Da Trumpf - All The Reasons to Vote NO!

The following link is an excellent compilation as to why every citizen of this great land should vote against Donald Trump.  It is very effective for it uses Trump's own words and actions to show clearly that the man is unfit for public office!

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12218136/donald-trump-nomination-afraid


[Thanks to my friend, Bob Poris, for calling my attention to this article]

Mr. Creepy and Daughter

Notice how quickly she backs away from him; it's almost like this has happened before.


The above from The Daily Irritant by Professor Chaos.

Heil Trumpf

This is from Getty Images via Crooks & Liars.

Who Better Than Laura Ingraham To Fly The Nazi Salute At The RNC?

That thing did actually happen. At the end of her speech, Laura Ingraham appeared flew the Nazi salute in honor of her hero, Führer Drumpf. This will become more common in the next few months, I predict. Along with loyalty pledges and brownshirt armies. It CAN happen here.…

Rantings of a Demented Candidate

This post is the work of my friend, the very creative William Kendall, and is reprinted with his permission.  Please visit him at his blog here.

So, the Republican convention is underway, and I thought I'd take the obnoxious

voice of Donald Trump again and speculate on the sort of crap he might blather on with. Needless to say, finding his voice is highly revolting. And odds are what he actually says will be much worse.

“I’ve just gotta say, folks, it’s great to see all of you out here ready to confirm what we already know: that the only person who can take this piece of crap party back to power is me, me, and me. Donald Trump. Because I am the best. I am the greatest. I do great things, folks. Everybody knows it. They know that the Trump name stands for quality and integrity and all that good stuff.

Hello, Cleveland! Well, those members of the community who got in here, anyway. I don’t give a crap about any of those stupid protesting ****ers out on the other side of the police lines, let me tell you. It’s been awhile since I’ve been in Cleveland, and let’s be honest... this is probably the last time I’ll ever come here, because let’s face it, the place is a hellhole, folks. Hell on Earth, let me tell you. When I get into the White House, I’m gonna build a wall right around this cesspool of a city and turn it into a prison, just like that movie, Escape From Forrest Gump, with Kurt Russell taking shots at Tom Hanks, right? And I’m gonna sentence Rosie O’Donnell to spend the rest of her life right here, believe me. Have I mentioned what a disgusting cow she is? It’s terrible, just terrible.

I know, some smarty pants reporters are going to be saying, hey Donald, you can’t sentence anyone to anything. You’re not a judge. Well, you know what I say to that? **** you! First thing I do when I get into the White House, I’m gonna be passing laws that revoke your rights and let me do whatever the **** I want! Emperor Donald, folks, that’s me.

And let me tell you something, folks. There are a lot of people out there who look at me and they criticize. They dare to question me. They think they’ve got the right to make fun of me. They refuse to bow down and worship me as I so richly deserve.

Well, **** that! Because I’ve got big plans, folks, big plans. As part of naming myself Emperor For Life, Supreme Majestor, and His Stupendous Greatness Lord Donald, which all of you vermin are gonna have to memorize, I’ll be passin’ a law that makes even the slightest criticism of me illegal and punishable by terms of seventy years hard labour in the Donald Trump re-education camps. You heard me right, folks.

Because anyone who makes fun of me, says I’ve got little hands, or thinks my hair isn’t actually real hair, they’re gonna end up there. Along with everyone who voted against me, believe me. Because the Trump campaign is gonna keep track of every ballot and who voted for who and what their social insurance number is. Don’t ask me how we’re gonna do it, we got ourselves a hell of a system. And after the election’s over, we’re gonna be busy settlin’ scores and puttin’ people behind bars and into forced labour and all that great stuff, am I right, folks?

You know what I expect outta life? What I’ve already got. Incredibly hot wife, I mean have you looked at Melania? She’s smokin’ hot and sexy and never in her life would even dream of plagiarizing anything. Let me tell you, folks, she’s almost as hot as my daughter Ivanka. And don’t worry, just because I’ve already divorced twice for younger women every single time doesn’t mean that’s gonna happen again anytime soon.

I haven’t had a chance to go out to Eastern Europe and scope any hot babes for the position of Mrs. Trump #4. Just kidding, believe me, trust me, that’s just a joke. Hey, if I’m lyin’, may lightning strike Justice Ginsberg.

Speaking of the old bat, let me tell you, she’s absolutely disgusting. First order of business after I’ve suspended your rights and all of democracy, I’m havin’ the whole Supreme Court arrested and locked up in my Trump re-education camps. Just because. We don’t need nine morons in black robes lookin’ like something outta a bad movie from what’s his name? Oh yeah, a bad movie from Olaf Bergman tellin’ us what to do. We just need me tellin’ you what to do. Like it was always supposed to be.

