"Gavin Newsom says California is the model for America. It's not. It's a recipe for destroying it. California's corruption works in 2 ways. First, through race and gender DEI quotas that sacrifice safety and ethics. Second, through a kickback system that increases homelessness."
What is going down in SB Folks. Any Whistle-Blowers Any CALI Corruption???
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
PS1 - LA Mayor Bass In Africa While LA BURNS > PHOTO BETTER THAN WORDS>
Six Trips Abroad ... What? Any SB Leaders Gone During a MAJOR EMERGENCY????
I’m disgusted, aren’t we democracy ?wasn’t the whole point that the majority rules,that if you you don’t necessarily agree with the voted in majority, at least you agree in the democracy and that we would all benefit from getting behind whoever won the vote because in the end, aren’t we all Americans wanting the same thing? This childish attitude I’m gonna take my ball and go home if I don’t get my way is so disheartening in our political leaders.!
JB: Democracy can be mobs. So no, we have never been a democracy. Where did you get this false notion, Jessica? We are a representative Republic with multiple checks and balances designed specifically to protect us from the "passions of the mob" - aka this false claim we are a "democracy which seems to be highly partisan in its origins. Where were you misled on this fundamental?
Founders and the US Constitution worked hard to protect us from the mob, which has been compromised badly after too many years straying from it fundamentals. We took a very wrong turn as a nation when JFK in 1962 allowed government employees to unionize.
With a 23 million strong government employee base today, easily 99% of whom are Democrat supporters, we are no longer "government of the people, by the people and for the people". Ponder this fundamental fact first, and then reassess what you think has happened to this nation from that time forward.
We now have a huge, vested special interest class, who has accumulated far too much power and control to even remotely resemble the country the Founders intended. Stay tuned since voters sensed the blunt-speaking Trump election was their last chance to preserve the original intent of this nation's founding, as it approaches it 250th birthday
Depends how you slice it and dice it - some federal departments donate 100%, many government unions donate in the very high 90's. Interesting to drill down into the patterns for any election year changes and payouts. Not sure the overall average is as critical as finding out which individual departments etc might be the most partisan. Good exercise to keep digging and seeking the raw numbers. I am in your debt to keep bringing in more facts.
Plus these linked numbers below are only federal employee donations; not state, county, municipal and special districts like school district employees. Supporting your own self-interests as a government employee is not a novel concept.
But the sheer numbers now of vested, self-interested voters whether they are 75% to 99% might be considered domestic, tax dollar supported and highly partisan agents of "election interference". Big Government is bad government. No two ways about it.
Seeing from the above link that the Dept of Education and the Office of Personnel Management donate 100% to Democrats, is the federal equivalent of the teachers unions and SEIU dominating California politics. Taxpayer grift for special interests runs strong among Democrats.
Very interesting indeed. I don't think State or Federal Departments should be able to donate any funds to a political campaign. That's just wrong. But this still doesn't resolve how the individual government workers are voting.
That’s not exactly true “dems” just have a different view of how things should be accomplished. I will follow “ majority rules and get behind whoever. I will NOT lower myself to not support my country just because of sour grapes. Sometimes everyone can be wrong at some point, and hindsight is always 20/20. My political views tend toward the conservative but not entirely. I think the right is TOTALLY wrong about abortion, environmental protection.
I’d like to see you practice what you preach. Abortion is not and never will be acceptable. It’s death to a human being that can not defend itself. Just pure evil
I would wager you would continue to kill babies no matter what the law said.
Why do you worship killing babies. Very satan like.
Jessica Democrats are the party of Big Government and Big Brother. They had their chance to inflict their "different point of view" on this country for 12 years plus full blown sabotage during the Trump administration.
The people spoke in 2024, with the ultimate irony the more Democrats attacked Trump with concocted more lawfare and media smears, the more popular he became.
Democrats need to ponder this and read the room far better than they have shown, if like you they claim to support what the people wanted. Their gut check wanted Democrats gone, and the entire structure of our current government cleaned up and returned to its original intent.
Time to get off your "moral high road" kick and clean up your own Democrat party, Jessica.
Melania - now there’s a classy broad, unlike Pig Obama & Frump Biden.
Melania’s a lot sharper, stronger and more independent than people give her credit for. I loved her “I Don’t Care’ jacket.
You’ll remember when Trump forgot to tip one of the White House staff, Melania said ‘Donald, that wasn’t right.' Trumpy scooted into the staff room and handed him a big tip and apologized.
