I retired to the small wonderful town of Lompoc in 2015. Because I had been very active in poliitics in Orange County, and would be attending President Trump's innauguration when he won, I was appalled that three so called Republican councilmen and mayor were planning to put a drag strip here on the apron of our airport. One man, Bob Lingl, was a candidate for mayor and he was agaisnt the planned drag strip in the town. I became his campaign chairman and he won mayor of Lompoc. The drag strip lost. Then I organized. rallies for Trump and. found out everyone was afraid to place Trump signs on their lawns. for retribution by local democrats. But our rallies gave people courage, and soon you would see Trump signs everywhere. Thousands of Lompoc voters voted for Trump, and I will be organizing rallies again for that great man. Stand up and be counted by joining our rallies for President Donald Trump in Lompoc! Carol in Lompoc
We need to pray that God hears us and gives us good leaders. As a nation we need to repent. That starts with the church. We all need to speak up and not be cowed into silence by the fear of someone disapproving of our views. Truth is powerful and a little light chases away a lot of darkness. I talk with people every day, and assume they have some knowledge of truth in their mind and heart. It was put there by the Creator, however it may be buried by a persons desire to deny it and pretend we are in charge. What is encouraging is how many folks eyes light up and they express similar ideas and a longing for a return to sanity in this nation. Every one of us needs to be courageous and speak up truth wherever we go and to whomever we speak.
By the way, the answer to avocado root rot it replacing the old trees with breeds that are fungus resistant. Teach your children and grandchildren the truth. In SB we have a great resource in the Young Americas Foundation which brings great truth tellers in regularly. We are starting to bring out teen age grandkids.
What Patriots love about Trump is that he puts America first, not the globalist agenda, that is good enough for government work but it is much much more than that. He wants to restore law and order to the border. He is the most pro-life president in a long time- even if he doesn't meet the Christian standard of pro-life, he is multitudes more prolife than pro-death Joe Biden. He rejects the Grean fraud of the fake climate change agenda. He rejects all the gender ideology bullbutter. He cares about the American economy. He is not a war monger like the uniparty and there is so much more that have nothing to do with your trick question. If he is none of those things in your subjective eyes (informed by mainstream media and currupted DOJ) he is one hell of a lot better than crooked Joe Biden.
PS: I can. All of them apply to Trump. Take off your own blinders. Why did you label these as only "Christian values". Do they not exist in any other human values system? Or are you keen to apply only your own standards for hypocrisy, in order to take a smug victory lap against your version of Donald Trump?
Trump is honest to a fault, blunt, in your face with few filters. He is true to his campaign promises - promises made, promises kept; he is humbled by the task ahead of him; charity is his own personal sacrifice to undertake this very difficult task at this time in his life, and at his own huge personal expense.
I'm not supporting Trump because he is espousing Christian values. At best he support cultural Christianity because it garners votes, I support him because the alternative would be a secular neo liberal. Joe Biden is a Catholic in name only, he can't even be bothered to support a single socially conservative stance held by the Church like the right to life for all people, especially the unborn.
Ironically, Trump gets closer to Christian values that the “ Catholic” Biden
Trump demonstrates lots of in Christian personality traits that will make many Christians pinch their nose as they vote for him over his absolutely evil opponent
It's interesting. It's like Trump is the demon they're willing to get in bed with to get what they want. But I'm sure you'll hear replies like "all men are troubled..." etc. Also interesting for a doc to tell an avocado rancher his business.
You are surely one of my favorite posters on here, but perhaps you don't know what the word "demon" means? The liberal left you appear to espouse is truly Luciferian- for all Trumps faults and foibles, he is not demonic while on the other hand the liberal leftist positions are in fact demonic. Abortion is satanic. The gender ideologies are satanic. And so much more evil is perpetrated in the name of new and false virtues, like "tolarance" "equity" and chief among them empathy- Those who live in glass houses ought not to cast such hypocritical stones.
I agree, Thomas John (affectionately John Thomas) is one of my favorite posters here. While surely a Democrat, TJ is willing to engage in civil dialog and I feel he maintains an open mind to other viewpoints. This is a sharp contrast to posters like Nancy Freeman who is generally hostile, crude, profane and contributes nothing to the conversation.
Quite right Jeff, TJ asks and answers good questions with the demeanor of a real gentleman. There are several ideologues who are arrogant, rude and deeply delusional and don't seem to know it, presumably because of the pain of two broken arms resulting from incessantly patting themselves on the back by virtue signaling.
Thank you both for the comments below. I try (my best - not always 100%) to be civil and polite. I'm here not to totally stir the pot - but add comments where I think part of the dialog is wrong for lack of a better word. And Yeah, mostly a democrat - but that is getting harder and harder to say as decades move on. I think I've wandered over enough that some of my footsteps are hitting the outside paths of some of what are now RINOs in thinking.
But what I really get out of this site is a chance to understand, or try to, different perspectives that challenge my thoughts or positions. I'll never vote for Trump for a lot of reasons. But my mind is much more open to media bias, and I've stated before that I don't think there is a deep state - there has been more collusion occurring that doesn't seem fair in in hindsight.
And Jeff - it pissed me off a few months ago with the John Thomas mix match - but now I smile and take it in the mostly good humor I believe your mean it in.
Rough going on this distract. I am not saying it is not accurate or truthful but for sure it is incendiary.
I happen to agree that the 2020 election was stolen with illegal votes. My rationale and reason is that there is no way Biden gets more votes than Obama and there is no way a seating President gets 7 million more votes than 2016 and losses. The population growth and polling data does not support the result.
