When I was deployed in Iraq, a small good of Special Ops guys were on the helicopters with all of us medical people...and when we landed, they just disappeared. They were tough. They were masculine....and not show boats. vance and trump are showboats...empty vessels full of hot air.
I’ve been told by friends and family that were in the military that when trying out for selection in special ops the instructors will say that the most bombastic gung ho types are the first to wash out.
They will also tell you that the personnel who don’t complain, make a fuss, gloat over their times, scores and skills are usually the ones that make it. That is indeed the same soft spoken and almost timid person that gets shot out of a submarine tube, swims 15 miles to shore, rescues hostages and kills bad guys. When asked about their accomplishment they say, “ Someone had to do it. I guess it was my turn. "
So, as you posted I must disagree that the orange imbecile and Just Dumb Vance are full of hot air. Sorry but they’re full of shit. ; )
My dad wasn’t a special forces guy. But, he was a Greatest Generation WWII US Coast Guard guy.
He talked about loudmouths all the time when I was growing up. He hated showboaters and show offs. He also knew they were / are weak. My dad was never one to tout his accomplishments from a megaphone. He ran his business took care of his family and did his duty. After he died we were going through his stuff and we found $8000.00 in one of his suits. No one in my family had any idea about this. We started checking everything he had at that point. My guess is that money was my dad’s plan “ B “ for his family if it all went to shit. He was a great depression era kid after all.
I love what your wrote.....I feel privileged to have served with people like your dad.....and I cannot stand the simpering fools that call themselves patriots.
JD is a tiny man. Supported by tiny men. Supported by people who throw out their gay, lesbian and Trans kids because of hate and self loathing. Time to cancel these people and hope they crawl back under their rocks.
I do enjoy saying those often. But Kimberly mentioned she was on some sort of a timeout and was treading lightly with her words. I'm 70. LOL How old are you?
They have ALL shrunk. Just ridiculous! I wonder if they know how we laugh at them daily. What a pathetic group of clowns his entire administration is! 😂
Oh my gosh Betty, this one makes my day lol. They are trying to do away with media because they are being laughed at! Pathetic clowns is true, but they’re dangerously narcissistic pathetic clowns.
Let’s keep laughing at them!! That’s how we turn this around - not getting caught in their fear. Happy new year to WE THE PEOPLE
Sad isn’t it that enough voters in Ohio thought J.D. Vance would make a better Senator than Tim Ryan. And I don’t buy the story that Mitch McConnell outmaneuvered Chuck Schumer and thus won the thing for Vance. I’m tired of excuses for people who vote like morons.
A lot of outside money, especially from Thiel, poured into Vance's campaign The same with Moreno
Ohio is past lean right and Conservative right unfortunately I am not even sure, moving forward, true Conservatives like DeWine, Kasich, Taft, etc could even get elected
Two straight Ohio House speakers convicted of major bribery and sent to jail Yet Republicans still maintain total control
I wish Tressel had decided to run I see us having Vivek as the next governor It's sad and what is even sadder is he is Indian How ironic
An Ohio native born of one and she of another, I left in ‘78. Once there was Chuck Whalen who represented Dayton, my hometown, and was a “Weicker Republican” for whom we voted. Now I fear you are right about the next Gov. it is heartbreaking for my “forever blue” voting friends and family still there. Sherrod has far for chutzpah to run than I would. I try to believe in miracles.
The Democrats always threw a sacrificial lamb at Chuck. Then we had Tony Hall for many years. Good man. Turner isn’t bad. He is true Conservative Republican and not MAGA. He was also a very good mayor
Shabbot Shalom You are probably down fore a few more hours I just read a piece on CNN about Ramaswamy He is trying to do a reverse Vance He wants to look a little less tin foil right He called out Fuentes and others like him at the TPUSA thing I'm not sold
I was thinking this morning of some things that might have shifted a little since our generation was growing up I am 73 and grew up in Kettering I knew one Jewish kid in grade school and no others as far as I know I went to West There was one black family that moved in during my junior year of high school
When we were growing up Dayton was almost totally geographically segregated Today there is more "integration" with blacks, whites and Jews though not as much culturally
I don't believe what we are seeing today is anything new. It has been given permission to be "normal."
