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COVER<br />
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!<br />
When we wrote this<br />
story, we got a copy<br />
of the blistering letter<br />
Donald Trump sent to<br />
Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<br />
The American<br />
people can see for<br />
themselves.<br />
Here are some<br />
extracts but we will<br />
reserve judgment so<br />
every one can see for<br />
themselves, Trump<br />
denied he wrote the<br />
letter.<br />
"This impeachment<br />
represents an<br />
unprecedented and<br />
unconstitutional<br />
abuse of power<br />
by Democrat<br />
Lawmakers,<br />
unequaled in nearly<br />
two and a half<br />
centuries of American<br />
legislative history."<br />
"You have cheapened<br />
the importance of<br />
the very ugly word,<br />
impeachment!"<br />
"You dare to invoke<br />
the Founding Fathers<br />
in pursuit of this<br />
election-nullification<br />
scheme?"<br />
"Even worse than<br />
offending the<br />
Founding Fathers,<br />
you are offending<br />
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EDITORIAL Volume 25, Issue 25<br />
Dec <strong>18</strong> - Dec <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
8 Inside This Week<br />
<strong>18</strong> Business Dir.<br />
16 Insider Guide<br />
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By Vic Gerami<br />
Photo Credit: Bobby Quillard<br />
It has been a long journey and years of<br />
perseverance for Kit Williamson to reach<br />
the pinnacle of success in Hollywood. He<br />
writes, produces and stars in Netflix’s hit<br />
show ‘EastSiders’, nominated for 8 Emmy<br />
Awards and translated into more than 30<br />
languages.<br />
Kit was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi.<br />
He left home at 16 to study acting<br />
and writing at Interlochen Arts Academy<br />
in Michigan. He began his career on Broadway<br />
in the Tony-nominated revival of Talk<br />
Radio with Liev Schreiber while a Junior at<br />
Fordham University, and went on to receive<br />
his MFA in playwriting from UCLA.<br />
This is the final season for EastSiders, so I<br />
chatted with Kit about the show, his plans<br />
and his big ‘country’ secret.<br />
VG: Modesty aside, how would you describe<br />
yourself?<br />
KW: I’m an actor, a filmmaker, an internet<br />
person, a Mississippi expatriate and a queer<br />
propogandist.<br />
VG: The fourth and final season of EastSiders<br />
is about to premiere, a show you wrote,<br />
directed and starred in. How does the anticipation<br />
of a new season premiere feel?<br />
KW: It feels so amazing having people<br />
reach out from around the world, including<br />
from countries where being gay is illegal.<br />
It’s really rewarding, because I grew up in<br />
Mississippi, so I know firsthand the power<br />
of representation.<br />
VG: When you started to create the show<br />
as a web series with a kickstarter campaign<br />
for YouTube, did you ever imagine that it<br />
would be this popular?<br />
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INSIDER <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
BEST BET: KARAOKE AT <strong>THE</strong> BARRACKS<br />
THURSDAYS<br />
BEST BET: LATE NIGHT BAR AND<br />
RESTAURANT RUNWAY RESTAURANT MEET<br />
Meet at the bar, sleep at the hotel!<br />
BEST BET: GAY SUNDAY BEVERAGE BUST<br />
Get together at The Barracks<br />
BEST BET: GAY <strong>THE</strong>ME NIGHTS at the Tool<br />
Shed Bar and The Barracks.<br />
BEST BET: GAY BINGO OH 69 at the Tool<br />
Shed Bar Wed. & Sat. 12pm - 3pm<br />
BEST BET: Best Bottomless Champagne<br />
Breakfast starter at Pinocchio's of the<br />
Desert<br />
BEST BET: EVERY DAY Breakfast, Lunch,<br />
and Dinner<br />
at Sunshine Cafe in Cathedral City.<br />
BEST BET: GAY MOVIES gay, cult and<br />
pop movies at the Palm Springs Cultural<br />
Center for schedule of events visit<br />
palmspringsculturalcenter.org.<br />
BEST FREE BET: Village-fest Street<br />
Festival Thursday night street fair featuring<br />
arts, crafts, food, and entertainment! Its<br />
also fun to watch the gay community as you<br />
walk down Arenas Rd, the heart of the gay<br />
community. Downtown, Thursdays, 6pm-<br />
10pm<br />
Certified Farmers Market: Palm Springs<br />
(Indoor)<br />
