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calimary's Journal
calimary's Journal
June 23, 2021

Having this kind of First Lady does help restore one's faith.

I love having Jill Biden as our First Lady.

Kindness, compassion, and class all the way.

What a difference an election makes. All the more reason to protect, defend, and strengthen voting rights.

June 23, 2021

There is that.

June 23, 2021

I know exactly how you feel.

Frolic at the Rainbow Bridge, Champ.

June 22, 2021

MAN-oh-MAN do I LOVE your first sentence!

“That ‘Swiss army knife’ can make ‘Swiss cheese’ out of the average person.”

LORDY LORDY that’s good!

Correction. Not just good. Out-freakin’-standing!!!

June 22, 2021

GOOD!

June 22, 2021

Done.

And while I don’t live there, technically not a constituent, MY MONEY WENT THERE.

I’m disappointed, frustrated, and frankly, a little embarrassed, that I contributed to both their campaigns. And as such, I called to make sure they know I won’t be making that mistake again.

June 22, 2021

And seems to me it has to be said.

There are ways to do so non-confrontationally.

But it seems to me something needs to be said. A brainless blurt in a checkout line ought not to be left unchecked.

They say it openly because they figure it’s some “word of god” or otherwise unchallengeable. Maybe because they’re watching Pox “News” in a nice insulated echo chamber at home - where that bent viewpoint is their little cloistered world. When they’re out in public, all those bets are off. That’s MY world TOO. And if I were in line I’d smile at him and say something like “Biden’s terrific” or “God bless for President Biden - helping those who really need it.” Or “so good to be proud of our President again!”

Seems to me, anyway, that maybe they need to be made aware of a different point of view. Especially since there are more of US holding that different point of view. And if they’re not exposed to it, or presented with it in a general “average citizen” way, MAYBE-just-MAYBE it’ll give them a glimpse of a different reality than the specially-edited-and-redesigned bubble world they inhabit.

To me anyway, fact-checking can be a very good thing. Even a patriotic thing.

June 22, 2021

Grace under fire.

June 22, 2021

Snowflake-in-chief.

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Home country: USA
Current location: Oregon
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About calimary

Female. Retired. Wife-Mom-Grandma. Approx. 30 years in broadcasting, at least 20 of those in news biz. Taurus. Loves chocolate - preferably without nuts or cocoanut. Animal lover. Rock-hound from pre-school age. Proud Democrat for life. Ardent environmentalist and pro-choicer. Hoping to use my skills set for the greater good. Still married to the same guy for 40+ years. Probably because he's a proud Democrat, too. Penmanship absolutely stinks, so I'm glad I'm a fast typist! I will always love Hillary and she will always be my President.
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