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Vance is the strangest political candidate we have ever seen. Women are having less babies because child car seats were invented. Families should get extra votes for each baby they have. Universities should be shut down and sold to developers.

JD Vance deliberately started the “neighbors are eating the pets” chaos. He says it is OK to lie to get people riled up.

You can’t make this stuff up. Watch this video before the debate tonight.

Rachel Maddow shows JD Vance explaining his lack of faith that democracy can deliver on his conservative ideals, and shows the influences behind Vance’s preference that the United States government be gutted and instead run by a dictator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeVhHNSe9Ks

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Jill Stein’s platform

FREE SPEECH
TikTok. 170 million Americans are on TikTok, including Biden’s campaign. The attempt to ban TikTok is nothing more than the latest assault on free speech by government and big tech through censoring and controlling the internet and social media.

TikTok is the leading platform for young people to communicate about their reality of being unable to afford rent, groceries, education and other essentials, while the worsening climate crisis looms over our future and both parties in Washington squander our money on endless war and genocide. Trying to ban TikTok is a transparent attempt to shut down this channel for us to communicate instead of solving the real problems we face.
We won’t let the elites take away one of the last remaining vehicles for free speech. We will not vote for any candidate who supports banning TikTok, and we will only support candidates who protect our free speech.

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PREMISE:
The actions perpetrated against the non-military Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank constitute a crime, a crime against humanity, a war crime or Genocide. Call it what you will.

FACT
The Biden Administration and the candidates for President of the United States chosen by each of the two major political parties openly support Israel’s actions in both Gaza and the West Bank and thus are complicit in them. So say a majority of the UN General Assembly and a significant number of the Countries of the world, the UN International Court of Justice, UN Court of International Law, Scholars of International Law and many well-known scholars, such as Norman Finkelstein and Prof. John Mearsheimer and other reputable and knowledgeable individuals such as Max Blumenthal, Scott Ritter, Jeffery Sachs, Ray McGovern and Alastair Crooke to name a few.

And what can be said of those who vote for one or the other of the aforementioned candidates and their party? Will they have denied that which has been seen ad nauseam on mainstream media since October 8th, 2023, reason that such actions are justified by the right of Israel to exist or find some other rationale to justify their vote and thus become complicit themselves? Since a vote is tantamount to support, one could reasonably conclude the chain of complicity has not been broken so, indeed, the hypothetical voter would surely be complicit.

A prudent voter would, when determining whether to vote for a candidate, determine that candidate held the voter’s basic principles.

Further, if a liberal Democrat or other Democrat holding some liberal views, they would decry racism in any form. Since genocide is racism in its most vile and virulent form, how could said voter cast a vote, say, for the present democratic presidential candidate without violating a basic principle of liberalism and thus becoming complicit in genocide?

Since the Republican Party’s candidate also supports Israel’s actions against the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, this same question could be posed to a conservative Republican voter, providing they decry racism in its varying forms.

This scenario provides both major parties with a conundrum … one which calls for the voter to remain true to their basic principles or allow the policies of their Party or Party’s candidate to supersede them. It is times like these that try one’s faith and resolution.