What a gal! Finally, class & beauty back in the White House!
I don't really follow what the first ladies or guys are doing but I will say that Calla hit the nail on the head with her remarks about socialized medicine. You don't want to be sick and try to get good care in a system run by the govt. It's the quickest way to ending your life prematurely.
Lou, Merci for your observation! Stay tuned! I'm writing a story about my life experiences with French socialized health care. It begins in 1962, being in a Parisian traffic accident, breaking a leg and gangrene setting in. It finishes ---so far---with breaking a wrist last October and having to wait for 2 agonizing days to have it "fixed"! Have I tweeted your interest? Calla
I don't usually read this sort of Article but when I skip read a little I wanted to know more. Just one thing, after reviewing so many Liberals how come you did not give notice to a few of our Republican First Ladies who did good things. I wish there was some way Melania could find to convert more women to "The Party". A good place to start would be Americas Liberal School system. I am 96, a generation in which I can not remember my Education being anything but that. Do you know when "The Teachersn Union was established ? Floyd Keinath, Solvang, CA
Floyd, JFK allowed federal government employees to unionize in 1962, by executive order. State, county and municipal government followed soon after, including teachers unions until now we have a very large 23 million government employee workforce, mostly union members.
SCOTUS recently ruled this membership can no longer mandated: but it remains defacto pervasive and obligatory. Hence the flight to charter schools and home schooling we now see which takes public-funded education out of the de facto grip of the education unions. (Both teachers and school staffs are union members today)
One does also need to take a critical look at the hiring, employment practices and compensation packages for teachers back then to get a more complete picture. All was not a bed of roses before the teachers unions at all. So this history must also have context as one more part of the "women movement" arising out of the 1970's when many female college graduates had few other career choices other than going into teaching.
But over time the penetration, power and funding now heavily controlled by the teachers unions (and the voters who elect their supported candidates)has not left us with a better product. Just the opposite. That is the other dimension to also consider today.
Prop 98 which strongly supported public education in California after Prop1 13 curtailed property tax increases, turned out to be a Trojan horse when that much money was taken off the top of the over all state budget general funds and sent just to "public education" in California. Today we are a long way from ensuring better funding by law for our schools which voters originally intended to ensure we got the same great results we used to get before teachers unions and Prop 13 also came into being California.
We have sadly moved now into the law of unintended consequences and the unsupportable rise of the educational-industrial complex administrative state, which in fact has delivered nothing but shame for California's once great K-12 education system.
I have nothing but highly positive memories from my own Calif public school days, starting in the late 1940's. Every day it as a thrill to go to school.
Calla: From all your writings so far, you seem to love America and particularly Santa Barbara. Why don't you come back from France and help invigorate California again? I mean this in a very positive light. We need more people fighting for California taking it back from the criminals running it currently.
Poornima, Merci for the compliment! I do love America---the America I grew up in. But now is the time to be in France with my family and, if I can manage it, to pass on that America to my grandchildren. Calla
Definitely one of the smartest and most accomplished first ladies we’ve ever had. Hands down, without a doubt, by far the most beautiful first lady we have ever had. I think it’s funny that Vogue and the other fashion magazines who normally feature exposes of first ladies Refuse to do one of her. My feeling is that they do not want to know or let their viewing public to know how smart she really is. It just makes it so easy for everybody to now see how truly hypocritical the media is and how frightened they are of being exposed
Merci Brian. I look forward, as do many others (57 million plus?), to the positive coverage of Melania and her family that should come, starting on Monday. And not just the outfit the new First Lady will wear! Calla
Thank you for your thoughtful article Calla. I always thought it strange how Michelle was so revered even though through her race relations got worse. She seemed mean and bitter to me but was regarded as such a “good” person. Melania seemed like the only normal person in those two rows at the funeral. She’s not a phony, she’s dignified and I’m sure she can’t wait until she’s away from all those backstabbing liars. I’ll have to read her book. 😊
Pat, I think Melania was just telling the left-wing media and those that subscribed to it that she could care less what they thought. Melania's self confidence is remarkable. And she is clever, too! Calla
Yes, clearly Melania is the embodiment of class, style and culture. The only other foreign born First Lady was Louisa Adams. Melania, the former world class international model and superstar has taken the role as First Lady to a new level, not seen since Jackie Kennedy. One would think that the angry, vindictive hags at Vogue would celebrate Melania’s glamour and appeal.
