1BadNana Can't Take Much More!

[TNHarley]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

First of all, you cant be liberal and socialist. Liberals believe in individual liberty and a small central govt. Socialists believe they cant wipe their own ass without help from incompitent big brother.
Second, trump sucks, dont get me wrong. But my gawd, the extreme prejudice against him is ignorant and disgusting.
He isnt as subtle as the other presidents. The other presidents lie to your face so you will support unconstitutional policies that gives the fed gov more power. Trump tells you in the beginning.
You people really need to grow the fuck up.

 

[peach174]

Yeah. It took me maybe a week to finish it off, but it was good, it was from the Amish bakery. Next time I go, I'm going for the pound cake with black walnuts in it and the powdered sugar on top.

Hey! No teasing allowed! It's not fair.

That pound cake sounds good, doesn't it?

Yes and I love fruit cake too.

I don't understand that at all. Maybe it's very different where you live.

The kind of fruitcake made the same way as the old Army C-rations. They were scrumptious.

I have a very good girlfriend who was born in Denmark and became a citizen in the 1960's.
She bakes a real Danish fruitcake recipe from the old country and it's delicious.

 

[Leo123]

Welcome 1 BadNana. I have 3 friends in Paradise who lost their homes. Hope you can get back on your feet soon. As for your politics, we can cross swords elsewhere.

 

[petro]

Where did the OP go?

Damn, we skeered another one off.

One post rant...and gone like the wind.......

 

[Rambunctious]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Nana...sit down...hold on to something....After Trump's second term there will be another Trump and another and the house and senate will be filled on the GOP side with little Trumpers.....we will never try Obamaism here again...ever..... those days are over...we leaned the hard way...no more socialism....and your grandchildren will be better off for it.....

 

[beautress]

Where did the OP go?

Damn, we skeered another one off.

One post rant...and gone like the wind.......

Petro, the good lady has 9 grandkids to wait on. 5 of her friends lost their lives in the fires. 25 of her neighbors and acquaintances lost their homes and everything. They all need her at this terrible time in her life, not to mention her immediate family. We can only wish her well and send up a little prayer. She has strong opinons, but her life is so challenging right now, her best bet is to deal with her loved ones first because they need her most. The political world will just have to wait till she's done and ready. Seems a good sort for a lefty. Off course, we have lots of good sorts who are lefties around this place, and some of them are darn good moderators.

 

[TNHarley]

Where did the OP go?

Damn, we skeered another one off.

One post rant...and gone like the wind.......

It happens
Makes it 10 times worse with an opening OP like that.

 

[1BadNana]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Trump hasn't done a damn thing negative that deserves the type of treatment he has gotten. His only fault is that he isn't a socialist/commie. Ignorant people are easily led by pretty lies, easy promises paid off of the backs of others and shun the ugly truth. The leftists have been carrying water and doing the dirty work of the very elites that they claim to be against. It's almost a tragic comedy. I have been in Califlakia for the past two weeks for work and this state is a fucking joke. They milk every single dime that they can get out of their sheeple. Gas is almost twice as high per gallon as it is in Dallas, Texas. They are proposing doing away with straws????? Wants Califlakia to be a sanctuary state? Wants illegals to be able to vote and receive medi-care and medicaid? You have been indoctrinated into the cult of communist globalism. I hope that you are not living in part of Califlakia that coincides with the U.N Agenda 21 plan or your community will be targeted for a D.E.W (direct energy weapon) attack to drive you off of your property like those in Paradise and other cities that stand in the way of Agenda 21. Do these look like "forest fires gone amok" to you?

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I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Trump hasn't done a damn thing negative that deserves the type of treatment he has gotten. His only fault is that he isn't a socialist/commie. Ignorant people are easily led by pretty lies, easy promises paid off of the backs of others and shun the ugly truth. The leftists have been carrying water and doing the dirty work of the very elites that they claim to be against. It's almost a tragic comedy. I have been in Califlakia for the past two weeks for work and this state is a fucking joke. They milk every single dime that they can get out of their sheeple. Gas is almost twice as high per gallon as it is in Dallas, Texas. They are proposing doing away with straws????? Wants Califlakia to be a sanctuary state? Wants illegals to be able to vote and receive medi-care and medicaid? You have been indoctrinated into the cult of communist globalism. I hope that you are not living in part of Califlakia that coincides with the U.N Agenda 21 plan or your community will be targeted for a D.E.W (direct energy weapon) attack to drive you off of your property like those in Paradise and other cities that stand in the way of Agenda 21. Do these look like "forest fires gone amok" to you?

