Tag: politics
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Once again Dan says it best
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/biden-bows-out?r=3algmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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#155 Tanka for the DNC
It is too late now To switch candidate you chose Biden over Sanders Now you must stop infighting Unity wins ours or theirs
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What bothers you and why? At present what is bothering me the most is the number of people who consistently vote down any form of gun control and thoughts and prayers to victims of school shootings who are out crying for sympathy because their guy got shot at… The party of fire and brimstone talking…
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The problem with irony
The hospital I work in is on hallowed ground. I don’t mean that metaphorically, I mean literally the building in which I am typing this post used to be a catholic hospital and all around me are the buildings from a long ago time when this was, for lack of a better word, a catholic…
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Meanwhile at a special State of the Union Address…
An old and feeble-looking man is welcomed into the chamber and makes his way down the aisle toward the Speaker’s podium. He shakes hands and is greeted warmly by some and jeered and yelled at by others. He walks deliberately, notslowly, as a man who has no real hurry to complete a task may address that task. He makes his way to the podium and addresses the crowded chamber in an attempt to quiet them and get to the evening’s business, “My fellow Americans.” The chamber erupts in a cacophony of cheers and boos, sounds emanating from an invisible yet distinct line betweenthose in attendance. “My fellow Americans, I stand before you to address the concerns some…
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#149
Gathered in the schoolyard The two meet for battle A bully who lies and skipped detention to attend And a handicapped kid who maybe shouldn’t even be here In a fight between evil and the infirmed there can be no winners Only losers
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#139
Anniversary So many brave souls fought, died To save the world from fascism Only to have their great grandchildren Forced to fight it at home