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When I was a kid, my dad would tell tales of his growing up during the Great Depression and World War II. He often wondered how the people of Germany could have fallen for a Hitler and his philosophy of h**e. Growing up, I always wondered that as well. How could so many people have fallen for it?

Watching what has been happening over the last few years here in the United States, I now understand how the N**i party rose to power: the German people fell for a con man who knew where to place the blame for the nation’s problems. That blame was aimed squarely at people perceived as different.

Fast forward to Make America Great Again: can you smell the r****m in that slogan? With a black man in the White House, Donald Trump could use r****m as a keystone in his campaign, and he did. Make America Great Again by electing a h**eful old white man. On the campaign trail, Trump did not hide his r****m.

JUNE 16, 2015

When Trump announced his campaign for president

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems …They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.”

DEC. 7, 2015

At a South Carolina rally five days after the San Bernardino terrorist attack

Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”

FEB. 28, 2016

CNN interview

“Well, just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke, okay? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with w***e s*******y or w***e s*********ts. So I don’t know.”

JUNE 3, 2016h

Pointing to a black man surrounded by white Trump supporters at a campaign rally in Redding

“Look at my African American over here. Look at him.”

SEPT. 22, 2016

P**********l debate with Hillary Clinton

“Our inner cities, African Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it’s so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot.”

Those are just the high points (or low points) of the Trump campaign. That alone tells you that people were comfortable v****g for an openly r****t candidate.

Should it come as any surprise that the people who v**ed for Trump are okay with separating children from their parents, and blocking members of one religion from entering the country? That they are okay with the naked r****m we see every single day in this country?

Someday, the photos, and words will come back to haunt those who have supported this r****t president. They will regret their choice—but they will never admit it.

LEESBURG, VA - NOVEMBER 07: Supporters cheer for Republican p**********l nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds in the early morning hours on November 7, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. With less than 48 hours until E******n Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic p**********l nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
But her e-mails...
As a kid, when my dad told me the stories of how the N**is rose to power in Germany, I wondered how it could have happened. In high school and college, I wondered if I would have been duped by a two-bit con man. Would I have followed orders? Would I have followed the pack? Today, I know the answer: no way, never in a million years. Even if Trump had run as a Democrat and agreed with me on the issues (or said he did), I would not have v**ed for him. He is a vile, r****t human being. He sold our country out to Russia for the presidency. He does not give a s**t about America, or its people. He will use and abuse whoever he can to get wh**ever he wants.

History is written by the victors, and the history books will not be kind to him. How do I know this? I will let Dan Rather answer that question:
Dan Rather
June 27 at 3:39 PM ·

For decades, Republicans have been able to have it all ways. Promise a radical reactionary rethink of American democracy to their rabid base, and hide behind a court that protected them from what would be a very unpopular set of policies with the general public. Well no longer.

Do we really want to outlaw a******n? We may soon know. Do we really believe we can attack gay rights and other rights at unprecedented levels? We may soon know. Do we really believe that our corporations should have unfettered power and workers have relatively none? Here again, the movement is already afoot.

The farce is shattered, the fig leaf has disappeared, the obfuscations have been replaced by clarity. And what is in its place is a very unpopular President stoking the flames of a massive backlash.

I do not say this to be Pollyannish. The president and his supporters have a lot of power, and tens of millions of fervent members in their base. But we have seen a growing realization from not only moderates but conservatives who still care about the constitution and recognize how perilous is the threat of the modern GOP. Look at Michael Bloomberg pledging tens of millions of dollars to elect Democrats. Look at opinion writers who have preached for the GOP in the past say now is a time to elect Democrats. Look at men and women of power and fame who are arguing that this cannot stand.

I know there is a feeling among many progressives that they have lost, that the future is a foregone conclusion. They see the forces arrayed against them on the battlefield of justice and feel the doom of certain and impending defeat. But turn to your left and right and see the long lines of fellow citizens. Look behind you and see the formidable artillery of wealth and power that is on YOUR side. Take a deep breath and feel the cool air of hope and justice in your lungs, and then march forward.



