Last night, in a moment of weakness, I picked up a bowl of Pho from the Pho Bowl for a sick friend. On the way, I drove by my brother's house to say Hi. This is what I saw. 
Now I'm sick, too. He has a sign supporting Scott Hough for State Rep even though it's in another district. He has not one, but two, Trump signs, a trait that seems common among the Trump supporters.
I called my brother. He's been off his meds a few weeks so he probably needs an intervention. After cursing him out for about an hour and telling him what an idiot he is, I asked why he needed two Trump signs. Isn't one enough?
"Well, I had just one Trump sign, but some kid wrote "Fuck Trump!" in chalk on my sidewalk, so I got another one."
- "That was no kid. It was me!"
My brother went on to tell me that he is actually the "Captain" of the West Bethlehem Republicans, all three of them, and has been spending weekends knocking on doors and handing out flyers.
- "In the middle of a pandemic, you're knocking on people's doors?"
"Why not?"
- "Because you might be giving them the 'rona, you moron! Do you at least wear a mask?"
"No, but I rarely wear underwear either."
So folks, if you see someone who looks a little like me pounding on your doors, call 911.
Actually, my brother is not just more conservative than I am. He is also much quieter, nicer and a little smarter. But he lacks my good looks.
I know people who have lost friends and have experienced family friction over this stuff. But my friends and my family will be my friends and family.
I like you brother already. Sounds like me. What the heck happened to you? This country will be a true banana republic with crooked joe in office. He will sell us down the river to China as fast as you can say “China joe”. He sold out being a vp just imagine what he will be like as president. Bernie, do you really feel he is dealing with a full deck or even half a deck? Common man!
ReplyDeleteFrom what you're saying it looks like your brother got the brains in the family!!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that not all of the family has been so damaged. An Ohare who is able to see clearly through the haze and bullshit and make choices for the long term good of the country.
ReplyDeleteGod bless America and God bless your brother. Of course what happens is what happens with my sister and me as when we vote we kind of cancel out each other's vote. I still have hope for her but to her I am "deplorable". But love each other that is a certainty.
ReplyDeleteKnowing what we know now (about the flawed Biden) with more being revealed by the day, I find it perplexing that so many will still consider Biden the best choice for our next President. Remember, it’s Biden (Kamala Harris) who will make decisions on our families’ future. FAR too risky to place our nation in the hands of radical Democrat-Socialists.
ReplyDeleteWonder if any early mail-in voters are having doubts about their choice?
Sorry but your brother is on the right track Biden is a old man who is hiding in his basement TRUMP 2020
ReplyDeleteLet's talk about flaws and character...
ReplyDeleteTrump's Sec of Defense James Mattis = “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try."
Trump's Sec of State Rex Tillerson = "He's a moron"
Trumps Chief of Staff, John Kelly = "The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life"
Trump's National Security Advidor John Bolton = "I don't think he's fit for office. I don't think he has the competence to carry out the job."
And Joe Biden scares you?
All the houses with multiple Trump signs is because nobody else wants them. Too embarrassed to let neighbors know they're happy with a racist in the White House.
ReplyDeleteWhy in the hell would you go terrorize your bother on the phone for an hour. Seems you are suffering from a relapse of TDS even upon sight of a sign!
ReplyDeleteYour brother has a lovely garden in front of his house...evidence of a sound mind and good temperament. Wish he would come knocking at our door, we live in (north)East Bethlehem. I love to chat. Somebody pulled a neighbor's Trump sign up along with the Hough sign, and tossed them across the yard. While vowing to break their neck if he caught anybody trying to do that again, he placed them close to the front wall of his home, and so far, so good. Another neighbor tells me that the Trump signs come out next week...he already has Scheller and Hough signs up in his front yard, undisturbed. Most yards in the area have no signs, and very few are for Steve Samuelson or for Biden/Whatsername. Most people are keeping it to themselves who they plan to vote for. Good policy.
ReplyDeleteMy problem with this election is that in voting for Biden, I know I'm getting Harris for president. Biden will not last four years -- I have seen the signs of early dementia and I truly fear he is headed down that path. Harris is just not palatable to me because she is incredibly opportunistic and used so many as she got to this point in life. She eviscerated Biden during the primaries, yet is so proud to now stand beside him. A lack of integrity in my book, but I guess that makes her a politician. I have a great fear, too, that the media has Joe's back and will not report on his administration objectively.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
DeleteYa think??? Vote Trump!
