Update Tuesday AM September 5th: In comments we are sharing favorite labor-themed movies. And here at Trail Mix Southern Command (Orlando) we are in preparedness mode for potential Irma attack.
If it weren’t for unions we wouldn’t have weekends or holidays. Here are songs to help celebrate, as suggested by The Nation’s Associate Publisher Peter Rothberg. Add yours in Comments.
TOP TEN LABOR SONGS
1. Pete Seeger, Solidarity Forever
2. Sweet Honey in the Rock, More Than a Paycheck
3. The Clash, Career Opportunities
4. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Sixteen Tons
5. Judy Collins, Bread and Roses
6. Dolly Parton, 9 to 5
7. Woody Guthrie, Union Burying Ground
8. Phil Ochs, The Ballad of Joe Hill
9. Hazel Dickens, Fire in the Hole
10. Gil Scott-Heron, Three Miles Down
boss, that list left out arlo’s dad woody guthrie’s “union maid”
Union Maid
Now there once was a union maid, she never was afraid
Of the goons and the ginks and the company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.
She went to the union hall where a meeting it was called,
And when the boys would come up to her
Oh this is what she’d say
(Chorus)
Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union,
I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union.
Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union,
I’m sticking to the union ’til the day I die.
Now this union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
She’d take the dare, she didn’t care, she always organized the guys.
And she always got her way when she asked for better pay.
She showed her card to the National Guard
Honey this is what they’d say
(Chorus)
Now you girls who want to be free, just take a little tip from me;
Oh get you a man who’s a union man and you can join the ladies’ auxiliary.
Because married life ain’t hard when you got a union card,
And a union life is a happy life when you got a union wife.
(Chorus x2)
Songwriter: WOODY GUTHRIE
Today we honor unions for bringing us Labor Day, although it took many deaths before the holiday was established.
My mother was a Teamster, my grandfather was United Auto Workers (UAW).
Happy Labor Day!
Not your typical union song for the assembly line —
Dire Straits Money for Nothing
Old Crow Medicine Show’s version of “Union Maid” is my fave.
Happy Labor Day to all, from a right-to-work(for next to nothing)-state.
My family in California were lucky enough to work for Teamsters, Longshoremen, etc., and certainly created better livelihoods and retirement funds more quickly than the rest of the family.
ps – There is another royal baby on the way, Craig.
“Take This Job & Shove It”? ?
I have no idea if REM’s “Finest Work Song” has anything to do with work. Micheal Stipe is both wonderful & unintelligible.
Not a song but a request I offer today.
I invite everyone here (readers & contributors) to visit info@rememberthetrianglefire.org which is building a permanent art memorial on the building where 146 people died in 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a turning point in labor history. I am proud to be a supportive member of this group & hope you will too, or at least help spread the word.
Most of the victims were immigrants & women. May they never be forgotten.
BiD
Finest Working Song Lyrics
Sunday’s European models for hurricane irma
sjwny, yep, always think of the shirtwaist factory ladies and Guthrie/seegar music and joad’s speech in grapes of wrath and then later of the norma rae speech when I think unions. too bad we haven’t the emotional moving powers like those today to grab the national psyche.
This is hilarious to anyone on Twitter (and elsewhere) during 2016. It’s from the new book “What Happened”.
Magic Ponies
Support your local teachers. They are, next to parents, the most important people in children’s lives. Many also care more for kids than the parents do.
Live near a Dollar Store? This time of the year they are packed with teachers, buying supplies for students. Our educators are easy targets politically & economically. In this day of deliberately ignorant politicians & parents who are parents simply because they can reproduce, caring, intelligent teachers have the power to spark a positive light in a young life. They are more important than ever.
To any teachers here: Thank You.
Patd
When corporations have a choice from a 4 billion person pool of completely replaceable human beings, it’s hard to convince them that a pay raise or better working conditions is in their best interest.
The world is rapidly dividing between the extremely skilled, enough moderately skilled to service their needs, and everybody left over.
another young’un to watch for dem future. good article in politico http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/03/joe-kennedy-trump-democrats-241544 about him. here’s an excerpt:
[….]
Another, perhaps surprising, experience that left an indelible mark on Kennedy? A conversation he had with then-Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) early in his first term in 2013.
“He said, essentially, in this business there’s always another round,” Kennedy recalled. “Your ally today could be your adversary tomorrow and your ally the next day. Work hard, be polite, be respectful and don’t take it personally.”
