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DownFromTheMountain

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January 9, 2020

For our ER Professional friends:

DJT wanders into the ER and rambles on exactly like the speech I heard him give this morning. He finishes and slumps into a chair. What's your first move?

January 16, 2019

Revisit A. Bourdain's No Reservations Season 2, USA/ Mex Border episode, 2008

We watched this last night, and his episode on the Tex Mex Border is a real reminder of how far the right has dragged the immigration issue into the fog...all the issues that the right is tearing their hair out about were in play , a wall was being promoted in congress, and a Border official estimates at that time that a wall would cost over 20 Billion easy. This is must review to get back some perspective, and very entertaining as well, some sadness, but a clear look at Bourdain's balanced presentation of Immigration, kitchen work, the whole ball of wax. Watch as the Texas Border Official says no one wants a wall and it's a ridiculous solution.

November 28, 2018

The Manafort Image

My impression is that most photos, ( aside from the bad hair jail shots), I've seen of Paul Manafort seem to be variations on a go-getter bounding out of his Limo, eager to bustle off to his important; meeting, court case, take your pick. Just saying.

November 9, 2018

Just Out!

So every day for Trump, (and Fox Channel), just really resembles an advertising meeting where it's just spit-balling all the time..let's just say this and see if it sticks.."Caravans" has legs..that's all the model is..open the show and start talking about whatever comes into your mind, maybe it'll catch fire with the base. "Just Out!". Of your a..

November 8, 2018

Acosta Action

I used to Fence and judge Fencing matches and this one is super easy to call. Intern reaches in on Acosta and he reacts. She's to blame, if you have to look at it that way. The larger issue relating to Fencing is that there is a set of Rules of Engagement that are adhered to so people don't get hurt..and in this WH, the move is to ignore any prior Rule of Engagement and that creates a dangerous playing field..they are not playing by any rules by intention.

October 5, 2018

Manchin

We are are at the end of the line here..if he doesn't vote no on this most important issue, just what was that all about, holding him like a tiny bird we don't want to fly away..

October 5, 2018

I heard Missy Bigelow Carr on NPR this morn..

Is she one of the many Girl Names that Kavanaugh reeled off in his testimony?

September 13, 2018

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July 25, 2018

I've been searching and need help re: caged media at Trump Rallies.

The internet is not getting me where i want to go...can anyone direct me to facts on the identities and press that are caged in the Trump Rallies?

June 26, 2018

I'm curious about where the Sanders Party went after the Red Hen

They were going to get highballs, got a cheese plate on the house...I'd like to know the rest of the story Paul Harvey style! Where did they go? For sure they would be expecting those drinks..did they end up at Chili's? Or where?

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