tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4394130974383438829..comments2024-03-28T15:09:50.863+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Triffids, Trump and a Tray of BulbsSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89324953941658710922023-04-02T21:57:07.426+01:002023-04-02T21:57:07.426+01:00Yay Trump was indicted.
I don't hold a posit...Yay Trump was indicted. <br /> I don't hold a positive view of that. He will make sure that the appeals will take years and years and he will have his shot at the presidency yet again. He is already making Millions from his base to ensure that he has enough money for whatever he wants or needs. It is just another way for him to exploit the American people. The entire thing me sick. He makes me sick! <br /> From what I am reading, he has already been attacking the judge that is supposed to be overseeing his arraignment on Tuesday. He is so pathetic and I agree with you about your concerns over his base. <br /><br /> Ok in other news lol... I love that Bowl, please may I have it? Gosh it is really perfect for what I would like. I want to make a parfait type of desert, but the beauty of the desert is also that it is made in a clear dish to see the beautiful design and the different colors of the berries used. <br /> Of course, it would be too costly for it to be shipped to me, so I was only kidding about having it, but gosh if you have school luncheons or a party, let me know and I can send you the recipe and it is really really a easy one. Then you can leave the bowl at work and maybe it will go to a good home with a few more ideas on how to use it.<br /><br /> I am off to read your next post and btw your garden is going to be stunning as usual.Beth Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103650100630485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57988117039763206392023-04-02T13:31:27.798+01:002023-04-02T13:31:27.798+01:00The problem is not going to end with tRUMP. There ...The problem is not going to end with tRUMP. There are a lot of crazies out there. Did you know that Missouri's voted to defund public libraries? 100%? They also instituted a dress code for women in government. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-1102867270827868402023-04-02T03:21:02.450+01:002023-04-02T03:21:02.450+01:00Just realized I STILL didn't get Boebert's...Just realized I STILL didn't get Boebert's name right when I corrected it before. I think it's right now -hahjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75974900350428544182023-04-01T16:36:41.309+01:002023-04-01T16:36:41.309+01:00Steve, I am not upset. I just don't see hatred...Steve, I am not upset. I just don't see hatred from any one person as being good. It is the evil that is dividing us. I want debate, I want conversation. I will respect your opinions. But this hate talk, from all sides, is bleeding into our children and grandchildren. I see hate everywhere I go now. When is it going to be enough? hate spreads hate, and it is spreading like fire amongst people who have more in common that not. Yes, I read my Bible daily. I need hope, faith and forgiveness in order to be a happy person. You don't? that is your choice, and none of my business. I just want the hate to stop, on both sides and all the way in between. I think we have more in common than you give me credit for. Please, please, I ask all of you to teat others with respect and kindness, the hate is a wild fire that is spreading like a disease. Jackie Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187407666309898021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55872107841635753822023-04-01T06:58:41.883+01:002023-04-01T06:58:41.883+01:00Mitchell: Bizarre, indeed. I never thought I'd...Mitchell: Bizarre, indeed. I never thought I'd see such a situation.<br /><br />Andrew: I used to think DeSantis would be better than Trump, but now I'm not so sure. That man is terrifying.<br /><br />YP: Exactly. He's trying to whip up support.<br /><br />Ed: That doesn't shock me at all! In fact it seems very smart and strategic. I worry that people will once again feel like Trump has momentum and support him for that reason.<br /><br />Jennifer: Well, that's an interesting theory. I wonder if prosecutors in Georgia would be able to seat a jury to convict Trump.<br /><br />Jackie See: He specifically said he DIDN'T wish death to Trump, but hey, you do what you gotta do. Seeing that you name The Bible as your favorite book in your Google profile, I'm thinking I will periodically say things that upset you.<br /><br />Jeanie: Those were TRIBBLES, a whole different creature! "The Day of the Triffids" was an old sci-fi movie with Howard Keel and Janette Scott, from 1962. (Based on the book I'm reading now and for which the alley was named.)