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Politics and Religion

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Wednesday, April 21, 2021,

When I told Drew Montez Clark, who was running for Congress in FL, about the 3 legged stool of conservatism--defend the constitution, reduce government, put citizens first--he noted the seat that holds them together is God.  Politics may be the vehicle but religion, as defined as belief in God and His purpose for us, is the driver.


We need only look at the beauty of creation to know that God is Good; we need only think of the vastness of the universe to know that God is Powerful; we need only ...


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Rebuttal to Arnie's Advice

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Monday, January 25, 2021, In : Editorial 

My daughter e-mailed me a quote from Arnold Schwarzenegger stating we should follow the “experts’” advice about Covid-19.  When you find fewer people voicing your opinion it means you’re misinformed.  Here’s what I wrote back:


A totalitarian government owns all the experts and stifles all dissent.  Last year Fauci went on record saying masks were unnecessary and the shutdown need only be for a month or two.  Now he's saying Trump forced him to say that--I don't trust anyone who will ...


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How to Fight A Heavyweight Left

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, In : Editorial 
I'm writing this as the Left has gone crazy trying to eradicate the Right: censorship by Big Tech, another impeachment attempt with establishment RINOs climbing onboard, mainstream media furiously lambasting a riot for the first time in a year full of riots.

What can we do, those of us who voted for Trump to drain the Swamp, when the Swamp seems so all powerful?  We need to train our national "big guns"--Trump, talk radio/TV hosts, and conservative news websites--on local and state politics, a...
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A word about slavery

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, In : Editorial 

Whether it’s economic, political, emotional or physical, we are all slaves in one way or another since we are not completely free to choose our own destiny.  The idea that skin color is the only thing that defines slavery is as ludicrous as the idea that there is only one type of vice in the world. Peasant, serf, or slave, 99% of humanity since we became a species has had few life choices under our control.  Our country’s founders changed that: most Americans believe they have a lot of...


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Reject the premise of white supremacy!

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, In : Editorial 

Do I reject white supremacy?  I reject the entire Democrat party premise that this nation is divided by our skin color.  I reject the idea that anyone is better or worse than anyone else, or even that anyone is better or worse OFF simply because of their skin color in this country.  I believe there is only one race, the HUMAN race, created by God and given by Him the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  This is a belief I share with the founders of this country, that is writt...


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Let's change our (political) clothes!

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Monday, June 15, 2020, In : Editorial 
We're fortunate to live in the best country in the world at the best time in history.  Why?

In 2010 I was unemployed and bored out of my gourd so I decided to find out the answer to a question that had been bugging me most of my life: why is our political system and government so screwed up? 

I hate complexity: it makes me feel confused, stupid, frustrated, lost, and alone.  Politics is the height of complexity yet for voters it boils down to a choice between some names you don't know on a bal...
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Updated FAQ question on the role of political parties

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Monday, June 15, 2020, In : Website update alert 
Here's an update on how political parties can use VoteKISS to focus on issues rather than politicians.

 I envision the Republican National Committee (RNC) designing a website template that is duplicated in all 435 congressional districts.  The RNC manages the back end (security and IT) while its local affiliates run the front end (content tailored to local politics).  Everyone can view the websites but only members (registered Republicans who voted in the previous election) can vote.  There ar...

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War on Terrorism--what I wish the Prez would say

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Sunday, January 5, 2020, In : Editorial 

When I became President 3 years ago, I asked all my military people--not just the Washington generals but field generals and their staff, any war veterans that came to the White House--how they would finish the War on Terror that’s been going on unabated for decades.  I got a few unhelpful answers, but a surprising number said this: identify the leaders of terror, track them, spy on them, and when you have enough evidence of what they’ve done and what they’re planning on doing, unmercif...


