A sad, sick joke.....indeed

[lakeside]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...9HF?li=BBnb7Kz

Oh Jesus......the country has surely gone to hell in a handbasket. Just when you think it can't get any worse....Trump proves otherwise! What can I say.....as someone so wisely wrote, it's going to take decades to undo the damage.

[Jerry Oz]

I couldn't get past the headline. I keep expecting to wake up from election night but the hits keep coming. It's like a comedic version of "The Manchurian Candidate" where the good guy didn't get there in time.

[Roberta75]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...9HF?li=BBnb7Kz

Oh Jesus......the country has surely gone to hell in a handbasket. Just when you think it can't get any worse....Trump proves otherwise! What can I say.....as someone so wisely wrote, it's going to take decades to undo the damage.

Clueless appoints clueless. His cabinet and his VP and his lack of policy scares the cr*p out of me.

[sophisticated_soul]

Living that daytime nightmare.

"Skeletons" - Stevie Wonder

Skeletons in your closet
Itchin' to come outside
Messin' with your conscience
In a way your face can't hide

Oh things are gettin' real funky
Down at the old corral
And it's not the skunks that are stinkin'
It's the stinkin' lies you tell

What did your mama tell you about lies
She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one
What did your daddy tell you about lies
He said one white one turns into a black one

So, it's gettin' ready to blow
It's gettin' ready to show
Somebody shot off at the mouth and
We're gettin' ready to know

It's gettin' ready to drop
It's gettin' ready to shock
Somebody done turned up the heater
An'a it's gettin' ready to pop

Crevices in your pantry
Now what do we have in here
Havin' a daytime nightmare
Has always been your biggest fear

Oh things are gettin' real crucial
Up the old wazoo
Yet you cry, why am I the victim?
When the culprit's y-o-u,

It's gettin' ready to seep
You're gettin' ready to freak
Somebody done picked up the talk box
And gettin' ready to speak

It's gettin' ready to jive
It's gettin' ready to gel
Somebody done gone let the lid off
And it's gettin' ready to smell

They're gettin' ready to deal
You're gettin' ready to ill
Somebody done just dropped the big dime
They're gettin' ready to squeal

It's gettin' ready to turn
We're gettin' ready to learn
Somebody done fired up the brimstone
And gettin' ready to burn

It's gettin' ready to shake
You're gettin' ready to ache
Somebody done snitched to the news crew
And it's gettin' ready to break

You're gettin' ready to lie
They're gettin' ready to spy
Somebody's been put on the hot seat
They're gettin' ready to fry

[Jerry Oz]

Still one of my favorite Stevie songs from the '80s [[an underrated decade for him, IMO). But at the rate that we're going, this is the one that will be applicable in the very near future:

"Cash In Your Face" - Stevie Wonder


You just could not know how long we tried
To see how this building looks inside
This must be a lucky day for me
Because the sign says there's a vacancy


Look I know you came a long way
But you made it just too late
So we had to give it to somebody else
Well I talked to you on the phone less than fifteen minutes ago
And you told me that it was cool
I graduated from Howard U.
My job is paying good money too
And if you check on my resume
You'll find they all wanted me to stay


Well I can't take the time out
To check your credit card
‘Cause the computer just broke down today
Well I'll stop by here tomorrow to complete our interview
But I know what you're gonna say
I know what your bottom line is


You might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want you living in here
Say you might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want your kind living in here
Too-oo, Too-oo too bad,
Too-oo, too-oo too sad


Our first child is due here any day
That's why we're desperate for a place to stay
The location is so perfect too
So please try to do what you can do


Well in this apartment complex no children are allowed
And if you told me that I could have saved you alot of time
Well I thought the Bill was passed that said you could not discriminate
But I know some excuse you'll find
Because your bottom line is


You might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want you living in here
Say you might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want your kind living in here
Aye, you might be a great doctor
You might be a great lawyer
You might possess the key to the city
Or maybe a politician
You might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want you living in here
Say you might have the cash but you
Can...not cash in your face
We don't want your kind living in here

[ms_m]

Trump can be called a lot of things and I can't think of one that is good BUT...the one that concerns me the most, he is a maser of manipulation. Most [[if not all) of his appointments are beyond the pale but he and his people love to throw out shiny controversial tidbits with one hand to keep people from seeing what he's doing with the other...and don't go there....LOL

How is world salad Barbie any worse than the rest of the folks he has placed in his cabinet so at this point, does it really matter if or what post she gets?

Stay focused on the other hand, that's where the true dirty deeds will come into play.

[Roberta75]

Trump can be called a lot of things and I can't think of one that is good BUT...the one that concerns me the most, he is a maser of manipulation. Most [[if not all) of his appointments are beyond the pale but he and his people love to throw out shiny controversial tidbits with one hand to keep people from seeing what he's doing with the other...and don't go there....LOL

How is world salad Barbie any worse than the rest of the folks he has placed in his cabinet so at this point, does it really matter if or what post she gets?

Stay focused on the other hand, that's where the true dirty deeds will come into play.

Trust me his cabinet choices and dirty dealings are gonna FILL the swamp.

