Carole Simpson

Trump Has Gotta Go, Now!

Jan 9, 2021 | Congress, Crazy Town, Something. To. Say., Terrorism, Trump | 0 comments

Trump Has Gotta Go, Now!

Hello Everybody.

I have something to say about 2021.  Yes, already. After only a few days of it.  It’s not turning out to be the better year we prayed for. 2021 is so far—between Trump and the pandemic–just a frightful continuation of 2020.

On January 6th—another American day that will live in infamy—I was so happy in the morning.  In Georgia, the two Democrats won Senate seats and the state turned true blue. I was so happy. My people are from Georgia.

By the afternoon, my hopes for America’s political future were dashed when I watched the violence and mayhem at the US Capitol. The armed assault on the People’s House.  Never, have I ever…never.  I fought back the impulses to cry and to throw up. American-grown terrorists scaled the walls—they disbanded the Congress.

Trump caused this. He begged his supporters, including white nationalists, to come to Washington and fight—fight for him to remain president. He sent them to the Capitol. That creep, that idiot, that crazy man. Now he has blood on his hands. He’s got to go. Not by Biden’s inauguration, but now. Somebody figure out how to do that, but get it done. He’s more dangerous to America than ever.

Hope to see you next time.

WARNING

Sep 26, 2020 | 2020 Election, Crazy Town, Government, Racism, Republicans, Something. To. Say., Trump | 0 comments

WARNING

No friendly hello this time, my fellow Americans. This is a 5-alarm fire. It’s Defcon 5.  It’s code red. It’s time to scream:  WTF?

       If you haven’t watched the news in the past few days, then you don’t know that Donald Trump is planning to hurl this country into the biggest constitutional crisis the US has ever seen. He would destroy our democracy to avoid losing the election to Joe Biden. He’s so sick and power-hungry that he wants to install himself as the supreme leader for life. An American dictator. To him, rules do not apply.

        So, what is he up to? He’s saying the Democrats are trying to rig the election with mail in ballots. If Biden wins, he will say the election was stolen from him.  He indicates he may not leave office. He’ll just remain president. Never in the 244 years of our history has a president dared to pull such a stunt. Trump can’t do that. The people decide with their votes who will be president.

      Why all the alarms I was setting off? Because some historians say this could lead to America’s Second civil war. The country is so divided. Some of Trump’s supporters are gun-totin’ white nationalists who have been itching for years for a race war. Oh, and would Russian President Putin invade to help his old pal, Trump? And all of this during racial tensions and a pandemic.

       What can you do? On November 3rd, you have got to vote, you and everybody you know. You have got to let your political leaders know that you will vote against them if they don’t denounce Trump’s shenanigans. Folks this is deadly serious. It’s just about as bad as it can get.

See you again.

 

 

 

Feelings – Part 1

Sep 13, 2020 | Coronavirus, Crazy Town, Mental Health, Something. To. Say. | 0 comments

Feelings – Part 1

Hello Everybody. I have been away awhile. It was a bad month. But I come back because I have something to say about feelings. This pandemic has got me bewitched, bothered and bewildered. I always prided myself in my ability to cope with situations. But we never had anything like this, and I can’t. This vicious virus is making me feel helpless and frightened. I can’t be the only person with these feelings. And studies show I’m not.  Nearly half of Americans are developing some kind of mild mental problems, like depression, stress, anxiety, fear, paranoia and even substance abuse…

Look at this. I saw this painting on an online art gallery and I had to have it. It’s called My World Is Falling Apart. Look at it. Muddled colors, an undefined landscape, fuzzy atmosphere. It captures perfectly how I feel about my world falling apart. I don’t know what’s going to happen.  Nobody knows. Is this the beginning of the end of civilization as we once knew it? Or the apocalypse?

Please don’t get me started on Donald Trump, who didn’t want to put us in a panic. We are in a panic because he didn’t tell us the truth and he has done nothing really to stop the spread of the coronavirus. No wonder fear and anxiety are making most of us a little crazy.

I’ll tell you what the experts say we ought to do if we’re to survive this when I see you next time.