tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post5066420102869171611..comments2024-03-17T12:51:46.412-07:00Comments on Cutting Through The Crap: Correcting A History LessonSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-63252680797077556672021-05-31T20:24:53.179-07:002021-05-31T20:24:53.179-07:00Another article on that dudes letter..."I'...Another article on that dudes letter..."I'd be a Republican if it weren't for the Republicans"<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/30/id-be-republican-if-it-werent-republicans-so-might-many-other-african-americans/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_opinions&utm_campaign=wp_opinionsSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-9643115153960535992021-05-31T17:38:16.863-07:002021-05-31T17:38:16.863-07:00Only my workplace is next to the Bay. I live on th...Only my workplace is next to the Bay. I live on the north end of Marysville.Mythigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472129001677390304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-27409439739623255542021-05-31T09:01:55.212-07:002021-05-31T09:01:55.212-07:00It continues because "those people, not us&qu...It continues because "those people, not us" is also a call to condone and turn a blind eye.<br /><br />It is them and they are those people. Like the cop standing there silent as a black man is beat to death.Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-25849242128864909172021-05-31T07:39:26.171-07:002021-05-31T07:39:26.171-07:00If can, pull up the NY Times story about Greenwood...If can, pull up the NY Times story about Greenwood. It's a "walk-through", with the buildings in 2-D, labeled with the businesses they housed. I'll tell you, it really brought it to my heart--so easy to imagine what it really was.<br /><br />Last week, I caught a few minutes of JoyAnn Reid talking about how many more of these kinds of incidents there were throughout the country. She quickly listed 6 or 7, and said there were more. Communities of Black Americans destroyed by White Americans. It makes me heartsick and ashamed.Mary Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-54759704749539696762021-05-30T16:39:48.120-07:002021-05-30T16:39:48.120-07:00This is an amazing piece on the Tulsa Masacre.
ht...This is an amazing piece on the Tulsa Masacre.<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2021/tulsa-race-massacre-centennial-greenwood/?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_special_report__alert-national&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_special_report&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.idZxQ67bQbumKNIeeUOQLYQBQTRlAH4E4J4aTw88hLwSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-84054233100170024442021-05-30T16:38:41.273-07:002021-05-30T16:38:41.273-07:00When lying is the only way out and it becomes the ...When lying is the only way out and it becomes the lesser of all crimes committed, it becomes everyone's story in court.<br /><br />It's not the evidence, it's the judge and jury.Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-83020292641990681062021-05-30T16:35:27.697-07:002021-05-30T16:35:27.697-07:00You bet brotherYou bet brotherSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-19516863450903510142021-05-30T16:35:04.182-07:002021-05-30T16:35:04.182-07:00We are lucky to have such people everyday on TV.We are lucky to have such people everyday on TV.Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-33537794945527815512021-05-30T09:14:00.208-07:002021-05-30T09:14:00.208-07:00I just hope there are enough of his toadies willin...I just hope there are enough of his toadies willing to admit the error of their ways and convince the toadettes in 'Murica-land/ FoxNation that he is really corrupt and they have been lied to repeatedly.Mary Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-36055172432129934092021-05-30T09:12:19.523-07:002021-05-30T09:12:19.523-07:00I was in your neighborhood yesterday. If I'd ...I was in your neighborhood yesterday. If I'd known which house was yours, I'd have stopped for a quick howdy-do! I have a friend with a beach house about a block from the Center. Apparently, she's going to lose occupancy in 6 years, as happened at the other end of Mission.Mary Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-84718729957924220212021-05-30T09:08:58.973-07:002021-05-30T09:08:58.973-07:00Chris Hayes is "must watch" for me every...Chris Hayes is "must watch" for me every day. His opening monologue/ setup and his run-up to his final segment are always instructive and inciteful. Smart guy.Mary Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-11189211615628175552021-05-30T05:36:42.015-07:002021-05-30T05:36:42.015-07:00and the clean up hitter...
