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JPPaverage

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January 29, 2017

Ok trump, now it's personal

Trump, you are a dirty bastard. This travel ban for immigrants hits home with me. See, I am married to a wonderful immigrant woman and she has a great immigrant daughter. Neither of them are U.S. citizens but they both love this land more than you ever will. My (step) daughter put her hand over her heart the other night when we went to a hockey game and the anthem was performed. My wife works hard and understands that taxes are supposed to be for schools, roads, etc. But neither of them understands what's going on now. They, and I, am afraid that if and when we travel to their homeland, the Philippines, that they may not be allowed to come back to this home which we have put a lot of work and more importantly, love into.
So trump, you sonofabitch, it is on now. Now it's personal. You mess with them, you mess with me. Resist! Fight! Now, we teach the child non violence, but we will do what we have to do to protect this family. Just sayin'.

January 20, 2017

To those of you watching the great American horror show

Thanks I guess. You are braver than me. You seem to be willing to take one for the team.

January 12, 2017

I called Grassley about ACA repeal. Again.

I said verbatim, "If I can't get any health care without some financial help from the government then I can't see any reason why the Senator should get any with the help of MY tax dollars.". And I am calling Ernst soon about the same thing. Why should my tax money go to help these parasites when they don't want to help me?

January 11, 2017

My eight year old immigrant brown skinned child just cried her eyes out

She said she was scared that trump was going to take her and her mommy out of the USA and she would never see me again. I told her not to worry, we would not let that happen, that I would fight him however I needed to. She finally stopped crying and said, "Can I fight him too?" I told her absolutely, that there were millions of us who are going to resist and make sure that him and his goons don't take away legalized immigrants.
She keeps a sort of journal because she is a talented artist, and she drew a picture of two people fighting. When I asked her what that was, she said, "That's you and Donald trump fighting. You are knocking him out." And I swear that I will if anyone tries to take her, or mess with her or her mommy.
Thank you for letting me vent a bit. I have been in a state of anger and shock since the election and need to let loose every now and then.

January 11, 2017

And here we go! President Obama's last speech!

Thousands of admiring fans in person and likely millions watching on tv and online. Including me.
Raucous crowd. Sounds great! YEAH! 4 MORE YEARS!

January 5, 2017

Gas prices rising. Repukes in charge. Coincidence?

Nah, I don't think so. Last time the repukes were in charge, gas prices skyrocketed to over $4.00/gallon. Look for this to happen again while they simultaneously kill off any sources for alternative energy funding.

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