This story has justifiably gotten a lot of national attention. Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, Texas, resigned after posting the following message on his Facebook page. He has a philosophy of sink or swim. That Government has no responsibility to help you when the power goes out and the temperature goes below freezing. Surviving is your problem.
That worldview sounds like it derives from the late Rush Limbaugh. It is certainly not consonant with the core values embedded in the Holy Bible. I’m guessing ex-Mayor Boyd considers himself a Christian. From what I know of the words of Jesus, he taught love and kindness for one’s neighbors, not indifference.
For non-Christians, there is another source for believing that government has an obligation to help its citizens: the United States Constitution, which begins: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
”Providing for the general welfare” is a commitment that society makes to its citizens.
And then there’s the basic fact that the government in most parts of this country does control the power grid and the water supply. Texans should rightly hold their state government responsible for the lack of both. Individuals and families can burn wood in their fireplaces, if they have one, and they can draw water from a well, but most people don’t have a well. People in civilized societies pay taxes so the government will protect them, build roads, supply electrical power and potable water, provide free public education, and do those things that individuals can’t do for themselves.
When their lives are at risk because of a natural disaster, they rightly turn to government for help. At times of overwhelming crisis, only government has the resources and personnel (think National Guard) to save lives.
This is what ex-Mayor Boyd wrote, along with his sort-of apology:
ORIGINAL FACEBOOK MESSAGE (since deleted):
Let me hurt some feelings while I have a minute!!
No one owes you are (sic) your family anything; nor is it the local government’s responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim it’s your choice! The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout! If you don’t have electricity you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe. If you have no water you deal without and think outside of the box to survive and supply water to your family. If you are sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your (sic) lazy is direct result of your raising! Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish (sic). Folks God has given us the tools to support ourselves in times like this. This is sadly a product of socialist government where they feed people to believe that the FEW will work and others will become dependent for handouts. Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water; yes! But I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone that is capable of doing it themselves! We have lost sight of those in need and those that take advantage of the system and meshed them in to one group!! Bottom line quit crying and looking for a handout! Get off your ass and take care of your own family!
Bottom line – DONT (sic) A PART OF PROBLEM, BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION!!
APOLOGY
All, I have set back and watched all this escalating and have tried to keep my mouth shut! I won’t deny for one minute what I said in my post this morning. Believe me when I say that many of the things I said were taken out of context and some of which were said without putting much thought in to it. I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves. I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used! I had already turned in my resignation and had not signed up to run for mayor again on the deadline that was February 12th! I spoke some of this out of the anger that the city and county was catching for situations which were out of their control. Please understand if I had it to do over again I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descriptive.
The anger and harassment you have caused my wife and family is so undeserved….my wife was laid off of her job based off the association people gave to her and the business she worked for. She’s a very good person and was only defending me! But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible. I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I don’t agree with; but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there livelihood such as a form of income.
I ask that you each understand I never meant to speak for the city of Colorado City or Mitchell county! I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore. I apologize for the wording and ask that you please not harass myself or my family anymore!
Threatening our lives with comments and messages is a horrible thing to have to wonder about. I won’t share any of those messages from those names as I feel they know who they are and hope after they see this they will retract the hateful things they have said!
Thank you
Tim Boyd(citizen)
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Often ignored, the general welfare clause in the Preamble, is the constitutional reason we can get closer to the good society. Rand Paul and many in the Republican Party ignore it, using propaganda as though it professes Socialism or Communism. I guess the framers were Socialists and/or Communists. One thing for sure, autocracy was something they didn’t like and the Constitution is a document that has allowed us to try to eliminate. Then along comes 45 and his political party.
Selectively ignoring parts of the Constitution one doesn’t like or making spurious arguments about it that are not grounded in fact, history or logic is a required prerequisite to be a Republican today. Indeed, it their core principle.
While he’s at it, he needs to stop eating FDA approved foods or purchasing things shipped on public roads. He can certainly fend for himself all he wants.
I don’t know why he ran for mayor since he doesn’t want to help anybody.
