An All American Love Story: Starring President Donald J. Trump

~ An All American Love Story:
~ Starring President Donald J. Trump ~

In this new world of cyber connections and multidimensional matrix web wonderlands, there are still a few old school games we keep around the house, just in case we have a power outage or all of the video game controllers are occupied -- in fact this game can be a great way to decide who gets next on said controller in question:

~ Rock ~ Paper ~ Scissors ~

For those unfamiliar with this oldie but goodie decider of who washes the dishes and assorted chores galore, it is pretty simple:

Scissors cut Paper
Paper covers Rock
Rock smashes Scissors

"Lather, rinse repeat"

In the wild & wonderful world of vibrational frequencies, there is yet another surpreme guideline that dictates the laws of the Universe, only this ain't no game:

#LoveTrumpsHate

Hate is the dark side enveloping all it touches and consuming those who chose to lose by eminating hate ~ while Love is the Light that evaporates darkness, brings life through photosynthesis and wins everytime!



You do not have to be an empathic psychic to feel the hate these days.

Haters are everywhere doing what they do worst -- hating.

It really is not a good look folks.

Whether you are hating for what you believe to be a righteous reason, or hating just to be a hater -- you are not making the world greater.

In fact hate is perhaps the number one issue on our planet today that must be faced and defeated by the Light of Love, if we are to progress and evolve as a species.

In the movie Ghostbusters 2 (another oldie but goodie) a river of mood conducting ectoplasm becomes hostile because the citizens of New York City refuse to treat one and other with respect.

***Spoiler Alert***



It is up to our heroes to teach the people of New York City how to Love one and other before an evil entity seizes control of the world and spoils the souls of every hater on Earth.

Easier said than done.

It was Oscar Wilde who said:

"Life imitates art"



Strangely enough, Oscar was the name of the baby in Ghostbusters 2...(cue spooky The X-Files music)...



Speaking of names, there is probably not a name on the planet that invokes emotions as powerfully as that of America's 45th President Donald J. Trump.

Love him preferably or misguidedly hate on him, you know the name.

If you have already seen past the unprecedented barrage of hate & #FakeNews stories circulating our Nation directed at President Trump and found a place in your heart to let your Love Light shine for our talented and driven 45th President -- then this is simply a refresher course, but if you are still consumed with hate as you regurgitate fake news that they create, then you need to drop the stone you intend to cast and embrace the almighty power of Love.

Though many religious text touch on this subject in great detail, it is Star Wars that breaks down these Universal truths most accurately in their most raw form:

"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" ~ Master Yoda



Anger is a secondary emotion, deployed as a defense mechanism to cover our true feelings.

Are you truly just afraid?

Then Fake News Crews are succeeding at keeping your anxiety level high, along with their ratings.

That is the name of the game after all:

Negative news = Ratings

Too bad for Fake News Crews #WeThePeople have social media and we can share cat memes, puppy pics & our own #RealNews to cheer up those of us who accidentally paid attention to the regularly scheduled programming.

Here is a quick diagnostic test:



How does this photograph make you feel?

If you chose anger as an option:

"You have chosen...poorly" ~ Templar Knight guarding the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last crusade

But if you did choose the anger emoticon, why??

Are there other dark side emotions clouding your vision and lowering your vibration???

One of the most seductive emotions the dark side has at it's diabolical disposal is jealousy.

It is easy to see someone who grew up with wealth and privilege and feel jealousy & envy.

God eqips each of us for our own particular life's mission. Life lessons, the good the bad and the ugly are stepping stones each one of us must hop across to meet the shore line of enlightenment on our personal journey.

Do not be jealous of what your neighbor has, as they have a different path to walk and you have not seen the bottom of their sock.

During the protest over the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Indian Reservation, United States Military Veterans from across the country asked our Native American Chiefs & elders to forgive the war crimes of the past.



Our Native American elders forgave and released centuries of hate and pain into the Light of Love.

Sadly, the pipeline was approved by President Trump's Administration against the recommendation of the Army Corp of Engineers, much to the dismay of the Native Americans at Standing Rock Reservation.

Does that mean it is time to hate again?

No!!

#Love is more crucial than ever!!!

We do not all have to agree, in fact that would be very annoying like living across the street from Ned Flanders in The Simpsons.

We do however have to respect one and other or a river of ectoplasmic slime (or molten magma) will envelop us in darkeness and hate.

The choice is yours...

Life is a choose your own adventure novel and you are the author.

Please choose wisely...

"Yes there are two paths you can go by -- but in the long run there's still time to change the road you're on" ~ Led Zepplin



Aloha Trump Ohana!

Thank you for your service to this Great country We Love!!

God Bless the entire Trump Family eternally, The United States of America and The Planet Earth!!!

~ #GodBlessAmerica ~

#Aloha
#LiveAloha
#LetThereBeLight

#AlohaTrumpOhana

 

President Donald J. Trump recently signed historic groundbreaking legislation allowing patients to try alternative cures & natural medicine like Pakalōlō (Hawaiian for Cannabis meaning Paka = Tobacco & lōlō = crazy) prior to FDA approval without fear of prosecution:

 

Check out President Donald J. Trump representing for The People of The United States of America during his inspirational 2018 State of the Union address:



TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

"Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans:

Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American People — and to address their concerns, their hopes, and their dreams. That night, our new Administration had already taken swift action. A new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land.

Each day since, we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission — to make America great again for all Americans.

