Season 2, Episode #8: President Hillary Clinton

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

The Plot Is Sickening

Click to enlarge

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Why The GOP Hates Obamacare

I finally figured out why the GOP hates Obamacare so much. It took watching Fox News (yes, always painful) to figure out, but what I saw yesterday made all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place:

1) While I'm sure there is underlying racism against Obama himself, I now believe this to be secondary to the true issue, which is...

2) They are FURIOUS—I mean ENRAGED—that Obama gave Americans a taste of equality... and we found we liked it. They made it clear on Fox they wanted Obamacare gone before Americans "start believing they have the right to healthcare." (Yes: Those. Words. Were. Spoken. grrrrr)

In other words, the GOP shames Americans into believing social welfare entitlements are not earned by virtue of birth. (We are the only 1st world nation where this stigma exists.) They are careful to never call corporate welfare an "entitlement" that benefits only the ultra-rich bc they have created a mental association between the word "entitlement" and the redistribution of wealth.

Here's the thing: social welfare entitlements (military pay, police, fire, healthcare, food, housing, clothing, etc.) ARE redistributions of wealth, but they are also our safety net. Corporate welfare and military spending (hint: military spending = uber wealthy defense contractors and NOT soldiers) are also redistributions of wealth, but they are redistributions TO the rich instead of FROM them. Social welfare entitlements are redistributions of wealth from everyone except the ultra-wealthy (very few billionaires pay federal taxes) but they are also spent on everyone but them.

BOTTOM LINE: why are we paying for entitlements that benefit only the wealthy, but the wealthy balk at paying for entitlements that allow us to live? Entitlements ARE our right by virtue of breathing and we have Obama to thank for waking us up to that fact.

Anyone who tells you otherwise does not have your best interests in mind. So fight to keep Obamacare thriving. The CBO (non-partisan Congressional Budget Office) said Obamacare is working, thriving, and only needs some adjustments. All that implosion rhetoric? It has no basis in scientific reality. It is, to be blunt, a lie. In fact, the ONLY way Obamacare can implode is if Republicans force it to.

Hold them accountable. Make sure they know you are watching.

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Voodoo on the Cuckoo

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Memes of the Week

Here are some of my fave memes & pix floating around the internet 😜

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Boycott The US Economy: Part 2

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Boycott The US Economy

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Depose The Illegitimate Trump Regime

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Some Powerful Photos from the Women's March (Global)

Berlin

There are too many striking images from yesterday's march-gone-global to post them all so I'm choosing some of my personal favorites to highlight for a variety of reasons. (All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.)

Artistry: Whichever photographer landed this shot managed to walk away with a visually striking and symbolically powerful piece. The beautiful German woman s/he photographed looks exactly like the poster directly behind her 😊

Paris

Humor: You'll definitely want to click this pic from Paris to see one of the funniest signs ever!!

I probably looked at this photo half a dozen times before I saw the LOL moment. I'll make it easier for you by dropping a hint: 

• Focus on the sign that has four pieces of yellow tape on it. 
• See it? 
• 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Chicago

P Is For Vendetta: The next photograph is humorous as well, but it adds a little ass-kicking oomph to the comedy category. 

This Chi Town woman ain't playin'! But judging by the expression on her male companion's face, he's probably grateful for that fact 😉 

Chicago: it's not just known for its deep-dish pizza anymore.

Washington D.C. 

Poignancy: The next picture imbues the very point of political photography—it forces the viewer to stop and think. 

This young man exposes Trump and the GOP for the heartless, money-wasting vultures that they are. Comrade Trump wants to build a damn wall, while Comrade Ryan is scrambling to gut medicaid, medicare, social security, welfare, and a myriad of other social programs that serve to assist the poor, the elderly, the disabled, and veterans.

FUCK THE WALL. 

Pay more attention to the young man in the picture who NEEDS ramps and less (or zero) attention to the racist snowflakes who apparently get a case of the vapors just from thinking about a Mexican crossing the border. What comes after the wall, comrade? Are we going to start flinging virgins over it as sacrificial appeasements to El Chapo? (Hint: this ain't Skull Island and El Chapo ain't King Kong 😒)

Washington D.C.

