Tuesday, February 7, 2017
A Poem from Bob
Ode to the Chosen One.
Humpty Trumpty perched on his wall
Led this country to take a great fall.
All Trumpty's sycophants and his disturbed mind
Led us all as though were blind.
Humpty Trumpty from his high wall
Could not see reality, no not at all.
To Humpty Trumpty he was the King
Not letting our freedom bell ring.
Trumpty's “Alternative Facts”, also called lies,
Dishonor to his country he supplies.
Author: Robert Tuchel
Betsy DeVos
Dear Senators Wicker and Cochran,
I'm writing to tell you about what your colleague, Michael Bennet(D-CO), had to say about the MISSISSIPPI DELTA and our educational needs.
Bennet used the MISSISSIPPI DELTA as an example when he spoke against the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be our Secretary of State. Bennet used the MISSISSIPPI DELTA to support his belief that DeVos is the wrong person to head our Department of Education. I agree with Bennet.
So, Senators Wicker and Cochran, are you going to vote for the children of the MISSISSIPPI DELTA or are you going to vote with your Party? We are watching.
I'm writing to tell you about what your colleague, Michael Bennet(D-CO), had to say about the MISSISSIPPI DELTA and our educational needs.
Bennet used the MISSISSIPPI DELTA as an example when he spoke against the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be our Secretary of State. Bennet used the MISSISSIPPI DELTA to support his belief that DeVos is the wrong person to head our Department of Education. I agree with Bennet.
So, Senators Wicker and Cochran, are you going to vote for the children of the MISSISSIPPI DELTA or are you going to vote with your Party? We are watching.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Dear Senators Wicker and Cochran
I have watched and called and written and protested and still you voted to make Rex Tillerson our new Secretary of State.
It is obvious to me that you have placed your Party above our Country.
It is obvious to me that you have no respect for the State Department employees who have signed a Dessent Memo against Trump's Muslim ban. Be aware that these employees are protected from retaliation.
It is obvious to me that you did not insist on a thorough investigation and an answer as to Russia's involvement in our Election before voting for Rex Tillerson.
It is obvious to me that you have voted for a Secretary of State who has strong ties to Russia.
It is obvious to me that you have voted for a Secretary of State who has no diplomatic experience.
It is obvious to me that you no longer have the best interests of the State of MS and the United States of America when you voted for Rex Tillerson.
It is obvious to me that it is time for MS to start voting for our best interest by replacing both Senator Roger Wicker and Senator Thad Cochran.
It is obvious to me that you have placed your Party above our Country.
It is obvious to me that you have no respect for the State Department employees who have signed a Dessent Memo against Trump's Muslim ban. Be aware that these employees are protected from retaliation.
It is obvious to me that you did not insist on a thorough investigation and an answer as to Russia's involvement in our Election before voting for Rex Tillerson.
It is obvious to me that you have voted for a Secretary of State who has strong ties to Russia.
It is obvious to me that you have voted for a Secretary of State who has no diplomatic experience.
It is obvious to me that you no longer have the best interests of the State of MS and the United States of America when you voted for Rex Tillerson.
It is obvious to me that it is time for MS to start voting for our best interest by replacing both Senator Roger Wicker and Senator Thad Cochran.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Time to get back to work
So, the new administration is a disaster. Thanks Republicans. We Dems gave you a pass on Bush43 and now we are all paying the price.
What can we do? We can start by holding our two Republican Senators' feet to the fire.
I've written opposing Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Tom Price and Betsy DeVos. Betsy DeVos? Oh please, we've just gotten our public education in Tunica back on track. DeVos is plainly unqualified. You too can write and call Wicker and Cochran and when they write back? Tell them to stop with the Republican Party talking points and start listening to their constituents.
Here's what's going on on Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017 at 10a. Thanks to Kelly Jacobs for setting this up.