Over the last year, we have made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success. We have faced challenges we expected, and others we could never have imagined. We have shared in the heights of victory and the pains of hardship. We endured floods and fires and storms. But through it all, we have seen the beauty of America’s soul, and the steel in America’s spine.

Each test has forged new American heroes to remind us who we are, and show us what we can be.

We saw the volunteers of the “Cajun Navy,” racing to the rescue with their fishing boats to save people in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane.

We saw strangers shielding strangers from a hail of gunfire on the Las Vegas strip.

We heard tales of Americans like Coast Guard Petty Officer Ashlee Leppert, who is here tonight in the gallery with Melania. Ashlee was aboard one of the first helicopters on the scene in Houston during Hurricane Harvey. Through 18 hours of wind and rain, Ashlee braved live power lines and deep water, to help save more than 40 lives. Thank you, Ashlee.

We heard about Americans like firefighter David Dahlberg. He is here with us too. David faced down walls of flame to rescue almost 60 children trapped at a California summer camp threatened by wildfires.

To everyone still recovering in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, California, and everywhere else — we are with you, we love you, and we will pull through together.

Some trials over the past year touched this chamber very personally. With us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this House — a guy who took a bullet, almost died, and was back to work three and a half months later: the legend from Louisiana, Congressman Steve Scalise.

We are incredibly grateful for the heroic efforts of the Capitol Police Officers, the Alexandria Police, and the doctors, nurses, and paramedics who saved his life, and the lives of many others in this room.

In the aftermath of that terrible shooting, we came together, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as representatives of the people. But it is not enough to come together only in times of tragedy. Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve.

Over the last year, the world has seen what we always knew: that no people on Earth are so fearless, or daring, or determined as Americans. If there is a mountain, we climb it. If there is a frontier, we cross it. If there is a challenge, we tame it. If there is an opportunity, we seize it.

So let us begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our Union is strong because our people are strong.

And together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America.

Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.

Unemployment claims have hit a 45-year low. African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded, and Hispanic American unemployment has also reached the lowest levels in history.

Small business confidence is at an all-time high. The stock market has smashed one record after another, gaining $8 trillion in value. That is great news for Americans’ 401k, retirement, pension, and college savings accounts.

And just as I promised the American people from this podium 11 months ago, we enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history.

Our massive tax cuts provide tremendous relief for the middle class and small businesses.

To lower tax rates for hardworking Americans, we nearly doubled the standard deduction for everyone. Now, the first $24,000 earned by a married couple is completely tax-free. We also doubled the child tax credit.

A typical family of four making $75,000 will see their tax bill reduced by $2,000 — slashing their tax bill in half.

This April will be the last time you ever file under the old broken system — and millions of Americans will have more take-home pay starting next month.

We eliminated an especially cruel tax that fell mostly on Americans making less than $50,000 a year — forcing them to pay tremendous penalties simply because they could not afford government-ordered health plans. We repealed the core of disastrous Obamacare — the individual mandate is now gone.

We slashed the business tax rate from 35 percent all the way down to 21 percent, so American companies can compete and win against anyone in the world. These changes alone are estimated to increase average family income by more than $4,000.

Small businesses have also received a massive tax cut, and can now deduct 20 percent of their business income.

Here tonight are Steve Staub and Sandy Keplinger of Staub Manufacturing — a small business in Ohio. They have just finished the best year in their 20-year history. Because of tax reform, they are handing out raises, hiring an additional 14 people, and expanding into the building next door.

One of Staub’s employees, Corey Adams, is also with us tonight. Corey is an all-American worker. He supported himself through high school, lost his job during the 2008 recession, and was later hired by Staub, where he trained to become a welder. Like many hardworking Americans, Corey plans to invest his tax‑cut raise into his new home and his two daughters’ education. Please join me in congratulating Corey.

Since we passed tax cuts, roughly 3 million workers have already gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands of dollars per worker. Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers.

This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.

So to every citizen watching at home tonight — no matter where you have been, or where you come from, this is your time. If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything.

Tonight, I want to talk about what kind of future we are going to have, and what kind of Nation we are going to be. All of us, together, as one team, one people, and one American family.

We all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny, and the same great American flag.

Together, we are rediscovering the American way.

In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of the American life. Our motto is “in God we trust.”

And we celebrate our police, our military, and our amazing veterans as heroes who deserve our total and unwavering support.

Here tonight is Preston Sharp, a 12-year-old boy from Redding, California, who noticed that veterans’ graves were not marked with flags on Veterans Day. He decided to change that, and started a movement that has now placed 40,000 flags at the graves of our great heroes. Preston: a job well done.

Young patriots like Preston teach all of us about our civic duty as Americans. Preston’s reverence for those who have served our Nation reminds us why we salute our flag, why we put our hands on our hearts for the pledge of allegiance, and why we proudly stand for the national anthem.

Americans love their country. And they deserve a Government that shows them the same love and loyalty in return.

For the last year we have sought to restore the bonds of trust between our citizens and their Government.

Working with the Senate, we are appointing judges who will interpret the Constitution as written, including a great new Supreme Court Justice, and more circuit court judges than any new administration in the history of our country.

We are defending our Second Amendment, and have taken historic actions to protect religious liberty.

And we are serving our brave veterans, including giving our veterans choice in their healthcare decisions. Last year, the Congress passed, and I signed, the landmark VA Accountability Act. Since its passage, my Administration has already removed more than 1,500 VA employees who failed to give our veterans the care they deserve — and we are hiring talented people who love our vets as much as we do.

