Hope clouded my vision. An X post by preacher Micah Beckwith [FN1] read: “Life Church has hosted several of the gubernatorial candidates to provide the public with an opportunity to answer questions. Next Up: Current Lt Governor Suzanne Crouch ” [FN2] Nuts. I saw 1/8 “Beckwith” & “answer questions.” Hope pasted “would” over ampersand. Beckwith, a/k/a Merde de Poulet, does not like voters, the general public or any who call him on his false claims. [FN3] Back in reality, I thought of questions any GOP candidate for Gov should answer: 2/8 1) Should the Lt Gov be a thorn in the side of the Go ..read more

Election fraud, pure and simple. [FN1] The prosecution summarized how trump broke the law in State of N.Y. v. trump. The popular vote in 2016 was heavily in Secretary Clinton’s favor [FN2] as was the popular vote in the State of New York. [FN3] No harm, no foul in New York. 1/9 Putin’s POTUS held office 2017 to 2021. Mitch McConnell [FN4] was majority leader the last 2 years Pres Obama held office and all four years after. The GOP was able to game nomination and confirmation of justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, w3 assuming the bench under trump. 2/9 Commentators speak of Chief Justice Robert ..read more

The supreme deity of the Old Testament (“OT”) speaks directly to humans > 2,000 times. [FN1] In no instance is that deity depicted as kicking back, relaxing w/a wineskin & conversing. The humans are not laid-back, either. They know this supreme deity can be a murderous prick. 1/8 Micah Beckwith [FN2] says “the Lord” talked to him about January 6. [FN3] Specifically, that “the Lord” had sent “those riots” and it was “the Lord’s” hand at work. [FN4] Beckwith’s words carry me back to when I was a kid and had to shovel horse [manure] out of a barn. 2/8 A candidate for public office who says ..read more

“Actions speak louder than words” is a good way determine what a person has done & what s/he will continue to do. Hoosiers can witness a nominal candidate for political office who consistently talks & acts as the Christofascist he is. His stage is the GOP State convention, [FN1] 1/9 Micah Beckwith’s [FN2] words are clear, but specific policies to actualize the words are absent. Education: woke agenda [] will be gone & “children learn essential fundamentals, Constitutional literacy” & inspire them w/our nation's (& Beckwith’s religion’s) values. [FN3] Guns? 2/9 Beckwith want ..read more

On FB I re-posted “What I Get from Christians...” [FN1] A person I met in Gloucester in 2017 [FN2] [FN3] replied: “I am a Jesus follower. I didn’t know you wanted to discuss it.” Some far right ppl, to grab power, feed on misconceptions about sep’n of church & State. 1/9 Preacher Micah Beckwith [FN4] is one of them. He congratulated S Carolina’s GOP nominee for Gov (who says women should not have the right to vote). [FN5] Beckwith says only Christians can be moral. [FN6] Beckwith wants gun owners to be able to carry w/o permits. [FN7] 2/9 Beckwith wants to protect children “from the woke a ..read more

The text seemingly was sent to (a) candidates 2 GOP state convention in June and not (b) members of the Micah Beckwith [FN1] fan club. I’m in (a). [FN2] ers The text was short, but Hoosiers saw the same substance 100 years ago. [FN3] Here’s the main part of the text: 1/8 “Our state needs leaders who will have the energy, determination, and the courage to fight the woke agenda, make Indiana affordable, and protect our Constitutional rights.” It’s plausible that Beckwith has energy, but whatever stimulant he takes is his choice. [FN4] I won’t judge. 2/8 His determination is not a “plus.” He want ..read more

A cynic who reads campaign literature of the 6 people [FN1] running to be the GOP’s nominee for IN Governor might say each wants to out-Jesus the others. Non-cynics already reached that conclusion. The 6 might even try to beat each other with a trump-indorsed bible. 1/8 They oppose women’s reproductive rights. One of the 6 will be the GOP nominee for Gov after May 7's primary. In recent elections, a victory by that nominee would be considered a “gimme.” After SCOTUS’s decision in Dobbs, advocates for women’s health are kicking GOP butt. 2/8 You’d think that adjustments are being made to pull t ..read more

Last week I was struck by how empty downtown Indy is. Courts and the people, in various jobs & in whatever offices, that are part of that system, moved a couple of miles away to the “new” Justice Center on Southeastern Avenue. Businesses cannot survive without customers. 1/5 City-County Council throws $$$ at developers to go along w/land also gifted. The “mixed use” buildings (usually apartments over a floor of whatever businesses can be lured downtown) go up. I point out absence of risk (important to “free markets) for developers. The response is swift 2/5 & nasty. “It makes no sense ..read more

Years ago, “A” described her fundamentalist church. Me: “1st Amendment protects your religious beliefs.” A: “That’s not my religion. I believe in ‘God.’” [FN1] Hoosiers seem ignorant of others’ beliefs. A’s church is not an outlier. Evangelicals hacked the GOP in pursuit of power. 1/10 Sean Feucht was in Indy last year [FN2] & says the USA should be governed “for the benefit of believers [T]hat’s why we get called Christian nationalists.” [FN3] No, dumbass, you call yourselves that. Also, you lie. America does not exist “for the benefit [FN4] of” believers 2/10 in their kind of Christianit ..read more

Elections are determined by the voters. Legitimacy of elections can be called into question when outcomes are determined by other factors. Marion County began early voting on April 9 for the May 7 primary election. [FN1] No system built by humans is perfect, but 1/6 ExpressVote, Marion County’s, addresses vulnerabilitie/reduces risks. Here are measures a voter (“V” for brevity) encounters: 1) Voter can vote, s/he/they must be eligible & registered. 2/6 2) At first stop two (2) election workers ask for gov’t-issued photo ID. [FN2]. The ID is scanned. V is asked to validate dob & address ..read more