Diane My guess is he ran for the same reasons Ted Cruz ran and then VOILA! . . . went from criticizing Trump to kissing his ring: Power, position, trails of money, privilege, fame . . . after all, you cannot take principles to the bank; and apparently, if you are a Republican, you cannot even get re-elected if you have any.
I wondered how Mr. Mayor’s oath was written, or his job description; and then when he was actually elected, and only THEN . . . he realized (speaking of lazy) he was supposed to do actually something responsible. Also, there are probably many sources of his attitude, but I also hear Ayn Rand’s voice loud and clear. CBK
The Constitution was established to set the parameters by which the general welfare of the people would be established (promoted, not provided as you misquoted). It does not say that the government is responsible for the general welfare. If you’re hanging your hopes on the government fixing the problem and coming up with a better solution you’re going to be waiting a long time…
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 10:02 AM Diane Ravitch’s blog wrote:
> dianeravitch posted: ” This story has justifiably gotten a lot of national > attention. Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, Texas, resigned after > posting the following message on his Facebook page. He has a philosophy of > sink or swim. That Government has no responsibility to h” >
Do you intend to give up your Social Security and Medicare? If not, why not, since you think the government doesn’t have any responsibility to promote the general welfare?
To add to my comment above, note the fraudulent (was going to use the word spurious again, but decided to stretch my vocabulary) divorcing of the terms “established” and “promoted” above. It is implicit that if one is to establish something, certain things must be promoted, i.e., created and fostered.
Please note that the Preamble, in addition to the word “promote” is “…in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain…” contains the words “to form”, “establish,” “insure,” “provide,” “secure,” and, most importantly, “our Posterity, do ordain…” The last part implies not that government “fix[] the problem” but continue to strive “to form a more perfect Union…” It is an ongoing, never-ending process, not one that has a permanent fix.
I don’t get how Republicans view themselves as patriots when they openly despise our government, and why they run for office to participate in running a government that they openly despise. Same concept as how a mob of violent thugs professed themselves patriots and shouted “USA!” as they tried to overthrow the government (while also attacking police with flagpoles bearing “Thin Blue Line” flags). Can anyone explain?
Because up is down, right is left, good is bad and bad is good. When people are told lies over and over again, they tend to believe them (Stockholm Syndrome-esque). People believe the Rush Limbaugh’s and the Sean Hannity’s and they don’t understand that these are actors/commentators providing an “opinion”(tribal group think)….they believe that it’s real news. Parler is now on a Russian owned web platform and the Russians are supposed to be the “bad people”, but the far right (tribe most afraid of the Russians!) will use the service and prop up the Russian bad guys? It’s crazy! These people need de-programming and mental health services.
Yeah, they puzzled me too. These terrorists attacked the Capitol, ransacked the building, threatened the lives of elected officials and said they were doing it to save the Constitution.
Stupid or liars or both? I vote both.
diane Among other “reasons,” it goes to show just how right George Orwell was, and continues to be. CBK
From the US Constitution
Article I
Section 8
Clause 1
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
It says, “provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;” In other words, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA are constitutional and so would universal healthcare be if we ever came to our senses in this country. Public education is free at the point of entry to all children, rich or poor, it’s funded by local taxes.
Where in the Constitution does it codify privatization of all things public? That’s the road we are on. When we privatize essential services, we are no longer serving the general welfare directly. The only public involvement is the money that comes from the tax dollars. The public has no say in the implementation of the service. That sounds like taxation without representation to me.
Yet Mr Boyd, [former] Mayor claims ” The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING!” That the pact with govt & service providers does not even meet the simple basics of contract law.
I seriously doubt Tim Boyd has ever read the works of people like Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau on the social contract, but Boyd probably heard the words somewhere and believes it’s the “Socialist” (aka Commie) contract.
Every time I hear the word “commie”, nowadays; I think of Bloomberg in the primary debate; calling Sanders out for his “commie” ideas.
Proof positive that great wealth does not always equate to great intellect.