I will not stop until our veterans are properly taken care of, which has been my promise to them from the very beginning of this great journey.

All Americans deserve accountability and respect — and that is what we are giving them. So tonight, I call on the Congress to empower every Cabinet Secretary with the authority to reward good workers — and to remove Federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.

In our drive to make Washington accountable, we have eliminated more regulations in our first year than any administration in history.

We have ended the war on American Energy — and we have ended the war on clean coal. We are now an exporter of energy to the world.

In Detroit, I halted Government mandates that crippled America’s autoworkers — so we can get the Motor City revving its engines once again.

Many car companies are now building and expanding plants in the United States — something we have not seen for decades. Chrysler is moving a major plant from Mexico to Michigan; Toyota and Mazda are opening up a plant in Alabama. Soon, plants will be opening up all over the country. This is all news Americans are unaccustomed to hearing — for many years, companies and jobs were only leaving us. But now they are coming back.

Exciting progress is happening every day.

To speed access to breakthrough cures and affordable generic drugs, last year the FDA approved more new and generic drugs and medical devices than ever before in our history.

We also believe that patients with terminal conditions should have access to experimental treatments that could potentially save their lives.

People who are terminally ill should not have to go from country to country to seek a cure — I want to give them a chance right here at home. It is time for the Congress to give these wonderful Americans the “right to try.”

One of my greatest priorities is to reduce the price of prescription drugs. In many other countries, these drugs cost far less than what we pay in the United States. That is why I have directed my Administration to make fixing the injustice of high drug prices one of our top priorities. Prices will come down.

America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals that sacrificed our prosperity and shipped away our companies, our jobs, and our Nation’s wealth.

The era of economic surrender is over.

From now on, we expect trading relationships to be fair and to be reciprocal.

We will work to fix bad trade deals and negotiate new ones.

And we will protect American workers and American intellectual property, through strong enforcement of our trade rules.

As we rebuild our industries, it is also time to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.

America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just 1 year — is it not a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a permit approved for a simple road?

I am asking both parties to come together to give us the safe, fast, reliable, and modern infrastructure our economy needs and our people deserve.

Tonight, I am calling on the Congress to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment we need.

Every Federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with State and local governments and, where appropriate, tapping into private sector investment — to permanently fix the infrastructure deficit.

Any bill must also streamline the permitting and approval process — getting it down to no more than two years, and perhaps even one.

Together, we can reclaim our building heritage. We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways across our land. And we will do it with American heart, American hands, and American grit.

We want every American to know the dignity of a hard day’s work. We want every child to be safe in their home at night. And we want every citizen to be proud of this land that we love.

We can lift our citizens from welfare to work, from dependence to independence, and from poverty to prosperity.

As tax cuts create new jobs, let us invest in workforce development and job training. Let us open great vocational schools so our future workers can learn a craft and realize their full potential. And let us support working families by supporting paid family leave.

As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to all citizens. That is why this year we will embark on reforming our prisons to help former inmates who have served their time get a second chance.

Struggling communities, especially immigrant communities, will also be helped by immigration policies that focus on the best interests of American workers and American families.

For decades, open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into our most vulnerable communities. They have allowed millions of low-wage workers to compete for jobs and wages against the poorest Americans. Most tragically, they have caused the loss of many innocent lives.

Here tonight are two fathers and two mothers: Evelyn Rodriguez, Freddy Cuevas, Elizabeth Alvarado, and Robert Mickens. Their two teenage daughters — Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens — were close friends on Long Island. But in September 2016, on the eve of Nisa’s 16th Birthday, neither of them came home. These two precious girls were brutally murdered while walking together in their hometown. Six members of the savage gang MS-13 have been charged with Kayla and Nisa’s murders. Many of these gang members took advantage of glaring loopholes in our laws to enter the country as unaccompanied alien minors ‑- and wound up in Kayla and Nisa’s high school.

Evelyn, Elizabeth, Freddy, and Robert: Tonight, everyone in this chamber is praying for you. Everyone in America is grieving for you. And 320 million hearts are breaking for you. We cannot imagine the depth of your sorrow, but we can make sure that other families never have to endure this pain.

Tonight, I am calling on the Congress to finally close the deadly loopholes that have allowed MS-13, and other criminals, to break into our country. We have proposed new legislation that will fix our immigration laws, and support our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, so that this cannot ever happen again.

The United States is a compassionate nation. We are proud that we do more than any other country to help the needy, the struggling, and the underprivileged all over the world. But as President of the United States, my highest loyalty, my greatest compassion, and my constant concern is for America’s children, America’s struggling workers, and America’s forgotten communities. I want our youth to grow up to achieve great things. I want our poor to have their chance to rise.

So tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties — Democrats and Republicans — to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed. My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend Americans — to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American Dream. Because Americans are dreamers too.

Here tonight is one leader in the effort to defend our country: Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Celestino Martinez — he goes by CJ. CJ served 15 years in the Air Force before becoming an ICE agent and spending the last 15 years fighting gang violence and getting dangerous criminals off our streets. At one point, MS-13 leaders ordered CJ’s murder. But he did not cave to threats or fear. Last May, he commanded an operation to track down gang members on Long Island. His team has arrested nearly 400, including more than 220 from MS-13.

CJ: Great work. Now let us get the Congress to send you some reinforcements.

Over the next few weeks, the House and Senate will be voting on an immigration reform package.