“That last part is sometimes the hardest part,” particularly with the partisanship surrounding the health care debate, he said. “But I try to remind myself that my colleagues would not be here if they didn’t care passionately about these issues.”Kennedy’s attitude has won him broad support in his district and on Capitol Hill among both Democrats and Republicans.
“He’s passionate about what he’s passionate about. But he’s also reasonable enough to sit down and have a conversation, and we’ve done that many times together,” said Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, who considers Kennedy one of his closest friends.
And Mullin, like others, is bullish about Kennedy’s future.
“Joe is capable of running for the highest office if he’d like to,” he said. “But when you talk to Joe about it, he’ll tell you ‘I’m young, and I enjoy where I’m at right now.’”
Teachers are union members whether the NEA or the Teacher’s Union and their right to organize needs to be respected. My father was a union organizer at every stage of his life and career and unfortunately had a heart attack and died during the first teacher’s strike in his school district. He died on the picket line.
Jamie, thanks for that hilarious and so true bit from “what happened”
that’s exactly the way I saw it happen. she would issue (or sometimes re-issue from past stance papers of her senate days) a very progressive and workable proposal and, sure enough, he’d shout over her release as tho it was his own and the media would fall in line because it was more camera worthy and/or didn’t require them to pundit talk boring details.
on labor day let’s not forget the many government workers who at the moment are risking their lives even in the face of derision.
My Mom was a proud teacher and member of the Florida Education Assoc. (FEA), went on strike at least once that I recall.
abcnews: Hurricane watches issued for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands as Irma closes in
[….]
The Category 3 storm’s path remains unclear, though some forecast models show it could be headed for Florida and the East Coast.
Irma is expected to turn toward the west later today, followed by a west-northwestward turn late Tuesday. The storm is expected to further strengthen through Tuesday evening.
voa:
UNITED NATIONS —
The U.N. Security Council is holding emergency talks Monday following North Korea’s largest nuclear test to date, amid reports Pyongyang is preparing to test another ballistic missile.
“The time has come to exhaust all of our diplomatic means before it’s too late. We must now adopt the strongest possible measures,” the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley told the council.
She said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “begging for war” with his actions. “The U.S. doesn’t want war but our patience is not unlimited,” Haley said.
[….continues….]
I have a question, one I am sure is being asked by the anti-everything not white mobs, I see the age bracket of the DACA cohort goes to the mid-twenties. Why are the people not going for American citizenship as they become able to? Even though SFB is deporting Americans, at least being a citizen would reduce the chances. I have yet to read about anybody applying.
So, as they do, the rich stole Labor Day. Blue-collar workers still have to, today.
BB
The purpose of DACA was to give some breathing space until the solution is figured out
because they entered the country without documentation they are not eligible to become citizens
Most of the folks I know don’t realize the labor part of Labor Day refers to organized labor. They think it’s general applying to work. It’s become a picnic/barbecue/sales event.
I spent almost all of my twenties in parking lots of union labor day events asking if we could put bumper stickers for candidates on their cars.
Patd, IMHO Horsey nailed the RW hypocrisy. Let’s see what Cruz & Cronyn have to say about aid for Houston.
and let’s not forget “Have a good time.”
Labor day is a recognition and celebration of organized labor
No green card
BB: Immigration and applying for citizenship are very complicated issues. In brief, the DACA kids have essentially started the ball rolling by applying for the DACA program. My understanding is that after 5 or 6 years in the program they become eligible to apply for permanent residency (green card) status. The whole system is pretty terrible and very COSTLY. Just to apply to get into DACA costs $500 and, if approved, it must be renewed every 2 years for another $500. Many of them were at some point under the umbrella of any applications made by their parents but their parents have had to pay thousands of dollars repeatedly just to keep their applications on file. And every time they have to re-apply just to keep the status quo they also run the risk of being deported. It’s a pretty rigged system. It doesn’t punish the bad apples but hurts a lot of good people just trying to have a better life. I wrote about it in more detail in January. That post is here!
So, as of right now Luis is among nearly a million young people who may be sent to the country of their birth for no other reason than the whim of a lunatic with power!
I belong to AF of M, local #257, Nashville, Tn.
Union Feller, all the way.
Union Cards, Fellers?