In Biden's case, he didn't even campaign 🙄. He was the basement candidate that no one liked. People voted against Trump, not for Biden. Even so, the numbers and data do not pass the smell test like Biden losing Ohio and Florida and still win.
As for us, we keep voting and verify that our vote was counted. Other than that, there isn't much we can do. We voted for Obama under the auspices that he was going to resolved healthcare. Well that didn't happen and we got a worse policy than the one we had IMO. As a matter of discipline, we don't either contribute or participate in political events.
The numbers totally pass the smell test - if you know what you're smelling. The 2020 election saw historically high voter turnout, with more than 159 million Americans casting ballots. By percentage it was the highest turnout in 120 years at 66.7%. The increased turnout contributed to both candidates receiving record-breaking vote totals, Trump also receiving more votes (74,222,958) than any previous presidential candidate other than Joe. Two marginal at best candidates brining everyone out to vote.
Ballot harvesting easily brought in those extra votes, mainly from CA and NY. What does that tell you? It was a calculated exercise in political theater to gas-light the highly dubious election night results, Ironic since millions of "extra" CA and NY votes did not change the numbers of CA or NY electoral votes. Sheer theater in these heavily unionized and ballot harvesting states. But it did serve as an immediate cudgel to use, and still use, against anyone who dared to question the 2020 results.
Another distinction was the very careful parsing of post-election claims. "There was no proof of wide spread voter fraud" . (1) voter fraud and election fraud are two very different things. Why did they chose only "voter fraud"; and ignore the numerous "covid" election procedures that were corrupted and never explained; some of which were also thrown out much later by the courts. (2) The corruptions did not need to be "widespread"; just targeted to a few key swing state precincts to drag Biden over the line, late at night by highly questionable blue precincts.
Fact: Biden won by only a total 43,000 votes coming in late at night from key swing state precincts. This is a very slim margin. Compare that to the immediate drum beats about his "81 million ballot margin - the most popular president ever" intended up front to shut everyone up. But this popularity coming only from CA and NY curiously.
What is with this sprious claim other than an opportunity to give thanks to our Founders who built in buffers to protect us from mob rule by creating a Republic and not a "democracy".
Ballot harvesting is used by both sides - and should be done away with or done with tighter measures to ensure it's accurate. And yeah, CA has some of the most lax harvesting rules out there. Time for a change on that.
Ballot-harvesting was one more Trojan Horse "election reform" that played to the Democrat advantage since they already knew how to play the GOTV ground game. Any one can play now that the "rules" are better understood.
Agree, ballot-harvesting is far too leaky to be part of a zero tolerance election integrity standard.
I think about how back in the times when Christians were persecuted they had to be very careful identifying who they could speak to. One would casually draw an arc in the sand with the toe of their sandal, and if the other added the second arc, forming the icthus fish, they were confirmed and would sneak off to talk about Jesus. Nowadays conservatives do the same, tossing out hints in conversation and hoping for a response that reveals the presence of a like-minded person. This self-censorship is shameful, but prudent when surrounded by those whose urge to control and blame is their own religion.
Or they have pickup trucks with Trump banners flying out the back and a red hat. Not quite subtle but it does the trick. Those folks don't seem too persecuted. More power to them for not being 'self censored".
This is ironic. I say this because I grew up in Mumbai, a very large city on the west coast of India. Moved to the United States in 1991 as an 18 year old to attend college and stayed back. That was 34 years ago. As an 18 year old I was old guard conservative, more of a libertarian constitutionalist. I bring up India hecause even the youth in India today want Trump to come back as president. And I mean almost everyone you speak with in India is pro Trump. Meanwhile here in the United States, especially in California it is a whole different ball game. But as they say, one has to seriously hit rock bottom before crawling your way up again. We're close to that situation now.
Thank you Henry...for actually taking the time to speak with our seniors. As a Country we do a poor job of honoring our wise aged folks with the invaluable gift of "our" time. Of course I believe in all you said and shared, but mostly I'm wowed with your willingness to offer...yourself!
Wisdom often comes with age. Sadly, the young often think they have achieved wisdom, and think the gray hairs are dottering fools. Biden certainly reinforces that opinion, however there are lots of us with years of good and bad decisions in our CV to warrant listening to us.
I recently replaced an aging American flag that flies in front of my house. I think I have the only American flag left in my neighborhood. There are a few rainbows, hate has no home here, everyone is welcome here in nine languages and a Kennedy flag. I wonder if a MAGA Republican would be welcome where hate has no home? I am afraid to ask. I am also afraid to replace that American flag with a Trump 2024 flag. Oh, I would love to display my support of Trump, but in my neighborhood I am afraid. All of my neighbors HATE Trump and have made that fact clear. I live next to these people, and we get along just fine until the subject of Trump comes up. I have learned to avoid the subject. That is sad enough but even sadder is what happened to a house a couple of blocks away when a Trump flag was displayed in 2020. The flag was torn down, but undeterred the homeowner replaced the flag only to have the second flag torn down along with spray painted obscenities on his house. He did not replace the flag for a third time. He has since moved to Arizona. I cannot say for sure if the flag incident and the vandalism had anything to do with it, but I would guess so. I too would like to leave California to get away from the hostility I feel from leftists (my neighbors) toward conservatives (me). Family commitments prevent my leaving the state now but there is nothing I would like more than to leave California. My neighbors would say "don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out" Politics have become the politics of division and hate and it is to the detriment of all Americans. The really sad part is that I do not see it getting better and I see no path back to civility.
