Category Archives: GOP

Race, Police, Education and Lies: The New Right-Wing Culture War

Posted on May 8, 2021 by David Posnett

May 6, 2021 By Barbara Weber-Floyd reprinted from “The Resistance and Me“ This is the story of how our inability to confront our racist history is fueling a right-wing misinformation campaign against our schools, resulting in contentious, partisan school board … Continue reading →

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Stand Up For Our Democracy

Posted on February 18, 2021 by David Posnett

Democracy is never a given. January 6th proved that. A wrathful president unable to accept he lost an election, an angry mob stoked by bogus claims of a stolen election, a subservient caucus of Republicans willing to do the bidding … Continue reading →

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Attacking the Heart of Our Democracy

Posted on January 18, 2021 by David Posnett

The Capitol building symbolizes the heart of our democracy; it is the place where the people’s will — the certification of the next duly elected president of the United States — is carried out. After hours of chaos and sickening … Continue reading →

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Flood of Lies

Posted on January 7, 2021 by David Posnett

Facts still matter. That’s why Donald Trump and his minions try so hard to obscure them in a flood of lies and conspiracy theories. But the facts remain — Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election by more than seven … Continue reading →

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Assault on America

Posted on December 17, 2020 by David Posnett

Democracy has taken a beating during the past four years. From the day Trump was sworn in, the moral yardstick we use to measure presidents by morphed into a moral slide rule, constantly adjusted by obsequious Republicans anxious to cover … Continue reading →

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The Days After Election Day

Posted on October 31, 2020 by David Posnett

As our democracy hangs by a rapidly fraying thread, it is critical that each of us do everything we can to ensure that Donald Trump is voted out of office, and once voted out of office, that he actually LEAVES … Continue reading →

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Are we Ready?

Posted on October 26, 2020 by David Posnett

The Love – Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson “the choice could not be more clear”

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Voters Should Not Be Intimidated

Posted on October 9, 2020 by David Posnett

Submitted by Francesca Rheannon: There are strict limits on what the military, law enforcement, and private militias or other vigilantes can do at the polls.https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voters-should-not-be-intimidated By Sean Morales-Doyle , Daniel I. Weiner , Wendy R. Weiser , Michael German , … Continue reading →

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Trump Is Killing Us

Posted on October 9, 2020 by David Posnett

Letter to the Editor published in The East Hampton Star, October 8 Corrosive Effects To the Editor: The deadliest threat facing the American public isn’t the coronavirus, it’s the toxic brew of arrogance and ignorance that Trump and his loyalists … Continue reading →

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Amy Klobuchar: the Cruz Hypocrisy regarding SCOTUS

Posted on September 27, 2020 by David Posnett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyrrtM7iME&feature=youtu.be People are already voting and they don’t buy in to phony Republican arguments for replacing Justice Ginsburg as soon as possible to insure enough Trump support on SCOTUS to overturn the election results if needed. Trump is not hiding … Continue reading →

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