On the homefront I don't know if you are up to date enough to know that Rinaldi's closed a few years ago
Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I’m not Shabbat-observant in a traditional way.
In Dayton View where we lived (and I north after school til ‘73 just on the edge of Dayton/Oakwood til leaving in ‘78), the segregation was a sad part of growing up. Lots of Jewish families; few Black families. There was intense block busting by realtors. Now to see how far south the demographics have changed is interesting. Has it impacted voting patterns?
Thanks. I knew Rinaldis closed; in a grade school fb group where we share info.
Mike votes what you and I would consider more traditional Conservative Nothing quite jumps out at me but every time I am totally ready to drop write him off he does something that makes me say "Way to go Mike." He was chair of the house intelligence committee then was replaced by the MAGAs He also was the only Republican mayor of Dayton since 1970 Those two things should give you some idea
As far as Demographics Dayton proper is still heavy Democrat but the rest has probably become a bit more Conservative Of course when we were growing up there was a huge union population, which is gone and today nationwide the unions are close to 50/50
It sounds like you beat the southward exodus just a bit As you probably know Beth Jacob is now in the old Sugar Camp and more recently they have moved Hillel there And Chabad is in the middle of Oakwood
are you joking ?....this fat, soft doughboy attempting to project some kind of fake macho is beyond laughable. This guy is a disgrace to the uniform he once wore and the only thing he's projecting is what a little man baby he is... the only thing Shady in that photo is providing is disgracing those other men who show real physical and moral courage.....not the fake bluster and BS of this chump.
Chubby bearded Vance pretending to be a Seal just fits, like airbrushed-to-hide-pockmarks ICE Barbie on a horse and Trump handing out fries at a closed McDonald’s. It’s what they do.
P.s. Love the prediction! You’re never wrong, Steve.
The first-term congressman from my district was a Navy seal. In the state legislature he had a reputation for stupidity. He ousted another MAGAt for insufficient loyalty to the orange idol. He is totally ambitious, and of course a loud "Christian" who doesn't dare meet with voters and boasts constantly on social media that he does. He voted to deprive many of this rural district's people of Medicaid. When this district's largest employer was attacked by the regime he did nothing. I sincerely hope the legislature can redraw the district so we can chuck this chipmunk out.
SEALS don't have beards. he didn't even shave, so he'd at least look the part from the neck up. I bet the real SEALs with him slowed down their running pace.
You are 100% correct Of course it is all photo ops I would love to see these guys go through full boot camp training let alone special for I'm guessing some of their secret service guys are silently laughing
Try running along side a limo for several miles in dress shoes
There is a great story told by Clint Hill, one of Jackies SS guys As you may know JFK started a US physical fitness program He challenged adults to run 10 or 20 miles One time when they were in Palm Beach there were several people, in Kennedy's entourage, going to run 20 miles They challenged Hill to go with them He had to run in suit pants and dress shoes because he didn't have anything else with him Bet the twin turkeys couldn't even come close
Do you remember the full-bearded U.S. "operators" carrying squad machine guns Dubya Bush plopped into Afghanistan right after 11.Sep.2001? I suppose they thought it would make them look less American. They looked ridiculous. What did they do with the time they saved by not shaving? Probably smoking fine Afghan hashish.
Vance would be a NOBODY if is wasn't for Billionaires Peter Thiel who has bought and paid for Vance. And now Vance is the water boy for the billionaire Thiel and the rest of the billionaires who are buying politicians as fast as they can. Vance is in the pocket of the Corporations and Billionaires, all the rest of what he says is just to keep his base and the rest distracted as he steals everyone blind and stuffs his pockets with loot just like his buddy Trump and the rest of the grifters. He wants to get in on the new Gilded Age before it comes crashing down, as people wise up to being ripped off by these grifters, con men, liars, thieves, rip off artists.... Vance doesn't care about anybody but himself and what is in it for him.
This really nails the concept obsession with being a tough guy that so many men in business and politics have. Unfortunately many such people are not tough, they are morally, mentally and even physically in bad shape and are making the country in bad shape.
Too many people are too invested in the warrior/poet ethos they think SEALs represent. It's a false assumption that most can't really live up to. Modern day Spartans are just a myth and we are selling these men and women short by unrealistic expectations.