This is a company town. The biggest employer is the government (D). Winning is existential when one's own life and livelihood is tied to election outcomes.
We also did fly our Californians for Trump sign and actually had neighbors give up the thumbs but but also admit they were too frightened to display their own political preferences.
Take a look at the voter registration lists in your precinct. I was surprised to see how many GOP neighbors we actually had, in this neighborhood also loaded with pride flags and permanent no one is illegal etc. yard signs
The internet and AI are wonderful tools. They permit those who self-identify as informed to also self-identify as having done the research to back up informed opinion. Any position at all can be "supported" by an internet link. With a little tenacity you can find links that would support other opinions. The link you sent is a poll conducted by a government daily newsletter written for government executives. Is Government Executive magazine something you regularly consult to inform your opinions? No, you went to Google or chat and posted the first thing that supported your notion that government employees are a roughly even mix of Republican and Democrat. I can tell you from personal observation that government employees both federal and state-local overwhelmingly vote democrat. I include employees of the public education system as government employees as well. Finally, I would say that the highest aspiration for a Democrat is to work for the government is a self-evident truth not amenable to debate.
I agree that in CA or at least coastal CA that yeah, most fed/state/locals are dems. But having spent some time not being cooled by a breeze off the ocean that it isn't the case inland. I just wanted JL to get off the high horse of quoting that there are 42 million democrats voting for Biden. And yes, I didn't have that number memorized because I have access to government records at my fingertips. I used the foulable internet to find it - well to actually confirm JLs number.
TJ: I have often stated there are 22 million government employee (TWENTY TWO MILLION) not 42 million. They do primarily support, donate, vote and provide GOTV volunteer efforts for Democrats only. Is this healthy for our ……”Democracy”? One more vote for "limited government" versus growing more Big Goverment since our own tax dollars de facto do grow this highly Big Government voter base.
Sickens me when I think about how Big Government now highly partisan voting loyalties have distorted out one person, one vote foundational ideals.
Voting on Election Day can work for people who actually show up and do it in person. But don't tell people to vote at the very last minute using the ballot that was mailed to them. If for some reason the signature is rejected, there will be little time to cure the ballot. So, if they vote on or right before Election Day, they should bring the vote by mail ballot but void it there and get an in-person ballot instead.
At least 40% of registered Republicans don't vote at all. So telling them to vote at the last minute is not a way to increase turnout and win elections. Those folks need to be told to vote as soon as possible upon receipt of their vote by mail ballot.
Life in America has a become more feral under Biden. In both his direct policies, and his rampant neglect and failed oversight of his Big Government machine.
I read this article by Mr. Schulte "Overcoming Fear of the Future"
and the stakes now are extreme and we all better be "In Fear." Here is my post to Nancy Freeman.
Hello Nancy, I hear you loud and clear ....... and I like you do not like Trumps mannerisms and background and alot of what he stands for however that said there is a alot more going on than anyone can imagine with layers of layers of deception. Read my recent post today and you will begin to understand something very serious is a-foot with ALL-TRUMP and the US Government that is way beyound the facts that are before us. In simple words there is a POWER-STRUGGLE going on rigth now with who controls this Country. I for one do not want to be Vaporized in a Nuclear Holocaust with Russia and we are there rigth now. Some very imporant events are now happening between Russia and the US and we all better hope to God that Both Russia and the US stops this escalation and BOTH STAND DOWN NOW.
Good Article into how the blanket of disinformation, censorship, and bullying planned/promoted by the Deep State has quelled the opinions & drive of right-minded citizens — as evidence by your visit to a senior facility…
Tonight’s debate should bring clarity to the stark differences of the two sides fighting the ongoing Silent War…Trump holds the cards — a record economy, stemming of illegal immigration, ending our never-ending wars, resetting bad trade deals, to name a few of the greater underpinnings that affect the average Jane & Joe Citizen…Trump also knows all of the intricacies of the Deep State’s moves that have been put in play to collapse Our Great Nation, including all of the smears & lawfare aimed at him, his administration, and Patriots that support him — as promoted/broadcasted by the Legacy Media (CIA/DNC controlled) via mind spells played against average Jane & Joe Citizen using their trama-based 24-hour news cycle…
on the other side of the fight, Joe Biden has a record of a failing nation over these past 3+ years, which requires great spin & deception…all the while having to stand for 90 minutes without having his marbles gravitate into his mouth…Enjoy The Show!!!
DL you made a statement above "Trump also knows all of the intricacies of the Deep State’s moves that have been put in play to collapse Our Great Nation" Trump like almost everyone
has no idea what the "Deep State" is doing because THEY Keep things very well concealed.
For example no one knows where THEY are, what THEY are doing and who THEY are but
THEY know just about EVERYTHING about You and Me if THEY want it.
You may want to ask youself if THEY know anything about little old Santa Barbara
and the good Ole Boys and Gals of our So-Called-Local-Leaders and if THEY are here.
Methinks differently….US Mil is leading the counter insurgency, started when Trump was asked to run for President with the guarantee that chance of winning…Trump knows everything…think about it…
Key:
Military Intelligence v FBI CIA NSA
No approval or congressional oversight
State Secrets upheld under SC
Who is the Commander and Chief of the military?
