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Self-esteem can only come from estimable acts. It can’t be tied to what you are wearing or what you look like. It can be tied to how you treat others, especially those that you aren’t expecting to get anything from in return.
A Trump voter panelist said “If Jesus Christ gets down off the cross and told me Trump is with Russia, I would tell him, “Hold on a second. I need to check with the president if it’s true.” No, this is not a cult, whatever would make you think that?
Holiday gift giving is upon us. So many are so stressed out about what to buy someone for Christmas. If you have such a hard time knowing what to buy someone, maybe you don’t need to be buying them a gift at all.
Pursued by scandal, Donald Trump tries to burn the bridges behind him. Then when he pivots to pursue the party agenda, he discovers he’s also burned the bridges ahead of him!
Trump believes that NFL player Marshawn Lynch should be suspended for sitting during the national anthem. He also thinks Roy Moore should be a U.S. senator after multiple young women have made serious allegations against him. Reasoning abilities on opposite sides of the spectrum.
When we nominated Donald Trump over more than a dozen others far more qualified to be president, it was a vote for party disaster, Roy Moore the latest.
For anyone who wants to know why harassed and assaulted women are afraid to come forward, just take a look at what is going on in Alabama. Even though Roy Moore’s reputation was well known, these women are being re-victimized.
How many yearbooks have you signed since high school?
“What is the purpose of charter schools, when they all seem to have failing grades?” They are for-profit, and the GOP is encouraging them because they and their friends stand to make money from them.
The blustery political campaigner once touted as a great winner has now become our Loser-in-Chief.
Fox News host wonders why news outlets are talking about sexual misconduct allegations against Trump. “We had an election after that. And he won.” If there is one thing that Fox News believes in, it’s that scandals can never be discussed again after an election.
Chloropyrifos is a chemical from Dow Chemical Company. It came from the Nazis and is a nerve agent that does irreversible brain damage. It was supposed to be banned this year, but Trump decided to let it be used on fruits and vegetables. Dow gave Trump 1 million dollars.
If I promised to give all the rich people more money, do you think they would have confidence and pour money into the stock market? In my opinion, that is why the stock market is on the rise. The question we must ask is at whose expense is this rise? In the long run, we know trickle-down has never worked and will not work this time either. This is another example of short-term gain at long-term expense.
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