This hits the nail on the head, "cruelty is not courage." Being cruel, part of the Trump - Vance brand is so thin, character runs deep, anchored to a core set or values that include many qualities, one of which would be empathy, polar opposite of cruelty.
People, please. This is the problem with the liberal class. The use of the word “pig” as a derogatory comment is pretty mild. I was born Jewish, never practiced and considered myself an atheist as far back as elementary school. Do you know how many posts I read that reference Christian principals and Jesus in particular? I don’t opt out of those writers’ posts for that. I read it, take what’s important from it and move on. Do I wish writers would refer less often to Jesus/Christianity as a test of morality? Sure. But that doesn’t mean they have nothing valid to say. These purity tests have got to stop. Peter Wood or anyone else, if you want to opt out, opt out. Of course that’s your choice. But seriously, over the word “pig”. Just wow.
Simple embrace of the 1st Amendment and its antiestablishment clause should suffice to elevate our discourse above childish supernatural notions. Make your point such that the 29% who find arguments from the received “wisdom” of the Book to be the hollowest arguments of all.
Steve Schmidt seems to hate pigs. He is always calling the worst humans alive, pigs. You can see here how wonderful pigs are: https://www.instagram.com/arthursacres/ As one who works to protect animals from cruelty, I am tired of hearing it and won't be renewing my subscription. Goodbye.
Peter, Pigs are incredibly intelligent animals, who like all other mammals, bond with their offspring. The impossibly cruel methods used to "produce" piglets, giving them unlimited access to the sow's nipples (she is held down on her side in a metal frame so that piglets can nurse as long as they want, no matter how sore and bloody the nipples become) and bringing them to slaughter weight in six months are typical of our factory "farms."
I tried for decades to make people aware of the monstrous pain and environmental damage caused by eating meat from our factory farms, but the great majority manage to put it out of their minds and continue as omnivores. Rice and beans, tofu and tempeh are not for them.
This is sad. However, I will not end my alliance with other progressive and anti-MAGA causes, including "The Warning," because of the vegan issue. I simply eat my vegan diet and hope that my excellent health at 81 years of age influences others. I never bring the topic up, but will always discuss what I eat and why if asked.
Please reconsider dropping out of these important discussions.
Thank you Anthony, for your compassion and your reply. Yes, pigs are incredibly intelligent. They are as smart as (if not smarter) than dogs. They are also clean and only use mud to soothe their sensitive skin.
Cruelty to animals and environmental destruction. Sadly, as you noted, most people don't care. What is that word that Steve has been writing about recently? Oh, that's right, "indifference."
It's great that you are vegan - thank you! I am 64 and went vegan in 1990. My 88-year-old mom, who also subscribes to The Warning," went vegan back then too!
I appreciate people who can successfully adopt a vegan life. However, I am not vegan, basically because I choose to obtain most of my essential amino acids from what I consider the best natural protein source, wild caught early maturing ocean reared fish, such as Pacific Salmon, sardines and oysters.
Otherwise, I also go vegan in respect to choosing those vegetables and fruits which are purported to be healthy choices. I avoid chard and other vegetables which are reported to contain harmful substances, whether natural or not, many of those coming from Industrial sized farms on properties with a questionable history of varied practices.
I am a retired fisheries biologist who has worked on the study, population assessments, and harvest management of Salmon Fisheries along the Pacific northwest coast. I believe it is imperative for our society to maintain support for the conduct of fisheries to continue in a sustainable manner. I believe it is easier to determine the course of the world's health through the conduct and health of its fisheries around the world than by any measurement of terrestrial food production.
The eating of early maturing marine fish, including anadromous Pacific Salmon, on their return to their historic spawning grounds before they died has been ongoing for thousands of years. In the terminal rivers where they return they are either caught and eaten by humans or by wild animals, die of injuries or they spawn and die soon after spawning.
Elizabeth M--I do not believe society will ever forego eating meat. Some may go to the option of vegetables with textures and flavors resembling meat. The questions seem to arise from legitimate concerns over the level of cruelty involved, as well as the availability of water and suitable land resources which in many cases must compete unfavorably with industrial and urban sprawl.
