Question first. What were the two major promises The Donald made in his recent Election Campaign?
Times up.
To Scrap Obama Care and to Build The Wall.
So what happens right after he meets with President Barack Obama, in the White House, on Friday?
He says that he would "like to keep some of the popular provisions" of the Plan.
In other words, he moved his lips, opened his mouth and out poured the words of a politician.
So what is it with elected Candidates? As soon as they inhale the air of a nation's capital they change from honest campaigners to lying ... well you get the idea.
And we have protests in the streets worrying that the Trump / Republican win will bring about change. Put away your pitchforks folks.
And that's not all.
I read in this weekend's paper that Trump has established his Transition Team which includes Florida's Attourney General, Pam Bondi. This apparently is the same Pam Bondi who threatened awhile back to have her State join New York in the ongoing probe of Trump University.
According to article - a mere 4 days after her threat was made, a campaign donation in the sum of $25,000 was made to Bondi from the Trump Family Foundation.
Sound familiar?
The moral of this sad story is the more things change...the more they stay the same.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
Saturday, November 12, 2016
THE DAY THE KLAN CAME TO TOWN....
KLAN, ... AS IN KLU KLUX.
AND THE TOWN, ACTUALLY THE VILLAGE, WHERE MY DAD AND HIS SISTER JOYCE GREW UP ...FOXBORO.
The other day, I made mention of the infamous klan and it reminded of something my late father told me years ago. It happened when he was a young child living in Foxboro, population then probably around 800 souls - white souls at that and most of whom had never come into contact with a black person.
It was the dirty 30s - unemployment was rampant and extremist groups were sprouting up all over the place ...even in dear olde Foxboro.
It was a time when young men hit the rails travelling from one end of the country to the other in a desperate and mostly vain attempt to find work.
My father vividly recalled the time one of these 'hoboes' tried to break into their family home, during the day, when his father was not there. My dad - young as he was (12ish) - was able to thwart the potential intruder's best efforts to get in.
Things were so bad economically that dad recalled being so happy on Christmas morning to find an orange in the sparse pickings of his Christmas stocking. That would be the only orange he would get until next Christmas came along.
So you get the idea - times were tough - as they were all over the world.
So with this bleak background permit me to get back to the klan.
It was during one of these depression days that saw a recruiter for the KKK come into the tiny village. An air of excitement ran through the local citizenry even though they did not have the slightest clue as to what the klan was all about.
Lines formed ...okay - one line formed in a bid to sign up and sign-up they did. Even Hock and Spit (Foxboro's answer to Mutt & Jeff) were quick to jot-down their respective John Henry's.
But the fervour did not last and even dad could not recall if the new chapter ever actually got round to having a meeting. It was really pointless anyway since once the recruiter moved on - there was no one left who even knew how to conduct such a meeting.
It came down to a little excitement in a time of hopelessness and boredom. Why a medicine man selling snake oil would have attracted much more excitement to liven up the day.
I know if any Foxborions who had signed up that day were alive today - they would be so embarrassed since they'd now know what a horrid bunch the klan is and was - but it was a much simpler time then - shall I say - a more innocent time that looking back we can see the humour in their naivete while empathizing with the tough times they endured.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
AND THE TOWN, ACTUALLY THE VILLAGE, WHERE MY DAD AND HIS SISTER JOYCE GREW UP ...FOXBORO.
The other day, I made mention of the infamous klan and it reminded of something my late father told me years ago. It happened when he was a young child living in Foxboro, population then probably around 800 souls - white souls at that and most of whom had never come into contact with a black person.
It was the dirty 30s - unemployment was rampant and extremist groups were sprouting up all over the place ...even in dear olde Foxboro.
It was a time when young men hit the rails travelling from one end of the country to the other in a desperate and mostly vain attempt to find work.
My father vividly recalled the time one of these 'hoboes' tried to break into their family home, during the day, when his father was not there. My dad - young as he was (12ish) - was able to thwart the potential intruder's best efforts to get in.
Things were so bad economically that dad recalled being so happy on Christmas morning to find an orange in the sparse pickings of his Christmas stocking. That would be the only orange he would get until next Christmas came along.
So you get the idea - times were tough - as they were all over the world.
So with this bleak background permit me to get back to the klan.
It was during one of these depression days that saw a recruiter for the KKK come into the tiny village. An air of excitement ran through the local citizenry even though they did not have the slightest clue as to what the klan was all about.
Lines formed ...okay - one line formed in a bid to sign up and sign-up they did. Even Hock and Spit (Foxboro's answer to Mutt & Jeff) were quick to jot-down their respective John Henry's.
