Margaret, I did it again. I made the mistake of tuning into FOX News [sic], or as I like to call it: Hell on Helen’s Earth. Actually, the best thing about the second GOP debate was Univision Reporter, Ilia Calderón Chamat. Too bad the candidates didn’t bother to answer her questions. However, watching Nikki Haley beat up on Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis and Tim Whatshisname was a hoot. But the whole thing was about as exciting as watching paint dry.
When the candidates weren’t yelling over each other, they were happily demonizing parents of transgender children or excitedly describing their plans to rape America’s national parks. I can’t believe “drill baby drill” is still a sound bite for these dipshits. Then again, this is the party that seems to take delight in coming up with ways to drown or otherwise kill people at the border.
I’m really not sure if anything of true substance was discussed. There were some good questions asked by the moderators, but the candidates talked out of their asses about everything except what was asked. At one point these yahoos were arguing about the drapes hanging in someone’s office. I kid you not. The cost of drapes was Tim’s “gotcha” moment. The debate was just one long string of solutions looking for problems that don’t actually exist. Instead of empathy, the GOP offers disgust. Instead of leadership, they offer hysterical fearmongering. Instead of patriotism, they offer division and hate. And instead of a leader, they offer Trump.
Don’t get me wrong. America has problems. We actually do need a solution to the immigration crisis. We need to address climate change. We need all hands-on deck to address our mental healthcare problem. We need to get big money out of politics. Sensible gun laws. Affordable healthcare. We’ve got real issues to solve including keeping the government open. What we don’t need to worry about are drag shows.
Making America great again implies that America isn’t great. America is great. What isn’t great is the GOP.
Margaret, I ask you, why the hell are we wasting any more time on this? After years of pandering to the lowest common denominator, the GOP nominated its village idiot in 2016 and that idiot and his confederacy of dunces now own the party. Get ready folks. Trump will be the nominee and God help us if we don’t turn out the vote and send him packing. I mean it. Really.
Posted by: Helen Philpot | September 28, 2023
IF A GOP DEBATE FALLS IN THE FOREST AND NOBODY IS THERE TO HEAR IT, DO WE CARE?
Posted in GOP Debate | Tags: Fox News, GOP Debate, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy
Margaret and Helen 
Donna, Trump is innocent until proven guilty, so he can do anything he wants until or if he goes to prison. Biden is barely functional.
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By: Anonymous on December 17, 2023
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Donna, Trump’s indictments don’t mean squat until he is convicted. Biden is non compes mentes and his mental state is a reason a man facing prison is so popular
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By: Anonymous on December 17, 2023
at 12:41 PM
Sent from my iPad
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By: Jeannie Cox on November 18, 2023
at 3:24 PM
[…] and we can still take a few to read Helen Philpot’s impatience with last week’s meaningless Republican debate. […]
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By: Oust Ouch, Fraud, Rant, MAGA Nuts, Sub Secrets Blabbed, GOP Debates – FairAndUNbalanced.com on October 7, 2023
at 12:01 AM
Helen, you read my mind. We can’t go through another four years of Trump and survive as a democratic nation. He wants to be a dictator, and we can’t let him have what he wants.
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By: Anonymous on October 6, 2023
at 9:32 AM
Missed you so much…where were you? So glad you are back. Keep writing please
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By: Anonymous on October 5, 2023
at 10:03 PM
So very overjoyed to have read the last 3 letters! Thank you for coming back here, and as always, for you spot on, no bullshit way of speaking!
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By: Anonymous on October 2, 2023
at 10:43 PM
Always my favorite letter!!
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By: Anonymous on October 2, 2023
at 7:30 AM
Beat column as always
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By: Anonymous on October 1, 2023
at 11:30 PM
Ahh, it’s so refreshing to hear common sense. Thank You Ladies, you always come thru for us !
I live in Florida, so I have to deal with Desantis, Rubio and of course Donald when he comes back. Of course he’s a snowbird but I wonder how climate change will affect him hehe. It’s Oct, still getting high 80’s except for days we get monsoon rains haha. No golfing here that’s for sure,!!
All ,3 of them have wackiest ideas & unfortunately being in politics they can pass laws.
Teaching in Black history that the slaves learned a trade to use when free. Kids in school no longer can go to a teacher they trust when confused about sexual feelings, gay,straight??
Remember we used to teach kids they could go to a teacher, policeman or clergy? Well most kids don’t go to church let alone have a relationship with the clergy! Policeman yikes I think kids might be afraid of them ! So what’s left is a teacher, but they are forbidden to talk about it with children. Wow, let’s just mess the kids up !!
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By: Anonymous on October 1, 2023
at 3:41 PM
I am so thrilled to see you guys are still active. I love seeing your posts even though they are a sign that the country is still in a mess. When nothing much bad is happening you don’t get riled up enough to write. Love you guys.
