Thank you for your strength, determination and love of country. You are an inspiration and role model for us all. There are a lot of things we probably would not agree on since I'm a dyed in the wool coastal liberal. But we do agree on this: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger. I stand with you in trying to protect this country we love and I know many others so as well. Dating myself here, but we shall overcome. Bless you.
I’m a new subscriber ( today ) but there has been something I have been anxious to tell you ever since I learned that you were on the Committee. And that is :
I’m wondering if you knew a friend of mine from
Illinois who lived in the same town as my parents. And I believe you went to Illinois State University in Normal so it is possible you knew
Harber Hall . Harber was a Republican State Senator and an avid tennis player . He didn’t talk much about his involvement in WW II - but he did tell me about when he was a pilot in the Berlin Airlift .
I’m more to the liberal political wing personally,
but we didn’t have problems along those lines -
and although I was many years his junior - I respected the hell out of a person like that .
It seems to me that we have lost something more recently and that is the ability to get along with people from different parties and find some common ground. I still have enough small town Illinois in me to keep me grounded fiscally-
but I would say that I’m open minded on a lot of social issues . Nevertheless, we should be able to respect one another and find ways to solve big problems we face with the incoming administration.
I think Harber would reject MAGA - I hope you had a chance to know him . It would make my day if you could reply to let me know if you did .
Sarah, another proud liberal here who is on board with Adam and everyone who fears that we are losing this country that we love! Having visited Russia in 1975 and witnessing firsthand what those citizens endured made me appreciate our freedoms and prosperity. I pray we aren’t seeing the end of our democracy.
I do not know , but I believe that I personally have to hold to my personal beliefs in integrity, honestly, and doing what is right even if it hurts. My biggest fear is that we are on a path with two choices follow along and hope it burns out or keep asking people is this really what you voted for? To try and get them thinking instead of listening and following.
Today I listened to Fox News on my way to work, I will try to listen to them at least once a week because it gives me perspective and sometimes insight to understand where people are coming from by listening to them blather on and make things like taking over Greenland just and everyday occurrence. When I had enough I changed to MSNBC and was a little sad because I missed part of President Carters Eulogy as he was placed onto laying in State. Then I wondered why didn’t Fox air this, they are always claiming victimhood about not being treated fairly when it comes to their Right Wing Causes, they did not have the heart to at least show respect for loss of a great man that not only talked about Christianity, he lived it with every fiber of his being, yet the network that claims the mantel for being victimized Christians had no time for President Carter.
Fox News is a problem, I work graveyard shift and my mother would accidentally get her TV on Fox, she would call me upset and sometimes scared I pith the TV on parental block so I could sleep before work. Now she waits until I stop by and every day she is pointing out something she has read but now she will look up the author and what organization it came from before she will accept it as fact. Maybe just finding away to get people to look at the facts would do more good than anything, or find away to lay out the facts show how they are presented from news station to news station.
Yes she is. She is in her 80’s and very much concerned about the direction that our Country has chosen. I have been considering writing about her Dad and his politics, he was a Republican with the heart of a Liberal that grew up on the Depression and how he had the real American Dream being poor, he found true happiness something that seems to be missing in todays culture.
Look up Tangle as another non partisan source for a look at current events. It truly tries to present from both sides with common sense observations and commentary.
Let me add my thank you to those you received in person! And thanks for pointing out that Maga extremism will likely collapse under the weight of its own toxicity. Indeed,when the folks who just wanted cheaper eggs and groceries and lower mortgage rates come to the realization that they’ve been had….their “buyer’s remorse” will be an awesome thing.
I'd like to know where the money will come from to pay for Greenland, which is NOT sale. And don't even get me started on using the military to acquire it and/orthe Panama Canal! Neither of which proposals will reduce the price of eggs!