[ms_m]

I hear what you're saying Roberta75 and I'm NOT endorsing any of them but I truly believe that Trump doesn't give 5 hoots about this country or it's people. While the press are reporting on the antics of these losers [[chasing the shiny bauble) he'll be lining his pockets anyway he can...even if it means selling us all down the river.

He didn't and doesn't continue to divide this country because of political ideology but for personal profit!!!!!! What his cabinet does will no doubt screw us, what he does.....

[TomatoTom123]

Yes indeed
To me it just seemed like the presidency was something else he wanted to "win"


"Power" - The Temptations

Power, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom
Power, boom, boom, boom
Power

My hands are clean
My heart is so pure
The world is sick
I am the cure
I don't want no money, gold or gifts
Give me your minds and souls to lift
Put you faith and trust in me
I'll move your mountains
Part your sea
All you poor, all you needy
All you're doin' is givin' to the greedy
All you poor, all you needy
All you're doin' is givin' to the greedy
Get off your knees, believe in me
I'll set you free

All I need's a little more power
Power, power, power, power, power
Power, power, power, power

I have for you a master plan
To lead you to the Promised Land
I give you peace, I give you pride
I save you from mass suicide
I'm your hope, your one salvation
I'm your one man United Nation
All you poor, all you needy
All you're doin' is givin' to the greedy
All you poor, all you needy
All you're doin' is givin' to the greedy
Tell me your sins, I'll be your friend
I won't do you in

All I need's a little more power
Power, power, power, power, power
Power, power, power, power

I'll make you all the master race
Just put me in my godly place
We'll march the world down in defeat
Take the fields of oil and the lands of wheat
Power, I need it, more, I got to have it
One thing I must make perfectly clear
Nuclear weapons, all men fear
Their hands sweat, their fingers itch
I'm the only one you can trust with the switch
Give it to me, more power

More, give it to me
More, give it to me

[Jerry Oz]

Ball of Confusion
The Temptations
Lyrics
One, two, one, two, three, four, ow
People moving out, people moving in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on
Well, the only person talking about love thy brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation
Ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities ablaze in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on
Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on
So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Oh, great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand, suicide, too many bills
Hippies moving to the hills, people all over the world are shouting, end the war
And the band played on
Great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Sayin' ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin', ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Ball of confusion
Songwriters: Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield / Norman J. Whitfield
Ball of Confusion lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

[Jerry Oz]

Ghetto Soundwave
Fishbone

There`s another cry of murder
Policeman shoot down baby brother
Shot him, shot him down in the street
But did they know the mother`s grief
Were they sure they got the right one
Did they know he was her only son

A father tries to feed his family
They come here to find their opportunity
Living, living, living in the streets
With their dreams and with their humility
Can`t we see all the pain and hurt
They love this land maybe more than us

It`s a ghetto soundwave
Gets to me everyday
It`s a ghetto soundwave
Gets to me everyday

Another bourgeois politician
Hears our pleas but does not listen
Never, never, never sees the need
But caters only to his greed
Can`t he see there`s no use in lying
And don`t he know all our hope is dying

Our hope is dying, our hope is dying ! Hey !
It`s a ghetto soundwave
Gets to me everyday
It`s a ghetto soundwave
Gets to me everyday

[Jerry Oz]

And this, for sure:

He's Misstra Know-It-All
Stevie Wonder

Lyrics
He's a man
With a plan
Got a counterfeit dollar in his hand
He's misstra know-it-all

Playin' hard
Talkin' fast
Makin' sure that he won't be the last
He's misstra know-it-all

Makes a deal
With a smile
Knowin' all the time that his lie's a mile
He's misstra know-it-all

Must be seen
There's no doubt
He's the coolest one with the biggest mouth
He's misstra know-it-all

If you tell him he's livin' fast
He will say what do you know
If you had my kind of cash
You'd have more than one place to go oh

Oou... oou... oou oou... oou...
Any place
He will play
His only concern is how much you'll pay
He's misstra know-it-all

If he shakes
On a bet
He's the kind of dude that won't pay his debt
He's misstra know-it-all

When you say that he's livin wrong
He'll tell you he knows he's livin' right
And you'd be a stronger man
If you took misstra know-lt-all's advice oh oh

Oou... oou... oou oou... oou...
He's the man
With a plan
Got a counterfeit dollar in his hand
He's misstra know-it-all

Take my work
Please beware
Of a man that just don't give a care no
He's misstra know-it-all [[look out he's coming)

dumb bum bum ba bum bum,
dumb bum bum ba bum bum
Bum bum bum bum bum say
He's misstra know-it-all

Can this line
Take his hand
Take your hat off to the man who's got the plan
He's misstra know-it-all

Every boy take your hand
To the man that's got the plan
He's misstra know-it-all

Give a hand to the man
That you know he's got the plan
He's misstra know-it-all

Give a hand to the man
Don't you know darn well he's got the super plan
He's misstra know-it-all

Give a hand to the man
You know damn well he's got the super plan
He's misstra know-it-all

If we had less of him
Don't you know we'd have a better land
He's misstra know-it-all

So give a hand to the man
Although you've given out as much as you can
He's misstra know-it-all

Check his sound out
He'll tell it all
Hey
You talk too much you worry me to death
He's misstra know-it-all fade

Written by Stevie Wonder • Copyright © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group