Yes, the last 2 First Ladies probably meant well, but both came up short.
Michelle, who is a brilliant and talented woman has seemingly been overcome with resentment and appears aloof. It would figure that race and gender has become more important to Michelle than national identity and decorum.
As for Dr. Jill, well everyone can relate to a wannabe, right? Status, title and the life of the party is Dr. Jill’s thing. I always thought it was ridiculous how an adjunct professor at a community college insists to be called Doctor!
I read yesterday the Biden’s will be visiting Santa Ynez after the inauguration. Guess they’ll move here? There goes the neighborhood!
But it was perfectly fine that Trump refused to attend Biden’s Inauguration and instead threw himself his own rally - the only outgoing President to do that since 1869 (Andrew Johnson)????? A bit hypocritical I think.
Elaine, considering the context was full blown TDS from the moment Trump walked down the Trump Tower elevator in 2015.
Through the 24/7 deep state assault on his entire first term, from Obama spying on him before he was even inaugurated and the establishment media making up stories and conflating every single fake news angle they could concoct, be glad in fact our Republic even survived to record the voice of the people again in 2024.
This time ....be better, Democrats. Your Obama/Biden/Harris antics have exhausted us. And get the message out to your government employee union members too. We all have a country to save ,after the past few decades of straying too far from its fundamentals.
Talk about exhaustion, trump has been in our face continuously and constantly since 2007. Always with the same story, feel sorry for me I’m a victim, they’re picking on me. I’ve done nothing wrong. Constantly running his mouth. let’s see what he does after his term is up this time. He’ll do something I’m sure to try to keep himself relevant.
No Julia, your favored brands of media kept Trump in your face 24/7, because it was good or their ratings. Change your media brands. Trump would say one thing early in the morning because this is how he cleared his head, and the MSM would froth endlessly about it the entire rest of the day.
Wake up and smell the "cofeve". You got played. The rest of us followed what Trump actually did, which is why he earned such a great re-election mandate to keep doing more of the same.
Mean tweets vs promises made, promises kept. Your call, Julia. The people already made their call.
JL, I’ll get to your response in a bit, but first I have something to say.
It’s pretty sad and pathetic when your ego is so fragile that when you’re being inaugurated, you can be downright petty and ignore the flag code regarding honoring a past president. The flag code, I’m sure most people know, is that when a past president dies, flags are flown at half-mast for 30 days. You would think the incoming president-elect would be the bigger man, and not insist on having the flag fly at full-mast on Inauguration Day. I’m sure it’s within his power.
President Jimmy Carter, a man who humbly led his country, was a man of integrity, honor, and a great humanitarian. He deserves the full honor and respect, from our country, of having the flag at half-mast the full 30 days without interruption.
When you think trump can’t get any lower, he proves us wrong.
Now JL, as for changing my favorite brands of media. Believe it or not I have tried that. I tune into the BBC news and believe it or not even Fox News on occasion, like I did yesterday, Saturday, to be exact. Let me tell you the “fake news” and tall tales I hear on there are astounding, but I resisted changing to another station. Rupert says an outstanding stable storytellers.
Most of the reporters, and I say reporters because they’re not journalists, are appealing, and I see how cult leaders Get people to follow them.
There is one person who is nasty, cruel and vile. He thinks he’s funny, but he’s as funny as an infected hemorrhoid, in fact, he looks like an infected hemorrhoid. His shifty eyes don’t help, this was actually one time when I just sat and watched his whole hour of hate. magas are always putting down “The View” but this person out does them with hate speech one hundred to one, if not more. I could not believe he is able to get away with the obscene jokes he makes. One was so vile about Monica Lewinsky, I was speechless. Who is this despicable disgusting person you ask? I am sure all the magas are familiar with him. It’s the disgusting, despicable, greg gutfeld.
Thankfully, I don’t drink “cofeve”, but apparently trump does. He can’t say half his words correctly, so he might want to cut down on his “cofeve”. We’re onto the fact that he says stupid moronic things to distract us from the stupid moronic things he’s doing. And since the rest of you know, what he’s doing or did. please some details of what he’s done for the country? Besides limiting women’s rights.
Julia, we would think YOU would be bigger than that. But apparently not. A President is getting Inaugurated for the 47th time in our entire nation's history. We think Trump deserves full honors on this one day. But you do not. Got it.