Under what article can the President impose MI take over investigations for the 3 letter agencies? What conditions must present itself? Why is this so VERY important? Who surrounds POTUS? They lost this very important power — the one area of the govt not corrupt and directly serves POTUS…
I hear what your saying my friend “Most Presidents get little…”
keep in mind that the NSA IS military intelligence, top tier/sees all + works with 3 letter agencies...which cohort do you believe would be most supportive of the constitution...Warrior class or civilian class? could NSA work OVER CIA/FBI/+++?
Why did POTUS Trump move his entire operation out of TT the DAY AFTER the ADM ROGERS [SCIF] MEETING? (TT was bugged), which occured shortly after Trump tweeted "Great meetings will take place today at Trump Tower concerning the formation of the people who will run our government for the next 8 years." (3:46 AM - 22 Nov 2016)
Who is Mike Rogers? Why did select former ABC directors call for the removal of ROGERS? [Brennan][Clapper][Carter] push to TERM _NSA Mike ROGERS [date]?
WASH POST:
“The heads of the Pentagon and the nation’s intelligence community have recommended to President Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. ROGERS, be removed.The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.”
DL have you worked in a highly classified position with the US Military? Have you been to Washington reporting to the people that run the Military Programs? And do you know IF THAT Highly Classified Information actually reaches the Presidents?
Much of this highly classified information reaches the President.
Great one. Happy to see those who have had it with the Left.
CAB has faced the same when the oppositions begs for, is given, hundreds of thousands of taxpayer money to push their prejudice. There is no honor when bullies use someone else's money to exist and act as "pac's".......
It has been interesting to watch to watch this organizations and others see growing favor from what once we would never see a Democrat or Independent now supporting us.
The question is now, will the lack of engagement because it makes them uncomfortable change. Will the acquiescent silent majority no longer let the bullies to disrespect what made this nation great?
I prefer actually going in person to the polling place and voting on Election Day. The first time I went there, he wanted me to hand him my mail on ballot telling me he would invalidate it. I invalidated it for him by ripping it up. I don’t trust them at all.
My own poll worker experience is the training and supervision is shoddy, the procedures are leaky, and the built-in bias of many of the "volunteers" is rampant.
With regard to voting on Election Day, I agree, and yet I was hearing last time around that it was so predictable that conservatives would vote primarily on Election Day that other nefarious plans were implemented to take advantage of that likelihood such as “machine breakdowns” that caused such long lines and delays that people left or simply couldn’t vote in time before the poles closed. I heard that whole batches of votes were discarded because the percentage of votes were likely to be so high for Trump that it was worth it to lose a few Biden votes. Who knows what else they will come up with. The point is while i agree that is where we should be ultimately, I think we need to be more unpredictable than that and use the existing legal methods to our advantage in the meantime. As my dad always says, “Learn the game you’re in and play that game.”
I agree, it wasn’t supportive. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t true. It was simply the reason behind my point. I’m not trying to make a court case out of it. Doesn’t really matter even matter it it didn’t happen. The point was to not be so predictable that we can be easily thwarted.
Lots of “stolen election” opinions out there despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Trump wasn’t really rated a very good president by unbiased raters and the Project 2025 manifesto ought to scare the hell out of both the left and the right. So what we have here is a choice between two,old guys in cognitive decline and a third choice who admits a worm ate his brain. I was a registered Republican for decades, casting my first ballot by absentee in Vietnam, but once the party was hijacked by the likes of Santos, Greene, Boebert and, yes Trump, I became an independent. The saddest part of all this is our lack of a unifying choice, no matter which party.
I strongly disagree with your perspective though you’re entitled to it. You clearly don’t see this for what it really is, a battle between good and evil, way beyond the two candidates on the ballot. You cannot unify good and evil. Biden and Trump are simply representatives of the two sides. And to be clear, Biden represents evil. To disagree here, I believe, is to be blind to it or in denial.
And a serial philanderer who lies and stiffs his contractors teargasses my former priest for a photo op with an upside down borrowed bible represents good?
"Unbiased". Everyone is biased, some are too afraid to admit it. I am vocal in being biased, I am a Catholic ultra traditionalist and I won't try and hide that fact.
What I find more saddening is there is no self censorship in that party anymore. Liz get's booted. Santos cuddled for a vote. Who knows what is going on with gropper Boebert and space laser lady. Just think 6 years ago Al Franken resigned because a sexualy inappropriate - fake boobie grabber - photo turned up from a decade before that. How times have changed.
I retired to the small wonderful town of Lompoc in 2015. Because I had been very active in poliitics in Orange County, and would be attending President Trump's innauguration when he won, I was appalled that three so called Republican councilmen and mayor were planning to put a drag strip here on the apron of our airport. One man, Bob Lingl, was a candidate for mayor and he was agaisnt the planned drag strip in the town. I became his campaign chairman and he won mayor of Lompoc. The drag strip lost. Then I organized. rallies for Trump and. found out everyone was afraid to place Trump signs on their lawns. for retribution by local democrats. But our rallies gave people courage, and soon you would see Trump signs everywhere. Thousands of Lompoc voters voted for Trump, and I will be organizing rallies again for that great man. Stand up and be counted by joining our rallies for President Donald Trump in Lompoc! Carol in Lompoc
We need to pray that God hears us and gives us good leaders. As a nation we need to repent. That starts with the church. We all need to speak up and not be cowed into silence by the fear of someone disapproving of our views. Truth is powerful and a little light chases away a lot of darkness. I talk with people every day, and assume they have some knowledge of truth in their mind and heart. It was put there by the Creator, however it may be buried by a persons desire to deny it and pretend we are in charge. What is encouraging is how many folks eyes light up and they express similar ideas and a longing for a return to sanity in this nation. Every one of us needs to be courageous and speak up truth wherever we go and to whomever we speak.
