Herr Trump For Prison

Freedompath comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I want to serve on that JURY! I want to see the evidence up close and personal! Then, put it to rest for the rest of my life!

Diogenes replies on Jun 17, 2018:

… and I totally agree with you.

Herr Trump For Prison

Freedompath comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I want to serve on that JURY! I want to see the evidence up close and personal! Then, put it to rest for the rest of my life!

Diogenes replies on Jun 17, 2018:

You ARE seeing the evidence "up-close and personal". He is running his golf course in Florida as if it is part of the US government, and making a huge profit from that. He does it openly; he does not try to hide it. Apparently- he is entitled to commit any crime he choses.

So Trump states he wants to be a dictator. Big surprise. [yahoo.com]

Our_existence comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Maybe he will end his dictatorship like Hitler

Diogenes replies on Jun 17, 2018:

In his scams and schemes, he cheated people out of their life savings for decades; nobody gave him the lead cure.

Please let this happen soon and take Pence and Sessions and the whole group out too.

Our_existence comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Oh would it be that I wore the shoe

Diogenes replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Nooooo, you would have to disinfect the shoe.

Please let this happen soon and take Pence and Sessions and the whole group out too.

patchoullijulie comments on Jun 16, 2018:

83% of his repulsican subjects still support him. That is one bigly hurdle to overcome. :s

Diogenes replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Yep, he has set up one evil fiefdom

Please support Rob Rogers if you can.

FrayedBear comments on Jun 15, 2018:

Don't the Muslims call it a fatwah?

Diogenes replies on Jun 16, 2018:

I don't care what ANY religion calls anything---- religion gets to be rather trite after a while. It must be trying to be funny-- but it isn't.

Please support Rob Rogers if you can.

Charlene comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Who did he work for? The NYT fired him...What the Fuck!!!!!!?????

Diogenes replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@shockwaverider Yep, correct. It wasn't the Post or Times.

Please support Rob Rogers if you can.

SKH78 comments on Jun 15, 2018:

omg

Diogenes replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Good morning

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

TaraMarshall comments on Mar 17, 2018:

I loved my seminars on Kingian Nonviolence, but the leader of the group thought it was odd an Atheist would get into it. I told him that I had first read Satyagraha when I was 12, and that MLK had gotten most of his ideas from Gandhi. Attributed to Gandhi, when a reporter supposedly asked him ...

Diogenes replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@TaraMarshall Thanks for the info. I have no excuse- I should read more and know more. Although I often watch excellent programs on PBS, WNED Buffalo, I should turn 'the tube' off when there is nothing on- do something with my limited time on this rock.

Has anyone ever been so widely despised?

Freedompath comments on Jun 14, 2018:

...not in our generation’s history, can I remember someone so despised! TRUMP seems not to notice! He is a new kind of ‘dead man’ walking!

Diogenes replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Trump is empty. He has no idea how a decent person would act. He has never read a book in his life- he can't understand why a thinking person would want to.

Has anyone ever been so widely despised?

zeuser comments on Jun 14, 2018:

W was hated. The Clintons were also disliked widely, each in their own way. Let's not forget tricky Dick. This guy, though, breaks those records.

Diogenes replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Certainly, by a few million percent. Look at those empty eyes- there is nothing behind them.

Loss of American Jobs?

kenriley comments on Jun 10, 2018:

If things keep going the way he's taking them, it's going to be a lot worse than job loss

Diogenes replies on Jun 12, 2018:

I repeat myself. The stock market is booming. The greed monsters are happy 'forever'- like in 1929. In the summer of 1929 the stock market was being played; stocks were being bought on margin; too rich still wasn't rich enough. The song, Happy Days are Here Again, came out just about the time that the worst financial crash in history started. Trump has had four or five 'successful' bankruptcies, where Trump walked away with the money and the investors got screwed. Will it be worse this time?

Loss of American Jobs?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Of course it will. Just found out also that Trump pulled out of the G7 "because he didn't want to appear weak." Too bad his daddy didn't pull out.

Diogenes replies on Jun 12, 2018:

... and spill it on a rock someplace.

"Sorry, Donald, but until you behave, you DON'T get to sit at the grownups table."

KKGator comments on Jun 9, 2018:

How they're all managing not to just tell him off is baffling to me.

Diogenes replies on Jun 10, 2018:

Such self control!

"Sorry, Donald, but until you behave, you DON'T get to sit at the grownups table."

yogafan108 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I'm not sure which world leader said this, but one of them stated that talking to Donald Trump was like talking to a toddler. Sounds about right.

Diogenes replies on Jun 10, 2018:

The person who said that must know some dumb "toddlers".

"Sorry, Donald, but until you behave, you DON'T get to sit at the grownups table."

FrayedBear comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Donald however is not the only one with folded arms body language.

Diogenes replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@Shapoklyak "Sitting". Well supporting that fat ass would be hard on the feet.