Yet you spin some wild story about Turmp being thin-skinned and disrespectful, as the only way of looking at this? C'mon, Julie. This is a new low even for you.
The funny thing is you seem make it all about Trump; while he and his supporters do not. We celebrate morning in America again tomorrow together, and that deserves flags flying at full mast. Join the uplift of the moment - the majority has spoken and the wisdom of the Founders remains intact.
PS: Don't bother with Fox News if you are truly want to add some new channels to your life - unless you want visual infotainment. I personally do not know any one who watches FOX News. But others here might. I think you are better off taking Scott Jennings to heart on CNN if you want to stick to visual infotainment for "news".
JL, It’s not a concern what you think of me? You think sharpie guy deserves full honors? Well, let’s see. Do you remember Biden‘s inauguration? Where was sharpie guy, the loser? Where was the tradition of transfer of power then?
President Biden extended every courtesy to President-elect sharpie guy. He welcomed him home He was courteous every time he had to be in his presence. Where was this courtesy for President Biden’s inauguration?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sharpie guy has no class. President Biden went above and beyond to keep the transfer of power traditional. So what does sharpie guy, the loser do? He rakes President Biden over the coals, disrespecting him, and the present past presidents in attendance. An inaugural speech it’s supposed to be uplifting and inspirational. All he ever talks about is gloom and doom. He keeps his followers in fear of everything around them, especially anything that isn’t white.
He always has to be in the limelight front and center. He never shows respect to any foreign dignitaries either, except dictators. During his first term, he literally shoved a foreign dignitary out of his way So he could be in front. While in England, he walked directly in front of Queen Elizabeth instead of behind, where he should have been. This was during his first term, of course. We’ll have to wait and see if he’s learned any manners and decorum.
Tell me, where do you gather your research from, TV, publications,
newsfeeds? I’d really like to know where you get all your fantasies.
RN: Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat deep state had already mounted their vicious Jan 6 "insurrectionist" sabotage of Trump.
Context is everything. Trump did the nation a favor not showing up, and letting the deep state hired goons disrupt one more public gathering in our nation's capitol.
The full story of the Capitol Police "pipe bomb" Jan 6 riots have yet to be told, because there have been no honest brokers under Biden to tell the full story.
Likewise, in turn, Michelle Obama is doing Pres-Elect Trump a favor. She’s not obligated; she’s consistent which is admirable whether anyone likes it or not.
I read this article titled "Melania Will Not Be Another American Lady Macbeth by
Calla Jones Corner"
As interesting as this article is the State of CA and now LA has been literally burning
down not just by On-Going Fires but by On-Going Corruption. Remember the Huizar
RICO RACKETEERING Case I have been referencing here in SB Current, weblink >>
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/new-indictment-rico-case-against-former-la-city-councilman-jose-huizar-adds-5
New Title "When is American Lady Justice Going to Address the Corruption"
https://x.com/Vesper100/status/1878108393832944007 FIGHT FIGHT FIGTH
Investigator Michael Shellenberger just dropped the BOMB ON CALI quoting the Huizar LA
Corruption Case>>> I think you all need to carefully listen. "CALI PAY TO PLAY"
https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1880093218752360529
"Gavin Newsom says California is the model for America. It's not. It's a recipe for destroying it. California's corruption works in 2 ways. First, through race and gender DEI quotas that sacrifice safety and ethics. Second, through a kickback system that increases homelessness."
What is going down in SB Folks. Any Whistle-Blowers Any CALI Corruption???
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
PS1 - LA Mayor Bass In Africa While LA BURNS > PHOTO BETTER THAN WORDS>
Six Trips Abroad ... What? Any SB Leaders Gone During a MAJOR EMERGENCY????
https://tinyurl.com/5euu4byt
PS2 -Criminal Negligence. LA Fire Chiefs Call-Out-Letter LA Leaders & Mayor Bass
https://x.com/RichMcHugh/status/1880064380135731278
PS3 - Nothing Changes Same Ole Game in LA as in SB as in CALI > Weblink >
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-montecito-debris-basins-20181220-htmlstory.html
LA Times Title > "Santa Barbara County Knew Mudslides Were a Risk. It did Little to Stop Them."