Sat, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM<br />
Pavilion, 402 S Pavilion Way<br />
Palm Springs, CA<br />
Santa visits the Palm Springs Aerial<br />
Tramway on Saturday, December 14 from<br />
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free candy canes<br />
and photo opportunities for the kids bring<br />
another dose of Yuletide merriment to all<br />
who visit the Tramway’s Mountain Station.<br />
Palm Springs Cultural Center announces its<br />
schedule of events for the week of Dec 6 -<br />
Dec 12. All events are shown in the Camelot<br />
Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center in<br />
Palm Springs. For more information regarding<br />
events, showtimes, tickets, and more please visit<br />
palmspringsculturalcenter.org.<br />
Look for Santa or a galaxy far far away. Star Party<br />
at The Monument at Santa Rosa and San Jacinto<br />
Mountains National Monument Visitor Center in<br />
Palm Desert<br />
The Astronomical Society of the Desert will<br />
conduct “sky tours” and direct observations of the<br />
night sky through telescopes and giant binoculars.<br />
Hosted by the Astronomical Society of the Desert.<br />
For more details or information visit their website<br />
at www.astrorx.org This is a family event. Minors<br />
must be accompanied by parent or guardian. For<br />
more information call 760-862-9984.<br />
Let it snow Snowfall at The Gardens on El Paseo<br />
Join The Gardens on El Paseo to experience the<br />
sights of snowfall and the sounds of carolers.<br />
Snowfall shows are 10 minutes long. Location:<br />
Center Lawn in front of Saks Fifth Avenue<br />
December 20, <strong>2019</strong>: December 21, <strong>2019</strong>: Photos<br />
with Santa with Snowfall at 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. For<br />
any questions, please call 760.862.1990<br />
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Winter Wonder<br />
Festival 2020<br />
Feb 9, 2020 | 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM<br />
For anyone that loves collectible aspect of<br />
Japanese anime characters, this is the date.<br />
Its also on my wish list of events to visit.<br />
Event Details<br />
Date: Feb 9, 2020 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM<br />
http://wf.kaiyodo.net/<br />
Venue Makuhari Messe<br />
Mihama, Chiba 261-0023<br />
Think about it, an exhibition of “garage<br />
kits” or resin models of anime, manga, and<br />
video game characters. The models—some<br />
made by professionals, some by amateurs—<br />
are extremely detailed and, especially<br />
because they are not for mass production,<br />
are highly sought after by dedicated<br />
collectors and fans alike. There is a huge<br />
range of works on display, from the overly<br />
sexualized cuter-than-cute characters to<br />
the sword-wielding demons of nightmares.<br />
is how its billed and it will not disappoint.<br />
Although many of the models are replicas<br />
of copyrighted characters, companies allow<br />
them to be sold without royalties or any<br />
other charges for the day. The Wonder<br />
Festival is held for one day twice a year,<br />
and runs from 10am to 5pm. Entrance is<br />
¥2,500.<br />
Mark your CALENDAR<br />
~Anime Los Angeles - Jan 9 – 12, 2020<br />
-Anime Impulse 2020 January <strong>18</strong>-19, 2020<br />
Fairplex Exposition ComplexPomona, CA<br />
-Lvl Up Expo 2020 February 21-23,<br />
2020 Las Vegas Convention Center<br />
Las Vegas, NV<br />
-Anime Boston 2020 April 10-12, 2020<br />
Hynes Convention Center<br />
Boston, MA<br />
~Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle, WA)<br />
March 12 – 15, 2020 Registration Soon<br />
~Sakura Con (Seattle, WA) April 10 – 12 –<br />
2020, Registration Coming soon<br />
Oceanime 2020 April 23-26, 2020 Carnival<br />
Cruise Departing from Long Beach, CA<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
DID you know? Financial donations are what keep “food<br />
on the table.” We exist because of individual donors like<br />
yourself. No donation is too small, nor too big. Our<br />
yearly budget of $450,000.00 provides food and services<br />
to thousands of people. Churches, individuals and<br />
Foundations are what make it possible for us to do our<br />
job of helping others. wellinthedesert.org<br />
Bars & Restaurants<br />