In recent months, my Administration has met extensively with both Democrats and Republicans to craft a bipartisan approach to immigration reform. Based on these discussions, we presented the Congress with a detailed proposal that should be supported by both parties as a fair compromise — one where nobody gets everything they want, but where our country gets the critical reforms it needs.

Here are the four pillars of our plan:

The first pillar of our framework generously offers a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age — that covers almost three times more people than the previous administration. Under our plan, those who meet education and work requirements, and show good moral character, will be able to become full citizens of the United States.

The second pillar fully secures the border. That means building a wall on the Southern border, and it means hiring more heroes like CJ to keep our communities safe. Crucially, our plan closes the terrible loopholes exploited by criminals and terrorists to enter our country — and it finally ends the dangerous practice of “catch and release.”

The third pillar ends the visa lottery — a program that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of our people. It is time to begin moving towards a merit-based immigration system — one that admits people who are skilled, who want to work, who will contribute to our society, and who will love and respect our country.

The fourth and final pillar protects the nuclear family by ending chain migration. Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. Under our plan, we focus on the immediate family by limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children. This vital reform is necessary, not just for our economy, but for our security, and our future.

In recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration. In the age of terrorism, these programs present risks we can no longer afford.

It is time to reform these outdated immigration rules, and finally bring our immigration system into the 21st century.

These four pillars represent a down-the-middle compromise, and one that will create a safe, modern, and lawful immigration system.

For over 30 years, Washington has tried and failed to solve this problem. This Congress can be the one that finally makes it happen.

Most importantly, these four pillars will produce legislation that fulfills my ironclad pledge to only sign a bill that puts America first. So let us come together, set politics aside, and finally get the job done.

These reforms will also support our response to the terrible crisis of opioid and drug addiction.

In 2016, we lost 64,000 Americans to drug overdoses: 174 deaths per day. Seven per hour. We must get much tougher on drug dealers and pushers if we are going to succeed in stopping this scourge.

My Administration is committed to fighting the drug epidemic and helping get treatment for those in need. The struggle will be long and difficult — but, as Americans always do, we will prevail.

As we have seen tonight, the most difficult challenges bring out the best in America.

We see a vivid expression of this truth in the story of the Holets family of New Mexico. Ryan Holets is 27 years old, and an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department. He is here tonight with his wife Rebecca. Last year, Ryan was on duty when he saw a pregnant, homeless woman preparing to inject heroin. When Ryan told her she was going to harm her unborn child, she began to weep. She told him she did not know where to turn, but badly wanted a safe home for her baby.

In that moment, Ryan said he felt God speak to him: “You will do it — because you can.” He took out a picture of his wife and their four kids. Then, he went home to tell his wife Rebecca. In an instant, she agreed to adopt. The Holets named their new daughter Hope.

Ryan and Rebecca: You embody the goodness of our Nation. Thank you, and congratulations.

As we rebuild America’s strength and confidence at home, we are also restoring our strength and standing abroad.

Around the world, we face rogue regimes, terrorist groups, and rivals like China and Russia that challenge our interests, our economy, and our values. In confronting these dangers, we know that weakness is the surest path to conflict, and unmatched power is the surest means of our defense.

For this reason, I am asking the Congress to end the dangerous defense sequester and fully fund our great military.

As part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal, hopefully never having to use it, but making it so strong and powerful that it will deter any acts of aggression. Perhaps someday in the future there will be a magical moment when the countries of the world will get together to eliminate their nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, we are not there yet.

Last year, I also pledged that we would work with our allies to extinguish ISIS from the face of the Earth. One year later, I am proud to report that the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated almost 100 percent of the territory once held by these killers in Iraq and Syria. But there is much more work to be done. We will continue our fight until ISIS is defeated.

Army Staff Sergeant Justin Peck is here tonight. Near Raqqa last November, Justin and his comrade, Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy, were on a mission to clear buildings that ISIS had rigged with explosives so that civilians could return to the city.

Clearing the second floor of a vital hospital, Kenton Stacy was severely wounded by an explosion. Immediately, Justin bounded into the booby-trapped building and found Kenton in bad shape. He applied pressure to the wound and inserted a tube to reopen an airway. He then performed CPR for 20 straight minutes during the ground transport and maintained artificial respiration through 2 hours of emergency surgery.

Kenton Stacy would have died if not for Justin’s selfless love for a fellow warrior. Tonight, Kenton is recovering in Texas. Raqqa is liberated. And Justin is wearing his new Bronze Star, with a “V” for “Valor.” Staff Sergeant Peck: All of America salutes you.

Terrorists who do things like place bombs in civilian hospitals are evil. When possible, we annihilate them. When necessary, we must be able to detain and question them. But we must be clear: Terrorists are not merely criminals. They are unlawful enemy combatants. And when captured overseas, they should be treated like the terrorists they are.

In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi.

So today, I am keeping another promise. I just signed an order directing Secretary Mattis to reexamine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay.

I am also asking the Congress to ensure that, in the fight against ISIS and al-Qa’ida, we continue to have all necessary power to detain terrorists — wherever we chase them down.

Our warriors in Afghanistan also have new rules of engagement. Along with their heroic Afghan partners, our military is no longer undermined by artificial timelines, and we no longer tell our enemies our plans.

Last month, I also took an action endorsed unanimously by the Senate just months before: I recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Shortly afterwards, dozens of countries voted in the United Nations General Assembly against America’s sovereign right to make this recognition. American taxpayers generously send those same countries billions of dollars in aid every year.