Jo-Ann
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By: Jo-Ann Kamichitis on October 1, 2023
at 3:59 AM
So true and beautifully written!!! No wonder Una is always singing your praises! Keep it up! As a strong Democrat living in DC, it is a delight to know the mid-west has some brilliant folks fighting for our country!
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By: Anonymous on September 30, 2023
at 7:24 AM
I picked up a few sound bites from Trump today; one was on General Milley, Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Today is the day of his retirement, and Trump chimed in and said no, this day should be the day of Milley’s execution, and rues the day that Pence was not hung on January 6. (You will note that he never speaks of the deaths or severe injuries of the Capitol Police.) He wants violence, and he wants a civil war.
Someone made a joke, just can’t remember who it was regarding this second debate. It was that this second debate was so uninteresting that the platform the candidates were standing on was getting ready to collapse from boredom. (Ha!).
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By: Anonymous on September 30, 2023
at 4:37 AM
It gives me hope and some peace when I read your letters! I have never read one that I don’t agree with… Thank you for speaking out about how it really is with our government and the Republican Parties massive failures and evil plans….I fear for our democracy as you do.
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 5:48 PM
Amen! Reading this makes the situation almost bearable. 👏
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 3:22 PM
Right on! I have so missed your posts, Helen.
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 2:45 PM
Oh please keep it coming! You are absolutely spot on!!!
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 12:50 PM
Common sense…why can’t every citizen see this and demand their representatives do their jobs. To flat out say if you work across the aisle with Democrats to keep the gov open, the GOP will vote their leadership out.
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 12:25 PM
Brilliant
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 11:32 AM
BRILLIANT review of the dumpster fire that was the gop debate. You described it perfectly.
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 11:01 AM
Brand him “DONALD DUCK”!
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 9:36 AM
Lovely commentary.
I just heard a nice pseudonym for the MAGAT leader:
Old, Delusional Donald Duck (ODDD).
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 7:13 AM
The Helen and Margaret newsletters used to come regularly back in the day. Hannah and I would call each other when they arrived and have a hoot conversation. I know this is likely light weight compared to Twitter comments and posts, but I still find them insightful and delightful.
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By: Laura Neu on September 29, 2023
at 6:37 AM
Amen and thank you!
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 5:56 AM
I think that YOU TWO should run for President in 2024. Your list of problem issues that need attention is about on target for the majority of us. Let us all remember how you two phrased it:
“America has problems. We actually do need a solution to the immigration crisis. We need to address climate change. We need all hands-on deck to address our mental healthcare problem. We need to get big money out of politics. Sensible gun laws. Affordable healthcare. We’ve got real issues to solve including keeping the government open. What we don’t need to worry about are drag shows.”
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 5:50 AM
Love every word !!!
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By: Anonymous on September 29, 2023
at 12:36 AM
The DNC should hire you to write speeches. Thank you for sharing your skill.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 9:48 PM
Village idiots = republicans.
Dumbasses = republicans.
The republicans who profess allegiance to DJT are blind, deaf, and unamerican.
How in the world can conservatives believe that DJT is their best option?
Okay… I’m done. Grow up. Be an adult.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 9:22 PM
Perfect!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 7:41 PM
Right on, Helen! Those GOP people ARE the village idiots and they think they are not. MTG et al are horrendously inept and we are suffering. Ugh. Thank you for your writing!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 7:37 PM
Love these missives. You do have a way with words. You and Margret make my day.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 6:22 PM
Nailed it as always Helen! GOP as usual offering a bunch of solutions looking for non existent problems. Drag shows lol. Keep it up, your posts always make my day and keep me sane!!
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By: rochellemiller0f4e2e58a6 on September 28, 2023
at 5:55 PM
As an old friend told me once, “it was as exciting as watching an old sow scratch her a&& on a log”.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 5:03 PM
First one in a while. I don’t know for sure whether you still get them, but wasn’t taking a chance! Sis
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By: Jeneva Stoffels on September 28, 2023
at 4:51 PM
I do so look forward to your posts! I am of the belief that America has never been great. The way we have treated foreigners, “different” people, “others” has always been abominable. I think we have the potential to be great if the GOO would just go away.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 4:46 PM
I have a theory. All republicans that used to have brains and a conscience are SO humiliated by what their party has become, they have submitted to lobotomies so they can avoid thinking or caring. That’s why they are all an army of zombie assholes.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 4:39 PM
I pray that GenZ saves us again. I really think that Taylor Swift is my new hero too! She has a powerful voice not only for singing but getting younger folks registered and eager to vote. We will never survive another Tr🚽mp presidency.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 4:24 PM
I feel like we’re in an old Star Trek episode…onward into uncharted territory, full of creatively costumed warty knob nosed devils and monsters, salivating over our possible failure to rescue our democracy. Thank you Margaret, for going there and reporting back. I hope the excursion didn’t take too much out of your life force…we’ll need all we can summon to get through this next year. I’m voting for the light. (PS, the light is blue, avoid any red lights you see.)