Right now, it seems as if we cannot stop Trump and his cult. But the tides will turn, and the backlash will be strong. He and his sycophants will crawl back under their rocks, and we will write the history books on him. There will be no schools, no roads, and no airports named after him. He will go down as the man who almost destroyed America from within. We are stronger than him, we outnumber his followers—and we are on the right side of history.

Trump and his enablers are scum, plain and simple. The abdication of American leadership and betrayal of democratic values has been accelerating since January 2017, tearing at the seams of the international order that the United States has led for more than 70 years, it is unnecessary, destructive and unforgivable. In the vacuum of leadership tyrannical dictatorships are filling in the places the US and our allies have held sway while encouraging democracy and the rule of law for decades. China in the pacific rim and Africa, and now South America. The Russians and Iranians in the Middle East. We shouldn’t wait for history to judge the i***t Pumpkinfuhrer a patriotic American jury will do just fine.

Trump and his enablers are scum, plain and simple. The abdication of American leadership and betrayal of democratic values has been accelerating since January 2017, tearing at the seams of the international order that the United States has led for more than 70 years, it is unnecessary, destructive and unforgivable. In the vacuum of leadership tyrannical dictatorships are filling in the places the US and our allies have held sway while encouraging democracy and the rule of law for decades. China in the pacific rim and Africa, and now South America. The Russians and Iranians in the Middle East. We shouldn’t wait for history to judge the i***t Pumpkinfuhrer a patriotic American jury will do just fine.

Trump and his enablers are scum, plain and simple. The abdication of American leadership and betrayal of democratic values has been accelerating since January 2017, tearing at the seams of the international order that the United States has led for more than 70 years, it is unnecessary, destructive and unforgivable. In the vacuum of leadership tyrannical dictatorships are filling in the places the US and our allies have held sway while encouraging democracy and the rule of law for decades. China in the pacific rim and Africa, and now South America. The Russians and Iranians in the Middle East. We shouldn’t wait for history to judge the i***t Pumpkinfuhrer a patriotic American jury will do just fine.

Trump and his enablers are scum, plain and simple. The abdication of American leadership and betrayal of democratic values has been accelerating since January 2017, tearing at the seams of the international order that the United States has led for more than 70 years, it is unnecessary, destructive and unforgivable. In the vacuum of leadership tyrannical dictatorships are filling in the places the US and our allies have held sway while encouraging democracy and the rule of law for decades. China in the pacific rim and Africa, and now South America. The Russians and Iranians in the Middle East. We shouldn’t wait for history to judge the i***t Pumpkinfuhrer a patriotic American jury will do just fine.

Mark E Andersen


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When I was a kid, my dad would tell tales of his growing up during the Great Depression and World War II. He often wondered how the people of Germany could have fallen for a Hitler and his philosophy of h**e. Growing up, I always wondered that as well. How could so many people have fallen for it?

Watching what has been happening over the last few years here in the United States, I now understand how the N**i party rose to power: the German people fell for a con man who knew where to place the blame for the nation’s problems. That blame was aimed squarely at people perceived as different.

Fast forward to Make America Great Again: can you smell the r****m in that slogan? With a black man in the White House, Donald Trump could use r****m as a keystone in his campaign, and he did. Make America Great Again by electing a h**eful old white man. On the campaign trail, Trump did not hide his r****m.

JUNE 16, 2015

When Trump announced his campaign for president

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems …They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.”

DEC. 7, 2015

At a South Carolina rally five days after the San Bernardino terrorist attack

Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”

FEB. 28, 2016

CNN interview

“Well, just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke, okay? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with w***e s*******y or w***e s*********ts. So I don’t know.”

JUNE 3, 2016h

Pointing to a black man surrounded by white Trump supporters at a campaign rally in Redding

“Look at my African American over here. Look at him.”

SEPT. 22, 2016

P**********l debate with Hillary Clinton

“Our inner cities, African Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it’s so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot.”

Those are just the high points (or low points) of the Trump campaign. That alone tells you that people were comfortable v****g for an openly r****t candidate.

Should it come as any surprise that the people who v**ed for Trump are okay with separating children from their parents, and blocking members of one religion from entering the country? That they are okay with the naked r****m we see every single day in this country?

