Pooh-Pooh

My maternal grandmother was born in Braylia Romania. She and her sisters arrived in the United States bringing with them the hope of a new generation, the hard work of beginning again and one very importantly awful thing, the superstition of the Pooh-Pooh People. I first learned about the Pooh-Pooh People during the once a month family poker nights held at our home. Our house would smell of lily of the valley perfume mangled with the sinister odor of someone’s finest cigars melded with Peach Schnapps and some very old but stringent scotch seemingly dripping and oozing from the sweaty garments of our company. The highlight however of the one Saturday night month poker-fest, was that, if we (my little sister and I) had been good (and goodness knows the rewards for being good were WONDERFUL), we could walk down from the upstairs bedroom and have a corned beef sandwich (homemade by my mother), a dill pickle from my mothers own, and two pieces of homemade chocolate cake. My little sister and I knew exactly when to enter the dining room, it was the AROMA of everything homemade, and everything that my mother baked or cooked wafting upstairs almost tugging at us to come on down and eat some nush.

Of course there was the duty to say hello to the family, shake the Uncles hands, kiss the aunts, and save the best hug and kiss for my grandmother, who, since it was her daughters home, could lord over HER grandchildren. There was a routine, my little sister would first greet my grandmother, every one would say how pretty, then it was my turn, the king, the GRANDSON, the ooh’s and ahh’s were louder and more pronounced. But it was while in the grasp of my grandmothers arms that I was given the low down on who was winning and who was losing. I would dully be turned left or right to see the faces of Uncle this or Aunt that, and as my body was tossed, my grandmother would remind me,(really for the benefit of the rest of the family) why some won and some lost. My grandmother would say, Uncle Shrul did not say pooh-pooh when he won his third round, so he lost his fourth round. Aunt Mima, knew better, even when she came close not winning she would say pooh-pooh-pooh and the say out loud that both bad news and good news could come her way. Then my grandmother would turn me to face her and right before the corned beef was placed on the table next to the most delicious plate of pickles and sauerkraut, my grandmother would look me in the eye and pointing her very ruby red index finger tell me. bad news is a sure thing, good news not a sure thing. Even with bad news say pooh-pooh-pooh, so god doesn’t think you take anything for granted. then good news will follow. If you don’t notice the pooh-pooh people they will get you.  My grandmother would then kiss me and low and behold my mother had my little sister’s and my tempting and mouthwatering sandwich and chocolate cake plates ready and off we went.

This week in America, supposedly on Thursday, we might finally receive some good news, regarding everything dishonest about Trump and his treasonous enablers. Thursday seems so close, but regarding anything Trump it might as well be miles away. Since I heard that James Comey is going to testify, publicly, I have been saying a pooh-pooh-pooh every night, wishing, hoping and praying justice finds its way back home. But my grandmother warned me, never take good news for granted!

termites

Your house, large structure, lots of wood for the framing and foundation. One day you notice on the carpeted floor of your office, the place where you conduct work, the kind of business which helps pay for this fine mansion, one you inherited from your parents, and the same place you hope the next generation of you will inhabit, that the plush blue carpet has a pile of what looks like sand, only to discover as you make the effort to bend down and investigate, is not sand at all but fine, fine, teeny, tiny pieces of wood. Your first response, what the hell. You then investigate, the items on your desk, anything broken, anything out of place. Noticing nothing, you create a C shape with your thumb and index finger placing that C concoction under your chin, wondering aloud, as that A-HAH moment roils up your throat with a gurgle at first, the gurgle motivates your cheeks, instigating your tongue to fervently rattle inside your mouth and immediately you shout out loud, to no one but yourself, TERMITES! The words cause great consternation, a bit of an itchy sensation as if those damn vermin are now crawling up your pant legs, you do the right foot then left foot shuffle just to make sure, and still creeped out you pace the entire office, looking for more piles of sandy fine wood, actually hoping to find none, and suddenly you feel invaded, the next words are a choice of a few, “how the…” “but I hired the bug guys…” “I have always been proactive…” and finally not seeing any other clue as to the invasion of the termites, you swear you will call the termite people and keep the checks and balances so necessary for the continuation of a home with peace, purpose and prosperity. But as you exit your office, your spouse, reminds you of a dinner engagement, a child’s play at school, a retirement dinner for a friend, or that the movie the two of you MUST see is finally on pay per view. You shut your office door, and you assume your life and the life inside your house will go on as planned! 