That is why, tonight, I am asking the Congress to pass legislation to help ensure American foreign-assistance dollars always serve American interests, and only go to America’s friends.

As we strengthen friendships around the world, we are also restoring clarity about our adversaries.

When the people of Iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship, I did not stay silent. America stands with the people of Iran in their courageous struggle for freedom.

I am asking the Congress to address the fundamental flaws in the terrible Iran nuclear deal.

My Administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela.

But no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea.

North Korea’s reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homeland.

We are waging a campaign of maximum pressure to prevent that from happening.

Past experience has taught us that complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocation. I will not repeat the mistakes of past administrations that got us into this dangerous position.

We need only look at the depraved character of the North Korean regime to understand the nature of the nuclear threat it could pose to America and our allies.

Otto Warmbier was a hardworking student at the University of Virginia. On his way to study abroad in Asia, Otto joined a tour to North Korea. At its conclusion, this wonderful young man was arrested and charged with crimes against the state. After a shameful trial, the dictatorship sentenced Otto to 15 years of hard labor, before returning him to America last June — horribly injured and on the verge of death. He passed away just days after his return.

Otto’s Parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, are with us tonight — along with Otto’s brother and sister, Austin and Greta. You are powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world, and your strength inspires us all. Tonight, we pledge to honor Otto’s memory with American resolve.

Finally, we are joined by one more witness to the ominous nature of this regime. His name is Mr. Ji Seong-ho.

In 1996, Seong-ho was a starving boy in North Korea. One day, he tried to steal coal from a railroad car to barter for a few scraps of food. In the process, he passed out on the train tracks, exhausted from hunger. He woke up as a train ran over his limbs. He then endured multiple amputations without anything to dull the pain. His brother and sister gave what little food they had to help him recover and ate dirt themselves — permanently stunting their own growth. Later, he was tortured by North Korean authorities after returning from a brief visit to China. His tormentors wanted to know if he had met any Christians. He had — and he resolved to be free.

Seong-ho traveled thousands of miles on crutches across China and Southeast Asia to freedom. Most of his family followed. His father was caught trying to escape, and was tortured to death.

Today he lives in Seoul, where he rescues other defectors, and broadcasts into North Korea what the regime fears the most ‑- the truth.

Today he has a new leg, but Seong-ho, I understand you still keep those crutches as a reminder of how far you have come. Your great sacrifice is an inspiration to us all.

Seong-ho’s story is a testament to the yearning of every human soul to live in freedom.

It was that same yearning for freedom that nearly 250 years ago gave birth to a special place called America. It was a small cluster of colonies caught between a great ocean and a vast wilderness. But it was home to an incredible people with a revolutionary idea: that they could rule themselves. That they could chart their own destiny. And that, together, they could light up the world.

That is what our country has always been about. That is what Americans have always stood for, always strived for, and always done.

Atop the dome of this Capitol stands the Statue of Freedom. She stands tall and dignified among the monuments to our ancestors who fought and lived and died to protect her.

Monuments to Washington and Jefferson — to Lincoln and King.

Memorials to the heroes of Yorktown and Saratoga — to young Americans who shed their blood on the shores of Normandy, and the fields beyond. And others, who went down in the waters of the Pacific and the skies over Asia.

And freedom stands tall over one more monument: this one. This Capitol. This living monument to the American people.

A people whose heroes live not only in the past, but all around us — defending hope, pride, and the American way.

They work in every trade. They sacrifice to raise a family. They care for our children at home. They defend our flag abroad. They are strong moms and brave kids. They are firefighters, police officers, border agents, medics, and Marines.

But above all else, they are Americans. And this Capitol, this city, and this Nation, belong to them.

Our task is to respect them, to listen to them, to serve them, to protect them, and to always be worthy of them.

Americans fill the world with art and music. They push the bounds of science and discovery. And they forever remind us of what we should never forget: The people dreamed this country. The people built this country. And it is the people who are making America great again.

As long as we are proud of who we are, and what we are fighting for, there is nothing we cannot achieve.

As long as we have confidence in our values, faith in our citizens, and trust in our God, we will not fail.

Our families will thrive.

Our people will prosper.

And our Nation will forever be safe and strong and proud and mighty and free.

Thank you, and God bless America." ~ President Donald J. Trump

THE WHITE HOUSE,
State of the Union Address: January 30, 2018.

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Mahalo!

Very nicely played. Be careful though or someone might peg you as a Trump supporter (a ghastly sin).

Some of them think I'm a Trump supporter just because I voted for him. But it was the only anti-Clinton vote I had available, so I took it. I'd have just as easily voted for Bernie. I'd rather have Sarah Palin than Trump. I'd rather have a jalapeno enema than another Clinton in the white house.

98-288 Kaonohi Street Aiea

 

Aloha Bradda @GeorgeJetStoned!

Love your avatar name!!

The divisive rhetoric labeling voters "Trump Supporters" while throwing people into a "basket of deplorables" -- rather than what we really are: Americans from diverse backgrounds, in a feeble attempt to shame anyone from supporting President Trump is not a fake jedi mind trick that works on people from The Aloha State.

We welcome all with Aloha = Love

Here in Hawai'i we are all 'Ohana = Family

We The People of Hawai'i know dakine...we all have our strengths -- along with our faults.