Chuck McLaughlin

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Why I’m voting Harris, with reluctance I’m down with Chuck in that Jill Stein is the morally correct choice in the fast-approaching election. And I agree with Chappell Roan that “both sides” have problems. So I will vote for Harris this time, because, unlike her opponent, she has not proclaimed LOUDLY that she will be a dictator and she is not an out mobster/rapist/fabulist/insurrectionist.
Harris will likely restore women’s rights to the degree they can be restored, for those courageous enough to dodge the bullets. She will preserve professionalism in federal agencies, which her opponent has vowed to destroy. The endless, expanding wars will continue, with full US taxpayer support and an approaching military draft, irrespective of who “wins”. Harris continues to be an ardent supporter of Israeli state fascism. Greenwashing will continue as the earth burns. Any sort of resistance to oppression and state violence is being squelched, and it appears Harris is OK with that. Her opponent openly threatens earth protectors and peace advocates with imprisonment and death.
So yeah, I’m voting for Harris, but not because I have any notion that the Democratic Party is benign or altruistic. It’s because her opponent is so obviously seriously impaired and very dangerous.
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Since the rules have changed and we can now poke at the other candidate for president I am submitting my reasons for not voting for Kamala Harris. I am one of the many independent voters in Tillamook county.
1. I have observed Kamala in her role as vice president. I have not been impressed in any way,
period. Not impressed.
2. The more I find out about her and listen to her
talk the more alarmed I am. Searching the internet I find lots of things that make her a very unattractive candidate but decided I would write about her stance on the important issues facing our country.
*The economy -inflation – Strong inflation did not occur until the Biden presidency. Donald Trump (2017–2021)
Average YOY Inflation Rate: 1.9%
Joe Biden (2021–)
Average YOY Inflation Rate: 5.2%*
*https://www.investopedia.com/us-inflation-rate-by-president-8546447.
Her solution to put in “price controls” are alarming. Throughout history this has never worked and causes food shortages and famine. Food shortages and famine are a globalists plan. I haven’t heard anything different from her so far. She listened to what Trump proposed for helping the economy and she said -OH! Yeah! me too. If Trump has a good idea about some tax cuts -Kamala says OH! “me-too” Oh – and the border – now she says Oh “me- too.”
She is your “me too” candidate for president!
The border. Crossing our border now, are drug cartels, human traffickers, armed young men of military age, lots of Chinese who have their own special route. Lots of fentanyl coming in to Oregon -a big enough problem here to pass some legislation about solving this problem.The reason countries have “borders” and a border check points are to keep out these kinds of people.
I guarantee you she will do nothing about the open border because that is a globalists policy – it is happening to other countries as well – open borders – This is a globalists policy – the purpose of which is to destroy nation states and have a “One World Government” She will not have a protected border. She is working for the globalists, although she probably doesn’t realize that.
Health Care: Many persons running for office are for “medicare for all” Obama ran on this – We vote for people who say they are for this, but we never get it. Oregon has been working on a medicare for all plan for a while but there is the Oregon Health Care plan now for medicaid and it has very serious problems. So I have no hopes for “medicare for all” in Oregon. Or in the USA.
Womans rights? I assume hers is the typical pro-choice stance, as is mine. And Trump’s is pro-life. In Oregon our Oregon constitution guarantees abortion rights so that is not a problem in this state. Pro-choice is here!
There is a childcare tax credit. It was 3000.00 when Trump took office – he raised it twice to 5000.00 and Kamala says she is going to raise it to 6000.00. That is her answer to the economy and young people who would like to be home owners. She says she will give a 25,000 dollar down payment to first time home buyers – well that is nice. Who is going to pay for it and will it be enough to buy a home? I don’t know and I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for this either.
Did Biden’s “pay off student loans work?” It looks like it didn’t according to the GAO. Here is your link www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107150
What else?
She has failed miserably in all debates except the one by ABC which was totally stacked by friends in the media business: GOP congressman says ABC News may be called to testify about Trump-Harris debate fairness. Other than that she has failed miserably in debates or serious interviews –
and appears to be drugged. Seriously she does appear to be drugged, and I think she is. I tuned into the Oprah-Harris Townhall interview and was watching it – and it was quite embarrassing for Kamala. She actually once again appeared to be under the influence of something – drug or alcohol. My son and his daughter are here visiting. They are Kamala voters – I turned to Oprahs program for them but they said they didn’t watch stuff like that. I am convinced that they are voting AGAINST Trump instead of voting FOR Kamala. What are you doing?

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In an earlier post I listed a couple of web links to New York Times articles. I forgot they are behind a registration wall. They are also available in a free archived version. This is true of many major publications.

So, if you want to go straight to an article without having to sign up, you can use the archive.today website at archive.ph

To use the page, paste your link into the lower black box and hit the search button. It will return an archive link to your article, if someone has archived it. NYT articles are often archived.

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Dear BBQ readers,

Actually I rather like the fact that the BBQ website doesn’t normally get into politics much. But as many of us know, this election has caused us a lot of anxiety so it isn’t too surprising to see more BBQ politics.

What i will add to the political discussion on the BBQ just before the election are some links to information.

Personally i’m pretty liberal so you can figure out who I am voting for. I have respect for the republican party of old, but it seems obvious that the party has gone a bit haywire since Trump got involved. Maybe the republican party needs to take the next four years and rebuild their platform.

If you support trump, you might want to read the material linked to below. They all warn against electing Trump, but they are respectable journalistic or otherwise well researched material.

Two articles from the New York Times editorial staff. One about Trumps fitness for office, and one about what Trump’s associates have warned about Trump. These are not partisan, politically biased articles, but are objective. Well, objective as much as we can be in these weird times.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/11/opinion/editorials/donald-trump-2024-unfit.html

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/26/opinion/donald-trump-personality-history.html

And a third link, just published, is an article that released the JD Vance’s dossier that the trump organization compiled for their private use. Vance was highly critical of Trump before he became Trump’s pick for VP. Many people now realize Vance is a rather weird person. Since Trump is old and may not last his full term if elected, his VP, Vance, is someone you really want to be familiar with before you vote him into office. Not to mention Vance and Walz will be debating in a few days.

“Read the JD Vance Dossier
We’re publishing the supposed Iran-hacked document. Here’s why.”
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-jd-vance-dossier

Note, the article contains a link to the full PDF report on Vance.