Where was I? Oh, right, tellin’ you what I expect outta life. Like I said, I already got that hot wife, and she’s gonna look all hot and sexy and gorgeous and amazin’ as First Lady. I got lots of people sayin’ to me, yes sir and right away, Mr. Trump, and let’s not forget, as you wish, dread lord of darkness. I got all of that. I got respect, let me tell you. I got respect from everybody and everything. I got respect comin’ outta my ass.

Everybody knows what a great guy I am. I mean, the blacks love me, even when I’m dumpin’ all over them or havin’ their homes torn down or plannin’ on revoking the 13^th Amendment. The Mexicans love me. Doesn’t matter if I’m callin’ them rapists and demandin’ they pay for the yuuuuuuuuge wall I’m gonna have built. Muslims love me, even if I think all of them should be kicked outta the country, believe me folks, that’s the first order of business when I get into the White House. Civil liberties, my ass.

Anyway, who else loves me? Women love me. Because every woman wants nothin’ more than to have a rich guy take care of ‘em and tell ‘em what they should do, right folks? Well, to be fair, not every woman. I mean, that Megyn Kelly, she doesn’t seem that impressed with me. Don’t know why, what did I ever do to her? Except that whole thing about blood comin’ outta her whatever. Hey, you know what? I still stand by what I said.

Hey, there’s Scott Baio, ladies and gentlemen, give the great guy a big hand. Did I promise this whole thing was gonna be star studded or what? And we all know that Scott Baio, he’s a hell of a guy, real A-list material. Scott, I’m seriously thinkin’ of havin’ you be my Head Honcho Of Culture, or whatever the **** I’m gonna call it after the dumbasses vote me in. Nobody can do that job better than a truly great actor like you.

It’s great to see Scott out here. And Kirk Cameron. Hey, Kirk, any thought to becomin’ my Grand Poobah of State Theocracy? We’re gonna need one, but you’re gonna have to shift your focus to the Worship of Trump first. Because aside from bein’ an Emperor, I’m elevatin’ myself to god status too.

Hey folks, there’s old Pat Robertson there lookin’ like he’s about to stroke out. Fooled you, did I? You thought you’d be the Grand Poobah of State Theocracy in the United States Of Trump, right? Well, sorry, old man, but that just isn’t gonna happen.

You know who’s not here tonight, folks? Lots of Republicans who are refusing to bow down and acknowledge me as their rightful master. We’re talkin’ two former presidents. We’re talkin’ two former GOP presidential candidates. And yes, John McCain, I still stand by what I said. I don’t like guys who get caught and end up prisoners of war. They’re losers. Losers! I like winners. Winners like me.

And we’ve got plenty of Republicans out there who decided not to show up at all. They made up all sorts of excuses. They snickered when they asked if they’d support me. They said they were busy mowing the lawn this week. Well, boys and girls... mostly boys, because I don’t give a **** about career women. When I’m in the White House, I’m comin’ after every single one of you in this party who show me this kinda disrespect. 

You don’t disrespect a Trump. And what I end up doin’ to the Mexicans and the liberals and the Muslims and the blacks and the Daughters Of The Revolution isn’t gonna be anywhere near as bad as what I’m gonna do to you traitors, believe me, folks, I know what I’m talking about. We’re talking scorched earth, people, the mother of all throwdowns.

That reminds me of my old pal Saddam. You know, when you really got to know the guy, he wasn’t that bad. Sure, he slaughtered lots of people, but he made an effort to take pride in his work. You know who else does that? Winners.

Anyway, I’m gettin’ carried away with myself. Make America Great Again. That’s my motto. That and Donald Trump Is Master Of The Universe. Because let’s face it folks, believe me, I am. Everybody knows that, and when I’m done and Crooked Hillary is spending the remainder of her days in a prison cell, it’s not gonna end there. Because I’m gonna have her daughter and grandchildren serve her sentence after she’s gone. All part of my Destroy Freedoms And Rule With An Iron Fist agenda. Wait, did I say that out loud? I wasn’t supposed to say that out loud. Forget I said anything, okay, folks?

In closing, I just wanna thank my running mate. Mike Pence, governor of that great state of Indiana. This man, folks, he and I think alike. Mike, I swear, you’re not gonna regret hitchin’ your wagon to the greatness that is Trump. I mean, seriously, am I right, folks? We got the best team, the most amazing people workin’ for us, and we got all the suckers believin’ every line of bull we feed them.

Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, can possibly go wrong now. So don’t worry, Mike, we’re goin’ all the way to the White House.

Or as I’m gonna call it, the Trump House." 

Copyright © 2016 by William Kendall

Plagiarizing Trump

Note:  The above from Crooks & Liars comment section.