<br /><br />Ms Moon: Exactly. They love the fact that sensible, educated, secular people hate him.<br /><br />Boud: I hope so. As I said above, I'm worried about the prospects for conviction in Georgia.<br /><br />Robin: Yeah, there's certainly something to be said for giving him this place in history!<br /><br />Gidget: Apparently he will not wear handcuffs, or so I've been told. But the mug shot should be entertaining.<br /><br />Ellen D: I agree! Won't that be amazing?!<br /><br />Linda Sue: Surely, SURELY, the majority of American people wouldn't elect someone who's in prison. (Or at risk of going to prison.) I just gotta think voters will have more sense than that.<br /><br />Sharon: You DO have some crazy congress people there in Arizona. (How long until Kari Lake joins them? Ugh!)<br /><br />Kelly: Ha! Yes, Hillary's background is more rarified, it's true. But you'd think being First Lady in Arkansas counts for something?<br /><br />Bob: I hope so. I hadn't heard that about the Waco rally. I think a lot of them are people who don't really monitor or understand politics, but who are just angry and feel invisible and fill their heads with a lot of nonsense and bigotry.<br /><br />Margaret: As I told Jeanie above, triffids and tribbles are different critters! Living overseas helps, but things are just as crazy in other countries. It seems like everywhere we're battling this surge of right-wing populism.<br /><br />Ellen: The bar for indictment is lower than it is for conviction. And as you said, even if convicted, he could still be a political force. Imagine, a president AND a convicted felon!<br /><br />Red: You're right, it's not even about the man. If Trump disappeared these people would line up behind DeSantis or someone else. Trump does seem to have a strange magnetism over them, though.<br /><br />Jenny-O: Absolutely. There will always be fringe people out there, as well as voters who support them. Lauren Boebert just BARELY hung on to her seat in the last election, though. I think some of these people might be pushed out if a more reasonable candidate appeared to run against them. (Or maybe that's wishful thinking!)<br /><br />Catalyst: I just don't think I could stand it if he runs WHILE he's tied up in court -- and still wins! It's possible!<br /><br />Bike Shed: THANK YOU for the link! So sorry I missed the talk!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41355409315654047842023-03-31T21:55:41.770+01:002023-03-31T21:55:41.770+01:00Hi Steve - re your comment on my blog - you can ca...Hi Steve - re your comment on my blog - you can catch up on the recording here<br /><br />https://cinnamonpress.com/2023/03/30/launching-views-from-the-bike-shed/<br /><br />As for Trump ... oh that he would just go away for good.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63704147339100329792023-03-31T20:45:16.833+01:002023-03-31T20:45:16.833+01:00I believe at least three more indictments are comi...I believe at least three more indictments are coming for the man from various prosecutors. Tied up in courts should finish out his lifespan with no other political wins in his future. At least, that's what I'm hoping. And wondering if the MAGA crowd will ever come to their senses.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49820378529810464202023-03-31T19:45:36.182+01:002023-03-31T19:45:36.182+01:00*Boebart. Never let it be said that my political v...*Boebart. Never let it be said that my political views overshadow the courtesy of spelling a person's name correctly, loljenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3950179326706520082023-03-31T19:41:47.201+01:002023-03-31T19:41:47.201+01:00I agree with Red; the problem is bigger than Trump...I agree with Red; the problem is bigger than Trump. Look at Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Bobart. They are carrying the torch for the craziness now. And Kevin MacCarthy is supporting the extreme views, and hurrying to investigate everyone on the other side of the aisle just as he claims was done "for political reasons" by the Dems. What worries me about the indictment is that it will be turned around and used freely against Democrats just because it has been used (for good reason) against a Republican.<br /><br />On a less blood-pressure-raising note, that flower arrangement must have been beautiful. Well done on that rescue! I bet it was heavy to carry, though, with all that dirt in it!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-7093234109192499262023-03-31T18:44:12.262+01:002023-03-31T18:44:12.262+01:00The Trump problem is bigger than trump. He is so i...The Trump problem is bigger than trump. He is so irrational that nothing is off the table for his options. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75245690476250629912023-03-31T18:25:47.399+01:002023-03-31T18:25:47.399+01:00I think this is the first of several indictments t...I think this is the first of several indictments though even if convicted of this one I think I've read that it doesn't disqualify him from running for president but hopefully the ones to follow will. and of course it won't change the minds of his core but it might be enough to lose some who have just tolerated him. We'll see. the far right fascists in the House are, of course lying and screaming about witch hunts and weaponized law enforcement. they're going after Bragg but he didn't indict Trump, a jury of average American citizens did.<br /><br />maybe you should call your garden 'the Garden of Rescued Plants'.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39878376454965077592023-03-31T17:57:41.469+01:002023-03-31T17:57:41.469+01:00First of all, Tribbles. I have one in my garage as...First of all, Tribbles. I have one in my garage as a certified (certifiable?) ST nerd. I too am wary of what this indictment will do to the far right. They already threaten to attack the foundations of this country, like the Constitution. They are armed and this might or will inflame them. I wish DT had been indicted for his Georgia phone calls or January 6th instead. Right now I wish I lived abroad for a multitude of reasons. :(Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16983257008168536072023-03-31T17:55:55.107+01:002023-03-31T17:55:55.107+01:00As for Thing 45, his base is smaller than 2020; th...As for Thing 45, his base is smaller than 2020; they're still loud and red-hatted and ignorant AF, but it's slightly smaller. A telling sign, when he held his rally in wacko Texas, people began leaving while he was speaking to avoid the rush out of the event. If your minions want to beat traffic instead of listen to your drivel, that says a lot.<br />Many n the GOP are done with the histrionics of the criminal and want to move on, but, yeah, there are still some who can't see the facts.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87693898641170820072023-03-31T17:49:51.816+01:002023-03-31T17:49:51.816+01:00I read the Wyndham book several years ago and love...I read the Wyndham book several years ago and loved it! Do read it!<br /><br />Bill Clinton MIGHT be a little more culturally close to that group, but never Hillary! Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85269641469143248232023-03-31T17:28:48.306+01:002023-03-31T17:28:48.306+01:00I have the same mixed feelings about the indictmen...I have the same mixed feelings about the indictment. On one hand, I'm jubilant and on the other, I'm worried about all his deranged supporters. Two of our idiot representatives (Gosar & Biggs) have already said some pretty demented things. I feel like politics today is in an all out war against sanity. <br />That must have been a gorgeous centerpiece. I'm glad you saved the bulbs and replanted them. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-33053461828685010922023-03-31T17:16:43.551+01:002023-03-31T17:16:43.551+01:0030 counts of business fraud as well as other indic...30 counts of business fraud as well as other indictments pending, Jan 6th being one, so our tiny handed orange gas will be kept busy before he becomes the nominee, which he will do,probably, given the lack of inteelect or the GOP, But the constitution has never dealt with this sort of thing so, like Warren Jeffs, the orange baby could rule from prison...Crazy! <br />The t Rump problem goes deep- each Rump state trying to out do idiocy- seems to be a competition. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44390970544856927042023-03-31T16:16:42.984+01:002023-03-31T16:16:42.984+01:00Like Jennifer says, I am hoping that more indictme...Like Jennifer says, I am hoping that more indictments will follow. <br />I can't wait for the day when we don't have to hear about him anymore...Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34252832551889969132023-03-31T16:04:58.285+01:002023-03-31T16:04:58.285+01:00your right, it won't solve the trump problem, ...your right, it won't solve the trump problem, but i can't wait to see him get arrested.Gidget Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153594054683738324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60021107179186397472023-03-31T14:53:09.310+01:002023-03-31T14:53:09.310+01:00I was so happy with yesterday's indictment new...I was so happy with yesterday's indictment news. I am also worried that it will ignite an already flaming right wing insanity. It's hard to see which way things will go right now. But I am glad that schmuck will always be in history the first former President to be indicted. Yes!<br />Nice save on those bulbs. I hope they love their new home.NewRobin13https://www.blogger.com/profile/00325825087101632977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80323445396872711052023-03-31T14:46:27.461+01:002023-03-31T14:46:27.461+01:00There are more indictments in the works. This one ...There are more indictments in the works. This one is just the least significant to the national interest. Let's see what Georgia does. