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Am so mad. I am almost afraid to talk to people because I may just give them a little bit more than their pea sized, right wing, brain can process….
Okay you may remember - my nephew’s son was one of the marines killed in the car bomb attack on Oct 30. They live in Colorado and I am in Nebraska.
I called our local newspaper to see when they are going to publish their standard blurb – bio and picture - of the dead troops. After being put on hold far too long - the receptionist came back on line and said they put the info in the paper “when they have EXTRA room to publish it.” Shocked - I hung up.
Then I called my Mom and she was talking about the death and went on to say, “The funeral should be pretty nice, they’ll get a flag all nice and folded, the military boys will be there in uniform – and Andrew was featured in a full page article in his local paper…”
I told her I was too mad to talk about it, and hung up. That I can almost let pass, my mom is 85 years old and believes ** is a nice man and you respect – not question your government.
Is any good news coming? I really feel like the democratic leadership just left us hanging on the edge of a cliff. Any hope of a safety net?
And I do appreciate DU. Thank you for being there for me.
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