What’s wrong with the socialism in Finland?
Omigosh, you sign yourself as “ecmsprincipal.” I hope that doesn’t mean you are a middle school principal.
In IL, it is required to teach U.S. History in Grades 7 & 8. (I’m reading conflicting info. about when the Constitution Test is taken: it used to be 8th Grade, but now it’s taken in 12th, as well…?)
Anyway, if you ARE an m.s. principal, perhaps you should take a Constitution Test.
You know, just to brush up on what you DON’T know!
I was thinking the same thing. Wonder if the first two letters stand for “egregiously cretinous.”
ecms principal: I second Greg on this. “The Constitution was established to set the parameters by which” [the general welfare of the people would be promoted, etc] is an interpretation, arguably correct, but not a limit on or even description of how general welfare will be promoted, just a statement that this is the mechanism to be used. The government is the people; the people will decide to what degree and the manner in which they will promote their general welfare as their society evolves, through laws. The Constitution provides parameters for the goals to be pursued, and the manner in which laws are to be enacted.
Mr. Boyd’s original comment expresses all too well the view of those who dominate one of our two major political parties. It’s a less sophisticated version of Majority Leader Mc Connell’s longer speech, excoriating past-president Trump and his behavior, but saying there’s nothing we can do about it. Treason–there’s nothing we can do about it…minimum wage too low, but we shouldn’t raise it. Pandemic? Find your own vaccine or gargle something. Homeless? Should have saved your money, worked harder in school, been born into a wealthier family. Etc. Pres. Harding is said to have said, “The business of America is business.” Sadly, those dominating his party today seem to follow that philosophy still–if it doesn’t make a profit for some wealthy investors, it doesn’t matter. Luckily, most Americans don’t agree with this “rugged individualism,” which can indeed be rugged when help is most needed. So, luckily, we chosen a government which seems to be putting government to work to “promote the general welfare.”
“But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,’ faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself.
Business!’ cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens- A Christmas Carol
LisaM Your note reminded me to post the below . . . from a recent Biden speech . . . note his rejection of a merely TRANSACTIONAL relationship with world leaders and their countries. This is a direct stab at the capitalism-only mindset, and at Trumpian methodology, not to mention recent expressions of neo-liberalism:
“Biden to warn global leaders that ‘democratic progress is under assault’ in the U.S., Europe . . . In prepared remarks to the Munich Security Conference on Friday, President Biden said international partnerships are ‘not transactional … They’re built on a vision of the future where every voice matters. Where the rights of all are protected and the rule of law is upheld.”
“The president participated in a virtual Group of Seven meeting earlier Friday and was scheduled to make remarks at the White House in a virtual session to the conference later this morning.”
MANNA CBK
George Bailey: Just remember this, Mr. Potter: that this rabble you’re talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath?
It’s a Wonderful Life-Frank Capra
I heard Beau of the Fifth Column read it out a few days ago and was appalled. I mean, I’m sure there’s some snotty rich folks who have their own resources and think it, but to have someone go say it, on social media, for the world to read?
Wonder what it says about him that the man can’t use contractions or doesn’t recognize homonyms. Guess he wouldn’t get off his lazy ass and pay attention in Spelling and Literature Arts in school, so he sank, right?
He says everyone took him out of context. Uh, no, I think he made his position quite clear, crap spelling and all. He didn’t sign on for a crisis like this, apparently, and he sank in his duties to his town. He didn’t stand up and be a leader, he threw some shade and walked away from a job people voted him into (guess he won’t have to worry about the stress of re-election campaigns after this).
You’re right that Texas constituents have the right to be angry. It’s not a handout. The infrastructure and grid are supposed to be or everybody. They built a system that we depend on for work, home, life in general and then let it go to crap. When that sort of thing fails, it’s the government’s job. The average home-owner doesn’t have a plumber’s degree. They don’t have the means to walk into a water plant and find out what’s going on. They can’t repair the power lines as they go out.
