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President Biden, issuing pardons to LGBTQ+ service
members previously discharged for their sexual orientation or gender identity
under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: “Today, I am righting a historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves. Our nation’s service members stand on the frontlines of freedom and risk their lives in order to defend our country. Despite their courage and great sacrifice, thousands of LGBTQI+ service members were forced out of the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Some of these patriotic Americans were subject to court-martial and have carried the burden of this great injustice for decades.” Biden’s clemency for LGBTQ+ veterans corrects a dark time
when the military prosecuted individuals under Article 125 of the Uniform Code
of Military Justice, which prohibited gay sex and was in place from
1951 until 2013. Estimates are that approximately 100,000 service members
have been expelled from the military because of their sexual orientation since
World War II, including more than 13,000 under DADT between 1994 and 2011. The
practical impact for those convicted under such discriminatory policies will
allow veterans to access benefits they have long been denied. That’s my president, doing what’s right and fair and
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Kevin Roberts, president of Hate Group the Heritage Foundation,
having a spat with MSNBC’s Symone Sanders: “Abortion’s not healthcare. I find it really interesting, if not worse, that you wouldn’t support the change of the [Health and Human Services] department’s name to the Department of Life. I thought we were all in support of life. Why aren’t we talking about the people who are supporting legislation that abortion can happen until three days after the person’s born? Abortion is not healthcare. Abortion is the murder of a human being.” Yes, he suggests Democrats would be fine with abortion after
birth and doesn’t see the ignorance of his claim. But then he says he cares
about life but children slaughtered by madmen with guns in schools doesn’t
bother him at ll. Ass.Hat. |
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Kurt Vonnegut, American author, on
faux-Christians: “For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. ‘Blessed are the merciful’ in a courtroom? ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ in the Pentagon? Give me a break.” Typical Christians picking and choosing the
parts of the Bible that fit their hate of ‘others.’ God is watching and She is not happy. |
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Charlie Kirk, showing
his special brand of illiterate crazy on his wee podcast, talking about
Democrats: “They’ve never loved this country. They have bitterness for it. And they see [Hair Furor] as a true threat because he is a threat. He is an existential threat to their regime. He brings you, the American people, into the fight. Yes, it is a tipping point. Yesterday is a day like any other. It will go down in the memory of the nation like the JFK assassination, like 9/11. It’ll go down like the 2008 financial crisis, it’ll go down like COVID, it’ll go down like the 2016 election. You will remember where you were on May 30. Relief Factor. 100% drug-free relief. So check it out—knee pain, back pain, joint pain. Check it out right now.” Seriously, he thinks anyone will remember
where they were when Hair Furor was found guilty of … something? Which time??? |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat Representative, on this election, women’s
rights, and SCOTUS: “It’s been two years since six conservative justices toppled Roe v. Wade and our freedom over our bodies was seized by the most corrupt president in US history … Now women have less rights today, in 2024, than our parents and grandparents did. And if he wins in November you better believe [The Felon] and a Republican Congress will pass a national abortion ban. That alone is enormous reason why we must reelect Joe Biden.” This isn’t fear, this is fact. The GOP, led by
The Felon, will strip more health care rights away from women, and take Social
Security away from every American, while rewarding the 1% with tax breaks. Ain’t that America. |
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Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, on whether
presidents should have absolute immunity: “I don’t believe anybody deserves absolute immunity. You know, the fact of the matter is that’s the last thing I’d want to do. That sounds a whole lot like the position we got rid of when we fought the Revolutionary War. Kings have absolute immunity. I don’t believe presidents should.” Be careful, sir, Hair Furor may come after you. |
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Larry Hogan, former Maryland Governor, and current
GOP Maryland Senate candidate, saying he would vote to codify Roe v. Wade, “so
every woman can make her own choice”: “As governor, I promised to uphold Maryland law on abortion, while providing over-the-counter birth control covered by insurance and I kept my word. Today, with Roe overturned, many have asked what I’ll do in the United States Senate. I’ll support legislation that makes Roe the law of the land, in every state, so every woman can make her own choice … because no one should come between a woman and her doctor.” I hope he’s being honest and not just pandering for votes … |
As you said, the GOP will strip every decent thing we have away from Americans, and then we're going to have to fight for it all over again. They simply do not understand that Americans will simply roll over and let them do what they want.
ReplyDeleteBut we need to be loud and active and shouting and voting in EVERY election.
DeleteI'm sick with worry after last night's debate. I don't know how I'll cope of that monster is re-elected.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the video of him speaking to a crowd after the debate? He was sharp and focused and clear voiced. I wish THAT Joe had been on the debate stage.
DeleteLast night was not Joe's best performance, for sure! It was, however, Thing 45's best dementia-fueled lie spewing performance!
ReplyDeleteVote Blue 🔵 we can't take the chance that T45 will ever be in our White House again!
I will take the hoarse voiced stumbling man who has served this country well his entire adult life over a rapist, racist, felon, conman, traitor, and liar any effing day of the week.
