This Donald Trump thing is known by several names. The one that seems to make the most sense is the Donald Trump phenomenon — “A phenomenon is a fact or a situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.”
The question is: How can such an abusive, brash, insulting, offensive, polarizing, impetuous, rude, insolent, belligerent individual with such lousy hair be leading the pack in so many polls? The more Mr. Trump opens his mouth to blast and insult the competition, the more his followers love him. As of this writing, his poll numbers — which are twice that of his nearest competition — have climbed to an all-time high.
His opposition from both sides of the aisle is attempting to convince us that, even if he does get the nomination, he cannot beat Hillary. Is that for real or are they just saying that to have us look the other way and not vote for him?
When I ask: “Why not? Why can’t he become the President of the United States?,” the usual response is that Donald Trump does not have the political savvy and experience, and he does not know his way around politics to be the chief resident of the White House.
Hey! Hang on, Sloopy! What did he know about constructing supersized buildings when he started assembling them? Probably very little, but he was wise enough to hire and consult with the best people who did. He did business with the best of the best. He hired the most experienced and very best contractors who knew their way around electricity, cement works, plumbing, metal, carpentry, and on and on goes the list of people necessary to create mega-sized structures.
Politics? I have no doubt that, if elected, he would surround himself with experienced, knowledgeable men and women who know their way around the District of Columbia. Many Americans are sticking with the Donald because they love what he says. Others love what he is saying but wish someone else was saying it.
P.S. — I love his hair.
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A message from one of our finest to Mayor De-blah-blah:
“Racial profiling is good police work!”
And it is good police work. If witnesses say a short, brunette female committed a crime, why bother to question a tall blonde — unless, of course, that’s your way of hitting on her.
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A record number of gun buyers applied for gun permits this past Black Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation tells us. There were an all-time-high 185,345 applications processed on a single day, according to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Did you know that there was such an office? Gun sellers applauded and thanked the best gun salesman of all time — President Barack Obama.
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At this time of year, American high-school seniors who applied for college are waiting anxiously by the mailbox for their acceptance results.
“College is not for everyone” and “Do you know that there are plumbers and electricians who earn more than college graduates?”
We have heard those lines thousands of times, and I am sure they are true. Of course, college is not for everyone, but for those who it is, you are better off in one of the better schools. Students who attend a college that is ranked in the bottom 25 percent of all universities earn less, on average, than high-school graduates, according to some new research by Goldman Sachs.
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