Dies it really matter that a Steve uses the word pig? The important thing is that he understands more than most how horrific the current administration is, and how cowardly traitorous our Congress and Supreme Court has become. If he used a word more acceptable to you, would you feel differently? What Steve is fighting is way, way, way beyond, and more important than semantics.
I can't say that the word *pig* gets me wrapped around the axle at all, seeing as I was raised on an Iowa pig farm. Pigs are smart and ok and usually more so than many people I have known. And no actual pig gives a flying fuck how anyone uses the word.
The point is I like what Steve says and how he says it. What TFG says and does is far, far worse. And look at how TFG uses the word *piggy*.
I am aware that pigs are very smart animals, and I agree it’s long overdue to stop using the word as an insult. I just wanted to put in perspective the decency, courage, and energy that Steve puts in fighting those who would destroy our democracy along with the working class, with his unfortunate use of the word pig. I personally, am willing to overlook his use of the word in that outdated manner.
Steve is brilliant and courageous and fighting like hell, but I am tired of him always calling scumbags pigs. He's done it over and over again, so I am done. I am sure he will be fine w/out me :)
For sure. And maybe Steve will read some of these posts and make an effort to stop doing that. But either way, I am immensely grateful for his dedication to fighting for our democracy, our freedom, and just plain decency.
The word pig as an allegory definition which I found in google: "a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one". How about focusing on the act such as with the word "treacherous"
I think just about everyone understands that the word pig is being used an allegory rather than intended in any other manner. I recall a story that was told when I was much younger. It goes something like this, there was a drunkard who was walking down a street late one evening, when he fell down and passed out next to the curb, near where a pig resting. A married couple walking by noticed this scene with the lady saying you can always judge someone by the company they keep, whereby the pig got up and slowly walked away.
Very good question He married Usha before he became a Catholic I would also guess he is a member of a group of extreme right Catholics I would love to know what church he attended in Cincinnati
The kids have it the hardest They are being raised with exposure to both religions and will probably be shunned by some in JD's Catholic group
Just looked up Thiel He has some of the Opus Dei beliefs
I knew just a little about Opus Dei So I looked them up I didn't go way into depth but did look at what their basic tenants are. I am not Catholic but in general was not shaken by what I saw
Vance might say that he is Catholic, but what he says does not reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ, in fact the opposite. Jesus was about love: love of neighbors and enemies alike. That is not what I hear from JD Vance!
The prediction about Usha and Erika is interesting. We’ll call the upcoming campaign “Saving Hypocrisy.” Certainly a (another) SWAT movie is in production. Actually, any 1980’s film is sure to be redone by the fatally flawed Trump’s need to relive his best decade.
When I was deployed in Iraq, a small good of Special Ops guys were on the helicopters with all of us medical people...and when we landed, they just disappeared. They were tough. They were masculine....and not show boats. vance and trump are showboats...empty vessels full of hot air.
I’ve been told by friends and family that were in the military that when trying out for selection in special ops the instructors will say that the most bombastic gung ho types are the first to wash out.
They will also tell you that the personnel who don’t complain, make a fuss, gloat over their times, scores and skills are usually the ones that make it. That is indeed the same soft spoken and almost timid person that gets shot out of a submarine tube, swims 15 miles to shore, rescues hostages and kills bad guys. When asked about their accomplishment they say, “ Someone had to do it. I guess it was my turn. "
So, as you posted I must disagree that the orange imbecile and Just Dumb Vance are full of hot air. Sorry but they’re full of shit. ; )
This is true....those men were, are, heroes....not loud mouthed hegseth types.
My dad wasn’t a special forces guy. But, he was a Greatest Generation WWII US Coast Guard guy.
He talked about loudmouths all the time when I was growing up. He hated showboaters and show offs. He also knew they were / are weak. My dad was never one to tout his accomplishments from a megaphone. He ran his business took care of his family and did his duty. After he died we were going through his stuff and we found $8000.00 in one of his suits. No one in my family had any idea about this. We started checking everything he had at that point. My guess is that money was my dad’s plan “ B “ for his family if it all went to shit. He was a great depression era kid after all.
I love what your wrote.....I feel privileged to have served with people like your dad.....and I cannot stand the simpering fools that call themselves patriots.