By the way, the answer to avocado root rot it replacing the old trees with breeds that are fungus resistant. Teach your children and grandchildren the truth. In SB we have a great resource in the Young Americas Foundation which brings great truth tellers in regularly. We are starting to bring out teen age grandkids.
Borrowed from reader Gil, in a response to June 24th article from SB Current publisher;
Name one of these Christian values that relate to Trump.
Honesty
Fidelity
Humility
Charity.
You can’t do it. Trump is a faux Chtistian mining gullible folks for their votes and money.
Peter Scott,
What Patriots love about Trump is that he puts America first, not the globalist agenda, that is good enough for government work but it is much much more than that. He wants to restore law and order to the border. He is the most pro-life president in a long time- even if he doesn't meet the Christian standard of pro-life, he is multitudes more prolife than pro-death Joe Biden. He rejects the Grean fraud of the fake climate change agenda. He rejects all the gender ideology bullbutter. He cares about the American economy. He is not a war monger like the uniparty and there is so much more that have nothing to do with your trick question. If he is none of those things in your subjective eyes (informed by mainstream media and currupted DOJ) he is one hell of a lot better than crooked Joe Biden.
PS: I can. All of them apply to Trump. Take off your own blinders. Why did you label these as only "Christian values". Do they not exist in any other human values system? Or are you keen to apply only your own standards for hypocrisy, in order to take a smug victory lap against your version of Donald Trump?
Trump is honest to a fault, blunt, in your face with few filters. He is true to his campaign promises - promises made, promises kept; he is humbled by the task ahead of him; charity is his own personal sacrifice to undertake this very difficult task at this time in his life, and at his own huge personal expense.
I'm not supporting Trump because he is espousing Christian values. At best he support cultural Christianity because it garners votes, I support him because the alternative would be a secular neo liberal. Joe Biden is a Catholic in name only, he can't even be bothered to support a single socially conservative stance held by the Church like the right to life for all people, especially the unborn.
Ironically, Trump gets closer to Christian values that the “ Catholic” Biden
Trump demonstrates lots of in Christian personality traits that will make many Christians pinch their nose as they vote for him over his absolutely evil opponent
It's interesting. It's like Trump is the demon they're willing to get in bed with to get what they want. But I'm sure you'll hear replies like "all men are troubled..." etc. Also interesting for a doc to tell an avocado rancher his business.
Thomas John,
You are surely one of my favorite posters on here, but perhaps you don't know what the word "demon" means? The liberal left you appear to espouse is truly Luciferian- for all Trumps faults and foibles, he is not demonic while on the other hand the liberal leftist positions are in fact demonic. Abortion is satanic. The gender ideologies are satanic. And so much more evil is perpetrated in the name of new and false virtues, like "tolarance" "equity" and chief among them empathy- Those who live in glass houses ought not to cast such hypocritical stones.
I agree, Thomas John (affectionately John Thomas) is one of my favorite posters here. While surely a Democrat, TJ is willing to engage in civil dialog and I feel he maintains an open mind to other viewpoints. This is a sharp contrast to posters like Nancy Freeman who is generally hostile, crude, profane and contributes nothing to the conversation.
Quite right Jeff, TJ asks and answers good questions with the demeanor of a real gentleman. There are several ideologues who are arrogant, rude and deeply delusional and don't seem to know it, presumably because of the pain of two broken arms resulting from incessantly patting themselves on the back by virtue signaling.
Thank you both for the comments below. I try (my best - not always 100%) to be civil and polite. I'm here not to totally stir the pot - but add comments where I think part of the dialog is wrong for lack of a better word. And Yeah, mostly a democrat - but that is getting harder and harder to say as decades move on. I think I've wandered over enough that some of my footsteps are hitting the outside paths of some of what are now RINOs in thinking.
But what I really get out of this site is a chance to understand, or try to, different perspectives that challenge my thoughts or positions. I'll never vote for Trump for a lot of reasons. But my mind is much more open to media bias, and I've stated before that I don't think there is a deep state - there has been more collusion occurring that doesn't seem fair in in hindsight.
And Jeff - it pissed me off a few months ago with the John Thomas mix match - but now I smile and take it in the mostly good humor I believe your mean it in.
This doc has 1000 avocados
Jesus is not on the ballot but it’s pretty clear Satan is
Ahh, old school docs with property. Good for you.
Praying!
Anybody who watched the 2020 election and has eyes to see…
It was manipulated, rigged and Stolen from the American people..
Rough going on this distract. I am not saying it is not accurate or truthful but for sure it is incendiary.
I happen to agree that the 2020 election was stolen with illegal votes. My rationale and reason is that there is no way Biden gets more votes than Obama and there is no way a seating President gets 7 million more votes than 2016 and losses. The population growth and polling data does not support the result.
In Biden's case, he didn't even campaign 🙄. He was the basement candidate that no one liked. People voted against Trump, not for Biden. Even so, the numbers and data do not pass the smell test like Biden losing Ohio and Florida and still win.
As for us, we keep voting and verify that our vote was counted. Other than that, there isn't much we can do. We voted for Obama under the auspices that he was going to resolved healthcare. Well that didn't happen and we got a worse policy than the one we had IMO. As a matter of discipline, we don't either contribute or participate in political events.
