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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,371
    edited January 2017
    congress.gov is good.

    First time ever! I called my 3 Representatives about two H.R. items.

    Inspired by the march I'm engaged! Yay!
    Post edited by Ms. Haiku on
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,469
    Ms. Haiku said:

    congress.gov is good.

    First time ever! I called my 3 Representatives about two H.R. items.

    Inspired by the march I'm engaged! Yay!

    pjfan, if you wanted to know what the march was for, Haiku's final statement says it best.
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,409
    Ms. Haiku said:

    congress.gov is good.

    First time ever! I called my 3 Representatives about two H.R. items.

    Inspired by the march I'm engaged! Yay!

    This is something I've heard from quite a few people lately. That for the first time in their lives they're getting involved and contacting their elected representatives to let them know how they feel.
  • cottagesteeze
    cottagesteeze St. Paul, MN Posts: 218
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    dignin said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Abe Froman said:

    Protests are a cornerstone of our democracy. So glad this happened. #dumptrump

    What do you think of the p hats?
    How do you feel about grabbing a woman's vagina against her will?


    Oh right, your more offended by a woman who wears a pink hat with cat ears. Find another thread to troll.
    No, I'm more offended that the protest tolerated this from Madonna.
    http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/madonna-tells-donald-trump-to-suck-a-dick-at-dc-womens-march-news.27797.html?
    The protest meant and did nothing.
    Trump Supporters: "celebrities views don't matter"

    Trump Supporters: "Look, what this celebrity said at the march. All marchers must agree"
  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    edited January 2017
    Ms. Haiku said:

    Well said, curmudgeoness!

    I have read this entire thread while dialing and redialing Speaker Paul Ryan's office. Thank you curmudgeoness and Ms. Haiku for your beautiful posts! I was a Denver marcher. It was so peaceful considering we were packed like sardines for nearly two hours before we were able to move. I heard one unhappy person in all that time. Then we marched and chanted and raised our signs and voices, lifting each other up. I saw women with children, supportive men, disabled young women, women of color, people of all sexual identities, people of all religions, and senior women lamenting that they were protesting "the same shit" that they protested many, many years ago. It was glorious! And it reinforced to me that making all these phone calls are worth it! We won't be forced back, we won't be grabbed and we will be heard.
    Https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DvGP6Y4jQ
    Post edited by oceaninmyeyes on
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    Ms. Haiku said:

    congress.gov is good.

    First time ever! I called my 3 Representatives about two H.R. items.

    Inspired by the march I'm engaged! Yay!

    :joy::clap:
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Wow - I had tears in my eyes while reading curmudgeoness's post. Thank you!

    People I've met since the election on FB and Twitter are very engaged - posting phones numbers to calls, groups to join. There's an interesting site called flippable.org and their plan is to "turn our country blue by focusing on state governments." (A version of what the Tea Party did.) It's pretty cool.

    I plan to volunteer at Planned Parenthood, for example. My husband is talking about running for a local office (and he's a Republican).
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,371
    Utah marchers in the state capital today. The march that doesn't end.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    cottagesteeze said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    dignin said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Abe Froman said:

    Protests are a cornerstone of our democracy. So glad this happened. #dumptrump

    What do you think of the p hats?
    How do you feel about grabbing a woman's vagina against her will?


    Oh right, your more offended by a woman who wears a pink hat with cat ears. Find another thread to troll.
    No, I'm more offended that the protest tolerated this from Madonna.
    http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/madonna-tells-donald-trump-to-suck-a-dick-at-dc-womens-march-news.27797.html?
    The protest meant and did nothing.
    Trump Supporters: "celebrities views don't matter"

    Trump Supporters: "Look, what this celebrity said at the march. All marchers must agree"
    Unless those people are Baio, Nugent and Voight.
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Bentleyspop said:

    mickeyrat said:

    and there you have it. very well said. thank you.

    be prepared for another asinine question though.

    I totally agree. An awesome post that explains things very well.
    However, I disagree that there will be "another asinine question" coming from the Canadian trump supporter. There will be many many more. So I suggest ignoring them.

    Thanks again curmudgeoness for the intelligent and thoughtful post.
    And thank you for the kind words.

    I have no plans to feed trolls. I would welcome a thoughtful discussion of differing political philosophies, or a thoughtful discussion about realistic ways to solve challenges facing our country, but I quit Facebook a few months ago because I had had my fill of name-calling and negative behavior on both sides. And I can't count on having a thoughtful conversation with people who use phrases like "butt-hurt" as arguments.

    I'm glad I went. I'm glad my husband was eager to join me. But it was just one day, and we all know that we have work to do.
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Nice mess you all left. Slobs.
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    I did not march, but I have been doing the "badger the official" thing for a long time, and it really does make a difference. Keep at it!!

    Indivisibleguide.com is an excellent resource that popped up after the election. I highly recommend bookmarking and/or printing it and perhaps forming a local group to pool your efforts. I'm in the early stages of that.

    Thank you to all the ladies and gents who got out there and who have now been fired up to keep going!! Your words and thoughts here are inspiring!! Much admiration!!!

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,574
    unsung said:

    Nice mess you all left. Slobs.

    That's all you can say !
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    edited January 2017
    It makes you wonder how it got to the point of inaugurating President Trump for some masses to act.
    It is refreshing that people of all ages are getting involved in politics now but for how long? I would like to see some follow up posts 3yrs from now to see how some posters recharged activism is going since this march.

  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Let's call this march what it is, anti-trump.

    Some really stupid signs on par with the "get a brain morans" sign. One person said she wished she had the same rights as a gun. Oh, so you want to be banned from airports, schools, govt buildings, taken in public without a permit, etc. Just funny stuff.
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    It makes you wonder how it got to the point of inaugurating President Trump for some masses to act.
    It is refreshing that people of all ages are getting involved in politics now but for how long? I would like to see some follow up posts 3yrs from now to see how some posters recharged activism is going since this march.

    Game on. Let's keep this thread alive!
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    unsung said:

    Nice mess you all left. Slobs.

    http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/22/womens-march-dumped-signs/
  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Enkidu said:

    unsung said:

    Nice mess you all left. Slobs.

    http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/22/womens-march-dumped-signs/
    LOL, snopes. Funded by soros and addicted to hookers.
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    "Largest audience to to ever witness an inauguration." Sean Spicer. #alternativefacts #spicerfacts

    Ha ha ha ha ha.

  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Sorry is this has been posted, but someone just sent it to me. From Facebook:

    Senator Chris McDaniel
    Yesterday at 12:47 ·
    So a group of unhappy liberal women marched in Washington DC. We shouldn't be surprised; almost all liberal women are unhappy. Perhaps there's a correlation.

    Nevertheless, I'm fascinated to see them exercise their First Amendment rights (however objectionable the message).

    But I do have a question: if they can afford all those piercings, tattoos, body paintings, signs, and plane tickets, then why do they want us to pay for their birth control?

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