DeleteI've "lost" friends to a few trumpsters, though honestly I say good riddance. You people are not for me.
ReplyDeleteI have seen the signs of early dementia...
ReplyDeleteWe all have. For the last 4 years. Or is Trump more a case of psychosis?
I have a brother similar to yours. Mine doesn't have a pot to piss in, a window to throw it out of, and lives off Democrat assistance programs, but he's a Trump fan from Day 1, for keeping Arabs and Mexicans out. Trump wouldn't care if my brother ended up living in the gutter and dying from lack of healthcare he now gets for free, but my dumb-ass brother would wave a Trump banner with his last breath.
ReplyDeleteHe was never very smart. Maybe that's why he can relate to Trump.
American flag outside the house = Trump sign.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so! I hate Trump, but have had an American flag on my house for years!
DeleteMy ramblings for the evening——Bernie ——what are you going to say when the election is a landslide. Especially with all the news coming out recently about Joe and Hunter Biden. They are toast, they are finished. I believe it’s a case that Hunter can’t and is very tired of living in Beau Biden shadow, He could never live up to him with daddy’s expectations. This is him crying out for help. Anyway joe will be flaming out and Trump will sweep the election. I judge people by their children and how they interact as well as the quality of their children’s lives, and Trumps family is aces, whereas China Joe’s family is a disfunctional mess. This tells me so much about everyone in the family. And you can make analogies like this. Companies and business do this all the time. Recently I shopped car insurance and they wanted my ss# to run a credit check. WHY? Because the higher the credit rating the better client with probably less accidents they will have. Bidenville is an accident in the making and Will always be a liability.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen what is happening in California. My liberal San Fran daughter was once a liberal but over the last 2-4 years has seen her city become a complete shithole. The business she works for is thinking of moving East . It’s something how fast things are changing cause she has done a 180 and I can’t believe it. I told her what is next is her becoming a born again!!! Hallelujah PTL! Anyway more will come out about China Joe and watching my news channel tonight the feds say they are now dealing with money laundering. Jeez, I didn’t see that one coming. That’s pretty funny.
Anyway I don’t believe Biden and Kamala are people of faith. I could spend five minutes with them and I would know, I believe Trump is saved, I believe Melania is a die hard catholic. I know ACB is a tried and true catholic. And I did check out her belief system that is ND area based. It’s catholic based with a side of evangelical sauce on the side. Very interesting to say the least.
Anyway I can go on and on but your head might explode.
I support the Police sign = Trump.
ReplyDeleteIt appears your brother is the smart on in your family. Too bad he didn't become a lawyer, he may have been a judge today.
ReplyDelete@9:51 - I have an American flag flying at my house and sticker on my car window. I look forward to voting for Biden.
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ReplyDeleteYes, great quotes from respected past members of the administration. Opinions. Wonderful.
But look at the record.
From Mattis, who is sowing discontent? Trump supporters are not the ones burning down our cities. Trump is pushing economic opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, color, creed. So look at the record, not an opinion.
From Tillerson, how many “morons” do you know that are Billionaires? How many moron’s have run for President and won? How many moron’s have done so much with their life?
From Kelly, I don’t challenge he tells lies. Biden is also lying. Hillary lied. Obama lied. Bush lied. Name a single politician that doesn’t lie. Noone has a moral authority when it comes to lying. Schiff, Pelosi, McConnell, the list goes on and on.
From Bolton, if you think Trump isn’t fit for office, what can you possibly think of Biden? How can anyone think Biden is more “fit” for holding the Presidency?
This moron, who divides our country and lies, who is unfit for office has done a lot for America in 4 years. Challenging China. Exposing corruption (Biden/Ukraine). Creating an economy for all. Bringing a peaceful solution to the Middle East.
I didn’t vote for him 4 years ago, but after a BS Russian Collusion Hoax, a BS impeachment, a BS media censoring truth against him and now a BS opponent who isn’t cognitively capable of running a household, let alone a nation, President Trump has earned my vote in 2020.
Hopefully, many others see through the media BS and will join me.
@11:30 - These are all men who were hired to work with, by and for Trump. They've all been around the block prior to their administration gigs and I am positive you LOVED them when they came onto his team.
ReplyDeleteThey've all been in board rooms, in war rooms and have worked with entire spectrum of credible individuals earlier in their chosen professions - so they've at least have educated opinions to say the least. Not saying any of them are Saints or flawless characters themselves, but you are simply choosing to ignore their thoughts because you don't want to believe them to be true. Their opinions carry weight and when added to the tons of other stories and observable behaviors from Trump, there is enough smoke there to indicate fire.
