Category Archives: 2016 Elections

Open Thread | Get Used to Madam Vice-President Being Defended

Posted on July 14, 2022 by rikyrah

There are a couple of things that I learned from the 2016 Election: 1. I completely underestimated the misogyny against Hillary Clinton. I acknowledged its existence…I did not grasp its DEPTH. 2. I would never be quiet or silent about … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | For the ‘ Do Something’ Saboteurs…What Our President Is Doing

Posted on July 11, 2022 by rikyrah

There is so much to discuss. It is not beyond me and others, that we see so many of the ‘ Do Something’ crowd yelling so much animus against the President and the Democrats instead of the Republicans that want … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | If You Aren’t Registering People To Vote, Telling Them to Check on Their Voter Registration…

Posted on June 30, 2022 by rikyrah

Making sure that they have the right ID, if they are in a Voter ID state… Telling them when their elections are…. You aren’t serious about what just happened with the Supreme Court. If someone is pursing their lips to … Continue reading →

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Roe vs Wade Is Gone

Posted on June 24, 2022 by rikyrah

We knew that it was coming, but it still is infuriating. I had a longer talk with Peanut on my lunch break. Told her that this decision was wrong on two levels: Taking away autonomy for women over their bodies … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Attacks on the Vice President Are Obvious

Posted on June 20, 2022 by rikyrah

One of the things that I have tried to do is learn from my mistakes. I will admit that one mistake that I made politically in 2016 was UNDERESTIMATING the misogyny against Hillary Clinton. I had factored in the misogyny … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Struck Down Roe vs Wade

Posted on September 3, 2021 by rikyrah

By a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court just allowed Texas to enforce a law that prohibits abortions after six weeks, with no exception for rape or incest. Roe v. Wade is, functionally, overturned. Justice Sotomayor all but says it. https://t.co/elazEg3xdZ … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Susan Sarandon Got Dragged In Those Twitter Streets, and I Am Here For It

Posted on August 22, 2019 by rikyrah

Susan Sarandon is getting dragged on The Twitter Streets, because she had the nerve to attack Senator Warren at a Bernie Sanders fundraiser. Ms. Sarandon is one of those clowns from the left, who, in 2016, peddled the bullshyt that … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Gohmert calls Mueller an ‘anal opening’ ahead of testimony

Posted on July 5, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) called former special counsel Robert Mueller an “anal opening” ahead of the former FBI chief’s public testimony before Congress. “He’s done some irreparable damage to some things and he’s got to answer for them,” Gohmert told … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Mitch McConnell is as much a threat to this country as Dolt45

Posted on June 18, 2019 by rikyrah

Because, he’s a TRAITOR. Plain and simple. Never forget…during the 2016 Election Cycle, when President Obama was first alerted at the attempts of the Russians to interfere, he wanted to make a bi-partisan statement, informing the American people of what … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Rick Gates and Michael Flynn subpoenaed by House intelligence

Posted on June 14, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

The House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates to turn over documents by June 26 and testify on July 10. Why it matters: Flynn and Gates both … Continue reading →

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