DACA recipients are not automatically eligible for green cards. They need a citizen or green card holder to back them up……sponsor them and that person must be a family member–
Thank you. Excellent information. And, a screwed up system it is. Too bad there are no more Republicans around to do a Reagan and update the Reagan immigration amnesty.
the guardian: North Korea’s ‘pink lady’: the newscaster set to announce the end of the world
For decades, Ri Chun-hee has been one of the few trusted to inform the people about great moments in the country’s history. What do we know about her?
[….]
The 74-year-old is known as “the people’s broadcaster” and is partial to bright pink outfits. She typically sports a hanbok, traditional Korean attire, although she has been seen in western-style suits, complete with shoulder pads and, of course, in her trademark colour. Her thunderous voice speaks for the regime in a country where leader Kim Jong-un rarely addresses his people directly. But who is the “pink lady” of North Korea?
Ri was born in 1943 into a poor family in Tongchong in what is now southeastern North Korea and studied performance art at Pyongyang University of Theatre. She joined KCTV in 1971 and was promoted to chief news presenter just three years later. Over several decades, she has dodged demotions and survived political purges – common pitfalls for any job in North Korea – that ended the careers of many of her colleagues.
Her melodramatic delivery has reportedly won Ri the admiration of current leader Kim Jong-un, essential for surviving under what experts describe as the most brutal regime to date. She rarely departs from her bellicose style, though she wept on air when announcing the death of North Korea’s first leader Kim Il-sung, and the subsequent passing of his son and successor, Kim Jong-il.
Although she officially retired in 2012, Ri has made occasional comebacks for important military announcements and now spends most of her time training the next generation of presenters.
Before her retirement, she was a regular fixture on the nightly news, beamed into homes across the country announcing the daily happenings of the country’s leader: visits to steel mills, tours of cabbage fields and inspections of military bases.
In a rare profile in 2009, the state-run Chosun Monthly magazine reported that she lives a life of luxury in Pyongyang with her husband, children and grandchildren.
“[Her] voice grew to have an appeal, so that whenever she would speak on the news, viewers were touched,” the magazine said. “When Ri announced reports and statements, enemies would tremble in fear.”
well, walter cronkite she ain’t… not even bawbwa wawa. might give andrea a run for her money tho
applying Jamie’s rule re twit tweets, his latest one for labor day looks fake. too nice and too many big words…. like aluminum.
I suspect the generals and tillerson have still got him sedated and locked in the golden throne room with only a toy phone and his little mr. donnie for him to play with until Korean ruckus calms down and the u.n. security council has their say.
Should note my (our) David works for the AFL-CIO at natl headquarters. Here’s Labor Day statement from Pres. Richard Trumka on why we need unions now more than ever:
Craig – great for him.
The need for unions drives union membership. Solidarity.
H Bomb, or merely a buncha simultaneous A Bombs ?
What a punk we have for a president.
Voyager 40th anniversary. NASA celebrates with posters.
Time to watch Norma Rae 😀
good idea for another round, Granny: best labor-themed movies
not a theatrical movie but I’d place the 2016 documentary “Blood On The Mountain” about coal miners on any labor-themed film list. Here’s the trailer:
Oscar Brown, Jr sings his composition, The Work Song
My nomination in the Film Category: The Molly Maguires.
Thank You, Ms Perkins.
The Anglophile would suggest: How Green Was My Valley and for this side of the pond On The Waterfront plus if you can’t pass up a reason for a good musical (or Doris Day) then put on Pajama Game.
j rubin in wapo yesterday: Something is seriously off about this president
[….]
Trump’s actions are unforgivable. Trump’s crude effort to throw the country and investigators off the trail in the Russia scandal (like his lie about tapes of conversations with James B. Comey) is indicative of a man for whom facts are fungible and no lie is too ridiculous to deploy to protect himself. He’s bluffed and blustered his way through decades of real-estate dealings where he was virtually never held to account. Now, lies upon lies (more than 1,000 in seven months) have piled up, rendering his utterances automatically suspect, at least for the more than 60 percent of voters who keep telling pollsters he is not honest. His lies now entail adverse political consequences and legal peril, both of which increase by the day.
Then we are reminded that Trump does not think and act like normal humans. He grins and mugs his way through a do-over visit to Texas to visit victims of Harvey. Soon things take a bizarre self-congratulatory tone. “It’s been very nice. It’s been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing,” Trump said. “I think even for the country to watch and for the world to watch. It’s been beautiful.” The word he was looking for, perhaps, is “heart-breaking.”
[….]