President Bill Clinton took unprecedented action towards justice for past transgressions against The Hawaiian Kingdom by signing the Apology Resolution. United States Public Law 103-150:




Aloha Clinton 'Ohana
Mahalo Clinton 'Ohana
God Bless Clinton 'Ohana

President Clinton also gave us all the Great jammin' jubilant joy of the classic comedic cannabis quote:

"I didn't inhale" ~ President Bill Clinton

Speaking of jammin' -- President Clinton also represented America pretty proper & professionally during this historic performance on The Arsenio Hall Show:



The moral of the story is our elected representatives go to bat for us every day.

They may use different play books & wear different color ties -- yet they still represent us, all the while doing what they believe is best for our Nation.

Nation = Tribe

Taking one "side" & fighting anyone on the other "side" without actually taking the issues into consideration is perhaps the most ignorant aspect of our political process.

When the issue of MS-13 gang members murdering American children arises, we should all be on the same team.

~ Team America ~

Yet we have "representatives" taking the side of the worst kind of criminals just to score political points against our President?

Hala = Shame

 

A Great man once said:

"Who Jah Bless no one curse" ~ Bob Marley



"Who the cap fit let him wear it" ~ Bob Marley



~ Akua Ho'omaka'i 'Ohana = God Bless Family ~

 

I'm sorry brother. Love WOULD be the answer, but being 79 and after having watched presidents from Roosevelt to Trump----I don't have it in me to respect or love a--------------------(litany of transgressions here)-----I just can't do it. I respect your plea/call for
us to love one another. And generally speaking--I do. I love Hawaií and polynesian life and history--the greatest sailors the world has ever known----so I'm going to love you instead. Aloha, brother.

 

A Great American underground Hip Hop crew once rapped:

"The campgrounds Donald Trump
Clamps down on punks
Serves more than a McDonald's Lunch" ~ A-Team


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#MadeInAmerica

 

Aloha Bradda @scratcho!

Aloha = Love

We know that Akua = God has a plan for each one of us & knows our hearts.

Akua = God knows the heart of the @realDonaldTrump & has chosen him to lead us during this crucial time in world history.

We The American People also chose President Donald J. Trump to be our 45th President & it seems We The People have "chosen...wisely..."



President Trump has already made pono (right) with North Korea during the unprecedented 2018 peace summit.



The list of accomplishments continues though it is not covered by mainstream media as they have obviously taken the mega burn "fake news media is the enemy of the people" personally & waged an all out smear campaign against President Trump like little babies throwing toys at each other in a sandbox.

If you would like to see some of President Trump's accomplishments without a poorly impersonated Ron Burgundy voice over we encourage you to subscribe to The White House YouTube channel:



You do not have to agree with every policy or like every video. You can even give a video a thumbs down if you wish - that is part of what makes America Great -- We The People can disagree while maintaining a civilized level of respect & Aloha for one & other.


Aloha a hui hou
Pua Mana 'Ohana

 

Pakalolo

Eh Bra, buy some buds?

Do they still have "Hash Buds" there? What about Zippy's Zip Pack?

 

Aloha Bradda @GeorgeJetStoned!

We still get Moloka'i Hashplant also known as Moloka'i Frost, Moloka'i Medicine or Hawaiian Hash Bud.

~ Mahalo ke Akua = Thank God ~

Mahalo = Thanks to Hawai'i Pakalōlō preservation 'Ohana = Family We still get plenty old school Hawaiian Pakalōlō genetics.

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~ Mahalo nui = Huge Thanks ~



Full article by High Times Magazine @:

Trump Makes Deal to Protect States with Legal Cannabis

#HealingoftheNations

~ #AlohaPuaManaOhana ~

 

Yea, I remember the few seeds you ever got were as big as garbanzo beans! I was stationed at Pearl Harbor for a couple of years in the early 80s. Then I escaped back to the mainland and began hating life!

 

Aloha Bradda @GeorgeJetStoned!



Mahalo nui loa = Thank you very much for your service to this Great country We Love!!

Tickets are extremely reasonable right now with floods, volcanoes & hurricanes "oh my"...



If you ever need to recharge your Aloha Spirit Love Light Lantern you know where we stay...





Aloha a hui hou
Pua Mana 'Ohana

 

Sieg Heil! Sank you, Leni Riefenstahl! In keeping vith ze lyrical tone of zis thread, ve've got ze lyrics to Trump's 2020 campaign song. Just substitute "the Donald" for "Hitler" , "USA" for "Germany", "Maryland " for "Rhineland", "Mexico" for "Europe", and "America" for "Deutschland". Hotzi. totzi, Anozer Nazi!

springtime for hitler - Yahoo Video Search Results

Springtime for Hitler lyrics
CHORUS:
Germany was having trouble
What a sad, sad story
Needed a new leader to restore
Its former glory
Where, oh, where was he?
Where could that man be?
We looked around and then we found
The man for you and me
Where, oh, where was he?
Where could that man be?
We looked around and then we found
The man for you and me!
LEAD TENOR STORMTROOPER:
And now it's...

Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Deutschland is happy and gay!
We're marching to a faster pace
Look out, here comes the master race!
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Rhineland's a fine land once more!
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Watch out, Europe
We're going on tour!
Springtime for Hitler and Germany...
CHORUS:
Springtime! Springtime!
Springtime! Springtime!
Springtime! Springtime!
Springtime! Springtime!
...
As for the pot policy

Hika, ishpalhkichi salami ("Not so fast", in Chickasaw.). It's a verbal agreement between Trump and Sen. Gardner, after the latter threatened to block Justice Department appointments. As we Native Americans like to say,"Great White Father speak with forked tongue". Trump's pronouncements are always one tweet away from reversal. Were you so giddy when Obama decided to relax the enforcement policy of the previous Republican administration?
chinittakat chinchokma 'shki (have a nice day, in Chickasaw)

 

Aloha @Okiefreak!