Someday, the photos, and words will come back to haunt those who have supported this r****t president. They will regret their choice—but they will never admit it.

LEESBURG, VA - NOVEMBER 07: Supporters cheer for Republican p**********l nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds in the early morning hours on November 7, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. With less than 48 hours until E******n Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic p**********l nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
But her e-mails...
As a kid, when my dad told me the stories of how the N**is rose to power in Germany, I wondered how it could have happened. In high school and college, I wondered if I would have been duped by a two-bit con man. Would I have followed orders? Would I have followed the pack? Today, I know the answer: no way, never in a million years. Even if Trump had run as a Democrat and agreed with me on the issues (or said he did), I would not have v**ed for him. He is a vile, r****t human being. He sold our country out to Russia for the presidency. He does not give a s**t about America, or its people. He will use and abuse whoever he can to get wh**ever he wants.

History is written by the victors, and the history books will not be kind to him. How do I know this? I will let Dan Rather answer that question:
Dan Rather
June 27 at 3:39 PM ·

For decades, Republicans have been able to have it all ways. Promise a radical reactionary rethink of American democracy to their rabid base, and hide behind a court that protected them from what would be a very unpopular set of policies with the general public. Well no longer.

Do we really want to outlaw a******n? We may soon know. Do we really believe we can attack gay rights and other rights at unprecedented levels? We may soon know. Do we really believe that our corporations should have unfettered power and workers have relatively none? Here again, the movement is already afoot.

The farce is shattered, the fig leaf has disappeared, the obfuscations have been replaced by clarity. And what is in its place is a very unpopular President stoking the flames of a massive backlash.

I do not say this to be Pollyannish. The president and his supporters have a lot of power, and tens of millions of fervent members in their base. But we have seen a growing realization from not only moderates but conservatives who still care about the constitution and recognize how perilous is the threat of the modern GOP. Look at Michael Bloomberg pledging tens of millions of dollars to elect Democrats. Look at opinion writers who have preached for the GOP in the past say now is a time to elect Democrats. Look at men and women of power and fame who are arguing that this cannot stand.

I know there is a feeling among many progressives that they have lost, that the future is a foregone conclusion. They see the forces arrayed against them on the battlefield of justice and feel the doom of certain and impending defeat. But turn to your left and right and see the long lines of fellow citizens. Look behind you and see the formidable artillery of wealth and power that is on YOUR side. Take a deep breath and feel the cool air of hope and justice in your lungs, and then march forward.



Right now, it seems as if we cannot stop Trump and his cult. But the tides will turn, and the backlash will be strong. He and his sycophants will crawl back under their rocks, and we will write the history books on him. There will be no schools, no roads, and no airports named after him. He will go down as the man who almost destroyed America from within. We are stronger than him, we outnumber his followers—and we are on the right side of history.

First: Trumps attempt to return us to Constitutional Republic, especially in light of recent, past, and present Assault my MARXIST theology veiled in Progressive Liberalism is a refreshing breath of Air ... Just what our nation needed... Quite a delight watching as the rats scurry for cover as they are blasted with the Bright lights of T***h... It's no wonder the Treasonous folks are running Scared... It's all being made clear And the world watchs ... He most certainly will go down in the History books as the man who Truly Did try to make America great again 🤗 ....

Funny, I said the same things about the gay Kenyan born muslim Marxist Barack Hussein Obama, except America was stronger than HE, not him you ninny, and elected a real American with lots of things already named after him.
Obama is the greatest h**x in history, surpassing the Trojan Horse.
Scream and jump like Rumplestiltskin till you go through the floor, but America is seeing the results of the Trump presidency, and they like it. 8 years of Trump and a generation or two of a constitutionally conservative Supreme Court.
Starts tonight. Trump's only been President for a year and a half, and he's already destroyed obama.

Mark E Andersen


"Republicans only care about the rich" - George W. Andersen (1923-1999) -

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When I was a kid, my dad would tell tales of his growing up during the Great Depression and World War II. He often wondered how the people of Germany could have fallen for a Hitler and his philosophy of h**e. Growing up, I always wondered that as well. How could so many people have fallen for it?

