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AverageOldGuy's JournalWhat does the "J.D." stand for!
I read somewhere that "JD Vance" has had several names as he was dumped by his father, adopted, and whatever.
Is it true that "J.D." stands for "Just Dumb" ??
About eating dogs and cats
Here's a Washington Post article about the "eating dogs and cats" bullshit (may be behind a paywall).Meanwhile -- I have read in many places that Trump has no pets -- not a dog or cat or parakeet or whatever.
Could it be . . . . is it possible that . . . maybe he does have pets but they survive only a short time and then . . . with lots of ketchup . . . just saying.
It's about a basic car
Sweet Thing and I have been thinking about selling our big house in rural VA, moving into a small apartment near our kids in northern VA . . . it's a long story but our house -- which we designed and built 18 years ago --- is the finest in the neighborhood, built for old folks, top quality materials and workmanship, nothing grand and showy, but a damn fine piece of planning and construction -- and last week a neighbor made us a cash offer for the house that knocked our socks off. It's a long story.
On Monday a 30-cu-yard dumpster will be dropped in our driveway where we will deposit over 55 years of treasures. On Tuesday we sign the contract to sell the house, closing date depending on when we move, and neighbor is giving us a BIG deposit check which we will use for deposit on new place, moving, etc. Our kids and grands are coming to pick us clean of family heirlooms.
Then, there's the question of vehicles.
We are moving to a small city, slap in middle of downtown -- walk to restaurants, drive 1-3 miles to doc and groceries -- or Uber -- 5 miles to kids and grandchildren.
We own three old vehicles -- all between 25 and 20 years old, all with over 200K miles. We want to buy the same car as a close friend of ours -- Ford Fiesta, base model, with which she is delighted and which is all we need. Damn if Ford didn't discontinue the car in 2023 -- and we had our heart set on one. Guess too many people were buying sensible basic cars and not enough monster trucks and SUVs.
So -- we are now looking for a basic electric. The senior apartments to which we are moving have charging stations.
If only the town allowed golf carts on the streets.
Meanwhile, down in a red, rural Virginia county . . . Labor Day was not kind to MAGAts
Rockbridge County VA is a rural county in the Shenandoah Valley that voted 66% for Trump in 2020 and that is represented in Congress and in our General Assembly by MAGAts.
The county is home to the small city of Buena Vista that sponsors an annual Labor Day event that is required attendance for national and state candidates.
Today the speakers included:
-- VA Gov. Youngkin, a not-very-bright Republican whose political career ends in Dec 2025.
-- VA LtGov Winsome Sears who is LtGov by a miracle and who should go back to working at McDonald's -- where she is barely qualified.
-- Non-speaker Republican candidate for US Senate Hung Cao -- who ignored the event and did not show up.
-- Current US Senator Democrat Tim Kaine, who will wipe the floor with Cao in the Nov election.
-- And a lot of local and state officials.
The event turned out to be a huge disaster for the Republicans as a large contingent of local Democrats showed up complete with Harris-Walz signs and a take-no-prisoners attitude.
Here is a link to another blog site with a long report from a Democrat who was there -- this is worth reading because it shows what happens when Democrats show up even in red areas.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/2/2267462/-Youngkin-Sent-Packing-Buena-Vista-Labor-Fest-2024?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web
Let's remember something about Trump and JD Vance
I enjoy as much as the rest of us here at DU addressing the loony, weird, nonsensical, offensive, wrong, and dangerous comments by Trump and Vance.
HOWEVER -- LET'S NOT FORGET: A substantial portion of the voting population agrees with them and that portion will vote in huge numbers.
For example -- my home state of Virginia was well on the way to breaking free of Republicans by electing Democrats to the top three state offices and to the General Assembly, until 2021 when we elected unqualified, incompetent Republicans as Governor, Lt Gov, and Atty General, as well as handing control of one house of our General Assembly to Republicans.
And how did that happen? Democrats -- who turned out in huge numbers for Biden in Nov 2020, stayed home in Nov 2021 while almost the same number of Republicans voted in Nov 2021 as did in Nov 2020.
Granted, we had a weak gubernatorial candidate -- former Gov Terry McAuliffe who managed to shoot himself in the foot several times. Still the numbers were very telling. Statewide:
-- In Nov 2021, 15% fewer Republicans voted for state offices than voted in the Nov 2020 presidential election.
