Elisabeth Anderson

Every day I strive to be a great mom, wife, and educator and to keep my faith going strong.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

"I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster": The former marketing chief for NBC who helped promote a fake version of Trump as a successful businessman on "The Apprentice" expresses regret. https://t.co/CoTx8yLL1n

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@MartinBerishaj_ @MikeLeighTorres @RpsAgainstTrump Many of the people around me were retired teachers, uaw workers, or other local union members. When we were in line, the group in front of us was from Flint and the group behind us worked in Flint. We live near Flint. It was definitely locals there.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

So tired of the lies being said about the Flint rally. It was electric in that building!! I was there. Everyone around me was from Michigan and proud to be there!!! This was MY view from MY seat, surrounded by other Michiganders.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@Margie57382981 @MikeLeighTorres @RpsAgainstTrump You may want to read from better news sources. I was there. It was packed with Michigan voters who are very excited about voting for Kamala. The arena was electric! Everyone I was in line near and sat by was from Michigan. The local unions came out in force!!

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@MartinBerishaj_ @MikeLeighTorres @RpsAgainstTrump I was at that rally. From Michigan. As was everyone I talked to in line and around me where we were sitting. Stop spreading lies.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

Here's a way to help those who were in the line of the hurricane! https://t.co/RskeJJMzND

[Ben Meiselas @meiselasb]

Amy from Springfield, Ohio sent me the following message I have permission to share:

“Ben, I am writing from Springfield, Ohio, where I was born and raised, and raised my kids. It's a little town in Clark County, Ohio that was named in honor of my ancestor George Rogers Clark, brother of William Clark from the Lewis and Clark Expedition. My little city of 59,000 people, consists mostly of blue-collar workers, day laborers, teachers, nurses, etc. We are the home of the silent film actress Lillian Gish, comedian Jonathon Winters, and of course, the great John Legend.

I never imagined seeing our town as the epicenter of so much conversation, discussion, and debate.

Seriously, I can't turn on the TV without hearing our city mentioned!
The truth is that no one steals our pets, let alone eats them. Our police department has verified this.

Our Haitian population is known to be hard workers, business owners, and good neighbors. One friend said his Haitian neighbors always smile and wave, and that you've never heard Brahm's Lullaby until you've heard sung in French to an infant by a Haitian mother.

My friend who is a construction worker at the Intel plant in Columbus said that many Haitian employees reside in Springfield (more affordable) and travel to Columbus to work...and that they are good people, hard workers, and always on time. Some are taking the opportunity to get training to further their skill set and employability.

What HAS happened in Springfield is an outpouring of xenophobia. There are protests by the Proud Boys on the corners and violent threats to our city hall, colleges, and schools. Our tiny downtown (honestly, if you blink you'll miss it!) has dealt with multiple bomb threats, causing several schools to be evacuated and closed. The college where I teach, Clark State, is going virtual this week (Sept 16-20) out of an abundance of caution. Thumbs up to our college president and other administrators for always making safety a priority.

Why?

Because of Trump's complete lie about our city (a sarcastic "thank you" also to Loomer and Vance).

As you know, Haitians are here under protective status. They are not killing and eating our cats and dogs, along with ducks and geese in Snyder Park. It has now become a running joke with an abundance of memes. But the truth is, it's sad and frightening.

Along with teaching college, I have a small Etsy business. A recent customer has been wonderfully patient as I postponed shipment because I hesitate to go downtown to the Post Office (a request of my kids who live in LA, I told them I'd find a different shipping location).

The lies from Trump and his allies are being perpetuated in the city. But fortunately, people are coming to Springfield to support our Haitian businesses!

I can only hope that this little town, which typically leans red, will wake up and see what is in store without a blue wave.”

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@matthew_west Your lack of understanding and ability to do research is very disheartening. I have enjoyed your music for a while, but when some Christians judge or proclaim things to suit their needs, it just shows they don't really read the Bible or follow it completely. Do better. Love all!

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@JRKlomper @ABC12WJRT This tax payer and educator votes yes!

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@JesusDied4Y0u @usedgov @FAFSA Ecclesiastes 5:10 “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.” Why are you so worried about money? It's not like you can take it with you!

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@JesusDied4Y0u @LCAFLCIO @usedgov @FAFSA Philippians 4:19 “And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Who are you to say this isn't a way of God supplying to the needs of his people? Teachers and medical professionals give of their time and gifts. Maybe this is God's way.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

This is for the young progressives out there. When I was a bit younger, I was terribly disappointed with then President Bill Clinton, who signed the hateful DOMA and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell into law. It seemed he had betrayed all of his values and the LGBTQ community that had helped get him elected. There was a part of me that said I would stand on principle and never vote for him again.

But then I remembered, voting isn’t about loving everything about your candidate. Voting for me is about making a strategic move that will best advance the cause of democracy, freedom and peace for all people, even if my candidate of choice really, really let me down.

I supported Bill Clinton for a second term, even though he had just signed DOMA into law, a law that said my love for my husband Brad was not enough to be legally recognized, not ever.

Candidates aren’t perfect. We shouldn’t ever expect them to agree with us always, even on the most basic of things.But we cast our votes as a prayer for them to do better because we know they can, and their hearts are in the right place.

Bill Clinton came around to supporting my community, without exception. It took time. We got there. So don’t waste your vote. Use it wisely, and make the decision, even if it’s hard, to back the best candidate for what the world needs, and to help prevent an utter catastrophe if, heaven forbid, the other one is elected.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@ERHollaway @bartlettpd @BHSBands1 My understanding is they were only supposed to play 2 songs and he kept them going. It also sounds like (from other people who know both the cop and director) that both had hot tempers and neither were going to back down... just a bad situation all around!!

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

I'm pretty happy with 9th/142 people!
#STCSBACKTOSCHOOL
#STCSITSWHATWEDO

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

Back at it with SRPC Training! Looks promising so far!! #STCSBACKTOSCHOOL #STCSITSWHATWEDO

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@Icesquirrel76 @ABC12WJRT Or, she has nothing to do with when MDOT decides to actually fix a bridge. AND maybe they are trying to do it on a weekend so people aren't inconvenienced for going to work. Pretty sure none of it has to do with keeping people from going up north.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@LakotaMan1 Invaded.

[Elisabeth Anderson @ander1ek]

@LilMandee86 @SallyWach @johnpavlovitz I believe in Jesus and I identify with all that SallyWach posted, so your meme here is dumb. Loving and believing in Jesus doesn't mean you can't believe in rights for all. I'm a "woke" Christian and am proud of it! So is my church- Court Street UMC in Flint, MI. Look it up!

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

It's bad enough that Marjorie Taylor Greene lies about everything and spreads dangerous conspiracy theories.

But when she lies to fight against policies that would save kids' lives, it truly makes her beneath contempt.

[Vaughan Fleischfresser @VFleischfresser]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it until my final breath - Music is important, music is valuable, and music is so much more than meets the eye. It’s about the individual, it’s about the collective, and it’s about making our lives and the lives of others better. We need music!