A terrible storm came into a town and local officials sent out an emergency warning that the riverbanks would soon overflow and flood the nearby homes. They ordered everyone in the town to evacuate immediately.
A faithful Christian man heard the warning and decided to stay, saying to himself, “I will trust God and if I am in danger, then God will send a divine miracle to save me.”
The neighbors came by his house and said to him, “We’re leaving and there is room for you in our car, please come with us!” But the man declined. “I have faith that God will save me.”
As the man stood on his porch watching the water rise up the steps, a man in a canoe paddled by and called to him, “Hurry and come into my canoe, the waters are rising quickly!” But the man again said, “No thanks, God will save me.”
The floodwaters rose higher pouring water into his living room and the man had to retreat to the second floor. A police motorboat came by and saw him at the window. “We will come up and rescue you!” they shouted. But the man refused, waving them off saying, “Use your time to save someone else! I have faith that God will save me!”
The flood waters rose higher and higher and the man had to climb up to his rooftop.
A helicopter spotted him and dropped a rope ladder. A rescue officer came down the ladder and pleaded with the man, “Grab my hand and I will pull you up!” But the man STILL refused, folding his arms tightly to his body. “No thank you! God will save me!”
Shortly after, the house broke up and the floodwaters swept the man away and he drowned.
When in Heaven, the man stood before God and asked, “I put all of my faith in You. Why didn’t You come and save me?”
And God said, “Son, I sent you a warning. I sent you a car. I sent you a canoe. I sent you a motorboat. I sent you a helicopter. What more were you looking for?”
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There is a metaphor in there about god warning about twitler.
They were rescued by the time the photo went viral, but yes, the greater question is why there was no plan in place to care for them when the storm was first announced.
GE, Able Beloved TODbots.
NW & TODbots in TX ❤ ❤ Huge hugs.
Congrats, Amk for your Furst Au ⭐
Former President Obama tweets: "Thank you to all the first responders and people helping each other out. That's what we do as Americans." pic.twitter.com/ARoaW5cd3F
The perfect presidential tweet: recognizing and commending all who are doing the brave work, inspiring the rest of us by reminding us of one of our core values, then giving those who are out of harm’s way an avenue to provide help. No empty words about how terrible it all is because that is evident.
WHILE WATCHING PEOPLE SUFFER IN HOUSTON..MY HUSBAND SAYS HE’S BORED WITH LIFE..THERE’S NOTHING TO DO…I WANTED TO TIE HIM TO AN ELECTRIC FENCE..WHAT A SHALLOW PIECE OF FLESH…
All of the photos that I have seen of people from all backgrounds and ethnicities helping each other, I am reminded that the great majority of us are kind, decent people who would never hurt anyone. I am reminded of PBO’s words from the 2004 convention that we are not these surface labels, we are Americans who live in these United States of America.
For those looking to provide aid to Hurricane Harvey victims, please consider making your dollars do double duty! TeamRubicon us an emergency response organization that primarily employs and utilizes the skills of our military veterans. The last couple of years I moved my donations from the Red Cross to TeamRubicon so the donations are also aiding our vets:-)
Figured that! Thanks! I wish this organization had a higher profile because of the work they do with vets. Our veterans have such incredible skills but often have no idea how to put them to work once they leave the military. This organization provides them with a great opportunity to use those skills while responding to disasters. The fact that they actively recruit vets is just such a plus. And I do feel as if my dollars are doing double duty by supporting them.
Just checked them out, what a great way for those with such grit and experience to continue to serve.
I spread my donations in two ways: Organizations that deal with the immediate fallout of disasters and locally based, proven organizations that will provide help and aid through the long haul.
Tell us again how the color of your matter. If that black man was a racists he could have left those kids. What would the Nazis, KKK, White Supremacists done if those were two black children?
SOOOOO nice to see them out having fun and NOT being the ones responsible for these millions of lives. Eight years was enough given they gave it their all and more.
Harvey update, 10pm CDT: NHC reiterates 50" storm-total rainfall fcst for parts of Texas including Houston, center to move back over Gulf. pic.twitter.com/W4ysIbwbbg
This is a terrible idea. His security will impede relief efforts. There's a reason why past presidents typically waited to visit disasters. https://t.co/ORIruj4YW3
I say let the guy land in Houston, and then put him in a garbage can with a broom so he can tour the storm damage however and wherever he wants. I’m sure he will get lots of photos taken of him by everyone stranded on the roofs of their homes, vehicles, businesses, etc. He’ll probably wave at everyone and hand them a red MAGA hat, and declare it a very successful trip when he sees all the Tweets with photos of him all over the Twitterverse. 😝
Propane Jane RT’d this thread, which is very informative and explains that Houston designed its flood control system using existing and new freeways (tunnels are under the freeway), which spares residents and businesses from flooding during typical rain events.