Let us not forget who's father was part of this clan.

wordywalt comments on Jun 8, 2018:

They might be superior to a dung beetle, but not to any human beings.

Diogenes replies on Jun 9, 2018:

It's a debatable point whether they would be smarter than a dung beetle. These insects are doing what Nature programed them to do. A crow is an ultra smart bird; they can open catches, etc, yet they eat stinking, rotting carrion from the road. That crowd doesn't look smarter than either comparison.

Looks like Melania is easing toward the door.

lookinhard comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Please start one.I am definitely in.The man is an acne scar on the face of this world.Now,he wants to let Russia back into G7/G8.A bad man to say the least.RUN AWAY,MELANIA WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

"While you can"---- have fear; he is setting up a dictatorship- for the whole world.

Looks like Melania is easing toward the door.

Lukian comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I'll wager on that. However, I also bet in the past that W Bush would be the first president to go to prison (after office) for war crimes.

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Molly Ivins was a Texas journalist, she called him "Shrub". Johns Hopkins University said Shrub murdered over 600,000 in Iraq----- then the university committed the biggest crime of all- they retracted the statement.

Looks like Melania is easing toward the door.

Wurlitzer comments on Jun 8, 2018:

There must be... 50 ways to leave das führer. Goosewalk out the back, jack. Fake a news plan, man

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Yep!

Looks like Melania is easing toward the door.

wordywalt comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I would love to see her divorce him. Any action by anyone which would lead anyone to renounce Trump I will applaud.

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Yep.

Looks like Melania is easing toward the door.

Freedompath comments on Jun 8, 2018:

That is a good bet...but she might just hold on because she would need to leave the country, otherwise, the media would never give her a moment’s peace! And, another thought is...she could have some emotional insecurities...she just does not seem to have a strong personality! She might love the ...

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Yes, agree with that also.

Problem is, he's not telling it like it is and draining any swamp because he doesn't KNOW a fucking ...

Freedompath comments on Jun 7, 2018:

He has shaken things up alright...wait until we see the explosions! This outcome want be normal or anything close to ‘a norm!’ This ‘dude,’ IS making history...side by side with Hitter! And trump still holds ‘power!’

Diogenes replies on Jun 8, 2018:

He has his dictatorship all in place. He may be the world's foremost moron- but the world wants to pay attention and FEAR him.

When the truth is a mere nuisance to deal with!

zeuser comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Doesn't annoy them. Sets em off, and pretty soon it's about Kenyan Obama and Hillary running a child prostitute operation out of the basement of a pizza place. These people are lost.

Diogenes replies on Jun 3, 2018:

Yessss--- and they are going to start an ice cream parlour on the sun. Totally delusional!

BREAKING: "We have to believe that at some point, common sense will prevail.

Frctnal comments on May 31, 2018:

No chance that Canada will switch leaders with us, right?

Diogenes replies on May 31, 2018:

Trudeau is bad enough- but your lune is definitely world class-----nooooo one is more loopy. No thanks!

I am so ANGRY right now! I teach at a public university, and tonight was going to attend a major ...

AnandaKhan comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Don't get so easily offended by some harmless prayer before an event. The world has more worse and important things for your attention and energy to give. People are deluded that they want to pray for their solace, but you will be deluded to want they will give up their comfort.

Diogenes replies on May 15, 2018:

@AnandaKhan ... and "good hearted people" don't have to have the false illusion of going to La-la-land to be good. Don't do evil in this world; no secret! Lies may be more interesting than truth, because reality actually is boring (you are right). For an example, my IQ is probably a bit over 100- absolutely no match for Trump's 156- but like these religious oracles, Trump's lies become boring- time after time, ad infanitum. How SHOCKING it would be if Trump told the boring truth; how shocking it would be if these religious text, whether Hindi, Christian, or anything else, said, "This earth came about, approx. four billion years ago; and we have no knowledge about 'how' or 'why'." And I don't have the time or proclivity to chastise religion either.

I am so ANGRY right now! I teach at a public university, and tonight was going to attend a major ...

AnandaKhan comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Don't get so easily offended by some harmless prayer before an event. The world has more worse and important things for your attention and energy to give. People are deluded that they want to pray for their solace, but you will be deluded to want they will give up their comfort.

Diogenes replies on May 14, 2018:

@citronella All gods are based on some human's imagination- and all religions are nothing more than a pack of lies. One of the 'newer' ones, with a history of less than two centuries, the Mormons, was founded by the huckster, good ol' Joe Smith. He left the east for Utah before he was to be jailed.

I am so ANGRY right now! I teach at a public university, and tonight was going to attend a major ...

AnandaKhan comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Don't get so easily offended by some harmless prayer before an event. The world has more worse and important things for your attention and energy to give. People are deluded that they want to pray for their solace, but you will be deluded to want they will give up their comfort.

Diogenes replies on May 13, 2018:

Why should anyone have to comply with stupidity?