It seems unfair comparisons are constantly being hurled around the political arena so "teams" can score points while playing everyone's favorite capitol hill card game Donkeys vs. Elephants.

Playing the H-Card (H-Card = Hitler Card) is thought to be the highest card in the "Who wants to be a Hated Historic Dictator" Donkeys vs. Elephants deluxe daycare edition -- a fact that could not be Führer (please pardon the pun) from the truth.



This particularly inflammatory H-Card comparison could not be further from the truth...literally



President Trump's son-in-law & top advisor Jared Kushner is of Jewish decent:



Have you ever seen Hitler wear a yamaka?

Were Hitler's Grandchildren of Jewish decent??

Playing the H-Card is a low blow indeed as Adolf Hitler is perhaps the most villainous victimizer in human history.

The H-Card gets played during every administration -- we are yet to see any President portray his revolting role in reality.



President Obama completed his epic 8 years of service as our 44th President without any of the issues that plagued the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler despite rumors to the contrary that started before he even took the oath of office.

It was President Obama who said:

"We do a disservice to the cause of justice by intimating that bias and discrimination are immutable, or that racial division is inherent to America. If you think nothing’s changed in the past fifty years, ask somebody who lived through the Selma or Chicago or L.A. of the Fifties. Ask the female CEO who once might have been assigned to the secretarial pool if nothing’s changed. Ask your gay friend if it’s easier to be out and proud in America now than it was thirty years ago. To deny this progress – our progress – would be to rob us of our own agency; our responsibility to do what we can to make America better.

Of course, a more common mistake is to suggest that racism is banished, that the work that drew men and women to Selma is complete, and that whatever racial tensions remain are a consequence of those seeking to play the “race card” for their own purposes. We don’t need the Ferguson report to know that’s not true. We just need to open our eyes, and ears, and hearts, to know that this nation’s racial history still casts its long shadow upon us. We know the march is not yet over, the race is not yet won, and that reaching that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character – requires admitting as much.

“We are capable of bearing a great burden,” James Baldwin wrote, “once we discover that the burden is reality and arrive where reality is.”

This is work for all Americans, and not just some. Not just whites. Not just blacks. If we want to honor the courage of those who marched that day, then all of us are called to possess their moral imagination. All of us will need to feel, as they did, the fierce urgency of now. All of us need to recognize, as they did, that change depends on our actions, our attitudes, the things we teach our children. And if we make such effort, no matter how hard it may seem, laws can be passed, and consciences can be stirred, and consensus can be built." ~ President Barack Hussein Obama


Aloha Obama 'Ohana!
Mahalo Obama 'Ohana!!
God Bless Obama 'Ohana!!!

(Full Speech by President Barack Hussein Obama on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Civil Rights March)

"That’s what it means to love America. That’s what it means to believe in America. That’s what it means when we say America is exceptional.

For we were born of change. We broke the old aristocracies, declaring ourselves entitled not by bloodline, but endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. We secure our rights and responsibilities through a system of self-government, of and by and for the people. That’s why we argue and fight with so much passion and conviction, because we know our efforts matter. We know America is what we make of it.

We are Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea – pioneers who braved the unfamiliar, followed by a stampede of farmers and miners, entrepreneurs and hucksters. That’s our spirit.

We are Sojourner Truth and Fannie Lou Hamer, women who could do as much as any man and then some; and we’re Susan B. Anthony, who shook the system until the law reflected that truth. That’s our character.

We’re the immigrants who stowed away on ships to reach these shores, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free – Holocaust survivors, Soviet defectors, the Lost Boys of Sudan. We are the hopeful strivers who cross the Rio Grande because they want their kids to know a better life. That’s how we came to be.

We’re the slaves who built the White House and the economy of the South. We’re the ranch hands and cowboys who opened the West, and countless laborers who laid rail, and raised skyscrapers, and organized for workers’ rights.

We’re the fresh-faced GIs who fought to liberate a continent, and we’re the Tuskeegee Airmen, Navajo code-talkers, and Japanese-Americans who fought for this country even as their own liberty had been denied. We’re the firefighters who rushed into those buildings on 9/11, and the volunteers who signed up to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq.

We are the gay Americans whose blood ran on the streets of San Francisco and New York, just as blood ran down this bridge.

We are storytellers, writers, poets, and artists who abhor unfairness, and despise hypocrisy, and give voice to the voiceless, and tell truths that need to be told.

We are the inventors of gospel and jazz and the blues, bluegrass and country, hip-hop and rock and roll, our very own sounds with all the sweet sorrow and reckless joy of freedom.

We are Jackie Robinson, enduring scorn and spiked cleats and pitches coming straight to his head, and stealing home in the World Series anyway.

We are the people Langston Hughes wrote of, who “build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how.”

We are the people Emerson wrote of, “who for truth and honor’s sake stand fast and suffer long;” who are “never tired, so long as we can see far enough.”

That’s what America is. Not stock photos or airbrushed history or feeble attempts to define some of us as more American as others. We respect the past, but we don’t pine for it. We don’t fear the future; we grab for it. America is not some fragile thing; we are large, in the words of Whitman, containing multitudes. We are boisterous and diverse and full of energy, perpetually young in spirit. That’s why someone like John Lewis at the ripe age of 25 could lead a mighty march.