So the photos we see of freeways as rivers is how the system was designed to work — obviously the photos of EVERYTHING under water is catastrophic and caused by the dual high pressure systems thwarting the storm from moving beyond Houston. 😦
In response to the Monday morning quarterbacking going on re: evacuating Houston, it’s sobering to remember that in 2008, over 100 people died on the roads during the mandatory evacuation to escape Rita (less than a month after the devastation of Katrina).
Also, given that roads & freeways food BY DESIGN, "stuck on the road" is the absolute worst, most dangerous place to be
Here’s a link to Wikipedia about the evacuation of Houston in 2008 — a literal nightmare for everyone involved — I’m pretty sure I would have died from a heat stroke… 😦
am I the only one who feels that some of the gop individuals in leadership positions are using the catastrophe in Houston as public relations opportunity rather than more emphatically stating the bleak facts on the ground?
there seems to be a discrepancy between what regular people are saying and the information public/elected individuals are pushing out;
public officials : everything is going smoothly at all levels:
regular individuals: we are in dire situation and getting help from neighbors and volunteering strangers;
some in the media: homegrown demagogue is on top of it ….. although he is tweeting garbage and has never even appointed people to these critical positions. he has not paid attention to anything in this area except to propose huge budget cuts. he is relying on the infrastructure left in place by PBO;
ordinary public servants: are taking their position very seriously and are doing what they are trained to do and have committed to do;
If he has mental health issues now – he has always had them. He is the man who was elected – he has no knowledge, no empathy & not much of a brain – he campaigned to make money for self & when he won – took on the job to make money for self. Six months in still has no idea about the job & no interest in learning.
White men are always given the “mental health” out.
The Americans that voted for him, the Americans that supported him, they knew who he was, he told us who he was. It wasn’t like he suddenly changed once in office, it just became more “real”. Maybe his voters,and supporters need to step back and have their own mental status checked and their own fitness to be called Americans.
Jonathan Swan reports that the president “has been growing increasingly frustrated with his Secretary of State,” with Axios’s Mike Allen adding that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is a possible replacement.
One source told Swan that after Trump returned from a recent meeting on Afghanistan, the president said “Rex just doesn’t get it, he’s totally establishment in his thinking.”
“We’ve been hearing for weeks, from sources who’ve spoken to the president, that Trump is getting more and more fed up with Tillerson, who has still yet to staff his agency,” Swan reports.
Trump’s cognitive decline, his mercurial disposition, his intense and incessant need for chaos and drama and headlines, ON TOP of his unqualified choices for every position under his purview, are what feeds this constant staff churning. It’s beyond ridiculous.
Yes, but none of these people, from the fake president to his entire administration actually CARE about the responsibility of their positions. Most want to dismantle the agencies they are in charge of for ideological reasons or personal monetary gain. They have no interest in a govt. that works well and for the people. They want govt to FAIL. That IS their purpose. Rules and laws be damned….they can’t all end up jailed fast enough for me. My prayer every day is that they all rot.
It’s true that “traditional” GOP want government to fail, but DJT and staff aren’t ideological — they are ONLY interested in more money in their own pockets and in the pockets of their 1% buddies and families.
One of my favorite tweets this year, from challenger to Darrell (ugh) Issa:
GOP brags that "Trump kills 16 regulations for every new one" but fails to mention these are protections against poison, pollution and fraud
On the 54th anniversary of my father's 'I Have a Dream' speech, I remain hopeful. I still have a dream worth working for humanity. #MLKpic.twitter.com/Ea2P3Gi8Ke
Each day, Cohn/Tillerson are enabling Trump's destructive conduct. For them to express concern isn't good enough anymore. My take on @MSNBCpic.twitter.com/xswTSmmV3f
Yes this is good & hopeful and thank goodness folks are able and willing to help one another, as it should be. However, they will run out of resources, which is why we have govt . I fear some folks may believe that this is proof we don’t need govt. I suspect when FEMA fails to fulfill obligations to clean-up/ damage asst. and housing asst. folks may get a rude awakening to how necessary good govt. is, especially in a disaster.