But the fervour did not last and even dad could not recall if the new chapter ever actually got round to having a meeting. It was really pointless anyway since once the recruiter moved on - there was no one left who even knew how to conduct such a meeting.
It came down to a little excitement in a time of hopelessness and boredom. Why a medicine man selling snake oil would have attracted much more excitement to liven up the day.
I know if any Foxborions who had signed up that day were alive today - they would be so embarrassed since they'd now know what a horrid bunch the klan is and was - but it was a much simpler time then - shall I say - a more innocent time that looking back we can see the humour in their naivete while empathizing with the tough times they endured.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
A WATERSHED ELECTION.
Clearly, at least to me, what we witnessed yesterday was a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the Ship of State back on course.
And when I say Ship of State, I am referring not only to the United States but to the World as a whole.
Russia is out and about causing Mayhem while China is flexing its enormous military and financial strength.
Petty Dictators are doing their worst.
Terrorism is running amuck and once ISIS is defeated - as it will be - it will be simply be replaced by another equally evil group.
We also find ourselves on the verge of another nuclear proliferation made the more sinister by the evil states that are about to join the club.
I could go on and on but the bottomline is - America's enemies no longer fear it, while its allies no longer trust it.
Almost by default - the new Trump Government cannot be any worse than the spinless administration we have seen in office over the course of the last 8 years.
In the area of Business - Trump is on record as saying he will reduce Corporate Taxes from 32% to 15% - that is to say - the same low rate my own country levies on business. This will send a strong message that America is open for business...that 'profit' is no longer a dirty word.
His pledge to scrap Obama Care - will also free up business - especially small and medium business - of it's job killing health levies.
For the Republican Party, it presents a golden opportunity for it to reach out to the minorities. Currently the GOP consists mostly of aging white people and if this continues - even with its renewed leadership under Donald Trump, it is destined to die out.
Simply stated, in order to survive, the Republicans need the Blacks and the Hispanics as much as they need the GOP.
The Democrats for years have professed to represent them by doling out subsistence living benefits and keeping them poor and unemployed. What the Dems really want is their votes and by keeping them dependent they are ensured of getting them.
The Ghettos need to be busted up and the youth need to be fully educated. Jobs must be found for those capable of work.
It is a mammoth job but one that Trump has indicated he is willing to take on. I fervently hope he does because to have a healthy and vibrant society it means that the talents and energy of everyone must be tapped into.
The fact that the Republican Party will benefit from this is simply a welcome side effect.
This is how America can truly come together and hopefully this rare opportunity will not be lost.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
And when I say Ship of State, I am referring not only to the United States but to the World as a whole.
Russia is out and about causing Mayhem while China is flexing its enormous military and financial strength.
Petty Dictators are doing their worst.
Terrorism is running amuck and once ISIS is defeated - as it will be - it will be simply be replaced by another equally evil group.
We also find ourselves on the verge of another nuclear proliferation made the more sinister by the evil states that are about to join the club.
I could go on and on but the bottomline is - America's enemies no longer fear it, while its allies no longer trust it.
Almost by default - the new Trump Government cannot be any worse than the spinless administration we have seen in office over the course of the last 8 years.
In the area of Business - Trump is on record as saying he will reduce Corporate Taxes from 32% to 15% - that is to say - the same low rate my own country levies on business. This will send a strong message that America is open for business...that 'profit' is no longer a dirty word.
His pledge to scrap Obama Care - will also free up business - especially small and medium business - of it's job killing health levies.
For the Republican Party, it presents a golden opportunity for it to reach out to the minorities. Currently the GOP consists mostly of aging white people and if this continues - even with its renewed leadership under Donald Trump, it is destined to die out.
Simply stated, in order to survive, the Republicans need the Blacks and the Hispanics as much as they need the GOP.
The Democrats for years have professed to represent them by doling out subsistence living benefits and keeping them poor and unemployed. What the Dems really want is their votes and by keeping them dependent they are ensured of getting them.
The Ghettos need to be busted up and the youth need to be fully educated. Jobs must be found for those capable of work.
It is a mammoth job but one that Trump has indicated he is willing to take on. I fervently hope he does because to have a healthy and vibrant society it means that the talents and energy of everyone must be tapped into.
The fact that the Republican Party will benefit from this is simply a welcome side effect.
This is how America can truly come together and hopefully this rare opportunity will not be lost.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
DELICIOUS...
