I did, I called them up and told them, just as you told everyone to, that they should increase the level of child imprisonments.
I don’t really agree with it but I’m flighty like that.
Gold digger used to be popular but may now be questionable. It would be my go-to.
“Trophy wife” is probably pretty safe.
“Marriage of convenience” applies not just to monetary but any reason other than love or formal arranged marriages (those would be “love matches” and “arranged marriages”) and has the bonus of being gender-neutral.
Here’s the politically correct term for that:
Stay out of other people’s fuckin business, it’s none of your goddamn beeswax who other folks fuck or why, that’s the politically correct term for that.
George Will, now a former Republican, wants you to, although you may not agree with his reasons. The man is always good for a fine bout of harrumphing.
Sometimes anger can be channelled into productive efforts. Sometimes it is destructive to achieving desired ends.
And I leave that there.
Me, I’m pacing myself angerwise. Things to be angry about in the current world, in my country, represented somehow by a President Trump … this is not the name of a sprint event. More like an endurance one. I’m more concerned that those of us who are horrified can go the distance.
Haha! Lots of words when one should do.
I’m out of here too. I can’t encourage people to talk to their reps anymore. Maybe it did some good.
Fine, now I’m going to vote for Melania next election.
Good. You sound like a fucking broken record.
If making yourself feel self-righteous is some good then I am sure it did.
Well then. Trump has accomplished one thing. Managed to turn some of his detractors against each other. May I make a gentle suggestion that we turn our ire against him? We can snipe at each other when the bullets aren’t flying overhead.
What does it matter which has-been actress was there? Are you so hung up on pop culture that this important to you or are you stealth bragging? “Envy me. I was in the same crowd as Clint Eastwood’s ex.” Anyway, my senators are Dick Durbin, minority whip and father of the Dream Act, and Tammy Duckworth, born in Thailand to a Thai mother. My rep is Raja Krishnamoorthi, born in New Delhi. I’m fairly sure I know where they stand on this issue and and their staffs don’t need me clogging their phone lines.
Played on lousy speakers.
IF YOU HAVE SENATORS/REPS WHOM YOU ARE COMPATIBLE WITH POLITICALLY IT IS STILL WORTH A CALL.
Seriously, this is one of the best ways they know that their positions are supported by their constituents and how much it can cost them to cross that support.
My congressman is on it. Just a note, you probably don’t have to pick up the phone. Most of them have websites and you can post your opinions there as easily as you can post them here.
Also, I think it’s okay to use whore as a derogatory word. This is a word that has many uses, and insults are one of them. If you start by calling someone a piece of shit, I don’t see that whore is any worse.
…fervour has accused good people in this thread of being “apologists for the Trump regime.” Nearly everybody in this thread have told fevour that they have contacted their reps. That outside of this messageboard, they are working their arses off to work in many different ways to oppose Trump.
And guess what?
None of that is fucking good enough for fervour.
Fuck that. Fervour doesn’t get a pass for the sake of “unity.” You are making the same mistake as fervour. There isn’t a “correct way” to fight the fight. I’m not calling my rep. But I’m doing my thing. And if someone is going to say “I’m doing it wrong” I’m going to call them out.
As has been said, fervour has been the one responsible for derailing this thread. Trump, or Melania, had nothing to do with it.
Quoted just so I can give propers. Excellent callback, sir.
Quoted so I can give more propers. Everyone who wants to resist Trumpism should please read the Indivisible guide put out by ex Obama admin staffers just two months into Trump’s term. Phone calls are more effective than you realize, even to representatives who are fully resistant -or even fully Trumpist.
Exactly. While one can contact via email and web forms, the problem with those is anyone can fill it out and they are easily ignored/dismissed.
A phone call works better as it literally interrupts the day for your issue.
If you don’t know what to say… write a script and read it. That’s what I did with the kids:
I fully endorse the above post.
And while I would never, ever do it, Fervor is so fucking obnoxious that he makes me want to call my reps and tell them I support breaking up more families in the wash should be more vigorously enforced just to spite him. Again I don’t believe that nor would I do it and I’m certainly not proud of the feeling, but that’s the gut level reaction I have when I hear his crazed rantings
Thanks for that, JohnT.
I don’t understand how anyone can think that Melania is trapped in her marriage. If anything, she has the power.
With what she knows about Trump, this media circus would only get more insane. I’m sure she could access a lot of incriminating proof to back up her stories.