Truth!
JD is a tiny man. Supported by tiny men. Supported by people who throw out their gay, lesbian and Trans kids because of hate and self loathing. Time to cancel these people and hope they crawl back under their rocks.
With their tiny dicks.
That's what I wanted to say but im in timeout on another author already so I was treading lightly.
You can type stuff like f**k and d**k and get the point across...
Why would you do that when you can type fuck or dick? How old are you???
Betty you are my peeps
I do enjoy saying those often. But Kimberly mentioned she was on some sort of a timeout and was treading lightly with her words. I'm 70. LOL How old are you?
72 and I say whatever I want! 🤣
😆
oh you saw it? didn't realize they had any at all!
Stormy told us. Even described it. 🤮
We know because of how they act and talk. Tiny!!!
Very insecure.
Hence … war games. Big toys = big men.
And little dicks!
You can always tell! 🤣
Yeah but I bet it’s shrunk since then
They have ALL shrunk. Just ridiculous! I wonder if they know how we laugh at them daily. What a pathetic group of clowns his entire administration is! 😂
Oh my gosh Betty, this one makes my day lol. They are trying to do away with media because they are being laughed at! Pathetic clowns is true, but they’re dangerously narcissistic pathetic clowns.
Let’s keep laughing at them!! That’s how we turn this around - not getting caught in their fear. Happy new year to WE THE PEOPLE
Sad isn’t it that enough voters in Ohio thought J.D. Vance would make a better Senator than Tim Ryan. And I don’t buy the story that Mitch McConnell outmaneuvered Chuck Schumer and thus won the thing for Vance. I’m tired of excuses for people who vote like morons.
A lot of outside money, especially from Thiel, poured into Vance's campaign The same with Moreno
Ohio is past lean right and Conservative right unfortunately I am not even sure, moving forward, true Conservatives like DeWine, Kasich, Taft, etc could even get elected
Two straight Ohio House speakers convicted of major bribery and sent to jail Yet Republicans still maintain total control
I wish Tressel had decided to run I see us having Vivek as the next governor It's sad and what is even sadder is he is Indian How ironic
An Ohio native born of one and she of another, I left in ‘78. Once there was Chuck Whalen who represented Dayton, my hometown, and was a “Weicker Republican” for whom we voted. Now I fear you are right about the next Gov. it is heartbreaking for my “forever blue” voting friends and family still there. Sherrod has far for chutzpah to run than I would. I try to believe in miracles.
The Democrats always threw a sacrificial lamb at Chuck. Then we had Tony Hall for many years. Good man. Turner isn’t bad. He is true Conservative Republican and not MAGA. He was also a very good mayor
Tony was great. Not as familiar with Turner. If not MAGA, how does he vote?
Joan,
Feel free to email me at wmmgaffney@prodigy.net and we can talk Dayton and beyond. Pleeeeaaaase. I haven’t downloaded the Substack app
I’m going to bet you are aware of the Dayton history Facebook page
I tried. Email didn’t work. Download the app and pls try again. Thanks.
Shabbot Shalom You are probably down fore a few more hours I just read a piece on CNN about Ramaswamy He is trying to do a reverse Vance He wants to look a little less tin foil right He called out Fuentes and others like him at the TPUSA thing I'm not sold
I was thinking this morning of some things that might have shifted a little since our generation was growing up I am 73 and grew up in Kettering I knew one Jewish kid in grade school and no others as far as I know I went to West There was one black family that moved in during my junior year of high school
When we were growing up Dayton was almost totally geographically segregated Today there is more "integration" with blacks, whites and Jews though not as much culturally
I don't believe what we are seeing today is anything new. It has been given permission to be "normal."
On the homefront I don't know if you are up to date enough to know that Rinaldi's closed a few years ago
Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I’m not Shabbat-observant in a traditional way.
In Dayton View where we lived (and I north after school til ‘73 just on the edge of Dayton/Oakwood til leaving in ‘78), the segregation was a sad part of growing up. Lots of Jewish families; few Black families. There was intense block busting by realtors. Now to see how far south the demographics have changed is interesting. Has it impacted voting patterns?
Thanks. I knew Rinaldis closed; in a grade school fb group where we share info.