I feel bad for that town because in a moment of crisis, their elected leader abandoned them and then tried to backtrack his words as his resignation was being processed. He’s a first class idiot, and I’m sure til the roads and everything are taken care of, he’s not going anywhere, anyway, and gonna have to soak up all the vitriol his lashing out created.
For extra karma, I hope whoever works the utilities and services and gets them back online gets to his place LAST.
T.C.I.: Boyd must be a HUGE fan of it45.
Perhaps they will become pals after enrolling in a Remedial English
class together. They can be study buddies.
On second thought, no. One study buddy should have some smarts.
& a covfefe to you, Mr. Boyd (private citizen)!
I didn’t deign to say anything about the former mayor’s lack of spelling, grammar or syntax.
I found it amusing that he suggested that the general public get off their lazy asses, think outside the box, and fend for themselves. You would think that a situation like this one, you should be able to expect your government to get off their lazy asses and think outside the box. Telling individual citizens to take care of themselves when communal action is what is needed seems like dereliction of duty. Shouldn’t we expect government officials to jump in and coordinate resources rather than just tell people to “figure it out?”
Boyd was forced to resign after writing a mea culpa apology to his constituents. Boyd like so many red state leaders has been poisoned by the libertarian belief of individualism. He does not have empathy for those in crisis from a natural event. The same can be said for Trump’s unsympathetic response to the victims of Covid. Conservative thinking blames the poor for their poverty and inability to solve their problems. In many cases solving problems in a natural crisis takes resources that the poor do not have. They do not have the money to keep themselves and their families safe in a crisis. Too many conservatives would rather judge than lend a helping hand. They see kindness and service as a weakness, not a function of government.
Ted Cruz was recently taken to the woodshed for abandoning the freezing people in Texas while he and his family escaped to Cancun. Ted Cruz and AOC have had a running feud since she arrived on Capitol Hill. Cruz immediately tried to bully her, but AOC is no shrinking violet. She gave it right back to him. AOC raised $2 million dollars in twenty-four hours to help the people in Houston. She is flying to Houston to deliver the money to Rep. Sylvia Garcia. This is a smart move to reach out to the people of Houston, a Democratic stronghold in Texas. A bonus is it will also annoy Ted Cruz. It is a winning strategy for AOC and the Democrats.AOC will be the coup de grace for Cruz in Texas. AOC is flying to Texas to deliver $2 million dollars in aid to the hungry, freezing people of Texas. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/people-nationwide-donate-more-than-2-million-to-help-texans-recover-from-nightmare-winter-storm/285-92d8fb77-a3ba-46f8-8265-fcd807a20f6a
retired I would go to Texas if I were AOC . . . . :Oo
But your note reminded me that, though empathy, sympathy, and kindness are certainly lacking, where public service positions are in play, it’s RESPONSIBILITY that’s gone missing. We can use, but don’t need sentiment to understand what that means. And there’s nothing weak about being responsible about one’s oath and doing one’s life’s work. CBK
To make matters worse, the Houston deregulated for-profit energy market is allowing customers to be receiving utility bills for thousands of dollars as contracts allow the companies to charge exorbitant rates for “excess usage,” ie. a cold snap.
retired teacher I thought we were done with that with the Enron debacle . . . sigh . . . BTW, wasn’t that also a Texan thing? CBK
I find it fascinating that Elon Musk is moving production to Texas…land of the Libertarians and Home of the US Oil Industry. A producer of eco friendly, electric cars partaking of the low tax rate and a state run on its reliance/profits of fossil fuels…..makes me scratch my head? Is he part of the problem or is he trying to solve the problem.
Texas is very business friendly, and there is no state income tax. I am sure this is part of the draw for Musk to move to the state. Texas is also the home NASA so it has a ready supply of aerospace engineers.
It is interesting how far reaching the effects of the power shut down in Texas is. Because of COVID-19 we take advantage of several stores that deliver orders. Being 77 it is safer that way. The person who did the shopping for us said that part of our order was not available because of the power outage in Texas. We live in NM. Not a big deal but it does demonstrate the impacts of poor leadership like Texas has had over years.