I would like to think that MAGA would collapse out of its own insanity and poor policies, and it may, but I’m not counting on it. We are dealing with a cult that has substantially co-opted what was the Republican Party and many other Americans. I recently read an article where DT is fascinated with Lincoln because he believes he can be a better President. If that isn’t delusional I don’t know what is. Alexei Navalny in his recently released Memoir, much of which was written in prison before his final poisoning said, in the Russian judicial system, “They simply invent charges and appoint victims as they go along. It is usually difficult to explain this to those living in countries that respect the rule of law.” I see this as the direction we are heading at full speed. The purpose of these maneuvers and intimidation is 1) to keep people like Adam and Liz and all others speaking the truth out of politics, and 2) to assassinate their character. I think it better to assume MAGA will not fail until we have quadrupled our efforts to convince more Americans that lying, intimidating, grifting and character assassination are not the way to a more fulfilling life, and I’m praying we are not too late to wake up and stiffen up a lot more people who seem to have no idea what cliff we are walking toward.
That's a good point - I've thought for a long time, that DT's opposition relied too much for too long on the hope that MAGA would be self-crunched under the weight of its hate and lunacy.
It did not happen during the last nine years - why should it now?
There is just one way for the oppostion-coalition to prevail:
Fearful of his intent to take sovereignty from Greenland and Panama. This is the USA. We don’t grab sovereign nations. Canada? Are you kidding? Too tyrannical. Too Putin-like. Too unbelievable that we have people who allow those ideas to go unchecked. Save democracy!!!!
That is a darn good question. I, too, have been wondering what President-Elect Musk has been distracting us from as Vance is off to places and with persons unknown.
I'm pretty sure when we find out, we're not going to like it.
I haven't seen JD since Musk arrived! But truthfully,all JD is is a chameleon,changing to suit what might suit him& Trump seemed likely enough so he morphed from a never trumper to a trump licker.He would never stop the flow from him,no one in there now can,he's picked them all for that reason. Buckle up citizens!
Mr. Tuff Guy Trump plays by Mob rules. Go along with me or else. He wants this now so he can think that he is as bad as Putin. If he can out-Putin Putin, more the better.
Meanwhile the rest of the World wonders how America, the beacon of Democracy and Freedom, elected such a whacko. Our allies are abandoning ship as we speak.
More Americans voted against Trump than voted for him. They are not going to put up with this for long. They will not let him use the military on us, or go after Hillary or Kamala, or anyone on the Jan 6 Committee.
Mob rules may get him. If Big Macs don't do it first.
Trump was not speaking about anyone else. He proposed that the United States attack China and take Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Greenland. He gave his bullshit reasons for this; strategic, shipping aid, they have ripped off America, they pose a threat, etc. His "speech" was most likely aimed to take away from the funeral of Jimmy Carter. Trump can't stand it if the news is not all about him.
Thank you, Adam. I needed this pep talk tonight. I don’t want to be distracted by Trump. We need to remember and remind ourselves it’s democracy that we fight for and against any authoritative government agenda. I agree, that Trump will eventually implode. Keep up the pep talks!
Thank you for tonight’s post Adam!!! Sometimes it does feel like you’re alone-I am glad for friends and family that know better than to follow TRUMPIE and the MAGA cult clan! Thank you for reminding us that we are not alone out there! Thank you Adam for everything you are doing to fight for our country and our democracy!👍👍👍❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙!
Today's message was inspiring; thank you. I would like to add that Trump is not just weak timid, and scared -- he is utterly empty of every single quality that gives a human being stature. He has no integrity, no honor, no moral compass, not even any understanding of the issues he rants about. We are strong together, and ultimately we will prevail.
Oh my freaking word! You speak the same language as me! I continually tell people he's not just simply "not cool". He's a sociopath with no honor, no integrity, no soul.
It's thrilling and wonderful to be among like-minded people. We truly are strong together. I'm hopeful we can make the next four years into an opportunity for change and not just a nightmare to be survived.
