The Donald- The Gift that keeps on Giving

I loved my father, but I didn't agree with his politics.  You know how Donald Trump just totally pissed off our immigrant population?  The statements he made about Mexicans raping women, bringing drugs into our country and how he guesses a few are nice people caused a domino effect throughout his media and retail empire. He was given numerous chances to clarify and take back his statements and he stood his ground.  My father loved the Trump.  He frequented his casinos and even had the chance to shake hands with him.  I would like to think that he might have changed his mind about him after all the crap he said last week, but I am afraid he would have hung in there like the rest of the republicans polled that have put the Trumpster in second place out of the twelve or so candidates running for President.

Seriously folks- President.  He is super entertaining, but would he really be your top choice for the person that holds his finger on our nuclear arsenal?  My father hated Hillary also.  He had a whole drawer of anti- Hillary articles cut from various newspapers. I have read her book and I like her politics, but I have misgivings about her truthfulness at times.  I am not sure about her yet and she has never insulted any ethnic group in a speech, as far as I am aware of.

And by the way- Trumpster- didn't I keep it classy and pick one of your best photos?  There were so many other choices.

Southern Charm

  

So yesterday we left our big city and ventured fifty miles out to pick blackberries. Of course we came upon an SUV with the college flag holders carrying confederate flags.  I thought to myself, would that cracker have the guts to drive around Atlanta like that?

I just found this image on google and loved it.  Rednecks- can't you just make like Frozen and Let it Go?

The roller coaster of the last two weeks

Last week was so tragic. The shooting in Charleston hit us hard.  I couldn't imagine a person sitting with a prayer group for an hour and then gunning them down. That was the lowest you could go.

The city of Charleston and the families of the victims took the classiest road of forgiveness.  I won't mention the name of the little racist shit that gunned down the nine innocent people at church. But isn't it great that his actions ended in a complete reversal of his intentions.  The confederate flag is out. I mean I have live in the south since 1978 and have watched the rednecks in their trucks with their gun racks and confederate flags in the back window come an go with no consequence.  Now, at least, the governments won't be supporting the hatred by flying the confederate flag.  Forgiving the shooter really silenced the hatred behind his actions.  Having the President attend the funeral for the preacher was unifying for our nation.  His singing of amazing grace was a special moment in history.

This was a good week for our nation.  Everyone deserves to feel that they can live their lives in their own truth.  The supreme court decision allowing marriage for all was a huge step for freedom for all. I am proud to be an American today.  Now that we are on a roll, it is time to start working towards more regulations on gun ownership. I don 't know how to stop allowing guns in the hands of crazy folks but changes need to be made in the availablity of guns.  Hatred is something we have all faced at one time or another, but this was a good week for the good guys.  Do you think it is possible that the people with the gun racks and confederate flags will feel out of place now?   Do you think that the congregations that have been so anti-gay marriage will soften their stand?  We can always hope.

Deflate gate or Deflect gate?

Professional football has suffered a tough year of scandals.  There is a lawsuit that will award medical damages to those players that have contracted dementia, Alzheimer's or depression resulting form head injuries.  There were the numerous aggressive acts against family members.  Now we are on the eve of the Superbowl and the media is going crazy over deflate gate.  

Let's face it.  After all the horror stories, this scandal is pretty tame.  We can laugh, make numerous tongue in cheek testicle jokes and give the NFL lots of media attention.  No one is talking about Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson now.  I think this scandal has come at the perfect moment to get everyone excited about the Superbowl and take our minds off the true scandals that really have hurt people.  Go ahead and make your wrinkled ball jokes folks, but don't forget about domestic violence, head injuries and homophobia. 

Really? Shame on you Governor Deal!

The governor's race in Georgia is in full swing.  Jason Carter is young and has a likable demeanor.  Nathan Deal hasn't really been able to find anything negative to say about him so now he has made two ads that make fun of his young age- using a ten year old trying to shoot a basketball and not making it in the net to compare Jason's young age to not being able to make a basket without cheating his way and lowering the height of the net.  The other commercial makes fun of his "gift of gab".  Jason Carter has made commercials that state the true facts that have happened during the Deal governorship and he comes off as a caring, truthful young man. The Deal commercial puts animated stars on Jason's teeth to make him seem like a charlatan.  I have been disgusted by Deals underhanded tactics.  Jason deal could bring out the pictures of Snowmagageddon 2014.  That was an example of not preparing for a rare during the workday snowstorm, where many people were trapped on the highway coming home from work.  Remember that? 

When I think of Nathan Deal and his governorship, I basically think of nothing.  He really didn't do anything that helped the regular citizen.  His health care plan for state workers sucked.  He took down the toll plaza on 400- about 5 years too late on that one.  He encouraged more film makers to come to Georgia by keeping the taxes low on their productions.  Meanwhile I spent about $4000 in taxes on the purchase of my car.  I leased and then bought my car, so I got shafted.  Our property taxes, medical coverage, student loan payments have us strapped-but thank goodness we are home to Dumb and Dumber 2!

I hope the regular folks will get out and vote November 4th!  We need to put Jason Carter, Michele Nunn and the other Democrats into office.  Show this country that there are some people in the deep south that care for the regular citizen.  

Is the sentence fair?

We are all sad for the Guidice family.  The sentences of jail time for both Joe and Teresa have to be very difficult for the family.  The judge did think of the family and delayed Joe's sentence so that Teresa could serve her time first.  Would they have had the same sentence if they were not famous?  Probably, I mean they did commit fraud.  I knew a man from my church that served five years for tax invasion. That was very hard on his family and his wife.  

They did not physically hurt anyone, but they did break the law.  We all love the Guidice family.  We have enjoyed everything Jersey, hopefully the family will learn from their mistakes and teach the girls that money and stuff is not the most important thing to acquire.  I have seen a real humbling this year on the NJHWives, I hope this is sincere, for the sake of the girls.

Ferris Bueller meets Carrie Bradshaw

Isn't it magical when two of your favorite characters  form a real life relationship?  Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of my favorite movies of all time.  Sex and the City is the ultimate chic show.( thanks to e! we can watch it on a daily basis)  Now they are the New York royalty.  They are friends with the elite of NYC like Kelly Ripa and Andy Cohen.  I just can not imagine how much fun it must be to be able to go out on the town with Carrie Bradshaw and Ferris Bueller.  I am not a psycho- I realize they are actors and are not the same as their beloved characters, but we can romanticize, right?