Trump failed to act

wordywalt comments on Mar 22, 2020:

He has failed to act on anything of value to most of us.

This is from a friend.

wordywalt comments on Mar 22, 2020:

I am so afraid that due to Trump's mental and emotional incompetency, this cold end up in being something like the 1918 flue and the Great Depression rolled into one.

Trump’s Instincts Undermine U.S. Response to COVID-19 - The Atlantic

wordywalt comments on Mar 22, 2020:

Donald Trump is an imminent danger to our health and wellbeing in EVERY sense.

This is going viral.

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

This person has a clear understanding of biological processes and the process of evolution.

Why coronavirus is killing far more men than women - The Washington Post

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Probably true.

I used to be proud to be from Indiana ...[thedailybeast.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Anything Trump touches dies.

Your tax dollars at work, America

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Almost nothing the idiot Trump says makes sense.

Orlando Airport Chili's asks servers to come in and clean, then fires them | Blogs

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Atrocious.

Trump Administration Asks States to Keep Quiet About Jobless Figures - WSJ

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

The idiot's egomania continues.

Not a meme but it certainly speaks volumes

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Some one should bring this quoe to the idiot Trump's attention.

This much we know is true no matter how he tries to brag himself up. Its not going to work.

wordywalt comments on Mar 21, 2020:

An accurate statement which tells us everything we need to know about the idiot rumpo.

Listening to today's press conference.

wordywalt comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Any time I see Trtump speaking on the TV I turn the channel. I cannot tolerate the sound of his voice, or the sight of corrupt being.

Exactly When did it? [politics.theonion.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Onde helluva long time ago.

Trump tells states to buy own supplies then outbids them

wordywalt comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Shows what a stupid, calloused, and self-centered fool he is.

We have to control what we can control, and let the rest of it work itself out.

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Very good advice!

Evangelistic’s leaders greed mongers state that their god(s) told them that you are to still tithe...

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

A stance of pure, unadulterated greed!

I really don't know what to say about his sub human attitude. [msn.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

No single criticism is enough.

Since dating is no longer really possible in the traditional sense because of all the isolation ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Not me. I have known people who would destroy you.

Inspired by a recent post: Is Theism a philosophy?

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

What do you mean by your first question. Do you mean: Is a philosophy an ideological system. he answer is it can be, but does not have to be. Is atheism a philosophy. To me, it is simply a stance on one issue, not a philosophy. Is science a philosophy. It a valuable way of examining real forces and events. Can one make a philosophy from he method and results. Yes.

They are on both sides - Republican and Democrat

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Yes, some are on all sides. But, no party other than the Republicans have shown such a near total lack of moral courage and integrity.

Donald Trump would like everyone to say 'thank you' for his coronavirus actions - CNNPolitics

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

He is out of his damned mind!

Quote of the day: "People are dying who have never died before.

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

What do you expect from the blittering idiot?

If he could stop lying for one second

wordywalt comments on Mar 19, 2020:

As I said before, the idiot Trump does not know how not to lie.

I'm feeling emotional pain.

wordywalt comments on Mar 18, 2020:

That pattern from your family is not going to change. You will have to find emotional support, satisfying personal and working relationships elsewhere. And you will need to find satisfaction through setting productive goals and actually accomplishing them. I know from experience. I empathize with you. If the pain gets worse and becomes a nearly disabling grind, you will have o consider leaving the relationship(s) that are inflicting the pain on you.

I don't think I've ever seen a more punchable face

wordywalt comments on Mar 17, 2020:

The idiot Trump does not know much about anything!

Just wanted to say that teachers should earn at least $50,000 a month.

wordywalt comments on Mar 17, 2020:

As a former teacher I understand,

I'm tempted to get this just to see how bad it is.

wordywalt comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Right wingers accuse our schools of many things. It is part of their tactic of decreasing support for public education.

How long before the Orange Blob floats the idea of cancelling November's election because of covid?

wordywalt comments on Mar 17, 2020:

He cannot do it without the support of Congress and the Supreme Court. It'll never happen.