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40 Years of the Global Warming Scam

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, In : Editorial 
It amazes me that Jane Fonda, ultimate 80 year old lefty, still believes we're going to be destroyed by man-made climate change after hearing the hysterics of this movement for 40 years with NO CHANGE to the ocean levels.  The oceans will fill with our garbage long before the oceans will fill our coastal cities.  This is the ultimate political scam, for the only way to solve a global problem, lefties believe, is to have a global government solve it by taking away the rights (and money) of ind...

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The Importance of Political Parties

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Sunday, October 6, 2019, In : Editorial 
I've   been living in Denver for 4 years now and received my first voting packet for local office: city mayor and city council.  I was shocked to discover every candidate was listed as "non-partisan", meaning no affiliation to a political party.  I'm typical of most Americans, I think, in that I'm not that knowledgeable on local issues.  However, I gamely tried to research what the candidates believed, and for the most part found a couple of paragraphs that almost universally claimed "afforda...
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A Suggested State of the Union Address, 2019

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Saturday, December 1, 2018,
I must confess I held my nose when I voted for Trump in 2016, but anything was preferable to Hillary.  However, I've been impressed with what this man has gotten accomplished under very heavy fire, and I read his book "The Art of the Deal" and became even more impressed.

I believe he's out gunned and without some way to teach the many brainwashed people who have only listened to the liberal propaganda beating down on them from all directions he will fail and this country will head down the Ven...
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Have Americans Given Up?

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, In : Editorial 
Date written: 2013
Written for: Vt newspapers editorial pages
Published? I'm not sure

Politically I’m a fiscal conservative, social moderate, and environmental liberal—in that order of priority.  I’ve been confused and frustrated by the direction of Vermont and US governance for a long time, and have lost confidence in the power of my vote. 

Hundreds of bills get introduced in our state legislature each year—thousands in Congress—many of them outrageously lengthy and complicated.  Ke...


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Spin words

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, In : Opinon page rebuttal 
Date written: 8/31/14
Written to: Editor, Santa Cruz Sentinel

       Left or right, I hate when politicians use spin words to try and win their argument.  When the world was experiencing 20 years of hot weather "global warming" screamed from the headlines. It was quietly retired after a few years of cold weather followed, and "climate change" was inserted in its place--used as if climate change wasn't a natural phenomenon.  As an environmental liberal I applaud their motives but deplore their t...


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Mean spirited zealot should look in the mirror

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, In : Opinon page rebuttal 
Date written: 12/27/14
Written to: editor, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Reason for rebuttal: memorial for my recently deceased father, Harry J. Davis, a big fan of Krauthammer's

           Peter Nichols in the December 26 opinion page stated Charles Krauthammer is "not bound by any commitment to truth...and has almost nothing in common with Santa  Cruz."
        Wikipedia noted that Krauthammer was a highly successful psychiatrist before turning to political commentary--initially as a liberal in the early...


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Beginning VoteKISS Blog

Posted by Laurel LaFramboise on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, In : Introduction 
Everyone else seems like they're blogging their personal thoughts online these days; I thought I'd start posting my thoughts on political opinions, events, and ideas I come across that spark a response from me.  I'll go back through my computer files and post old letters to the editor, etc. to get a handle on where I was and where I am now.

I currently feel this is all a waste of time and nothing a "small" person can say or do will influence world events.  But like my son-in-law, Sani Obhodas ...
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About Me

Laurel LaFramboise
Chelsea, Vt And Palatka, Fl

Laurel LaFramboise I'm 66 years old in 2020! I'm coming to accept that I'll make no earth-shattering accomplishments in my life, having tried (and failed) at launching some pretty far-fetched ideas (like VoteKISS), projects (like running for US Senator), and career moves (like raising and butchering meat birds). I've (almost) been content to be my grandchildren's baby sitter for the last 6 years, but hubby's retired and wants me by his side now that the grandchildren are no longer babies. So we've begun the life of Snowbirds (winter in FL, summer in VT). NEVER know what you'll be when you grow up!

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