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JUST THE OTHER DAY, THINGS WERE NOT SO BAD. SUDDENLY, PEOPLE GOT GOOFY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE ABUT 322,000,000 OF US. THAT'S A LOT OF GOOFY.
HAVE YOU EVER WALKED DOWN A ROAD WHERE YOU CAN'T STAND THE PAIN? WATCHING TRUMP DESTROY AMERICA. WHAT DO I DO? AM I THE ACTIVIST I NEED TO BE? HOW DO I GET TO BE A BETTER HUSBAND? WHY CAN'T I TAKE THAT NEXT STEP? WHAT IS IT IN ME THAT KEEPS HOLDING ME BACK? DO I HAVE TO SPEND EVERY MINUTE WORRYING ABOUT THE WORLD? CAN'T IT GET ALONG WITHOUT ME? EVERY DAY I TRY TO BE A DEVOTED FATHER. AM I AS DEVOTED TO THAT AS I WAS TO MY JOB? MY COMMUNITY NEEDS ME TO HELP. HOW ABOUT NEXT WEEK? MY NEIGHBOR IS SICK. WHAT CAN I DO? I'M A 69 YEAR OLD MAN. NOT MUCH LEFT IN ME TO GIVE. IS THERE NEVER ANY REST? WHEN THE ROAD GETS PAINFUL, AM I WILLING TO KEEP STEPPING FORWARD? OR WILL IT BURN HOLES IN MY SHOES?

THANKS

THANKS FOR ALL THE BIRTHDAY WISHES. IT IS SURE NICE HEARING FROM EVERYONE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

Scott Walker Puts Forth His 'Cruelest' Idea Yet: Drug Tests for Medicaid Applicants

Scott Walker Puts Forth His 'Cruelest' Idea Yet: Drug Tests for Medicaid Applicants



THIS JACKASS DESERVES DEATH MY LETHAL INJECTION. 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.” 

 H.L. Mencken

69 YEARS OLD

• I'M 69 YEARS OLD TOMORROW AND I STILL HAVEN'T RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY. I REALLY DON'T WANT THE JOB, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I'D BE GOOD AT IT. BUT WHO WOULD VOTE FOR ME. I'M HARDLY KNOWN IN ARKANSAS. I MIGHT PICK UP A FEW VOTES IN GALESBURG, WHERE WE LIVED FOR 30 YEARS. AND MAYBE A COUPLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, WHERE I GREW UP. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I WOULD CLEARLY BE A LONG-SHOT. BUT I'M RELIABLE, AND I DON'T NEED NEARLY AS MANY DAYS OFF AS OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT. JUST A NAP BETWEEN 2 AND 3. AND I COULD USE A BETTER RETIREMENT PLAN.
• I'M ABOUT 69 YEARS OLD. I DON'T FEEL A DAY OVER 70. IN THE MORNING I ALWAYS FEEL A LITTLE OLDER, BUT ONCE I GET UP, FIND MY PANTS AND SHIRT, GET ON TWO MATCHING SOCKS, TAKE MY MEDS, AND DRINK A CUP OF COFFEE, I GET THE FEELING I CAN BEAT THE WORLD BACK INTO SHAPE. JUST ABOUT AT THAT MOMENT, I'M READY FOR A NAP. RIGHT AFTER MY NAP, I'M GOING TO GET MOVING. 
• THEY SAY 69 IS THE NEW 55. THEY, OF COURSE, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. "THEY" OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT BEEN 69. THE AVERAGE AGE FOR A MALE TO LIVE IS 74. THAT ONLY LEAVES ME WITH 5 YEARS. I GUESS I BETTER GET BACK TO CHURCH AND START CRAMMING FOR FINALS.
• I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE IT THIS FAR. JUST ABOUT CASHED IT IN AT AGE 52. HEART ATTACK AND STERNAL STAPH INFECTION. I DID MANAGE TO SURVIVE. LUCKY YOU. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE ALL MEANT. SO FAR THE ONLY THING I GET IS SO I CAN CONTINUE TO PAY TAXES. THERE PROBABLY IS A MORE SIGNIFICANT MEANING, BUT IT'S HIDDEN BEHIND ALL MY SKEPTICISM.
• WHEN I LOOK BACK AT 69 YEARS, IT ALL SEEMS TO HAVE PASSED SO QUICKLY. I REMEMBER MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. MY BUDDY WAS SUPPOSE TO STOP BY AND TAKE ME, BUT HE FORGOT. TARDY MY FIRST DAY. THAT FIRST KISS, WHICH I AIN'T GOING TO SAY MUCH ABOUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T MY WIFE. ALL THE BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL MEMORIES. THIRTY YEARS MARRIED, TWO CHILDREN, TEN DOGS, FOUR DIFFERENT HOMES, SPECIAL FRIENDS, AND NUMEROUS JOBS. IT'S ALL KIND OF IS CLUMPED UP I MY MIND. FORTUNATELY, I CAN STILL REMEMBER A LOT OF IT. I DON''T KNOW. IT ALL SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENED JUST LAST WEEK. I SURE CAN'T COMPLAIN. ITS BEEN A GOOD LIFE. NOW MY GOAL IS TO MAKE IT TO 70. I STILL HAVE A LOT TO DO, LIKE LEARNING TO SKYDIVE, AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL A SQUARE ROOT IS.

