Question for my DU friends in deep RED places. . .

First of all, I grew up in Hellsville, Redstate, a southern state that used to be solidly Democratic. But as most other southern states, evangelical christians, racists, the advent of right right wing news, etc, brought about a big change.

My parents still live there--two very liberal individuals--surrounded, and I mean SURROUNDED by red in a small town. I know the feeling It was claustrophobic and awful.

But what do you do if you can't leave?? Not everybody has the ability, the means, the desire, the job, or whatever-- to just pull up stakes.

I pity the lives my parents lead, as they either socialize with racist tRump supporters, or they don't socialize at all. It's the same small town my mother was born in which is somewhat worse, because many of these deplorables were childhood friends of hers. As a gay man, I have to say that I'm not terribly interested in anything my parents relay to me about their social life with these people, as I don't follow the activities of Nazis, and if they can't deal with me as I am, I have no use for them.

What do you do if you are the ONLY liberal in a small town? I guess there's DU, but outside of that, what???? I'm a baby boomer for what that's worth, so growing up in a small town for me was NOT what it's like today. Nonetheless, Donald J. Trump wasn't elected (or whatever) president, so it IS a new, unpleasant world, and it is NOT normal.

Everybody has his or her "3rd rail". . .

One's 3rd rail is totally personal and isn't always what might be the "worst thing" for all.

My "3rd rail" is ANYTHING or ANYBODY (nominees for SCOTUS, congressional meddling, etc) who wants to create/advance//facilitate ANY kind of religion, prayer, "protection" for intolerance based on religion, etc. You can include with this ANY kind of intolerance against Muslims too.

Of course there are other crucial things that affect our country--domestic or international that concern me enough to keep me awake at night, but THIS is what REALLY pushes my buttons and sets me off the most.

What are your touchy points? I'm always curious.

They have their own "news station."

Why can't we have ours? If it's a question of $$, I would think RIGHT NOW would be the time to ask wealthy liberals along with everybody else to hop on board. As long as liberals are in the minority and have a common and vulgar enemy in common, then perhaps they can keep from fighting amongst themselves and stay in message about these traitors.

WHY don't we have one? I remember --what was it? Air America? But I' not talking about a show or anything like that. We need a NETWORK like Fox. . .

This is completely simplistic.

But I really think the best way we have of needling this thin skinned piece of shit is for the press and media (think "SNL&quot to just keep mocking him. I just read the Vanity Fair article that caused his Twitter tantrum after they made fun of the "Trump Grill". . .

Oh, wait. . . . It's not the "Trump Grill" but the "Trump Grille." It made fun of really. . . . everything.
"And like all exclusive bastions of haute cuisine, there is a sandwich board in front advertising two great prix fixe deals."
The food looks utterly revolting. . . . There's a picture of the Fuhrer's famous "Taco Bowl" with some slop in it. . . But I think what really blew the Small-Handed One out of the water was the blatantly true insinuation that his restaurant was not a "high class" establishment. In fact, "insinuation" is the wrong word to use. They WROTE that it was quite possibly the worst restaurant in the country.

These Twitter tantrums can be a big risk for all of us, but also for that melon-hued idiot. Hopefully he can be needled into outraging even some of those Neanderthals who voted for him. The things that get him are things that question his:
--legitimacy
--the fact he lost the popular vote by 3 million votes
--ANYTHING that makes fun of him or makes him look more foolish than he already does ---If SNL plays their cards right, they will drive him around the bend
--Any suggestion publicly that he was spurned by ANYBODY and have somebody make public jokes about it (seriously)
--Any suggestion that he "won" by cheating

Oh yes-- and if it ever comes to the point that he DOES get impeached? He'll be worse than Nixon. He will go absolutely ballistic. I mean totally batshit crazy, and that's when he'll be at his most dangerous for all of us. Hopefully we'll have a Democratic Congress by then who can authorize a Swat Team to go in and net him and bring him out appropriately hog tied and (hopefully) screaming.

This is really, really pathetic that this making fun of him is the type thing he'll react to. As long as he has the opportunity to be imperial and ride around in his 747 and have "Hail to the Chief" played every time he sits on the pot and slithers around, he won't mind. But ANYTHING that pierces his armor-- and that would be ANYTHING broadcast publicly, will send him around the bend. This is why I am really willing to pay for new subscriptions to ANY media that will give this Orange Fuck a run for his blood money.

Yep. They bought it-- lock, stock and barrel. We knew they would.

Republicans are so predictable--stupid, racist and reckless as usual.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/vladimir-putin-popularity-republicans_us_58518a3ce4b092f08686bd6e

We ALL need a bit of fun around here.

I'm at work (can't you tell?). . . . I've been sitting in my office thinking about tRump's reaction should he be denied the presidency by the Electoral voters. . . . Just sitting here a few moments fantasizing about it brought a smile to my face.

Good god. . . . He would throw the biggest fucking public temper tantrum ever witnessed. . . It would be a spectacle to end all spectacles. I would personally PAY a LOT of money to see it. Furthermore, the tantrum would be so awful and delicious to watch that not a soul in this country would see him as somebody fit for the Oval Office. I wouldn't put it past him to throw himself kicking and screaming onto the floor. . . . Seriously.

Damn, Michael Moore was on Lawrence O'Donell

and just rocked it.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiGyLPc9PLQAhUQ7mMKHaUmB84QFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.com%2Fthe-last-word&usg=AFQjCNGRneVN5TnPsFstvuvrH6qRnOlA0Q&sig2=F8fWMYQJZ6s31aUrzwca2w

So. . . Just imagining that President Obama releases a smoking gun with clear fingerprints--

i.e. documented collusion between the Donald and Russians. . . Evidence showing the tRump campaign was in on the whole thing, etc. . . .

WTF happens next? Is it the same scenario as an impeachment? I don't think he could ever take office, nor could his VP. . .

How the fuck would this be handled? His entire CAMPAIGN is suspect now, so I can't see how they could choose a successor under THESE circumstances? ("these" meaning IF President Obama, etc released a smoking gun.. . .)
On edit-- I am 110% certain that Obama would be delighted to release this information, as he would be protecting the country.

Put a 50-foot high fence around a large state

and put ALL of these people in it. The 'nice' couple coming out of the mobile home with their small child will have that same child screaming racist epithets within a few years.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiK6PPd1OzQAhVqilQKHbKbBUcQFggiMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F12%2F10%2Fus%2Falt-right-national-socialist-movement-white-supremacy.html&usg=AFQjCNHv3Urqp86rv2YhWjgEs9Dk1NhfAA&sig2=rzV7Y-06IxYGRzqOsYmh3w&bvm=bv.141320020,d.cGw

Oh wait; a fence will be built around them to keep them away from us, and YES . . . . THEY will pay for it!

These fucking Republicans and "their" goddamned taxes. . . .

It gets worse. . . . . These rural red states like Wyoming and Montana get an exponential "bang for their buck"

. . .. "As a result each of Wyoming's three electoral votes corresponds to 177,556 people. Understood in one way, these people have 3.18 times as much clout in the Electoral College as an average American, or 318%". . .

This is some fucked up shit. We pay more taxes for those goddamned, worthless Republican states, YET our votes don't carry the same wallop that those of the pig fuckers do.

I am really disgusted--not at the fact that we pay taxes--but that we are underrepresented (fuck the electoral college) and that we have to subsidize those neanderthals and indirectly pay for their care after they fall down drunk in the goddamned outhouse.