President Carter's Memorial at the Capitol was so beautiful. VP Harris gave a beautiful well spoken and on point eulogy. Then the flashback. I just can't get past what he allowed to happen on January 6th 2021 to our beautiful Capitol. Jimmy Carter did such remarkable things for mankind. It boggles my mind the stark contrast of each president. I am not afraid of what is to come. I am sickened by it. It is going to be a long 4 years. At 71, I hope I am here to see the day that he leaves office. I hope I witness we stop him from destroying our World. I will never accept him as president. He is only a temporary mistake in our history. We must all work hard to do the "Greater Good". Just maybe, it will all work out.
I watched the Memorial for President Carter yesterday as well, and couldn't help but think how the very principled way he lived his life was having a positive impact on everyone in attendance. Representatives from both political parties who usually are at strong odds with each other managed to respect the occasion and focus on something bigger than themselves. It was reassuring to see that at least they have it in them! I'm nervous though about how the eulogy, apparently to be delivered by Trump, will go later. I am 72, and have similar hopes that I will see our country our turn back from the current path we are taking.
Thank you for your strength, determination and love of country. You are an inspiration and role model for us all. There are a lot of things we probably would not agree on since I'm a dyed in the wool coastal liberal. But we do agree on this: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger. I stand with you in trying to protect this country we love and I know many others so as well. Dating myself here, but we shall overcome. Bless you.
We prolly agree more than not!
I’m a new subscriber ( today ) but there has been something I have been anxious to tell you ever since I learned that you were on the Committee. And that is :
I’m wondering if you knew a friend of mine from
Illinois who lived in the same town as my parents. And I believe you went to Illinois State University in Normal so it is possible you knew
Harber Hall . Harber was a Republican State Senator and an avid tennis player . He didn’t talk much about his involvement in WW II - but he did tell me about when he was a pilot in the Berlin Airlift .
I’m more to the liberal political wing personally,
but we didn’t have problems along those lines -
and although I was many years his junior - I respected the hell out of a person like that .
It seems to me that we have lost something more recently and that is the ability to get along with people from different parties and find some common ground. I still have enough small town Illinois in me to keep me grounded fiscally-
but I would say that I’m open minded on a lot of social issues . Nevertheless, we should be able to respect one another and find ways to solve big problems we face with the incoming administration.
I think Harber would reject MAGA - I hope you had a chance to know him . It would make my day if you could reply to let me know if you did .
Sarah, another proud liberal here who is on board with Adam and everyone who fears that we are losing this country that we love! Having visited Russia in 1975 and witnessing firsthand what those citizens endured made me appreciate our freedoms and prosperity. I pray we aren’t seeing the end of our democracy.
Keep on keeping on!
I need these reminders that I am not alone. Thanks Adam!
I do not know , but I believe that I personally have to hold to my personal beliefs in integrity, honestly, and doing what is right even if it hurts. My biggest fear is that we are on a path with two choices follow along and hope it burns out or keep asking people is this really what you voted for? To try and get them thinking instead of listening and following.
Today I listened to Fox News on my way to work, I will try to listen to them at least once a week because it gives me perspective and sometimes insight to understand where people are coming from by listening to them blather on and make things like taking over Greenland just and everyday occurrence. When I had enough I changed to MSNBC and was a little sad because I missed part of President Carters Eulogy as he was placed onto laying in State. Then I wondered why didn’t Fox air this, they are always claiming victimhood about not being treated fairly when it comes to their Right Wing Causes, they did not have the heart to at least show respect for loss of a great man that not only talked about Christianity, he lived it with every fiber of his being, yet the network that claims the mantel for being victimized Christians had no time for President Carter.
Thanks for sharing this
And I’ve heard Fox is played 24/7 in US military bases. No wonder some servicemen get radicalized.
Fox News is a problem, I work graveyard shift and my mother would accidentally get her TV on Fox, she would call me upset and sometimes scared I pith the TV on parental block so I could sleep before work. Now she waits until I stop by and every day she is pointing out something she has read but now she will look up the author and what organization it came from before she will accept it as fact. Maybe just finding away to get people to look at the facts would do more good than anything, or find away to lay out the facts show how they are presented from news station to news station.