Trump isn't a Billioniare. He's an OVER LEVERAGED millionaire who puts forth an image to dupe and deceive gullible idiots into thinking he's some mastermind. But keep watching your FOX News and stay safe in your little happy place. Nobody is coming to his rescue, the public doesn't care what Biden is, has done or might do, they just want Trump gone and that is what will happen in 2 weeks whether you like it, believe it, refuse it happened or not.
@12:15
ReplyDeleteThree paragraphs and not one item of fact. Opinion goes a long way. That's what the news media has fed you for 4 years. Opinion. CNN, a bastion of opinion. ABC, NBC, CBS. Opinion. They've told you what to believe.
They've told you that the President was a Russian asset. They impeached the President of the United States for exposing Joe Biden and his son Hunter's corruption, that is undoubtedly true. They've censored the story from the lefts precious ears.
How can anyone vote for a party that supported the impeachment of the President of the United States for exposing corruption, then vote for the guy who has been exposed for being corrupt?
If you vote for Biden, you are willing to sell the country out and let the political class get rich off your tax dollar. You people are all so butt-hurt about FoxNews and Trump, you are willing to ignore the corruption scandal that is right in front of your eyes. The media has molded this moment in history where you won't believe the facts because they won't spoon feed you the information, and the only outlet that will is one you've been told to ignore.
Tony Bobulinski. Patriot. Most likely has an American flag outside his house. He is probably not going to vote for Biden.
ReplyDelete@7:46 am You should consider flying the Chinese flag instead. Google Tony Bobulinski.
ReplyDelete@4:53 PM - LOL a FOX News robot talking about the difference of fact versus opinion. You are deluded.
ReplyDeleteFact - Trump regularly stays at properties and resorts owned by his family and charges US Taxpayers for it. He's literally getting rich off our tax dollars.
Fact - Trump's tax returns shows he has massive debt ($400M) due within 4 years.
Fact - He is going to lose by historical margins in 2 weeks.
@750A
ReplyDelete1. FACT- Under the Obama administration, Trump properties were used for foreign diplomacy trips. The practice hasn't changed. I agree, let's put them up in a Holiday Express when traveling on OUR tax dollar. Let them live like the rest of us. You don't like that the Trump hotels are used, but there is nothing illegal about it, especially since it was an Obama administration policy. So your argument is again, just an OPINION.
2. FACT- Almost all businesses carry debt, manage debt and refinance debt. The Trump Organization isn't supposed to be able to carry debt? That argument is an absolute BS argument that carries no weight. Let's make it illegal for businesses to carry debt, good idea. Your argument is you don't like Trump, and his business has debt, so let's make it sound illegal. It's not. Your OPINION means nothing.
3. FACT- You, or noone else can predict the future. Your "fact" is again, just an opinion.
You really need to stop watching CNN and learn what a FACT is versus an OPINION.
@9:02
ReplyDeleteTrump was a private citizen when Obama admin used Trump properties. Thats on the up and up. Trump as President should not be using his own properties for government use even at a discounted rate. It's called conflict of interest. It looks bad.
I'm well aware of debt in business and never said it was illegal. Trump owes someone $400M as President he can do favors to get more favorable terms, thats again called conflict of interest and looks bad. You said he was a Billionaire, he's certainly not in net worth. He's not voluntarily revealed his tax returns either (also looks bad), so you're simply taking him at his word about his worth, not the facts.
I can look at plot points on a graph and analyze data and be reasonably accurate in predicting where the next plot point will be.
Keep living in your FOX News Fart Chamber, harsh reality is coming for you in 2 weeks. I look forward to hearing your talking points at that time, that's if you bother to show up here for a few weeks after the shock and denial wear off.
Enjoy your weekend nonetheless!
Agreed. Maybe if Biden wins, the republicans who don’t like the results can open up an impeachment inquiry, except maybe this time, the evidence will be real and won’t cost the taxpayers $40M because a few people were butt-hurt.
ReplyDelete4 years of not accepting the outcome of the 2016 election.
Your networks and CNN don’t cover the scandals of the Dems. Only the things they try to spin against Trump.
The American people see that. The media has lost all credibility in so many ways.
The only thing that will hold back impeachment of Biden, is the train wreck of Harris waiting in the wings.
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