A HOST OF HYPOCRITES.

As an atheist and a member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, I am very concerned about
the government's constantly flouting of the Constitutions ruling against the separation of church and state. When Trump repeatedly says 'God Bless America' you can be pretty sure he means the Christian god, the one his fans believe in, and which I am sure he doesn't, being an lifelong atheist himself. We know of course that Pence is a narrow-minded evangelical zealot, as are most of the oh-so-white members of Congress, thus they ignore the existence of any other religion but their own. And while they bow their heads at illegal prayer meetings they are working out new ways to send many true Christians and Muslims back to lives of misery, loneliness and deprivation and finding sneaky ways to reward the rich and moneylenders thus spitting in Jesus's face. So I'm pissed. Partly because it's illegal to promote their religion, any religion. And partly because it's hypocritical. Of course, not to mention that I don't want any national problems to face solution by prayer, but by intelligent discussion with leading experts not some obese narcissistic naif. We must take bullying Christians off the public playing fields, town halls, Congress and everywhere where the separation of church and state applies. If you really believe in your faith, you don't need to express it in places where it is not welcome or legal, you don't need to demand that others accept your religion and no other. You live in America. Start acting like it. And that goes for you too, Godless Trump.

This tweet contributed without comment by Kara Casanova speaks volumes about Trump.

REMEMBER NOT TO BUY THIS4

Not only do I resent that we Americans are exposed to far more ads than are necessary for the networks to make a huge profit, but I hate that so many of them are lies. I have already complained that there are still lots of ads for Prevagen, a debunked memory aid that sells for $40 a bottle. Shame.
Another major fraud is febreze which does not in any way "eliminate" odors, but merely covers them up like every other air freshener. Tut tut. On the commercial, a single Swiffer cleans up the messiest messes, but, in reality, it takes only a minute for each costly pad to become filthy and require a replacement. The Black & Decker lithium powered vac I bought died from exhaustion after only three or four cleanups. I like Mucinex. but it isn't close to the miracle drug presented on TV. Those are just a few of the thousands of ads which we are exposed to every week which no authority
checks for accuracy. Of course one of the problems is that many consumers will continue to praise a product even after it has failed them. Those are the deceptive ads.Then there are the ones I don't even understand; the ones that are poorly written; the ones that are incredibly vulgar (there's febreze again!);the products that will make you sexier and imbue you with a sense of adventure (most car ads); and the endless pitches for products such as those that will cure your acne, but destroy your immune system, give you thoughts of suicide and possibly lead to cancer. As an advertising copywriter for 40 years, I'm probably more critical of today's excessive advertising than most viewers. I'll try to be less critical and suspicious. But I'll tell you this: I haven't tried Oxiclean, but I'm pretty sure it's not going to remove stains as miraculously as it does on TV.

A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

I'm sure every American is proud today to know that our septuagenarian president is in, according to his doctor, "excellent shape". Just looking at this photo shows you the kind of athletic build the POTUS can boast about.  He is so healthy he has grown more than an inch since taking office, and those nasty bone spurs that kept him from defending his country have disappeared. Also, god bless him, he is that rare person who can live on Big Macs, and KFC and still maintain superb health and enviable body mass as you can see.  True the only exercise he gets is stepping in and out of a golf cart during his endless games, but look at his Adonis-like physique. There is no question that Dr. Jackson was completely accurate in his evaluation of our beloved leader. With his health being this good, we can be pretty sure Trump's boundless energy will allow for lots more partying with porn stars in his future.

WHERE IT BEGAN

In 1963 when I was 21 I went to Europe. On my return trip to the US aboard the America, I met a charming, attractive, funny girl from England.  We were friends for 53 years. We wrote regularly and met occasionally. I always referred to her as my longest-term friend. At the beginning of the last presidential campaign, she called to chat. After a while, she launched into an attack on Hillary Clinton, spouting all the popular misinformation of the day. I expressed my admiration for Hillary and suggested that my friend was yet another victim of Republican propaganda. I also pointed out that if Trump won because of misguided persons like her, it would be a disaster for America. The call ended on a sour note. When I sent an e-mail to make things right, I inadvertently attached another e-mail expressing my disappointment at her lack of facts. Despite several e-mail apologies I have never heard from her again. I wonder if she—realizing what a tragic mistake Trump was—ever regrets our estrangement. Probably not. Like so many people, she probably still believes all the lies about Hillary Clinton and never thought to do some actual research.

THERE'S DUMB AND THEN THERE'S...

I don't know why we allowed Trump a year in office. We knew he was an idiot during the campaign. If for nothing else than the insane idea of having a 20 foot wall across the Southern United States. This is lunacy. Forgetting the cost, which is in billions, think about the complications. The rivers, the private properties, the destruction of so many spectacular vistas,  the endless legal battles from disgruntled land holders, the countrywide eyesore itself. And how effective would it be? An illegal Mexican with a 20-foot ladder can easily climb to the top and lower himself down with a grappling hook and rope. If the nearest guard is twenty miles away, he has plenty of time to escape. That's just one of many ways to defeat this dopey wall. A criminal with a helicopter could make a tidy profit with a shuttle. There wouldn't be enough guards to monitor a wall that wide, even electronically. So it's a fools errand. The main fool being Donald Trump, leading a legion of other losers consumed with bigotry and the fear that some undocumented man or woman would steal their penny-ante job if they had one.

Apparently they can't do anything until he turns their keys.