I hate those karma whore posts and never click on them.
PS -- The authors also talk about how Conservative voters, including whites, can show blacks that we have their best interests at heart.
They cited Scott Pressler's clean up of Baltimore as an example!!
I learned so much! FDR appealed directly to black voters in 1932 and said, "Vote for me" vs. "Vote Democrats" -- because the Democrats had always been seen by black voters as the party of slavery, etc. He then did things to show he supported policies that would help blacks, even though he really wasn't a pro-black American supporter.
Up until this time, Republicans -- the party of Abraham Lincoln -- had taken the black vote for granted, so they didn't do anything.
Thus, a shift happened from 1932 - 1936.
The authors also talk how Republicans lost even more black voters when Barry Goldwater refused to vote for the Civil Rights legislation of 1964. This was because, after consulting two Supreme Court justices, he believed the legislation was unconstitutional. He was a pro hard-line Constitutionalist.
What he was NOT was a racist, and the authors go into great detail to prove this.
However, the damage was done, and more blacks shifted over to the Democrat party.
The authors then go to prove how the Democrats of today do not have black voters and their concerns in mind:
Democrats are pro abortion = killing of black babies
Democrats are anti-school choice / vouchers = black children cannot get a good education and thus climb the economic ladder
Democrats are pro-illegal immigration = low cost workers who take away jobs that lower income blacks need
Democrats are anti-prison reform = keeping black people, including men, in prison, for low level crimes.
Democrats are anti-family and anti-God = helping to ensure out of wedlock births continue to remain high (over 60% -- rising after LBJ's war on poverty) and that black families don't have black fathers at the helm.
I urge everyone to read this book. It's not full of screeching, it's well documented, and it's full of easy-to-remember facts that anyone can use when talking to progressives.
And Tom Steyer. Yesterday I saw his ad where he said Trump was a racist. 😡
I had just finished the book, "Coming Home: How Black Americans Will Re-Elect Trump" by Vernon Robinson III (a black conservative who worked on Ben Carson's campaign) and Bruce Eberle.
They do a spectacular job of explaining how the Democrats shifted the black vote from Republicans pre-FDR to today.
We have to help Trump get it back. He's doing a good job, but he needs us to know the facts and start calmly presenting them.
The next book I'm reading, which came out last week, is "A Dream Derailed: How the Left Hijacked Civil Rights to Create a Permanent Underclass" by Rev. Bill Owens.
Thomas Sewell is on my list, too.
And don't forget Proton Mail email. No one should be using Gmail.
Amazon is as bad as Google when it comes to tracking and selling your data.
Carr is the author of "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains."
Highly recommended reading.
Since reading it, I stopped reading books on my iPad and went back to paper ones. I also cut waaaay back on phone usage and cut all unnecessary apps. I try to incorporate silence and zero screen time throughout the day (e.g. no phone on walks).
But since I spend so much time here (and previously T_D reddit) and on the Internet for my work, I still see a huge difference in how I think / process info. It's a real struggle.
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Meh. It depends on where you are in your life.
I loved her book "A Return to Love" during my ladypede mid-life crisis period. Thankfully, while a rough time, I made my way out without becoming a metaphysical cat lady. 😛
Deleted my 8-year old Twitter account. That felt really good!
The talk radio hosts I listen to do the same. They report as “breaking” news stuff I read here hours or even a day earlier. They even play video soundtracks posted here.
Read this. It’s clickbait - a recap of the “Trump is becoming increasingly isolated” stories since 2017.
Don’t read it. Read Wead’s book instead - Inside Trump’s White House - for the truth.
(He’s not isolated.)
Yes - and instead of remembering all the facts, just pull out your phone and click the website - which you’ve bookmarked beforehand. 😀
Every time I watch the old Christmas specials, I'm struck by just how much innocence, such as this song, is now "politically incorrect" or no longer allowed.
Watch "Miracle on 34th Street" and count how many actions / words / ideas are no longer acceptable. It's rather sad.
Yes, but it never worked - at least on my device. Now it does. 🙂
Original Trump “Never Give Up” motivational video.
Edited to add: I listen to this video whenever I feel discouraged or when I hit a challenge.
It inspires me to stand taller, to buckle down, and to think in different ways. Most of all, it helps me to be proud of what I’ve achieved and to keep pushing forward to make my dreams come true.
My favorite line is, “Treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.”
Another reason is because you have to create a new habit, which for some people, is quite difficult.
I signed up on day one here, but it took me a while to be comfortable with upvoting and commenting because I had been lurking for so long on T_D.
But I really like it here.
It works better on my phone. New Reddit on mobile sucks. And I refused to download the app.
Can't smoke at 21 but you can change your gender at any age and without a parent's permission.
Sorta similar to, you can't hit your child but you can kill it before or directly after it's born.
Our government is run by insane people.