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Here's the thing....everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. We lost almost everything we had on our 10 acres in Concow during the Camp Fire. It was a family vacation campground type place but we still lost at least $75,000 in toys, trailers, heavy equipment, etc. that we couldn't have insured even if we wanted to. We were very aware of the threat of fire and took measures each year to maintain defensible space, mitigate potential damage by clearing out brush and removing dead trees. In the end, it didn't make much of a difference. I personally know 5 of the people who died in the fire, I know at least 25 families who lost their homes, all their possessions, and in some instances their pets in the fire. Everyone wants to play the blame game. There is plenty of blame to go around. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. There are tens of thousands of people who live all along the Gulf Coast and are almost guaranteed to be impacted in some way by hurricanes every single year. Many, many of these people's homes have been damaged and rebuilt on the taxpayer's dime time and again. The likelihood of their homes being damaged again in the future is very high since they live in the direct path of hurricanes. Why is their situation any different than people who choose to live in the vicinity of a National Forest? If you don't live near Paradise or have first hand knowledge of the terrain in the area, I suggest you do some research. I'm not saying the homeowners don't have some responsibility for what happened. I'm saying there's a price to be paid for living in such close proximity to an area that has been neglected and mismanaged by the local, State and Federal governments and PG&E for many years.

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[1BadNana]

Hello Dale,

Being called names is nothing new for me. My Mother was right....sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me. Yes, California is a bizarre State in many ways. Yes, we are very concerned with the environment. Yes, we are much more liberal than our Countrymen and women in other States. I've been to Texas and spent significant amounts of time there and in other traditionally "Red" States while traveling for work. I found the people in almost all the places I've been to be good, honest, and hard working people. Did I agree with their opinions most of the time? Obviously not. Did I react with ugliness and resort to name calling? No, I was raised better than that. I respect your right to your opinions and truly believe our differences are what make this Country great. My advice...if you hate California, then don't come here; stay in Texas.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Hello Dale,

Being called names is nothing new for me. My Mother was right....sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me. Yes, California is a bizarre State in many ways. Yes, we are very concerned with the environment. Yes, we are much more liberal than our Countrymen and women in other States. I've been to Texas and spent significant amounts of time there and in other traditionally "Red" States while traveling for work. I found the people in almost all the places I've been to be good, honest, and hard working people. Did I agree with their opinions most of the time? Obviously not. Did I react with ugliness and resort to name calling? No, I was raised better than that. I respect your right to your opinions and truly believe our differences are what make this Country great. My advice...if you hate California, then don't come here; stay in Texas.

Im from Northern California, myself, and you could have taken my town , plunked I'd down in Texas and nobody would have noticed.

You must be from the coastal side of the state because interior Northern California is redneck territory.

 

[MarathonMike]

Hello Dale,

Being called names is nothing new for me. My Mother was right....sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me. Yes, California is a bizarre State in many ways. Yes, we are very concerned with the environment. Yes, we are much more liberal than our Countrymen and women in other States. I've been to Texas and spent significant amounts of time there and in other traditionally "Red" States while traveling for work. I found the people in almost all the places I've been to be good, honest, and hard working people. Did I agree with their opinions most of the time? Obviously not. Did I react with ugliness and resort to name calling? No, I was raised better than that. I respect your right to your opinions and truly believe our differences are what make this Country great. My advice...if you hate California, then don't come here; stay in Texas.

Just FYI there are lots of forums to post in, this is just the introduction forum.

 

[Pumpkin Row]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Actually, he's no different from any president before him, the Government has been doing everything exactly the same as they always have been, you're just repeating media talking points. If you check the Federal Registry, (found here: Federal Register :: Home - Monday, December 10th ) you'll find that nothing has changed.

When you say that you love your country, do you mean the plot of land, the robbers, murderers, and kidnappers which call themselves government, or some other arbitrary thing vaguely associated with that name? You'll need to clarify, since simply saying you love "This Country" means nothing.

Eh, welcome to the forum, I guess. You'd think the board was stacked with enough Pawns.

 

[Marion Morrison]

OP is a drive-by shill/spammer.

I have coconut pound cake that is so sweet..omy.

This one lady I do work for makes them and gives them to me as a tip.

Mmmmm

I'm so bad, I cut a slab and put butter on it and melt the butter.

 

[Leo123]

You must be from the coastal side of the state because interior Northern California is redneck territory.