I love your comments.
Thank you
Your mom is exceptional! 👍
Yes she is. She is in her 80’s and very much concerned about the direction that our Country has chosen. I have been considering writing about her Dad and his politics, he was a Republican with the heart of a Liberal that grew up on the Depression and how he had the real American Dream being poor, he found true happiness something that seems to be missing in todays culture.
Sharing.
Look up Tangle as another non partisan source for a look at current events. It truly tries to present from both sides with common sense observations and commentary.
Will do, thank you
Let me add my thank you to those you received in person! And thanks for pointing out that Maga extremism will likely collapse under the weight of its own toxicity. Indeed,when the folks who just wanted cheaper eggs and groceries and lower mortgage rates come to the realization that they’ve been had….their “buyer’s remorse” will be an awesome thing.
I'd like to know where the money will come from to pay for Greenland, which is NOT sale. And don't even get me started on using the military to acquire it and/orthe Panama Canal! Neither of which proposals will reduce the price of eggs!
I would like to think that MAGA would collapse out of its own insanity and poor policies, and it may, but I’m not counting on it. We are dealing with a cult that has substantially co-opted what was the Republican Party and many other Americans. I recently read an article where DT is fascinated with Lincoln because he believes he can be a better President. If that isn’t delusional I don’t know what is. Alexei Navalny in his recently released Memoir, much of which was written in prison before his final poisoning said, in the Russian judicial system, “They simply invent charges and appoint victims as they go along. It is usually difficult to explain this to those living in countries that respect the rule of law.” I see this as the direction we are heading at full speed. The purpose of these maneuvers and intimidation is 1) to keep people like Adam and Liz and all others speaking the truth out of politics, and 2) to assassinate their character. I think it better to assume MAGA will not fail until we have quadrupled our efforts to convince more Americans that lying, intimidating, grifting and character assassination are not the way to a more fulfilling life, and I’m praying we are not too late to wake up and stiffen up a lot more people who seem to have no idea what cliff we are walking toward.
That's a good point - I've thought for a long time, that DT's opposition relied too much for too long on the hope that MAGA would be self-crunched under the weight of its hate and lunacy.
It did not happen during the last nine years - why should it now?
There is just one way for the oppostion-coalition to prevail:
"don't duck - don't cover- fight!"
One foot in front of the other, eyes ahead, but scanning.
I continue to feel undying gratitude to you for your leadership, your courage, and your steadfast resolve. Thank you!
Well said, Pam
Fearful of his intent to take sovereignty from Greenland and Panama. This is the USA. We don’t grab sovereign nations. Canada? Are you kidding? Too tyrannical. Too Putin-like. Too unbelievable that we have people who allow those ideas to go unchecked. Save democracy!!!!
Does anyone notice as DT fills the air with threats his VP is not in site? Where are the stopgaps? Where are the sane to stop his facism?
That is a darn good question. I, too, have been wondering what President-Elect Musk has been distracting us from as Vance is off to places and with persons unknown.
I'm pretty sure when we find out, we're not going to like it.
I haven't seen JD since Musk arrived! But truthfully,all JD is is a chameleon,changing to suit what might suit him& Trump seemed likely enough so he morphed from a never trumper to a trump licker.He would never stop the flow from him,no one in there now can,he's picked them all for that reason. Buckle up citizens!
Seriously, where is JD Vance?
I have heard that comment on Twitter fairly often.
Mr. Tuff Guy Trump plays by Mob rules. Go along with me or else. He wants this now so he can think that he is as bad as Putin. If he can out-Putin Putin, more the better.
Meanwhile the rest of the World wonders how America, the beacon of Democracy and Freedom, elected such a whacko. Our allies are abandoning ship as we speak.