FEATURED<br />
Pinocchio In the Desert<br />
Palm Springs breakfast and<br />
lunch bistro restaurant with a<br />
warm and welcoming, lively<br />
fun European Atmosphere.<br />
134 East Tahquitz Canyon<br />
Way, PS<br />
Rio Azul - Mexican Style Rest.<br />
& Bar<br />
Best authentic Mexican<br />
style restaurant in the valley.<br />
With patio and Bar. Home<br />
of an original and distinct<br />
interpretation of Mexican food<br />
.Longest running Sunday Drag<br />
Brunch.(760) 992-5641 350<br />
South Indian Cyn, PS,<br />
Eagle 501 Bar<br />
LEVI/LEA<strong>THE</strong>R bar in the<br />
heart of Arenas, Palm Springs<br />
301 E Arenas Rd , PS<br />
Runway Restaurant & Bar<br />
The valleys premier arts and<br />
entertainment. Featuring<br />
American Casual Dining<br />
Sunshine Cafe<br />
Nearly as perfect as it gets!<br />
Known as a local hole in the<br />
wall with a funky vibe and<br />
fantastic food, frequented by<br />
celebrities, politicians, word<br />
of mouth visitors from around<br />
the world. 36815 Cathedral<br />
Canyon Dr. CC<br />
(760) 328-1415 6:00 am<br />
The Barracks<br />
LEVI/LEA<strong>THE</strong>R No matter<br />
your fetish, if you’re in the<br />
mood for some great cruising<br />
or just listening to some sexy<br />
music while you have a cigar<br />
and conversation at the largest<br />
patio bar in the desert.<br />
67625 E. Palm Canyon Dr. CC<br />
Tool Shed<br />
LEVI/LEA<strong>THE</strong>R In the Warm<br />
Sands District in central Palm<br />
Springs.<br />
600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS<br />
(760) 320-3299<br />
10:00 am – 2:00 am<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
Eclectic mix of straight and<br />
gays of all ages, AMI Video<br />
More Gay & Gay Friendly<br />
Bars and Restaurants.<br />
Cathedral City<br />
AJ Sports<br />
Roost<br />
Trunks<br />
Studio One 11<br />
Desert Hot Springs<br />
Playoffs Sports Bar<br />
Palm Springs<br />
Toucan’s<br />
Streetbar<br />
Oscar’s<br />
Chill bar<br />
Hunters<br />
Stacy’s<br />
BlackBook<br />
QUADZ<br />
RetroRoom Lounge<br />
Phoenix<br />
Charlie's<br />
Dick's Cabaret<br />
Kobalt Bar<br />
Pat O's<br />
Stacy's<br />
Inland Empire<br />
The Menagerie<br />
VIP<br />
Alibi East<br />
Drinks & Drag at CCBC Jukebox - Pool -Darts- Air Hook-Up<br />
Resort Hotel.68300 Gay Resort Hockey - Giant Jenga.<br />
340 Restaurant & Nightclub<br />
Drive, CC<br />
Everyone is Welcome at Tryst<br />
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Out and about Holiday gift giving<br />
Holidays are a great time to build<br />
traditions. When I was a child, we would<br />
visit a place called Edaville Railroad. Ellis<br />
D. Atwood gave this historic amusement<br />
park its name, his initials (E.D.A). He<br />
started this railroad by purchasing most of<br />
the surviving equipment from Maine’s once<br />
expansive network of two-foot gauge rail’s<br />
and had them trucked south to Carver,<br />
Massachusetts for the cranberry bogs,<br />
then a trip to our famous rocks Plymouth<br />
rock and digestion and Indian head rock.<br />
But here is California, you can start new<br />
traditions.<br />
Next is one of my favorites, as a child I used<br />
to hike the New England woods in search<br />
of the lady slipper flower. It was a rare and<br />
beautiful flower but I did not know it was a<br />
an orchid! A wild indigenous Orchid!<br />
The Gubler family Orchid. Originally in<br />
Switzerland, Gubler Orchids was opened in<br />
19<strong>18</strong> by Heir Gubler. It was his second son,<br />
Hans, who moved to California to chase<br />
the American dream and in 1954 started<br />
Gubler Orchids (US) selling the orchids<br />
literally from his station wagon. Open:<br />
Mon- Sat 10 am to 3:30 pm:<br />
Greenhouse tours are only $5.00 per person<br />
(effective Jan 2, 2020) and begin every 30<br />
min. and well worth your time if you want<br />
to see your favorite, Gubler Orchids has<br />
over 155,000 square feet of greenhouses<br />
in production. In the summer, the Orchid<br />
festival was celebrate the orchid harvest and<br />
to attract out-of-town visitors.<br />
Must have non-slip, closed toed shoes to<br />
take a greenhouse tour. No sandals.<br />
Visit Gubler Orchids<br />
2200 Belfield Blvd<br />
Landers, CA 92285<br />
(760) 364-2282<br />
