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Bill Pearson's avatar

Holy shiitake mushrooms (cleaned it up just for you) Susan, welcome back. Nice to see you've pulled no punches and made your position perfectly clear. No surprise there, you were always pretty blunt. While we haven't always agreed, i always knew where you stood. I've always applauded people/writers who say what they mean and mean what they say.

Sadly, that commodity is sorely lacking in the new gop (no caps intended). The numbers of wafflers and butt-sniffers are almost beyond comprehension and one day they will face their day of reckoning. From the immortal words we heard uttered by Russel Crowe in the Gladiator; "In this life, or the next."

Given much of your etchings over the years has come from Scripture (way beyond my capacity), i went searching because i recalled the one i thought would fit: "Vengeance is mine saith the Lord." Of course what i found was the missing piece of that: "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

I won't post the rest of the verse, as you now better than me, it tells us to leave it to God. I'm good with that. Your point is still in play; trump doesn't deserve our vote. Whether you want to feed and cloth him (by sending him gobs of cash) i guess arguable. In my mind, not a penny, not ever. Rubes falling for the con are their own (and our) worst enemy.

Good to see you back and with a little/lot of fire in your belly. Should be interesting to see/read the trump supporters and how they welcome you.

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Vicki C.'s avatar

Do you have to be a Trump supporter to have a problem with calling thousands and thousands of our fellow citizens enemies? No Trump supporter here, but if this article is what passes for the teachings of Christ, I am glad I left organized religion behind.

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Susan Bagwell's avatar

You left because following your flesh was easier than following Christ.

Come back.

That being said, yes. If they're still supporting Donald Trump, at this juncture, then it can only be because their alliances are not with our republic, but with a man, first. That is the antithesis of a patriot and if we locked foreign terrorists away in Gitmo, domestic terrorists should be treated the same, since their goal is the same. Ironically, Trump, himself, signed to keep Gitmo open and active in 2018. Seeing him end up there, along with the dregs he inspires would be the ultimate punishment for his crimes. Not only would he lose his freedom, but he would have to be on an equal level with his cult - people he otherwise wouldnt spit on if they were on fire.

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Vicki C.'s avatar

As it happens Ms. Bagwell, you have no idea why I left organized (key word that) religion behind, but if we are playing guessing games, I might guess that perhaps you stay because it gives you a platform and captured audience to showcase your self importance. There are lots of cults in this world.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

I'm a no-hate geriatric. I do not hate you. I do not hate Donald Trump. But, to quote Joe Biden, you are a one-horse pony. That gets old. If critics such as you could have found a way to promote reasonably good alternatives, we would not be faced with our current dilemma - two undesirable candidates for POTUS.

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Kim's avatar

So glad you’re back! Thank you.

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Linda wallack's avatar

Yikes, another ignorant and shallow "orange man bad" acolyte. I read it... talk about deception....this takes the cake. Just don't worship Satan when he gets booted at the 6th trump, dear.

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