Stephen Colbert Delivers Best Opening To The RNC Of All: 'Christmas In July'

Okay, has everyone had enough of the lunacy for one night? I sure have, so I was so grateful to laugh my butt off for a few minutes, thanks to our own Heather, who made this clip to close the night. Last call, folks. Enjoy the video, and we'll be back in the morning with more…

Why Trump Must NEVER Become President

Trump And O'Reilly Agree: It's World War III!

Right after news broke about today's attack in Nice, France, Donald Trump cancelled his news conference to announce his VP, realizing that the news cycle wouldn't put enough attention on it. Instead, he headed straight over to Fox News and Bill O'Reilly's show to talk about what he, Donald Trump the (proto)fascist, would do if he…

Ted Nugent Pretends Obama Wants a Race War

Seditious Ted Nugent Pretends That Obama Wants A Race War

Right off the bat, let's define a word that is not commonly used, in fact, I've never heard of it before today. Ephebolphiliac: an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents. It is mandatory to have knowledge of this abnormal trait, because it's relevant to a person who calls our own President an 'evil man.' Ted…

| Southern Churches and July 4th Celebrations

| Southern Churches and July 4th Celebrations

Make it look like an accident...

Some things are just too funny!

Special thanks to my friend, William Kendall, who blogs here.

Ben Carson Admits Evangelical Leaders Don't Care About Religious Values By Supporting Trump

Donald Trump met with almost a thousand Evangelical leaders yesterday to try and convince them that he's one of them. Dr. Ben Carson joined MSNBC's Morning Joe program earlier today and was by the co-host why evangelical leaders were lining up behind Trump. SCARBOROUGH: Dr. Carson, I want to circle back to yesterday's meeting again and…

Who REALLY Loves Hair Trump?

Reaping the Whirlwind

[Jesus and the rich young man: "You've got to leave it all and follow me!"]

The New Testament character known as Jesus is an enigma.  He preaches and teaches and heals and acts like a biblical prophet.  He's not always consistent which is to be expected for his story was created and then recreated by at least four different people.

For example, he heals some folks, and then simply refuses to heal others with no good reason for doing so.  His curses a fig tree because it is barren and declares it will never bear fruit; but it wasn't the season for figs.

Most of the time he is non-violent, but then he attacks the money lenders in the temple courtyard, which makes no sense for they were doing nothing wrong; they were simply making it easier for people to make sacrifices.  In the Gospel of Matthew he says his ministry is specific to the Jews and the gentiles can go to Hades.  Later in that same gospel he sends his disciples out to the ends of the earth of preach his message to all people.

But some things stand out.  He has no use for hypocrites!  He hates religious phonies who wear their religion on their sleeves (or on the bumper of their cars).

Those who love to stand on the street corner and pray so that they can be seen and applauded by their peers are hypocrites. They have had their reward and what the afterlife holds for them is not going to be pretty.

Jesus said nothing about sex.  His teaching as regards homosexuality is nil.  He recognized government as necessary and useful and thought his followers should support it while realizing they had a different ministry.  He had no intention of changing the world by taking control of the government and bending it to his will or God's will, which in this case, amounts to the same thing for Jesus the man is really God the god.

What he did teach was that those who follow him must give up their luxuries and reach out to the sick, to the poor, to those in prison, and to all who have been beaten down by their own failings or by circumstance.  His followers were not to judge but serve.  Those who can be called by his name will be known, not by what they claim to believe, or what they confess in public, but by their devotion to helping the sick, the poor, the lame, and those who have landed in dungeons of despair.


If there is anything that defines present day Republican politicians, it is their blatant hypocrisy.  They, almost to a man (or woman), profess to love Jesus, to believe in Jesus, to follow Jesus, but it's all a pretense.  In actuality, they couldn't care less!

They parade around the country in their suits of piety spewing their non-biblical views as being God's views and condemning to hell all those who disagree with them.  And they are gleeful about it.  To those they determine are sinners, they cry out happily, "God is going to get you!"


These people are not Christians by any definition of the word.  Pat Robertson is not a Christian.  He is a pagan pervert. Donald Trump is not a Christian.  Not even close.  Paul Ryan may be a Catholic but he's not a Christian.  You could say the same about almost every single Republican congressman, senator, governor, mayor, school board member, etc.

Pat Robertson, in the wake of the Orlando tragedy, wants gays to kill themselves. Donald Trump wants to ban all Muslims from entering the country.  The moron who is governor of Texas tweets that the gays in Orlando had it coming to them. And little pious pompous asses all over the political landscape mimic such nonsense.  In the name of Jesus, of course.


There's a horrendous human being who claims to be a Christian pastor by the name of Kevin Swanson.  Mr. Swanson is from the midwest which is a politically important area for poobahs wanting to be president.

Many Republican politicians believe that in order for them to win political office they have to make nice with Swanson.  That isn't hard, for they share most of his views re religion and society and politics.