One is left, still, agog at Trump’s dishonesty, narcissism and inability to project the calmness and discipline we expect from a president. Those who thought he’d grow in office or who perpetually think he’s “pivoting” or “becoming presidential” have engaged in dangerous delusion. One wonders how long we can muddle on with a president this unsuitable without provoking a constitutional or international calamity.
Salt of the Earth.
The film details the Empire Mine Strike in New Mexico. For its time? The film was shamed for being communist as were many unions labeled by the repugs like mccarthy during the 1950s.
Kudos to Dave for his work…I am union made. Although my Mother was from Palmerton, Pennsylvania, a NJ Zinc company town, my parents were both union. Great Americans moving the union forward as their parents had done before them. Many dying in the process during violent strikes.
Holy DACA! The regression-du-jour continues.
Over the Labor Day weekend, AI was in the news. Musk y putie!
Meanwhile, boomers are dropping like flies. Born under nuclear threat and die under nuclear threat. Mentally ill men running the globe. Mother Nature sending another salvo in the form of Irma. benny carson at HUD is flooded with requests for funding and advice…rolls-out old rules to patch the fed loans in Houston. Just like Katrina, expect the economy to tank years after the foreclosure rate soars. Climate change will have a huge cost and when it is all over? America is tanking as trump will be the worst potus ever!
It has been a while since Florida has had a big one drive up the middle. Mathew was a miss, I sat through it in Orlando. Right now there are many agencies and organizations deep in the Texas recovery and trying to find a way to support a direct hit on Caribbean islands and Florida. After many lean years, many organizations have shed a lot of their capacity and capability, and experience. Now they are gearing up to handle two major emergencies without a lot of what they used to have.
bw, you left out Miami (which now floods during high tide) the target of Irma… no matter which way Irma turns Miami’s going to see some big flooding.
goper states texas & Florida, climate denying govs getting pay back.
bet you can’t guess who said this… no, it wasn’t the twit:
“Ramping up military hysteria in such conditions is senseless; it’s a dead end,” he told reporters in China. “It could lead to a global, planetary catastrophe and a huge loss of human life. There is no other way to solve the North Korean nuclear issue, save that of peaceful dialogue.”
above from guardian article
patd, oooohhh!! oooohhh!!! I know – Vladimir Putin.
Irma is now a Cat 5 and all the computer models run straight up Florida.
And if the models continue to follow their current trend regarding Irma’s path, Rick Scott will be the next pugn governor asking for small government on the one hand and large assistance to his state on the other.
and there’s that gem, Silkwood…
Loading up on batteries, ice, water, canned goods and propane today. Plus, our traditional prep: A huge pork shoulder for the grill we can feed on for days.
biggest disappointment is that david might not be able to fly down here saturday as planned
Could be dicey – my guess is they will close teh airports by Saturday if Irma keeps on trackin’ as she is now. Be safe, Poobah.
Or, you Dad, and the the dog get in the car and take 301 north right now joining David in DC. Don’t forget to tell trusted neighbors that you are leaving.
I heard moments ago on the radio that both Puerto Rico and Florida have declared a state of emergency. So it does look like no flying for David. Craig… you, your father, and Toby stay safe. I’ll be praying for you and everyone else in Florida.
We watched a bit of Lawrence O’Donnell last night. He was talking about all the things that must be done by our government by the end of this month. He never even mentioned there will be a need for money in Florida. Nor did he mention the numerous western states with out of control fires… they’ll also be seeking aid. Methinks Republicans are getting a very hard lesson on why we need government.
Thanks to Hurricane Charlie in 2004, our last direct hit, we got a free new roof that was much needed. Almost time for another.
Flatus, we feel good about staying put. Luckily we’ve never had flooding, not even when Charlie blew through. We’re on high ground for Florida, over 100 feet above sea level, 30 feet above flood level, and the chain of lakes nearby have 150 miles of shoreline to disperse rising water, plus plenty of floodgates to dump water in the system that leads to Lake Okeechobee. Our biggest danger is 100 or so trees on the compound. But all within reach of the house have been downed our trimmed. And the trusty generator is working. With that and plenty of propane for the grill, meat in the cooler, we’ll be fine.
Of course if we lived on the coast we’d probably be packing for Kentucky right now — and David too, this thing could even cause trouble in DC.
A well deserved & earned tribute.
100 feet above sea level – in Florida? Sounds like you live on Mount Crawford.