I don’t see how you can conclude anything other than this city will be uninhabitable for a long time to come. Literally wiped off the map.
The 3900 block of FM 762 (in front of 24 HR fitness) has just collapsed. There is a massive sinkhole in the roadway. AVOID THE AREA! #Harveypic.twitter.com/BJreUS1D9C
I am very afraid that you are right. That is why I am puzzled by those who are coming in front of cameras and making pronouncements that appear contrary to what we see on the ground
So many homes flooded, roads and freeways damaged, dams about to burst, more rain on the way. It’s devastating. I feel deeply for all those in harm’s way.
However Houston survives this, it will be due to ordinary citizens rather than the government. Even some of the shelters are being operated and stocked by individual communities rather than either federal or local government resources. Saw a profile this morning of a school housing 100 people, entirely stocked and operated by the neighborhood rather than any government agency. As Linda noted above, there is a huge disparity between what is happening on the ground and what the officials are saying. AND to top it off, the officials are now taking credit for the work of individuals to make themselves look better. When you are begging for individuals to bring in their own boats to rescue people, what you are witnessing is a government failure of massive proportions.
After a 15 year struggle, the two girls who were raped by a scum of sham ‘godman’ finally got some justice today. 20 years in the can for the pos and the prosecuting agency is appealing to higher court for increasing it to a life sentence.
Now that the scum has imprisoned, more women are coming forward to testify against him since they were terrified of him before. The garbage had complete political patronage mainly from modi’s rw party, which is full of religious nuts. We are all proud of our judges and prosecutors, many of whom were intimidated and threatened by the political goons for many years.
Thank goodness you have some saving grace in your judiciary. We here are in the process of seeing all our institutions undermined and trashed: Supreme Court, Congress, presidency, police, MSM.
Republicans refuse to admit it, but rolling back regulations can have deadly consequences. As an example weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit, Trump rolled back an Obama era regulation that required infrastructure to be built with rising sea levels in mind.
Surrounding yourself with generals, militarizing the police, and pardoning criminal allies are all steps in the direction of…something. https://t.co/Opr9jeM3ht
We can bet that somehow by 2018- our voting rights will be out the window… and with a militarized police force & military at Trump’s beck and call it’s hard to imagine anything good coming of this.
WaPo: The new details "point to the likelihood of additional contacts between Russia-connected individuals and Trump associates." https://t.co/Z2SJigw2ID
Beautiful, Booms. As you know, I’m Latina and the last couple of years have been especially excruciating. Had brunch yesterday with a colleague from my days of developing programs for the success of Latinx students at a higher ed non-profit (PBO donated part of his Nobel Peace Prize money to us) and we both nearly broke down in tears talking about the Dreamers who will soon also be tossed like trash. Knowing how hard they work, how determined they are to succeed, it’s sickening. I’m glad to see that EPN and his government are willing to extend a hand, to rise above the insults and the undermining of our relationship. BRAVO.
My heart goes out to all impacted – and most especially you, dear friend! We WILL get through this and take back OUR country. And I love being reminded of the story about PBO’s generosity – what a role model for the world!
Nancie McDermott…..I am watching you on Home and Family right now! How exciting. I kept saying “I know her, I know her.” This is exciting!
TODers, if you want to see Nancie, watch Home and Family on Hallmark Channel tomorrow, and her segment will be in the second half. (it’s in the first segment today, but they always repeat the day after.) Wow!!! You do make it all look easy.
Trevor LaFauci
August 28, 2017
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As bad as caucuses are, open primaries may be even less democratic. Because open primaries allow for ratfucking to the nth degree. By having someone show up on primary day and choose a party, there’s no guarantee that this person has noble intentions in mind. He or she can be voting for their chosen candidate or can be voting against a candidate for a party that they are not even a member of. Take Michigan for example. During the state’s March Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton had a 99% chance of winning according to all polling projections. Yet due to 7% of Democrats crossing over to vote on the Republican side and 4% of Republicans voting on the Democratic side, she ended up losing a close race that nobody saw coming. It’s hard to claim open primaries can lead to a transparent voting process when that system allows for an 11-point swing by people who voted solely with nefarious intentions.
Yet since both of these systems helped Bernie Sanders, his supporters seemingly approve of the idea of replicating them nationwide. And they want to do this because these systems would help them and nobody else. The typical Bernie Sanders supporter has time to give up on a Saturday afternoon. He can afford childcare. He doesn’t have to work weekends. He can be loud and proud of his candidate and not worry about what his neighbors might think of his pervasive political beliefs. He can also decide, late in the game, that he wants to show up on primary day and register for a political party that he’s never been a part of. In either of these cases, this Bernie Sanders supporter will feel right at home, being among his fellow supporters in a safe and secure environment.
