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I stumbled on this lovely Celtic lullaby version of Silent Night and liked it so much I licensed a copyA friend on Facebook linked to this video. I'm unfamiliar with the artist who is apparently a well-known bluegrass artist.
Tom Woods and Scott Horton are pushing the LP presidential candidacy of Jacob Hornberger. I went to high school with a Charles Hornberger, also from Laredo, an excellent debater and basketball player. It may just be a coincidence. Charles is a few years younger than Jacob.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2019
As if there aren't enough Asian commies in the world...— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 26, 2019
Trump plays Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade #WaysToRuinThanksgiving— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 26, 2019
Elizabeth Warren delivers the Indigenous people's address #WaysToRuinThanksgiving— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 26, 2019
Personally, I have substantive issues with Donald Trump, but the lack of civility on the left is unconscionable. There is no excuse for treating the First Lady with disrespect.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 26, 2019
"Melania Trump"
Taxestaking #WhatLiberalsCallThanksgiving— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 27, 2019
Socialistblessing #WhatLiberalsCallThanksgiving— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 27, 2019
"According to the Korean Animal Rights Advocates (KARA), approximately 780,000 to 1 million dogs are consumed per year in South Korea"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 27, 2019
Explain to me why Jay Leno is "racist" over a related joke.
"Jay Leno"
Lovacorism and other self-serving forms of economic illiterate economic protectionism occurs at the expense of a higher living standard and tend to be hypocritical in concept: for example, titles in a local bookshop are usually written and produced elsewhere.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 29, 2019
#IfWomenWereMenForADay they would share the blame and responsibility.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 29, 2019
George Will's latest column exposes the trivial nature of Trump's character, e.g., taking credit for a foreign car production plant that opened in 2013 and criticizing George Washington for not renaming Mt. Vernon Mt. Washington.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 29, 2019
#ThingsImCanceling purchases from companies which capitulate to politically correct causes— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#ThingsImCanceling reading tweets from "progressives" who don't understand the meaning of 'cancel'— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#IKnowItsWrongBut I stay seated when the national anthem plays on TV— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#IKnowItsWrongBut I voted for Democrats when I was a young adult and didn't know any better— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#IKnowItsWrongBut I've sometimes eaten 59 minutes before taking communion.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
Things that make a libertarian go hmmmm: how overextended is the federal government that POTUS needs to pardon a turkey?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
Well, Lincoln is responsible for the deaths of over 600K Americans in an unnecessary war and repeatedly violated the Bill of Rights. As bad as Trump is, this is an easy call. https://t.co/IlmVbwWl5T— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
Donald Trump's hairstyle #StrangeThingsToSteal— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#StrangeThingsToSteal Donald Trump's policies— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
#StrangeThingsToSteal Joe Biden's jokes— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
A goddamn economic illiterate political whore and a pathological liar. It assumes you think infrastructure is paid on an expenses basis and doesn't require ongoing operational expenses. Cherokee Lizzie is engaging in fraud to rationalize the government stealing from others. https://t.co/W1akKD8For— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
Among the other things Cherokee Lizzie fails to acknowledge:— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
-- there is significant PRIVATE infrastructure investment, education, etc. Public monopolies are generally speaking less efficient and effective than private sector alternatives.
-- individuals succeed, not government.