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-32114617921699738662023-03-31T14:26:02.141+01:002023-03-31T14:26:02.141+01:00Good save on the bulbs! Hurray! I, too, hope they ...Good save on the bulbs! Hurray! I, too, hope they come up again next years, strong and straight! <br />As to Trump- I've given up trying to figure anything out. Yes, we are in the Upside Down, Bizarro World, 1984. He is the Human Fart, the Orange Intestine, the World's Biggest Narcissist and Hypocrite. And his followers love him for all of that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2838247137219950402023-03-31T13:43:21.984+01:002023-03-31T13:43:21.984+01:00The only Star Trek episode I remember clearly was ...The only Star Trek episode I remember clearly was "The Trouble with Triffids." I didn't know that there were triffids before Captain Kirk.<br /><br />I have similar feelings about the indictment. This could get very ugly very fast. And DT will be the one to ignite it. Donald makes the Clintons look like choir kids. And he's been able to get away with it for so long. It's certainly the most embarrassing of the potential indictments (Georgia, Jan. 6, etc.) and those seem so much worse. <br /><br />I just don't know what has happened to our country. And you're right. It doesn't solve the problem and he must be stopped while we still have a country left that's worth living in. (Which gets more debatable every day.)<br /><br />I always buy hyacinths and daffodil gardens with the plan to plant them after they have bloomed. And they never seem to get into the ground. This year. I promise.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37250837886665455432023-03-31T13:07:36.607+01:002023-03-31T13:07:36.607+01:00Your comments wish death to another human being???...Your comments wish death to another human being????????? Name calling???? Wow! I am leaving, this conversation is evil.Jackie Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187407666309898021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81122183272105188892023-03-31T12:06:36.160+01:002023-03-31T12:06:36.160+01:00So I heard someone say recently that when one indi...So I heard someone say recently that when one indictment comes out, several more will follow. The person's reasoning was that it's hard to be first for something so unprecedented as indicting a former president, but once it's happened, it will be easier and easier for more indictments to follow. We can only hope!<br /><br />Still, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the breaking news yesterday!! Time to grab the popcorn!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66199744870911202512023-03-31T11:30:32.075+01:002023-03-31T11:30:32.075+01:00I'm a bit more optimistic about the effect of ...I'm a bit more optimistic about the effect of these indictments on Trump and I hope my explanation doesn't shock you too much. In our state, we have to sign up for one political party or another if we want to vote in the caucus. It isn't like a primary. Although I consider myself an independent, years ago I switched to the Republican party to caucus with, simply because in our state, I felt I could make more of an impact by choosing moderates. I've been unsuccessful as every Republican I have ever voted for in our caucus has gone on to drop out of the presidential race. I've voted for a few very moderate Republicans locally who have won.<br /><br />All this is to say that when I've attended our caucus the time Trump got elected, there were a lot of people who simply voted for Trump because they felt the wave coming from the redneck and conservative Christians supporting him. During the second election, many of them still voted for him because there were no other choices other than President Biden. (Fun fact, I was the only one in my precinct to not vote for Trump and I'm glad it was a secret ballot because they were very irked when it was announced that there was one dissenting vote!) I think this go around, if he makes it to the first of next year when the primaries and caucuses start up, there will be (and already are) a few other choices for the Republican nomination and many of those who vote Republican for moderates, or at least for people who are bat shit crazy, will not vote for him. <br /><br />Personally as an independent, I'm not looking forward to this next caucus in our state as I haven't seen anybody running for President on the Republican ticket that I can in good conscious vote for. I may once again do a protest vote for President and just vote lower down on the ticket. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com