But while both of these systems help Bernie Sanders supporters, they do not help the Democratic base. You know, the ones who actually voted for Hillary Clinton. The 94% of African-American women who voted for Hillary. The 82% of African-American men who voted for Hillary. The 75% of Asian-Americans. The 66% of Latinos. The reliable voting bloc of the Democratic Party that has now overwhelmingly become people of color and not White men and women, who failed to support Hillary Clinton at the levels needed. In fact, 53% of White women voted for Donald Trump and 63% of White men did the same. The base, the all-important and necessary supporters of the Democratic Party no matter what, has officially become people of color and these are the people who represent the present and future of the Democratic Party.
The problem was that President Obama was competent no matter the crisis where others have shown their incompetence. It has gotten to the point where if Trump chews his food with his mouth closed it is held as some sort of victory. To be mediocre is one thing, being mediocre is not a crime. But to be mediocre and an asshole is not acceptable under any circumstance.
I was just thinking about this last night. Not one word from the GOP or MSM about how this is a disaster for Trump but OMG, every day we had to witness PBO’s newest Katrina or Waterloo. Disgusting.
Just saw the Mayor of Dallas on the weather channel. Dallas is preparing to take thousands of refugees from Houston. They have a number of buses positioned to bring people from Houston as soon as I-45 is clear enough to drive.
When I taught I had a number of students from Houston. Most of them said they did not want to return. As one student said, “it’s so nice to breathe air, not water.” They told stories of what happens when they had floods…..not anywhere near as bad as this one. All kinds of critters came up in the water….snakes, lizards, alligators…..one family moved their entire living to the second floor of the house, because the first floor had been flooded so many times it was uninhabitable. I have a feeling northern Texas will gain in population after this catastrophe. This is almost unbelievable. And the heavy rain will come at least until Wednesday.
My heart is breaking for the folks in Houston. Emergency rescue teams have been sent from around the country. I know a crew left from my area Saturday. I heard 45 was planning to travel to Corpus Christi tomorrow. I guess he needs his photo op. His tweets have been cold and talking about himself. He has no empathy. I was so happy and proud to see PBO’s tweet which thanked the 1st responders and others and gave people info about giving to the Red Cross. I miss my President! 😦
Trump, isolated & alone with a blank notepad, while other gov't officials manage the crisis in the Situation Room sums up his presidency. pic.twitter.com/88WsauL9Fm
” What is off-putting about them”, one political veteran told me, ” is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.”
excerpt:
The couple does enjoy some perks that come from their relarionship as ‘ first among equals’ in the White House, according to the Washington veteran-although West Wing advisers reportedly mock Ivanka as “princess royal” behind her back.
” Trump is emotionally dependent on his son-in-law and his daughter, ” said the Washington veteran. ” But they can’t do anything for him. All they can do is make him feel better about what his life has come to.”
The couple has been surprised and disappointed by their reception in Washington, and have lost friends back in elite circles in New York City.
‘We have fought for decades and we are not done fighting.’ – Here’s how Latinx activists are responding to Joe Arpaio’s pardon pic.twitter.com/OrmdcnwsnZ
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
A terrible storm came into a town and local officials sent out an emergency warning that the riverbanks would soon overflow and flood the nearby homes. They ordered everyone in the town to evacuate immediately.
A faithful Christian man heard the warning and decided to stay, saying to himself, “I will trust God and if I am in danger, then God will send a divine miracle to save me.”
The neighbors came by his house and said to him, “We’re leaving and there is room for you in our car, please come with us!” But the man declined. “I have faith that God will save me.”
As the man stood on his porch watching the water rise up the steps, a man in a canoe paddled by and called to him, “Hurry and come into my canoe, the waters are rising quickly!” But the man again said, “No thanks, God will save me.”
The floodwaters rose higher pouring water into his living room and the man had to retreat to the second floor. A police motorboat came by and saw him at the window. “We will come up and rescue you!” they shouted. But the man refused, waving them off saying, “Use your time to save someone else! I have faith that God will save me!”
The flood waters rose higher and higher and the man had to climb up to his rooftop.
A helicopter spotted him and dropped a rope ladder. A rescue officer came down the ladder and pleaded with the man, “Grab my hand and I will pull you up!” But the man STILL refused, folding his arms tightly to his body. “No thank you! God will save me!”