Photograph: The San Andreas Sunset from<br />
a Jeep! Extraordinary scenery abounds as<br />
your Big Red Jeep winds its way through<br />
the labyrinth of geological cuts and canyons<br />
of the San Andreas Fault Zone as your<br />
naturalist guide entertains you with stories<br />
about the plants, animals, geology, and<br />
history of the California desert. Adults<br />
140.00 red-jeep.com<br />
Relive the past with a celebrity home tour.<br />
The Celebrity Tour takes you through the<br />
"Old Movie Colony," Las Palmas, Racquet<br />
Club Estates, and viewing 50-60 homes<br />
along the way. Advance purchase required.<br />
Adults 54.00<br />
palmspringscelebritytours.com<br />
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AdamsArtExpose’ ART<br />
CHRISTMAS CARD ART FROM <strong>THE</strong> FIRST CARDS TO TODAY<br />
Christmas cards are not prehistoric,<br />
in fact, the first Christmas card is<br />
ascribed to an English postman by the<br />
name of Henry Cole, He had been<br />
successful in passing a reform to lower<br />
the price of a postage stamp to one<br />
penny in <strong>18</strong>43. To encourage people<br />
to use the newly discounted postage<br />
his idea was to introduce the concept<br />
of sending a greeting card to friends<br />
and relatives. He commissioned the<br />
artist John Calcott Horsley to design the<br />
card. The card featured a scene with a<br />
large family around a table. Small side<br />
scenes were added that displayed people<br />
in acts of charity. This was the same<br />
year coincidently that Charles Dickens<br />
published the Christmas Carol. This was<br />
the only single Christmas card published.<br />
With the new lithographic printing<br />
which had just come into being, one<br />
thousand cards were printed and were<br />
all successfully mailed using the new one<br />
penny postage.<br />
The first Christmas card designed<br />
and marketed in the United States is<br />
attributed to Louis Prang. Prang was<br />
an immigrant from the country that is<br />
now Poland. He settled in Boston in<br />
<strong>18</strong>50 where he worked with Julius Mayer<br />
to form Prang and Mayer, lithographic<br />
printers. Prang returned to Europe in<br />
<strong>18</strong>64 to study the new techniques of<br />
color lithographic printing. The first<br />
Christmas card printed was a floral<br />
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design in color with the words Merry<br />
Christmas. The first card printed in <strong>18</strong>75<br />
was a success. The next year five million<br />
cards were printed.<br />
Prang held a design contest in <strong>18</strong>84 open<br />
to artists and designers with prizes of<br />
$1000., $500, $300, and $200. This was a<br />
substantial monetary award at this time<br />
of history and it attracted well-known<br />
artists and designers including the architect<br />
Stanford White and designer Louis Tiffany.<br />
The Prang company continued to print<br />
cards until the <strong>18</strong>90's when inexpensive<br />
cards began importing from Germany.<br />
Prang is also the founder of the Prang art<br />
materials company which is responsible<br />
for Crayola crayons and other art materials<br />
that are widely used today in schools and<br />
by artists.<br />
Christmas cards are now available in<br />
personal photo cards, elaborate design<br />
cards that are sent from corporations to<br />
their patrons, cartoon cards, cards that play<br />
carols, Christmas cards that convey almost<br />
any conceivable message that one could<br />
want to send representing the holiday.<br />
Today the two largest printers of Christmas<br />
cards and greeting cards, in general,<br />
are the Hallmark Card Company and<br />
American Greetings. In discussions with<br />
representatives of each of these companies<br />
regarding the marketing of cards<br />
specifically to the LGBTQ community,<br />
we will look at how our community is<br />
being considered and represented in the<br />
marketing of Christmas cards and greeting<br />
cards overall.<br />
Questions, comments, suggestions,<br />
contact - adamsartexpose@gmail.coom or<br />
adamsartexpose@desertdailyguide.com<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
LGBT AND LGBT FRIENDLY<br />
RESORTS PALM SPRINGS STYLE<br />