Triple Hitter: This photo wins for three YUGE reasons.

1) The lighting is gorgeous and makes for a beautiful backdrop.

2) That's one of my best friends holding up her signage all loud and proud. (Go Amy go!)

3) Click on the photo for an enlarged view and check out what those fallopian tubes are up to 😂 🙌

I was supposed to be in D.C. with her, but I was too ill to go. It is literally the only life event I'll look back on with the coulda-shoulda-wouldas. 

Washington D.C.

Snarkaliciousness: This photo—damn! It needs no explanation. All I'll say is: You go girl!

Actually I will say one more thing. Namely, Comrade Ass makes this entire damn nation look like a huuge, bigly loser. Some people take pride in classless vulgarity—they refer to it as not bowing to political correctness!—but the majority of us prefer human decency to sleaze.

One thing I have found to be true about the most vocal proponents of the First Amendment on Twitter is they tend to be less concerned with protecting free speech for its constitutionally intended applications than they are concerned with their right to use free speech to degrade and humiliate others. If you see the words 1a/2a in a Twitter profile, save yourself a headache and block them. All 1a/2a means is "I'm an obnoxious racist and misogynist troll who gets off on demeaning others. Oh and I love guns. Yeehaw."

Washington D.C.

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Girl Scout Scorned: It might be time to reevaluate your life and morals (or lack thereof) when even the Girl Scouts hate you. Or at least that's what a normal person would do. But the Man-Baby-In-Chief? 

It won't happen. On the contrary, I doubt any of us will be surprised if he goes on a Twitter rampage against Thin Mints, Samoas, and the little girls who sell them. "The Girl Scouts are huge losers. Their cookie-selling business is going under. Sad." [insert long-suffering sigh]

New York City

Irony: Yes, Trumpel Thinskin, even the introverts hate you enough to protest your funky ass. They might have a hard time saying it, but they can write it out in signage like nobody's business. Which brings me to yet another point...

There was no group of people NOT represented in yesterday's historic, global march. Despite the disadvantage they would have been at had the demonstrations turned riotous, wheelchair-bound and blind citizens protested. Our fellow deaf Americans were so numerous that interpreters were on podiums at every speech.

All races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, ages, and political identities were accounted for. It was the definition of democracy and beauty.

heh heh

Karma: There are so many other photos that should be included here, but I have to end with the one that irritates Comrade Trump most of all: the side-by-side comparisons of Obama's first inauguration to his.

Trump's propagandist #ScarySpicer had the nerve to flatly lie during his first post-inaugural press conference ever by stating that Trump's inauguration was the most heavily attended in history. (Obama's first inauguration actually holds that honor.) When pressed about this lie today on Meet The Press, Kellyanne Conway told Chuck Todd that Spicer hadn't lied, but had provided "alternative facts" 😒

Hold on to your alternative Xanax, peeps. It's gonna be a long, anxiety-ridden four years.

—————

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Season 2, Episode #5: The American Civilutionary War Is Coming

—————

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

Season 2, Episode #3: Every Moment Is A WTF Moment - Democrat Malfeasance & The Scheming Conways

----------

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

----------

Season 2, Episode #2: Twitter Troll Spotting

----------

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

----------

Season 2, Episode #1: Surviving The Trumpocalypse

----------

Questions or Comments?

Tweet to @left_republic

----------

Episode #11: Join The Resistance

Episode #10: The Common Ground of White Nationalists and Minorities

When TIME magazine sees it...

When even TIME sees the need to keep Trump from the presidency, shit has officially gotten real. I admit I'm not a fan of the conservative-leaning magazine, but I suppose that's also why its plea (or command?) to the Electoral College snagged my attention.

Republicans: when TIME magazine thinks its beloved and highly overrated GOP is traitorous, you got problems. Consider remedying them.

Episode #9: The Electoral College, Russia, & Republican Treason