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Critical since 2016, still exhausted from it.
He: Incited an insurrection against government.
Mismanaged pandemic killing nearly 1/2 million.
Separated kids/families, losing them in a bureaucracy.
Tear-gassed peaceful protesters to hold photo op of Bible.
Tried to block Muslims from entering US.
Impeached 2X.
Worst jobs record of any president in modern history.
Pressured Ukraine to dig BS on Biden.
Fired FBI head for investigating ties to Russia.
Bragged about firing FBI head.
Took Putin’s word over US intelligence.
Diverted military $$$$ to build his wall.
Caused longest government shutdown in history.
Called Black Lives Matter “symbol of hate”.
Lied 30K+ times.
Banned transgenders to serve in military.
Ejected media at WH who asked tough questions.
Vetoed defense funds as military bases renamed of Confederate soldiers.
Refused to release taxes.
Increased national debt nearly 8 trillion.
Had 3 highest annual trade deficits in US.
Called vets/soldiers/Pows/died in combat losers/suckers.
Coddled leader of Saudi Arabia after ordered an execution/dismembering US journalist.
Refused to concede an election.
Hired unqualified daughter/son-in-law to work in WH.
Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl.
Called neo-Nazis “very fine people”.
Suggested we inject bleach to fight COVID.
Abandoned allies the Kurds to Turkey.
Pushed massive tax cuts to wealthiest/balked at helping working Americans.
Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at peak COVID.
Withdrew US from Paris climate accords, from Iranian nuclear deal and Trans Pacific Partnership to block China’s advances.
Insulted Cabinet members on Twitter.
Pushed leader of Montenegro out of his way during photo op.
Failed to reiterate US commitment to defend NATO allies.
Called Haiti/African nations “shithole” countries.
Called Baltimore “worst in nation”.
Claimed brought back “Merry Christmas” it wasn’t gone.
Forced Cabinet members to praise publicly like a cult leader.
Believed should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
Berated/belittled hand-picked AG when recused himself from a Russia probe.
Suggested US should buy Greenland.
Colluded with McConnell to push thru 2 SCOTUS justices after efforts preventing Obama from appointments.
Calls media “enemies of the people”.
Claimed if tested fewer people for COVID we’d had fewer cases.
Violated emoluments clause.
Thought Nambia was a country.
Told Woodward in private COVID was big deal, downplayed in public.
Called faithful VP “p—y” for following Constitution.
Nearly got in war with Iran after threat by tweet.
Nominated corrupt heads of EPA, HHS, Interior Dept and USDA.
Praised dictators/authoritarians around the world, criticized allies.
Refused to allow presidential transition.
Insulted war hero McCain and after his death.
Spent BIGLY time golfing he blasted Obama who played far less.
Claimed won popular vote.
Called Muslim mayor of London “stone cold loser”.
Claimed turned down Time’s Man of the Year.
Considered firing special counsel Mueller several times.
Mocked wearing masks to guard against COVID.
Locked Congress out of constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring actors.
Used racist dog whistle calling COVID “China virus”.
Hired/associated with shady figures then, convicted of federal offenses including his campaign mgt and national security adviser.
Pardoned several of shady associates.
Gave Presidential Medal of Freedom to congressman who amplified conspiracy theories.
Got in phone fight with leader of Australia.
Had Secretary of State who called him a moron, forced his press secretary claim his was largest inauguration crowd in history.
Botched COVID vaccine rollout.
Tweeted dangerous propaganda Twitter eventually banned him.
Charged SS jacked-up rates at his properties.
Constantly interrupted Biden in debate.
Claimed COVID would “magically” disappear.
Called a Senator “Pocahontas.”
Used Twitter to blast Nordstrom when stopped selling Ivanka’s merch.
Opened pristine federal lands to develop and drill.
Got in losing tariff war with China and forced taxpayers to bailout farmers.
Claimed losing tariff war was a win.
Ignored/didn’t take part in daily intelligence briefs.
Blew off honoring American war dead in France because was of rain.
Redesigned Air Force One to look like his shuttle.
Got played by Kim Jung Un by his “love letters.”
Threatened to go after social media companies, clear violation of Constitution.
Botched response to Hurricane Maria in P R.
Threw paper towels at Puerto Ricans when finally visited them.
Pressured governor/secretary of state of GA to “find” him votes.
Thought Virgin Isles had a President.
Drew on map with Sharpie to justify inaccurate tweet AL was threatened by a hurricane.
Allowed WH staff use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary for it.
Rolled back regulations that protected public from mercury/asbestos.
Pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID.
Rolled back regulations to stop coal companies from dumping waste in rivers.
Held blatant campaign rallies at WH.
Tried to take millions American’s health ins because law was named for a Black man.
Refused to attend successors’ inauguration.
Nominated worst Ed Sec in history.
Threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted.
Attacked Dr. Fauci.
Promised Mexico would pay for wall.
Allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on reports on climate change.
Struggled navigating a ramp after claiming Biden was feeble.
Called an African American Congresswoman “low IQ”.
Threatened to hold federal aid from states/cities with Democratic leaders.
Had rallies filled with maskless supporters in middle of pandemic.
Claims legitimate investigations of his wrongdoing are “witchhunts”.
Believed there were airports during American Revolution.
Demanded “total loyalty” from FBI director.
Praised conspiracy theory Democrats are Satanic pedophiles.
Gutted Voice of America.
Placed political hack in charge of USPS.
Claimed without evidence Obama had bugged Trump Tower.
Suggested should allow more people from places like Norway in US.
Suggested COVID wasn’t bad as he recovered with top government doctor’s treatments not available to public.
Overturned energy conservation standards that industry supported.