What does one do when their life is shit?

birdingnut comments on May 13, 2018:

Read a great book. Watch a funny Netflix show Talk a long early morning walk outside Head for the beach Take CBD oil, said to banish depression and even cure seizures and other problems eat fish take 5-htp, drink cho-wa tea, put a few drops of iodine in water, take magnesium, ...

Diogenes replies on May 13, 2018:

@birdingnut Again- there is a much simpler 'agenda', use food, that Nature endowed us with, and heal whatever ails us. Next- "try, try and try again"! Ya, sure; even the village idiot should know when it is time to quit. Thanks, for the non-informational, information.

What does one do when their life is shit?

birdingnut comments on May 13, 2018:

Read a great book. Watch a funny Netflix show Talk a long early morning walk outside Head for the beach Take CBD oil, said to banish depression and even cure seizures and other problems eat fish take 5-htp, drink cho-wa tea, put a few drops of iodine in water, take magnesium, ...

Diogenes replies on May 13, 2018:

First, of all, I don't know if a "few drops of iodine" are poisonous or not, and uneducated as I am, I don't know what some of these other concoctions are either. I have to admit though, I am living the 'half existence'- and if that isn't bad enough, doing it at half speed. There are days that are up and there are days that are down- VERY DOWN- where I realize that survival, for the sake of survival, is not worth the effort. I found your post interesting, and I agree with most of it, especially the first four entries. Want to be happy; find something to laugh at- even if it is Netflix. Walk in a quiet area, where the body is in motion, but all the cacophony of abuse and absurdity is removed too. It isn't from lack of trying on my part. I know what to do------- now I would like some positive results. People who 'enjoy' moaning and groaning do not have my empathy. Too lazy to get off their asses! They have made their choices. By contrast, some people who have serious conditions (I wish I had a magic wand and could fix their injuries) are living every day as if it was a joyous day and are happy to be alive. I truly admire such people.

I try to watch some speeches and his press appearances just to be informed, but I honestly can’t ...

Diogenes comments on May 12, 2018:

Your comment, "substance over style": Donald James has neither. There is this billionaire, stolen billions, living and acting the two bit lifestyle.

Diogenes replies on May 13, 2018:

@DinnerandaMovie Yes, okay.

Trump's move last week to establish a new faith-based initiative within the White House is ...

Freedompath comments on May 5, 2018:

We must stand up and protest this pandering to the Christian Right! A great many people would be against this, even if they were Christians. Everyone has a right to be part of their own country, regardless of their religion. Trump is truely evil!

Diogenes replies on May 6, 2018:

In Canada it is pandering to all the religious minorities. Wearing of hats is not allowed in Parliament. For example, I, being agnostic, could not wear a peaked cap with a great big "A" on the front of it- and I would not be allowed in. PERIOD. If on the other hand a persona Sikh, or some other group, that worships the Great Watermelon God In The Sky----- that group have their so-called "rights", and they can wear "their hats" in Parliament.

Trump's move last week to establish a new faith-based initiative within the White House is ...

kmdskit3 comments on May 5, 2018:

Yep, a front to help impose their xtian version of sharia law.

Diogenes replies on May 6, 2018:

@kmdskit3 So you so unwisely think Canada is so great? In Ontario you had better get ready to RESPECT the pervert agenda, and young children are already being indoctrinated in school. I strongly agree with "sex education", but teaching children the perversions before they are taught anything else is damned sick.----- from a Canadian. At least in Europe there is some reality and balance, whether a person likes this or not

I worked for him for many years - built Trump Tower - exec.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Can you get a former fellow worker, or 2 or 300, or perhaps all of them, to contribute tidbits leading to a bomb-sized reveal?

Diogenes replies on May 4, 2018:

@nobullshithere Good morning. No doubt you are ticked off with my inability to evaluate a situation. NOT sucking up (don't do that), but VERY glad to see you on here. The WORLD counts on someone that will demolish Trump.

Yesterday, a military plane crashed near Savannah, GA.

Sairavana comments on May 3, 2018:

If he goes, we are stuck with Pence, a smarter, colder evil than hair twitler will ever be.

Diogenes replies on May 4, 2018:

YES, for sure.

I don't think it's as much of a labyrinth as shown, there should be a straighter line ...

kmdskit3 comments on May 3, 2018:

Yeah you know it's bad when his lawyer needs a lawyer.

Diogenes replies on May 4, 2018:

Ya, right on.

 »Stormy Daniels Edges Out Trump for Nobel Peace Prize ». Andy Borowitz.

Coldo comments on May 3, 2018:

She Had An Advantage!

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2018:

Come on, get with it; those look a little small for Trumps guts.

I worked for him for many years - built Trump Tower - exec.

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Is Trump really as morally bankrupt and sociopathic as he seems?

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2018:

@nobullshithere Trump has no respect for anyone, but he is in love- with himself.

