all the people, yet offers no olive branch or words of inclusion in his inauguration speech. He is divisive, caustic, and unstable to the point that I don’t believe he is capable of finishing his term in office without some major internal government/Constitutional crisis.

2. The President spoke to the CIA today and talked more about himself and the media than he did about embracing the intelligence community, which serves us all, silently and honorably.

3. The fact that you had a press conference to whine about the media’s portrayal of crowd size.  It doesn’t matter how right or wrong the estimates were; what matters to me is that you have as poor judgment as Trump.  Would a sane person show their face to millions and millions of people and serve as a proxy crybaby for someone the likes of Trump over something so minor?  This administration’s pettiness is unnerving.  Grow the fuck up and start running the country, not trying to prove that you’ve got bigger dicks than the other guy?  Jesus.

You guys won. Stop the crying and fretting over little shit.  Serve us all, not just your constituency.  Compromise is critical if we are to function as a cohesive republic.

The End is Near

One of the first official steps toward a fascist government. This story is pretty hypocritical coming from the (disgraceful) Tweeter in Chief.

I'm curious how his White House Press changes will pan out. It doesn't look good.

Trump Around, Motherfuckers

DEOTUS (Dumbass Elect of the US)

Considering idiot boy Donald Trump is the self-anointed king of non-political-correctness, he sure is acting like a big fucking pussy when other people decide to leave political correctness at home.

Mr. Sensitivity exposes his baby's-ass-soft psyche for all to see on Twitter every day.  How his fans don't see how unstable he is, is beyond me.  And this son of a bitch is going to command our military and have the ability to start a thermonuclear war.  That is pretty God damned scary.

Wake the fuck up, America.  We're in danger.

Conflict of Interest? Pfffft.

Once upon a time, Exxon Mobil invested heavily in Russia, securing 16+ million acres of land to drill on. Then, in 2011, the U.S. levied sanctions against Russia, effectively costing Exxon Mobil a shitload of money.

Fast forward to today:
1. CEO of Exxon Mobil is being considered for Secretary of State.
2. PEOTUS loves Russia and Vladimir Putin, praising him and the country, and heavily pushing friendlier relations with Russia.

If you think those Russian sanctions are going to remain in place very long after January 20th 2017, you're blind as a bat.

And if you think Big Business and Donald Trump give a shit about the common, working person, you're a fool.

Give this a read.

Pants on Fire

PEOTUS says he's going to get Mexico to pay for that ridiculous wall AFTER taxpayers cough up the money.

Mr. Trump: You said Mexico was going to pay for it. You said nothing about us paying for it. Put up or shut up.

Carl Paladumbass

I obviously haven’t written anything on this blog for some time.  With the staggering amount of painful dumbassery going on over the last couple of years, I just didn’t have it in me to try to keep up with it all.

But…I feel compelled to write a short bit about a magnificent dumbass and steaming piece of shit named Carl Paladino.  When recently asked what he’d like to see happen in 2017, he answered like this about the President and the First Lady of the United States:

“Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having relations with a Her[e]ford. He dies before trial and is buried in a cow pasture next to [senior White House adviser] Valerie Jarrett, who died weeks prior, after being convicted of sedition and treason, when a Jihady cell mate mistook her being a nice person and decapitated her.”

“Michelle Obama. I’d like her to return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortable in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla.”

After being hammered by pretty much every sane person on the face of the earth with a reading comprehension and vocabulary exceeding the third grade, he denied that the comments were racist. 

As I’ve said in a number of comments on various pages over the last few days, Carl Paladino is a classless pussy with a big fucking mouth.  He really is a horrible human being.  He’s also a liar.

The bio on this piece of shit’s website claims the following:

“He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1971 and was assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas to serve for active duty in the U.S. Army.”

And

“He retired from military service as a Captain in 1981.”

Paladino’s previous military service claims were debunked by his own gubernatorial campaign manager, Michael Caputo, in a story by the NY Post in 2010.

Paladino served only for a few months on active duty in 1971, which is quite a difference from retiring from military service.  Records also showed that he spent 8 years in the Army reserves, serving mostly in Buffalo.  The reserves.  Let’s say his reserve time is right.  Reservists typically serve on active duty for two days a month for 11 months out of the year, and two weeks of active duty once a year.  That means (if my math is right), that Paladino served 384 days on active duty (1.05yrs).  Neither 8 years nor 384 days qualifies this pinhead for military retirement benefits.  There is, of course, the off chance that he was forced to take a medical retirement because of a physical ailment or mental dysfunction. 

Carl Paladino is a product of our own society, which has taken a turn for the dark, as evidence by the election of another horrible human being named Donald J. Trump who, of course, Paladino loves. 

What a sad time we live in where men like this have replaced men of honor and dignity who once served in our government.