Reduced # of refugees US accepts.
Insulted members of Congress/media with infantile nicknames.
Gave Limbaugh Presidential medal of Freedom at State of Union address.
Named head of federal personnel a 29-yo who was fired from WH for allegations of financial improprieties.
Eliminated WH office of pandemic response.
Used soldiers as campaign props.
Fired advisors who disagreed with him.
Demanded Pentagon throw him Soviet-style military parade.
Hired white nationalists.
Politicized civil service.
Did nothing after Russia hacked US.
Claims Boy Scouts called to say his bizarre Jamboree speech was best speech given to Scouts.
Claimed black people would overrun suburbs if Biden won.
Insulted reporters of color, women reporters and women reporters of color.
Suggested was fine with China’s oppression of the Uighurs.
Attacked SCOTUS when ruled against him.
Summoned PA state legislative leaders to WH to pressure to overturn an election.
Spent hours daily watching Fox News.
Refused to allow administration to comply with Congressional subpoenas.
Hired Giuliani as his lawyer.
Tried to punish Amazon/Jeff Bezos-owns Washington Post and wrote negative stories about him.
Acted if AG of US was his personal attorney.
Attempted to get government to defend libel lawsuit from women accusing of sexual assault.
Held private meetings with Putin without staff present.
Didn’t disclose private meetings with Putin, US finds out via Russian media.
Stopped holding press briefings for months.
“Ordered” US companies to leave China, with no power.
Led a party who couldn’t draft policy platform.
Claimed Art II of Constitution gave him absolute powers.
Tried to pressure UK to hold British Open at his golf course.
Suggested government nuke hurricanes.
Claims wind turbines cause cancer.
Claims special aptitude for science.
Fired head election cyber security after said election was stolen.
Blurted classified info to Russian officials.
Tried to force G7 hold meetings at his failing golf resort.
Fired acting AG when she refused to go along with his unconstitutional Muslim travel ban.
Hired Stephen Miller, who discussed national security issues in room at Mar Lago, for all to hear.
Interfered with plans to relocate FBI, as development might compete with his hotel.
Abandoned Iraqi refugees who helped US during war.
Tried to get Russia back into G7.
Had COVID spreader event in Rose Garden.
Believed Frederick Douglass is still alive.
Lost 60 election fraud cases before judges he nominated.
Claimed factories were reopening.
Exploited terror attacks in Europe to justify anti-immigrant policies.
Had no healthcare plan care.
No infrastructure plan with repeated “Infrastructure Weeks”.
Forced S S agents to drive him around Walter Reed and contagious with COVID.
Told Proud Boys “Stand back and stand by.”
F***ed up census, from WHO in middle of pandemic.
Did few duties as press staff were forced to stay on his daily schedule. “President Trump will work early morning until late in evening”.
Allowed staff repeatedly violate Hatch Act.
Didn’t know Lincoln was Republican.
Stood before CIA wall of heroes to brag on election win.
Claims treated worse than any president to include 4 who were assassinated.
Claimed Obama legitimacy/birthplace weren’t challenged.
Had racist TV show.
Claimed Andrew Jackson could’ve stopped Civil War, he died 16 yrs prior.
Says polls showing him behind is fake.
Claims countries laughed at US and military was out of ammo before elected.
Created commission to whitewash American history.
Retweeted anti-Islam vids from racists in Britain.
Claims Pulse shooting wouldn’t happened if someone had a gun, there was armed security.
Hired senior staffer who cited non-existent Bowling Green Massacre as reason to ban Muslims.
Had Press Sec claim Nazis never used chemical weapons and
gas was used to kill millions of Jews.
Bilked S S agents higher market rates who stayed at his properties.
Sold pardons on way out of WH.
Stripped protective status of 59,000 Haitians.
Claims Biden wanted to defund police.
Said head of CDC didn’t know what they were talking about.
Tried to rescind protection from DREAMers.
Gave himself A+ for handling pandemic.
Tried to start boycott Goodyear tires in an Internet hoax.
Said US rates of COVID would lower if didn’t count blue states.
Deported US vets who served but were undocumented.
Claims did more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln.
Touted “super-duper” secret missile may/may not be a new “hypersonic” missile or not exist at all.
Retweeted gif calling Biden pedophile.
Forced security clearances for family.
Said police should rough up suspects.
Said Biden was on performance-enhancing drugs.
Tried to stop transgender students from using bathrooms not online with sex at birth.
Suggested US not accept COVID patients off cruise ships as would make US numbers higher.
Nominated climate change sceptic to chair committee advising WH on environmental policy.
Retweeted vids doctored to look like Biden played song called “F**k tha Police” at campaign event.
Accused Dems of “treason” for not applauding his State of the Union address.
Claims FBI failed to capture Parkland shooter as were “spending too much time” on Russia.
Mocked testimony of Dr Ford when accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Obsessed on low-flow toilets.
Ordered rerelease of COVID vaccines when none available.
Hijacked DC July 4th celebrations to give partisan speech.
Took advice from MyPillow guy.
Claimed migrants seeking better life in US were dangerous caravans of drug dealers and rapists.
Said nothing when Putin poisoned leading opposition figure.
Never heeded advice of wife’s “Be Best” campaign.
Claims mail-in voting is fraudulent.
Announced withdrawal of troops from Syria and handed Russia/ISIS a win.
Prompted defense secretary to resign in protest.
Insulted leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Sweden.
Claims credit for NATO of increased share of dues.
Ignored 2 Asia summits that were virtual.
Lied on spending lots time at Ground 0 w/911 responders.
Said Japanese would watch their “Sony TVs” if US attacked US.
Left NATO summit early in huff.
Stared into eclipse though a
5 yo knows better.
Calls self a stable genius despite significant evidence to contrary.
Refused to commit a peaceful transfer of power and incite a coup.