How does you think Dayton will vote in ‘26?
Mike votes what you and I would consider more traditional Conservative Nothing quite jumps out at me but every time I am totally ready to drop write him off he does something that makes me say "Way to go Mike." He was chair of the house intelligence committee then was replaced by the MAGAs He also was the only Republican mayor of Dayton since 1970 Those two things should give you some idea
As far as Demographics Dayton proper is still heavy Democrat but the rest has probably become a bit more Conservative Of course when we were growing up there was a huge union population, which is gone and today nationwide the unions are close to 50/50
It sounds like you beat the southward exodus just a bit As you probably know Beth Jacob is now in the old Sugar Camp and more recently they have moved Hillel there And Chabad is in the middle of Oakwood
If it votes like a maroon, it IS a maroon.
Thiel won that seat for him. It's all part of the plan, as conspiratorial as that sounds.
are you joking ?....this fat, soft doughboy attempting to project some kind of fake macho is beyond laughable. This guy is a disgrace to the uniform he once wore and the only thing he's projecting is what a little man baby he is... the only thing Shady in that photo is providing is disgracing those other men who show real physical and moral courage.....not the fake bluster and BS of this chump.
apparently kristi was ''busy'' with corey...
Chubby bearded Vance pretending to be a Seal just fits, like airbrushed-to-hide-pockmarks ICE Barbie on a horse and Trump handing out fries at a closed McDonald’s. It’s what they do.
P.s. Love the prediction! You’re never wrong, Steve.
The first-term congressman from my district was a Navy seal. In the state legislature he had a reputation for stupidity. He ousted another MAGAt for insufficient loyalty to the orange idol. He is totally ambitious, and of course a loud "Christian" who doesn't dare meet with voters and boasts constantly on social media that he does. He voted to deprive many of this rural district's people of Medicaid. When this district's largest employer was attacked by the regime he did nothing. I sincerely hope the legislature can redraw the district so we can chuck this chipmunk out.
SEALS don't have beards. he didn't even shave, so he'd at least look the part from the neck up. I bet the real SEALs with him slowed down their running pace.
Actually I think Dawn some do Special forces started wearing beards, long hair, etc years ago to blend in better
Hence Moron Pete's outlawing them
I thought that, but not in training, I imagine. And of course, yes, MP would outlaw. Good for me (so I don't look 18 years old) but not for thee.
You are 100% correct Of course it is all photo ops I would love to see these guys go through full boot camp training let alone special for I'm guessing some of their secret service guys are silently laughing
Try running along side a limo for several miles in dress shoes
There is a great story told by Clint Hill, one of Jackies SS guys As you may know JFK started a US physical fitness program He challenged adults to run 10 or 20 miles One time when they were in Palm Beach there were several people, in Kennedy's entourage, going to run 20 miles They challenged Hill to go with them He had to run in suit pants and dress shoes because he didn't have anything else with him Bet the twin turkeys couldn't even come close
Do you remember the full-bearded U.S. "operators" carrying squad machine guns Dubya Bush plopped into Afghanistan right after 11.Sep.2001? I suppose they thought it would make them look less American. They looked ridiculous. What did they do with the time they saved by not shaving? Probably smoking fine Afghan hashish.
Vance would be a NOBODY if is wasn't for Billionaires Peter Thiel who has bought and paid for Vance. And now Vance is the water boy for the billionaire Thiel and the rest of the billionaires who are buying politicians as fast as they can. Vance is in the pocket of the Corporations and Billionaires, all the rest of what he says is just to keep his base and the rest distracted as he steals everyone blind and stuffs his pockets with loot just like his buddy Trump and the rest of the grifters. He wants to get in on the new Gilded Age before it comes crashing down, as people wise up to being ripped off by these grifters, con men, liars, thieves, rip off artists.... Vance doesn't care about anybody but himself and what is in it for him.
One of your best pieces ever Steve.
The prediction was the second capper for me. Calling out moral courage the first and main one.
This really nails the concept obsession with being a tough guy that so many men in business and politics have. Unfortunately many such people are not tough, they are morally, mentally and even physically in bad shape and are making the country in bad shape.