The numbers totally pass the smell test - if you know what you're smelling. The 2020 election saw historically high voter turnout, with more than 159 million Americans casting ballots. By percentage it was the highest turnout in 120 years at 66.7%. The increased turnout contributed to both candidates receiving record-breaking vote totals, Trump also receiving more votes (74,222,958) than any previous presidential candidate other than Joe. Two marginal at best candidates brining everyone out to vote.
Yea, NO!
Ballot harvesting easily brought in those extra votes, mainly from CA and NY. What does that tell you? It was a calculated exercise in political theater to gas-light the highly dubious election night results, Ironic since millions of "extra" CA and NY votes did not change the numbers of CA or NY electoral votes. Sheer theater in these heavily unionized and ballot harvesting states. But it did serve as an immediate cudgel to use, and still use, against anyone who dared to question the 2020 results.
Another distinction was the very careful parsing of post-election claims. "There was no proof of wide spread voter fraud" . (1) voter fraud and election fraud are two very different things. Why did they chose only "voter fraud"; and ignore the numerous "covid" election procedures that were corrupted and never explained; some of which were also thrown out much later by the courts. (2) The corruptions did not need to be "widespread"; just targeted to a few key swing state precincts to drag Biden over the line, late at night by highly questionable blue precincts.
Fact: Biden won by only a total 43,000 votes coming in late at night from key swing state precincts. This is a very slim margin. Compare that to the immediate drum beats about his "81 million ballot margin - the most popular president ever" intended up front to shut everyone up. But this popularity coming only from CA and NY curiously.
What is with this sprious claim other than an opportunity to give thanks to our Founders who built in buffers to protect us from mob rule by creating a Republic and not a "democracy".
Ballot harvesting is used by both sides - and should be done away with or done with tighter measures to ensure it's accurate. And yeah, CA has some of the most lax harvesting rules out there. Time for a change on that.
Ballot-harvesting was one more Trojan Horse "election reform" that played to the Democrat advantage since they already knew how to play the GOTV ground game. Any one can play now that the "rules" are better understood.
Agree, ballot-harvesting is far too leaky to be part of a zero tolerance election integrity standard.
I think about how back in the times when Christians were persecuted they had to be very careful identifying who they could speak to. One would casually draw an arc in the sand with the toe of their sandal, and if the other added the second arc, forming the icthus fish, they were confirmed and would sneak off to talk about Jesus. Nowadays conservatives do the same, tossing out hints in conversation and hoping for a response that reveals the presence of a like-minded person. This self-censorship is shameful, but prudent when surrounded by those whose urge to control and blame is their own religion.
Or they have pickup trucks with Trump banners flying out the back and a red hat. Not quite subtle but it does the trick. Those folks don't seem too persecuted. More power to them for not being 'self censored".
We need to be bolder than an arc in the sand this time around
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This is ironic. I say this because I grew up in Mumbai, a very large city on the west coast of India. Moved to the United States in 1991 as an 18 year old to attend college and stayed back. That was 34 years ago. As an 18 year old I was old guard conservative, more of a libertarian constitutionalist. I bring up India hecause even the youth in India today want Trump to come back as president. And I mean almost everyone you speak with in India is pro Trump. Meanwhile here in the United States, especially in California it is a whole different ball game. But as they say, one has to seriously hit rock bottom before crawling your way up again. We're close to that situation now.
Thank you Henry...for actually taking the time to speak with our seniors. As a Country we do a poor job of honoring our wise aged folks with the invaluable gift of "our" time. Of course I believe in all you said and shared, but mostly I'm wowed with your willingness to offer...yourself!
Wisdom often comes with age. Sadly, the young often think they have achieved wisdom, and think the gray hairs are dottering fools. Biden certainly reinforces that opinion, however there are lots of us with years of good and bad decisions in our CV to warrant listening to us.
Amen (laughed at "lots of us")...I've plenty of gray hairs myself 😉
I recently replaced an aging American flag that flies in front of my house. I think I have the only American flag left in my neighborhood. There are a few rainbows, hate has no home here, everyone is welcome here in nine languages and a Kennedy flag. I wonder if a MAGA Republican would be welcome where hate has no home? I am afraid to ask. I am also afraid to replace that American flag with a Trump 2024 flag. Oh, I would love to display my support of Trump, but in my neighborhood I am afraid. All of my neighbors HATE Trump and have made that fact clear. I live next to these people, and we get along just fine until the subject of Trump comes up. I have learned to avoid the subject. That is sad enough but even sadder is what happened to a house a couple of blocks away when a Trump flag was displayed in 2020. The flag was torn down, but undeterred the homeowner replaced the flag only to have the second flag torn down along with spray painted obscenities on his house. He did not replace the flag for a third time. He has since moved to Arizona. I cannot say for sure if the flag incident and the vandalism had anything to do with it, but I would guess so. I too would like to leave California to get away from the hostility I feel from leftists (my neighbors) toward conservatives (me). Family commitments prevent my leaving the state now but there is nothing I would like more than to leave California. My neighbors would say "don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out" Politics have become the politics of division and hate and it is to the detriment of all Americans. The really sad part is that I do not see it getting better and I see no path back to civility.
This is a company town. The biggest employer is the government (D). Winning is existential when one's own life and livelihood is tied to election outcomes.
We also did fly our Californians for Trump sign and actually had neighbors give up the thumbs but but also admit they were too frightened to display their own political preferences.
