Month: September 2020
Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 20-26
This week President Trump confirmed what we all have been worried about for a long time. He refused to say that that he would accept the results of the upcoming election and commit to a peaceful transfer of power. He went on to remark… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 20-26”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2020
Pope Francis begins the month with an appeal to help the planet and a message of hope. On the annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation he said “In some ways, the current pandemic has led us to rediscover simpler and… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2020”
Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 13-19
As if we don’t have enough sadness, conflict, and crises in the country, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies after a long series of illnesses and cancers. Her death leaves a seat open on the Supreme Court less than two months before the next presidential… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 13-19”
Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 6-12
Excerpts from a new book “Rage” by Bob Woodward are released along with audio recordings of his 18 on-the-record interviews with the President. Trump admits to Woodward he knew early on how dangerous and more deadly the coronavirus was but chose to downplay the… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 6-12”
Democrats Defending Democracy
The Democrats are truly pathetic when it comes to marketing and branding. I suppose that is one of the reasons I like them as I don’t trust any political organization that is just too slick at marketing arts with no substance behind the rhetoric.… Continue Reading “Democrats Defending Democracy”
Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 1-5
President Trump continues to lay the groundwork to contest the results of the fall election should he lose by claiming that mail-in voting will lead to rampant fraud. And then he encourages the very same fraud, as if to prove his point, by telling… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Trump Month 44 Sept 1-5”
Bearing Witness to Trump Month 43 Aug 23-31
The Republican National Convention met this week to crown their Dear Leader in what has become a tragic personality cult instead of a once proud political party. The convention was most notable for what it was not. There was little talk of a platform… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Trump Month 43 Aug 23-31”
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