August 22, 2017
We have now survived another eclipse and it's back to Mr. Trump and his activity. Last night he gave a speech about winning the war in Afghanistan. However, he gave no details. I felt bound to write a "Prepop sez" observation to Facebook this morning. "History tells us that no outside army has ever been successful in Afghanistan." The Russians licked their wounds and stopped their bleeding pocketbooks by getting out of that country. They are probably laughing at us for still being there after 17 or so years.
Oh.. and by the way, El Presidente insulted the Pakistanis during his speech. Diplomacy doesn't seem to be one of his strong points.
I have some political notes that I have saved over the years, some of which might be pertinent today.
Crazy Bosses
The Week magazine reported in September 2016 on a study of 261 senior U.S. executives made by Nathan Brooks. The study revealed that 1 in 5 of the guys studied fit the psychological profile of a psychopath. (Prison inmates fit the same profile.)
Mr. Brooks says: "Typical psychopaths create a lot of chaos and tend to play people off each other."
Sound familiar?
Poor Baby!
In a The Week article for October 2016, Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the country's 400 richest citizens found that Donald Trump dropped 35 spots on the chart, to number 156. A total of 14 immigrants outrank him in net worth. I wonder how that makes him feel.
I have read some place that Mr. Trump may not even be a billionaire. It would be fun to look over his IRS records for the last few years. Might be a lot of surprises. All of the other Presidents didn't mind a review... maybe our current President has something to hide.
God Told Me To
The Week for November 2016 mentions that a Buffalo woman filed a Federal lawsuit trying to block the Presidential election from happening. God told her to do so because neither candidate met Presidential standards. Too bad it didn't take effect.. maybe then Mr. Obama could have stayed on for another term.... wishful thinking.
Scaring the Kids
Around the time of the November 2016 Presidential election, the Southern Poverty Law Center published a booklet with the title: The Trump Effect. In it, the electioneering effect on children is mentioned. For instance:
"In Virginia, an elementary school teacher says students are 'crying in the classroom and having meltdowns at home.'"
"In Oregon, a K-3 teacher says her black students are 'concerned for their safety because of what they see on TV at Trump rallies.'"
"In North Carolina, a high school teacher says she has 'Latino students who carry their birth certificates and Social Security cards to school because they are afraid they will be deported.'"
"Some Muslim students think that, if Trump becomes president, they will have microchips implanted under their skin."
A middle school administrator from Washington state commented: "Students do not understand why this has become such an angry and dishonorable campaign. They are taught better behavior by their teachers, and then they see this mess on TV are are confused."
Another Washington state teacher commented: "One of the things that worries me is that this is the first Presidential campaign my high school students are old enough to understand, I hope they don't walk away thinking this is what politics is all about."
Un-American Campaign Promises
On election day in November 2016, the ACLU listed some of the new President's campaign promises that will be challenged in court if they are fulfilled:
Amass a deportation force to remove 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Ban the entry of Muslims and institute aggressive surveillance programs targeting them..
Restrict a woman's right to abortion services.
Reauthorize waterboarding and other forms of torture.
Change our nation's libel laws and restrict freedom of expression.
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To be continued.
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