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There have been 3 identical posts with the title “why I am voting for Trump” on the bbq lately. They list a lot of values, a number of which I share.

And I strongly disagree that Trump will protect or support those values.

I believe that the only thing on Donald Trump’s agenda is Donald Trump.

He has said that if you vote in this election for him you will never have to vote again. He wants to be a dictator and get to do whatever he wants, especially now that the Supreme Court has decided the President is above the law.

I believe he doesn’t care about us or our rights at all.

Barbara McLaughlin

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“I’m voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech.” I’m voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored. I’m voting for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family. I’m voting for the next Supreme Court Justice to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I’m voting for the continued growth of my retirement investments and reducing inflation. I’m voting for a return of our troops from foreign countries and the end to America’s involvement in foreign conflicts. I’m voting for the Electoral College and for the Republic in which we live. I’m voting for the police to be respected once again and to ensure law and order. I’m tired of criminals having a revolving door and being put back on the street. I’m voting for the continued appointment of Federal Judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I’m voting for keeping our jobs in America and not outsourcing them all over the world, to China, Mexico, and other foreign countries. I want USA made. I’m voting for secure borders and legal immigration and to put a stop to the massive illegal invasion we’re currently experiencing. I am voting for doing away with all of the freebies given to illegals. I’m voting to look after the needs of American citizens. I’m voting for the Military and the Veterans who fought for this Country to give us our freedoms. I’m voting for unborn babies that have a right to live. I’m voting to give peace a chance in the Middle East. I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking. I’m voting for Freedom of Religion. I am voting for the return of teaching our children math, history, and science in our schools instead of political correct indoctrination. I’m not just voting for one person; I’m voting for the future of my Country. I’m voting for my children and my grandchildren to ensure their freedoms and their future.

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There are several reasons why I am voting for Kamala Harris to be our next President. Foremost is that she has shared the helm during the Biden administration, which has worked tirelessly to help us, the lower and middle classes, to begin to regain lost traction in the economic playing field. And she has promised to continue and expand that policy. She has also partnered with Joe Biden to regain respect and partnership from foreign leaders for our country. She has promised to protect and expand Social Security which many of us here rely on to help with daily living expenses. And she exhibits strong leadership, with a firm grasp on the policies that protect and support not only all Americans, but our allies around the world. She has chosen a running mate, Tim Walz, who we can all see as a wholesome father figure, as well as a very savvy politician. He has brought so much to his own state as Governor of Minnesota and will bring the same as second in command for our country. And, finally, 51% of Americans are being victimized by state legislators who have passed laws that disenfranchise them from power over their own bodies. Imagine if this were also expanded to the other 49% and how they might make health decisions that affect their bodies. Like prostate cancer, or erectile dysfunction. No Viagra for you. No medical procedures that will save your ability to have an erection. Imagine how that might go. Can this really be a political issue at all? How did that happen? This is a medical conversation between a doctor and their patient. How did it end in state legislatures? This is a question that does not have an easy answer but, in the meantime, we will have to go through the legislative process to rectify this overreach of law-making that has plagued our country and needs to be reined in to respect American people’s rights. That means that there needs to be down the line voting for Democrats to put Democracy back into our governmental process. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed to protecting and expanding the 51%’s rights to make medical and health decisions about their own bodies. And that’s why I’m voting for Harris and Walz.

Submitted By: lisacmd1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

What I cannot understand, is how anyone who has a daughter; anyone who is a veteran or has family members who are veterans; or is or knows anyone who immigrated to our country from another, can possibly vote for trump!
He has shown, time and again, that he has no respect for women or their bodies. He has displayed “pervy” behavior towards women through both his words and actions. What parent could sanction such behavior by voting for this man?
He has shown not only a lack of of respect for those who are or have been in military service, but
actual disdain for those who serve our country. There is example after example of if this disdain from his own draft dodging (not based on a political stance, but on self interest) to comments about the service of others, and his use of a Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign stop.
He has purposefully spread lies about immigrants in the face of real facts in order to engender fear to gin up his own support.
It is sad that so many Americans have fallen prey to the dishonesty and dishonor of the far right. It is against every principle of decency and is mean, ugly, and unconscionable.

Submitted By: dixiedarrow@icloud.com – Click to email about this post

I would like to update and summarize the two drug bills in Oregon, measure 110, and HB 4002.