Take a look at the voter registration lists in your precinct. I was surprised to see how many GOP neighbors we actually had, in this neighborhood also loaded with pride flags and permanent no one is illegal etc. yard signs
The highest aspiration for a Democrat is to work for the government.
Like you'd say - do you own homework. This is one of zillions - but most are for national results. But your detested government workers do not all vote democrat. Not even close. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2022/11/poll-federal-employees-slightly-prefer-democrats-upcoming-midterms/378843/
The internet and AI are wonderful tools. They permit those who self-identify as informed to also self-identify as having done the research to back up informed opinion. Any position at all can be "supported" by an internet link. With a little tenacity you can find links that would support other opinions. The link you sent is a poll conducted by a government daily newsletter written for government executives. Is Government Executive magazine something you regularly consult to inform your opinions? No, you went to Google or chat and posted the first thing that supported your notion that government employees are a roughly even mix of Republican and Democrat. I can tell you from personal observation that government employees both federal and state-local overwhelmingly vote democrat. I include employees of the public education system as government employees as well. Finally, I would say that the highest aspiration for a Democrat is to work for the government is a self-evident truth not amenable to debate.
I agree that in CA or at least coastal CA that yeah, most fed/state/locals are dems. But having spent some time not being cooled by a breeze off the ocean that it isn't the case inland. I just wanted JL to get off the high horse of quoting that there are 42 million democrats voting for Biden. And yes, I didn't have that number memorized because I have access to government records at my fingertips. I used the foulable internet to find it - well to actually confirm JLs number.
TJ: I have often stated there are 22 million government employee (TWENTY TWO MILLION) not 42 million. They do primarily support, donate, vote and provide GOTV volunteer efforts for Democrats only. Is this healthy for our ……”Democracy”? One more vote for "limited government" versus growing more Big Goverment since our own tax dollars de facto do grow this highly Big Government voter base.
Sickens me when I think about how Big Government now highly partisan voting loyalties have distorted out one person, one vote foundational ideals.
Voting on Election Day can work for people who actually show up and do it in person. But don't tell people to vote at the very last minute using the ballot that was mailed to them. If for some reason the signature is rejected, there will be little time to cure the ballot. So, if they vote on or right before Election Day, they should bring the vote by mail ballot but void it there and get an in-person ballot instead.
At least 40% of registered Republicans don't vote at all. So telling them to vote at the last minute is not a way to increase turnout and win elections. Those folks need to be told to vote as soon as possible upon receipt of their vote by mail ballot.
Thanks!
Yours in liberty,
Greg
Gregory Gandrud, Treasurer
California Republican Party
Life in America has a become more feral under Biden. In both his direct policies, and his rampant neglect and failed oversight of his Big Government machine.
I read this article by Mr. Schulte "Overcoming Fear of the Future"
and the stakes now are extreme and we all better be "In Fear." Here is my post to Nancy Freeman.
Hello Nancy, I hear you loud and clear ....... and I like you do not like Trumps mannerisms and background and alot of what he stands for however that said there is a alot more going on than anyone can imagine with layers of layers of deception. Read my recent post today and you will begin to understand something very serious is a-foot with ALL-TRUMP and the US Government that is way beyound the facts that are before us. In simple words there is a POWER-STRUGGLE going on rigth now with who controls this Country. I for one do not want to be Vaporized in a Nuclear Holocaust with Russia and we are there rigth now. Some very imporant events are now happening between Russia and the US and we all better hope to God that Both Russia and the US stops this escalation and BOTH STAND DOWN NOW.
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
You can read here about the on-going Escalation between the US and Russia here>>
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQVxRBbdvchSDknDpzDkZcVSCpn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbryen/
I obtain most of my information directly from sources.
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
Good Article into how the blanket of disinformation, censorship, and bullying planned/promoted by the Deep State has quelled the opinions & drive of right-minded citizens — as evidence by your visit to a senior facility…
Tonight’s debate should bring clarity to the stark differences of the two sides fighting the ongoing Silent War…Trump holds the cards — a record economy, stemming of illegal immigration, ending our never-ending wars, resetting bad trade deals, to name a few of the greater underpinnings that affect the average Jane & Joe Citizen…Trump also knows all of the intricacies of the Deep State’s moves that have been put in play to collapse Our Great Nation, including all of the smears & lawfare aimed at him, his administration, and Patriots that support him — as promoted/broadcasted by the Legacy Media (CIA/DNC controlled) via mind spells played against average Jane & Joe Citizen using their trama-based 24-hour news cycle…
on the other side of the fight, Joe Biden has a record of a failing nation over these past 3+ years, which requires great spin & deception…all the while having to stand for 90 minutes without having his marbles gravitate into his mouth…Enjoy The Show!!!
DL you made a statement above "Trump also knows all of the intricacies of the Deep State’s moves that have been put in play to collapse Our Great Nation" Trump like almost everyone
has no idea what the "Deep State" is doing because THEY Keep things very well concealed.
For example no one knows where THEY are, what THEY are doing and who THEY are but
THEY know just about EVERYTHING about You and Me if THEY want it.
You may want to ask youself if THEY know anything about little old Santa Barbara
and the good Ole Boys and Gals of our So-Called-Local-Leaders and if THEY are here.
Howard, member of a Military Family
Methinks differently….US Mil is leading the counter insurgency, started when Trump was asked to run for President with the guarantee that chance of winning…Trump knows everything…think about it…
Key:
Military Intelligence v FBI CIA NSA
No approval or congressional oversight
State Secrets upheld under SC
Who is the Commander and Chief of the military?