I worked for him for many years - built Trump Tower - exec.

Diogenes comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Hi, it seems that I made "another" mistake- and need to learn to read. I still wonder how you would work for such a thief, knowing you were part of the mechanism that enabled the thieving process.

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2018:

@nobullshithere Let's try again; my message this morning did not send; maybe I am blocked- if so...! If you are offended- then you would not like to be me- because I judge "me" with no mercy. It does tend to get depressing after a while. I have made so very many bad choices in life. I haven't got the quote handy, "What if all the war-mongers declared war, and nobody showed up?" A thought: what if Trump decided to create another building scam, and nobody showed up? Would he shovel the weakened cement, with his red tie dragging in it himself?

I worked for him for many years - built Trump Tower - exec.

RavenCT comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I can only feel terrible for what you must have experienced. I'm sure more folks will be along soon.

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2018:

Sounds like she hasn't got the depth of character to feel shame for being part of Commander in Thief's criminal acts. Not paying for work that was done and regularly sticking it to investors is nothing to be proud of.

I try not to judge people.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2018:

His words/tweets have already been used against him in federal filings, etc etc. You are not alone!

Diogenes replies on Apr 28, 2018:

He is openly breaking US law. He is openly conducting business at Mar a Lago as if it was part of the US Government. Forget the costs of Camp David. He is doing this openly! He is twittering and tweeting, like he is a slow learning seven-year old.

Ben Carson's HUD Is Brutalizing Low Income Americans [youtube.com]

Freedompath comments on Apr 27, 2018:

The rich and privileged will always look out for the less fortunate! NOT!

Diogenes replies on Apr 28, 2018:

Yep.

Ben Carson's HUD Is Brutalizing Low Income Americans [youtube.com]

Charlene comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Another out of the ghetto and fuck "Them" kinda asshole..

Diogenes replies on Apr 28, 2018:

Isn't it just unbelievable?

Looks like MACRON, is on the opposite side of trump!! We really aren't alone, after all!

Norie comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Can’t wait to hear what Trump has to say about his new best friend now! No more kisses?

Diogenes replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Trump's "friends", don't remain his friends very long.

Looks like MACRON, is on the opposite side of trump!! We really aren't alone, after all!

silverotter11 comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Macron is playing trump like a circus bear. All Macron needs is a whip and a circus tent - nice performance sir. hahahahahaha

Diogenes replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Macron should be more 'benevolent', instead of playing with the village fool like that. LOL

What did you think of the Comey interview?

PeppermintDreads comments on Apr 16, 2018:

It was good. He was fairly diplomatic until the end of the interview.

Diogenes replies on Apr 16, 2018:

Even though I am in Canada, I wanted to see this. I get about seven stations from Buffalo, but I couldn't find it.

My mother died last evening of cancer. Though we were estranged to some degree I am terribly sad ?

MsHoliday comments on Apr 13, 2018:

My condolences to you and your family. No matter what type of relationship we have with our parents they are missed when they die.

Diogenes replies on Apr 14, 2018:

What you said is NOT true. Maybe this applies to your particular situation, but I am sure that it does not apply to everyone. I went to school in Wallaceburg. My father "stopped his clock" with a shotgun, my first year in high school. And my old mother, had talent; she could start an argument with anyone: Mahatma Gandy or the fictional JC. either. That was her "joy" in life. If Nature has provided a second life, I never want to meet either of them again.

The man's a horror show.

Charlene comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Yup!

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

...and when Trump gets jailed or impeached, or whatever happens to him, I'll bet that the speed of Melania's departure will cause her boots to smoke.

The man's a horror show.

Winkman1972 comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Yes Tonald Dump is a trainwreck. President Mike Pence is a scary thought too.

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

With Pence talking to the spook in the ceiling, "scary" is an understatement.

Well this explains everything..

AntaresRose comments on Apr 1, 2018:

That is about right. No college degree for 45. All lies.

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@BettyColeman I'm sure children tell lots of tall tales- but Trump is a master at his craft- the only time he tells the truth is when he makes a 'misteak'- because along with his 'truth problem', he can't spell either.

I'm dying! LMFAO :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Freedompath comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Trump can even screw up Easter! The bunny did not make him more fitting on a stage for Easter...in fact he had already screwed up the day, with his threatening tweets!

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@Livinlife I don't know if he is into "fucking"- he is probably of a different persuasion; he sure as hell likes having his ass kissed by all those white dudes.

He has no clue, good xian that he is.

LeighShelton comments on Apr 1, 2018:

What a bungling buffoon. forget the first monkey in space. there is one in the Whitehouse.

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@LeighShelton LOL

Welcome. Come on in and join the fight.

Diogenes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Hey, you stop that. Trump has ONE black guy that doesn't have enough guts or shame in his miserable body to not suck up to Trump. It's like watching the Laurence Welk show, where the black tap dancer comes on; there are no SUPER black orchestra performers. God damned disgusting!