I am particularly incensed at Warren's collectivist bullshit which attempts to define away individual accomplishment and responsibility. I have been in innumerable "team" projects which were failing before I joined, and I was the change agent. Jordan made the Bulls successful.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 30, 2019
Trump is going back at least 15 years to adapt an old Dem proposal to import prescription drugs from Canada. This was Blair Hull's signature issue for the 2004 Senate race until a marital scandal gave Obama his opportunity. https://t.co/B8EMRQ1zkw— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
The hypocrisy of Trump on the prescription drug import issue is palpable. Apparently drugs are "more equal" than other import goods and services (targeted by Trump's economic illiterate tariff wars) which help improve the American standard of living.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
The real solution to high prescription prices is more deregulated market and robust market competition, including reduction of time and costs to market (e.g., privatizing drug approval, recognition of foreign drug approvals), reforms to enhance generic drug availability, etc.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
Let's recall that Parks was sitting on a public bus operating under a racist Montgomery city ordinance. In addition to the landmark SCOTUS victory, private market responses, including black-operated transport and carpools, sustained the boycott crippling city bus operations. https://t.co/DNMWM7V3Lb— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
Wow, I don't think George Will will be on Cherokee Lizzie's Xmas card list this year. Being called the left's Donald Trump is the ultimate insult. https://t.co/LdnPmzbqxH— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
George Will points out that Warren's math for funding healthcare nationalization relies on unsustainable and unrealistic revenues and cost savings. Warren is selling the same type of delusional hype as Trump did in promising to eliminate the national debthttps://t.co/UO7p7UeQge— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 1, 2019
I really don't get the way that some libertarians and conservatives like Ron Paul are providing cover for Trump, e.g., spinning Trump's unethical behavior on Ukraine as an overdue crackdown on Ukrainian corruption at the expense of American taxpayers. No, Biden is not the root.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Yes, it may well be that Junior Biden's political connections were a factor in getting a Ukraine gig for which he had no obvious competencies. But corporate boards do similar things all the time; how do you explain Halliburton selecting Cheney as CEO in 1995?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Trying to put an anti-corruption spin on Trump's using military aid as leverage to push an investigation or even prosecution of the Bidens, clearly a self-serving political objective, goes beyond disingenuousness. Trump is a 10-point underdog to Biden.https://t.co/yqiVboVor3— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
I can't count the number of guests on Tom Woods' podcasts who paint Trump as fighting the good fight against the pro-intervention Deep State bureaucracy. Pure and simple, Trump attacked Syria without provocation and promised but not delivered on withdrawing from Syria.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
I have no doubt that the impeachment movement is largely politically motivated. Obama got elected on the notion he had the judgment not to invade Iraq, but his intervention left Libya a failed state and he supersized unconstitutional drone wars. Where were the hypocritical Dems?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Whereas there can be no tolerance for the abomination of abusing a child (especially by the trusted clergy), in what sense is the anti-Catholic Gray Lady's coverage proportionate? pic.twitter.com/IBB2Yh1lRY— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Your asking Zelensky for a political favor after reminding him that Ukraine is isolated in the world and has done nothing to benefit the US and your raising the names of the Bidens is a matter of public record and incontrovertibly unconstitutional.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Abused spouses clear husbands https://t.co/FVPueeH4xv
The only female contender worth a damn is Tulsi Gabbard, who you conveniently leave off your list.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
What's so sad is there isn't a single American female politician worthy enough to carry Margaret Thatcher's purse. If and when a principled pro-liberty conservative emerges, I'll consider supporting her. #ShesMyPresident— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. Trump has been playing with fire since day 1. He didn't have a gun pointed at him when he tried to extort Zelensky for a personal political favor; nobody told him to raise the name of Biden in the conversation.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Some conservative/libertarian pundits argue that all foreign aid is intrinsically corrupt and the investigation of Trump's extortion of Ukraine for personal interests is an arbitrary prosecution. Yes, Obama's openness to making concessions to Putin after his reelection is telling— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
If the Democrats were smart, they would be negotiating the censure (vs. impeachment) of Trump. Whereas there is no doubt about Trump's criminal intent in using his foreign relations authority for personal political gain, he didn't succeed & I don't think the Senate will convict.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
Donald Trump is no Grover Cleveland. This defense of making Trump an anti-corruption hero in the context of his extortion of Zelensky is disingenuous crap. Trump is arguably the most corrupt man elected POTUS. In the GOP primary, he claimed he had bought off his competition.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
As against the Narcissist-in-Chief who criticized George Washington for not renaming Mt. Vernon after himself and put his name on every piece of shit sold under the sun--including potato vodka promoted by a teetotaler.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
It is not for Trump to decide who qualifies for freedom of the press. Does he seriously think the Gray Lady will endorse his reelection? Bloomberg News policy has not been adopted by the rest of the press. Do we seriously expect new dirt on Bloomberg, a mayor?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 2, 2019
"Bloomberg News"
Great moments in public service: a Spanish government engineer failed to show up for work for 6 years, and nobody noticed. But he did get paid promptly.https://t.co/L5TIwL7hmj— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 3, 2019
Trump economic illiterate trade wars are aimed at balancing trade and increasing export markets. But it turns out Trump's unpopularity overseas is costing American exporters billions in sales. https://t.co/nqvutZx3R2— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 3, 2019
Kamala Harris conceded the obvious; she wasn't placing in any POTUS poll, even in her home state of California. "Progressives" are speculating her being the attorney general in a post-Trump Administration. Harris' AG record on civil liberties disqualifies her consideration.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 3, 2019
If Trump and Macron represent Western civilization, I fear for its survival.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 3, 2019
Seeing Trump on the international stage demonstrates his unsuitability to win friends and influence other people. I halfway expect him to put a whoopee cushion on Merkel's seat and lapse into giggles over how clever he is.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 3, 2019
This is beyond ignorance & hubris; it is disingenuous delusion & economic illiteracy. Tariffs are taxes on American consumers, money that could be spent or invested in the economy vs. the government. Stock market gains reflect the resilience of our economy to grow despite Trump. https://t.co/nsNcNPFe69— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 4, 2019
Trump fails to point out:— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 4, 2019
- The stock market tanks every time Trump tweets about his tariff wars, just like his latest insanity over Brazil and Argentina. Every. Single. Time. If Trump's actions were good for the markets, the market doesn't think so.