To put this mayor in his best light, he is the picture of a empty-headed follower. And WHAT he follows are low-level ideas and people who harbor within themselves the lowest of low horizons, like Ted Cruz, Trump himself, Graham, Rand Paul (should I go on).
But the U.S. Constitution was written by those who, whatever else their problems were, harbored high political horizons along with an understanding of history. We need to reflect those horizons . . . so that we CAN “keep it.”
But this mayor, from thinking that everyone can ONLY think in terms of TRANSACTIONAL or predatory capitalism (his low horizon evident in his post), and though he may resonate deeply with higher-level thought, really cannot understand what the writers thought from THEIR higher horizon and wrote into the Constitution; nor can he understand what Biden understands when, explicitly in his speech to world leaders, he rises above the horizon of transactional or capitalist-only thought, and especially above left/right, R/D, or other brands of tribal politics.
From this man’s low horizon, those who work from a higher horizon are nothing but dupes. They are dispensable at best and dangerous to his personal ambitions and stash, at worst. They are weak, and only to be taken advantage of whenever possible.
The “best light,” then, is that the ex-Mayor doesn’t understand (but still should) the higher vision; and the worst light, and lest you think I am a Pollyanna, is that he has shown himself to be a bag of living political vomit. CBK
CBK, well put. The worst kind of selfish. Why did he run for mayor? To tell everyone that he wouldn’t do a damn thing for them to help them?
It’s the perfect job description for these types: Get into power with no organization skills or understanding of how to assist the general population and simply hold a position while making social and fiscal choices that are deep rooted in your own narrow views of the world. This is how we ended up with a Trump presidency. No need to serve as a public servant if you don’t believe in actually serving others.
I suspect that future biographies or tell-all books about Trump will document that he never worked a minute on the job. He wanted to be President but he didn’t want the responsibility of leadership.
We are digging out of an ice storm on my Tennessee ridge. 14 last night has turned to melting, and our electricity came on this morning.
I drove the road with my chain saw, cutting trees out of the right of way so traffic could proceed. I have been walking it before and doing the same thing. So it is with some authority that I declare this author to be a self centered jackass. Let him bray as a private citizen. I will continue to work so that he has the right to look like the north end of a southbound mule.
Best of luck clearing the damage.
And, well said!
You, sir, are a gentleman & a scholar (compliments of my Dad, o.b.m.)!
I was struck dumb when the news showed a busy road–maybe in Texarkana?–where one side had been plowed & was clean as a whistle, w/a smooth flow of traffic, & the other side a snowy, frozen, messy, disaster–dangerous & inaccessible.
Living in the Chicago area–where the weather has been as low, lately, as -25 (w/our infamous wind chill) & up to 6′ of snow mounds (from street cleaning, snowplowing, shoveling) in our front yards, having my jaw drop at this viewing is a first.
Some apology
I wish I lived in New Zealand, where civil society exists and is supported by the federal government. I wouldn’t be living in fear of the coronavirus. School shootings and other domestic terror events would be rare, not common. I’m tired of the increasing violence in a country which has always had a large contingent of white supremacists.
For some texture and context, my niece in San Antonio now has electricity and water… after a hellish week. She has MS. With extraordinary gumption she managed to get a wheelchair into her car (I imagine there is a lift), and then drive to the grocer. That was yesterday.
At the grocer, like everyone else, she was able to buy the rationed food for the day: one loaf of bread and some canned goods. She had been living on peanut butter and crackers for a week.
At the store, Good Samaritans pushed her wheelchair and made sure she was first in line for checkout.
Her home has long had a ramp and I gather that she has learned to negotiate that ,with her wheelchairs, only one of these with battery power. Her son, a customary helper, lives 45 miles away. He was stranded like many others.
Word of her “relative” well being came to her extended family through a Facebook post.
By the way, this niece could once type so fast that she jammed IBM electric typewriters. She earned a master’s degree and qualified for a teaching certificate using an early version of voice-to-text software.