Tyranny & Russian Orthodoxy - Providence

wordywalt comments on Mar 17, 2020:

The Russian Orthodox Church has always supported tyranny in Russia - from he czars, to the Bolsheviks, to today's corrupt oligarchic authoritarianism.

Trump’s company paid bribes to lower property tax bills: report [rawstory.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

When is any a local, state or federal justice system ever going to show the guts and do the detailed work to nail Trump's crooked ass?

Trump Proposes 16% Cut To CDC As Global Number Of Coronavirus Infections And Deaths Rise

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Destructive insanity!!

WTF!?!?! Can you believe this? [businessinsider.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

What a vicious, petulant fool the idiot Trump is!!

If you are curious about this Pandemic and it testing read this article!!! I am only posting as ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I would say that it is quackery.

AP fact check: Trump is wrong about insurers covering coronavirus | PBS NewsHour

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Surprise! Surprise ! What has the idiot Trump been right about?

We sure are geniuses, aren't we?

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Tat is so much an offensive lie that IS IS OBSCENE!!!

Look what I shared: Pastor says only “sissies” & “pansies” wash their hands to prevent ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

What a destructive idiot!

How much respect do religious believers deserve?

wordywalt comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. However, if religious people fail to oberve that principle, they erode their right to expect respect.

As an African American I am at awe with the internet and information and .

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Read Erich Fromm's book, ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM, and you will understand the psychology of why many willingly let themselves become captives of religion or some other form of total system ideology.

Blind Faith In Religion Destroys Our Ability To Critically Think For Ourselves

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Read Erich Fromm's book, ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM.

Nice day, no virus here! The next month with no school is gonna allow us to get a LOT of work done

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Looks like you are having a productive and satisfying day.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Satan is pure BS. If something is evil, it is he consequence of being hurtful to the dignity and worth of human beings, and/or destructive to our environment.

What color is your car? Mine is white. [littlethings.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Grey. I also like white cars, but they are hard to keep clean.

Trump administration tried to pay Germans for coronavirus cure - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

His combination of stupidity and corruption has no bounds.

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

You are flat , stupidly wrong. Your words show that you simply don't know what you are talking about. I also have spent years in Europe and have seen how their democratic socialism often works much better than the culture of greed that currently dominates our country.

Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum Refuse to Close During Coronavirus Scare | Hemant Mehta | ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Greedy , self-serving owners.

Thank you Jerry Falwell? [alternet.org]

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I will never thank Jerry Falwell, Jr. or his father for a damned thing. They both have been ruthless, power=hungry demagogues.

A truly authentic fake ... [news.northwestern.edu]

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Damned good analysis!

This is a new one , at least to me.

wordywalt comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Her mental health should be examined.

Iceland Declares All Religions Are Mental Disorders | Andrew Hall

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

A needed, bold step!

My cousin (who lives in Canada) posted this on Facebook.

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Not with the stupid actions you have taken, idiot Trump.

Trump's statements on COVID-19 January 22: “We have it totally under control.

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

The height of arrogant, lying stupidity.

Paula White Featured Speaker At Event Promising ‘Supernatural Protection’ From Coronavirus | ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

What reeking horse manure!! And, such stupid people refuse to recognize that it is the evolution of both the virus and of human being that makes the virus so dangerous to humans today, and evolution of humans which makes them vulnerable to the virus.

Congratulations to Donald Trump as he announces the "possibility of 1,500.

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Not just a fool, but a vicious, stupid, and uncaring fool.

Will the orange wonder still have followers after they start falling?

wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Yes. Many of them will find some way of rationalizing it.

Wildlife crossings are being built to help animals

wordywalt comments on Mar 13, 2020:

They ae aslso beingh built in Florida to help the survival of the Florida panther (cougar) and other species.

a former judge sends a big FU to the Supreme court and Justice Roberts [slate.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Good for him!!

Hannity Claims Deep State May Be Using Coronavirus to Hurt Economy Fox News host and unofficial...

wordywalt comments on Mar 13, 2020:

This idiotic demagogue has no conscience.

Imbecile Pastor With Prediction: “Trump honors Israel, and it’s a massive difference,” he ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 12, 2020:

With such people, stupidity is a terminal condition.