UN: Americans’ Right to Protest is in Grave Danger Under Trump

UN: Americans’ Right to Protest is in Grave Danger Under Trump



FASCIST, DICTATORIAL REGIME'. WE NEED TO HIT THE STREETS. NOW!

SUNDAY MORNING SERMON: SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

• THEY DON'T FIGHT WARS. THEY TALK IT OVER AND COMPROMISE AND NEGOTIATE THEIR DIFFERENCES. THEY UNDERSTAND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. THEY REALIZE THERE IS NOWHERE TO RUN. THEY DON'T KILL GOOKS, OR SLANT EYES, OR TOWEL HEADS. THEY SEE EVERYONE AS FATHERS, MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, SONS, UNCLES. THEY REALIZE WHEN YOU KILL THEM, YOU KILL US. 
• AT THEY END OF THE RAINBOW, THEY SAY THERE IS UNLIMITED GOLD. THAT WOULD MAKE ALL OF US EQUALLY RICH. WE ARE ALL FINANCIALLY EQUAL. OH WHAT A DELIGHTFUL MESS THAT WOULD BE. ME AND BILL GATES AND WARRREN BUFFETT SITTING DOWN TO DISCUSS WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA.
• JUST OVER THE RAINBOW, POLITICIANS ARE ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, AND THEMSELVES AND THEIR RICH FRIENDS. THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. (AND BY THE WAY, THEY USE PAPER BALLETS. SOMETHING YOU CAN LOOK AT, HOLD, AND COUNT).
• THERE ARE STILL DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS; LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES; MEN AND WOMEN(ALTHOUGH THAT LINE IS GETTING PRETTY BLURRED). EVEN OVER THE RAINBOW, YOU HAVE OPPOSITES. DIVERSITY IS GOOD. WE WOULDN'T ALL WANT TO BE THE SAME. WHAT THE HELL FUN WOULD THAT BE?
• AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW, THEY CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER. HEALTHCARE IS PROVIDED EQUALLY TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY. IT IS NOT A COMMODITY TO BE SOLD TO ONLY THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY. SHELTER IS PROVIDED TO EVERYONE. FOOD IS PLENTIFUL. THEY GROW EDIBLE FOOD, NOT INDUSTRIAL CROPS. AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW, IT IS NOT EACH MAN AND WOMAN FOR HIM OR HER SELF. COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD. PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY NEED ONE ANOTHER TO PROSPER.

THANKS FOLKS

ELECT A CLOWN,
EXPECT A CIRCUS.