Trump is still an embarrassment to this nation. He can use the Constitution as his personal lower extremity means of hygiene, yet somehow he is protected to do so. He acts as the Imperial President, Obama had been accused of, and no one Dem or Republican has gone on each and every news outlet to protest. His popularity poll numbers are low. He lies, owns up to spreading false reports, is an idiot who thrives on ratings. He has left piles and piles of termite dust in the White House, we know it is infected…yet with each new day we act surprised as if THIS time it is the final straw, and some how like home owner whose mansion is falling silently apart, we do nothing, we say a lot threat a lot, but do nothing…as if life will somehow go on as planned! 

laugh at

belittle, deride, hoot, jeer, lampoon, mock scoff taunt: all synonyms for the term laugh at…Since the hacking of of our democracy, followed by his Inauguration, with the sideshow of appointment of cabinet members, the courting of a Supreme  Justice…Since his insistence of a wall, income tax evasion, display of family nepotism, courting admitted White Supremacists as advisors…since pay for pray children of God insisted Jesus anointed him as the leader of the free world…since his lack of understanding history, let alone the Constitution…since the enabling of the GOP, Putin the Puppeteer…Since all of that, most of America has, BELITTLED, DERIDED, HOOTED, JEERED, LAMPOONED, MOCKED, SCOFFED and TAUNTED, Donald Trump, and as of Sunday, June 3, 2017, this bloated, bigot, unkempt, clown, ignorant narcissist HAS maintained the last laugh.

It is not funny, not in the least, yet the jokes still happen written by an untalented writer of comedy with a laugh track following each and every ooh and ahh, and the second banana still gets top billing. Makes you wonder upon whom is the joke!

Kathy Griffin

Dear Kathy Griffin. I had an opportunity to look at the meme of you holding the head of Trump with blood oozing down from his neck. My first reaction was cool, I  hadn’t even considered a beheading of a man I despise, so I was impressed with your creativity. But then I started to read the shock and awe postings from both the liberals and the conservatives and then heard about CNN firing you…I wrote a brief comment regarding your moment of free speech and honestly thought to myself, you really must have needed another bout of 15 minutes of fame to even begin this thing.  But today, as I briefly passed some television set focusing on you and your lawyer, I did a double take and thought, Kathy’s attempt at Free Speech has taken her to a place she might have never considered venturing. So, I felt it necessary to set the world straight on just what I believe went wrong. So far this IS still America and matters of opinion are important, albeit not necessarily the winner of the Miss Congeniality Contest.

Here is the deal Kathy, of course the Racists, Bigots dealt President Obama and his family a great deal of disgusting meme’s, but the difference between your expression and their examples is quite simple. The Conservative Racists and Bigots used the Christian Book of Law as their mentor. After all, Southern Baptists Preachers for years, have boasted about an inferior race (The Negro), and have recited chapter and verse to demonstrate that their Caucasian Jesus, with permission from his once Jewish father actually condoned the separation between the low life (The Negro) and the superior (The White), so any physical harm done to even the president was truly done with the Bible in mind, and good Christians understand that perhaps the best punishment for being an uppity black man is either a good tar and feathering or a lynching. You, Ms Griffin, had the audacity to use as fodder for your free speech and example many Americans believe is how the Muslims approach the world, beheading. Too many of us good guys have been warned that only Muslims behead. So your attempt at making a statement about the treasonous, tyrant, so mentally disturbed and troubled was a mistake waiting to explode. Your graphics were based on the what has been perceived as examples from the BAD religion. I would have assumed you were much more sophisticated to fall for the beheading schtick.

And here is the second deal Kathy, whether you intended to or not you have made a lot of Liberals and Progressives nervous, anxious. You see, we (I am a proud Democrat/Liberal/Progressive) can be just as hypocritical as those Christian Conservatives. We hate Trump, many of us do not wish him well, but we are supposed to be the touchy feely Americans…now how in the world can we condone the headlessness of the man in the White House! It matters not that with all of his Executive Orders to the GOP plots to undermine health care, seniors, food stamps, the poor the Vets Trump and his team are participating in Pre-Mediated Murder, and in fact in some law abiding countries should be in jail. But we are Liberals for goodness sake (Not God’s sake), and we cannot seem happy you wished the demise of this monster, by the third world Islam thingie. Quite a conundrum Kathy you have created. Perhaps a little more homework was necessary to make your statement, perhaps you should have done more research on the Dixie Chicks version of lambasting George W. But here is the rub for me now, Kathy Griffin, I gave you kudos for having balls, but now with your sobbing apologies and press conference with a high powered attorney, I have to wonder, was there more to this whole 15 minutes of fame, than just Free Speech? (I am a fan, I actually was invited to your house one Christmas Season many years ago), so I am just providing you with my OPINION!