https://www.youtube.co...and the clean up hitter...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpIBmhqDf5QSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-60268423720328583192021-05-30T05:23:34.775-07:002021-05-30T05:23:34.775-07:00...and the second half of the argument. The 2nd am......and the second half of the argument. The 2nd amendment...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bepxuCsso<br />Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-22835710679188647992021-05-30T05:19:25.186-07:002021-05-30T05:19:25.186-07:00Here's an air tight argument from Chris Hayes
...Here's an air tight argument from Chris Hayes<br /><br />"They had one chance"<br /><br />He ties it up nicely at the end and you'll see why I say it's one for all the line item veto Drumpfkins. "I'm not a racist" "I don't think it's stolen" " Drumpf isn't a tax cheat" or whatever it is. You must buy into it all if you are an alt righty. It's not just Drumpf, it's the whole party that's corrupt to the point of overthrowing Democracy.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELwSu_6yYd8Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-55414850360559098792021-05-30T04:50:31.403-07:002021-05-30T04:50:31.403-07:00I try to vary my suggestions with paywalls and use...I try to vary my suggestions with paywalls and use incognito as much as possible so anyone can see what I am pointing to.<br /><br />It takes some doing sometimes but you can get most of the news and quiet a bit of opinion and the rest as well.Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-53222103653289722902021-05-30T04:47:39.453-07:002021-05-30T04:47:39.453-07:00It's good to be king!It's good to be king!Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-88439653122477665202021-05-30T04:47:16.744-07:002021-05-30T04:47:16.744-07:00So, who's going to pardon Drumpf? The money ma...So, who's going to pardon Drumpf? The money man never goes under. It's always the ring leader. Everyone else cooperates...lmao!<br /><br />I said it as soon as Drumpf didn't want his taxes to be public 5 years ago that he was going to jail like Al Capone and any other two bit mobster. RICO<br /><br />The reckoning is here<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSSKnfBOd0QSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-82837930900093367012021-05-29T18:18:04.548-07:002021-05-29T18:18:04.548-07:00True, it might bring others into the conversation....True, it might bring others into the conversation. Plus, I have the power of rejecting them. Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-7153452257823530172021-05-29T18:05:41.749-07:002021-05-29T18:05:41.749-07:00More for a passive invite to the conversation is w...More for a passive invite to the conversation is what I was thinking.Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-91526154401884147272021-05-29T08:59:04.423-07:002021-05-29T08:59:04.423-07:00Re: Roulstone's spin-doctoring ...
The last t...Re: Roulstone's spin-doctoring ...<br /><br />The last time I saw such blatant whitewashing was the last time I read Tom Sawyer. For someone who worships an elephant, Roulstone sure comes off as a jackass.Mythigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472129001677390304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-70328340981882748252021-05-29T08:41:24.567-07:002021-05-29T08:41:24.567-07:00Yes. There were a couple yesterday, too. Jon Bauer...Yes. There were a couple yesterday, too. Jon Bauer, editor, says he's received lots of similar letters, and only one in support, which, he said, seemed to suggest slavery never happened.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-40972606311243126842021-05-29T08:37:37.466-07:002021-05-29T08:37:37.466-07:00Clearly, Sid, you are not the only one to not want...Clearly, Sid, you are not the only one to not want this screed by Roulstone stand. Today, a letter from State Dem chair, Podlowski and SnoCo Dem chair, Chilton are quite scathing in their response to Roulstone.<br /><br />I especially like their last paragraph, in which they correctly state that Republicans are hoping citizens and voters will associate themselves with Abraham Lincoln instead of Donald Trump. It's a very succinct zinger, IMHO.Mary Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-27265665040308908372021-05-29T08:11:22.529-07:002021-05-29T08:11:22.529-07:00Thanks, Smooth. I just opened a Firefox private wi...Thanks, Smooth. I just opened a Firefox private window and discovered that it works!Dr Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603758423399991937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-65657242170561868022021-05-29T08:06:20.405-07:002021-05-29T08:06:20.405-07:00I guess I could, but it'd just be repeating th...I guess I could, but it'd just be repeating the column, which is all I've been posting on the blog for a while.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-48334003695951808382021-05-29T01:06:53.174-07:002021-05-29T01:06:53.174-07:00Hey dude...are you allowed to put your blog link i...Hey dude...are you allowed to put your blog link in the paper? I mean attached to the weekly columnSmoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.com