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Linda Kinne's avatar

Are you smart enough to recognize the difference between night and day? I don't think so. I've reached the point where I wonder if people need to take an intelligence test before being allowed to vote. All the folks here on your side have sacrificed their humanity, sanity, and Christianity by supporting, encouraging, and voting for Trump. As far as I'm concerned, that's treason, too.

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Earl M's avatar

I think the same of people who are brainwashed by the leftist democrats and the government paid media. It takes several years for the truth to come out. To put so much trust in the lies by a government controlled media is just like communist control. Think back to find the truth. Do you really think Joe is doing a great job? You think crooked Hillary would have been better. She lied about Benghazi and let our ambassador die along with our military. Keep 30,000 emails on a server in a closet at home then wiped it clean. She started the Russia hoax.Really? DonтАЩt let me get started on Obama. Hired the spouses of all the major news outlets to promote propaganda. тАЬNever let a crisis go to waste тАЬ. Their motto. тАЬFast and furiousтАЭ gun running. I know you probably never heard of these things since the media covered for him. Our government stinks with the crimes they commit. They are not the smartest people but control what you get to hear. Now they are bent on тАШlaw fareтАЩ. I guess you didnтАЩt see the тАШPride FlagтАЩ at the White House or the topless transgender. You should watch other news station to get a sense of what is broadcast to America. Like 10 million illegals let in? Like your tax dollar ($3,000 a month) given to them? Now they are trying to let them vote? CтАЩ on.

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Linda Kinne's avatar

First, good morning, Earl. Now, I totally agree that mass media tend to lean left, but that in no way means its government controlled. It's simply corporate marketing and maneuvering. In fact, the media have abandoned their rightly task as the fourth estate. They have given Trump daily headlines and sent every critical issue into oblivion. They are a grave disappointment to me, and I'm a writer of political opinion.

I think Biden is doing the best he can given the Republican agenda and pigheadedness he must deal with. Do I really want a good old fart for president? Not so much. But I'll vote for him a million times for a million years to avoid the ruthlessness of a good old Trump government.

After those points you sank into ranting. So I won't respond to those statements.

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Earl M's avatar

Well, to each their own but since you are a writer of political opinion I have to wonder or do I based on your reply? Then give me your opinion on Obama. You think giving Iran $1.5 billion in cash was a good move? Drawing a line in the sand- again & again? Was тАЬFast and FuriousтАЭ a good move? Maybe I was watching the wrong news station. As for the paid media, why did he hire all the spouseтАЩs of major news network? Give me something that shows the democrats care about America and not themselves.

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Linda Kinne's avatar

You know, everything you say about Democrats and liberals can be said about Republicans. That's the absolute truth. So don't bother blowing steam at me. That sameness is also the problem. Until left and right voters recognize they have mountains of issues in common, the two parties will never again be effective. That's why I do my level best to converse with folks on the right.

We get nowhereтАФabsolutely, unequivocally nowhereтАФwhen playing blame games. Each and every voter is responsible for the catastrophic state the government is in now. Not until Republicans and Democrats really listen to each other again and demand solutions to issues affecting us all will we ever have good government again.

Both parties drink kool-aid, both are worried about financial survival and education, environment, laws and rightsтАФpretty much everything. And even if we vote for good, fair solutions, we still have to rely on greedy, stupid, self-serving politicians.

I guess I'm just proposing we set an example for how mature, grown people can resolve differences for the sake of the greater good.

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Earl M's avatar

I appreciate your reply but you donтАЩt seem to be looking in the right places. I agree that both parties are not the best. Ask your self who has the most blame. The way I see it, the last year of Bush sure wasnтАЩt the best but the first year of Obama started with the weaponization of the government and media and it went downhill from there. I guess you forgot that Obama spent 20 years listening to Rev. Wright-тАЬ G*d da*n AmericaтАЭ in church? And he served 8 years and he was no angel. I could agree with you but 8 years? They attacked Trump the minute he announced he was running and havenтАЩt stop yet. Trump is not ideal but things were a whole lot better with our country even though the dems and RINOтАЩs fought the whole way. I told my son Trump needed to hire 10,000 lawyers before he was elected just to clean the government up. That included both parties.

But hey, you have your opinion and I have mine. May the least evil win.

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Diana Kelly's avatar

Playing the blame game over and over accomplishes nothing. The only way forward is "for the center to hold", to come together to govern for everyone rather than gridlock for petty partisan politics. I think it was George Washington who expressed deep reservations about some pitfalls of political parties, where allegiance to the party becomes more important than governing for the nation.

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