Sec. Kerry will be on Face the Nation tomorrow (March 27)

[MBS]

http://www.cbsnews.com/face-the-nation/

Sunday: Secretary of State John Kerry
We'll sit down with the secretary of state to discuss the bombings in Brussels, the fight against ISIS, and more

[YvonneCa]

1. Thanks, MBS. Will be watching! n/t

[MBS]

2. Be sure to watch to the very end

(Of course, I know you will )
Very, very strong statement about the state of the 2016 election and its negative impact on our global reputation.

Happy Easter!

[YvonneCa]

3. I saw that. I've always thought...

....that who we choose as President sends a powerful message...either positive or negative...to the rest of the world. It's one reason I didn't think we should ever elect another Bush.
But this is almost as bad. Watching the Republicans publicly act like children is sending a different negative message. They were actually saying 'He did it first' about the pictures of their wives. Pathetic.
It makes our democracy seem like a joke, when we really need to appear strong, smart and united in our values. That HAS to make Kerry's job more difficult.
This is such a critical time for so many reasons. We need the continued leadership of SOS Kerry and President Obama, but we are about to lose it. 😢

Edited to add...

Happy Easter!!!🐣🐣🐰🐰

[MBS]

4. " " " " "

I agree with every word!
The Republican candidates - AND their ignorant, bigoted supporters - have already damaged our reputation. I can easily see why other countries are nervous and worried. I'm nervous and worried, too!

[YvonneCa]

5. I think our biggest problem now is civility. I was just...

...reading about out of control parents at an Easter Egg hunt. They disregarded the rules. They knocked down kids.
I am very worried about the levels of civility in our country, especially when leaders don't see their importance as role models for society. Trump sets a tone that says incivility is okay...that being civil to others is being 'politically correct' and not a good idea. We need the opposite in a President.
And, of course, I keep remembering back to Kerry's Pepperdine speech where he stressed kindness and loving one another. 🇺🇸

[MBS]

6. I read about that Pez easter egg hunt.

Just appalling. On Easter. In front of kids.
I recently heard a great talk by Judge Jones (the guy who wrote the Dover (PA) decision on teaching evolution - school board vs Dover science teachers. .) .That trial was a model of exactly how society SHOULD work.
At one point Judge Jones said that he thought that our country was "having a collective nervous breakdown". That seems as good a description as any of what we're witnessing right now.

[YvonneCa]

7. 'Collective Nervous Breakdown'...

...is a good description. And we'd better start fixing that with our next President, whoever he/she is. I think the Dems know this. Some Republicans probably do, too. But, IMHO, the fix they believe in won't work. And then there is Trump and Cruz... 😖