She is now looking forward to schools being open so she can be an on-call substitute teacher of history.
I guess Angela Duckworth would give her an A for GRIT and Carol Dweck would say she has the proper “growth mindset.”
I call her remarkable for many other reasons.
And it sounds as if she very much deserves your praise, Laura.
My late father had MS (but lived an extraordinary lifetime)–served in WWII, worked as a glazing contractor & was out & about no matter the harshest Chicago weather–& this was well before any breakthrough in MS treatment. (My cousin has MS but has been able to benefit from earlier treatments & therapies, not available to my Dad {o.b.m.}.)
Wishing your niece the very best.
“Believe me when I say that many of the things I said were taken out of
contextmy anus” – Tim Boyd, Mayor , Ayn Rand City, TexasFixed.
Thanks for the great laugh (as per your usual), SomeDAM!
Actually referring to your first & original comment, SDP…not Beavis & Butthead. Thought I recognized Randy Rainbow’s voice!
While I think Mr. Boyd abdicated his responsibility as Mayor & certainly didn’t belong in or deserve the position, I think resigning should be a sufficient consequence. That’s acknowledgement that he’s not effective in the position, and, given that the resignation followed immediately after the objectionable statement rather than after an extended period of inaction adversely affecting his constituents’ lives, a new administration was free to implement more constructive policies immediately.
As inappropriate as his policy was, it was still responsible of him to announce it publicly & prominently at the outset of the crisis, making his intentions very direct & giving people the opportunity to respond. When they did so, making their objections clear, his resignation was an admission that his approach wasn’t compatible with the citizens’ needs. There has been a certain political officeholder in recent memory who, under similar circumstances, doubled down on counterproductive & damaging policies & statements, cutting down verbally & professionally any who didn’t support him unconditionally. There have been many others at all levels who stubbornly applied their personal views to inhibit exercise of their official duties, causing great distress.
As soon as he tendered that resignation, which was offered without delay, he went from a government administrator failing to fulfill his mandate to a private citizen with an opinion many disagreed with. He didn’t deserve threats in retaliation; retaliation for what? His immediate announcement of his intentions & subsequent resignation meant there was minimal delay resulting in unnecessary hardship. It’s not remotely like, say, officials in Flint, Michigan, whose enactment of damaging policies & deliberate delay of years in applying remedies, or even acknowledging the devastating results, resulted in substantial loss of health & life.
I certainly don’t think his wife & children deserved the abusive treatment they received. Frankly, viewing this with reasonable perspective, the primary impact was that people were angered over an unpopular crisis (lack of) management policy being announced at the outset of a crisis, the net result being some scuffling in a rush to institute new management. I think his approach was wrong for an official with his responsibilities, but he could have handled it a lot worse, & many others have.
Lenny Rothbart “Unpopular”? Are you kidding? CBK
Feel free to substitute any descriptive word you like.
Lenny Rothbart I repeat: Are you kidding? CBK
I keep wondering what kind of person makes death threats to someone they disagree with or disapprove of. Sounds like something Mr. Boyd would do…
What Mr. Boyd would do doesn’t change the moral standard for appropriate behavior. That’s what should determine how he’s treated, not how he might handle it applying his unempathetic philosophy.
To CBK, retired teacher & LisaM up there: no surprise when scumbag businesses move to Texas, having the worst of intentions. No state income tax–yay!
After all, isn’t the NRA planning to move its headquarters there?
Irony- the “business” that employed Boyd’s wife was reportedly the local public school system. Boyd evidently isn’t informed enough to understand a tax-funded public service is different than a for-profit. A person who defends the “let people die like feral dogs in the gutter” mentality should justifiably be prohibited from employment as a community-paid servant in a school system. It doesn’t matter if the job is as an administrative assistant or any other position.
Speaking of Rush and Christianity, the cross necklace-wearing Kayleigh McEnany, Kellyanne Conway, reportedly a member of the conservative religious National Council on Policy and, Candace Owen, the Christian activist Trump supporter, all wrote praise for Rush Limbaugh upon his death. L. Brent Bozell praised Rush Limbaugh for having the gift of a voice from God. btw- Bozell IV has been charged in the Capitol riots.
