America is Bad
Do you think America is perfect? Do you think America has made mistakes in the past? Do you think America will make mistakes in the present or in the future? Are you proud to be an American? Are you proud of what America has done for others in the world? Not promoting conspiracy theories, but do you think that there are people and groups that hate America and are working to overthrow or change America? Do you think there those in America that are trying to rewrite American History in the way they wish it to be? If you answered YES to the last question, who are these people and groups? (SEE MY POST LETS RESIST TRUMP) If America is so bad, why do so many still try to immigrate to America?
TRUMP & CHARLOTTSVILLE: Trump made three statements regarding Charlottesville. The first was ok but the left and the media were critical because Trump did not singularly denounce the Nazis and White Supremacists’ clearly enough. The second statement Trump specifically did denounce these groups but then Trump was criticized for taking too long, the media and others suspected that Trump did not mean it. A few days later during a press conference about infrastructure Trump took a question regarding Charlottesville and again stated that there are bad people on both sides as well as good. For many Americans this is an innocent statement because not all Conservatives or all Liberal/Progressives are bad but the extreme (Left & Right) are hateful and hurtful.
TRUMP SUPPORTERS: Besides the progressive left supporters such as the media and too many Democrats, many others felt the need to criticize Trump. A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled, “McCain Media Whore”. The premise of the post was that John McCain will go on any show and denigrate, castigate and criticize any Republican. He feels this will endear him to the Media and that the media will support him. NOTE: That really worked well during the McCain 2008 presidential run. The sad reality is that besides McCain, you have a list of who is who in the Republican hierarchy and hierarchy wannabees, Lindsey Graham, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Karl Rove etc. etc. etc. I am frustrated because for (7) seven years this group has been saying give us a chance. I think their chance is now, today, this moment known as TODAY, not when they have a President that they and the media approve of.
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ALL POLITICS LOCAL: Do the Trump tweets make you uncomfortable? News media is great at innocently guilting politicians into making statements that support the narrative, the particular media person or talk show host supports. The reality is this; no person can control what another person says or does. What was actually wrong with what Trump said? Are Right Wing groups like White supremacists and Nazis bad? Are Left Wing groups like Antifa, BLM & Occupy Wall Street viewed as dangerous and destructive? Without a doubt, YES & YES!! The difference is that it is not acceptable to say that about the Left Wing Groups but it is expected to be said about the Right Wing Groups. I would love to hear politicians say that they can only control what they say and that their focus is to support and work for the voters in their District, State etc. Trump made the mistake of criticizing each side and not just focusing on the Right Wing Group, kind of like it was ok when President Obama seemed to always criticize police.
RESIST IS AMERICAN: During President Obama’s time in office the Republicans were called obstructionists. But today the media describes the resistance movement bragged about by Democrats and Progressive’s in this way, “Dissent is key to a healthy democracy.” What is sad from where I sit is that too many Republicans are part of this movement because they are neck deep in the swamp.
POLLS: A week after the Charlottesville incident, I was watching a news show and a person claimed that Trump is losing support among Independents, Republican support was softening and he had no support among Democrats. The news person said Trumps approval average in the polls is (DRUM ROLL) 38%. I broke out in laughter because that is what Trumps approval was the day before the November 8, 2016 election.
2018: Politicians need to develop a spine and stop trying to please every radio, TV and newspaper reporter or host. Do not let them goad, coerce, cajole or guilt you into criticizing the President when it is not deserved or warranted. Just do your job for those that voted for you, and stop trying to ride the fence like that media whore McCain. Remember the media does not like you, and when you say what the media wants, the media actually thinks less of you. Also remember many of the politician’s will appear before the voters again in 2018. What if the 38% that supported Trump November 2016 still support Trump November 2018? Will the sore crotch media whore politicians get reelected?
“Honorable men and women can honestly disagree. They can also leave their disagreements behind them and work together once the issue has been settled by free and open voting. It’ll take the best efforts of us all to keep the American economy on the road to on the road to recovery. Let’s leave our differences behind us and all of us get on with the Nations business an economic recovery that will mean more jobs and more opportunity for all of our people.” President Ronald Reagan 1982