Is it too soon to congratulate Virginia??

I believe this was less about racism and more about the nail Mcauliff drove into his own coffin by saying parents should not have any control over what is taught in schools.

Chris Hurst lost his race by being incredibly stupid the night before the election by driving around and taking his opponents signs out of the yards and was stopped by the police for it.

Like it or not, Virginia voted RED.

I'm neither condemning or condoning the use of the middle finger on this thread. I do find it amusing though that the use of specific "ugly" words throw some into a tizzy, wanting to condemn and dismiss the whole thought because if choice of word(s) when you (general) can be just as foul, cruel or hateful using all the "pretty" words.

"Pretty" words with often get overlooked and an automatic pass?
Fuq that.

Well bless your heart, it's what's in the package that counts, not always the way it's presented/wrapped.

I have a bad feeling that we're going to hear a lot about book banning and critical race theory for the next year in Minnesota. It will be very easy for the Virginia governor to ban the teaching of critical race theory on his first day in office because they don't teach it now.

Interesting video on Republicans in the Reagan area vs now and how far right they've moved.

What makes America great is that we are a country of immigrants. As soon as you close the borders, we lose our standing in the world.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymqWuIMcilM

And the quote from Ronald Reagan

www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/syndicated-columnists/article232864812.html

It was stated best in a letter I received not long ago. A man wrote me and said: “You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.” Yes, the torch of Lady Liberty symbolizes our freedom and represents our heritage, the compact with our parents, our grandparents, and our ancestors. It is that lady who gives us our great and special place in the world. For it’s the great life force of each generation of new Americans that guarantees that America’s triumph shall continue unsurpassed into the next century and beyond. Other countries may seek to compete with us. But in one vital area, as a beacon of freedom and opportunity that draws the people of the world, no country on Earth comes close.

This, I believe, is one of the most important sources of America’s greatness. We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength — from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. While other countries cling to the stale past, here in America we breathe life into dreams. We create the future, and the world follows us into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

This, I believe, is one of the most important sources of America’s greatness. We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength — from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. While other countries cling to the stale past, here in America we breathe life into dreams. We create the future, and the world follows us into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

A number of years ago, an American student traveling in Europe took an East German ship across the Baltic Sea. One of the ship’s crew members from East Germany, a man in his 60s, struck up a conversation with the American student. After a while the student asked the man how he had learned such good English. And the man explained that he had once lived in America.

Yes, it is maddening.  There is a group in our district who keep posting small parts of what they say are the curriculum from English and social studies classes.  They provide no context, just things that look inflammatory to anyone who has fallen for the anti-CRT agenda.  They are all about race.  There have been numerous threats towards teachers and staff after a parent went on Fox this summer.  Last week a parent, who is also a police officer in a neighboring town, went to school to "talk" with teachers about the 9th grade English curriculum.  He refused to wear a mask (our school has a mandate) and was escorted out of the building.  All the while, he was yelling and swearing at the teachers and staff--in front of kids. AND his wife is a HS English teacher who apparently has similar views as he does and is making things difficult for the other teachers.  This group also wants any posters taken down that support embracing LGBTQ or equity.  I have seen posts from other districts in the state where they were petitioning to have posters taken down that simply showed several hands of different colors.  It is really ridiculous.  

Those of us who aren't assholes need to be vocal. I was reading about a group of moms who are upset that books about Ruby Bridges are being read to students. They don't want white kids to feel bad about what happened. I read books and we watch a movie about Ruby Bridges. Kids are appalled by how she was treated. They know they aren't responsible for it. I don't think many parents in my district are going to be difficult, but we'll see. 

I did not, I’m not in Virginia - at the time I only had time to do a quick check and she *seemed* passable.

But looking more now this showed up, and I’m back to “what the hell is it with some GOP women and oversized guns?” 🤷🏼‍♀️ So perhaps I do need to read more.




I also don’t believe I said anyone with an R behind their name was racist. I also assume I’m not going to get an answer to my how do I tell the difference question?

Oh good lord.

There are a 1,000 different ways to show your military service that don’t involve holding an assault weapon.

Haven’t we ALL left the house in a dress, jacket and (probably) heels, toting a large gun? To, you know, do a bit of light target practice? If only one could fit it into a purse! 👀

I mean, really, this is such obvious pandering to the second amendment crowd. I am not against guns-although personally I would not want to own one-but I think that changes need to be made.

Yeah, I was thinking about that. How on earth would you get a consensus? It’s an absurd idea.

No, she’s clearly looking to please ammosexuals who think a gun like that is a toy or prop to make someone look cool.

I’ll pass. No respect for that whatsoever.

I don’t know if she was just trying to please certain voters or if this is truly who she is (or More likely both options). Either way I find it disturbing. I’m not her target audience, though.