What a speech by President Joe Biden, in Lithuania! Two bits stood out for me, that speak to what our country is currently enduring with the Rethugs still supporting a criminal subhuman and also attempting to block any progress towards a better future for this country:
"Every day, we have to make the choice. Every day, we must summon the …
What a speech by President Joe Biden, in Lithuania! Two bits stood out for me, that speak to what our country is currently enduring with the Rethugs still supporting a criminal subhuman and also attempting to block any progress towards a better future for this country:
"Every day, we have to make the choice. Every day, we must summon the strength to stand for what is right, to stand for what is true, to stand for freedom, to stand together.”
“When others do better, we do better as well—where we understand that the challenges we face today, from the existential threat of climate change to building a global economy where no one gets left behind, are too great for any one nation to solve on their own, and that to achieve our goals and meet the challenges of this age, we have to work together.”
Substitute "state" for "nation" and truer words were never spoken. There should be no "red" vs "blue" states, only 50 states and one country, united. We the People, are in this together. I hope to see this in my lifetime.
We were so impressed yesterday with Biden’s energy, enthusiasm, and powerful words. He certainly made ridiculous the the constant railing of the QOP that he is a doddering old man, not capable of governing or being on the world stage.
I too found similarities to his 2023 State of the Union Address, where he walked the Republicans into a shout out that they would not touch Social Security, etc. Loved that moment when Sleepy Joe completed negotiations live and McCarthy is head-bobbling as his caucus screams a pledge they would not make behind closed doors. Brilliant leadership, that getting the opposition to voice publicly their change from opposition to concession. Today, the message is similar, as it should be. Mr Biden was on the world stage impressing with his leadership of our country and the common bonds in values and prospects for international prosperity that derive from and for other people and nations from the US pursuits, nationally and internationally, goals for the common man among those nations. We do best when we lead not just by words but by actions successful to validate the true value of our aspirations so achieved.
Let's not hope for it. Let's get together and make it happen. Can't we all unite around the following:
"But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the . . . upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position." The Epic of America - James Truslow Adams
Thank you for making me aware of The Epic of America. I found this comment on JStor: "[Adams] put ["the American Dream", a term which he coined] more succinctly elsewhere in the book: a 'dream of a better, richer and happier life for all our citizens of every rank.' This contemporary review of Epic notes that Adams alluded to the idea in fifty or more passages in the book. The unnamed reviewer thought Adams believed the dream to be 'our greatest contribution to the thought of the world.'” https://daily.jstor.org/james-truslow-adams-dreaming-american-dream/. And he was probably right - we may never be able to live up to it in the future, as we have not lived up to it until now, but we must continue to have the dream of that life for all our citizens. Rather like MLK's dream, in fact.
Hi Lynn. I am quite confused and a bit disturbed. After I received this comment from you I got another that said “reported once again, please just go away”. What an I to make of these two comments?
Sorry, that was meant for Schmeekle. I think I corrected it after I realized. I really want that guy or bot or troll to stop clogging up the responses to the Letters.
I apologize for not paying attention closely enough.
HCR seems to be in a state of denial regarding the obscenity of the Biden administration's ongoing support of Ukraine's oppressive, undemocratic one-party right-wing thug regime.
EDIT: The NATO countries have voting domination at the genocidal International Monetary Fund. In 2014, the IMF demanded, as part of a loan deal, that Ukraine re-conquer the breakaway Donbass republics, because income from their heavy industry was needed to service the debt. The people of Ukraine have been turned into zombie soldiers, as the IMF continues to extract pounds and pounds of bloody flesh in exchange for ongoing special treatment and financial support from the NATO countries.
Will you please go back to Flyover Loserville - the place where the sky is green and the grass is blue - where the fact you are one of the dumbest fucking morons I have ever run across won't be so blindingly obvious?
As to your blathering about Ukraine, each and every "fact" you cite is a lie.
Just drop dead, you worthless piece of Trumpscum. Make America really great again with your permanent departure.
I totally agree with you. That troll is a loser that must love to write senseless things in here. Everything he says is made up and lies.. TUMPSCUM is a good name for him. He is a true to life TUMP troll. Lies like him, and projects like he does..
This "it" sounds like it's a robot hacking away . . . trawling for idiots.
Thank God for Joe Biden. And Thank God for WP's Jennifer Rubin:
“3% inflation. NATO growing and more solid than ever. huge investment in tech and infrastructure. And Rs? Screeching about Hunter Biden's laptop and defunding the FBI. Simply pathetic.”
I am old and not familiar with the ways in which bots and things like that work. Do you think that John Schmeeckle is actually a Russian posting these things?
Likely, yes. This Moscow-paid troll gets triggered into posting the exact same text 64 times everytime the words ‘Ukraine’ and ‘Zelensky’ appear in a text.
And I think you'll note that when neither of those words is in the Letter, the troll introduces them so he can post his previous comments. Predictable and boring, boring, boring.
Really?? The undemocratic thuggery was well in place long before Ukraine re-ignited the frozed civil war in the Donbass, precipitating the Russian invasion.
What a speech by President Joe Biden, in Lithuania! Two bits stood out for me, that speak to what our country is currently enduring with the Rethugs still supporting a criminal subhuman and also attempting to block any progress towards a better future for this country:
"Every day, we have to make the choice. Every day, we must summon the strength to stand for what is right, to stand for what is true, to stand for freedom, to stand together.”
“When others do better, we do better as well—where we understand that the challenges we face today, from the existential threat of climate change to building a global economy where no one gets left behind, are too great for any one nation to solve on their own, and that to achieve our goals and meet the challenges of this age, we have to work together.”