I’m disgusted, aren’t we democracy ?wasn’t the whole point that the majority rules,that if you you don’t necessarily agree with the voted in majority, at least you agree in the democracy and that we would all benefit from getting behind whoever won the vote because in the end, aren’t we all Americans wanting the same thing? This childish attitude I’m gonna take my ball and go home if I don’t get my way is so disheartening in our political leaders.!
JB: Democracy can be mobs. So no, we have never been a democracy. Where did you get this false notion, Jessica? We are a representative Republic with multiple checks and balances designed specifically to protect us from the "passions of the mob" - aka this false claim we are a "democracy which seems to be highly partisan in its origins. Where were you misled on this fundamental?
Founders and the US Constitution worked hard to protect us from the mob, which has been compromised badly after too many years straying from it fundamentals. We took a very wrong turn as a nation when JFK in 1962 allowed government employees to unionize.
With a 23 million strong government employee base today, easily 99% of whom are Democrat supporters, we are no longer "government of the people, by the people and for the people". Ponder this fundamental fact first, and then reassess what you think has happened to this nation from that time forward.
We now have a huge, vested special interest class, who has accumulated far too much power and control to even remotely resemble the country the Founders intended. Stay tuned since voters sensed the blunt-speaking Trump election was their last chance to preserve the original intent of this nation's founding, as it approaches it 250th birthday
Exactly!! Citizens need to understand we are a Representative Republic
Oh no. You're back to saying " easily 99%" of government employees are Democrats? It's time for another cup of coffee.
Looking forward to the hidden "moral majority" of registered Democrats to clean up their own party, TJ.
Looking forward to that as well - and you finding and using a rational number of how many government employees are Democrats as well. 99%?
Keep my feet to the fire on my claim, TJ.
Depends how you slice it and dice it - some federal departments donate 100%, many government unions donate in the very high 90's. Interesting to drill down into the patterns for any election year changes and payouts. Not sure the overall average is as critical as finding out which individual departments etc might be the most partisan. Good exercise to keep digging and seeking the raw numbers. I am in your debt to keep bringing in more facts.
Plus these linked numbers below are only federal employee donations; not state, county, municipal and special districts like school district employees. Supporting your own self-interests as a government employee is not a novel concept.
But the sheer numbers now of vested, self-interested voters whether they are 75% to 99% might be considered domestic, tax dollar supported and highly partisan agents of "election interference". Big Government is bad government. No two ways about it.
RE: https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/10/25/federal-employees-and-2024-political-donations/
Seeing from the above link that the Dept of Education and the Office of Personnel Management donate 100% to Democrats, is the federal equivalent of the teachers unions and SEIU dominating California politics. Taxpayer grift for special interests runs strong among Democrats.
Very interesting indeed. I don't think State or Federal Departments should be able to donate any funds to a political campaign. That's just wrong. But this still doesn't resolve how the individual government workers are voting.
Where have you been for the last 20 years. Dems don’t care about America. It’s all about them and to hell with the Constitution and rule of law.
I hope to see JUSTICE carried out against all that broke the law.
And don’t say it’s revenge. It’s called justice.
That’s not exactly true “dems” just have a different view of how things should be accomplished. I will follow “ majority rules and get behind whoever. I will NOT lower myself to not support my country just because of sour grapes. Sometimes everyone can be wrong at some point, and hindsight is always 20/20. My political views tend toward the conservative but not entirely. I think the right is TOTALLY wrong about abortion, environmental protection.
I’d like to see you practice what you preach. Abortion is not and never will be acceptable. It’s death to a human being that can not defend itself. Just pure evil
I would wager you would continue to kill babies no matter what the law said.
Why do you worship killing babies. Very satan like.
Leave the innocent babies alone!!!
Jessica Democrats are the party of Big Government and Big Brother. They had their chance to inflict their "different point of view" on this country for 12 years plus full blown sabotage during the Trump administration.
The people spoke in 2024, with the ultimate irony the more Democrats attacked Trump with concocted more lawfare and media smears, the more popular he became.
Democrats need to ponder this and read the room far better than they have shown, if like you they claim to support what the people wanted. Their gut check wanted Democrats gone, and the entire structure of our current government cleaned up and returned to its original intent.
Time to get off your "moral high road" kick and clean up your own Democrat party, Jessica.
Melania - now there’s a classy broad, unlike Pig Obama & Frump Biden.
Melania’s a lot sharper, stronger and more independent than people give her credit for. I loved her “I Don’t Care’ jacket.
