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Oh, Come On! by Cori Peth

7/17/2016

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I doubt many people will read this and even fewer will probably finish it, but really, it’s more for me to release some frustration and try to sort through my thoughts. I was going to go to the gym this morning, but decided to see what was on Facebook…and there went the workout.
 
The more I read, the more I thought, “Oh, come on!”
 
I’m really wondering what has become of us. Since 2008, I have watched friends, acquaintances and strangers who all identify as “right-wing” complain. Their outrage has been justified, most definitely. Naming just a few scandals include: Obamacare being forced through Congress using cloture, the SCOTUS decision upholding it (thanks for nothing, John Roberts), the outrageously expensive Stimulus and ballooning national debt, the IRS targeting Conservative and Tea Party groups, Benghazi, Hillary’s email server and the endless web of her lies and deceit, far too extensive to list here.
 
Ok. Anger, rants, disillusionment all make sense. I totally get it. I’ve done it myself.
 
But let’s look at today. After rejecting Romney in 2012 (for not being Conservative enough), we have suffered another four years of the Obama administration and Hillary’s corruption. And, my Facebook feed is still filled with anger and rants. What’s scary is that now, the majority of this anger is aimed at other Conservatives (whatever shade of red they wear). I'll leave out names, but people I care about and who ranted for the past 8 years against the scandals listed above, are now saying things like, “I can’t vote for Trump because he’s supportive of Planned Parenthood,” or “I’d rather they win with their monster than we win with ours,” or “I disagree with Hillary on policy, but Trump on character, therefore, Trump is worse.” 
 
To quote a minion, “Whaaaaa????”
 
Hillary has better character? Oh, come on! We’re talking about the woman who lied to the parents of the Benghazi dead. Through obvious insider trading, she made $100,000 from a miniscule investment on cattle futures. She ran a hit squad targeting victims of her husband’s sexual abuse, and oh, by the way, hid and erased her emails on a private server while receiving millions in donations from foreign nations – donations likely discussed in those deleted emails. How many people have died because of Trump’s decisions? Such a comment represents willful delusion.
 
Their monster vs. ours? Oh, come on! Ours may be uncouth and at times, a jerk, but no one has died due to his business decisions. And while he has taken advantage of tax laws he didn’t write, please, tell me how many tax deductions you yourself have left on the table approaching April 15th? Meanwhile, Hillary uses her government position to advance her financial status. Joy Overbeck’s most recent column compares and contrasts these two better than I can. After reading it, I dare anyone to try and equate the two. No, I double-dare you.
 
Planned Parenthood? Oh, come on! This one makes me angry. There’s no comparison. Hillary wants abortion any time, for any reason, including partial birth abortion. Trump has released a list of pro-life judges he’d like to appoint, has asked Ted Cruz to advise him on further appointments and just chose one of the most pro-life VP’s imaginable.
 
This is not an exhaustive list. It’s the tip of an enormous iceberg of ludicrous and easily disproven exaggerations.
 
And now that I’ve completely pissed people off, allow me to finish my thoughts.
 
What has happened to us? I agree that Trump is a DEEPLY flawed candidate and I wish he wasn’t our nominee. That said, I’ve never seen the circular firing squad more active. More vicious. We’ve lost our direction. We’ve forgotten why we are fighting. We don’t love the Constitution or this Country. What we love is fighting with each other.
 
This country is falling apart and we only have ourselves to blame.

11 Comments
Gerald Santomassimo
7/17/2016 04:48:04 pm

Couldn't have said it better. Thank you!!!

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Cori
7/19/2016 04:44:09 pm

Thank you, Gerald!

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Kathy Jagger
7/18/2016 05:28:14 am

No need to be wordy here. Nailed it!!

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Cori
7/19/2016 04:44:43 pm

Thank you, Kathy!

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Vicky Dolven
7/18/2016 07:12:33 am

I, for one, am applauding loudly and clearly!! It's frightening that anyone can even think of putting our country in the hands of Hillary Clinton. I think some people would rather vote for the devil than cross party libes.

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Cori
7/19/2016 04:45:08 pm

Thank you, Vicky!

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Lucy Schell
7/18/2016 07:43:47 am

You are correct and you said it beautifully!

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Cori
7/19/2016 04:45:32 pm

Thank you, Lucy!

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Dwight
8/3/2016 12:43:39 pm

I totally agree with you and thanks for being brave enough to tell it like it is

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Debra
8/3/2016 08:04:39 pm

Well said...unfortunately scripture tells us there would be great deception and even the elite would be deceived! That's what I believe is happening...gosh...these people are intelligent...how could they ignore the the obvious?

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Scott Peth
1/21/2017 01:54:45 pm

Go Packers! Hope you're well uncle.

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