Measure 110 is still in effect! This info is in an article in the Seaside Signal written by Oregon Capitol Chronicle which is a journal written by Dems for Dems about what’s happening in Oregon via the legislature. Always good news – even if it isn’t! I read this regularly.

This article says that a new director to implement measure 110 has been chosen. And also it mentions that the “money” for this measure is still there!! Now why would they mention that? Don’t most of us expect that money given to implement a measure would be there? There were “rumors” that it was “mis managed” A nice way of putting it! They don’t mention the former directors name. Just forget it. The new director’s name is Abby Stamp and she starts her new job on October 15th. She has fifteen years experience in behavioral health and criminal justice. So apparently she, under the guidelines of measure 110 will be in charge of seeing that “treatment for addiction” will be provided. I assume this means that professional therapists will be available to provide treatment for those with drug addiction. Will this happen? I hope so and I think this is great. I feel ok with this and will keep track to see if this happens.

On the other hand measure HB 4002 did re-criminalize hard drugs. Those caught would be arrested and appropriately sentenced, given a choice between jail and “treatment”…But WAIT- Almost 2 years after passing measure 110 there is still very little treatment available, no monies were given to increase available treatment. What happened to the money? (It’s still there! It’s still there! they say) so then what? What do you do with an addict who says they want treatment when none is available? Well – there is deflection! YES a new term for me, DEFLECTION! Under HB 4002 if the criminal chooses treatment rather than jail (and who wouldn’t ?) They get deflection which means they go to a deflection house and sign in. They get a thorough check up- physical and background check. Then they can stay there – have a roof over their heads – get off the street- which is very important if you want to stop drug abuse, or they can leave – and thats that. There is nothing stopping them from going back on the street and doing drugs if they choose. They can be deflected over and over again…no limit!! Thats what I read – so back on the street again!!

Update on availability of detox beds in Multnomah county:
60% are turned away. As per KATU. Channel 2 news:
New deflection program challenged by lack of detox facility space in Multnomah County, Oregon.

Well, that’s Oregon government for you – doesn’t appear to work very well!

remember Democrats have to keep criminals on the streets. So all those who are arrested with drug charges are given a choice – jail or treatment – but there is no treatment at this time – so they are given “defection

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This election is not about choosing the most likeable person.
We are voting between two vastly different ideologies. We are voting for the country we want to leave our children and grandchildren.
Trump represents that future and has proven that he can deliver. He is a patriot to the core and even served his country for 4 years without pay.
That moment when someone says,
“I can’t believe you’re voting for Trump”. I simply reply, “I’m NOT voting for Trump.”
I’m voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech. I’m voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored.
I’m voting for secure borders and LEGAL immigration. I am voting for election integrity to include mandatory voter ID. (Why would anyone vote against this?)
I’m voting for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family.
I’m voting for the police to be respected once again.
I am voting for law & order and an end to allowing protesters to trespass and burn our cities, destroying innocent small business. (Tim Walz)
I am voting for personal responsibility and the end of the revolving door where criminals are being put back on the street. (Kamala Harris)
I’m voting for the next Supreme Court Justice(s) to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I’m voting for a return of our troops from foreign countries and the end to America’s involvement in foreign conflicts.
I’m voting for the Electoral College and for the Republic in which we live.
I’m voting for the continued appointment of Federal Judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I’m voting for keeping our jobs to remain in America and not be outsourced all over the world – to China, Mexico and other foreign countries.
I am voting for doing away with all of the freebies given to all of the illegals and not looking after the needs of the American citizens and homeless veterans.
I’m voting for the military & the veterans who fought for this country
I’m voting to keep men out of women’s sports.
I’m voting for peace progress in the Middle East.
I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking.
I’m voting for Freedom of Religion.
I am voting for the return of teaching math, history, and science instead of the indoctrination of our children.
I’m not just voting for one person.
I’m voting for the future of my Country.
I’m voting for my children to ensure their freedoms
America is the greatest country in the world, hense why everyone wants to immigrate here. So why do you want to change it?
Why do politicians want to enact policies that have failed in other countries throughout history?
I’m not voting for just Trump. Voting against Censorship and Socialism!
I’m voting for America!!

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ANDY DAVIS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Ballots arrive in mid-October and the election is a big one. Beyond the presidential race, we have the opportunity to win back our local House seat. My friend Andy Davis is running to be Oregon House Representative for District 32, Clatsop and Tillamook.
Andy is a longtime community leader and volunteer. In his work and civic life he deals with budgets, agencies and challenging problems. He will make an outstanding legislator who will serve all Oregonians.
For more details on Andy’s campaign: www.davis4oregon.com/
The seat is currently held by Republican Cyrus Javadi. Javadi is anti-choice, and signed a letter supporting Texas Gov. Abbott’s extreme anti-immigrant policies. He also failed to show up for a number of votes in the last legislative session. He is not a moderate and does not represent me or many of you I suspect.
I know Andy and have great respect for him. Andy is a Democrat and a city councilor in Astoria. He served on the Clatsop County budget committee and comprehensive plan update committees. He is focused on affordable housing and healthcare for everyone. He is responsible, responsive and a man of integrity.
Please join me in helping Andy Davis get elected by taking a few easy steps: – Check out his website. www.davis4oregon.com/ Share it with friends. – Follow him on Facebook, invite your friends to follow him, and share to your page. Share, like and comment on posts. www.facebook.com/people/Andy-Davis-for-Oregon/61565456467199/ – Donate. He is already being outspent (have you seen the ads and mailings?!) and cannot win without mailings and other costly campaign strategies. – Volunteer by signing up on the website. Host a house party, put up signs, write a letter to the editor, knock on doors. – Vote EARLY for Andy Davis. Ballots are due by 11/5 but it is best to vote in the first 2 weeks after ballots arrive (saving campaigns lots of time and $).
Thanks for your help electing a thoughtful, hard working, reliable Representative and winning back our Oregon House Seat. carol