Yes. Single woman here. Deductible is $5100; monthly payment is $620. I still get charged for mammograms. I pay out of pocket for dental and vision; the only thing I get, that I don't have to pay out of pocket, is the yearly physical and a flu shot. Thankfully, it comes with an attached HSA.
I'm with you. My 401k is soaring. My income has doubled. My debt is almost paid off. My house has tripled in value. I have new clothes and a newer vehicle. I took a smallish vacation. 2020 is going to be fantastic!!
Please, please, Mr. Trump. I can't take all this winning (I can).
I'm old enough to remember when the original Star Wars movie (ca. 1979) was panned as being a dud by Parents Magazine. (Never trust movie critics.)
I didn't see it until a guy I was dating in high school took me. I became an instant fan 😍and stood in line for hours for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
I then lost track and saw the prequels on DVD with my son. Then, a few years ago, I saw the one where Luke Skywalker dies (or whatever happens to him). I hadn't been following all the fanbase meltdown and didn't know Disney had bought the francise. I just remember watching it and saying to my friend, "This movie needs some serious testosterone." It was incredibly lame.
My main charity is the Salvation Army. Last year I said I'd give $1 every time I saw a bell ringer.
This year, I upped it to $2. Then the appeal came in the mail, so I gave $100.
Terrific organization.
Late 50s female pede. I've not ever donated to a campaign before. Donated $100.
I love this country and all the opportunity it has afforded me. In no way do I want to see it become a third-world shit hole ruled by corrupt people like Pelosi, Schiff, Warren, Cortez, etc.
I want my grandchildren growing up knowing the freedoms I grew up with.
Listened to Sleepy Ben Carson on the drive home this evening. HUD / feds have put millions into helping veterans become independent (get off government programs). HUD is doing a fantastic job.
I love President Trump. 😍I love how he entertains the crowd -- and everyone knows the proper response.
Boo!! USA! USA! USA! Laugher. WOOOOOO!
Yay! Made it home in time to hear POTUS speak!
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WOW!!! What an amazing letter.
"One hundred years from now, when people look back at this affair, I want them to understand it, and to learn from it, so that it can never happen to another President again."
My hat is off to this amazing man and what he and his family have been through. One day history will look back on President Trump and know that he is and was the greatest President the US has ever had.
Edited to add, why isn't this stickied?!
I remember the fail whale. I remember when Twitter used to be fun, too.
This was awesome. Thank you! I look forward to this video every week.
After reading Wead's book, "The Trump White House," I'm much more in awe of what President Trump has achieved, specifically with regard to North Korea and the economy.
Wead said he and his researchers read "The Art of the Deal" line by line in order to understand Trump's thinking and methods of operating. The book was full of sticky and margin notes, but still, they couldn't find the essence.
It was during the interviews that he realized that Trump simply saw -- and connected -- dots that no one, not economists, not other presidents, no one -- could see.
Wead said anti-Trumpers define him as a buffoon. He is anything but.
After reading the book, my respect for Trump has gone to a whole other level.
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It is a fantastic book. Wead gives you all the insider stories -- stories that NONE of the media know about.
Here's the quote:
"There was no dessert. No two scoops of ice cream. No creme brulee or miniature hot fudge sundae. It was my misfortune to have had lunch with the President after the first lady's big summit meeting with the White House kitchen personnel. At that meeting, she had kindly explained that she wanted her husband to eat a healthier diet." (page 44)
Read Doug Wead's book, "Inside Trump's White House." He has an entire chapter on hostages, and said it's America's disgraceful and shameful secret.
When Trump came into power, he learned over 100 people were hostages and had been for years.
As of the book writing, he had brought home 19 -- without paying ransome.
Also, all those tweets to the Turkey president, and the economic sanctions . . . that sent the left REEEEEEEing . . . all were to get that pastor released.
"You were a tough one," Trump said to him.
I'm telling you, now that I've read that book, I will never believe a single damn thing in the legacy media again. It's all fake news. They have NO IDEA what Trump is doing or why he's doing it.
Hmmm . . . according to Doug Wead's book, "Inside Trump's White House," the first lady, once she moved in, changed up POTUS' diet. Wead, who dined with POTUS, said FLOTUS told the kitchen staff, no more ice-cream. I bet FLOTUS manages the salt intake, too.
President Trump's only vice, according to Wead, is Diet Coke. When he presses a red button, a steward brings him a fresh glass.
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"Impeachment hearings summed up by tweet by Rep. Louie Gohmert, 'mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to go to Harvard Law School.'"
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
True confession from an older lady pede: Due to lurking on T_D since election night, I've learned a lot about men and what you all want from a woman.
I used to be an old-school feminist, but today's feminism scares the shit out of me; I fear for my grown son. I no longer call myself a feminist and have found myself going back to being an old-school lady.
A while ago, I met a wonderful man and from the get-go, treated him like, well, a man. He is nowhere near "woke" or "feminine." In terms of being a gentleman, he's the real deal. I couldn't be happier.
This article, by the way, is terribly written and unreadable.