Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Trump’s Christmas Gift To The Pentagon

Christmas Gifts by Ed Flaherty  Christmas is the time for giving.  Our humanity is enhanced as we give gifts to those we love, and to strangers.  We must, however, be aware of gifts being given in our name which enhance … Continue reading

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Sandy Hook Was Five Years Ago Thursday

Gun Debate 5 years after Sandy Hook Massacre – 2.5 minutes We were on our way to visit some friends when the news broke in with the story of the tragedy in Sandy Hook. I pulled over and started crying … Continue reading

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SLAPP Lawsuits

  These lawsuits have been around for a while.  Robert Reich warns us to look for an upsurge in these types of lawsuits. This video is about three minutes: One thing that Mr. Reich failed to mention in this video … Continue reading

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Republicans Just Don’t Get it

Have you ever noticed that Republicans at least since the days of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and probably long before that always seem to take the wrong lesson from major events? Based on previous experience one could expect that Republicans will … Continue reading

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Franken’s Resignation Casts A Pall On The Season

We will miss this voice Last year we barely celebrated the season since we were looking down the barrel of what had the makings of the worst presidency in the history of this country and perhaps one of the worst … Continue reading

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Nate Boulton “We Are All Iowans”

Before a noisy, fired-up crowd of Democrats in Des Moines, Nate Boulton reminds us: “No amount of protesting or shouting will matter if we don’t deliver a victory in 2018.”

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John F. Kennedy – Defining Liberal

Last Wednesday we observed the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. Few were as good at defining and clarifying issues as Kennedy. Here he defines what it means to be a liberal in words that still resonate loudly today: Continue reading

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Morality? We Don’t Need No Stinking Morality!

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Why In Hell Do I Call Grassley, Ernst Or State Republicans?

5 minutes Once again last week I engaged in one of the most frustrating exercises I have ever engaged in during my lifetime. And I am getting to be quite an old fart. I often feel like I am pushing … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Becomes 28th State To Call For A Constitutional Convention

(34 Needed To Call A Convention) Email from Robert Reich that should send a chill down your spine: Just 6 states stand between us and a disastrous Article V Convention — we must immediately step up our grassroots response. Please make a donation today. Under … Continue reading

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