Jamie, brilliant! His only walk in the footsteps of Jesus would be as a tourist taking pics of the holy land sites.
Good luck to the Trail Mixers in the path of Irene. Sounds like the Crawford’s are well prepared to ride it out.
The weather is finally cooler but there is so much smoke from all the fires in Cal that it looks completely clouded over.
Plenty of need created by natural disasters made worse by our own failures to acknowledge global warming
Now we need to worry about Pat. Tell us, are you in a safe place? Do you need an evacuation destination?
Ha, Pogo, that’s one reason Dad chose to live here in 1959, instead of Tampa where his company was actually located. Good thing he was an engineer who paid attention to such things. Minimal flood and hurricane risk, second only to Lake Wales Bok Tower in elevation. Also why Walt chose to build Disney World eight miles away. His team preferred Ft. Lauderdale, but he overrode them out of fear of hurricanes.
Well Poobah, you have to be proud that your dad was as smart as Walt on that one. That Walt guy was a pretty smart cookie. I do have to laugh about Disney in the rain. We spent too damn many weeks there when LP was a child – and one of those weeks involved a series of storms – typical sub tropical things – came and went quickly and dumped a ton of water. Even at 100′ above sea level – the streets of Disney World were flooded. It drained off over time, but I remember wading up Main Street Disney very distinctly.
Raised roadbeds create ponds that either detain or retain rains. They must be planned carefully in order to prevent unintended consequences. Ideally, rainwaters should be allowed to sluice across permeable surfaces in pursuit of their ‘desire’ to recharge the shallow aquifer that recharges the everglades with water and provides South Florida with potable water. The last thing we want is to unnaturally divert that water to the ocean.
The next time folks fly to Orlando, take a look at the number of ponds and lakes that are around; that is a good thing.
Flatus, over 3,000 water holes in Orange County alone. And with sink holes mother nature always making more.
White House Admits Out of His Mind Trump Has No Idea What Ending DACA Actually Means
Have to love this description
Repub leadership to Trump: Resign now and we’ll put you on the 50-cent coin.
Dad just got stitches out from his (former) skin cancer spots. Can barely see the scars. Off now to our favorite catfish camp to celebrate.
Nothing like fried catfish baskets to celebrate a 4th victory over cancer.
I’ve been tweeting my outrage over the latest damage by trump. Of course he had his flunky sessions announce it, which I’m sure he was very happy to do! I’m almost numb from the list of emotions I’m feeling right now. I feel the need to confess (to group only) what some may have already surmised, that Luis is my grandson. Like so many DACA Dreamers if he gets sent to Mexico he will be dropped into a country he knows nothing about since he came to the US when he was a baby. The only close relatives there are his evil rich grandparent who he will not contact. There may be a couple of distant relatives of his mother who he doesn’t know who may or may not be a useful resource, but that’s what he will be up against. There are a few glimmers of hope per an NPR article I read this morning. Hopefully, by March 5th saner minds will prevail and trump will either be impeached or die!
Of course it may be too late for his mother since ICE is now using DACA enrollment information to go after the parents and drag them away! My daughter-in-law is a spectacular human being and the best thing that ever happened to my son. Dragging her off to Mexico would be a much worse criminal act than anything she ever did. Did you know that being in this country illegally is actually only a misdemeanor? None of what’s happening comes under the definition of “the punishment fitting the crime” more like “cruel and unusual punishment” if you ask me. This is not the America I grew up loving!
Luis and his fiancée moved to Florida in January to be closer to the family. So now they’re altogether until either Irma or ICE bears down on them. They lucked out the last time when the hurricane veered away from Titusville at the last minute. So now I’m praying for a lot of miracles. Not sure if I have enough equity in my “I’m a good person” account for that much of an interest payment though.
Loving the labor movie suggestions. I’ve loved Pajama Game since I was young and had the original Broadway cast album! I have the DVD now too. Another sort of labor related movie that I love is Brassed Off about a coal mining village in Wales. Good story and good brass band music.
Craig: Glad your dad is doing well! Sorry for the ramble.
Granny, your heartbreaking story of Luis and his Mom is just that–heartbreaking. What the dickens is happening to our country? This can’t be america. What can we do to help and support your Family? This simply can’t stand!
