SUENOSDEUOMI'S RUMINATIONS AND PERSPECTIVE
Showing posts with label Comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comedy. Show all posts
With Maher 100%
Absolutely yes, we have an urgent need for Liberal Purists (I am not one of them) to learn the difference between an imperfect friend and an enemy. Yet, still, DNC shenanigans are brought forth as excuses for not having voted for her, Hillary. For the sake of future elections, get a grip!
Gorsuch already placed the deciding vote on the recent killing spree in Arkansas where they were intent on clearing out their death row in one big swoop, in one week, with the use of drugs about to expire! Gorsuch placed the deciding vote on the denial of a DNA test, that is on everyone that took a gamble by either voting for him or not voting for her. Ultra-conservative Gorsuch would not be on the Supreme Court if we had more voters able to hold a big picture and perceive nuances.
Trump-Care, an abomination of a proposed bill by, yep, you guessed it mainly old white & rich men, would do away with pre-existing conditions and have seniors pay as much as 6 x the normal insurance rate, in effect guarantee that I would never ever enjoy the benefits of insurance, ever. Trump-Care-lessness would also have a devastating effect on more rural hospitals, such as ours here in Santa Fe in the poor state of New Mexico, when needs will outpace the ability of patients to pay. Trump-Carelessness would take away funding for Planned Parenthood from clinics I have gotten excellent care from for decades, I am not talking abortions. This monstrosity of a bill would never have passed the House as it just did with her at the helm. While Hillary could not be fully trusted to support Single Payer healthcare, I assume because she of all people does know the mindset of the far right that opposes what the majority of people want, I would be so happy to settle for incremental change for a bit longer then having to witness what is unfolding and the dire suffering so much of this will cause.
I am so upset with those that still insist not voting for Hillary was the right thing to do yet refuse to take any blame in what we have got now. Get some perspective, learn to hold the long-term goals in mind & heart, rather than demand instant gratification, appreciate the nuances. We need to do better, a whole lot better in the future.
Voter ID
So glad John Oliver is back, missed him.
Grown up in Europe, I have carried identification on me at all times for half a century by now. Proof of identification seems a simple, common-sense, practical part of life, so I could not understand the resistance to such from liberals and democrats. Little did I understand the trouble many American citizens may have in obtaining such. Our Land of Enchantment in particular may feature Native American babies born on reservations not hospitals and Hispanics, here for generations, never having bothered to obtain passports and those elderly that never drove or lost their licenses. Demand for voter identification has to come with an assurance of easy access of obtaining such, possibly with a grandfathering-in option. Until, I will join the chorus against the right wing demand for voter ID.
Food Waste - John Oliver
Brilliant weaving together of Trump, DiCaprio &
the incentivizing of the giving away of food via tax deductions for businesses
by the one and only and incomparable John Oliver.
I never bought in to the idea that expiration dates are a law in and off themselves.
My neighbor of late has supplied my pups with plenty of expired high end, seriously costly meat tidbits to their delight.
40% of food never makes it to the table,
while we have kids here in New Mexico that go hungry!
A time will come when we will look back only to shake our heads in disbelief.
A time will come when we will look back only to shake our heads in disbelief.
MAD & GLAD!
My buddy Joe, Comedian and Senior Editor of MAD Magazine.
Freedom Won!
Freedom to chose - divorce -
as we know, most that marry will go through a usually painful divorce.
Scalia did not ask me, I am still considering myself a hippie, somewhat.
I am still anti-establishment,
I am still for freedom.
But I must admit, it took me a while to come around to the idea of marriage between other then a prince and a princess. That fairytale ideas from childhood had gotten stuck in my head and would not dislodge easily. It was my friend that introduced me 12 years ago to such an outlandish notion as same sex marriage in her thesis for law school. Of course I tried to argue her points. I am still against marriage in principle, but all for voluntary long term relationships, which I admire whenever I happen to come upon one.
George Harris (82) & Jack Evans (85)
Married in Dallas TX today, 6.26.2015
I do not equate marriage with love.
Marriage is an arrangement and now those seeking legal immigration to the US should have double the choice of partner potential available to them for a marriage to qualify them for immigration!
What I really treasure is the discovery of the U.S. Treaty of Tripoli: "The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion." I am sincerely relieved to have found a legal, valid point to refute the claim that US society is supposedly based in Christianity made by a former Tea Party dog walking buddy. I was surprised to hear that, but did not until today know of a legal answer to his claim. I am sincerely relieved, my thanks to Mary Bonauto, who made the argument in an exchange with Chief Justice Roberts. How odd that Roberts seemed unaware that marriage does not require a religious ceremony and does not have to twist any priest's unwilling heart or arm!
Along the lines of equal rights, our City Council, spearheaded by our gay Mayor, voted for ALL GENDER PUBLIC RESTROOMS meant to provide safe public bathrooms for everyone, despite such a thing seeming to me an oxymoron. There is no real safety in public bathrooms, now is there? It's a place to go in - and out as fast as possible, touching as little as possible. But lockable single rooms will insure that no one will have to listen again to another's conversation from another stall while in the process of doing their business. With gay pride happening this weekend, the LGBT community and our society as a whole has a lot to celebrate.
The one and only John Oliver in his wisdom explains matters to us:
YES!
John Oliver: Torture
John gives us another reason to vote for Bernie, or Hilary, but caution, you may not want to look at Hummus for a good long while to come:
6.16.2015 Good News:
6.16.2015 Good News:
Senator Udall Statement on Senate’s Vote to Prohibit Torture
Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan 78-21 vote to reaffirm the ban on waterboarding and other inhumane interrogation techniques. The amendment now moves forward as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
“Torture is a stain on our nation’s all too recent history. As the comprehensive investigation by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmed, the CIA’s post-9/11 'enhanced interrogation' techniques were not just brutal and inhumane — but also ineffective. This amendment reaffirms the torture ban and ensures that we never again compromise our core values and resort to such methods. Americans should never torture in the name of security, no matter who is in the White House.”
FIFA - John Oliver
Relief, John will not have to ingest what goes for food at Mac Donalds
to wash that down with "disgusting" Budweiser,
since Seppli, the "Swiss Demon" stepped down after all.
John's take on FIFA in June of 2014:
Nobody says it better then John Oliver.
Still there are very pissed of Swiss
that will have their say too:
FIFA - MAFIA - GANG HEI!
Still there are very pissed of Swiss
that will have their say too:
FIFA - MAFIA - GANG HEI!
Chicken Fucker Law Makers
Chicken Fucker Law Makers
allow big corporations to drive farmers below poverty line!
Next month 51 law makers will have another chance to vote
for a farmer's simple right to speak out without fear of retaliation.
Let us, the people, hold those Chicken Fucker Law Makers accountable!
I have become an unabashed fan of John Oliver's brand of comedy.
I will continue to post videos of his shows
because we all need to hear and to share
the devastating, outrageous, ridiculous facts
he presents us with, made palatable only
with his unfailing sense of quirky humor.
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