Too many people are too invested in the warrior/poet ethos they think SEALs represent. It's a false assumption that most can't really live up to. Modern day Spartans are just a myth and we are selling these men and women short by unrealistic expectations.
This hits the nail on the head, "cruelty is not courage." Being cruel, part of the Trump - Vance brand is so thin, character runs deep, anchored to a core set or values that include many qualities, one of which would be empathy, polar opposite of cruelty.
People, please. This is the problem with the liberal class. The use of the word “pig” as a derogatory comment is pretty mild. I was born Jewish, never practiced and considered myself an atheist as far back as elementary school. Do you know how many posts I read that reference Christian principals and Jesus in particular? I don’t opt out of those writers’ posts for that. I read it, take what’s important from it and move on. Do I wish writers would refer less often to Jesus/Christianity as a test of morality? Sure. But that doesn’t mean they have nothing valid to say. These purity tests have got to stop. Peter Wood or anyone else, if you want to opt out, opt out. Of course that’s your choice. But seriously, over the word “pig”. Just wow.
Simple embrace of the 1st Amendment and its antiestablishment clause should suffice to elevate our discourse above childish supernatural notions. Make your point such that the 29% who find arguments from the received “wisdom” of the Book to be the hollowest arguments of all.
Steve Schmidt seems to hate pigs. He is always calling the worst humans alive, pigs. You can see here how wonderful pigs are: https://www.instagram.com/arthursacres/ As one who works to protect animals from cruelty, I am tired of hearing it and won't be renewing my subscription. Goodbye.
Peter, Pigs are incredibly intelligent animals, who like all other mammals, bond with their offspring. The impossibly cruel methods used to "produce" piglets, giving them unlimited access to the sow's nipples (she is held down on her side in a metal frame so that piglets can nurse as long as they want, no matter how sore and bloody the nipples become) and bringing them to slaughter weight in six months are typical of our factory "farms."
I tried for decades to make people aware of the monstrous pain and environmental damage caused by eating meat from our factory farms, but the great majority manage to put it out of their minds and continue as omnivores. Rice and beans, tofu and tempeh are not for them.
This is sad. However, I will not end my alliance with other progressive and anti-MAGA causes, including "The Warning," because of the vegan issue. I simply eat my vegan diet and hope that my excellent health at 81 years of age influences others. I never bring the topic up, but will always discuss what I eat and why if asked.
Please reconsider dropping out of these important discussions.
Thank you Anthony, for your compassion and your reply. Yes, pigs are incredibly intelligent. They are as smart as (if not smarter) than dogs. They are also clean and only use mud to soothe their sensitive skin.
Thank you for pointing out the horrors of factory farming: https://www.ciwf.com/food-business/pigtrack/welfare-issues-for-sows-in-conventional-systems/
Thank you also, for trying to educate others on the environmental damaged caused by the meat industry: https://woods.stanford.edu/news/meats-environmental-impact
Cruelty to animals and environmental destruction. Sadly, as you noted, most people don't care. What is that word that Steve has been writing about recently? Oh, that's right, "indifference."
It's great that you are vegan - thank you! I am 64 and went vegan in 1990. My 88-year-old mom, who also subscribes to The Warning," went vegan back then too!
Interesting. I also decided to lead a vegan life in 1990, after reading John Robbins "Diet for a New America." It changed my life.
I appreciate people who can successfully adopt a vegan life. However, I am not vegan, basically because I choose to obtain most of my essential amino acids from what I consider the best natural protein source, wild caught early maturing ocean reared fish, such as Pacific Salmon, sardines and oysters.
Otherwise, I also go vegan in respect to choosing those vegetables and fruits which are purported to be healthy choices. I avoid chard and other vegetables which are reported to contain harmful substances, whether natural or not, many of those coming from Industrial sized farms on properties with a questionable history of varied practices.
I am a retired fisheries biologist who has worked on the study, population assessments, and harvest management of Salmon Fisheries along the Pacific northwest coast. I believe it is imperative for our society to maintain support for the conduct of fisheries to continue in a sustainable manner. I believe it is easier to determine the course of the world's health through the conduct and health of its fisheries around the world than by any measurement of terrestrial food production.
Very cool. "Diet for a New America" is a classic.
