Monday, November 23, 2020

The Almost 74 Million

Now that the GSA woman has ascertained the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President Elect, let me have a go at the 73+ million.

Hillary Clinton, in 2016 called Donald Trump’s supporters “deplorables” and walked it back.  Well...

There may be a minute number among you who are innocent and ignorant because Fox News is your only source of information.  And there may be another small number who are deathly fearful of family members if you vote otherwise.  Suffer the fools and wounded.  You are the .1%.

And then there are those of you who fear that the liberal Democrats will stack the courts, destroying your conservative values that trump everything: pro-life, anti gay marriage, anti rights of immigrants, and the big one, Christianiy and morals, all while your leader has none.  You are so blinded by your conservatism that you can't look outside of it.

How do you hide behind your church and vote for Trump?  For the love of God, please tell me, show me one, just one redeeming quality of Donald Trump.  Just one, I beg.  One god-like quality.  One.  One that goes along with the good book that you preach and teach.  It’s the immorality withn you that allowed you to look past his racism, his misogyny, his xenophobia, homophobia, hate for Muslims, his lack of regard for the disabled, his disrespect for women, his lack of morals, the words he use publicly which are heard by children and grannies.  Which is your preferred word or term? - pussies, shit hole, sons of bitches...?  Which  image is seared in your memory? - babies in cages, body bags in refrigerated trucks or maybe it was the photo op of the Bible held upside down in front of a church?  I am still waiting for that one redeeming quality.  One.

And you the immigrant, the woman, the Black man who voted for him in numbers.  Some of you within the immigrant community were scared of socialism, but not the dictatorship and facism he breathes.  White women, his grabbing women by their genitals and the number of women accusing him of inappropriate and unwanted sexual contact don't disgust you?   His walking in front of his wife and not helping her down stairs don't give you pause?   You, the Black man, I can't even fathom your reasoning.  I heard the only Black man in the senate talk about going from the cotton field to congress.  Neither Trump nor his Make America Great Again, did that for him.  And then there is the D.A. in Kentucy who tells us he is Black, like we don't see it, like we don't see his TOMfoolery.  Trump hates you and you love him.  That's self-hatred.   

So, you are a hardline Republcan and have to vote the party.  How on God’s earth, did you, do you choose him as your leader?  What is it about him that enamor him to you?  Is it his philandering ways?  Is it the constant lies?  What about his tax cheating?  Is it his hatred of Black people, especially the first Black President whose name he calls out every moment he gets?  Is it his friendship with the Putins and Kim Jung-uns of the world?  Is it the fact that he caused the death of over 250,000 people with the Trump virus?  Or the fact that nothing sticks - teflon Don?  Have you noticed that those around him fall one after the other, and he just steps over them and walks away unscathed?  Is that who you look up to?

The economy, stupid, you say.  He made America great again.  So, what you are saying is you don’t care, it’s the means to the end.  Whatever it takes to line your pockets.  It was the economy 400 years ago which drove the slave trade, and the great America today which makes its rich richer and keeps its poor downtrodden.  Make America Great Again.  Really!  

There are those of you who are on the low end of the 99%.  He boasts in his rallies that he is rich.  And you are among the throngs of people worshipping him.  He tried to take away your health care, yes Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act that many of you use.  He told you not to wear masks.  Be free.  And you are there in the crowd, maskless, with many of you contracting the disease and dying.  He says he had COVID and received special medication and treatment.  What about you?  You continue to fawn because his hateful message reaches your heart, even if it sickens your body or kills you.

Oh, it’s the numbers of people he brought to the party.  What people - the hate mongers, white supremacists, nativists, neo nazis, proud boys?  All these “fine” people are a part of your party and you are ok with it, so ok that you stood and stand with him?  What does it say about you?  What does it say about those of you in leadership roles in the Senate, those of you on his team gawking at and bowing to him?  To me it says you are one and the same.  You are those "fine" people - hoods in the dark and suits in the light.  But then again, you no longer even have to hide.  Trump has made it cool to be hateful.

No, it's none of that, you say, it's just that you bleed red and could never vote for Biden.   Trust me, he was not the first choice for many of us.  But Biden is no Trump.  You, though, were able to cover your nose, eyes, ears, feelings to the stench that is Donald Trump.  There were those in your party for whom the stench was too much to bear and they chose to walk away from Trump, not the party.  You could have done the same, voted red, down ballot.  Why didn't you take their lead?

What about you Dems who crossed over?  You thought a Donald Trump was your best choice?  Say what?  For you, amplify all I said above. 

Trump is not just a narcisist.  He is a wanna be despot, a demagogue.  He is evil.  Period.