Limbaugh made the following recommendation about abortion. “You know how to stop abortion? Require that each one occur with a gun.” He also said, “Feminism was established to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.” Can we conclude that Limbaugh’s views were consistent with God’s, given the policy toward women at some of his churches?
On Feb 18, a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House honoring Limbaugh. Forty-four house members signed including Gaetz, and three women, Boebart, Marjorie Greene and Herrell.
Congresswoman Yvette Herrell who had trump’s support, beat the Democratic incumbent in one of the seats the GOP won in 2020. She “spent Tuesday (election day) praying”. Money and fossil fuels had a lot to do with her win… respecting God’s creation, human beings and the planet.
It is totally beyond me how any self-respecting U.S. Representatives with any sense of honor would consider a resolution honoring someone like Limbaugh. He and his kind have done nothing for the good of the United States. They have helped to lead to some of the division that currently exists in this nation. He was nothing but a loud mouth clown in a fancy suite with no redeeming qualities.
Agree
The only real thing that Yvette Herrell is capable of doing is bowing downing to kiss Trump’s feet and do nothing more than what he or his other minions tell her to do. As for respecting God’s creation, human beings and the planet — I doubt. Respecting those with big oil and gas money, yes. Big time.
Not all, but a lot of this is basically racial……..not directly, but just a general expression of fright that privileges taken for granted, should not be…..there is fright that there are people responsible enough to recognize that and who have the courage to continue to take the complicated actions which puts up a fight against privileges taken for granted, and should not be.
“He has a philosophy of sink or swim. That Government has no responsibility to help you when the power goes out and the temperature goes below freezing. Surviving is your problem.”
Isn’t this the same foundation of the Kock-libertarian ALEC philosophy, get rid of government or strip it of its power to govern, letting survival be an individual problem?
I only got through about 1/4 of his apology before moving on. To your next post.
What an arrogant, disgusting POS. To be collecting a salary from his constituents and then absolve himself of all responsibility when the s*#t hits the fan…?
Some people mistake kindness and sharing for weakness and enabling of the lazy.
“promote the general Welfare”
How can this be misinterpreted in any way, especially the way libertarians do it? General means everybody, without exception.
Well, it could mean ” to promote the welfare of military generals”
SomeDAM Poet “Well, it could mean ‘to promote the welfare of military generals.'”
There you go again, SomeDAM, being right again. Sheesh. . . . CBK
Or, “Generals who are on welfare…in which case, Mr. Boyd has a point:
You’re not going to be finding anyone who fits that description, here in the USA.
So get up off your lazy asses, put a jackhammer to the sidewalk, and dig a well if you’re dying of thirst.
Or maybe drop your kids off in Cancun
“and dig a well if you’re dying of thirst.”
Ah, so that’s why the correct spelling is “wellfare”?
That’s deep.
Mate and SomeDam . . . et al. You guys is so smart. CBK
Yeah, SDP: I just heard on NPR that US military operations have been suspended due to the general strike of the generals. They flooded the streets of all major US cities, demanding better pay, more happy colors on their clothing and that the medals they get for sacrifices be updated to keep up with the cool European trend in military medal fashion and sound effects.
Wellfare
Yes,that spelling makes perfect sense.
It undoubtedly originally meant a fare charged for digging a well, but when lazy bums started charging fares for the use of wells that they had no part in digging, it took on its current meaning of freeloading.
So the true understanding of “promote the general Welfare” is that it’s in fact a promotion for the stock-market, televangelist and dark money schemes, and it also demands that generals have jobs to do 24/7. That’s some serious foresight from the forefathers of biblical proportions; as potent as the story of Adam and Eve which is clearly about evolution and the welfare of Apple. Lemme meditate on this newly acquired knowledge and enlightenment, professor SDP.
And ” oil wellfare” is what Texans engage in.