Chico is a college town and thus politically left. Paradise is adjacent to Chico and is also left politically. You are correct most of far No. CA is redneck country. In fact geographic CA is mostly right politically.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

You must be from the coastal side of the state because interior Northern California is redneck territory.

Chico is a college town and thus politically left. Paradise is adjacent to Chico and is also left politically. You are correct most of far No. CA is redneck country. In fact geographic CA is mostly right politically.

Other than Chico, which leans a little left, Butte country is quire conservative. Perhaps Paradise has changed since I was a kid, but it was always quite conservative. It's a retirement community for the most part.

I have had family in Paradise since the 1950s. I have one cousin there who escaped the fire with just her dog, and another whose house is still standing but received extensive smoke damage.

 

[1BadNana]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Actually, he's no different from any president before him, the Government has been doing everything exactly the same as they always have been, you're just repeating media talking points. If you check the Federal Registry, (found here: Federal Register :: Home - Monday, December 10th ) you'll find that nothing has changed.

When you say that you love your country, do you mean the plot of land, the robbers, murderers, and kidnappers which call themselves government, or some other arbitrary thing vaguely associated with that name? You'll need to clarify, since simply saying you love "This Country" means nothing.

Eh, welcome to the forum, I guess. You'd think the board was stacked with enough Pawns.

I love what our Country used to be and what it stood for. We were powerful, took up the fight when it was the right thing to do, called out other nations and governments for committing atrocities against their own people, and defended those who were unable to defend themselves. We didn't do all these things all the time, I'm not that naïve. I suggest we did these things more often and we made a positive difference. Now our Country is all about helping if you have natural resources our government and corporations want to exploit and plunder. We install and support vicious dictators and governments for economic and strategic gain. We stand by and watch as tens of thousands of people are "ethnically cleansed." Then we wonder why the world hates us and sees us as "evil." At some point, I'm not sure when it was, our government decided it has the authority to police and dictate terms to the world. We are bullies plain and simple! . The things I believe are important. I was raised to believe our Country was a bright light in a very dark world. A land where people who have been persecuted, denied freedom and liberty, and want a new life can go to start again. A land where you could worship the God of your choice or not, where people helped others who needed it because it's the right thing to do; assistance wasn't dependent on what could be gained from helping someone. A land where there are fewer class specific limitations on how successful you can become. A land where all children can go to school. My family came here from Ireland as indentured servants. They completed their servitude, worked hard, were treated horribly and endured discrimination because they were considered "dirty Irish" and devout Catholics. They lived in South Chicago near the stockyards because there was safety in numbers and back then there was a large Irish Catholic community based on the Southside. They got married, had children, raised those children, and sent my Grandfather to college. They achieved their version of the American Dream and the goals they had from the time they left Ireland and arrived at Ellis Island. I realize those days are long gone and I find it extremely sad. As Americans we have the potential to be a great Nation of individuals united through our shared desires for freedom, liberty and justice.

 

[1BadNana]

Honestly, I've never lived on the "left coast" of CA. I'm a lifelong Central Valley and Sacramento Valley woman. The town of Paradise had become primarily a retirement community that's why so many of the people that lost their lives in the Camp Fire were over 70 years of age. It's true that most of the rural Northern Counties like Butte, Shasta, Sierra, Placer, Yolo, etc are "Red" leaning in their Politics. But, honestly, that's what makes California such a diverse and tolerant State. As far as Texas is concerned, let me share something I experienced first hand. I went to visit a friend in Wichita Falls. She took us to a "drive through Daiquiri business. It was set up like a drive through dairies used to be here. So we pull in and purchase giant daquiri's in Styrofoam cups, and drive away drinking them all the way back to my friend's house. It was surreal! Culture shock for me for sure.

 

[Pumpkin Row]

I get that I'm likely considered very liberal and more of a socialist than a capitalist at my core, but.....PLEASE TELL ME AMERICA, WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? Donald Trump and his "Reality TV Presidency" have crossed over every possible line of acceptable, morale, legal, and constitutional behavior! Enough MUST BE Enough! Americans better wake up and cancel the shit show running this Country. Let's be honest here.....the U.S. has been circling the bowl for years, DT has put us on "permanent" flush and we are going down!

I'm a 53 year old Grandmother of 9. I was born in the Central Valley of CA and have been raised and now live in Northern CA. I'm a CA woman through and through. I genuinely fear for my future, my childrens' future, my Grandchildrens' future, and the future of us all. Just when I think things can't get much worse, they do. We work our asses off everyday just to put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Forget about vacations, a respectable vehicle, etc. I love being an American. I love this Country with my entire heart, soul, and mind. I just don't understand what's happened to our society. I know it's broken. Can it be fixed?

