by Martha Bleicher, Missoula
Voting for a felon? Think again.
I have noticed people sporting t-shirts (mostly women) that proudly declare, “I AM VOTING FOR A FELON 2024.” Not only was the 45th president convicted of 34 felony counts of fraud, he was convicted of rape! As a mother of a daughter, it is NOT okay to allow ANYONE to “grab [her] by the p***y”—celebrity or otherwise, let alone rape!
Sadly, this speaks to a lack of self-respect as an individual and as a nation. And other countries are taking notice. When there is lack of respect for the rule of law, there is a large window of vulnerability.
I have traveled to 10 countries in the last two years and people are baffled by how Donald Trump became president of such a great nation, and appalled by the prospect of a second term.
I heard the question over and over: “How can anyone vote for Trump? He should be in prison!” A Moroccan gentleman referred to Trump as a “buffoon” — and English was his fourth language!
At a Ravalli County commissioners meeting, a “pillar” of election integrity and shameless Trump supporter insisted our inflation rate is “40 percent.” That is laughably absurd! Our annual inflation rate over the last 40+ years has NEVER been that high, topping out at 14% in 1980. But Trump dangles “word carrots” to incite people beyond what is sane. Abortion, inflation, immigration: he trots out buzzwords to instill FEAR—the most powerful manipulation tool! The rhetoric is as false as it is exhausting and puts us in peril.
Grocery prices, housing, fuel; I am not naïve. These problems are real and affect me as much as all other Americans. But out of the 10 countries I have visited in the last two years, we have the LOWEST gas prices and that is not recent, but historical.
In July in Canada, Petro-Canada was $1.55.9 PER LITER. The US is one of only three countries that uses the Imperial measurement system, so a gallon of gas in Canada would be approximately $5.81. In New Zealand in March, a liter of gas was $2.74.9 or $10.28/gallon!
These prices are not offset by food, housing etc., and our dollar is stronger than every other currency except the euro. Currently, the euro is worth about 10 cents more than our dollar, but in the land of Trump crony Victor Orban, it takes almost 357 Hungarian “dollars” (forints) to buy one of our dollars! Look at an international conversion chart!
Greed lies at the heart of price gouging. Average Americans trying to build a life while supporting an anti-democratic tyrant like Trump, are choosing to make the ultra-wealthy wealthier – at the expense of the middle class, and their own interests. Loving hate and deceit has never been what our values are as a nation.
Voting for a felon who worships at the altar of money and paves the path to greater prosperity for fellow billionaires isn’t going to fix middle-class problems. You can oversimplify complex issues and choose the Democrat of the moment to blame, but until the tantrums stop and real solutions are sought for real problems, it will not only be more of the same, it will be far worse.
A lovely gentleman in New Zealand said to me, “The United States is the beacon to the world. If the US falls… we all fall.” That is a high standard we will never achieve by voting for a felon.
We can do better. For the sake of the world, we must do better. And that is not achieved by voting for a felon.
Kevin O'Brien says
Trump committed 2 MAJOR Felonies last night. Thank GOD!! Really, just ask a Democrat. I’ll keep tally for all the disgruntled Lefties. Now up to 36.
WMA says
Gosh, Bill. If you aren’t careful you might hurt my widdle feelings. Just kidding. I am invulnerable to the slings and arrows of Trump/Sheehy butt kissers like you.
Bill Stroud says
The Cavanaughs and Sabins of this country know they’re going to be irrelevant once this election is called. Hence, all the anger, cherry-picked half truths and complete BS. They are too embarrassed to admit they hitched their wagon to a cult of bigoted grift. We know they’ll scream RIGGED even after the overwhelming butt kicking but just like Baby Donny will be…..irrelevant.
Now, if…….(in light of the disgusting MSG rally yesterday) you still don’t see the light, well, y’all fit into the old proverb – “Now, flying the confederate flag doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a racist, bigoted A….Hole, what it means is…..everyone assumes you are”.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Did you ever Notice, that Democrat offer nothing but slander, and never offer facts that are trustworthy? Nice Try Bill, however, you should know that MSG is a sacred place and does not judge, Heck they let Obama and Clinton hold events there, but I guess that makes them Fascists.
Oh. and I could scan the old Rally from the 30’s you’re referring to and see how many Blacks for Trump, Latinos for Trump and Jews for Trump where there, but I already know the answer.
hsabin says
Clark – you are ignorant of New Yorkers (those in the city!) They are one of the most ignorant of people and very insular. They all read the NY TIMES, listen to CNN/MSNBC/ etc. They are gaslighted to the nth degree about people, history, etc. Look at who they recently elected as mayor!! That speaks volumes of their thinking. .
Bob Williams says
A woman “as a mother of a daughter” composes over 30 sentences of a LTE submission.
It is published under the title; Proudly voting for a felon?
Here’s one of her key sentences: “Voting for a felon who worships at the altar of money and paves the path to greater prosperity for fellow billionaires isn’t going to fix middle-class problems.”
The author leads up to stating: “Loving hate and deceit has never been what our values are as a nation.”
And concludes: “We can do better.”
Shame on the published, multiple, on line response Comments, that narrowly pounced on a sentence from the LTE. And with hate, deceitfully misrepresents, the LTE.
That mansplaining of narrow minded, hate, and deceit, is not worth of attention or publication.
That mansplaining is but a vain attempt to use cowardice to intentionally misrepresent published the speech in an LTE. A LTE looking at national consequences of voting for a person “convicted of 34 counts of felony fraud”.
The deza of distraction, deflection, and dispargement do not belong in a community newspaper.
hsabin says
This sounds like a Kamala Harris reply. It is almost incomprehensible. Try again please.
WMA says
You want incompressible?