Shortly after, the house broke up and the floodwaters swept the man away and he drowned.
When in Heaven, the man stood before God and asked, “I put all of my faith in You. Why didn’t You come and save me?”
And God said, “Son, I sent you a warning. I sent you a car. I sent you a canoe. I sent you a motorboat. I sent you a helicopter. What more were you looking for?”
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There is a metaphor in there about god warning about twitler.
A-M-E-N!
That is terrible. Why weren’t those ladies remove?
They were rescued by the time the photo went viral, but yes, the greater question is why there was no plan in place to care for them when the storm was first announced.
GE, Able Beloved TODbots.
NW & TODbots in TX ❤ ❤ Huge hugs.
Congrats, Amk for your Furst Au ⭐
The perfect presidential tweet: recognizing and commending all who are doing the brave work, inspiring the rest of us by reminding us of one of our core values, then giving those who are out of harm’s way an avenue to provide help. No empty words about how terrible it all is because that is evident.
PBO, a true leader giving out words of encouragement and helpful information.
Thanks Obama ❤️
Thank you, USCG for working so hard to rescue stranded people.
GE DF.
Heroes, all. Morning, arapaho:)
Thank you all!
Real America
WHILE WATCHING PEOPLE SUFFER IN HOUSTON..MY HUSBAND SAYS HE’S BORED WITH LIFE..THERE’S NOTHING TO DO…I WANTED TO TIE HIM TO AN ELECTRIC FENCE..WHAT A SHALLOW PIECE OF FLESH…
All of the photos that I have seen of people from all backgrounds and ethnicities helping each other, I am reminded that the great majority of us are kind, decent people who would never hurt anyone. I am reminded of PBO’s words from the 2004 convention that we are not these surface labels, we are Americans who live in these United States of America.
Well, this IS Texas. Of course cattle are being herded down a city street.
Of course! A great sight!
For those looking to provide aid to Hurricane Harvey victims, please consider making your dollars do double duty! TeamRubicon us an emergency response organization that primarily employs and utilizes the skills of our military veterans. The last couple of years I moved my donations from the Red Cross to TeamRubicon so the donations are also aiding our vets:-)
https://teamrubiconusa.org/
Thanks Foxfire! Just send them a donation.
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I meant “just sent” 😊
Figured that! Thanks! I wish this organization had a higher profile because of the work they do with vets. Our veterans have such incredible skills but often have no idea how to put them to work once they leave the military. This organization provides them with a great opportunity to use those skills while responding to disasters. The fact that they actively recruit vets is just such a plus. And I do feel as if my dollars are doing double duty by supporting them.
Totally agree!
Just checked them out, what a great way for those with such grit and experience to continue to serve.
I spread my donations in two ways: Organizations that deal with the immediate fallout of disasters and locally based, proven organizations that will provide help and aid through the long haul.
Tell us again how the color of your matter. If that black man was a racists he could have left those kids. What would the Nazis, KKK, White Supremacists done if those were two black children?
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SOOOOO nice to see them out having fun and NOT being the ones responsible for these millions of lives. Eight years was enough given they gave it their all and more.
Yes!!! They need “rest and recuperation” from all the brouhaha! And some fine dining, out with everyday people.
Whew. What a week ~ ❤️🙏🏻📿🙏🏻❤️
G’Nite, TOD
what a year … so far …
GE TODville.
Latest forecast for tropical storm #Harvey:
So FUBAR will be grifting (in the rain) while Harvey is possibly picking up more strength (and moisture 😦 ) in the Gulf of Mexico:
I have no idea where in Texas FUBAR will be, but he will have limited options if he plans on flying into southeast Texas.
I say let the guy land in Houston, and then put him in a garbage can with a broom so he can tour the storm damage however and wherever he wants. I’m sure he will get lots of photos taken of him by everyone stranded on the roofs of their homes, vehicles, businesses, etc. He’ll probably wave at everyone and hand them a red MAGA hat, and declare it a very successful trip when he sees all the Tweets with photos of him all over the Twitterverse. 😝
Propane Jane RT’d this thread, which is very informative and explains that Houston designed its flood control system using existing and new freeways (tunnels are under the freeway), which spares residents and businesses from flooding during typical rain events.