Flatus
Granny
I love Brassed Off and you are the only person I’ve heard who has actually seen it. Good choice for the topic.
craig, according to this at mynews13 orange county is listed in the evacuation orders along with a bunch of other counties.
craig, hope you’ve stocked upon all things disposable like paper towels, plates, plastic forks knives spoons glasses and toilet paper (maybe even a handy camp chamber pot). a lot of utilities and grids will be affected by such a massive storm. it may be many days of no workable plumbing, no electricity. tarps are also a must have.
granny, heart-breaking on top of storm concerns. hoping that the promised federal suits by ny, Washington state and others will see immediate relief for luis and all who must be suffering traumatic emotional pain right now.
cnn
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday bashed his successor’s decision to rescind an immigration order shielding some children of undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the move “cruel” and “self-defeating.”
“To target these young people is wrong — because they have done nothing wrong,” Obama wrote in a post on Facebook hours after the decision was announced by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “It is self-defeating — because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love. And it is cruel.”
The lengthy statement is among Obama’s most forceful since departing office. He sharply criticized Trump’s motives and insisted rescinding the program — called DACA — was not legally required.
“It’s a political decision, and a moral question,” Obama wrote. “Whatever concerns or complaints Americans may have about immigration in general, we shouldn’t threaten the future of this group of young people who are here through no fault of their own, who pose no threat, who are not taking away anything from the rest of us.”
craig, listen to flatus. you, dad and dog need to get out of there. meet up with david at your relatives in renfroe valley. a cat. 5 hurricane isn’t fun. and get out before I-75 is gridlocked.
Tropical Storm Jose is forming behind Irma.
Mr Crawford, do whatever is best for you & your loved ones. Is this Toby Dog’s first big storm with you?
The only hurricane that directly impacted me was Agnes in 1972 – that was the rain. Have to deal more with Lake Effect snow, which though annoyingly nasty at times, does melt. Even 8 feet of it. I’ll keep my snow & you can have your hurricanes.
Love how #45’s henchmen/women regurgitate “Law & Order” yet apparently the same standards don’t apply to him, his family or cohorts.
Hmmmm …. wonder how Robert Mueller’s doing?
GrannyMumantoog, I wish all the best to your family. The conversation changes when an actual person is put behind the words. Too easy to demonize when it’s the phantom “them.”
Feeling European? Their weather model has Irma on the west coast of Fla
the waiting game is on until Friday
Just got back from picking up a few more things, stores already starting to empty out. But we found everything we wanted, including the last 8 D batteries at Lowes.
I love pork — if you can still get to the store this is a great marinade sauce whatever–
lemon juice, cilantro, fresh jalapenos, garlic and a touch of vinegar — this might be my favorite condiment. in the blender until mixed but still chunky I seed the peppers. The first time I made it I didn’t wear gloves and burned my fingers.
I eat it on baloney sandwiches
Just make sure you have all vehicles gassed up. Good luck to all in Irma’s path.
Porky Norky will probably send us more “gift packages” when resources are stretched thin from multiple hurricanes and wildfires.
“Pretty paper, pretty ribbons…”
Maybe Jose will take down Mar-Lago?
Maybe Jose will take down Mar-Lago?
Don’t tease us.
Thank you for kind words. Been watching the weather channel & YouTube. Keith chimed in on DACA and I think he may be almost as upset as I am:
Irma is huge and somewhat unpredictable at this point. Seems like it’s made rather large directional changes since it left Africa, not the usual little zig-zags. I think it will take a while to know exactly where it will decide to land in FL. Hope all Trail hands have safe places to go and plenty of provisions.
Hillary sucking in sour grapes & rewriting history.
a) Bernie did not “one up” her with campaign promises. She was off-target. She did NOT have the message that most wanted to hear. She had to add Bernie’s plans to the platform to avoid a floor fight. Berniecrats did not trust her to follow through in anything.
b) Not being a Dem, is not a bad thing. In fact, the DNC’s shenanigans tainted the brand. Bernie did not get into the race just to be a disruptor. And, if Wasserman-Schultz, Mook, etc., had let things play out naturally, Sanders would’ve beaten Trump in the general.
c) I hope she’s just trying to sell books, because if she’s planning to run, again…I know I won’t be voting for her.
Later.
Granny
Thank you for telling your story.
Why does PG hate Obama so much? It is pathological.
KGC: My thoughts too. He doesn’t care who he hurts as long as he thinks it takes something away from President Obama. But no matter what hateful, dangerous things he does he will never remove the fact that President Obama is 100 times a better President and human being than trump is, ever was, ever will be! (I will never address pos trump with that title.)