Listen to just about any Trump speech.
WMA says
Bill, do you believe in the Constitution or not? Trump faced a civil trial as established by the Seventh Amendment. He was not found liable for assault by the judge. A nine-person jury of his peers decided, based on evidence, that Trump committed the acts he was accused of. That is a judicial fact until a higher court overturns the ruling. All your boot-licking apologizing for Trump won’t change that.
hsabin says
WMA – a jury of New York liberals is what he had. As much as TRUMP has done for NY, these liberals there (including my husband’s family (who are all well educated and in business) they only read the NY TIMES and hear what liberal TV spouts so they are gaslighted. If you read the transcripts of the trials they show the nonsense that was used to “convict” TRUMP. I bet if Kamala Harris was indicted for lying about her past and what she did as VP – she would NOT be indicted. We shall see won’t we? Trump is doing rallies which are attended by thousands – as opposed to Kamala who has to bus in people to attend hers or get Beyonce to come tell young ones how great Kamala is. Trump doesn’t need stars like that….he gets real people who have achieved something and it benefitted the country like Elon Musk.
WMA says
Jury of his peers. As required by the Constitution. Do you believe in the Constitution?
Bill Cavanaugh says
100%
I don’t believe in illegal lawfare which along with show/ made for TV impeachment trials based on proven false evidence (By the FBI), Government Speech censorship, internet censorship, Media censorship, a one sided media, oh and 5-6 intelligence agency backed assassination attempts
WMA says
I tried to reply. Too stupid to bother with.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Too Stupid? Or you live in your closet inside a bubble.
What’s stupid is being brainwashed by your media who only tell you what they want you to hear.
Be a good little sheep and get in line Wayne.
Bill Cavanaugh says
I don’t know Wayne sounds like you don’t. Your party wants to pack the supreme court and eliminate the electoral college. Both in the constitution.
if you want to have 6 cities in the country pick our president, why don’t you pack up and move to one. sounds like you’ll love it.
Clair B says
So to sum up…..
Vote for a man who was reported on some ‘locker-room” comment BEFORE he ran for office. (Have you ever HEARD how WOMEN talk fyi?). Who when he was President shut the border so young girls weren’t sex trafficked into the US.
or
A senator who would walk into his 14 year old daughter showering (HER words not mine – it is in her diary) – who sniffs small children and is ok with 320,000 children going missing (sex trafficked) across the border under his watch.
We are now the number one country for child sex slaves.
Hmmmmmmmm – so yes Martha – MAGA all the way as I care about women and children being sexually abused.
WMA says
FYI,
Trump NEVER shut down the border.
hsabin says
TRUMP stopped many illegals from coming across the border – and made Mexico stand up and do its job to help stop them. WMA – He also was building the wall which stops many. Wake up dear…your liberalism is leaking out.
WMA says
What little wall he built, he did so with funds siphoned off from the military budget. Some sad fools actually thought Mexico would pay for the wall. Poor ignorant souls.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Check the Facts on the Border patrol site. Don’t be so ignorant. The crossing numbers are not even close and 8X higher under Biden/Harris
Mike Miller says
You’re either mistaken or a liar: Trump was NOT convicted of rape. Feel free to look that up, just like I did.
Alan says
“You’re either mistaken (an idiot) or a liar” Need those two realities be mutually exclusive? I’ve pondered this very question about the kook left, never being able to decide if they are gullible idiots or ideological nuts that pathologically lie. Then I had an epiphany; they can be both.
WMA says
“Judge Lewis Kaplan confirmed this, as reported by various news outlets:
“The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape,'” Kaplan wrote. “Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”
While it is correct that Trump was not “convicted” in a civil trial, he was found by a jury to be responsible for the offense. Apologize for a criminal like Trump all you like, he is and always will be a convicted felon.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Give me a Break. Just like your crap reference of Politifact and the AP last week (both hard leaning Democrat sites) you’re now quoting a Clinton appointed SDNY Judge?
Clearly, you have not reviewed the facts, what was disallowed to be shown in evidence by a partisan judge and what a loon Carroll is with a history of crying wolf for money. He will be cleared of EVERY CHARGE in all of his cases as they go through Appeal. Bragg’s Scam trial is already being overturned, however, much like the Jan 6 report that will show it was a government set up, none of this will take place before the election because as usual, the Democrats have their thumbs on the scales of justice.
Gomez says
The first thing that a cult does is to tell you that everyone else is lying to you. That’s worked pretty good for Trump so far. Not so good for everyone who has gone to prison or lost their life savings because they trusted him.
Fox News paid out almost a billion dollars for lying. Newmax was sued by Smartmatic and settled out of court rather than going to trial. One America News was also sued by Smartmatic for lying and settled out of court. Gateway pundit was sued for lying and settled out of court. Giuliani and Lindel, have both have lost everything they had lying in support of their orange Jesus.
Again. The first thing that a cult does is to tell you that everyone else is lying to you.
You may have the last word.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Yeah…. 3 Smartmatic executives were just charged with Fraud in August.
Have a nice day.
WMA says
So?The charges have nothing to do with the lawsuit at the heart of this discussion.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Oh.. OK, I’m sure it was a one time occurrence Wayne…
I’m sure you were that guy who said “I know you are but what am I?” as a kid.
Tommy Johnson says
How’s that kool-aid?
He was not convicted of rape. There were not criminal charges even filed. Even was civil trial focusing on liability. The burden of proof required is a civil trial is way lees than required in a criminal trial.
Go watch the whole clip, not the CNN bite. He said “he could have grabbed” them. He did not say he grabbed them.
And the 34 counts of fraud are coming under heavy scrutiny and will most likely be overturned.
Clark P Lee says
but a convicted felon he is whaatever he grabbed.