The turd came out on TV announcing some measures to deal with the pandemic, like banning travel from...

wordywalt comments on Mar 12, 2020:

All too true.

Will Donald Trump Get Reelected? [youtube.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 11, 2020:

HELL NO!!!!

Why Joe Biden is uniquely vulnerable to Trump Just when you thought this political year ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I greatly disagree with your assessment. You greatly underestimate Biden. And, what is happening is not the party elite ganging up on Bernie, but the great majority of Democrats saying , "we think that Biden has a better chance of beating the idiot Trump, and that he can be pulled a bit to the left tto accomplish more of what needs to be done. Most Democrats feel that Bernie has the right message, in general; but that Bernie is not the messenger who can get the job done.

Surprises, yay or nay?

wordywalt comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Sometimes surprises lead to very positive unexpected opportunities.

Tuesday night closes and it is another big win for Biden who won Mississippi, Missouri and Michigan ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Absolutely correct!

'Disturbing': Study Shows DOJ Prosecutions of White-Collar Criminals Hit All-Time Low Under Trump | ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 10, 2020:

To be expected from the Trumnp cabal of corruption.

I talked voting today at work and got this info from some of the Trumpers.

wordywalt comments on Mar 10, 2020:

The Repulicans have been the party of dirty tricks since the 1970s

An Opinion Piece Soul is self.

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

There is no such thing as "soul." The self is a cognitive and emotional construct which we build in our own minds as we use inputs from and interchanges with our environment to construct cognitive structures and attach emotions to that structure.

Orthodox Israeli Rabbi Claims Coronavirus is God’s Revenge for Gay Pride Parades | Beth ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

An example of the fact that ALL fundamentalistic religions are harshly judgmental, prejudicial, hurtful, and dangerous.

The stock market has crashed. I hope Trump and his family are losing millions!!!!

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

I agree.

Trump tweeted that corona virus is fake news

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

That is because he is scared shitless. He is finally understanding that there are real things that he cannot deal with by lies, distortions, false propaganda, intimidation, disparagement, bribery, or by the rest of his corrupt repertoire. Suck on that dry tit of reality, baby Trump.

Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best. Assess your risk. Don't freakin' panic. [yahoo.com]

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Every day that the idiot Trump is in office endangers us.

This is so true.

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Sadly, entirely true!

Sen.

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Could his quarantine last for 4 years, please?

Republican economy

wordywalt comments on Mar 9, 2020:

That has been the Republican plan for decades.

I know little, but…this little makes me different I am standing in a world of my own We stand ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

I have travelled through High Springs often on my way to Madison County, where I grew up. Enjoyed tubing in he Ichtucknee Springs and River. Also enjoyed time at Camp O'Leno. The Maxwells, who used to run Camp O'Leno, were family friends

Trump faces a coronavirus threat. Let’s look back at his Ebola tweets. - Vox

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Yhe idiot Trump is a notorious germaphobe. But, all he cares about is his own sorry ass.

This is the earliest I've seen bulbs and sedum appearing in our gardens.

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

That is early for Ohio!

Fact check: from coronavirus to Kim Jong Un, Trump makes at least 14 false claims in Fox News town ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

The idiot Trump simply does not know how NOT to lie.

Pastor Who Raped Kids After “Spiritual Baths” Will Go to Jail for 34 Years | Hemant Mehta | ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

The sentence was too light.

It is all very obvious.

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

You should read A THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS by Thorsein Veblen, published in 1899. It is one of those very important forgotten books. Veblen notes the same kind of things about religion. He also has important observations about the super-wealthy, and about glass-bead playing academia.

I was attacked by a troll on this site [agnostic.

wordywalt comments on Mar 8, 2020:

The guy you note is one very strange turkey. I have encountered him before.

I started my veggie seeds inside too early! Frost free day isn’t for another 3 weeks! If I put my ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 7, 2020:

I always do that. Have a grow light hooked up in my garage. It enables me to get my tomatoes in the ground as early as I can. This year, for example, my tomato plants are in the ground, almost 3 feet tall, and full of blossoms. I also plant my potatoes in late January or early February .