So the photos we see of freeways as rivers is how the system was designed to work — obviously the photos of EVERYTHING under water is catastrophic and caused by the dual high pressure systems thwarting the storm from moving beyond Houston. 😦
In response to the Monday morning quarterbacking going on re: evacuating Houston, it’s sobering to remember that in 2008, over 100 people died on the roads during the mandatory evacuation to escape Rita (less than a month after the devastation of Katrina).
Here’s a link to Wikipedia about the evacuation of Houston in 2008 — a literal nightmare for everyone involved — I’m pretty sure I would have died from a heat stroke… 😦
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good morning everyone!
have a great day
am I the only one who feels that some of the gop individuals in leadership positions are using the catastrophe in Houston as public relations opportunity rather than more emphatically stating the bleak facts on the ground?
there seems to be a discrepancy between what regular people are saying and the information public/elected individuals are pushing out;
public officials : everything is going smoothly at all levels:
regular individuals: we are in dire situation and getting help from neighbors and volunteering strangers;
some in the media: homegrown demagogue is on top of it ….. although he is tweeting garbage and has never even appointed people to these critical positions. he has not paid attention to anything in this area except to propose huge budget cuts. he is relying on the infrastructure left in place by PBO;
ordinary public servants: are taking their position very seriously and are doing what they are trained to do and have committed to do;
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FAKE A COMPASSIONATE AND TRUY GRIEVING HEART..GOD KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE..THESE DC WORMS WILL BE EXPOSED IN THE SUN…BY THE SON!
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Get it moving.
Gitty up!
If he has mental health issues now – he has always had them. He is the man who was elected – he has no knowledge, no empathy & not much of a brain – he campaigned to make money for self & when he won – took on the job to make money for self. Six months in still has no idea about the job & no interest in learning.
White men are always given the “mental health” out.
The Americans that voted for him, the Americans that supported him, they knew who he was, he told us who he was. It wasn’t like he suddenly changed once in office, it just became more “real”. Maybe his voters,and supporters need to step back and have their own mental status checked and their own fitness to be called Americans.
Here we go again.
https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-reportedly-fed-up-with-rex-tillerson-rex-just-doesnt-get-it/
Jonathan Swan reports that the president “has been growing increasingly frustrated with his Secretary of State,” with Axios’s Mike Allen adding that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is a possible replacement.
One source told Swan that after Trump returned from a recent meeting on Afghanistan, the president said “Rex just doesn’t get it, he’s totally establishment in his thinking.”
“We’ve been hearing for weeks, from sources who’ve spoken to the president, that Trump is getting more and more fed up with Tillerson, who has still yet to staff his agency,” Swan reports.
Trump’s cognitive decline, his mercurial disposition, his intense and incessant need for chaos and drama and headlines, ON TOP of his unqualified choices for every position under his purview, are what feeds this constant staff churning. It’s beyond ridiculous.
Yes, but none of these people, from the fake president to his entire administration actually CARE about the responsibility of their positions. Most want to dismantle the agencies they are in charge of for ideological reasons or personal monetary gain. They have no interest in a govt. that works well and for the people. They want govt to FAIL. That IS their purpose. Rules and laws be damned….they can’t all end up jailed fast enough for me. My prayer every day is that they all rot.
It’s true that “traditional” GOP want government to fail, but DJT and staff aren’t ideological — they are ONLY interested in more money in their own pockets and in the pockets of their 1% buddies and families.
One of my favorite tweets this year, from challenger to Darrell (ugh) Issa:
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Good Morning TOD
Mr. Lu speaks for me:
GM, Donna – he speaks for me, too!
Bob Bauer was is PBO’s long-time friend and supporter and his White House counsel.
Keep hope. Vote out the ones that are out of step with the rest of America. There is a mismatch of representation vs the people. VOTE
Yes this is good & hopeful and thank goodness folks are able and willing to help one another, as it should be. However, they will run out of resources, which is why we have govt . I fear some folks may believe that this is proof we don’t need govt. I suspect when FEMA fails to fulfill obligations to clean-up/ damage asst. and housing asst. folks may get a rude awakening to how necessary good govt. is, especially in a disaster.
GM DF.
ICYMI, here’s the video of Tillerson re: FUBAR yesterday:
Which prompted these thoughts for me…
I don’t see how you can conclude anything other than this city will be uninhabitable for a long time to come. Literally wiped off the map.
I am very afraid that you are right. That is why I am puzzled by those who are coming in front of cameras and making pronouncements that appear contrary to what we see on the ground
So many homes flooded, roads and freeways damaged, dams about to burst, more rain on the way. It’s devastating. I feel deeply for all those in harm’s way.
