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I hope this election will be a blue blowout

USA needs to to happen

If this doesn’t happen we are doomed

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So true. We need to vote & elect Kamala Harris.

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And if it does happen, life is going to be so much better for everyone in our country, as well as for our international allies.

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I'm an American-born Canadian living one hour from the border, and I approve this message.

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Trump has been obsessed over the ACA. I am hopeful DJT will lose this election & there are enough of us who vote to elect Kamala Harris this coming Tuesday. Trump is a racist & hates the ACA for the simple reason it was President Obama who gave us the ACA.

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Also, he’s aggravated that people call it “Obama” Care. He’s yearning for a “Trump” care.

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"Trump" care = caring for himself. That's all he can do.

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CNN Reported Yesterday that DJT is over $2,000,000,000 in Debt.... This includes his Legal Bills, Legal Fines, and his "LifeStyle"... DJT sees this Election as a Personal Existential Crisis.... Now Melania is trying to raise her own $$$... DJT is in Crisis, and continues to Melt-Down... I hope that the Rest Of Us don't suffer because of DJT's Bad Karma... Pay Attention To The 'DJT' Stock Price...

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Yes that too. Trump has “A concept of a plan for healthcare!”

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Basically, plagiarism and stamping his name on it and saying "see what i came up with?"

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That concept of a plan is coming out in two weeks. Right?

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Along with his taxes and everything else.

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Yes, and a full report on his health. A psychological evaluation would be good too.

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We need to start calling Medicare LBJcare. LBJ did a great job getting Medicare passed.

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His family is yearning for Trump care as well.

https://youtu.be/wiyGScJ7iWQ

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He is obsessed with the ACA as it was Obama who enacted it. Anything Obama did is awful, not only a democrat but a black man.

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And better looking and with cuter kids.

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Because Trump has always been jealous of President Obama and his success in WH over eight years!

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A mountain of lies should not be the basis for a presidential campaign. But here we are. While Donnie worries me to death, it's the YUGE amount of the populous that buys into it that truly worries me. Please all you sane Americans, get out and vote for Harris/Walz.

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There are long lines everywhere there is early voting. The larger the turnout, the more likely a Democratic win. I believe it will be a blue tsunami!

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That first sentence doesn’t make sense at all. There’s a word to missing, maybe try a healthy nation cannot exist without a healthy media? Is that what you were going for?

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I understood it! Believe most of us did!

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"A healthy society." OK? Problem fixed.

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And I’m speaking in a microphone with the TV on, so I don’t edit. I am hand disabled.

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Give it a rest. We know what she meant.

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Is that ALL you got out of this dispatch? Please read my comments below.

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CLASS! Face forward!

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🤪🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 idiot

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It's not necessary to type that word and I ask that you stop attacking others. Some of us check and recheck our words before sending them out and wish Mary would do the same. Others have suggested this before and this is the first time I've joined that chorus. This is a forum of support and not discouragement.

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Perhaps the Greek Chorus should consider showing some grace and understanding. Perhaps the Greek Chorus should educate themselves about CPSTD and show some empathy. If grammatical errors and typos are ALL you got from this dispatch, then my concepts of support and discouragement have been wrong for 54 years.

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What you write at the beginning of a message sets a tone. Believe it or not, the way we write reflects on the message we're trying to convey, particularly one with significance.

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Corinne, I just want you to know that I am with you 100%. I also had problems with that sentence. Neither of us is stupid.

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I think most of Mary's readers get her point. The content of her brilliant writing is what counts.....a missing word here and there.....so !

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Ya, considering who her uncle is she is under a lot of stress.

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And who anyway.

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Yes, I assume she means a healthy society or a healthy nation, or something along those lines. No biggie, though.

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I respectfully disagree, Robyn. It is a biggie. Proofreading is really not hard, and not giving it proper attention distracts from the argument wants to make. Don’t get me wrong, I like and respect Mary’s excellent posts. Lately, however, I’ve noticed more typos than usual. They seem to have increased since the convention and Mary’s bout with illness, plus the stress many of us are feeling from this particular election. As a retired newspaper editor, I may be overly sensitive to typos, but there it is.

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Neal, it would certainly not surprise me if the strains of the current situation are taking their toll! Even here in Australia, I am having sleepless nights!

hopefully, after Tuesday, we will all be able to take a breath and have a rest - very well earned in Mary's case, I am sure! Best wishes to all of you who are in this fight!

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I hear you, Robyn. And just to emphasize my point, I didn’t proof my own reply to you well enough to see that I left out a word. I intended the phrase to read: “distracts from the argument ONE wants to make.” I need to do better. As for our impending election, today I heard a good description of how many of us are feeling: “It’s like waiting for a report from a biopsy.” Couldn’t have said it better. Thanks for the well wishes from Down Under; we need all the help we can get this go ‘round. I also have renewed my passport. You know, just in case. 😉

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Well, if you end up in Perth, let me know and we can proof-read together!! But I hope (and mostly believe, although sometimes in the wee small hours, the doubts creep in) that fleeing the country won't be necessary! Surely, surely…

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I’m always curious if people point out typos or autocorrected stuff on every social media…...you must be frantic on YouTube, Twitter, insta, etc 😂

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No, just once in a while when I realize. By the way, I used to know a Richard Dwyer in Cocoa Beach Florida or maybe my bosses name in Nashville Tennessee Tennessee was Mark Dyer. OK that was it do you know that one in Cocoa Beach Richard? I’m a little drunk on Dickie right now.

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No relation 😂

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It’s a typo.

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I just assumed government and moved on

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Everyone can read Autocorrect these days

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🙄 grow the f up. Clearly you are too young and uninformed to even comment.

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The ACA doesn't suck. Donald does, though.