Actually, he's no different from any president before him, the Government has been doing everything exactly the same as they always have been, you're just repeating media talking points. If you check the Federal Registry, (found here: Federal Register :: Home - Monday, December 10th ) you'll find that nothing has changed.

When you say that you love your country, do you mean the plot of land, the robbers, murderers, and kidnappers which call themselves government, or some other arbitrary thing vaguely associated with that name? You'll need to clarify, since simply saying you love "This Country" means nothing.

Eh, welcome to the forum, I guess. You'd think the board was stacked with enough Pawns.

I love what our Country used to be and what it stood for. We were powerful, took up the fight when it was the right thing to do, called out other nations and governments for committing atrocities against their own people, and defended those who were unable to defend themselves. We didn't do all these things all the time, I'm not that naïve. I suggest we did these things more often and we made a positive difference. Now our Country is all about helping if you have natural resources our government and corporations want to exploit and plunder. We install and support vicious dictators and governments for economic and strategic gain. We stand by and watch as tens of thousands of people are "ethnically cleansed." Then we wonder why the world hates us and sees us as "evil." At some point, I'm not sure when it was, our government decided it has the authority to police and dictate terms to the world. We are bullies plain and simple! . The things I believe are important. I was raised to believe our Country was a bright light in a very dark world. A land where people who have been persecuted, denied freedom and liberty, and want a new life can go to start again. A land where you could worship the God of your choice or not, where people helped others who needed it because it's the right thing to do; assistance wasn't dependent on what could be gained from helping someone. A land where there are fewer class specific limitations on how successful you can become. A land where all children can go to school. My family came here from Ireland as indentured servants. They completed their servitude, worked hard, were treated horribly and endured discrimination because they were considered "dirty Irish" and devout Catholics. They lived in South Chicago near the stockyards because there was safety in numbers and back then there was a large Irish Catholic community based on the Southside. They got married, had children, raised those children, and sent my Grandfather to college. They achieved their version of the American Dream and the goals they had from the time they left Ireland and arrived at Ellis Island. I realize those days are long gone and I find it extremely sad. As Americans we have the potential to be a great Nation of individuals united through our shared desires for freedom, liberty and justice.

Ah, so your view of "America" is just boomer propaganda.

There's no difference between how the government "used to be" and now, it has always looked out for itself. In the first 10-20 years of the government's existence, it invalidated what the statists believe grants them their rights, the constitution, by determining that commerce referred to everything, allowing the government to regulate everything. Every war has been for the benefit of the government, all it wants is oil, and to force other Governments to coerce its citizens into trading with its useless, unsustainable fiat currency.

The American Government was never the world's police, nor were they ever benevolent.

What you ARE right about is that the days of charity are slowly fading away, but it's due to the government coercing people out of their money to spend it how it sees fit. It has been shown that people are more willing to be charitable with their money when they have more of it, meanwhile tax rates in America just gradually increase, due to the fact that government programs never decrease.

You'll find that when I said that it's business as usual in Washington, what I was saying was that the hill 'we' have been tumbling down from the moment this government was established, 'we' are still currently tumbling down. No election will change that, as every ruler is there for he government's benefit, and the government is firmly separated from the people.

Watch the video in my signature.

 

[Gracie]

Well alrighty then! I guess ol nana has no interest in saying howdy do to another paradisian. Ok.

Meanwhile...I can't sleep. And I kinda wrecked the van. Not to where it's undrivable but enough to make me determined to never drive at night. I did tonight cuz I had to go get something to eat...and I didn't see the center divider cuz it was dark outside and my meltish headlight covers didn't pick up the curb that I drove over..which knocked my siderail off, which was rubbing against my new tire so I had to stop quickly and kick it loose as much as I could so I could drive it home so I could gell MrG I just fucked up the damn van. Gonna see if any other damage happened in the morning. I hope not. Damn.
And while I was at it, by pulling and tugging after kicking the damn rail...I sliced the hell out of my hand with a goodly amount of depth so now i have blood all over my jacket sleeve. Sigh.

I wish I could sleep.

Oh, and the duplex is still not ready. Which means more days at this motel. My brain is starting to get wonky.

 

[Gracie]

Oh, and Paradise is nothing but repubs. At least, everyone I met was. If MrG said anything about being a dem...he got frowned at and then promptly ignored or told he was the enemy.