Yesterday, Ms. Moon said she was proud of every federal worker who resigned rather than go against their oath to defend the constitution.
I'm proud of them too. It shows a powerful strength of character that in the end, what matters more to them is a promise. I see way too many federal workers who are putting their jobs ahead of what is best for this country, the vast majority of them being long serving Republicans. Their silence is their complicity.
I'm also proud of every blue dot that speaks up in a red county. I'm proud of the man who changed his party from being a lifelong Independent to Democrat because it was time to pick a side. I'm proud of the people who put their money where their mouth is and participated in the boycott.
I'm proud of the people who call their representatives and congressman.
I'm proud of Zelenskyy. I'm proud of Ukraine. I'm proud of the EU.
One of Vance's criticisms was concerning how Zelenskyy was dressed. (Hint: It was not in a suit and tie. He felt it showed disrespect.)
Exhibit 1:
I am sickened that we are pushing a 'diplomacy' which forces Ukraine to concede much, yet the president could not answer one question: What is Russia giving up in exchange? What has Russia promised?
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-deflects-when-asked-what-russia-should-give-up-in-peace-talks-with-ukraine/3481713
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty details the EU reaction to today's debacle:
https://www.rferl.org/a/33332042.html
It was hard to watch today's events.
I'm sending out my emails to my senator and my representative. I hope that you will too.
I've been so angry over that disgusting stunt Trump and Vance pulled today that I've worked up a sick headache. I'm so ashamed that a good man and a good leader like Zelenskyy was subjected to that kind of treatment in our country. How much more of this can we endure?
ReplyDeleteTo be truthful, Jennifer, I am more worried about how the much more the world can endure. There is a meeting scheduled with Putin and Saudi Arabia. I just...I can't even...
DeleteAlmost 80 million people thought he would be a good leader.
ReplyDelete...and I was not one of them.
DeleteThey said that the White House immediately sent out press releases about the stunt. They had it planned and the releases were ready to go. Horrible. Just horrible.
ReplyDeleteAnd still, still Republicans are, by and large, praising his 'diplomacy'.
DeleteRepublicans will never admit they were wrong about their cult leaders. They would drink poison first. I am so embarrassed and ashamed for them.
ReplyDeleteI wish they would drink poison. It would solve a problem.
DeleteI have no Words for the embarrassing Spectacle that unfolded in the Oval Office today, jaw dropping! I'm ashamed and embarrassed, America is in real trouble.
ReplyDeleteWe sure are...and yet the Republicans stand quietly by.
DeleteI am speechless and horrified by what occurred today in the Oval Office.
ReplyDeleteNearly everyone in the world was.
DeletePutin is bombing Ukraine into oblivion. Trump and Vance only added to the atrocity by bullying Zelenskyy today.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that Putin was delighted to hear it proclaimed that Zelenskyy was not ready for peace.
DeleteThank goodness our senators and representatives already know how I feel. I’ve already written to them and they are ALREADY fighting hard. Even our governor when to DC to fight the confirmation of that idiot, RFK Jr.
ReplyDeleteWe are absolutely appalled at Trump’s idiocy about Ukraine. He has no heart and appears to want to be a dictator like Putin.
I was so pleased to read our own Governor's response to this: Josh Shapiro, if you wish to Google it.
DeleteIt was painful to watch two bullies working together, outside of US we understand whilst he is the president, he's not who Americans are. Trump throws his weight around like a spoilt children who needs to be told no, running the country like a business is never going to work.
ReplyDeleteHe can't run a business, though. He cannot even run a business.
DeleteThe bully in action with his sidekick was one of the most cringeworthy things I've ever seen on tv news and read about in the electric newspapers.
ReplyDeletePretty bad. The whole "you don't have a choice" thing was an amazing diplomatic failure.
DeleteIt was quite a sickening display. I stopped watching .
ReplyDeleteI couldn't. Tim watched it over and over. I tried to keep busy, but it was playing in the background all day.
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ReplyDeleteWho? Our AC? I must ask for clarification.