If you want to join America & some local DeSoto County Trump Resistance, and tell US Senator Rodger Wicker how you would like him to vote ( On Education Cabinet nominee DeVos or anything else he is voting on this coming week) then please join us this Tuesday, January 31st, at 10 a.m. at Rodger Wicker's office on the south side of the square 321 Losher Street, in Hernando and if you can wear something RED to support education. (Last Tuesday's contact resulted in an email reply from Senator Wicker that stated he did not yet know how he was going to vote on DeVos.)
What can we do? We can start by holding our two Republican Senators' feet to the fire.
I've written opposing Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Tom Price and Betsy DeVos. Betsy DeVos? Oh please, we've just gotten our public education in Tunica back on track. DeVos is plainly unqualified. You too can write and call Wicker and Cochran and when they write back? Tell them to stop with the Republican Party talking points and start listening to their constituents.
Here's what's going on on Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017 at 10a. Thanks to Kelly Jacobs for setting this up.
RESIST TRUMP: TUESDAY 1/31 ACTION!
If you want to join America & some local DeSoto County Trump Resistance, and tell US Senator Rodger Wicker how you would like him to vote ( On Education Cabinet nominee DeVos or anything else he is voting on this coming week) then please join us this Tuesday, January 31st, at 10 a.m. at Rodger Wicker's office on the south side of the square 321 Losher Street, in Hernando and if you can wear something RED to support education. (Last Tuesday's contact resulted in an email reply from Senator Wicker that stated he did not yet know how he was going to vote on DeVos.)
We will be taking photos and sharing them with the Press, taking Facebook live videos and sharing them because we want other Mississippians to know that the Trump Administration, his choices for his cabinet, and his executive orders are wrong for Mississippi, and some are illegal.
Please write/bring a short letter and be prepared to give it to Wicker's office manager (and a copy to the commercial appeal, to the DeSoto times-tribune, and to the Clarion Ledger). Your letter can be addressed to Senator wicker or as a letter to the editor using 250 words or less so that it will be considered for print.
If you bring copies of your letter to the 10am Action, please give them to me and I will forward them to the press as a group.
If you bring copies of your letter to the 10am Action, please give them to me and I will forward them to the press as a group.
EVERY Tuesday (& any other day you wish) is a day of protest/action when all Americans are asked to contact our two US senators by MoveOn.org and other groups like Indivisible DeSoto. Indivisible DeSoto had their first public meeting on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Hernando Library, and we chose this Tuesday 1/31 to be our first action together.
Please wear something red, make a sign, write a letter and join us!
Please wear something red, make a sign, write a letter and join us!
Please know that if our US Senators vote on Monday on DeVos then I will make another post to suggest our main topic. The main thrust of our action must be something that the senator is working on this week.
Contact Wicker/Cochran (preferably) in person, by telephone, by letter or by all three. Please call their Washington DC offices.
COCHRAN 202-224-5054
WICKER 202-224-6253
COCHRAN 202-224-5054
WICKER 202-224-6253
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
The Presidential Election in Tunica County
Before I post my thoughts about the above subject, I want to say something about what I consider harassment of me by our Circuit Clerk, Sharon Cranberry. AGAIN!
On Tuesday, I was poll watching for a candidate. So that I could take bathroom breaks, walk around a bit, check reading materials from the library, have my husband bring me snacks and lunch, I also had in my possession credentials for my husband, Bob Tuchel. I had shown both my credentials and Bob's to the Poll Manager upon entering the library.
As Bob entered and left the library the Poll workers joked around with him as did I with comments like "bye honey". It was really turning out to be a very pleasant day. And then came the phone call from Sharon.
This is what happened: I had just come back from checking out some reading material from the library. Bob was still sitting at the table and I was discussing with him what to fix for dinner. Mia came in to vote and there was no one in the room except Mia, the Poll Workers and the Tuchels. Bob left and a phone call came to the Poll Manager to tell me that both Bob and I could not be Poll Watching for the same person at the same time.
Stop harassing me Sharon. I'm sorry my husband didn't get up fast enough for you. I am a private citizen doing my best to do my civic duty. You are a government official. I will speak out on your continued harassment of me each and every time.