However Houston survives this, it will be due to ordinary citizens rather than the government. Even some of the shelters are being operated and stocked by individual communities rather than either federal or local government resources. Saw a profile this morning of a school housing 100 people, entirely stocked and operated by the neighborhood rather than any government agency. As Linda noted above, there is a huge disparity between what is happening on the ground and what the officials are saying. AND to top it off, the officials are now taking credit for the work of individuals to make themselves look better. When you are begging for individuals to bring in their own boats to rescue people, what you are witnessing is a government failure of massive proportions.
YES, agree 100%.
After a 15 year struggle, the two girls who were raped by a scum of sham ‘godman’ finally got some justice today. 20 years in the can for the pos and the prosecuting agency is appealing to higher court for increasing it to a life sentence.
Good.
Now that the scum has imprisoned, more women are coming forward to testify against him since they were terrified of him before. The garbage had complete political patronage mainly from modi’s rw party, which is full of religious nuts. We are all proud of our judges and prosecutors, many of whom were intimidated and threatened by the political goons for many years.
Thank goodness you have some saving grace in your judiciary. We here are in the process of seeing all our institutions undermined and trashed: Supreme Court, Congress, presidency, police, MSM.
I posted this yesterday, too….
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/28/trump-rescinded-obamas-flood-protections-weeks-hurricane-harvey-hit.html
Republicans refuse to admit it, but rolling back regulations can have deadly consequences. As an example weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit, Trump rolled back an Obama era regulation that required infrastructure to be built with rising sea levels in mind.
Those damn regulations again!! Freedumb!
Yep. I tweeted this article when it was posted yesterday. Trump is one unhinged mutha phucker
Speaking of regulations…
To use against the people of the United States:
… and I’m sure the ACLU just upped their incoming donations by a gazillion. THIS MUST BE STOPPED.
Trump just willing to ruin their lives with a snap. I despise him more and more every single day.
Trump’s vilification of Latino immigrants sickens me.
What’s yet to come?
We can bet that somehow by 2018- our voting rights will be out the window… and with a militarized police force & military at Trump’s beck and call it’s hard to imagine anything good coming of this.
http://www.abc15.com/news/national/gas-prices-set-to-spike-as-hurricane-harvey-pummels-texas
I’m worried about Propane Jane and her family:
Let hellfire rain down on all of them.
Jealous Trumpy Kraphouses with teeny tiny minds and hands.
Mexico will help despite horrible Trump and his big trash mouth.
Beautiful, Booms. As you know, I’m Latina and the last couple of years have been especially excruciating. Had brunch yesterday with a colleague from my days of developing programs for the success of Latinx students at a higher ed non-profit (PBO donated part of his Nobel Peace Prize money to us) and we both nearly broke down in tears talking about the Dreamers who will soon also be tossed like trash. Knowing how hard they work, how determined they are to succeed, it’s sickening. I’m glad to see that EPN and his government are willing to extend a hand, to rise above the insults and the undermining of our relationship. BRAVO.
My heart goes out to all impacted – and most especially you, dear friend! We WILL get through this and take back OUR country. And I love being reminded of the story about PBO’s generosity – what a role model for the world!
Thank you. These are some of the darkest days but we will get through all this, together.
YES! PBO’s gift was such an enormous surprise and joy. Just amazing.
Well done! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks, and good day to you!
Woot! Way to go Illinois!
Nancie McDermott…..I am watching you on Home and Family right now! How exciting. I kept saying “I know her, I know her.” This is exciting!
TODers, if you want to see Nancie, watch Home and Family on Hallmark Channel tomorrow, and her segment will be in the second half. (it’s in the first segment today, but they always repeat the day after.) Wow!!! You do make it all look easy.
Yay! Cool! I’ll set my DVR! 😄
That is so creepy! That’s just one of the many the horrors you have to watch out for while wading in waist-deep water. Dear God! 😱
Rocking back and forth. shivering.
Can’t unsee that…scares me senseless.
They will survive after we do. But in fact a good time to exterminate these fire ants — and before they migrate.
damn.
And everybody was sobbing and hugging each other, including those watching from afar! What a joy to witness.
The McConnells and KOCHs were terrified out of their minds.