Which makes them oilwellfare Queens
Who drive gas guzzling Cadillacs, naturally.
Yet another good suggestion SDP. Instead of expressing in $ by how much the wealth of oil billionaires and their queens will increase as the result of this Great Texas Blizzard, we should calculate how many new Cadillacs they could buy. I suggest we call this delightful new quantity the Cadillac-equivalent or C-equivalent for short, but I am open for other ideas.
It’s ironic that the remains of long extinct reptiles are now propelling us towards the same fate.
The ultimate, “History repeats itself”.
“The teeth of long extinct reptiles are biting us in the ass” is both poetic and historically accurate, gitapik.
I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore.
That is the ONLY good news for this town. Good grief. How can anyone with any power be so gross and uncaring?
Rush L is finally gone but his destruction continues in many minds of those who lack even the slightest ability to care for others.
NOW we can finally read some GOOD news. Maybe the Orange Criminal will finally be brought to justice.
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The Hill:
Supreme Court declines to shield Trump’s tax returns from Manhattan DA
The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by former President Trump to shield his tax returns and other financial records from a New York grand jury subpoena.
The justices issued the order without comment or noted dissents.
I think we should start bidding. I put $10 for T**** not being able to run for any office anymore and $5 that he goes to jail longer than 3 months.
As a New Yorker, I’ve seen enough of Trump to know better than to bet against him. He’s slippery, like that.
But Teflon Don went down…and the guy who helped make that happen is now on Vance’s legal team. Fingers crossed.
Keeping Trump out of politics won’t solve everything…but definitely a step in the right direction.
Now that Cyrus Vance has his tax returns–which apparently are no longer being audited!–we may begin to see some activity in the courts.
Same for New York State, which is investigating his finances.
And Fulton County, Georgia, which is investigating his interference in counting the ballots (which was done three times, including by hand).
Waiting to see whether he attracts a billion-dollar lawsuit from either Dominion Voting Systems or Smartmatic.
Dominion is suing Sydney Powell, Mr. My Pillow, and Rudy Guiliani.
Smartmatic is suing Powell, Guiliani, FOX News, and some of FOX’s hosts. The irony is that the only place that used Smartmatic machines was Los Angeles County!
He certainly attracts a lot of attention…doesn’t he?
I hope none of these lawsuits will be settled out of court.
“Keeping Trump out of politics won’t solve everything”
It’s not a solution, it’s a warning: “If you do what he does, you’ll be taken out of the game.”
From what I read this morning in Politico, Trump plans to take an active role in defeating every Republican who voted for his impeachment and defeating every Republican who is not loyal to him.
The candidates are lining up at Mar-a-Lago to get his blessing.
“Keeping Trump out of politics won’t solve everything”
It’s not a solution, it’s a warning: “If you do what he does, you’ll be taken out of the game.””
This is true…and a crucial message to send out, loud and clear.
Mate The question was floated this morning (or was it yesterday?) about whether Trump WANTED to run again. Just to throw that out into the mix . . . . CBK
Its interesting in this vid
The guy fails to explain what he explained here
Which basically amounts to the fact that you can literally hold your breath until you’re dead when you’re on dope like fentanyl. You also would never need to announce you couldnt breath let alone in a suspicious emotionless monotone. This floyd thing looks scripted and rehearsed.
And lets not forget what happened next, the death was used by racists to launch a race riot.
There’s two ways for the queen’s honor guard to get paid. One of them is to do stupid sht for the camera for a kickback from newspapers.
Heres what happened. A black guy commits suicide by cop with his buddy he works and shares lines with so his family can get a lawsuit and the cop can get a kickback. The death was used by enemy subversives to incite race riots and radicalise leftist sympathizers who deal them both the cheap drugs they both use.
https://deplorablefeed.com/u-s-soldiers-punished-under-obama-admin-for-blowing-whistle-on-afghan-muslim-pedophiles/
Btw, i tracked this deplorablefeed group to bulgaria. But pretty sure it’s all legit.