Thankfully,
HRHSofiaEQ
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By: HRHSofiaEQ on September 28, 2023
at 3:45 PM
Thanks, Helen. Wish you were younger and we’d at least run you for Governor, if not President. Laura in the Most Gerrymandered state in the Nation.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 3:42 PM
Thank you.
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By: vsteinberg72 on September 28, 2023
at 3:41 PM
So spot on as always, Helen!! Thanks for making my day.
Pat from MN
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 3:27 PM
If tRumpus wins in 2024, this country will be the biggest banana republic on the planet. Thanks for continuing to do this, Helen. We love you!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 3:25 PM
Thank you . Once again you nailed it.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 3:19 PM
amen
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 3:06 PM
I think I already told you about this gal – she doesn’t blog often, but it’s funny when she does. I think she’s older than US!!
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By: katefowle on September 28, 2023
at 3:00 PM
Thank you. I’m glad I’m not alone
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 2:46 PM
Thanks Helen! I appreciate your still keeping doing this. I began following your blog in 2008. In my estimation, things have gotten much worse and quite scary. Palin, and Romney, and some of the others that came and went look tame compared to the our nowadays politicians especially on the right. No solutions to anything other than making existing problems worse and babbling on and on about non-issues. Shudder!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 2:21 PM
As always excellent commentary.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 2:09 PM
Will you please run for President??? I couldn’t bring myself to watch the debate. All the debates are about bashing people…God help us!!!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 1:41 PM
I will answer your question, unlike wht you reported on the debate: NO
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 1:38 PM
Preach!!!!!!!!!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 1:32 PM
Thank you, as always you nail the current problems
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By: Viv Nichols on September 28, 2023
at 1:26 PM
Thanks for the summary. If his former aide calls it a cult, does that explain all of the followers being THAT stupid? Too close to Germany’s history; scares me. Yep, I always vote. Linda in Kansas
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 1:22 PM
BRILLIANT AS ALWAYS !!!
Aloft, Duane Tucker
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By: duane on September 28, 2023
at 1:12 PM
Helen,
Thank you for taking point on this; I just can’t watch the clown show anymore.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:59 PM
I love you and agree 100% with this entire thing!!!!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:57 PM
I trusted and you delivered. Thank you for watching so I didn’t feel I had to.
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By: janpriddyoregon on September 28, 2023
at 12:56 PM
I trusted, and you delivered. Thank you for watching so I didn’t have to.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:54 PM
Great column! Keep up the good writing, sarcasm & humor.
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By: Mary W on September 28, 2023
at 12:43 PM
Agree totally!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:35 PM
Agree totally! Thanks for sharing.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:35 PM
Brava!! Encore!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:34 PM
I love everything about every single one of your rants. More please 😍
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:33 PM
God Help us is right. I was one of those who said, “…if Cheeto Head gets elected, I’m outta here.” I moved to Portugal, and it’s the best thing I ever did. I also registered to vote from here because we all need to get out the vote to keep that dolt from finishing off democracy and the environment in one fell swoop.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:28 PM
I totally agree 100% with you, Helen, and you,, too, Margaret! I just don’t understand why (supposedly) intelligent people keep on supporting the former President when there is more than enough evidence of his criminal actions to indict him on so many counts. I just hope that when the trials actually take place in the coming months that enough people have the strength and integrity to do the right thing and put him away for a very long time! Keep up your good work in telling the world the truth!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:28 PM
I could not watch it. But even the highlights were enough of shite show to gag a maggot. I kept hoping the Mar-Lard-Ass would be in prison, but the wheels of justice are moving at a snail’s pace.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:27 PM
Here’s the thing – as Texans, we’re so shell shocked by our local villainous politicians that it’s hard to rustle up much ire against the watered-down cruelty of these current GOP presidential wanna be’s. They’re just not trying hard enough.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:26 PM
You nailed it. Again. Thanks for sparing me another time suck.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:21 PM
America is great. What isn’t great is the GOP. 🤣🤣🤣 You’ve still got it. Tx for sharing it. 😉
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:17 PM
Oh, Helen. You always make my day!
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:11 PM
How in he… can Trump even be allowed to run with all his indictments? Doesn’t the 14th amendment have any teeth to it?
Love your letters!
D.
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By: Dona Mifflin on September 28, 2023
at 12:10 PM
As always, spot on. Thank you for the synopsis of the debate. I couldn’t waste that much time out of my day to listen to the drivel. Love you Helen. Keep ‘em coming.
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By: Anonymous on September 28, 2023
at 12:09 PM
Well, since I can’t imagine EVER voting for a Republican, I can’t see any reason to watch these…
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By: gracecan on September 28, 2023
at 12:06 PM
I agree with this all!
Gay
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By: Gay Herrington on September 28, 2023
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