DeleteHelp me understand please. How do you abort a baby AFTER they've been born??
ReplyDeleteIt can happen if you live in fairyland.
DeleteYou can't, but the cult believes you can because they're brains have clearly been aborted.
DeleteThat's what I figured. Thank you.
DeleteHogan has long impressed me as not being a typical Rethug. Too many bat-shit crazies in the party though! We gotta hope blue prevails in November. Last night makes me think we need Pete more than ever.
ReplyDeleteIf it's a choice between Joe and The Felon, Joe gets my vote no matter what; if the party, and Joe, decides it would be better for him to bow out, whomever they choose gets my vote over The Felon.
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DeleteDoes Mr Idiot Roberts realise how much it costs to change the name of an organisation? The larger the organisation the greater the cost and less money to be spent on its patients/customers/clients. Surely that cannot be acceptable even to someone who claims control over a woman's ability to decide what happens in her body?
ReplyDeleteHe only cares about controlling women because women outnumber men.
DeleteThat was a great thing Biden did with the pardons. Now I'd wished he had done better last night. 15 minutes was all I could take. Painful. A old man and a con man. What choices.
ReplyDeleteAnd AOC nailed it.
I agree about Joe, but then I saw that video of him speaking AFTER the debate and he was ON FIRE. That Joe needs to step out and speak up going forward.
DeleteWhat is Roberts talking about, with this alleged "legislation that abortion can happen until three days after the person’s born"? Do you know? I keep hearing about this from the right and I have no idea where they're getting that preposterous idea. I'm sure it's a deliberate mischaracterization.
ReplyDeleteIs that bit about "drug-free relief" supposed to be included in Charlie Kirk's quote? Looks like some ad text was included by mistake. Just pointing it out constructively, as a fellow blogger. :)
I miss Kurt Vonnegut. So brilliant, and spot-on.
That's the new scare tactic: abortions AFTER birth.
DeleteAnd I meant to note that the "ad" from Kirk IS part of his quote and he was raked over X for giving a commercial on his podcast.
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ReplyDelete"Which time???" much chortling!
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I had to leave the room after 10 minutes of the debate because I couldn't listen or see the convicted felon LIE continually! I ended up reading online live analysis of the debate. President Biden may have stumbled a bit and I may not agree with all of his positions, but dammit, the man has pulled us out of muck left by the convicted felon and put the United States in recovery after 4 years of illness! #VoteBlue
ReplyDeleteThe old guy is doing the job while The Felon wants to use the job to punish his enemies and reward his friends.
DeleteNope.
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I suspect, should IQ45, be elected again, all vulnerable people will be negatively affected by his ideas. Further, I suspect there will be a backlash against those who support the Democrats as the Magat's are emboldened. Scary times!
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch the debated but have heard that IQ45 lied without impunity (CNN did say they wouldn't fact check him during the debate - perhaps they can do that now?), and the Joe Biden didn't look or sound well. My thought was he was feeling ill, and neither he nor the rest of team wanted to postpone the debate because that would just cause further b.s. from the other side.
CNN was very lax in the fact-checking; it was ridiculous.
DeleteThe GOP is coming for every hard-earned right in the last fifty years. If people don't vote, Jabba the Orange and project 2025 will take over and it's gonna be bad.
ReplyDeleteAlexandria and all the progressives will not be able to even breath.
And this move from Uncle Joe means a LOT for those people who suffered under DADT: they will be able to get benefits. A HUGE change.
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And this is just ONE reason we need to keep Joe in office or, if he decides to resign, vote the new man or woman into power.
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Well, I'm voting blue!
ReplyDeleteMe, too 💯
DeleteAnother fascinating bunch of quotations Bob. I watched the CNN debate. It was excruciating. Perhaps it is not too late to bring in Gavin Newsom. Where will Mr Biden's head be in four years? His current frailty threatens to open the door for The Orange Monster
ReplyDeleteWell, as I say, I'll take the frail guy over the fascist dictator any day of the week.
DeleteThere's going to be some scary days between now and the election. I didn't see much of the debate, only the bit on our news last night, the insult slinging bit and the few seconds where Biden forgot what he was saying. Possibly his cold medication made him a bit sleepy?
ReplyDeleteA win for the orange lump might see the end of your once great country.
VOTE BLUE!!
It was od because after the debate he gave a speech and was rousing and on point, so maybe your cold medication theory is right!
DeleteAbortion can happen until three days after a person is born? Where do they get this shit?
ReplyDeleteIn their tiny hate-filled lying minds.
DeleteI am worried that the Felon will get reelected because people fall for his incredible lies. I couldn't watch the entire debate as it upset me so much. I am hoping that Biden's supporters will rally and support him. I just saw that the New York Times editorial board is calling for him to step aside. What a mess our country is in.
ReplyDeleteWhatever Joe does, keeps running or steps asaide,m I will be voting Blue because the alternative is a criminal, rapist, racist, traitor in the White House.
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