He Can

“Because HE can, HE will…HE will because HE can…until WE stop him…it will get worse…It seems in this nation breaking the rules is a lot easier then abiding by them. A Constitution which has been embattled attacked but had maintained its foundation for over 241 years suddenly seems like thin parchment paper found under some ruins destroyed by a horrific chain of reactions. WE all witness, the dismantling of a nation built upon establishing freedoms and equality, and yet it seems all WE can do is watch, wait, worry and wonder when will the implosion actually happen. (We are like the group of people standing across the street as a demolition team is about to set the explosives of one of those old time favorite buildings.) Is there nothing WE can do to stop the Russian invasion of America, to stop the toppling of democracy, to stop the criminal activities of Trump and Associates.

I am most alarmed that our democracy was established to control the efforts of some to be tyrants, dictators, royalty…but am amazed at how the most ignorant and imbecilic of a person so easily is destroying this nation.  “Because HE can…HE will…Because HE will HE can…and all we can do is watch!

Not just

Its not just Trump’s calamity on climate change that counts it is also his cadre of Communist conspirators who constantly receive bribes from the Oil Cartels who with the permission from the Supreme Court, calling themselves People,  continue to control the lives of those of us made from flesh and bone, trying to survive on this planet. Trump thinks this is Ratings Week, and like the lack of talent and lack of soul reality show contestant he has become, Trump knows he has the power, the voodoo to do whatever he wishes and wants and we willing seem to follow along.

The Party of Death and Destruction, the GOP, prefers to line their pockets with dirty money even to the extent if it means their next generation of idiot children suffer the consequences of carbon poisoning. Somehow these fools believe that they can take it with them and perhaps buy their ticket to heaven. Trump is an idiot, we know that, he knows that but ignores that fact. The villains in the murdering of Earth are his gleeful GOP give me more money goons, who hate anyone who is not them. Pulling out of the Paris Accord will be devastating, but the wrath of evil will seep into the next generations of Christians who seem to think this planet is jut one more expensive toy only they are privileged tom play with.

Understanding

As much as I try to understand, I just don’t UNDERSTAND at all. We sit by as Trump unravels anything with Obama’s name on it, ring our hands and watch as this Imperial President runs rampant with scissors and knives. We act startled that Trump will actually dismantle democracy and seem to be nonplused and nonchalant that destruction and devastation is at hand. Now, I understand that one time we had a governmental system of checks and balances, but what i can’t quite comprehend is how ALL of us seem to just sit SHIVA, for its demise. Huh? 

So YOU voted for Trump, because, well because he wasn’t Hillary. You thought you knew way too much about Hillary, and felt that knowing nothing at all about Trump sort of trumped your decision. I know, you are a white male and even though Trump disrespected women, he would never disparage your white wife or daughter. I know, you are Gay, and Trump said he would obliterate ISIS, so even though the GOP hates them some homosexuals, nothing could be as bad as those Muslim’s. I know you are Evangelical, and many a pay to pray minister, preacher, insisted God chose the guy who lusts after his daughter, committed adultery, lies and grabs women wherever he wants, and if Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell Jr said Trump is okay with Jesus, then by God, not any God, Jesus, Trump was your guy. I know, you hate assertive females, you taught your wife to be barefoot and serve tea, so there was no way in Hell, you would vote for the lady who just might be so assertive she is a Lesbian….So you voted for Trump, then, and somehow, you remain quiet now as this man whose ego and the bank account from Putin are running and ruining the USA.

I try to understand honestly, that democracy has prevailed for so long, and we recently  had men like Reagan serving while suffering with Alzheimers, George W, while suffering from ignorance…and some how survived…but this is different…this IS Trump…the man will destroy anything because of his ego…if Obama was for it…he is against it…IS THAT WHAT YOU wanted when you hated Hillary so damn much? I try to understand, but I can’t uUNDERSTAND IT!