More Americans voted against Trump than voted for him. They are not going to put up with this for long. They will not let him use the military on us, or go after Hillary or Kamala, or anyone on the Jan 6 Committee.
Mob rules may get him. If Big Macs don't do it first.
I actually think the threats to these other countries are for Putin.
Trump was not speaking about anyone else. He proposed that the United States attack China and take Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Greenland. He gave his bullshit reasons for this; strategic, shipping aid, they have ripped off America, they pose a threat, etc. His "speech" was most likely aimed to take away from the funeral of Jimmy Carter. Trump can't stand it if the news is not all about him.
Thank you, Adam. I needed this pep talk tonight. I don’t want to be distracted by Trump. We need to remember and remind ourselves it’s democracy that we fight for and against any authoritative government agenda. I agree, that Trump will eventually implode. Keep up the pep talks!
Thank you Adam. Good leaders like you lead by example first. Your courage, wisdom and integrity show us the way.
So well said!
Thanks I love Adam. He’s the man!
Thank you for tonight’s post Adam!!! Sometimes it does feel like you’re alone-I am glad for friends and family that know better than to follow TRUMPIE and the MAGA cult clan! Thank you for reminding us that we are not alone out there! Thank you Adam for everything you are doing to fight for our country and our democracy!👍👍👍❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙!
Thank you Adam.
You give light in this darkness and are not afraid.
I keep thinking also all of this is going to implode “ Bigly” and sooner than later.
It seems as all the people such as yourself are telling the truth and more and more people are joining in, listening and seeing the truth
I only wish that this would have happened prior to the election.
As much as I want to give up, I will not. I am just so sad and never in my wildest imagination thought anything like this would happen in my lifetime.
I am “old” but have many years to live. I am a “fighter”
Even though I have all and I mean all magas for my representation, it doesn’t stop me from letting them know how I feel.
Along with the fact that they were elected to represent me and my state, not a party or the maga world.
Something has to get through
I have faith
Keep the faith!
"Hope" by Faith Evans and Twista, on the "Coach Carter" soundtrack, incredible song (on YouTube).
You've got a way with words, Adam. Eventually, Trump's lies will bury him & he'll self-destruct. Till then, we must keep telling the truth.
Thanks, I know you're gonna stay on the team no matter what
Today's message was inspiring; thank you. I would like to add that Trump is not just weak timid, and scared -- he is utterly empty of every single quality that gives a human being stature. He has no integrity, no honor, no moral compass, not even any understanding of the issues he rants about. We are strong together, and ultimately we will prevail.
Oh my freaking word! You speak the same language as me! I continually tell people he's not just simply "not cool". He's a sociopath with no honor, no integrity, no soul.
It's thrilling and wonderful to be among like-minded people. We truly are strong together. I'm hopeful we can make the next four years into an opportunity for change and not just a nightmare to be survived.
Adam,
President Carter's Memorial at the Capitol was so beautiful. VP Harris gave a beautiful well spoken and on point eulogy. Then the flashback. I just can't get past what he allowed to happen on January 6th 2021 to our beautiful Capitol. Jimmy Carter did such remarkable things for mankind. It boggles my mind the stark contrast of each president. I am not afraid of what is to come. I am sickened by it. It is going to be a long 4 years. At 71, I hope I am here to see the day that he leaves office. I hope I witness we stop him from destroying our World. I will never accept him as president. He is only a temporary mistake in our history. We must all work hard to do the "Greater Good". Just maybe, it will all work out.
I watched the Memorial for President Carter yesterday as well, and couldn't help but think how the very principled way he lived his life was having a positive impact on everyone in attendance. Representatives from both political parties who usually are at strong odds with each other managed to respect the occasion and focus on something bigger than themselves. It was reassuring to see that at least they have it in them! I'm nervous though about how the eulogy, apparently to be delivered by Trump, will go later. I am 72, and have similar hopes that I will see our country our turn back from the current path we are taking.