Farmers are collateral damage from Trump's unprovoked trade war against China. We live in a competitive global economy, and there are other suppliers. Paying farmers welfare from taxes imposed on other Americans is socialism, pure and simple.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 4, 2019
Nothing undermines the Trump impeachment process than the frivolous political correction charge by Al Green and other nonsense not to be found in the Constitution. I disagree with almost everything he says and how he says it, but it's not impeachable.https://t.co/9RsLVAsI1a— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
Wicked Witch of the West Nancy Pelosi illustrates the left's contempt for the First Amendment (and the utter hypocrisy of the "net neutrality" construct) by trying to strip legal protections for online content from trade pacts.https://t.co/YYpiTIpoxW— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
Where the fuck are Rand Paul and Tom Massie when it comes to Kentucky's unconstitutional certificate of need law? https://t.co/AyATwXnLN2— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
The real reason Democrats are Russiaphobes (note that Snopes has debunked the attribution to Putin, but Democrats don't care about facts): pic.twitter.com/kUNcYzANXc— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
I was a teen when the impeachment hearings on Nixon were telecast. It was a tragic moment for the nation, but Nixon brought it on himself. Trump similarly abused his authority and must be held responsible for his actions.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
"Madam Speaker"
The affirmative action industrial complex is unhappy that the top tier of Dem POTUS candidates is insufficiently "diverse" {although Cherokee Lizzie is female). By that, of course, they mean skin color/ethnicity, not ideology.https://t.co/fSLTmaj7wE— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
Trump is not the US. I don't really care how foreign leaders opine about our leaders. I do worry about the endless wars under the Obama/Biden Administration, including the disastrous Libya intervention and undeclared drone wars. https://t.co/DxQZGD6P3s— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
You mean, like hypocrites like Rand Paul railing against the anonymous whistleblower who exposed Trump's misconduct with Zelensky?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
What makes you think that high enrollments in a growing lower-unemployment economy reflect a baseline of the working poor vs. a morally hazardous expansion during the Obama Administration?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
You should talk: you're the hypocritical bastard going after the anonymous Ukraine extortion whistleblower.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
This is what happens when you have a narcissist POTUS. He has made insulting nicknames his signature tactic. It reflects his own insecurities, and others exploit that. Trump is responsible for his adolescent behavior and needs to exercise self-discipline. #Dotard— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 5, 2019
Where does Tom Woods recruit all these brain-dead libertarians on his show (Ron Paul, Rockwell, Stockman, etc.), none of them addressing Trump's explicit attempt to use foreign relation authority to go after political rival Biden? This is corruption, pure and simple.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
Tom Woods' guests:— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
- doesn't Trump's border wall center on eminent domain abuse?
- doesn't Trump's diversion of military funds for border wall building a violation of the power of the purse?
- doesn't "Tariff Man" violate principles of free trade?
"I don't care."
- doesn't Trump's attempt to pressure the Fed into adopting negative rate exacerbate issues of Fed currency manipulation?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
- what about Trump's use of the pardon for American war criminals?
- why did "America First" Trump hire neocons into his Administration?
Host doesn't ask.
How idiotic is this? What the fuck did Obama do to help the economy? All he did was to exacerbate economic uncertainty, double the already enormous federal debt, meddle with healthcare making it more unaffordable. Slowest recovery in recent American history. https://t.co/fngKwNyXUX— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
It would have been a whole lot better without Tariff Man as POTUS!— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
Apparently Trump is also Janitor-in-Chief. https://t.co/7MpfHUSNNK— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
Here we go again. Politically correct Know Nothings are expressing their biased opinions against a symbol to the resistance to the War of Northern Aggression. No, it's not a symbol of slavery; some slave states remained in the Union; Lincoln was willing to tolerate slavery.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 6, 2019
Nepotism? Michelle Obama's school lunch meddling. No abuse of power? This is a guy who bragged about having a phone and a pen, who was unanimously reversed by SCOTUS at least 8 times, who refused to submit his escalation of undeclared drone wars to Congress.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 7, 2019
Anyone who would spend money on this "art" needs a financial adviser. I think some worker forgot to eat his lunch at the art gallery. https://t.co/HYtmKbCR28— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) December 7, 2019