You’ll remember when Trump forgot to tip one of the White House staff, Melania said ‘Donald, that wasn’t right.' Trumpy scooted into the staff room and handed him a big tip and apologized.
What a gal! Finally, class & beauty back in the White House!
MTG Update: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was named Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.).
Greene’s subcommittee will operate under the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Congressman James Comer (R-KY).
Wow! Elon, Vivek and MTG, my favorite ass-kicker of them all on the same team? _Now_ we're gonna get it done!
Earl- Name calling is gross, unwelcomed, unnecessary. Why do you stoop so low?
I don't really follow what the first ladies or guys are doing but I will say that Calla hit the nail on the head with her remarks about socialized medicine. You don't want to be sick and try to get good care in a system run by the govt. It's the quickest way to ending your life prematurely.
Question: why do people live longer in Scandinavian countries than in the U.S.? (Genuine question)
In Scandinavia countries, citizens may purchase private health insurance to access higher quality care or shorter wait times.
Why is that not the case in the U.S.?
Lou, Merci for your observation! Stay tuned! I'm writing a story about my life experiences with French socialized health care. It begins in 1962, being in a Parisian traffic accident, breaking a leg and gangrene setting in. It finishes ---so far---with breaking a wrist last October and having to wait for 2 agonizing days to have it "fixed"! Have I tweeted your interest? Calla
I don't usually read this sort of Article but when I skip read a little I wanted to know more. Just one thing, after reviewing so many Liberals how come you did not give notice to a few of our Republican First Ladies who did good things. I wish there was some way Melania could find to convert more women to "The Party". A good place to start would be Americas Liberal School system. I am 96, a generation in which I can not remember my Education being anything but that. Do you know when "The Teachersn Union was established ? Floyd Keinath, Solvang, CA
Floyd, JFK allowed federal government employees to unionize in 1962, by executive order. State, county and municipal government followed soon after, including teachers unions until now we have a very large 23 million government employee workforce, mostly union members.
SCOTUS recently ruled this membership can no longer mandated: but it remains defacto pervasive and obligatory. Hence the flight to charter schools and home schooling we now see which takes public-funded education out of the de facto grip of the education unions. (Both teachers and school staffs are union members today)
One does also need to take a critical look at the hiring, employment practices and compensation packages for teachers back then to get a more complete picture. All was not a bed of roses before the teachers unions at all. So this history must also have context as one more part of the "women movement" arising out of the 1970's when many female college graduates had few other career choices other than going into teaching.
But over time the penetration, power and funding now heavily controlled by the teachers unions (and the voters who elect their supported candidates)has not left us with a better product. Just the opposite. That is the other dimension to also consider today.
Prop 98 which strongly supported public education in California after Prop1 13 curtailed property tax increases, turned out to be a Trojan horse when that much money was taken off the top of the over all state budget general funds and sent just to "public education" in California. Today we are a long way from ensuring better funding by law for our schools which voters originally intended to ensure we got the same great results we used to get before teachers unions and Prop 13 also came into being California.
We have sadly moved now into the law of unintended consequences and the unsupportable rise of the educational-industrial complex administrative state, which in fact has delivered nothing but shame for California's once great K-12 education system.
I have nothing but highly positive memories from my own Calif public school days, starting in the late 1940's. Every day it as a thrill to go to school.
Calla: From all your writings so far, you seem to love America and particularly Santa Barbara. Why don't you come back from France and help invigorate California again? I mean this in a very positive light. We need more people fighting for California taking it back from the criminals running it currently.
Poornima, Merci for the compliment! I do love America---the America I grew up in. But now is the time to be in France with my family and, if I can manage it, to pass on that America to my grandchildren. Calla
A very beautiful, classy and smart woman. Thank goodness she will be our First Lady. God bless her
Definitely one of the smartest and most accomplished first ladies we’ve ever had. Hands down, without a doubt, by far the most beautiful first lady we have ever had. I think it’s funny that Vogue and the other fashion magazines who normally feature exposes of first ladies Refuse to do one of her. My feeling is that they do not want to know or let their viewing public to know how smart she really is. It just makes it so easy for everybody to now see how truly hypocritical the media is and how frightened they are of being exposed
Merci Brian. I look forward, as do many others (57 million plus?), to the positive coverage of Melania and her family that should come, starting on Monday. And not just the outfit the new First Lady will wear! Calla
Thank you for your thoughtful article Calla. I always thought it strange how Michelle was so revered even though through her race relations got worse. She seemed mean and bitter to me but was regarded as such a “good” person. Melania seemed like the only normal person in those two rows at the funeral. She’s not a phony, she’s dignified and I’m sure she can’t wait until she’s away from all those backstabbing liars. I’ll have to read her book. 😊
Merci Fern. Calla
"The jacket she wore with “I Don't Care” written on the back" always struck me as a "Let them eat cake." Still baffles me what the point of that was.