Diogenes replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@BettyColeman I should have written my point out a little better- because THAT was my point. Winton Marsalis (sp) is one of the absolute, very best musicians- NOT 'a token' whether it is in politics, like Ben Carson, or whether it is in music.

He has no clue, good xian that he is.

LeighShelton comments on Apr 1, 2018:

What a bungling buffoon. forget the first monkey in space. there is one in the Whitehouse.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

You compare Donald James to a monkey--- what gives you the right to insult "monkeys"?

He has no clue, good xian that he is.

Freedompath comments on Apr 1, 2018:

My HOPE is that there is no...RESURRECTION, where trump is concerned! The Jesus story might have something decent behind it somewhere!

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

WHICH Jeezuz story? These fairytales go back centuries? Which untruth are you talking about?

Welcome. Come on in and join the fight.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Awww, you fell short, you missed the lobotomized rich white women. That is the only reason I can think of for a woman to be a Republican.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Correct, but 'anybody', of either gender, with a brain, would not vote for this brainless clown. But for a nanosecond, do not think that he is VERY dangerous. Hitler was a corporal in the WW1.

Welcome. Come on in and join the fight.

Freedompath comments on Apr 1, 2018:

But, they all have the same exact, limited common sense problem!

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Yesss

I mIss andy rooney do you?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2018:

We need more journalists like Andy Rooney, and far fewer "anchors" that sell the pap their fan base demands.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

YESSSSS

I mIss andy rooney do you?

silverotter11 comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I wonder what HL Mencken would be twitting about trump, the gop, etc.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Mencken would probably be startled by the truth of his own words, and think, "This is not your average 'moron'- this one is professional grade."

Well this explains everything..

AntaresRose comments on Apr 1, 2018:

That is about right. No college degree for 45. All lies.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Well didn't he even graduate from kindergarten- with top marks, of course?

A kisser!

RavenCT comments on Mar 29, 2018:

So Lying. I'd say upwards of 280 lbs.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

But the 236 was just the amount hanging over his belt.

Spiritual but not religious

GlyndonD comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Well, you're halfway there, at least.

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

"Halfway there" to 'no where'- is still no where.

Well this explains a whole lot!

HeathenFarmer comments on Apr 1, 2018:

And here I thought this is what "t" stood for:

Diogenes replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Now that I am 110- that picture made me think of sex again.

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

d_day comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I still like Cheeto Pendejo better.

Diogenes replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@silverotter11 And then there's the "fucking" part- that too is false- you know he does everything with his mouth only.

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

d_day comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I still like Cheeto Pendejo better.

Diogenes replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@silverotter11 You can't call Trump a moron- he would have to UPGRADE his IQ to become a moron.

A kisser!

AntaresRose comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Yes, Dotor Ass Kisser. 45 can't be 6 foot 3. I am going to have to fact check that. As far as weight, he is a balloon. You see it in golf clothes. Amazing what a suit will hide. All that fat makes your heart work harder. If a man is suppose to weigh 150 pounds and weighs 600 pounds, his heart is ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 31, 2018:

Wonder which is "greater" his height measurement or his waist measurement.

A kisser!

Diogenes comments on Mar 30, 2018:

He must be talking about the weight that's hanging over Trump's belt.

Diogenes replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@CGDEvermond That too.LOL

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I still prefer to use Don the Con.

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2018:

I seem to have made a BIG mistake in an earlier reply you (I should take reading lessons)- so for the record- my very sincere apology. And yes, Trump has been doing the "con" for a long time, going all the way back to his five 'successful' bankruptcies, where the investors lost all their money- but he walked away with the cash.

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I plan on referring to him as President Spanky from this point forward.

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2018:

Is that about a kid's comedy- or about "Trumpf" dropping his drawers and 'getting the magazine'?

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

d_day comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I still like Cheeto Pendejo better.

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2018:

Excuse my ignorance; the "Cheeto" I get; what is "Pendjo"? I assume it is Española.

Spanky What does everyone think of trump's new nickname?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I still prefer to use Don the Con.

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2018:

I can see why you have no other replies, other than this one.

St Don the Con

phxbillcee comments on Mar 25, 2018:

If you're familiar with the history of many of the popes, not that surprising, really!

Diogenes replies on Mar 25, 2018:

I got a laugh out of the woman in the chair with the sign about "guns making a person a bigger dick." Yup, it is certain that a gun lover, is also a nutter.

Fear of hell.

VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 5, 2018:

You are not alone. If you live in the U.S., then you are constantly bombarded with religious imagery, symbols, metaphors --- presidents saying *God Bless America*, the bible being used in courts and when swearing in leadership, *"In God We Trust"* on money, and so on. Approximately 58% of U.S. ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 21, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes Carter and his wife, "Rosalind" (?) have more to them that religion. They dropped out of the Southern Baptist and he is involved with Habitat for Humanity. They walk the walk as decent human beings.--- Have a good day.

