The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Donald Trump told the truth today. I believe it may have been the first time since he entered the White House that such a thing has occurred. Now, I don't want to give the guy too much credit here, for his honest moment still made him come across like a bumbling idiot. Let me give you a full taste of Trump's moment of truth: "I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane, one of the wettest we've ever seen from the standpoint of water. Rarely have we had an experience like it, and it certainly is not good, but the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, all of the areas affected, you've been incredible. There's been a loss of life, and may God be with them and their families. That's a tough one, it's tough to understand, but this has been a really difficult period of time for a lot of people. FEMA, the job you've done, the military, uh, Coast Gu...

"Good evening. This is Don Rother bringing you some breaking news. We've just received word that there's some kind of shootout in the downtown area tonight. Bringing us this breaking news is our very own Shelly Storm. Shelly, what can you tell us?" "Thanks, Don. As you can see and hear behind me, it's like a war zone out here. There are bullets flying right past me. I saw a couple of knives being thrown. I believe I even saw a rocket launcher going off a few minutes ago. If you're in the downtown area, I can't tell you enough, do not go outside. Go to the safest area in your home, stock up on your essentials, and pray. Nobody should be out here to witness this, placing their lives at risk in the process. I've seen my life flash before my eyes on at least five occasions tonight. Okay, one of the gunmen is getting closer to me. I'm going to go try and talk to him. Remember kids, do not do this at home. Excuse me, sir? Oh, I've been hit! Do...

As I've done with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I wanted to pass along some information on how to help the victims of Hurricane Maria: - United for Puerto Rico:  http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/ - UNICEF:  https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/support-unicef-usas-hurricane-relief-efforts-puerto-rico/32952 - Center for Popular Democracy:  https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/cb4a3c78-5694-4324-bead-42c8ad94c1bf - Hispanic Federation's "Unidos" page:  http://hispanicfederation.org/media/press_releases/a_hurricane_relief_fund_for_hurricane_maria_victims_in_puerto_rico/ - One America Appeal:  https://www.oneamericaappeal.org/ - All Hands Volunteers:  https://www.hands.org/projects/hurricane-irma-maria-response/ - Catholic Relief Services:  https://support.crs.org/donate/hurricane-irma-relief - Americares:  https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=22510&mfc_pref=T&22510.donation=form1 - Direct Relief:  https://s...

Like I did for Hurricane Harvey victims, I wanted to pass along links to some reputable organizations which are doing everything in their power to help the victims of Hurricane Irma. Here they are: UNICEF USA :  https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/disaster-relief-help-protect-children-harm/32787?utm_campaign=2017_misc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=0178/2/_Google&utm_content=irma&ms=cpc_dig_2017_misc_0178/2/_Google_irma&initialms=cpc_dig_2017_misc_0178/2/_Google_irma Catholic Relief Services :  https://www.crs.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6NjNBRDKARIsAFn3NMq_aVsORCc8J8SkxA_DN5RglnC4-9bAgXvYG-D4UGGu38LF2tV8Z0UaAnd3EALw_wcB World Vision :  https://donate.worldvision.org/hurricane-irma-disaster-relief The Red Cross :  https://www.redcross.org/ns/apology/disaster_homepage.html Operation USA :  https://give.opusa.org/checkout/donation?eid=34510 Americares :  https://www.americares.org/ GoFundMe :  https://www.gofundme.com/irma PayPal :...

Shortly after Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern part of the country, Republican nominee Mitt Romney canceled a campaign rally in the critical battleground state of Ohio - the city of Kettering to be exact - and held a disaster-relief event in one Kettering, Ohio instead. At this rally - I mean, disaster-relief event - Romney shared a story with Ohioans which showcased that he is just as capable of leading in the wake of a natural disaster as President Obama when he illustrated this in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. According to Romney, his own Hurricane Sandy went as follows: "I remember once we had a football field at my high school. The field was covered with rubbish and paper goods from people who'd had a big celebration there at the game. And there was a group of us there assigned to clean it up. And I thought, 'how are we going to clean up all the mess on this football field?' There were just a few of us. And the person responsible for organizing the ...

Unfortunately, as is so often the case in the fall months, a devastating hurricane struck the U.S. just recently - this time along the northeastern part of the country by way of one Hurricane Sandy. What's also been common in light of these devastating hurricanes is at least one religious leader going off the deep end with comments explaining exactly why that particular hurricane took place. Preacher and sexiest man this side of nowhere - John McTernan - is just the latest such person to enlighten the masses with his infinite wisdom regarding natural disasters. In a blog on his website, McTernan wrote: "Just last August, Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans seven years later, on the exact day of Hurricane Katrina. Both hit during the week of the homosexual event called Southern Decadence in New Orleans!" That's not all! Oh no... Since Hurricane Sandy struck the U.S. 21 years after what was called "The Perfect Storm," and the number 3 is considered to be q...