Under what article can the President impose MI take over investigations for the 3 letter agencies? What conditions must present itself? Why is this so VERY important? Who surrounds POTUS? They lost this very important power — the one area of the govt not corrupt and directly serves POTUS…
Ummmm........DL; Military Intelligence works WITH the FBI, CIA and NSA
Most Presidens get little if much at all from our Intelligence Folks.
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I hear what your saying my friend “Most Presidents get little…”
keep in mind that the NSA IS military intelligence, top tier/sees all + works with 3 letter agencies...which cohort do you believe would be most supportive of the constitution...Warrior class or civilian class? could NSA work OVER CIA/FBI/+++?
Why did POTUS Trump move his entire operation out of TT the DAY AFTER the ADM ROGERS [SCIF] MEETING? (TT was bugged), which occured shortly after Trump tweeted "Great meetings will take place today at Trump Tower concerning the formation of the people who will run our government for the next 8 years." (3:46 AM - 22 Nov 2016)
Who is Mike Rogers? Why did select former ABC directors call for the removal of ROGERS? [Brennan][Clapper][Carter] push to TERM _NSA Mike ROGERS [date]?
WASH POST:
“The heads of the Pentagon and the nation’s intelligence community have recommended to President Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. ROGERS, be removed.The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.”
HOW DO YOU CIRCUMVENT THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT?
DL have you worked in a highly classified position with the US Military? Have you been to Washington reporting to the people that run the Military Programs? And do you know IF THAT Highly Classified Information actually reaches the Presidents?
Much of this highly classified information reaches the President.
So the answer is No.
Howard, member of a Military Family
what’s your point
Great one. Happy to see those who have had it with the Left.
CAB has faced the same when the oppositions begs for, is given, hundreds of thousands of taxpayer money to push their prejudice. There is no honor when bullies use someone else's money to exist and act as "pac's".......
It has been interesting to watch to watch this organizations and others see growing favor from what once we would never see a Democrat or Independent now supporting us.
The question is now, will the lack of engagement because it makes them uncomfortable change. Will the acquiescent silent majority no longer let the bullies to disrespect what made this nation great?
I prefer actually going in person to the polling place and voting on Election Day. The first time I went there, he wanted me to hand him my mail on ballot telling me he would invalidate it. I invalidated it for him by ripping it up. I don’t trust them at all.
My own poll worker experience is the training and supervision is shoddy, the procedures are leaky, and the built-in bias of many of the "volunteers" is rampant.
With regard to voting on Election Day, I agree, and yet I was hearing last time around that it was so predictable that conservatives would vote primarily on Election Day that other nefarious plans were implemented to take advantage of that likelihood such as “machine breakdowns” that caused such long lines and delays that people left or simply couldn’t vote in time before the poles closed. I heard that whole batches of votes were discarded because the percentage of votes were likely to be so high for Trump that it was worth it to lose a few Biden votes. Who knows what else they will come up with. The point is while i agree that is where we should be ultimately, I think we need to be more unpredictable than that and use the existing legal methods to our advantage in the meantime. As my dad always says, “Learn the game you’re in and play that game.”
Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!
"I heard". Awesome way to support a claim.
I agree, it wasn’t supportive. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t true. It was simply the reason behind my point. I’m not trying to make a court case out of it. Doesn’t really matter even matter it it didn’t happen. The point was to not be so predictable that we can be easily thwarted.
Lots of “stolen election” opinions out there despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Trump wasn’t really rated a very good president by unbiased raters and the Project 2025 manifesto ought to scare the hell out of both the left and the right. So what we have here is a choice between two,old guys in cognitive decline and a third choice who admits a worm ate his brain. I was a registered Republican for decades, casting my first ballot by absentee in Vietnam, but once the party was hijacked by the likes of Santos, Greene, Boebert and, yes Trump, I became an independent. The saddest part of all this is our lack of a unifying choice, no matter which party.
I strongly disagree with your perspective though you’re entitled to it. You clearly don’t see this for what it really is, a battle between good and evil, way beyond the two candidates on the ballot. You cannot unify good and evil. Biden and Trump are simply representatives of the two sides. And to be clear, Biden represents evil. To disagree here, I believe, is to be blind to it or in denial.
And a serial philanderer who lies and stiffs his contractors teargasses my former priest for a photo op with an upside down borrowed bible represents good?
AR: You need to make an appointment with licensed factcheck We don't do TDS cartoon versions of the truth here.
I believe the priest and the rest stands on its own JL.
I am no friend of PolitiFact but will use this among the other "fact-checkers" who also determined the "upside down Bible" claim was a lie: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/18/joe-biden/joe-biden-wrong-about-donald-trump-holding-bible-u/
Ask your priest to repent for committing one of the seven deadly sins.
I never doubt Trump following him citing 'Two Corinthians'.
What priest was teargassed?
Rob Fisher. His name is on the marquee behind trump with the Bible. SBHS grad served here at all saints by the sea church
"Unbiased". Everyone is biased, some are too afraid to admit it. I am vocal in being biased, I am a Catholic ultra traditionalist and I won't try and hide that fact.
What I find more saddening is there is no self censorship in that party anymore. Liz get's booted. Santos cuddled for a vote. Who knows what is going on with gropper Boebert and space laser lady. Just think 6 years ago Al Franken resigned because a sexualy inappropriate - fake boobie grabber - photo turned up from a decade before that. How times have changed.