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Even RFK Jr's cousin doesn't think it's a good idea. Not just getting ACA dusmantled, but having JFKjr anywhere near healthcare. STAT, the pharmaceutical industry trade journal, reported today:

Ted Kennedy Jr. expresses concern about Trump’s ‘flagrant disregard’ for public health

https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/01/ted-kennedy-jr-robert-kennedy-rfk-trump-public-health-alarm/

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I wish people would become better informed about RFK Jr.'s unfettered and disturbing behavior as a young person, not to mention his years of serious drug and alcohol abuse. This is not someone who deserves a position in our government. Read "The Other Mrs. Kennedy."

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And that worm eating on his brain is a bit troubling as well.

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Yeah…this guy doesn’t believe in vaccines, has a “worm eating his brain”, used cocaine and heroin for more than a decade; what could go wrong? How many ppl think “yeah, that’s the guy I want in charge of protecting our food, drugs, and homeland security”?

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You said it.

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Well the bear and whale head stories are proof he’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

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He was a very spoiled and undisciplined child and a terrible animal abuser as a young man and I'm not talking about the hunting.

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Agreed, and on top of that it is healthcare.

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BTW, To all MAGAts: Don't fall out of the Stupid Tree and hit every branch on the way down, because you won't have a brain plan.

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Ooh, i like !! Nailed it.

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There is no JFK Jr. I know you meant RFK, who wouldn't be impressed by his nutso son.

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thanks, I will try to correct it

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Andy, thanks for that link about Ted Kennedy Jr’s comment. I have posted it to my Facebook page. This is very important information to get out there. The crazies have taken over the asylum.

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yeah, I dunno if you have to register for free with STAT to read it, It's from their news letter. It says something about the competence of Trump's team if a family member has to warn the world that their cousin is an idiot and extremely under qualified for the job

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I don't say this lightly, but the difference on health care comes down to good versus evil. The evil side can cite no benefit to its proposal.

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Johnson is telegraphing his lord and master, if anyone thinks that Trump will keep ACA they are in for a rude awakening. First and foremost, Trump despises Obama (and everyone else) therefore Obamacare has to go. No other reason. Trump will destroy everything that actually helps Americans. He is evil, hateful and hate-filled. He has no morals and no integrity. He is a predator, an indicted criminal and a danger to America. How he got here again beguiles me. The media has played a large role in humanizing this monster. No election in my life time has been as important as this one. Most of the GOP are spineless supplicants. God help us if this creature with his claims of voter fraud—and he is the Only one who will win, or hell will break lose, gets back in office. We deserve better and voting Blue is the only answer to end this madness. Sorry for the rambling, but I am sick of the mess we find ourselves in.

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You are far from alone in that opinion. All of us on this Substack are equally angry and frustrated about him even being free and walking around. He belongs behind bars, and has belonged there for a long time.

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6 feet under

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No need to say sorry, Lynn. Drumpf is like the rambling automaton of bigotry and hatred. The vote was invented to rid the world of people like him, so let's go!

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Corporate media is desperate to keep Trump and the MAGAs close. They are trying too hard. This election could easily be a blowout making them all look foolish. Which is the best they can expect.

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Donald Trump is a traitor whom the Constitution prohibits from serving in office. God damn the SCOTUS for turning a blind eye!

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And aside from all the other stuff, his remarks about Liz Cheney should immediately render him ineligible to hold office.

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Nothing could be more unAmerican! His supporters would probably insist he was just joking; but I say such a perverse sense of humor and lack of discretion again is so beyond the pale as to itself be unacceptable for a President.

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It is beyond offensive and is despicable.

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Health care coverage for all... PERIOD !

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I wonder if any big media will write about 45 wanting to put RFL Jr in charge of women's health issues. Big media is always missing the boat now.

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They're missing it on purpose. they want trump to win. I wonder what price they will pay when Harris wins. There should be one.

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The corporate media — including the Times and the Washington Post — have abdicated their responsibility to the citizenry by normalizing your sick uncle.

Biden misspeaks once and it’s a cover page story. Then Uncle Baby Don drives around in a garbage truck he can barely step into without falling over like the decrepit old geezer he is.

Thankfully the Times has come around to let us know what Uncle Manbaby truly is and what he will do to the country if he’s elected.

But why has it taken so many years?

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Thanks Mary, for hanging in during the difficult long haul. I choose to believe it will make a difference eventually .John Lewis had to keep going and he taught us to continue the fight. God requires that we not stop trying.

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God kinda seems like a sadist.

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It’s human beings who have free will that are really doing a number on the world. Greed is rampant.

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Yes, we are terribly flawed. Greed and a lack of compassion, selfishness, ignorance...

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This is of our own making. It has nothing to do with God.

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Agree. I was responding to Caroline's comment.

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There are 50 million people on ObamaCare because the convicted felon actually said when asked "It will be so easy to replace ObamaCare that I'll do it on Day One". He didn't deliver on one of the three big campaign promises he made. The other two were Locking up Hillary, which he didn't do; the biggest promise was Mexico was going to pay for the wall-they didn't. I haven't read Project 2025 but I heard enough to know that our lives will be thrown into chaos. I'll bet that a substantial percentage of his supporters never read it and are getting their info from the convicted felon or one of his brain-washed friends who are still in office. For my wife and I who, live only on Social Security, the chaos will start when they cut our benefits, which right now leave us little at the end of each month. If they cut it, we won't be able to pay our bills and eat. If he wins, I will thank all of my friends who voted for him for taking the food right out of our mouths and leaving us one step from being homeless.

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💔💔💔

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Thank you fora all of your important efforts!

I’m hoping your readers will share this all over Twitter along with this other link!

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-101-worst-things-about-trumps?r=v5mzk&utm_medium=ios

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