So almost 74 million, who and what are you really?

Saturday, November 7, 2020

This Win

This is a win for “sleepy Joe.” 

It’s a win for the “monster” "Kam'la Kam'la Kam'la." 

It is a win for Barack Hussein Obama, whose birthright he questions.

It is a win for President Barack Obama, whose every mandate he tries to dismantle.

A win for all the women whose “pussy” he grabbed. 

It is for "nasty" women all over.

This is a win for Colin Kaepernick and all the Black sons whose mothers are “bitches.”

It is a win for all those from “shithole” countries.

And a win for all those “thieves and rapists” from Mexico.

It’s a win for John McCain and all prisoners of war who he doesn’t like because they were “captured.”

It’s a win for the "Bring back the death penalty" exonarated Central Park 5, Anton McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Kharey Wise..

It’s a win for "What the hell do you have to lose" Blacks, who have lost a lot. 

This win is for all the caged children, all the missing children and all the parents who are wailing.

It is a win for Serge Kovaleski, 
the disabled reporter he mocked. 

A win for Muslims who were “shutdown.”  ”Islam hate us." 

It is for the "Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came" Squad on Capitol Hill, Ayana Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib.

It is for the late Heather Heyer who was on the right side of the "good people on both sides."

This win is for the over 240,000 dead from COVID and ten million infected because it’s “going away” and “it is what it is.” 

It is for the late, great John Lewis who will surely show up for President Joseph Biden's and Vice-President Kamala Harris' inauguration.


This win is for you, Donald Trump, and all the “good people” racists and deplorables within your circle, including hard line evangelicals like Franklin Graham and Paula White, whose religion and politics are one and the same.  Stand back and stand down. YOU ARE FIRED. 

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

A Child's Kindness

Brooklynn Sanchez, 6 Years Old

Written on 3/30/2020

From Brooklynn Sanchez to people at yellow house.

Are you ok?  Do you need anything like food and water?  Oh, let me introduce myself.  Hi, my name is Brooklynn and I live in the red house right by you.  I am sending this note to you because I want to help people in the community. Like I said, if you need anything, send a note and tell us what you need and we will come over and deliver the stuff to you.

Kindness works always,

Love and Peace

 

Written on 6/22/2020

Dear Mommy

Have a nice day at work.  I will pray for you from now on.  I love you always.  I wish you didn't have to go.  

Let us pray.

Dear Lord, I pray that my family, I pray that my mommy will not get sick.  I pray that I have a good day. Amen.

 








Monday, November 2, 2020

Feeling Sad

Guest Author: Simone Infantry

Ten days ago I learned a pharmacy delivery contract that I had for almost three years would be ending on 10/30. My first thought was wow 2020 you had to snatch some money from me before you exit huh?! Even though it was supplementary income, it is definitely not the money that I will miss - the daily interaction with my senior customers ages ranging from 65 to 90+. I spent my last week letting them know that after Friday they wouldn't see me anymore especially the ones who are used to seeing me at least three times a week plus even though I had a 6hr window for their deliveries (noon - 6p), they all got their packages by 2p. I also wanted them to be aware that delivery times was changing to 4p thru 9p.

A lot of my favorites were visually upset and were on the ready to call the pharmacy to complain which really touched me. I didn't just deliver their packages. Precovid until my last day...for my less mobile customers, I would clear their mailboxes, bring in any heavy packages that were already at their doors, some would ask me to open their packages for them because arthritis made it difficult or invert the cap because sometimes Rx forgot to. For the more active ones who were sometimes out n about, we had a designated hiding spots for their package.

Days when time availed, I would spend a few extra mins with my faves especially if they lived alone.
They looked out for me as well thru the years. Many times I would be greeted with a ziploc bag containing an ice cold/gatorade water with fruit or fresh baked cookies or a money to buy myself lunch. I will surely miss the welcoming smiles and hugs from fave lil ole ladies.

On my last day I know it was no coincidence that my last two delivery stops were to the senior apartment complex where I had 15 steady customers as well as to the home of my customer who is a double amputee. At the apartment complex when I was headed out, many of my customers happened to be in the common area so I received a whole lotta air hugs and kisses and the comments like, "We are sure gonna miss you roun' here baby" and "We will always pray for your safety on those roads" Needless to say I was crying all the way to my truck.

My final stop was Ms Linda...my double amputee who lives alone. I know for sure I will see her on occasion because in 2019 once I learned thru a convo that she had relatives blocks away but were not reliable. I had her lock my number in and told her she could call me if she ever needed me to run an errand, not to hesitate to call me.

Today feels a lil different knowing that the love I received and truly cherished on a daily is no more.

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