Friday, June 22, 2018

MAGA?


Anyone who thinks Trump's latest EO means anything is deluding themselves. It said nothing about reuniting these already detained children with their families and his order only protects children and parents for 20 days and included language that gives them excuses to continue with the status quo. This was a photo op and a speech, a deflection because the opposition was too intense and growing and the bad press was coming from all quarters. It did not bother him to see pictures of these kids. He ordered it, him and Sessions, they cooked this up to force Democrats to vote for funding his wall and as a supposed deterrent to people coming for asylum. He said as much. Which is why this EO was completely unnecessary. There is no law forcing separation of children from their parents. The one they refer to allowed unaccompanied minors or accompanied by a non-relative to be housed to protect them from predators. This is not a practice that has been going on for 18 years. This is not happening because of anything the Democrats did. This is solely to be placed at the feet of Trump and Sessions. And for Sessions to quote the Bible to justify his complete lack of compassion, I mean, has he ever read about Jesus? Does he know anything about the man he calls his savior?

They are tearing nursing babies from the arms of their mothers, toddlers who have no comprehension of what is happening to them and they are sending them to secret 'tender age' facilities. They are sending these children as far away as NY. They aren't even keeping track of which child belongs to which parent having to resort to DNA testing to match them up in the unlikelihood that they will ever be reunited. The Texas Tribune (and now CNN) posted an article about a facility in Texas that is drugging the kids in their care.

Trump has no intention of offering asylum to any of these people. He wants zero immigration from south of our border and is busily deporting as many latinos as he can including veterans, doctors, business owners leaving families torn apart and remaining spouses suddenly thrust into single parenthood (while he ignores the millions of white illegal residents who have overstayed their visas). He has repeatedly called them all criminals, rapists, drug dealers, and most recently, animals. Pre-Trump, people asking for asylum were allowed to stay in country for a year while their requests are processed keeping families intact. Trump takes their children away and throws them in jail for a misdemeanor when they could just as easily send them back across the border but there is too much money to be made in the private prison industry in which several of the people in his administration and his friends are involved or have ties, all paid for by our tax dollars. It is infinitely cheaper to just apprehend them and send them back regardless of how many times they are caught. But then Trump's buddies wouldn't get richer.

And then there is this on her way to see the children's detainment facilities firsthand...evil, stupid, or just plain clueless?


In the meantime Trump has withdrawn us from the UN Human Rights Council because they are hating on Israel for committing genocide and the Republicans have released their proposed budget for 2019 cutting Medicaid, Medicare, and SS by trillions combined over the next 10 years because, of course, the young, the ill, and the elderly will be made to pay for the trillion dollar plus shortfall caused by their tax cuts to the ultra wealthy.

MAGA!





15 comments:

  1. Evil, pure D evil. It's beginning to remind me of the orphanages in Romania.
    Are you ok? Is your area getting any part of the Texas flash flooding? I do hope you're high and dry.

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    1. yes, we are getting some much needed rain. heavy rain is OK and generally doesn't cause problems unless trillions of gallons of water are dumped upstream of the Colorado in a matter of a few days which is what caused the flood. so yeah, we're OK and thanks for asking.

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  2. :: standing ovation for your post ::

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  3. An article in Salon: Donald Trump's staggering incompetence is no protection against his cruelty and inhumanity. We are in suck it up mode, and pray we can do enough in November to stop the turn of the screw in January.

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  4. I don't understand her ill-timed wearing of that statement. Have you heard anything that explains it?

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    1. I read she hasn't learned how to let her handlers handle her, and she's completely unaware of the values, mores, principles of the country. It's so absurd it could be true.

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  5. Trump supporters are still with him and give him high marks on the evil he is doing. I heard a commentator say today say that the election of Trump in ‘16 was politics and people really didn’t know what this creature was all about, but the second time around, it is about us and what we stand for. If he wins again, the kind and generous nation that we knew, will never come back.

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  6. The jacket boggles the mind since it is obviously the cheapest piece of clothing that she has ever worn. Her whole mysterious actions as First Lady will make a great best seller someday.

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  7. A woman who was in line at Target with Lily and me today started talking about Trump and how horrible things are going in this country and she said, "I will not be silenced," and I just started crying. We like-minded people need to raise our voices everywhere, yes, even in line at Target. Tell the truth and shame the devil. That we can do.

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  8. NOVEMBER can't get here fast enough!

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  9. I actually kicked out a dinner guest last night (ok, they walked out in disgust before the fabulous dessert) who insisted that the media all over the world was soon unfair on trump. I almost threw my mother's best china at them across the table. For what it's worth.

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  10. When in 1938-1939- did the German's realize it was time to flee? I think we may be there...waiting for November, but either way we are in deep trouble.

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  11. Sitting down in prayer for a few vigils last night a street person joined in and said his prayer for the children.

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  12. I'll say my usual after one of your political posts - AMEN! And Lord help us. Really.

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