Let's look at three of them:  Ted Cruz,  Mike Huckabee, and Bobby Jindal.  All three are self-proclaimed Jesus lovers, Christians extraordinaire, and all three want to "bring our country back to Jesus" so God will bless it once again, which generally means the poor will get poorer, the rich will get richer, the minorities will get lost and fundamentalist Christians will get the power.

Cruz is a fundy, a crazy fundy who has been anointed by self-appointed "apostles" to somehow help these true believers take over not only the government but all major areas of life.  He had been anointed to become president but evidently his god didn't get the word in time.  Huckabee is a hack of a Baptist preacher who exemplifies all the really bad things about Southern Baptists; he also has sold his soul at the altar of money.  Jindal is a Roman Catholic.  Actually, he's more of a fundamentalist than a Catholic, but he also believes it is his duty to make the government into a Christian power to force his version of religion upon all people.

In the wake of the recent horror in Orlando, all three of them used the social media to express their concern for the survivors and their families.  Oh, you should read such sad sorrow and gnashing of teeth.

Don't believe a word of it.

Just a few months ago, these three phony Christians attended a rally led by the self-appointed pastor, Kevin Swanson.  It was called the National Religious Liberties Conference and was basically a Republican presidential candidate rally.

Pastor Swanson stood before the attendees and spewed his usual message of hate which he claims he must do because that's what his god requires.  Part of that message of hate was to call for gays to be put to death.

He said god wants gays to be put to death.

Then he introduced and shook hands with the three would-be presidents.  Their silence in the midst of this horror was palpable.  None of them said a word.


So, when you read they sent heartfelt condolences to the families and survivors of the Orlando massacre, remember the bitter root of hypocrisy that grows the tree that these and most other Republican politicians hide behind.  Their claim to be Christian should fall on deaf ears for if there is one thing they are not, is Christian.


Finally, they, along with all the other right-wing fundies who have preached hatred of gays, must assume some responsibility for what happened in Orlando.  For they have sowed the wind and we have reaped the whirlwind.  

The Face of Neo-Fascism

Ken Burns Warns Stanford Graduates To Make Donald's Defeat Their Top Priority

Filmmaker and historian Ken Burns took to the podium at Stanford University's commencement this weekend to warn graduates of the impending threat Donald Trump poses to the American experiment, and he did not mince words. Rather than try and excerpt it, I'm going to simply put the entire transcript here, courtesy of Media Matters. For 216…

Congressional Republicans are Traitors

I am enraged as should be every other person who cares about the United States of America.

In 2008, Congressional Republicans, took the position that they would bring down these United States rather than treat President Obama as if he were the real, actual, elected president of the country.

Republican leaders publicly declared they would rather see the United States default on a variety of issues rather than to work with the president on solving the problems faced by the country.

Now, we have a Supreme Court nominee waiting in the wings for the Republicans in Congress to do their sworn duty.  They refuse to do so.

The following is from Shakesville:

"How unusual is the Republican blockade of the nomination of Judge Merrick B. Garland, President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court? After a comprehensive look at every past Supreme Court vacancy, two law professors have concluded that it is an unprecedented development. ...In every one of the 103 earlier Supreme Court vacancies, the professors wrote, the president was able to both nominate and appoint a replacement with the Senate's advice and consent."

Based upon the evidence before us, we can only conclude that these Republicans are, in fact, traitors.  They have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and defend the country.  Their continued failure to do these things constitutes treason!

The Republican Descent into Political Hell

This is from an article at Daily Kos titled "The Dark Truth of John Boehner's Resignation."  You can read the entire article here.

The quote is attributed to Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein and explains well why at this time in our history the Republican standard bearer is the ignorant bully, the loud-mouthed con man, the deceitful lying fraud:  Donald Trump.

It also explains why Republican leaders, past and present, can look at Trump and even mention the fact that he is completely unqualified to be president of the United States, while at the same time claim to support him, which is very much like making a pact with the Devil to retain the false promise of power.

Mann and Ornstein say:

One of the two major parties, the Republican Party, has become an insurgent outlier — ideologically extreme; contemptuous of the inherited social and economic policy regime; scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.

D. Trump - pathologal. liar. fraud. con artist. petulant. toddler.

And from Crooks & Liars, in regard to Republicans having to try to calm the fears of our South Korean allies relative to Trump's foreign policy nightmares:

This is only the beginning of what the Republicans will have to face, the

"consequences of nominating a pathological liar and petulant toddler as their presidential candidate."

There is more here.

Michelle Obama: 'In America We Don't Build Walls To Keep People Out'

Withering indeed. Michelle Obama makes the idea of 'Trumpism' unthinkable. Source: The Guardian Michelle Obama has delivered a withering attack on Donald Trump, warning a graduating class of New York students, and through them America, that those who seek to rule by intimidation and fear end up diminishing the hope and freedom of their nations. Without…