Here’s a clip of the No Kings rally that is taking place in Bozeman, Montana, a state that Trump won by a full 19.93% over his opponent, Kamala Harris.

For those who may be unfamiliar with Montana, it’s arguably the most libertarian state in the Union.  Until recently, it didn’t have a speed limit; the theory was that if you’re not hurting someone, the State of Montana will leave you alone to make your own decisions.

Perhaps this is what irks people here most.  They certainly don’t want to be told what to do by a would-be dictator.

Estimated crowd size: 3000 – 6000.  Bozeman population: 58K.

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The theory that is most commonly propounded here is that the mainstream media is essentially amoral; they do whatever is required to make money, and that means not pushing back on the president, regardless of the gross damage that is being done to our nation in the process.

Yet, I’d like to think that, if you or I were reporters with the mainstream press with access to Trump at this point, we might ask questions like:

• Can you name a few of the seven wars you claim to have stopped as U.S. president?  If you can’t, what’s the purpose of the lie, and repeating it every few minutes?

• Please tell us about the real purpose for appointing obviously unqualified crackpots to important cabinet positions, e.g., Health and Human Services, the “War” Department, etc.

• Do you honestly believe that people who peacefully protest against your presidency “hate America” and are “domestic terrorists?”  The presidents who held the White House in times of other large protests understood that this was all part of democracy, an institution that all real Americans cherish.

• How do you justify pardoning convicted criminals purely because they support your presidency?

• You clearly profit from your office, often by accepting gifts illegally.  Let me give you a few dozen examples and ask you to comment.  OK?

Of course, this hypothetical interview would have lasted about six seconds, but isn’t that better than throwing up softball questions and rubber-stamping the crap coming out of the president’s mouth?

 

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If the history of American wars is to be judged by these three data points, the quality of our enemies is falling like a stone.

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Kansas Young Republicans’ vice chair William Hendrix (pictured), who until Oct. 9 worked as a communications specialist for the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times in the chat with the spelling ending in “ga” and “guh.”

Hendrix was fired Oct. 9, The Capital-Journal learned.

No objection here.

If this guy had no education and washed towels at some low-end gym in Wichita, I don’t think anyone would have noticed, or cared. But his job was treating all Kansans with respect and dignity.

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It’s quite gratifying to see that many of the folks in Europe are as horrified by the lawlessness of the Trump presidency as we Americans are ourselves.

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The many millions of participants in today’s “No Kings” rallies around the world are doing everything possible to avoid hostility between the event supporters and Trump supporters who claim it promotes a “hatred of America” and “domestic terrorism.”

 

 

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Without doubt, there are product brands whose customers do not want modernity, especially to the degree that “modernity” means “woke.”

As I told my mom when the scandal broke, I wouldn’t have associated Bud Light with anything even remotely woke, especially transsexuality.  Wanna do that with cupcakes?  Watercolor painting? Adopting kittens?  Fine.  Just don’t do it with low-quality beer, pick-up trucks, or cage fighting.

It may seem sad that about half of America has a set of beliefs that compel them to love Donald Trump and reject environmental science, but that’s the reality of the country in which we live.

 

 

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The message at left is true.

Everything that is free in this country: roads, bridges, tunnels, firefighting, national defense, embassies, air traffic control, food safety, libraries, public schools, FEMA, criminal justice and corrections, law enforcement, OSHA, auto safety, disease control, the upkeep of our local, state, and national parks and beaches, animal control, space exploration, and dozens of other items, come from our tax base, which comes, of course, from those who work.

This is why it’s particularly obnoxious when rich libertarians say they object to paying taxes.  They benefit from being a part of our society, but don’t feel obligated to pay a nickel for it.

 

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I admit that there is a great deal I don’t understand about the United States at this point, but here’s something that completely eludes me: Trump just commuted the seven+-year prison sentence of George Santos, convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

What did Trump want to communicate to his audience?  That he’ll do anything to align himself with pure human scum?  That law and order means nothing once you’re a dictator?

I am seriously struggling here.  Even my Fox News-loving mother would have, I’m sure, been unable to give me as much as a guess as to why Trump might have done this.

 

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At left are some wonderful pieces of advice, though I would guess that at least 99% of the participants in the rally are already coming in with precisely these viewpoints.

I was amused by this comment:  Please keep President Trump safe from those who would like to overthrow him and make themself a king. We only need one of those, and that is Jesus Christ!

I would doubt that there will be a single person there whose motive is to overthrow Trump and make himself king, but I suppose one never knows.  🙂

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