msreardon

Comments are my own. Lover of learning, all things creative and the right brain helping the left brainers out.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Back in March, @JoeBiden, @BillClinton and I sat down with three real icons – the hosts of @SmartLess – to talk about everything from the economy and gun violence, to what we miss about being in office and the importance of sending Joe and Kamala back to the White House. We laughed a little bit, too. Check it out: https://t.co/c755a4gPKA

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Here’s Michelle Obama’s statement about how Donald Trump lacks both maturity and morals:

“We need an adult in the White House

So if a candidate is erratic and threatening;

if a candidate traffics in prejudice, fears, and lies on the campaign trail;

if a candidate thinks that not paying taxes makes you smart or that is good business when people lose their homes;

If a candidate regularly and flippantly makes cruel and insulting comments about women about how we look how we act:

Well sadly, that's who that candidate really is.”

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

Of note: The 4 cases of new variant identified in Botswana were incidentally detected in well people tested before air travel, and South African Medical Association chief said - so far - symptoms seen are "mostly mild symptoms, and we haven’t seen a spike in hospital admissions."

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

What’s happening in Afghanistan breaks my heart…but the outpouring of support from people across America helps glue it back ❤️‍🩹 Our @WCKitchen team at Dulles Airport saw even more refugees today….They had to go bring hundreds of extra meals & are still serving! #ChefsForAfghans

[Kristine Coratti Kelly @kriscoratti]

From the publishers of The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal:

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Brazil anti-vaccine sentiment among the world’s lowest:

94% of Brazilians have taken or want to take the vaccine. (Datafolha)

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

6 months ago, our Capitol was stormed by violent insurrectionists. I will never forget, and as long as I have my voice, I will do whatever small part I can to make sure we as a people never forget what took place, who was responsible, and the threat it represents for our nation.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

Please stop for a moment and watch this, with the sound on. Share with others. An unflinching rebuttal to all those who are politicizing studies of race and injustice courtesy of Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[Karine Jean-Pierre Archived @PressSec46]

There is a tweet for everything and @WHCommsDir has a good one..

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

The rule is now simple: get vaccinated or wear a mask until you do.

The choice is yours.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Nobody screwing up COVID response as consistently and catastrophically as Brazil President Bolsonaro.

[Meg Tirrell @megtirrell]

J&J issues statement on #covid19 vaccine supply after NYT report that mistake at Emergent BioSolutions plant ruined 15M doses & has halted future shipments in the US while the FDA investigates: https:/www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-statement-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-supply

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Three weeks ago, I announced we would have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July.

Now, with our efforts to ramp up production, we will have enough vaccines for every American by the end of May.

[msreardon @msreardon]

@goodreads Let Her Lie

[Carmel Clay Library @CarmelLib]

Bestselling author Bryan Reardon joins us for a virtual author conversation via Facebook Live

[Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebks]

Happy pub day to our February authors!

🔪LET HER LIE by Bryan Reardon
❄️HIDE IN PLACE by @emilyanaymark

[Jeff Zients Archived @WHCOS46Archive]

Doing. The. Job. https://t.co/DokRR2j0gL

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Psaki calls out a reporter for asking a "many people are saying" question he can't back up

[Karine Jean-Pierre Archived @PressSec46]

It's been a busy 1st 6 days, but..
Dear @darbysofficial
1. ordering name tags now
2. writing down “don’t put hit out on anyone” on notepad
3. once @potus gets COVID under control, come visit and bring a can of hair spray

Best, the other “Red” Sassy Jen Psaki