-- HOWEVER, In Nov 2021, 34% fewer Democrats voted for state offices than voted in the Nov 2020 presidential election.
Republicans get out and vote.
We can laugh at them all we want, it means NOTHING if we do not GET OUT THE VOTE.
Socialist!! Communist!!!
They are doing it again - - - letters to editors, talking heads on rightwing media, and other fools are accusing Vice-President Kamala Harris of being a “socialist” and a “communist”.
“Socialist” and “communist” are scare words that Republicans have thrown at every Democratic candidate and every Democratic policy for the past 90 years, since the days of Roosevelt’s New Deal.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called public electrical power – the Rural Electrification Administration that gave us today’s electric cooperatives.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called social security.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called farm price supports, farm land banks, and farm crop insurance, all of which saved and continue to save family farms from drought, crop failure, price swings, and foreign competition.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called bank deposit insurance that ensures you will not lose your money if your bank fails.
“Socialist” and “communist” is what they call the minimum wage.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called the growth of labor unions that represent working people against the demands of corporate control.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they call Medicare and Medicaid.
“Socialist” and “communist” are what they called Rev. King when he and millions marched to end Jim Crow and to gain basic citizenship rights for Black Americans.
“Socialist” and “communist” is their name for anything that helps all of us.
When you hear or read the attacks calling Democratic candidates “socialist” or “communist” ignore it for the nonsense it is and recognize that’s all they have – nothing.
Jack Smith files new Jan 6 indictment against Trump
From the Washington Post:
Here's the link, may be behind a paywall.
Smith wanted to beat the Justice Department's internal rule about not charging a candidate within 60 days of the election. Now he must navigate the SCOTUS ruling that Trump has the same immunity as a king.
Someone needs to remind SCOTUS that when King Charles I declared he was serving because God chose him and he could do as he damn well pleased, the great-grandfathers of the people who wrote our Constitution chopped off his head.
Harris-Walz yard signs and bumper stickers -- so far, so good
In past Presidential election years -- 2016 and 2020 -- my yard signs have disappeared several times. I always get several for the Democratic candidates for President/VP, Senate, and House so I have replacements when I find the signs missing in the morning.
Ordered a stack of Harris-Walz 2024 yard signs and bumper stickers from Amazon, amazingly they arrived today, 4 days after ordering.
Put out one Harris-Walz 2024 sign about 9:00 PM. It's now almost 1:00 AM and the sign is still there.
I'm a night owl and plan to sit out on my front porch every night until after 2:00 AM, porch lights off, a small reading lamp on, and I'll read -- and watch the signs. Debating whether or not to have Mr. Remington with me.
Earlier I modified the Biden-Harris 24 bumper sticker on my old truck to read Harris 24. I replaced the modified bumper sticker with one of my new ones. I'm in a deep red, rural VA county that is overrun by MAGAts. Yard signs for Democratic candidates generally disappear again and again. Some friends with Democratic bumper stickers have had their cars keyed, bumper stickers scratched off, spray paint on windshield. None of that has happened to me . . . probably because my old 1997 truck, colored rust and mud, is not worth vandalizing -- however, the truck also sports several decals: US Army (Retired); Vietnam Vet; Ranger; Airborne; Pride flag; Remington; Sig-Sauer -- maybe that's a deterrent?
I'll report back on the yard signs and the new bumper sticker.
Several good things about a Harris victory . . .
You can bet Merrick Garland will NOT be Harris' Attorney General. Instead, watch for her to appoint a combination pit bull and great white shark as AG who will kick start the cases against Trump.
Trump will not be able to pardon himself or anyone else.
Maybe Harris' AG can get the classified documents case moved to DC.
Maybe Harris' AG will figure out how to investigate and charge Trump for his connections to Putin.
The J6 criminals will NOT be pardoned; Harris' DOJ will continue to track them down and slap them in jail.
The feds will stay out of the Georgia and NY cases against Trump, allowing (and maybe quietly helping) the states to do their thing.
And . . . Trump will no longer be able to use campaign donations to himself and the RNC to cover his legal fees.
Do you feel Trump's pain? I know I don't !!!!
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