Substitute "state" for "nation" and truer words were never spoken. There should be no "red" vs "blue" states, only 50 states and one country, united. We the People, are in this together. I hope to see this in my lifetime.
We were so impressed yesterday with Biden’s energy, enthusiasm, and powerful words. He certainly made ridiculous the the constant railing of the QOP that he is a doddering old man, not capable of governing or being on the world stage.
I too found similarities to his 2023 State of the Union Address, where he walked the Republicans into a shout out that they would not touch Social Security, etc. Loved that moment when Sleepy Joe completed negotiations live and McCarthy is head-bobbling as his caucus screams a pledge they would not make behind closed doors. Brilliant leadership, that getting the opposition to voice publicly their change from opposition to concession. Today, the message is similar, as it should be. Mr Biden was on the world stage impressing with his leadership of our country and the common bonds in values and prospects for international prosperity that derive from and for other people and nations from the US pursuits, nationally and internationally, goals for the common man among those nations. We do best when we lead not just by words but by actions successful to validate the true value of our aspirations so achieved.
Let's not hope for it. Let's get together and make it happen. Can't we all unite around the following:
"But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the . . . upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position." The Epic of America - James Truslow Adams
Thank you for making me aware of The Epic of America. I found this comment on JStor: "[Adams] put ["the American Dream", a term which he coined] more succinctly elsewhere in the book: a 'dream of a better, richer and happier life for all our citizens of every rank.' This contemporary review of Epic notes that Adams alluded to the idea in fifty or more passages in the book. The unnamed reviewer thought Adams believed the dream to be 'our greatest contribution to the thought of the world.'” https://daily.jstor.org/james-truslow-adams-dreaming-american-dream/. And he was probably right - we may never be able to live up to it in the future, as we have not lived up to it until now, but we must continue to have the dream of that life for all our citizens. Rather like MLK's dream, in fact.
Hi Lynn. I am quite confused and a bit disturbed. After I received this comment from you I got another that said “reported once again, please just go away”. What an I to make of these two comments?
Sorry, that was meant for Schmeekle. I think I corrected it after I realized. I really want that guy or bot or troll to stop clogging up the responses to the Letters.
I apologize for not paying attention closely enough.
Beautiful, and thank you.
HCR seems to be in a state of denial regarding the obscenity of the Biden administration's ongoing support of Ukraine's oppressive, undemocratic one-party right-wing thug regime.
I posted some sources for my assessment here:
https://substack.com/profile/85178460-john-schmeeckle/note/c-17693509
EDIT: The NATO countries have voting domination at the genocidal International Monetary Fund. In 2014, the IMF demanded, as part of a loan deal, that Ukraine re-conquer the breakaway Donbass republics, because income from their heavy industry was needed to service the debt. The people of Ukraine have been turned into zombie soldiers, as the IMF continues to extract pounds and pounds of bloody flesh in exchange for ongoing special treatment and financial support from the NATO countries.
For the IMF as the perpetrator of the most far-reaching genocide in history, see https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-15-2023/comment/11967315
Will you please go back to Flyover Loserville - the place where the sky is green and the grass is blue - where the fact you are one of the dumbest fucking morons I have ever run across won't be so blindingly obvious?
As to your blathering about Ukraine, each and every "fact" you cite is a lie.
Just drop dead, you worthless piece of Trumpscum. Make America really great again with your permanent departure.
TC I am reminded of the advertising logo of a septic tank company in the Virgin Islands that is related to Johns: “We are #1 in #2.”
Brilliant! My fellow commenters a paying way too much attention to his screed! As should have been done to trump in campaign 2016, ignore him!
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2023/comment/18514195
I totally agree with you. That troll is a loser that must love to write senseless things in here. Everything he says is made up and lies.. TUMPSCUM is a good name for him. He is a true to life TUMP troll. Lies like him, and projects like he does..
Report troll, devoid of content except insults
This "it" sounds like it's a robot hacking away . . . trawling for idiots.
Thank God for Joe Biden. And Thank God for WP's Jennifer Rubin:
“3% inflation. NATO growing and more solid than ever. huge investment in tech and infrastructure. And Rs? Screeching about Hunter Biden's laptop and defunding the FBI. Simply pathetic.”
"Simply Pathetic."
I am old and not familiar with the ways in which bots and things like that work. Do you think that John Schmeeckle is actually a Russian posting these things?
Entirely possible. The name is obviously fake.
INGORE...
The last paragraph in your comment was unnecessary.
Report troll, devoid of content except insults.
I am not and never have been a Trump supporter.
Maybe not Trump, but you cannot say “I am not and never have been a Putin supporter”.
You're certainly a Putin buttfucker, asswwipe.
TC, civility is more effective.
Get a hobby John.
Or a life.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2023/comment/18514195
Plan to post it again?
Likely, yes. This Moscow-paid troll gets triggered into posting the exact same text 64 times everytime the words ‘Ukraine’ and ‘Zelensky’ appear in a text.
And I think you'll note that when neither of those words is in the Letter, the troll introduces them so he can post his previous comments. Predictable and boring, boring, boring.
Report defamatory trolling
Go right ahead if you wish.
Craig. The Magic 8 Ball says, “ Yes, in all probability”
I've got something better in mind.
EDIT:
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2023/comment/18514195
There's no crime in un Democratic thuggery as an act of justified self defense.
Really?? The undemocratic thuggery was well in place long before Ukraine re-ignited the frozed civil war in the Donbass, precipitating the Russian invasion.
See https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/
Go to Twitter and jerk off
Way to blame Ukraine and not Russia who started the invasion...