CCBC Resort 760 3<strong>24</strong>-1350 See page 2<br />
68-300 Gay Resort Drive<br />
CCBC is the largest clothing optional Gay<br />
men’s resort in Southern California.<br />
Located just a few minutes from downtown<br />
Palm Springs, Our 3.5 acre fantasy<br />
playground is perfect for weekend getaways<br />
and extended stays.<br />
ccbcresorthotel.com<br />
TRIANGLE INN 760-322-7993<br />
555 E. San Lorenzo Rd<br />
92264 Palm Springs CA<br />
Romantic and relaxing or fun and frisky. At<br />
the Triangle Inn Palm Springs, the choice<br />
is yours. This award-winning, and historic<br />
Palm Springs Resort is a feast for all your<br />
senses, with a special flair for Southern<br />
(California) hospitality. triangle-inn.com<br />
Chaps Inn 760 327-8222 See page <strong>18</strong><br />
Don’t stay where the boys are ….. stay<br />
where the men are! Swim in or laze by<br />
the heated salt water pool, enjoy the spa,<br />
cool misting system and steam room! Play<br />
in the outdoor sling or Saint Andrew’s<br />
cross.<br />
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Chaps Inn is a clothing optional 10 room<br />
resort owned and operated by two British<br />
transplants and life partners, Stuart and Ian.<br />
chapsinn.com<br />
INNdulge 760 327 1408<br />
601 S Grenfall Rd, Palm Springs<br />
Considered one of the best gay hotels and gay<br />
resorts in Palm Springs Located in the heart<br />
of warm sands area and walking distance<br />
to Sunny Dunes gay bars and shopping and<br />
down town. Amenities include free wifi,<br />
daily continental breakfast, evening social<br />
hour, complimentary local gym access, air<br />
conditioning, on-site guest laundry, outdoor<br />
misters and assistance with restaurant and<br />
activity bookings<br />
inndulge.com<br />
ATTRACTIONS/ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum 760-329-7610<br />
McCallum Adobe 760-323-8297<br />
Ruddy’s General Store Museum 760-327-2156<br />
Indian Canyons 760-323-60<strong>18</strong><br />
Palm Springs Aerial Tram 760-325-1449<br />
Palm Springs Air Museum 760-778-6262<br />
Palm Springs Art Museum 760-325-7<strong>18</strong>6<br />
Sunnylands 760-328-2829<br />
Patton Memorial Museum 760-227-3483<br />
Joshua Tree National park 760-367-5500<br />
ADULT BOOK STORE<br />
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leather and fetish/BSDM gear. Alterations<br />
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760 327-3802<br />
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KW: We had no idea a web series could<br />
possibly reach these heights. Every milestone<br />
and every season have been a gift,<br />
because we have been genuinely surprised<br />
at how it’s continued to grow.<br />
VG: What was that moment like when you<br />
learned about your Emmy Award nomination?<br />
KW: The show being nominated for 8<br />
Emmy Awards was absolutely surreal; it’s<br />
hard to know how to respond because<br />
nothing like that had really happened to me<br />
before.<br />
VG: What can we expect in this final season?<br />
KW: The gayest wedding ever. Douglas<br />
(Willam) is planning on getting married in<br />
drag, in a dress patterned after the hankie<br />
code.<br />
VG: Tell me about your fans when they<br />
recognize you in public.<br />
KW: I love it when people say hi! I put this<br />
story out there because I wanted people to<br />
watch it, so it makes me happy whenever<br />
anyone tells me that they do.<br />
seem possible that we would have a gay<br />
candidate on the debate stage as recently as<br />
the last election.<br />
VG: What artists (actors, directors, writers,<br />
etc.) would you like to work with that you<br />
haven’t done so yet?<br />
KW: I have always said Parker Posey, because<br />
we’re both from Mississippi and she is<br />
amazing.<br />
VG: What does your next chapter look like?<br />
Do you have other project(s) coming up?<br />
KW: Sure do! Gearing up to make some<br />
announcements soon. If you want a sneak<br />
peek at what’s next you can check out Patreon.Com/KitWilliamson<br />
VG: Tell me a secret-a good one!<br />
KW: I mostly listen to country music.<br />
For more information, please visit KitWilliamson.com<br />
VG: What do you think of Mayor Pete<br />
Buttigieg, the first openly gay Presidential<br />