Fear of hell.

VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 5, 2018:

You are not alone. If you live in the U.S., then you are constantly bombarded with religious imagery, symbols, metaphors --- presidents saying *God Bless America*, the bible being used in courts and when swearing in leadership, *"In God We Trust"* on money, and so on. Approximately 58% of U.S. ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 21, 2018:

US presidents may do the "God bless-bit", but in must European countries pulling such buffoonish nonsense would probably get them laughed off the stage.

Making You Pay for Porn: Does Rhode Island Want to Impose Morality or Cash In? - TheHumanist.com

Crimson67 comments on Mar 18, 2018:

I think the government charging a person to view anything is unacceptable. However the online site should be able to charge whatever they want for you to view their content. It is my job as a parent to block content inappropriate for my child and I do. My son's phone and laptop have parental ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2018:

Crimson- YOU are right on the mark. I know the "truth" is forbidden. Tell your kids that the dinosaurs were around for a few hundred million years with one obvious sexual "orientation", whatever the "orientation" means, and they did quite well. It is more important to "explain" than to "enforce"- even when you are right. Hell yes, this is a VERY sick world.

Rex Tillerson Rex Tillerson: I Hope Trump Finds Out He’s Impeached on Twitter Andy ...

NatureWalk comments on Mar 18, 2018:

Andy Borowitz does satire. He is making up a scenario that is PERFECT! It WOULD serve Trump right to get the same treatment, and humiliation, he dishes out!

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2018:

Ya, like Andy's satire too. Just excellent introspective. But remember Trump is not funny, even though he has a pin prick for a brain. He is setting up a dictatorship, and he is well on his way to obtaining it. Brainless Corporal Hitler made German generals shake in their boots from fear in the Second World War. And just look at the list of staff that Trump has on his list for dismissal.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

SKH78 comments on Mar 13, 2018:

Some religious people are arrogant and mean. Other believers are kindhearted, smart and show Moral Courage. Some atheists are jerks and others are virtuous people. I am a non-believer, but I have a few friends who believe in god(s) and regularly go to church, synagogue, mosque, etc. I don't ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2018:

Susan, very well said- you are my "hero".

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

TaraMarshall comments on Mar 17, 2018:

I loved my seminars on Kingian Nonviolence, but the leader of the group thought it was odd an Atheist would get into it. I told him that I had first read Satyagraha when I was 12, and that MLK had gotten most of his ideas from Gandhi. Attributed to Gandhi, when a reporter supposedly asked him ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2018:

I am NOT an atheist- I refuse to comment on the belief "or disbelief" of something so foolish as an egoistic god. I believe it is Manitou who is the god of the Hurons, but from what I understand, that is a respect of all of Nature. But going back millennia peoples have understood that what they didn't like for themselves; they shouldn't do to others. And even though it is strange, at times, even other residents of this rock have shown compassion; there is a film of a gorilla picking up a child that fell into its compound. It is probably the human beastie that is the most violent of all.

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It may have to do with your brainwave state. At night you are likely in a relaxed alpha brainwave state, where insights are more prevalent. Write it down as soon as the idea comes to you. If you're lying in bed, keep a notebook and pen (or tablet) on your nightstand next to you. During the day, you ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 12, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes Well in the northern provinces, the Christian Reformed Church is present, and they are on the weird side. In the south, the former Catholic area, they probably tell the best jokes about religion. My former true-love was from Limburg, and we never thought about talking about religion. Be aware; drugs are a serious problem; the mayor of Heerlen was murdered by the drug dealers. But one thing, sex is more natural- but that still means "monogamous" for most people. It is not a world where there is the hypocrisy of Donald Trump.

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It may have to do with your brainwave state. At night you are likely in a relaxed alpha brainwave state, where insights are more prevalent. Write it down as soon as the idea comes to you. If you're lying in bed, keep a notebook and pen (or tablet) on your nightstand next to you. During the day, you ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 12, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes Okay, got me. I thought I might get a response from Gert too. I am sure Gert has a good sense of humour like other Dutch.----Talking more about Dutch things, I was at Kingston NY, long ago, and there was a very old cemetery there, dating back to New Holland. One of the gravestones said in Dutch,"Here lies the body of ..." and it had a scull and cross bones on it. Spooky! Looked like something out of a movie set.

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It may have to do with your brainwave state. At night you are likely in a relaxed alpha brainwave state, where insights are more prevalent. Write it down as soon as the idea comes to you. If you're lying in bed, keep a notebook and pen (or tablet) on your nightstand next to you. During the day, you ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes All people out of Nederland are crazy--- but probably more stable than most North Americans.

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

AviatorJim comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Perhaps you should be come a disciple of Siri? If you ask her to remember something for you she will, and she possesses the Knowledge of the Ages. and Google.

