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NM11046 said:
Well said.  I'm so happy to see your evolution TG - seriously, it gives me hope that others who are loyal party members will take a breath and evaluate what they see and hear and learn and be open learning.  We can all be better about it, you've been an amazing example for all of us.
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Thanks for your kind words.  I had a Bible college professor who I had invited to speak to my campus fellowship group at SDSU way back in the day (I'm old) He said something that has always stuck wt me  "Major on the things Christ majored on and minor on the things He minored on and you won't go wrong".  He was speaking of theology and encouraging students not to go off the deep end chasing issues that divide or blowing up minor issues into a unhealthy mindset.   This is true of politics and most of life.

Only a very few things are uncompromisable - my faith, family, and person integrity.  Be open to the opinions of others if they are different - we might learn something.  Unfortunately years ago I got caught up with the talk radio crowd and those filters became my stained filters.  The Trump election was a big eye opener for me but even more so seeing GOP members and church members compromising proper values just to have a seat at the Trump table.  He has ruined the party, and spoiling those in the evangelical circles who support him and moving them away from the Gospel to a corrupting loyalty.  Prior to the Trump election I had already given up talk radio because of its corrupting influence on my soul - negative talk makes for a negative guy (just ask my wife).  While I remain neg towards Trump, I'm more positive and happier not listening to the political junk and hearing a broader spectrum of voices.  I would encourage those who lean towards the left of center side to also listen to the voices that they normally don't listen to (not talk radio but conservative voices and articles) just to get a better understanding of those perspectives.   Politics should NOT be like a football game (competition) it should be about seeking the truth.  It is also understanding that those who have a different opinion  aren't bad people (in general)- they just have a different perspective on how to fix the same problem we both want to fix.  Maybe a little compromise can bring us to the point of actually fixing the problem (like the abortion issue where both sides just yell over each other).

 
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Moiraine said:
My mom’s a Republican although I think she’ll stop being one soon. She stays so she can vote in the primary and tell Jeff Fortenberry how disgusted she is while saying she’s a Republican without lying.
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Well I hope people stay in the party who are different that the trumpsters.  It needs to be reformed.

 
I’m going to admit a regret I have in life.

Typically, if I see a famous person, I try to ignor them....let them be normal. 

About 8-10 years ago I was in Washington on business and Elijah Cummings walked by me on the street. I did my normal...ignor. Almost immediately I regretted not shaking his hand. This was even back when I was a staunch fox watching Republican. 

Today reinforced that regret. 

 
BigRedBuster said:
I’m going to admit a regret I have in life.

Typically, if I see a famous person, I try to ignor them....let them be normal. 

About 8-10 years ago I was in Washington on business and Elijah Cummings walked by me on the street. I did my normal...ignor. Almost immediately I regretted not shaking his hand. This was even back when I was a staunch fox watching Republican. 

Today reinforced that regret. 
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Years ago, I was in NYC and saw Charlie Rangle at the airport - standing next to me in line.  I had just previously been toured the Glenn Beck studies (I had won the trip on a local radio history contest for July 4th NYC fireworks - it included meeting Glenn, etc. )  Besides wishing I had gotten a picture of me siting in Larry King's chair when he had his CNN show (hindsight!)  I wished I had spoken to Rep Rangle. 

 
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BigRedBuster said:
I’m going to admit a regret I have in life.

Typically, if I see a famous person, I try to ignor them....let them be normal. 

About 8-10 years ago I was in Washington on business and Elijah Cummings walked by me on the street. I did my normal...ignor. Almost immediately I regretted not shaking his hand. This was even back when I was a staunch fox watching Republican. 

Today reinforced that regret. 
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That’s how I am too.

 
BigRedBuster said:
I’m going to admit a regret I have in life.

Typically, if I see a famous person, I try to ignor them....let them be normal. 

About 8-10 years ago I was in Washington on business and Elijah Cummings walked by me on the street. I did my normal...ignor. Almost immediately I regretted not shaking his hand. This was even back when I was a staunch fox watching Republican. 

Today reinforced that regret. 
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Similarly a couple weeks ago I ran into Lil Marco Rubio in the Miami airport.  I started to walk toward him but he had a police escort and they moved quickly to hide out in the corner of an empty gate so that nobody could access him.  Honestly I think the fact that Boston and NYC flights landed at gates near his and he realized quickly that some of the east coast liberals were going to try and speak to him.

 
TGHusker said:
Years ago, I was in NYC and saw Charlie Rangle at the airport - standing next to me in line.  I had just previously been toured the Glenn Beck studies (I had won the trip on a local radio history contest for July 4th NYC fireworks - it included meeting Glenn, etc. )  Besides wishing I had gotten a picture of me siting in Larry King's chair when he had his CNN show (hindsight!)  I wished I had spoken to Rep Rangle. 
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I once saw Shaq at Mall of America and he shut down Camp Snoopy when we were planning on riding rides so him and his entourarage could have the whole park to themselves. I regret not running through his security and kicking him in the shins (I was a kid)  :lol:  Thats my celebrity regret story. 

 
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I'm listening to Cummings' remarks now.

The thing that is so utterly insane to me is how people can write off thing after thing that Trump does and decide they still support him.

When to me, there are probably hundreds of individual things he has done that makes him unfit to be president. Just the small bit where Cummings was talking about Trump calling Cohen a rat. How the f#&% is it possible that we have a president uttering those words publicly about a citizen and his approval rating is over 10%? Just that one f#&%ing example astounds me.

And it doesn't matter what his successes are, because there are dozens of others who could do the job without dragging the country through manure.

 
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Mark Meadows' comments (and action before that) reminded me of a couple people I know who are White and have minority relatives. These 2 people happen to say more outlandish things about race than anyone else I know. I think for some, they think it gives them a shield to say things they otherwise would have just been thinking, as if the fact they have minority relatives makes them immune to being racist and immune to the accusation. I'm sure they feel they're not racist because they love the individuals in their family, and to them that means their thoughts/actions can't possibly be racist.

 
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