Candidate?<br />
KW: It’s a huge milestone. It just didn’t<br />
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GAYDGETS & THREADS<br />
ADRIAN’S PICKS FOR <strong>THE</strong> MAN THAT<br />
NEEDS EVERYTHING.<br />
1<br />
3<br />
2<br />
4<br />
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#1 Pop! Disney: Mickey's<br />
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is thoughtfully proffering a wrapped<br />
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present he could give is 90 years of<br />
laughter, adventure and friendship.<br />
#2 Steins;Gate 0 Mayuri<br />
Shiina (Christmas Ver.) 1/7<br />
Scale Figure<br />
bigbadtoystore.com<br />
From the phycological thriller series,<br />
Steins;Gate, Mayuri Shiina is dressed<br />
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#4 Shockwave C-Ring Mesh<br />
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When you climb into our sexy new<br />
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The fresh and modern Shockwave<br />
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off of.<br />
IMAGE OF <strong>THE</strong> <strong>WEEK</strong>.... Adrian playing Nekopara at Crunchyroll Expo<br />
Adrian travels the globe looking for the coolest trends in fashion and toys.<br />
If you would like to have your product featured in this column send a note<br />
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Americans of faith by continually saying<br />
you pray for the President when you know<br />
this statement is not true, unless it is meant<br />
in a negative sense."<br />
"Fortunately, there was a transcript of the<br />
conversation taken, and you know from the<br />
transcript (which was immediately made<br />
available) that the paragraph in question<br />
was perfect."<br />
IMPEACHED<br />
And the list goes on and on.. It looks like a<br />
first draft of a uni-bomber manifesto witch<br />
trials?<br />
The big issue is his compassions, on one<br />
hand Biden called for the firing of the<br />
prosecutor as part of a public policy. Trump<br />
set it all up on his own. He called Ukrainian<br />
president to ask him to investigate one of<br />
his main rivals for the GOP nomination.<br />
"Now you are trying to impeach me by<br />
falsely accusing me of doing what Joe Biden<br />
has admitted he actually did."<br />
"President Zelensky has repeatedly declared<br />
that I did nothing wrong, and that there<br />
was 'No Pressure.'"<br />
"You have developed a full-fledged case<br />
of what many in the media call Trump<br />
Derangement Syndrome and sadly, you will<br />
never get over it!"<br />
"Congressman Adam Schiff cheated and<br />
lied all the way up to the present day, even<br />
going so far as to fraudulently make up, out<br />
of thin air, my conversation with President<br />
Zelensky of Ukraine and read this fantasy<br />
language to Congress as though it were said<br />
by me."<br />
While the Democrats are arguing if<br />
Pete is too gay or not gay enough, this<br />
impeachment puts democracy in the center<br />
ring where it belongs.<br />
We had the greatest generation and their<br />
baby boomers that took all politics to their<br />
wallet, and subsequent generations that<br />
asked about the poor and marginalize and<br />
did not label or categorize them into molds,<br />
instead they look at the individual when<br />
attempting to make positive changes to the<br />
people impacted. Changes that are science<br />
based and peer reviewed by scientific<br />
experts, but are also the voices of the people<br />
that will be impacted.<br />
Because we all come in different sizes, ages,<br />
and colors. We are poor or rich, we are<br />
people that need to know our government<br />
will work for us but also protect us. We<br />
give our work, and also the blood of sons<br />
and daughters to have free speech and be<br />
protected from hate peach, indifference,<br />
and have visibility. All this is required for<br />
the simple goal of the pursuit of happiness.<br />
"And by the way, when I speak to foreign<br />
countries, there are many people, with<br />
permission, listening to the call on both<br />
sides of the conversation."<br />
"More due process was afforded to those<br />
accused in the Salem Witch Trials."<br />
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