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@Gert Have you ever heard of "Didi's Babblebox", a quiz, uit Nederland. It was fun.She and her quiz are gone; wish I could find them again. One night, I wrote "Paris" and they waited till I wrote "Parijs"- but we know all Dutchmen are crazy, en vrouwen ook. Tot ziens

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

ashley44 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

How old are you?

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2018:

"Gert" hoi. Since I said I have never heard of a Nederlander named "Gert", I have seen another named Gert. Oke. Been a while since I talked with you. It is my hope, alles is heerlijk.

Did anyone else's state put the flags at half mast for Billy Graham?

resserts comments on Mar 3, 2018:

I don't understand why Billy Graham gets so much recognition. Even if anyone is religious and liked him, what made Graham stand out more than any other preacher? I've seen very little about how he helped people or promoted peace and harmony to an extraordinary degree. The elevated honor people ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 5, 2018:

Agreed! He promoted as much religious stupidity as possible. He dumbed down the ignorant even farther than they already were with his,"Gaaauuud", "The Bible says...", "Jeezuz says..." How vulgar can it get? The 'book of lies' is full of dull-witted verbiage, and the fictitious Jeeezuz never said anything- because he never existed. But there are people in this world who are doing decent things, even risking their lives while doing them- and they may never be recognized- that takes a con-artist.

Has anyone else attempted university in their 30's+ (after years out of school)?

ReadyforaChange comments on Feb 27, 2018:

I went back for my (online) Bachelor's in 2014 at the age of fifty-two, was on the Dean's list every semester and LOVED IT! I graduated in August 2017 and started Grad school the same month. I am in my second semester (also online) and making straight A's. Do it...you will never regret it!!

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

I wish you ONLY the very best. Maybe online is a better way. I've taken credits and many various courses. One credit was English Authors. I thought it was a weight lifting course. Read them? I couldn't even lift that much! LOL. "never regret it", well I do deeply regret all the work that never accomplished a thing. This still does not mean that I am unhappy with your success though.

Did anyone else's state put the flags at half mast for Billy Graham?

TheMiddleWay comments on Mar 3, 2018:

The United States Flag Code mentions the use of our flag for honoring leading citizens both here and abroad. For example Nelson Mandela in 2013, Pope John Paul II in 2005, King Hussein of Jordan in 1999, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

... and what has that got to do with a con-artist like Graham? Will Trump be honoured after he completes his fifth bankruptcy, that of the US government?

Did anyone else's state put the flags at half mast for Billy Graham?

ReadyforaChange comments on Mar 3, 2018:

He lived and died right up the road from me...people worshipped him and it makes me physically ill. I think he was a bigot and one of the biggest scam artists of all time.

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

I must agree about the 'Reverend' Graham. That Gaaauud shit was too moronic to be funny.

Photographs by skado

njoy_life_2 comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Wow, love these in b/w, good call.!

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

@skado Loved your black and white. I developed and printed many decades ago. Wish I had been more capable.

Is it just me or does others find it undignified for our VP Mike Pence, who said that he 'ignored ...

Davesnothere comments on Feb 15, 2018:

NO Pence fan here BUT Kim Jon Uns Sister is the head of Propaganda in North Korea, any and every Photo op with her will be used by her ONLY as The Leader sees fit. Do Anything with that particular woman is to feed their propagana machine.

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

I do not support Kim Jong Un- but there is something to think about. If Viet Nam had had nuclear weapons, and delivery, the French wouldn't have been there, followed by the American 'liberators'. They wouldn't have had to be treated to the horror of napalm, the slow deaths and birth defects of Agent Orange----or the thrill of having mega tons of explosives dropped on them.----Now there is the question of which is crazier, Trump or Mr. Kim Jong Un?

Hi, I think most who know me on her know my story.

AustinSkepticus comments on Feb 14, 2018:

Congrats! I weighed 80ibs more than I do now a year ago but I took control and I'm on my way to my goal.

Diogenes replies on Mar 4, 2018:

@twshield Hi, I get a laugh ever time I see the advertisement for that exercise machine, probably costs $4,000, "and if a person just uses it for 14 minutes per day, magic will happen". (Ya, sure) If I bought it, I would probably use it wrong; instead of 14 minutes, 13 or 15 minutes. LOL. BIG congrats on your cutting down. At first it is a HUGE amount of effort, don't let anyone lie to you- but the rewards in the end are also HUGE. But normal activity after awhile, just becomes "normal". My uncle had his leg amputated because of diabetes- and this was caused by his lifestyle. When I don't opiate myself with food, I feel restless, like I want to run around the block 50 times- the way I 'want' to feel- a much better feeling than being a bear that gorges itself then hibernates for a large portion of the winter.----Yes, and also remember there is a bit of loneliness when you step out of the fat crowd; you may have to find different acquaintances that value a positive lifestyle.---Hope I don't sound like a preacher. LOL God-dude doesn't want me on his side.

Hi, I think most who know me on her know my story.

