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Botany

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11. Many years ago as a little boy in N.W. Pennsylvania (Meadville) our next door neighbor in a middle class..
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 11:35 AM
21 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:04 AM - Edit history (1)

… neighborhood was the county D.A. and his brother was Ray Shafer who was the
Governor of PA and the finest man you would ever meet. He was a WW II hero, top of his class @
Allegheny College, Yale Law school.. @ or towards the top of his class … supported civil rights,
the environment, infrastructure, education, dropping laws against marijuana, talking to me when
I was fishing a few times, playing ball with the kids in the neighborhood, eating a meals and visiting
with the neighbors, and just being part of the neighborhood. Nobody would have thought of bothering
him because he was one of us. Btw most of the men in the neighborhood were WW II or Korean War
vets. And he was a Republican too. He was a Republican too.

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Republican party is scared of him apparently.............. Lovie777 23 hrs ago #1
Not only are American Christo Fascists part of his support but Racism is a driving force too. Botany 23 hrs ago #3
IN THE NAME OF JESUS czarjak 15 hrs ago #31
I live down here in Texas - they are not scared TBF 21 hrs ago #10
Nope, they're not afraid mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #19
BINGO!! you hit the nail square on the head bluestarone 15 hrs ago #33
You're in Lubbock? czarjak 15 hrs ago #32
I did not say where I am specifically - why would you imply that? TBF 12 hrs ago #35
Why are they lost?? JokeHer 12 hrs ago #38
I had a similar experience peppertree 9 hrs ago #42
They are scared of his highly armed and crazy followers who threaten them and their families. redstatebluegirl 21 hrs ago #16
They are not afraid of him. They are afraid of his Maga cult members! state of stupid 16 hrs ago #28
Z Dixie Mafiya NAZI Confederacy of Perverted and Demented Conmen Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #2
Kick liberalla 23 hrs ago #4
Signs and marches don't stop fascists 31st Street Bridge 23 hrs ago #5
I live among Magats gab13by13 22 hrs ago #6
Just like his grandfather, the pimp. Bohunk68 3 hrs ago #44
He's got a GOON ARMY behind him with full power to shoot to kill. bluestarone 22 hrs ago #7
The GOP is not scared of him... S/V Loner 22 hrs ago #8
An Enemy ZDU 21 hrs ago #9
Many years ago as a little boy in N.W. Pennsylvania (Meadville) our next door neighbor in a middle class.. Botany 21 hrs ago #11
Have all the good Rs died? ZDU 21 hrs ago #15
Seems so. The Party is now Fascist. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #23
Died and or switched parties. Republicans used to value education, science, birth control, and kindness. Botany 19 hrs ago #24
I Like Ike! ZDU 19 hrs ago #25
I grew up in Ashtabula County, just over the line from you. Bohunk68 2 hrs ago #46
And I betya where you grew up in Ashtabula County if you did something wrong as a kid your parents or Botany 2 hrs ago #48
Exactly bdamomma 12 hrs ago #39
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He's also has a huge bunker being built under his guilded hall. Squaredeal 21 hrs ago #13
He is also responsible for the murders of some 80 - 100 fishermen in the Caribbean MLWR 21 hrs ago #14
He's all that and worse! pandr32 20 hrs ago #17
yep couldnt agree more oldinmtdem92 20 hrs ago #18
I said this yesterday - Trump was illegally installed by hostile forces to take America's standing in the world down. Initech 20 hrs ago #20
Trump was illegally installed by hostile forces to take America's standing in the world down. Botany 18 hrs ago #26
Well said. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #30
He is even worse than all of the above. 1WorldHope 20 hrs ago #21
Amen. K&R! Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #22
That's A Start. ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #27
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I am curious as to how many work for Pooty? vapor2 13 hrs ago #34
Of course bdamomma 12 hrs ago #36
Whatever day he dies JokeHer 12 hrs ago #37
Bury bdamomma 12 hrs ago #40
WTF! So much for the Constitution? OGBuzz 10 hrs ago #41
if this monster breathed fire his cult would praise his cleansing flame. rampartd 5 hrs ago #43
That sounds like... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #45
Add: He has stopped the vast majority of overseas aid, putting millions of lives at risk muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #47
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