The Goat Pen

hedge wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:12 am Well, he certainly wasn't going to position himself outside a church on a Sunday morning if he was looking to shoot Trump...

The decision to have a round of golf on his "day off" (a Sunday) was supposed to be a secret. So, somehow, Routh found out. And now, we need to find out how he found out.

There is no likelier place Trump would be on a Sunday morning than the golf course. This guy could've done the same thing numerous times before, he was bound to be right eventually...

Facebook going to censor the word "zionism". Going full on 1984 mode here with these big tech companies.

“Ben, I am writing from Springfield, Ohio, where I was born and raised, and raised my kids. It's a little town in Clark County, Ohio that was named in honor of my ancestor George Rogers Clark, brother of William Clark from the Lewis and Clark Expedition. My little city of 59,000 people, consists mostly of blue-collar workers, day laborers, teachers, nurses, etc. We are the home of the silent film actress Lillian Gish, comedian Jonathon Winters, and of course, the great John Legend.

I never imagined seeing our town as the epicenter of so much conversation, discussion, and debate.

Seriously, I can't turn on the TV without hearing our city mentioned!
The truth is that no one steals our pets, let alone eats them. Our police department has verified this.

Our Haitian population is known to be hard workers, business owners, and good neighbors. One friend said his Haitian neighbors always smile and wave, and that you've never heard Brahm's Lullaby until you've heard sung in French to an infant by a Haitian mother.

My friend who is a construction worker at the Intel plant in Columbus said that many Haitian employees reside in Springfield (more affordable) and travel to Columbus to work...and that they are good people, hard workers, and always on time. Some are taking the opportunity to get training to further their skill set and employability.

What HAS happened in Springfield is an outpouring of xenophobia. There are protests by the Proud Boys on the corners and violent threats to our city hall, colleges, and schools. Our tiny downtown (honestly, if you blink you'll miss it!) has dealt with multiple bomb threats, causing several schools to be evacuated and closed. The college where I teach, Clark State, is going virtual this week (Sept 16-20) out of an abundance of caution. Thumbs up to our college president and other administrators for always making safety a priority.

Why?

Because of Trump's complete lie about our city (a sarcastic "thank you" also to Loomer and Vance).

As you know, Haitians are here under protective status. They are not killing and eating our cats and dogs, along with ducks and geese in Snyder Park. It has now become a running joke with an abundance of memes. But the truth is, it's sad and frightening.

Along with teaching college, I have a small Etsy business. A recent customer has been wonderfully patient as I postponed shipment because I hesitate to go downtown to the Post Office (a request of my kids who live in LA, I told them I'd find a different shipping location).

The lies from Trump and his allies are being perpetuated in the city. But fortunately, people are coming to Springfield to support our Haitian businesses!

I can only hope that this little town, which typically leans red, will wake up and see what is in store without a blue wave.”

hedge wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:32 am There is no likelier place Trump would be on a Sunday morning than the golf course. This guy could've done the same thing numerous times before, he was bound to be right eventually...

Not good enough for me. He was told by someone, of that I am certain. You believe whatever your DNC masters tell you to believe. Still don't think those filthy people aren't eating pets hedge?

I believe that you are a filthy person...

I don't care what you believe.

I believe no one would care if you were hit by a train

I believe that you don't care that the people's pets of Springfield Ohio are being eaten. I believe that you WOULD CARE if these Haitians were moved into your backyard and started eating your pets. Same for hedge.

I think you guys are just hypocrites.

I would care (but honestly not really that much) if it was true. But it's not...

what Israel did is pretty brilliant - and you guys know its hard for me to complement Israel

Genius!

they could make a movie about this

IB's pastor speaks..

I'm shocked IB hasn't been in here blaming Mark Robinson's shit on a woman

So what are you saying? News is fake and sometimes even politicized?

DS, hedge, you two have no idea what you are talking about.

Stephanie Rhoule was on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight. She was about to lose her shit with the "undecided voter." In this case, the undecided voter was a NYT columnist who said that he will not vote for Trump, but he can't vote for Kamala because he has no idea what she believes. Kalama refuses to answer any questions on policy. Stephanie went ape shit with him.

Stephanie's position is basically this: yes, its true, she has no idea what Kamala Harris believes but SO FUCKING WHAT?!?!? What are you going to do, not vote or vote for Trump? If you don't vote because you have no idea what Kamala believes then fuck you and die. And if you vote for Trump, then fuck you and die. We all need to blindly vote for Kamala even though none of us get the right to know anything about her. Moreover, Kamala does NOT need to answer any questions or take any positions on anything if there is the slightest risk that in doing so, she might lose a vote. That was Stephanie's position. And I think that is basically the exact same position of every single person who is voting for Kamala Harris. Vote for Harris with blind, blissful ignorance, or ELSE, fuck you and die.

Since I have been retired, I now have the privilege of spending time with different people and listening to them talk and learning how they think. As a result, I talk a lot with people who will be voting for Kamala Harris. None of these people know what Harris believes. But they will be voting for her anyway or ELSE, fuck you and die. That is almost half of the voting populous of this country, almost half of how the voters in this country think. Because of that, I seriously doubt we (as a nation) are fit for self rule.

"Stephanie's position is basically this: yes, its true, she has no idea what Kamala Harris believes but SO FUCKING WHAT?!?!? What are you going to do, not vote or vote for Trump? If you don't vote because you have no idea what Kamala believes then fuck you and die. And if you vote for Trump, then fuck you and die."

That's perfectly rational. Good for her...