At 3:29 this afternoon, Donald Trump held a strategic press conference in the Oval Office right before he left to spend a secluded weekend at Camp David away from the eyes of the press and the public. As the cameras came on, the president was already sitting in his high leather chair inside the Oval Office, surrounded on both sides by his yes-men and women, all dressed in the approved color palette those near him must wear. He fiddled with his papers, holding up random ones as proof that what he was saying was true, and then read a prepared statement announcing a deal that all 50 states had supposedly joined, yet he couldn't provide a single detail.
But the real story behind this event was much more alarming. The President took credit for foreign leaders being elected into office. He declared it was not believable that Black and Jewish people could vote for a Democrat. He wandered into a story about grabbing Melania’s bottom on an escalator. Most disturbing of all was that the President of the United States of America announced a ban not just on his latest media targets, but this time he declared a “ban on the free press” itself.
I do hope you are right about Trump himself creating this big blue wave! I’ve often thought about how often he shoots himself in the foot and then wondered if I were being overly optimistic.
I think your post today is the most heart searing piece you have ever written, or at least, that I've read.
It's as if the world has been overturned, up is down, right is wrong. DT is obviously terrified, fighting, pushing the only way he knows how - like a rabid dog; snarling and almost unaware of his condition. A dangerous dog but pathetic. The ghosts standing behind his back defending him are equally pathetic.
And then Heather, you turn the world back to it's correct position! You remind us what is still in the hearts of most people. In spite your own personal concerns, you are finding good things to write about - the Service Dog, (the antithesis of DT), the dog's owner, the kindness of strangers, the basic Humanity within us all. (The Service Dog made me cry!)
I'm grateful and pleased to subscribe to your account. You and your family are worth it!
I think each one of us has their own personal truths to begin with. And as a country we all share certain truths that is relevant to all of us. As we know, those common truths can and are manipulated and can be turned around against us to confuse or control us. The only thing we have is our own integrity to keep standing tall and not fall under the weight of rumps ego and manipulations. Rump is a cornered rat and he’s scurrying around. And looks like he knows that and trying to find an exit. He’s not trying to build a wall any more. If he does he’ll wall himself in. 😃
Heather, having recently been in your same situation with a family member, your words couldn't ring more true when you describe the similarity between family and our current national crisis. After all, as Americans we are family in what we are enduring with the day to day life under this impossible tyrant and his enablers. Just as we depend on the knowledge and skills and ethics of healthcare providers we must believe there are people who will do everything they can to educate us and find the best ways to heal our very sick nation. You are one of those people.
Sending you and your family lots of love and support. As much as they try desperately to separate us, instill fear and keep people in fight or flight, the human spirit and heart are programmed to love. When all the noise is gone the small acts of kindness and compassion are what is real.
Prayers for a full and swift healing, Heather, for your family member. I hope you'll feel it's OK to take a night off to care for yourself!
I do hope you are right about Trump himself creating this big blue wave! I’ve often thought about how often he shoots himself in the foot and then wondered if I were being overly optimistic.
Dear Heather,
I think your post today is the most heart searing piece you have ever written, or at least, that I've read.
It's as if the world has been overturned, up is down, right is wrong. DT is obviously terrified, fighting, pushing the only way he knows how - like a rabid dog; snarling and almost unaware of his condition. A dangerous dog but pathetic. The ghosts standing behind his back defending him are equally pathetic.
And then Heather, you turn the world back to it's correct position! You remind us what is still in the hearts of most people. In spite your own personal concerns, you are finding good things to write about - the Service Dog, (the antithesis of DT), the dog's owner, the kindness of strangers, the basic Humanity within us all. (The Service Dog made me cry!)
I'm grateful and pleased to subscribe to your account. You and your family are worth it!
With love from the UK.🇬🇧
I think each one of us has their own personal truths to begin with. And as a country we all share certain truths that is relevant to all of us. As we know, those common truths can and are manipulated and can be turned around against us to confuse or control us. The only thing we have is our own integrity to keep standing tall and not fall under the weight of rumps ego and manipulations. Rump is a cornered rat and he’s scurrying around. And looks like he knows that and trying to find an exit. He’s not trying to build a wall any more. If he does he’ll wall himself in. 😃
Heather, having recently been in your same situation with a family member, your words couldn't ring more true when you describe the similarity between family and our current national crisis. After all, as Americans we are family in what we are enduring with the day to day life under this impossible tyrant and his enablers. Just as we depend on the knowledge and skills and ethics of healthcare providers we must believe there are people who will do everything they can to educate us and find the best ways to heal our very sick nation. You are one of those people.
Sending you and your family lots of love and support. As much as they try desperately to separate us, instill fear and keep people in fight or flight, the human spirit and heart are programmed to love. When all the noise is gone the small acts of kindness and compassion are what is real.