All About The Base: Why Open Primaries and Caucuses Are a Terrible Idea
Trevor LaFauci
August 28, 2017
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As bad as caucuses are, open primaries may be even less democratic. Because open primaries allow for ratfucking to the nth degree. By having someone show up on primary day and choose a party, there’s no guarantee that this person has noble intentions in mind. He or she can be voting for their chosen candidate or can be voting against a candidate for a party that they are not even a member of. Take Michigan for example. During the state’s March Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton had a 99% chance of winning according to all polling projections. Yet due to 7% of Democrats crossing over to vote on the Republican side and 4% of Republicans voting on the Democratic side, she ended up losing a close race that nobody saw coming. It’s hard to claim open primaries can lead to a transparent voting process when that system allows for an 11-point swing by people who voted solely with nefarious intentions.
Yet since both of these systems helped Bernie Sanders, his supporters seemingly approve of the idea of replicating them nationwide. And they want to do this because these systems would help them and nobody else. The typical Bernie Sanders supporter has time to give up on a Saturday afternoon. He can afford childcare. He doesn’t have to work weekends. He can be loud and proud of his candidate and not worry about what his neighbors might think of his pervasive political beliefs. He can also decide, late in the game, that he wants to show up on primary day and register for a political party that he’s never been a part of. In either of these cases, this Bernie Sanders supporter will feel right at home, being among his fellow supporters in a safe and secure environment.
But while both of these systems help Bernie Sanders supporters, they do not help the Democratic base. You know, the ones who actually voted for Hillary Clinton. The 94% of African-American women who voted for Hillary. The 82% of African-American men who voted for Hillary. The 75% of Asian-Americans. The 66% of Latinos. The reliable voting bloc of the Democratic Party that has now overwhelmingly become people of color and not White men and women, who failed to support Hillary Clinton at the levels needed. In fact, 53% of White women voted for Donald Trump and 63% of White men did the same. The base, the all-important and necessary supporters of the Democratic Party no matter what, has officially become people of color and these are the people who represent the present and future of the Democratic Party.
Remember how EVERYTHING was ‘ Obama’s Katrina’?
Now, we have something WORSE than Katrina, yet….nada.. peanuts from the gallery…
The problem was that President Obama was competent no matter the crisis where others have shown their incompetence. It has gotten to the point where if Trump chews his food with his mouth closed it is held as some sort of victory. To be mediocre is one thing, being mediocre is not a crime. But to be mediocre and an asshole is not acceptable under any circumstance.
I was just thinking about this last night. Not one word from the GOP or MSM about how this is a disaster for Trump but OMG, every day we had to witness PBO’s newest Katrina or Waterloo. Disgusting.
That was because of the GOP collusion to make him the failed one-term president.
Everything had to be framed as a potential failure, and the GOP knew they had the media megaphone to amplify their b.s. claims.
Just saw the Mayor of Dallas on the weather channel. Dallas is preparing to take thousands of refugees from Houston. They have a number of buses positioned to bring people from Houston as soon as I-45 is clear enough to drive.
When I taught I had a number of students from Houston. Most of them said they did not want to return. As one student said, “it’s so nice to breathe air, not water.” They told stories of what happens when they had floods…..not anywhere near as bad as this one. All kinds of critters came up in the water….snakes, lizards, alligators…..one family moved their entire living to the second floor of the house, because the first floor had been flooded so many times it was uninhabitable. I have a feeling northern Texas will gain in population after this catastrophe. This is almost unbelievable. And the heavy rain will come at least until Wednesday.
My heart is breaking for the folks in Houston. Emergency rescue teams have been sent from around the country. I know a crew left from my area Saturday. I heard 45 was planning to travel to Corpus Christi tomorrow. I guess he needs his photo op. His tweets have been cold and talking about himself. He has no empathy. I was so happy and proud to see PBO’s tweet which thanked the 1st responders and others and gave people info about giving to the Red Cross. I miss my President! 😦
When your racism gets the best of you and you vote for a motherfucker that does not give a fuck about you.
$40 for that ugly crappy hat.
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington’s Elite
” What is off-putting about them”, one political veteran told me, ” is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.”
excerpt:
The couple does enjoy some perks that come from their relarionship as ‘ first among equals’ in the White House, according to the Washington veteran-although West Wing advisers reportedly mock Ivanka as “princess royal” behind her back.
” Trump is emotionally dependent on his son-in-law and his daughter, ” said the Washington veteran. ” But they can’t do anything for him. All they can do is make him feel better about what his life has come to.”
The couple has been surprised and disappointed by their reception in Washington, and have lost friends back in elite circles in New York City.
poor, poor baybies.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/08/28/on-this-historic-day/