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November 21, 2016

well we knew they would over play their hand, but

jeeeebus, i couldnt even dream up worse appointments.

i think even his most deluded followers are gonna be pukin before the inauguration.

then what?

November 18, 2016

stop saying blind trust. it's a chinese wall.

stop using that term, ya media hacks. it cant be blind, and it cant even really be a trust.

what they are talking about is a chinese wall. that sounds like what it is.
the image of a wall made of rice paper is what you should be thinking. or even of a private space made possible only if one averts or closes their eyes.

you cant correctly or honestly use the word "trust" in any sense when talking about these people.

November 16, 2016

dear electors

if you are ever going to do your job, do it now.
otherwise, we might as well scrap you. there can be no reason to have the ec if it isnt gonna stop this menace to the planet.

hillary won, god damn it, give it to her.

November 3, 2016

you know how i know this is gonna be a blue wave?

voter suppression measures are being struck down, uniformly, in the courts as people go to the polls.
it will be something pretty close to a fair election.

=dems win big.

October 18, 2016

hillary should float the rumor that she has invited all the women

to the debate. and gloria alred, and her daughter.

she doesnt have to stoop that low, but it would put such a bug up his ass to worry that she might. and nobody could blame her, or call it a low blow when he did it first. she should remind him that he left his ass hanging out.

maybe we should start the rumor.

October 16, 2016

you cant do that on a mac.

how much longer is mac gonna let microsoft kick their asses w the new interface?
every time i see those commercials, i think- come on mac. i want this, but i hate microsoft.

October 15, 2016

hillary's "secretiveness"

i watched the frontline choice 2016
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-choice-2016/

i learned something about hillary that made me understand this a bit, i think.
she has talked about her mother's hardships and how she "overcame" them, something most of us know means learned to cope and live a life w scars that usually do not heal easily.
hillary has talked about her childhood as tho it were perfectly idilic.

but they revealed that actually her parent's marriage was rocky. because of course it was. it's damn hard shit to grow up like that and have a decent marriage. a smooth calm one is probably too much to ask of a mere mortal.
they pointed out that it is very common for children from such homes tend to build a shell. they know when not to invite the other kids to the house. unless, of course, they are other kids from troubled homes. they watch what they say, and are wary of topics that might become revealing. they know what to say, and what to keep quiet about.
i can attest that this is fact.

so, yeah, secretive? a predictable outcome of a loud and rocky home.
and it has served her in very good stead, indeed.
it has given her an excellent bs detector, and a shield against false friends.
it has given her a ready defense mechanism.
it has given her the gift of putting your head down and prevailing no matter the chaos.

it's a freakin super power.

October 14, 2016

any swing states voting yet?

any numbers?

(having a discussion w a trumpkin)

October 10, 2016

passport records ???

i could prolly ask the google or something, but what the heck. would rather consult the hive mind.

anyway, so, my mother does not have a birth certificate. after a search by cook county genealogy volunteers.
i finally remembered that when she took a trip to ireland shortly after retiring she got a passport for the first time. i think.
this reminded me that there had been mention of having to use her baptismal record. the church is long gone, tho i could get at the records, just takes a field trip or 2.

but she had used it for her passport. is there any chance that that is a back door to a public record?

local historical society has a field trip in the works for some local records that i bought a ticket for.

always good to have back up records tho.

getting my dual irish citizenship is sorta on the bucket list. my dad's side is pretty well documented, but my mom's is not. thought it would make it more fun to get enrolled w 2 first gen parents.
have some friends who visit often that i could tag along w and manage a cheap trip.

just in case someone wants to sweep me off my feet and just on the next plane to somewhere crazy.

October 10, 2016

how come nobody is bringing up trump modeling?

because it would bring up the rape allegations? those girls were promised modeling careers. are we supposed to think that trump modeling had nothing to do with any of that?

trump modeling has already been accused of immigration violations. those issues go hand in hand w human trafficking and forced prostitution. the housing arrangements. the seedy photo shoots. and werent they holding the passports of these young ladies?

i guess that also brings up melania. we know there are questions about her immigrations status, and it looks a lot like she was working here, doing porn shoots, while she did not have permission to work. what are the chances she was not a willing participant in all that? there is no chance she wasnt intimidated.

yeah, wanna put a nice big "pussy bow" on this whole package? trump modeling.

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