Pat, I think Melania was just telling the left-wing media and those that subscribed to it that she could care less what they thought. Melania's self confidence is remarkable. And she is clever, too! Calla
You mean clever, like Lady Macbeth?
FYI… https://x.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1009916650622251009?s=61
Yes, clearly Melania is the embodiment of class, style and culture. The only other foreign born First Lady was Louisa Adams. Melania, the former world class international model and superstar has taken the role as First Lady to a new level, not seen since Jackie Kennedy. One would think that the angry, vindictive hags at Vogue would celebrate Melania’s glamour and appeal.
Yes, the last 2 First Ladies probably meant well, but both came up short.
Michelle, who is a brilliant and talented woman has seemingly been overcome with resentment and appears aloof. It would figure that race and gender has become more important to Michelle than national identity and decorum.
As for Dr. Jill, well everyone can relate to a wannabe, right? Status, title and the life of the party is Dr. Jill’s thing. I always thought it was ridiculous how an adjunct professor at a community college insists to be called Doctor!
I read yesterday the Biden’s will be visiting Santa Ynez after the inauguration. Guess they’ll move here? There goes the neighborhood!
I agree. Dr. title for a PhD and chiropractors always seems odd.
To the point.
Tag your it.....
“Atrocious English accent,” really? I wonder if you make that classless comment to the majority of businesses here in town?
YIKES….WHAT GARBAGE! How did you all get to be such liars?
Welcome back, Nancy!
Did you lose your niche in Wash DC, Nancy?
J. Livingston: Thank you for asking….my niche is fine and so is my nephew……😇😇😇😇😇😇
Never been to Wash. D.C…..sorry. Hope your niche is nicer than you.
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Did the mountain come to Mohammed or did Mohammed go to the mountain, Nancy?
Put another nickel in
In the nickelodeon
All I want is having less of you
And more music, music, music
Liars…us? It must be Happy Hour somewhere!
But it was perfectly fine that Trump refused to attend Biden’s Inauguration and instead threw himself his own rally - the only outgoing President to do that since 1869 (Andrew Johnson)????? A bit hypocritical I think.
Elaine, considering the context was full blown TDS from the moment Trump walked down the Trump Tower elevator in 2015.
Through the 24/7 deep state assault on his entire first term, from Obama spying on him before he was even inaugurated and the establishment media making up stories and conflating every single fake news angle they could concoct, be glad in fact our Republic even survived to record the voice of the people again in 2024.
This time ....be better, Democrats. Your Obama/Biden/Harris antics have exhausted us. And get the message out to your government employee union members too. We all have a country to save ,after the past few decades of straying too far from its fundamentals.
Talk about exhaustion, trump has been in our face continuously and constantly since 2007. Always with the same story, feel sorry for me I’m a victim, they’re picking on me. I’ve done nothing wrong. Constantly running his mouth. let’s see what he does after his term is up this time. He’ll do something I’m sure to try to keep himself relevant.
No Julia, your favored brands of media kept Trump in your face 24/7, because it was good or their ratings. Change your media brands. Trump would say one thing early in the morning because this is how he cleared his head, and the MSM would froth endlessly about it the entire rest of the day.
Wake up and smell the "cofeve". You got played. The rest of us followed what Trump actually did, which is why he earned such a great re-election mandate to keep doing more of the same.
Mean tweets vs promises made, promises kept. Your call, Julia. The people already made their call.
JL, I’ll get to your response in a bit, but first I have something to say.
It’s pretty sad and pathetic when your ego is so fragile that when you’re being inaugurated, you can be downright petty and ignore the flag code regarding honoring a past president. The flag code, I’m sure most people know, is that when a past president dies, flags are flown at half-mast for 30 days. You would think the incoming president-elect would be the bigger man, and not insist on having the flag fly at full-mast on Inauguration Day. I’m sure it’s within his power.