NOTE: My Own Daughter brought to my attention that she read from the following that I was endorsing Trump's victory last eve as a victory for the KKK, the Anti Semites, and Women Haters. Of course it was not since I have nothing but disdain for them but if she believes this could possibly be the case I wish to set the record straight...as follows.
As readers know, I am not a Trump fan but I am empathic with the frustrations of many of his supporters who are hardworking and honourable men and women who feel left out and put down by the establishment. I think the results from last night should give political parties in all Democratic Countries pause for thought on how to truly listen to and respond to the concerns of the everyday person.
SIMPLY DELICIOUS !!
THAT IN A NUT-SHELL, DESCRIBES HOW I PERSONALLY FEEL ABOUT PRESIDENT ELECT - DONALD TRUMP'S, VICTORY LAST EVE.
AND TO BE EVEN MORE SPECIFIC, I AM SO PLEASED FOR THE -- YOU KNOW -- "RIFF RAFF" ...AS THE SANCTIMONIOUS PROGRESSIVES LIKE TO CALL THEM.
THE ONES THEY LIKE TO LABEL; THE DEPLORABLES, THE RACISTS, THE MISOGYNISTS, THE HOMOPHOBES, THE BIBLE THUMPERS & CREATIONISTS, THE UNEDUCATED AND UNWASHED...AND SO ON.
WELL LAST NIGHT, THIS 'RIFF RAFF' TOLD THE PROGRESSIVES
- READ, THE PROFESSORS, THE RACE BAITERS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ZEALOTS, THE LAME-STREET MEDIA, THE HOLLYWOOD BRAIN-DEAD, THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICOS & THEIR BUREAUCRATIC HANDMAIDENS ...
WHERE TO GET OFF.
THE COMMON MAN AND WOMAN HAVE FINALLY TAKEN THEIR GOVERNMENT BACK.
AND WHILE THE SNOOTY ELITE LIKES TO CALL THEM 'RIFF RAFF', I CALL THEM MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS - THE DOERS, THE WORKERS... THE ONES WHOM I LIKE TO REFER TO AS 'THE LUNCH BUCKET BRIGADE'.
THEY WERE THE ONES WHO MADE AMERICA GREAT AND THE BEACON FOR THE WORLD AND IT WILL BE AGAIN UP TO THEM TO RE-ESTABLISH AMERICA'S PREDOMINANT PLACE, IN AN EVER MORE TROUBLED AND DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD.
AS I SEE IT...
'K.D. GALAGHER'
As readers know, I am not a Trump fan but I am empathic with the frustrations of many of his supporters who are hardworking and honourable men and women who feel left out and put down by the establishment. I think the results from last night should give political parties in all Democratic Countries pause for thought on how to truly listen to and respond to the concerns of the everyday person.
SIMPLY DELICIOUS !!
THAT IN A NUT-SHELL, DESCRIBES HOW I PERSONALLY FEEL ABOUT PRESIDENT ELECT - DONALD TRUMP'S, VICTORY LAST EVE.
AND TO BE EVEN MORE SPECIFIC, I AM SO PLEASED FOR THE -- YOU KNOW -- "RIFF RAFF" ...AS THE SANCTIMONIOUS PROGRESSIVES LIKE TO CALL THEM.
THE ONES THEY LIKE TO LABEL; THE DEPLORABLES, THE RACISTS, THE MISOGYNISTS, THE HOMOPHOBES, THE BIBLE THUMPERS & CREATIONISTS, THE UNEDUCATED AND UNWASHED...AND SO ON.
WELL LAST NIGHT, THIS 'RIFF RAFF' TOLD THE PROGRESSIVES
- READ, THE PROFESSORS, THE RACE BAITERS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ZEALOTS, THE LAME-STREET MEDIA, THE HOLLYWOOD BRAIN-DEAD, THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICOS & THEIR BUREAUCRATIC HANDMAIDENS ...
WHERE TO GET OFF.
THE COMMON MAN AND WOMAN HAVE FINALLY TAKEN THEIR GOVERNMENT BACK.
AND WHILE THE SNOOTY ELITE LIKES TO CALL THEM 'RIFF RAFF', I CALL THEM MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS - THE DOERS, THE WORKERS... THE ONES WHOM I LIKE TO REFER TO AS 'THE LUNCH BUCKET BRIGADE'.
THEY WERE THE ONES WHO MADE AMERICA GREAT AND THE BEACON FOR THE WORLD AND IT WILL BE AGAIN UP TO THEM TO RE-ESTABLISH AMERICA'S PREDOMINANT PLACE, IN AN EVER MORE TROUBLED AND DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD.
AS I SEE IT...
'K.D. GALAGHER'
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