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To decide what to do in these next couple months it’s vital to understand how we got here, namely, on the knife edge of nuclear holocaust. I suggest that the “West”, as in the United States of America, but still joined at the hip to Great Britain, has been hell-bent on world dominance, as in Empire, with single minded determination since the turn of the 20th century.

Those magnates, who rested control of the resources on our continent, as well as all those they’d stolen in other countries by then, never took their eyes off the prize, and neither have their heirs.

There has been a farsighted plan with time tested techniques to draw in and keep the reins of power tightly controlled by this group, this affiliation, cabal, this sophisticated “rat king”, – def., ‘ a gang of rats whose tails have become entangled thus turning them into a roiling mass searching for food, which will eat each other’ – call them what you like but recognize them by their actions. It doesn’t matter what form of government, even a well crafted republic like ours, if the people are not informed and participating, the Rat King will steer the ship of state. In fact, this tangle of billionaires, banksters, corporations and crooks have no allegiance to any particular nation.

The singular feature of our own bid for hegemony, and make no mistake, we are responsible for what history will refer to as the U.S Empire, and any of her misdeeds, is the age of electricity. Ten thousand years of conquerors ebbing and flowing by horse, boots and sail was all a crawl compared to the accelerated rate by which we now mow people down, alter landscapes and cultures. It is an inhuman pace so it’s no wonder the every-man cannot connect the dots of causation, cannot possibly imagine that those agencies meant to be safeguards, the EPA, the FDA, the CDC, NIAID and many others, let alone our congress, could be gradually married to private interests, while we all think these trustworthy agencies are guaranteeing our best interests; AND the health of our children.

The Rat King doesn’t give a rat’s tail about anything but control. While some of us were living the American dream and dutifully participating every four years in the national elections the Rat King continued to buy congress, judges, DA’s, the purse strings for the “Defense Dept” and the main stream news. It’s a time thing people. It’s happening at the speed of electricity.

We are that world generation on the roller coaster ride that has made the slow climb and are now roaring down so fast we can’t see what just passed, but look at the list of regime changes and wars that built the U.S Empire. The * are successful regime changes.

• China 1949 to early 1960s
• Albania 1949-53
• East Germany 1950s
• Iran 1953 *
• Guatemala 1954 *
• Costa Rica mid-1950s
• Syria 1956-7
• Egypt 1957
• Indonesia 1957-8
• British Guiana 1953-64 *
• Iraq 1963 *
• North Vietnam 1945-73
• Cambodia 1955-70 *
• Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
• Ecuador 1960-63 *
• Congo 1960 *
• France 1965
• Brazil 1962-64 *
• Dominican Republic 1963 *
• Cuba 1959 to present
• Bolivia 1964 *
• Indonesia 1965 *
• Ghana 1966 *
• Chile 1964-73 *
• Greece 1967 *
• Costa Rica 1970-71
• Bolivia 1971 *
• Australia 1973-75 *
• Angola 1975, 1980s
• Zaire 1975
• Portugal 1974-76 *
• Jamaica 1976-80 *
• Seychelles 1979-81
• Chad 1981-82 *
• Grenada 1983 *
• South Yemen 1982-84
• Suriname 1982-84
• Fiji 1987 *
• Libya 1980s
• Nicaragua 1981-90 *
• Panama 1989 *
• Bulgaria 1990 *
• Albania 1991 *
• Iraq 1991
• Afghanistan 1980s *
• Somalia 1993
• Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
• Ecuador 2000 *
• Afghanistan 2001 *
• Venezuela 2002 *
• Iraq 2003 *
• Haiti 2004 *
• Somalia 2007 to present
• Honduras 2009 *
• Libya 2011 *
• Syria 2012
• Ukraine 2014 *

These were not humanitarian missions to spread Democracy. These are the stepping stones to controlling resources because the Rat King does not see the irony in the fact that having acquired the knowledge and tools to meet the needs of all humans on this little planet, the Rat King will not co-operate, will not give up control. So it is an age old ploy; create enemies, fan the fear, fracture the whole into factions and pit them against one another so they do not realize that 800 military bases and constant wars is why there is not enough energy – money – to sustain a healthy society; why there are masses of displaced humans flowing across borders. Forget about ideologies, religions, access to medical procedures, race or any of the other wedges used to divide. It’s all about resources. If you can convince someone there’s not enough to go around then they will kill to keep what they have to feed their children.

