50 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Is this true? I read that a President who makes false accusation's against a former president, without proof, is grounds for impeachment

 

Even if that's true, nothing else this POS has done has gotten him tossed out, So I doubt this would be any different, although it is a beautiful thought!

Are you guys and gals watching Power of Putin on CNN? This documentary is putting so much stuff into further perspective...

2 hours ago, Wales2004 said:

Now the DOJ is asking for additional time to collect evidence on wiretapping or as Jim Acosta (CNN) tweeted " to provide info to House Intel Committee to back up POTUS wiretapping claims." Because Jeff Sessions or whoever is supposed to be handling this can back up those claims. I really hope Jim Acosta's wording is wrong.

 

@Roman my microwave has been spying on me a lot lately and even though I am concerned, I still used it to heat up some pasta.  Maybe I'll check for the hidden cameras tomorrow.

 

I'm not going to broad stroke the people of Kentucky since I am sure some of them appreciate having health care. I do wonder how many people toting a Bible ever opened it up and tried reading it, as I suspect most people rely on their good reverends to translate it for them. I'm going to take a wild guess and say they would be shocked to find out that not only was Jesus Jewish but that he wasn't European either (and not just because Europe didn't exist yet).

 

 

Burn some popcorn in it...that'll fix the little f'er. 

@Juliajms I should have actually worded that a lot differently so thanks for sharing your experience. Thanks to my grandmother, I spent a considerable amount of time in a number of different churches and denominations and I got the sense that overall, people liked instructions and not so much reading for themselves. Also from watching some evangelicals in action and their congregation's lack of reaction to some of the questionable things they proclaim, made me question whether some of them read scriptures themselves. I know there are those who memorize Bible verses and I know whenever I ended up in a setting where people were asked to recite one, I would often hear "Jesus wept."

 

Unlike you, I was exposed to some of the "Jews killed Jesus" crowd and they said it as though the Jews were a contemptible lot, as in we good Christians would never do a thing like that.

I just assume, probably incorrectly, that those "alt-right Christians" that are anti-Semitic don't know but I guess they might know and not see any type of contradiction in that. Maybe they saw a picture of blonde, blue eyed Jesus and the rest is irrelevant.

 

My grandmother would use Bible verses to scare me over going to hell if I didn't do whatever she said. I eventually learned that she'd never ever read the Bible. A month or so I ago I watched part of  A Little House on the Prairie episode in which a woman used the Bible to scare the entire little town of illiterate people into believing whatever she said. It turns out that she was illiterate too and had made up a bunch of stuff. It was kind of like my experience and I figured other people have probably been there as well.

 

1 hour ago, Roman said:

Burn some popcorn in it...that'll fix the little f'er.

I was thinking a teeny camera but that digital camera was very funny. I wish I would catch Obama taking pictures inside my microwave. Now I'm getting visions of him popping up in the smart phone and the smart TV...

3 hours ago, marceline said:

 

I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. I can't even imagine.

Thanks Marceline. I'm grateful everyday I was lucky enough to escape the insane level of ignorance.

1 minute ago, Wales2004 said:

@Juliajms

 

Unlike you, I was exposed to some of the "Jews killed Jesus" crowd and they said it as though the Jews were a contemptible lot, as in we good Christians would never do a thing like that.

I just assume, probably incorrectly, that those "alt-right Christians" that are anti-Semitic don't know but I guess they might know and not see any type of contradiction in that. Maybe they saw a picture of blonde, blue eyed Jesus and the rest is irrelevant.

 

My grandmother would use Bible verses to scare me over going to hell if I didn't do whatever she said. I eventually learned that she'd never ever read the Bible. A month or so I ago I watched part of  A Little House on the Prairie episode in which a woman used the Bible to scare the entire little town of illiterate people into believing whatever she said. It turns out that she was illiterate too and had made up a bunch of stuff. It was kind of like my experience and I figured other people have probably been there as well.

 

I'm sure region makes a difference too. I grew up in the mountains of upstate NY, which is more backwoods then some people realize, but it's not like being in the south. We were never taught to hate other races, but there was some stereotyping. It's really funny looking back because even into college I would have said I wasn't a victim of sexism, but now I see it was totally off the charts. I'm sorry your grandmother scared you with religion. I can totally relate. It's funny now, but my best friend and I were always worried about being left behind in the rapture. I remember once we walked into an empty room where a ball was bouncing and we looked at each other and she said "We've been left behind!". We were eight or nine and totally believed it.

Well, obviously.

HOW DONALD TRUMP IS CLAIMING CREDIT FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUCCESSES

45 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

I'm sure region makes a difference too. I grew up in the mountains of upstate NY, which is more backwoods then some people realize, but it's not like being in the south. We were never taught to hate other races, but there was some stereotyping. It's really funny looking back because even into college I would have said I wasn't a victim of sexism, but now I see it was totally off the charts. I'm sorry your grandmother scared you with religion. I can totally relate. It's funny now, but my best friend and I were always worried about being left behind in the rapture. I remember once we walked into an empty room where a ball was bouncing and we looked at each other and she said "We've been left behind!". We were eight or nine and totally believed it.

Maybe region does and sometimes denomination. The ones I can remember are Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, and Pentecostal. We went to New Jersey once but mostly in Los Angeles and around Southern California, and also Phoenix. I mostly had fun with other kids but there were times when we'd have to sit still for hours.

 

My grandmother didn't actually need religion to scare me because I was scared of her anyway, but she used to threaten me with it anyway. I don't think I was ever scared of going to hell, but I believed that I would just because she said so. After I started to actually read the Bible, her threats became even more meaningless because I was convinced that she was the one going to hell. One day I told her so and she stopped threatening me with it.

 

Whether they be good, bad, or somewhere in between, I look at all my experiences as shaping who I am. Thanks for your empathy, but I'm not sorry about it. When I was younger everything was amplified by 1000%.  It's funny how many things seem quite intense and serious during the teen years. My mind probably protected me from a lot because things come back in spurts and I finally understand some of the things that happened, that I could not comprehend as a child.

 

Once I stopped believing I could go to hell, I started thinking that I was such a good child that surely I would end up in the best place ever.

(@catastrophe_tv -style banjo music) pic.twitter.com/NuiJv6s8Gm

— Erin 🎶Gloria🎶 Ryan (@morninggloria) March 14, 2017

LOL

 

 

17 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

Reorganizing the Executive Branch? Does anyone knows what this mean?

 

 

 

Charles Pierce dives down into some details. I admit that I'm still trying to figure out what the endgame is.

 

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a53848/trump-executive-order-reorganization/

5 hours ago, dragonflies said:

LOL

 

 

This is exactly right.

18 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

Are you guys and gals watching Power of Putin on CNN? This documentary is putting so much stuff into further perspective...

One of the most informative docus I have seen in a year or so. very well done. 

This is why I adore BIden so much lol

 

 

Rachel Maddow says she has Trump's tax returns.

BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC.

(Seriously).

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 14, 2017

3 hours ago, Roman said:

One of the most informative docus I have seen in a year or so. very well done. 

 

The PBS show Frontline had a pretty informative one two years ago called Putin's Way. 

5 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Rachel Maddow says she has Trump's tax returns.

 

 

The PBS show Frontline had a pretty informative one two years ago called Putin's Way. 

These better be the Real Mccoys....because if not, she will do herself tremendous damage.