Time can be a healer or a hindrance. In the case of Donald J. Trump vs. the D.O.J. it seems to be benefiting the former and frustrating the latter. ‘Time is NOT on our side’ I would shout into my car rants, of which I did many on this subject early into AG Merrick Garland’s tenure.
What I lack in words, you profoundly write them letter by letter as if you are in my heart and mind. This man is a monster we've never encountered and can only pray to never see again. Voting blue is a start but we have to gather his masses and help the,m to see the error of their ways as well. History will not look well upon my generation for letting this happen to our beautiful democracy.
Oh Noel, your writing is brilliant and almost brought me to tears today! I thought I was signed up as a paid member but it seems like I was not. I corrected that immediately 😉...
Noel, you are a welcome voice in the fog of war against the orange AntiChrist. The NBC deal with Ronna is a slap in the face of democracy and a harbinger of dangerous days ahead when even the mainstream media & the Courts fall into line with the dictator and his henchmen. Biden is our last hope for salvation and he will need a blue Congress to keep us free from the grifters and sycophants that make up what used to be the Republican Party.
Like commenter Ema, ( above) i fear it may be too late to hold them all accountable; but take a little comfort knowing that if they win in November, it won’t be long before the winds of authoritarianism sweep them up as well for not bowing down low enough to the Emperor that has no clothes.
Breathless, again. But thanks for speaking the truth Noel, again. Organizers, mobilizers, influencers out there, do your thing, and do it now. It may already be too late. It's obvious that the media is not going to help, and the judiciary absolutely isn't. It's a cold civil war that we're loosing.
So many times I thought - this will take him out prior to the election- whether it was "grab 'em by the p***y" or mocking the physically challenged reporter which still makes me throw up a little in my mouth... and the debate itself. Surely people will see this man as the bully he is, invading Secretary Clinton's space. But it didn't.
I don't want to scare anyone but the thing I worry the most about is his "we don't need more votes" which to me signals that "they've got this". If neither candidate wins the 270 electoral votes needed, it goes to Congress to cast one vote per state and they've changed so many red state voting laws to allow state elections to just "throw out" the votes of voters that they've calculated the one vote/state and a corrupt Congress will then hand the election to trump. I've even wondered if that's why GOP Reps are leaving earlier if not running for reelection because they don't want any part of that. And if they are aware of something like that - Buck, Gallagher, Granger, etc. - they need now to step up and tell the American people. Before the election. Gallagher is my Congressman. While I'm not a fan and he drank the Kool Aid shortly after arriving in DC, voted party over country almost 100%, I don't think he's courageous enough to come forward if that is the 2024 plan. Yes, he voted against impeaching Mayorkas but that was too little too late and he had already hinted he was leaving. I also believe if one of them should have the courage, they would be risking their lives to bring it to the attention of the US. And no one in the GOP today has that kind of bravery. It's easier to just leave.
When I hear we have to show up in numbers too large to ignore, for this election, I worry that even that will not be enough. I'm not convinced that we haven't already had our "last" election . I'm a positive, proactive person who has worked diligently to get out the vote, to get people to the polls, to register for the last four elections... I hope all of the efforts that so many of us are investing will not be wasted or ignored. And if this is their plan, then I hope the GOP continues to be so very bad at math.
That was brilliant. Unfortunately.
What I lack in words, you profoundly write them letter by letter as if you are in my heart and mind. This man is a monster we've never encountered and can only pray to never see again. Voting blue is a start but we have to gather his masses and help the,m to see the error of their ways as well. History will not look well upon my generation for letting this happen to our beautiful democracy.
I'm English-born, living in Oz, and observing what's going on in the US is really terrifying. America, how did you fall so fast, and sink so low?
What Noel writes is magnificent. But it's surely preaching to the converted.
How on earth can you reach the multitudes who believe every word the conman utters? If you can't do that, it will be all over, bar the shouting!
Oh Noel, your writing is brilliant and almost brought me to tears today! I thought I was signed up as a paid member but it seems like I was not. I corrected that immediately 😉...
Noel, you are a welcome voice in the fog of war against the orange AntiChrist. The NBC deal with Ronna is a slap in the face of democracy and a harbinger of dangerous days ahead when even the mainstream media & the Courts fall into line with the dictator and his henchmen. Biden is our last hope for salvation and he will need a blue Congress to keep us free from the grifters and sycophants that make up what used to be the Republican Party.
Like commenter Ema, ( above) i fear it may be too late to hold them all accountable; but take a little comfort knowing that if they win in November, it won’t be long before the winds of authoritarianism sweep them up as well for not bowing down low enough to the Emperor that has no clothes.
Thank you, Noel. Thoughtful and well-written as usual. And frightening.
Breathless, again. But thanks for speaking the truth Noel, again. Organizers, mobilizers, influencers out there, do your thing, and do it now. It may already be too late. It's obvious that the media is not going to help, and the judiciary absolutely isn't. It's a cold civil war that we're loosing.
We have each other. It’s going to have to be enough. I believe in us. I believe it will be enough. 💙
Noel is such a great writer with clear thinking that is also insightful, articulate and poetic.
So many times I thought - this will take him out prior to the election- whether it was "grab 'em by the p***y" or mocking the physically challenged reporter which still makes me throw up a little in my mouth... and the debate itself. Surely people will see this man as the bully he is, invading Secretary Clinton's space. But it didn't.
I don't want to scare anyone but the thing I worry the most about is his "we don't need more votes" which to me signals that "they've got this". If neither candidate wins the 270 electoral votes needed, it goes to Congress to cast one vote per state and they've changed so many red state voting laws to allow state elections to just "throw out" the votes of voters that they've calculated the one vote/state and a corrupt Congress will then hand the election to trump. I've even wondered if that's why GOP Reps are leaving earlier if not running for reelection because they don't want any part of that. And if they are aware of something like that - Buck, Gallagher, Granger, etc. - they need now to step up and tell the American people. Before the election. Gallagher is my Congressman. While I'm not a fan and he drank the Kool Aid shortly after arriving in DC, voted party over country almost 100%, I don't think he's courageous enough to come forward if that is the 2024 plan. Yes, he voted against impeaching Mayorkas but that was too little too late and he had already hinted he was leaving. I also believe if one of them should have the courage, they would be risking their lives to bring it to the attention of the US. And no one in the GOP today has that kind of bravery. It's easier to just leave.
When I hear we have to show up in numbers too large to ignore, for this election, I worry that even that will not be enough. I'm not convinced that we haven't already had our "last" election . I'm a positive, proactive person who has worked diligently to get out the vote, to get people to the polls, to register for the last four elections... I hope all of the efforts that so many of us are investing will not be wasted or ignored. And if this is their plan, then I hope the GOP continues to be so very bad at math.
Very painful to read, Noel, but so important to have done so. Thank you!