JFK walked us back from this same precipice where the whole world now stands once again. He proposed a new approach and extended his, our hand, to world partners to work towards mutual peace and prosperity and the Rat King murdered him, his brother, Martin, Malcolm, Dag Hammarskjöld, Patrice Lumumba and many other visionaries who posed a threat , a turning, at that time. Since then it has been war after war and the American people didn’t pay attention as much of the world grew tired of damages wrought by a grasping Empire.

So, the question remains; how to choose at this precarious time? Who will walk us back from the brink? It is a singular issue because nothing else will matter if we do not leash these dogs of war. Who does the Rat King stand behind?

On September 29, in Washington DC, there will be a gathering known as
RESCUE THE REPUBLIC

Tune in at 12pm and listen to rational people address the nation.

LIVES IN THE BALANCE Jackson Brown

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN

FOR A WEEK OR A MONTH OR A YEAR

WITH THE BLOOD IN THE INK IN THE HEADLINES

AND THE SOUND OF THE CROWD IN MY EAR.

YOU MIGHT ASK WHAT IT TAKES TO REMEMBEER

WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU’VE HEARD IT BEFORE

WHERE A GOVERNMENT LIES TO A PEOPLE

AND THE COUNTRY IS DRIFTING TO WAR.

THERE’S A SHADOW ON THE FACES

OF THE MEN WHO SEND THE GUNS

TO THE WARS THAT ARE FOUGHT IN PLACES

WHERE THEIR BUISNESS INTEREST RUNS.

ON THE RADIOS TALK SHOWS AND TV

YOU HEAR ONE THING AGAIN AND AGAIN

HOW THE U.S.A. STANDS FOR FREEDOM

AND WE COME TO THE AID OF A FRIEND

BUT WHO ARE THE ONES WE CALL OUR FRIENDS

THESE GOVERNMENTS KILLING THEIR OWN

OR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE

SO THEY PICK UP A GUN, A BRICK OR A STONE

THERE ARE LIVES IN THE BALANCE

THERE ARE PEOPLE UNDER FIRE

THERE ARE CHILDREN AT THE CANNONS

AND THERE IS BLOOD ON THE WIRE…

THERE’S A SHADOW ON THE FACES

OF THE MEN WHO FAN THE FLAMES

FOR THE WARS THAT ARE FOUGHT IN PLACES

WE CAN’T EVEN SAY THE NAMES.

THEY SELL US OUR PRESIDENT

THE SAME WAY THEY SELL US OUR CLOTHES AND OUR CARS.

THEY SELL US EVERYTHING FROM YOUTH TO RELIGION

THE SAME TIME THEY SELL US OUR WARS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THE MEN IN THE SHADOWS ARE

I WANT TO HEAR SOMEBODY ASKING THEM WHY

THEY CAN BE COUNTED ON TO TELL US WHO ARE ENEMIES ARE

BUT THEY’RE NEVER THE ONES TO FIGHT OR TO DIE.

THERE ARE LIVES IN THE BALANCE

THERE ARE PEOPLE UNDER FIRE

THERE ARE CHILDREN AT THE CANNONS

AND THERE IS BLOOD ON THE WIRE…

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If you have not seen or are not watching MSNBC
right now (6:50pm) you are missing a chance to get to know one of the presidential candidates and cohorts. It is fascinating!

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Though the “why are you voting for your candidate” bbq survey deadline is past, bbq administrators will continue to post political opinions as long as they follow our protocol. The “rules” of the survey no long apply.

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I support Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for the Presidency of the United States.

I do so for many reasons among those being she is for: ending our costly, murderous, rapacious and unending proxy wars; reducing the Pentagon war budget and using that money saved to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure; and ending our complicit support of the genocidal policies of Israel.

The reader may discover other reasons for themselves by seeking the Green Party 2024 party platform on their website.

www.gp.org/

Chuck McLaughlin

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Shoes on, Ladies
There’s Glass
Everywhere

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My sincere apologies to all of you who are not straight. I inadvertently left off “sexual persuasion” from the statement in my “why I am voting for Kamala Harris” bbq post about protecting the rights of all Americans. It was a thoughtless oversight.

And it gives me the opportunity to highlight and celebrate love WHEREVER AND WITH WHOMEVER it is found.

The magic of love between 2 adults, no matter their gender, is one of the greatest joys of living. With it we soar in happiness and because of it we can trudge together through the hard times. And the energy of that love spreads to all around us, like ripples in a pond.

Every one of us has a deep and fundamental need to love and be loved.

Love is what matters. Let us celebrate that love.

Beyond the love between 2 adults, imagine what our world would be like if all of us behaved from a place of love. Imagine that our deep wounds are healed and hate, violence, greed and cruelty are replaced by kindness, respect, caring and cooperation.

It is my fervent vision and prayer that humans will eventually evolve to that place of love.

“You may say I’m a dreamer. But I am not the only one. I hope someday you will join us and the world will be as one.” John Lennon