I think it’s important to realize that we are very fortunate to live in a time that we can think ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 6, 2020:

In that sense, we are at least a half century behind western Europe.

Trump Supporters Interrupt Sanders Rally; Nazi Flag With Swaztikas

wordywalt comments on Mar 6, 2020:

I hopew that they continue such shit. They are so obnoxious that they will turn off all decent people -- even some conservatives.

Trump Says Folks With Mild Coronavirus Can Still Go To Work In a recent interview with Sean ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 6, 2020:

What a destructive idiot Trump is!

MAJOR voter suppression!! 😡 ‘Voter suppression, plain and simple’: Texas closed hundreds of ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 6, 2020:

That is EXACTLY what one can expect from southern Republicans.

I can't find my pencil sharpener.

wordywalt comments on Mar 5, 2020:

It happens to us all.

It’s time for Sanders to take on Biden’s atrocious fifty-year anti-liberal record.

wordywalt comments on Mar 5, 2020:

You grossly distort Biden's record by cherry-picking. Over a lifetime, we all make many mistakes. In fact, anyone who does anything makes mistakes. Do you want a person who takes no action ever. We also evolve in our beliefs ad political stances over the years. As a young man, I was conservative. At age 82 I am quite left of center and proud of it. What are you trying to do -- divide and conquer to that Trump will win?

What could go wrong?

wordywalt comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Under Trump and Pence,anythign can go wrong, and too damned much will.

Warren is dropping out. I'm sad.

wordywalt comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Me, too. She was my favorite, by far.

Bernie... Oh Poor Bernie Why is no one endorsing Bernie?

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2020:

People are not endorsing Bernie for several reasons: (1) the political right will label him as a revolutionary socialist; (2) They know that Bernie does not work well with people who disagree with him; (3) Bernie is more of an ideologue than a person who can create the legislative support and cooperation to get things done. I agree with much of what Bernie wants to accomplish, but I do not see him accomplishing those things.

Today is Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Does anyone know when Bernie Sanders is going to drop out?

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2020:

No. Bernie will not drop out. Even if he knows that he is going to lose he has to save face with his hardcore followers. Also, he will want to influence the party platform.

Do you think it is possible for a professing Christian to be agnostic?

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2020:

She is on the borderline of being an agnostic. If something happens to make her truly question her chosen beliefs, she may well become a full agnostic.

US strikes Taliban forces, in first hit since peace deal - AOL News

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2020:

The U.S. will eventually leave Afghanistan to live with its own chaos. No external force -- in all of history -- has every assumed control of Afghanistan or imposed peace upon it.

GOP blocking coronavirus bill — because it limits how much drugmakers can charge for a vaccine: ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2020:

It woulda be passed easily were it not the ultimately corrupt Mitch McConnell.

Is it elitist to think we have a responsibility to others?

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2020:

An elitist is, by definition, a person who thinks he or she is better than, above, and/or more deserving than others. There are few truly benevolent tyrants, if any.

I think this country would be better off with an Atheist in the White House.

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I would agree that we could be much better off if the person were an atheist, but not necessarily an anti-theist. I believe in comp0lete separation of church and state, but also freedom of religion if -- and only if-- it includes freedom from religion. Do not necessarily assume that all atheists would be truly interested in treating all people with full dignity and respect in advancing the human condition, in democracy. I would want belief in those things, as well.

Trump's Second Term: Not Worth Freaking Out About.

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2020:

It appears that ou have no conception of the damage the idiot Trump can and would do in so many sectors of our lives and institutions. I would take Biden any day over this bit of human excrement.

Can we please get him out now! [deepleftfield.info]

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2020:

The SOB had better now try!!! If he does, we will had his ass to him in pieces.

Fareed Zakaria explains.

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Part of what you say I agree with, but I do not like the way that you are misrepresenting issues. . Part of it I see as a misrepresentation. Bernie is not a democratic socialist. He is an anti-capitalist. There is a huge difference. Democratic socialism is for a regulated form of free enterprise within a mixed economy. Much of what Bernie wants can be accomplished by less drastic means. That is why I fully support Elizabeth Warren.

Someone should make a (blue) hat.

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Hah! We don't need slogans and stupid hats. We need responsible action.