AustinSkepticus comments on Feb 14, 2018:

Congrats! I weighed 80ibs more than I do now a year ago but I took control and I'm on my way to my goal.

Diogenes replies on Mar 3, 2018:

@twshield I just read a news article in the paper a few days ago about all the western world being 'fat or gross'. It centered in on Britain, where it said by the age of 40 75% of Brits would be overweight- most of it caused by binge-drinking. Most of my life I have been active, but I 'decided' to get fat, and make a fool of myself, a few years back. I put the disgusting photo on my bathroom mirror. I have lost 46 pounds since then. I am NO hero; it came off slowly. I did NOT concentrate on being on a "diet". Everybody is on a diet, for what; they don't intend to lose anything! Be ULTRA VICIOUS WITH YOURSELF- enjoy health; enjoy your food. (I am a quasi-vegetarian; I eat some fish) I eat lots of veggies, barely cooked, they taste fantastic and have texture; I eat the correct amount of food; I never starve myself. Be with people who are exercising and are talking about interesting things: hiking, going to an art gallery, whatever. This does not mean that having a working knowledge about nutrition is not important.------I hope that what I said encourages someone who takes some aspects of life seriously.

How do you cope with an extreme crisis?

RobAnybody comments on Feb 26, 2018:

Rum and dancing. Quite seriously. On those occasions when I've faced a genuine crisis (the Monash shooting is probably the worst) I've got through and then gone dancing and drinking.

Diogenes replies on Feb 27, 2018:

@RobAnybody St. Paddy's is coming up- I have thought about going out to the Irish club. They will have set dancing, maybe some live-from-Ireland GAA football, hurling, and some fresh Guinness, 'of course'. (I have no intention of being so 'pure' I can't stand myself). One thing they won't have is a bunch of clowns, too drunk to talk, dressed in green, made in China. Honestly, AH get tossed.

How do you cope with an extreme crisis?

RobAnybody comments on Feb 26, 2018:

Rum and dancing. Quite seriously. On those occasions when I've faced a genuine crisis (the Monash shooting is probably the worst) I've got through and then gone dancing and drinking.

Diogenes replies on Feb 26, 2018:

@RobAnybody I got tired of being a falling-down drunk decades ago, when I grew up. I like to 'enjoy my pint'- rather than drink so much that I could swim in it- that has to be a very weird concept. Certainly isn't my "extension of good cheer". I went into the pub late last night, for one, and there was one of the bar flies who had been there since about 13:00. Interesting? Not.

How do you cope with an extreme crisis?

ChrisR comments on Feb 26, 2018:

Depends what the crisis is ... I tend to do a lot of research about how the possible scenarios are likely to play out and then that helps me put everything in perspective and to rationalise the potential options, good and bad.

Diogenes replies on Feb 26, 2018:

Yes, being pragmatic does work in some situations.

How do you cope with an extreme crisis?

HeathenFarmer comments on Feb 26, 2018:

I just reach down within myself and pull out the strength I need to deal with the crisis. I am a person that reacts to problems and crisis very different from most I suspect; I am at my best in the worst of situations. In contrast easy times make me lazy and complacent.

Diogenes replies on Feb 26, 2018:

Yes, agree with your last sentence; every time a person defeats a crisis it makes them stronger- but then we get to another point, if life is just a matter of trying to stay afloat, where a person doesn't actually live a life, but is in a position of survival for the sake of survival, is it worth the effort? Even a fool should know when it is time to quit.

How do you cope with an extreme crisis?

RobAnybody comments on Feb 26, 2018:

Rum and dancing. Quite seriously. On those occasions when I've faced a genuine crisis (the Monash shooting is probably the worst) I've got through and then gone dancing and drinking.

Diogenes replies on Feb 26, 2018:

Rob- I find that when I am at the dead bottom, that having a couple of pints and depressive thinking actually works- getting falling-down drunk, on the other hand, just adds more to the depression. I say I take my Prozac in liquid form.

Do you consider yourself a humanist?

radar54 comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Humanism is a beautiful philosophy and way of living.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

Certainly beats many other philosophies.

Do you consider yourself a humanist?

Shellbell comments on Feb 24, 2018:

From the American Humanist Association: Humanism is a progressive lifestance that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful, ethical lives capable of adding to the greater good of humanity. So, yes.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

Thanks for the edification; I must admit, I must wake up.

How should Jediism be considered in terms of religion/spirituality?

Junoid comments on Feb 25, 2018:

I don't bother with these questions about what it is or isn't. I'm Agnostic so I can be fine not knowing.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

Me too, agnostic, but I haven't figured out atheists either- why deny something that was never there in the first place, like man made gods? There may be a cognitive entity behind Nature but it has never come forward and revealed anything.

Is there any point in arguing with people who do not value truth or evidence?

PaganMomma comments on Feb 24, 2018:

No, it’s a waste of time. I would rather do something productive.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

So few words, but yes, you have nailed it.