DeleteYou know what? I deleted that comment. I have no idea why she thinks AC is brainwashed, other than he put back a cauliflower grown in USA. He's not brainwashed. He is a man who feels strongly about his country and will do what he can do to support it. I will not give voice to criticism of that.
DeleteYesterday’s display of bullying was horrific. Those two belong in prison, they are traitors. And one is a convicted felon. Unbelievable. Gigi
ReplyDeleteA couple hundred years ago, this ilk would have been hung for treason, on the evidence we see before us right now.
DeleteIt was awful to watch. School yard bullies.Trump allies himself with Putin. Vance is positioning himself to succeed Trump.
ReplyDeletePretty horrifying. Here's the thing that makes me even more afraid. What we are seeing is the tip of the iceberg. Can you imagine what is happening behind the scenes?
DeleteI commented over on John's blog last night. This morning I feel ...not sure how to describe it - maybe numb. I am at a loss for words today.
ReplyDeleteI wanted, so very badly, to post something eloquent about this, but I couldn't. I just don't have the words to respond to yesterday. As Allison noted back at her blog, yesterday Trump announced the Russia is not a cyber threat. They are. They have been for years...and now suddenly, they aren't because he likes Putin. This is crazy talk.
DeleteI wanted someone in that room to speak up for Zelenskyy. They all just sat there and said nothing. Disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteIt was, but he gave a very good response afterwards. In an interview to Fox News, he made it clear that he would not apologize, that no disrespect was intended, but it is important for both sides to know where the other stands.
DeleteI keep saying- as bad as I thought it would be, could be, is nothing compared to what is actually happening. Nothing.
ReplyDeletePretty awful stuff.
DeleteThe whole thing about Zelenskyy's wardrobe was just bizarre. Simply another way to humiliate him, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteIt was. I fully expect to hear JD berate Elon Musk (on camera) the next time that he shows up in the Oval Office with the dark MAGA hat and the black tee shirt.
DeleteThanks for posting the link to Radio Free Europe. I would never had seen it otherwise.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
DeleteWell done. That meeting between Trump and Zelensky was horrific and has shocked the world. Not at all diplomatic. You don't invite someone to your house and beat them on the head with a stick.
ReplyDeleteI just could not get over it. There was no listening. There was no diplomacy. The refusal to listen to anything anyone else had to say is just horrifying to me.
DeleteWe appeased Stalin at the end of WW2 by handing over Poland, Czechoslovakia and half of Germany. It brought 80 years of relative peace and prosperity. Churchill and Roosevelt understood this. Ukraine has to do a deal to end the senseless killing. The cost to each of us is enormous through international loans. I suspect that, much as I dislike the man, Trump may be right for once.
ReplyDeleteDoes the war need to end? Of course it does, but outright appeasement is not the solution to long term stability and peace. Russia cannot be allowed to be the power player here. They must make concessions as well.
ReplyDeletetRUMP also made the grand announcement yesterday that he doesn't believe that Russia is a cyber threat. There's a whole nuther can of worms.
That shitshow in the Oval yesterday was horrific. I have run out of words. Zelensky has more leadership and courage in his little finger than those two cowards will ever have, That was bad, but the removal of Russia as a cyber threat is even worse. Trump is giving them access to our systems, they can and will manipulate our elections from here on out. Yesterday was the blackest day yet.
ReplyDeleteEvery black day seems to be followed by an even blacker one.
DeleteWhile the White House debacle was bad enough, the announcement that CISA has been banned from looking at what Russia is doing just sucked the air out of my lungs. Free and fair elections may be over because of this. There is a photo of Winston Churchill leaving the White House during WWII - and he is not wearing a suit. War time leaders don't wear suits, it's a tradition.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about tradition, but it struck me as pretty petty.
DeleteYou know what I think and feel about all this. Complete shame on the USA. I so angry and too sick at heart. I feel like an unwelcome immigrant in my own country.
ReplyDeleteI just cannot believe the number of people who are applauding the actions.
DeleteI'm just so disgusted. And ashamed of half our country.
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