And now on to the good stuff. Turn out in Tunica County on Tuesday was low. Of those who took the time to vote, 75% of Tunica County voted for Hillary Clinton. Our State does not reflect our wishes.
Therefore, I am suggesting that we take our choice and our voices and join the movement to abolish the Electoral College. This is something I have been talking about since Bush/Gore. With the results on Tuesday, it has now been twice in our recent history that the Electoral College did not match the popular vote.
It is time for every vote to count. Our Country is too big to have the Electoral College. It is my belief in the aftermath of this ugly election that the underlying problem is that not every vote counted.
On Tuesday, I was poll watching for a candidate. So that I could take bathroom breaks, walk around a bit, check reading materials from the library, have my husband bring me snacks and lunch, I also had in my possession credentials for my husband, Bob Tuchel. I had shown both my credentials and Bob's to the Poll Manager upon entering the library.
As Bob entered and left the library the Poll workers joked around with him as did I with comments like "bye honey". It was really turning out to be a very pleasant day. And then came the phone call from Sharon.
This is what happened: I had just come back from checking out some reading material from the library. Bob was still sitting at the table and I was discussing with him what to fix for dinner. Mia came in to vote and there was no one in the room except Mia, the Poll Workers and the Tuchels. Bob left and a phone call came to the Poll Manager to tell me that both Bob and I could not be Poll Watching for the same person at the same time.
Stop harassing me Sharon. I'm sorry my husband didn't get up fast enough for you. I am a private citizen doing my best to do my civic duty. You are a government official. I will speak out on your continued harassment of me each and every time.
And now on to the good stuff. Turn out in Tunica County on Tuesday was low. Of those who took the time to vote, 75% of Tunica County voted for Hillary Clinton. Our State does not reflect our wishes.
Therefore, I am suggesting that we take our choice and our voices and join the movement to abolish the Electoral College. This is something I have been talking about since Bush/Gore. With the results on Tuesday, it has now been twice in our recent history that the Electoral College did not match the popular vote.
It is time for every vote to count. Our Country is too big to have the Electoral College. It is my belief in the aftermath of this ugly election that the underlying problem is that not every vote counted.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
The Moral Base of Tunica County, MS
Today is 8 Oct 2016. Republicans, forget about your candidate's tax returns. Your candidate does not have a moral center.
Today, I am reminded of First Lady Michelle Obama's statement: "When they go low, we go high."
On 8 Nov 2016, I will be watching the total votes in Tunica County for both the Democratic and the Republican candidates' for President of the United States of America. Depending on the breakdown, we will see a picture of the morals of this County and our citizen's ability to break with group think and vote for progress.
You had your chance Republicans and you chose poorly. You chose Bush/Cheney. And then you tried out Sarah Palin. You need to work on your Party and find someone with a brain and a moral center. Your current candidate is not it.
Do not criticize Hillary Clinton when your Party has presented our Country with this poor excuse for a human being. By associating with your candidate, you are condoning his beliefs and actions toward women.
I'm enthusiastically voting for Hillary Clinton. She's qualified and fit to lead our Country.
It's time for MS to show ourselves and the Country that we are not the bumbling idiots they think we are.
It's time for MS to turn blue, again.
Today, I am reminded of First Lady Michelle Obama's statement: "When they go low, we go high."
On 8 Nov 2016, I will be watching the total votes in Tunica County for both the Democratic and the Republican candidates' for President of the United States of America. Depending on the breakdown, we will see a picture of the morals of this County and our citizen's ability to break with group think and vote for progress.
You had your chance Republicans and you chose poorly. You chose Bush/Cheney. And then you tried out Sarah Palin. You need to work on your Party and find someone with a brain and a moral center. Your current candidate is not it.
Do not criticize Hillary Clinton when your Party has presented our Country with this poor excuse for a human being. By associating with your candidate, you are condoning his beliefs and actions toward women.
I'm enthusiastically voting for Hillary Clinton. She's qualified and fit to lead our Country.
It's time for MS to show ourselves and the Country that we are not the bumbling idiots they think we are.
It's time for MS to turn blue, again.
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