President Jimmy Carter, a man who humbly led his country, was a man of integrity, honor, and a great humanitarian. He deserves the full honor and respect, from our country, of having the flag at half-mast the full 30 days without interruption.
When you think trump can’t get any lower, he proves us wrong.
Now JL, as for changing my favorite brands of media. Believe it or not I have tried that. I tune into the BBC news and believe it or not even Fox News on occasion, like I did yesterday, Saturday, to be exact. Let me tell you the “fake news” and tall tales I hear on there are astounding, but I resisted changing to another station. Rupert says an outstanding stable storytellers.
Most of the reporters, and I say reporters because they’re not journalists, are appealing, and I see how cult leaders Get people to follow them.
There is one person who is nasty, cruel and vile. He thinks he’s funny, but he’s as funny as an infected hemorrhoid, in fact, he looks like an infected hemorrhoid. His shifty eyes don’t help, this was actually one time when I just sat and watched his whole hour of hate. magas are always putting down “The View” but this person out does them with hate speech one hundred to one, if not more. I could not believe he is able to get away with the obscene jokes he makes. One was so vile about Monica Lewinsky, I was speechless. Who is this despicable disgusting person you ask? I am sure all the magas are familiar with him. It’s the disgusting, despicable, greg gutfeld.
Thankfully, I don’t drink “cofeve”, but apparently trump does. He can’t say half his words correctly, so he might want to cut down on his “cofeve”. We’re onto the fact that he says stupid moronic things to distract us from the stupid moronic things he’s doing. And since the rest of you know, what he’s doing or did. please some details of what he’s done for the country? Besides limiting women’s rights.
Julia, we would think YOU would be bigger than that. But apparently not. A President is getting Inaugurated for the 47th time in our entire nation's history. We think Trump deserves full honors on this one day. But you do not. Got it.
Yet you spin some wild story about Turmp being thin-skinned and disrespectful, as the only way of looking at this? C'mon, Julie. This is a new low even for you.
The funny thing is you seem make it all about Trump; while he and his supporters do not. We celebrate morning in America again tomorrow together, and that deserves flags flying at full mast. Join the uplift of the moment - the majority has spoken and the wisdom of the Founders remains intact.
PS: Don't bother with Fox News if you are truly want to add some new channels to your life - unless you want visual infotainment. I personally do not know any one who watches FOX News. But others here might. I think you are better off taking Scott Jennings to heart on CNN if you want to stick to visual infotainment for "news".
JL, It’s not a concern what you think of me? You think sharpie guy deserves full honors? Well, let’s see. Do you remember Biden‘s inauguration? Where was sharpie guy, the loser? Where was the tradition of transfer of power then?
President Biden extended every courtesy to President-elect sharpie guy. He welcomed him home He was courteous every time he had to be in his presence. Where was this courtesy for President Biden’s inauguration?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sharpie guy has no class. President Biden went above and beyond to keep the transfer of power traditional. So what does sharpie guy, the loser do? He rakes President Biden over the coals, disrespecting him, and the present past presidents in attendance. An inaugural speech it’s supposed to be uplifting and inspirational. All he ever talks about is gloom and doom. He keeps his followers in fear of everything around them, especially anything that isn’t white.
He always has to be in the limelight front and center. He never shows respect to any foreign dignitaries either, except dictators. During his first term, he literally shoved a foreign dignitary out of his way So he could be in front. While in England, he walked directly in front of Queen Elizabeth instead of behind, where he should have been. This was during his first term, of course. We’ll have to wait and see if he’s learned any manners and decorum.
Tell me, where do you gather your research from, TV, publications,
newsfeeds? I’d really like to know where you get all your fantasies.
Ya, well Biden thought he was attending a ice cream social.
The tRump’s did not attend the Biden inagauration and did not welcome them to the White House.
RN: Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat deep state had already mounted their vicious Jan 6 "insurrectionist" sabotage of Trump.
Context is everything. Trump did the nation a favor not showing up, and letting the deep state hired goons disrupt one more public gathering in our nation's capitol.
The full story of the Capitol Police "pipe bomb" Jan 6 riots have yet to be told, because there have been no honest brokers under Biden to tell the full story.
I can't wait to see the new movie.
Likewise, in turn, Michelle Obama is doing Pres-Elect Trump a favor. She’s not obligated; she’s consistent which is admirable whether anyone likes it or not.
Are you relate to Jerry?
That explains everything.
Wow, a reference that quit new releases in 1958.