Watching what has been happening over the last few years here in the United States, I now understand how the N**i party rose to power: the German people fell for a con man who knew where to place the blame for the nation’s problems. That blame was aimed squarely at people perceived as different.

Fast forward to Make America Great Again: can you smell the r****m in that slogan? With a black man in the White House, Donald Trump could use r****m as a keystone in his campaign, and he did. Make America Great Again by electing a h**eful old white man. On the campaign trail, Trump did not hide his r****m.

JUNE 16, 2015

When Trump announced his campaign for president

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems …They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.”

DEC. 7, 2015

At a South Carolina rally five days after the San Bernardino terrorist attack

Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”

FEB. 28, 2016

CNN interview

“Well, just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke, okay? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with w***e s*******y or w***e s*********ts. So I don’t know.”

JUNE 3, 2016h

Pointing to a black man surrounded by white Trump supporters at a campaign rally in Redding

“Look at my African American over here. Look at him.”

SEPT. 22, 2016

P**********l debate with Hillary Clinton

“Our inner cities, African Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it’s so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot.”

Those are just the high points (or low points) of the Trump campaign. That alone tells you that people were comfortable v****g for an openly r****t candidate.

Should it come as any surprise that the people who v**ed for Trump are okay with separating children from their parents, and blocking members of one religion from entering the country? That they are okay with the naked r****m we see every single day in this country?

Someday, the photos, and words will come back to haunt those who have supported this r****t president. They will regret their choice—but they will never admit it.

LEESBURG, VA - NOVEMBER 07: Supporters cheer for Republican p**********l nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds in the early morning hours on November 7, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. With less than 48 hours until E******n Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic p**********l nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
But her e-mails...
As a kid, when my dad told me the stories of how the N**is rose to power in Germany, I wondered how it could have happened. In high school and college, I wondered if I would have been duped by a two-bit con man. Would I have followed orders? Would I have followed the pack? Today, I know the answer: no way, never in a million years. Even if Trump had run as a Democrat and agreed with me on the issues (or said he did), I would not have v**ed for him. He is a vile, r****t human being. He sold our country out to Russia for the presidency. He does not give a s**t about America, or its people. He will use and abuse whoever he can to get wh**ever he wants.

History is written by the victors, and the history books will not be kind to him. How do I know this? I will let Dan Rather answer that question:
Dan Rather
June 27 at 3:39 PM ·

For decades, Republicans have been able to have it all ways. Promise a radical reactionary rethink of American democracy to their rabid base, and hide behind a court that protected them from what would be a very unpopular set of policies with the general public. Well no longer.

Do we really want to outlaw a******n? We may soon know. Do we really believe we can attack gay rights and other rights at unprecedented levels? We may soon know. Do we really believe that our corporations should have unfettered power and workers have relatively none? Here again, the movement is already afoot.

The farce is shattered, the fig leaf has disappeared, the obfuscations have been replaced by clarity. And what is in its place is a very unpopular President stoking the flames of a massive backlash.

I do not say this to be Pollyannish. The president and his supporters have a lot of power, and tens of millions of fervent members in their base. But we have seen a growing realization from not only moderates but conservatives who still care about the constitution and recognize how perilous is the threat of the modern GOP. Look at Michael Bloomberg pledging tens of millions of dollars to elect Democrats. Look at opinion writers who have preached for the GOP in the past say now is a time to elect Democrats. Look at men and women of power and fame who are arguing that this cannot stand.

I know there is a feeling among many progressives that they have lost, that the future is a foregone conclusion. They see the forces arrayed against them on the battlefield of justice and feel the doom of certain and impending defeat. But turn to your left and right and see the long lines of fellow citizens. Look behind you and see the formidable artillery of wealth and power that is on YOUR side. Take a deep breath and feel the cool air of hope and justice in your lungs, and then march forward.



Right now, it seems as if we cannot stop Trump and his cult. But the tides will turn, and the backlash will be strong. He and his sycophants will crawl back under their rocks, and we will write the history books on him. There will be no schools, no roads, and no airports named after him. He will go down as the man who almost destroyed America from within. We are stronger than him, we outnumber his followers—and we are on the right side of history.