The eating of early maturing marine fish, including anadromous Pacific Salmon, on their return to their historic spawning grounds before they died has been ongoing for thousands of years. In the terminal rivers where they return they are either caught and eaten by humans or by wild animals, die of injuries or they spawn and die soon after spawning.
Elizabeth M--I do not believe society will ever forego eating meat. Some may go to the option of vegetables with textures and flavors resembling meat. The questions seem to arise from legitimate concerns over the level of cruelty involved, as well as the availability of water and suitable land resources which in many cases must compete unfavorably with industrial and urban sprawl.
Dies it really matter that a Steve uses the word pig? The important thing is that he understands more than most how horrific the current administration is, and how cowardly traitorous our Congress and Supreme Court has become. If he used a word more acceptable to you, would you feel differently? What Steve is fighting is way, way, way beyond, and more important than semantics.
I can't say that the word *pig* gets me wrapped around the axle at all, seeing as I was raised on an Iowa pig farm. Pigs are smart and ok and usually more so than many people I have known. And no actual pig gives a flying fuck how anyone uses the word.
The point is I like what Steve says and how he says it. What TFG says and does is far, far worse. And look at how TFG uses the word *piggy*.
I am aware that pigs are very smart animals, and I agree it’s long overdue to stop using the word as an insult. I just wanted to put in perspective the decency, courage, and energy that Steve puts in fighting those who would destroy our democracy along with the working class, with his unfortunate use of the word pig. I personally, am willing to overlook his use of the word in that outdated manner.
Steve is brilliant and courageous and fighting like hell, but I am tired of him always calling scumbags pigs. He's done it over and over again, so I am done. I am sure he will be fine w/out me :)
Pigs don't care, but I do. I work to protect all animals from cruelty and it doesn't help when people use them as a negative connotation.
Yes, it does matter.
More than the collapse of our democracy, the loss of our basic rights, and the loss of our freedom?
What are you talking about? Steve can do his thing w/out disparaging animals. Period.
For sure. And maybe Steve will read some of these posts and make an effort to stop doing that. But either way, I am immensely grateful for his dedication to fighting for our democracy, our freedom, and just plain decency.
Well said, Elizabeth. Thank you. tRump hates animals (of course) and is always calling those he doesn't like dogs. MAGA morons for sure.
The word pig as an allegory definition which I found in google: "a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one". How about focusing on the act such as with the word "treacherous"
I think just about everyone understands that the word pig is being used an allegory rather than intended in any other manner. I recall a story that was told when I was much younger. It goes something like this, there was a drunkard who was walking down a street late one evening, when he fell down and passed out next to the curb, near where a pig resting. A married couple walking by noticed this scene with the lady saying you can always judge someone by the company they keep, whereby the pig got up and slowly walked away.
I wonder if, on the Navy Seal cosplay day, JD paused before applying the eye liner. Probably not.
I have been saying for a while now that JD will get divorced and marry Erika. it is pretty clear
Catholics don't divorce. I bet Pope Leo will be happy to wade into this one.
Not a Catholic here, but since Usha and JD did not marry in a Catholic ceremony and she is not Catholic, would the church view them as married?
Very good question He married Usha before he became a Catholic I would also guess he is a member of a group of extreme right Catholics I would love to know what church he attended in Cincinnati
The kids have it the hardest They are being raised with exposure to both religions and will probably be shunned by some in JD's Catholic group
I'll put 2 bucks on the nose that he is Opus Dei, "all the way".
Just looked up Thiel He has some of the Opus Dei beliefs
I knew just a little about Opus Dei So I looked them up I didn't go way into depth but did look at what their basic tenants are. I am not Catholic but in general was not shaken by what I saw
You should be. Read Opus by Gareth Gore. It is a real eye opener.
Interesting point. I am not catholic either. And wouldn't that be convenient for Vance that rule not count for him. Like so many other.
Vance might say that he is Catholic, but what he says does not reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ, in fact the opposite. Jesus was about love: love of neighbors and enemies alike. That is not what I hear from JD Vance!
The prediction about Usha and Erika is interesting. We’ll call the upcoming campaign “Saving Hypocrisy.” Certainly a (another) SWAT movie is in production. Actually, any 1980’s film is sure to be redone by the fatally flawed Trump’s need to relive his best decade.