And that’s what the young people here today and listening all across the country must take away from this day. You are America. Unconstrained by habits and convention. Unencumbered by what is, and ready to seize what ought to be. For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, and new ground to cover, and bridges to be crossed. And it is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow.

Because Selma shows us that America is not the project of any one person.

Because the single most powerful word in our democracy is the word “We.” We The People. We Shall Overcome. Yes We Can. It is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.

Fifty years from Bloody Sunday, our march is not yet finished. But we are getting closer. Two hundred and thirty-nine years after this nation’s founding, our union is not yet perfect. But we are getting closer. Our job’s easier because somebody already got us through that first mile. Somebody already got us over that bridge. When it feels the road’s too hard, when the torch we’ve been passed feels too heavy, we will remember these early travelers, and draw strength from their example, and hold firmly the words of the prophet Isaiah:

“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint.”

We honor those who walked so we could run. We must run so our children soar. And we will not grow weary. For we believe in the power of an awesome God, and we believe in this country’s sacred promise.

May He bless those warriors of justice no longer with us, and bless the United States of America." ~ President Barack Hussein Obama

These do not sound like the words of a dictator -- yet President Obama was subjected to the same unfair comparison being applied to President Trump.

Just like when the H-Card was played on President Obama, it gets trumped (please pardon the pun) by the truth -- when being played on our 45th President Donald John Trump.

If President Trump was really a Hitler-esq dictator why are all the fake news crews & comedians like Alec Baldwin still running around disrespecting him?

Adolf Hitler rounded up dissenters & placed them in concentration camps for extermination.



Once again the H-Card has been played out of turn to score a below the belt burn.

President Donald J. Trump recently signed unprecedented legislation allowing refugees from South America to be lodged together as 'Ohana = Family:



People attempting to circumvent immigration authorities in Canada are not so lucky:

Migrants Fleeing to Canada Learn Even a Liberal Nation Has Limits

As for re-legalization of Cannabis -- also known to our Rastafarian 'Ohana = Family as "The Healing of the Nations" President Trump recently signed The Right to Try Act allowing patients to try alternative medicine & natural cures prior to FDA approval:



Our Native American Elders teach us that we are all One People - One Nation - One Tribe.


(Native American inter-tribal hand shake symbolizing the fact there is no separation between us as we have One arm connected to One heart connected to One Great Spirit)



Separation & racism are low vibrational tools utilized by those seeking to divide & conquer.

It was our 43rd President George W. Bush who so eloquently stated:

“We have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. At times, it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. Argument turns too easily into animosity. Disagreement escalates into dehumanization. Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions — forgetting the image of God we should see in each other." ~ President George Walker Bush

President Bush also had the H-Card pulled on him, as history & the quote above illustrate -- it is time to draw another card.

If we are going to play cards let us play classier cards than the H-Card...

Dogs Playing Poker

The Story of the Dogs Playing Poker Paintings!

 

Godwin's law tells us that whoever is the first to bring up Nazis loses, but he more recently said:"If you're thoughtful about it and show some real awareness of history, go ahead and refer to Hitler when you talk about Trump, or any other politician." Trump isn't Hitler, but close enough, and your over-the-top lyrical panegyric of Trump reminded me ever so much of Riefenstahl. Fascism was introduced by Benito Mussolini and perfected by Hitler to describe their, at the time unique, political systems based on seven elements: Populism+Nativism+Nationalism+Authoritarianism+Scapegoating of out groups+leadership principle+Statism=Fascism. Add racism and we have Nazism.The Trump movement comes closer to these than anything we've had before in the U.S. at the national level. I won't get into the go-around about whether or not Trump is a white racist. He obviously isn't an Anti-Semite, since as you point out his daughter married a Jew and is quite cozy with Israel. However, his Islamaphobia and anti-Mexican rhetoric makes up for that. All the kid hugging, baby kissing, hand clasping, and draping him in the flag doesn't change things--more corny political propaganda to confuse the voters. You lecture us on divisiveness, while heaping praise on the Divider in Chief. You can deck a pig out in lipstick, put a flower in his hair, a lay around its neck and wrap him in an American flag with a hula hoop around his waist, but a pig is a pig is a pig. Put a pineapple in its mouth. Fit for a Luau, maybe, but not the Oval Office.

 

Aloha @Okiefreak

You started out on the right foot with:

"Godwin's law tells us that whoever is the first to bring up Nazis loses"

Though you rapidly lost altitude repeating divisive rhetoric you cannot possibly believe.

The lies & slander you carelessly hurl at our President & fellow human being is not the Righteous Red Road Our Native American Elders teach us to walk...





President Trump is not a racist anymore than he or any President of the past is the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler.


(President Barack Obama is also not Adolf Hitler)

The H-Card is not the card a winner plays.

Speaking of winners... here is a photo capturing the soul of a moment of Brotherly Love shared between Muhammad Ali, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Don King & President Donald J. Trump:



(President Donald J. Trump, Reverend Jessie Jackson, Don King and Muhammad Ali ringside at Tyson vs Holmes Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 1988)

Our Native American Elders feared that a photograph could steal the soul of the person photographed as they so vibrantly convey soul of the moment.



Soul is contained in each moment we are blessed to experience here on this Earthly plain of existence & "a picture is worth a thousand words"


(President Trump consoles the Mother of one of our lost law enforcement officers & fallen heroes in the emotional ceremony above)

Please draw a different card...