Didn't Post it on Facebook

IF, any of you have noticed, I have never written anything on this site. Now however, I am compelled to offer my take on the upcoming presidential election. That anyone could possibly take Donald Trump seriously is WAY beyond my ability to comprehend. But, context is everything, consider, that the republican establishment has, for decades, been on a crusade to dumb down the American population. Readers of my blog -http://iloveginnymae.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=12 - may recall that I made a case for, what can be called, the-I'm-so-bogged-down-in-my-easy-credit-financial mess-that-I-can't-focus-on-anything-else-around-me syndrome. If you take the time to read what is stated in the link, you may think that it's a tad on the cynical side. I did, for a while, but now I really think that it could be true. Many Americans think that reality TV is the actual reality as created by the Carl Roves of the world, e.g., the stage has been set for the entrance of a megalomaniac to get elected as president. What's missing though, is that Trump is too obtuse to listen to anyone with an opinion other than his. The man is a con artist and a small-minded bigot who is way out of step with 21st center America.

PEOPLE SIMPLY DO NOT THINK

Please, do not vote for Trump - you may not like Hillary, and if she wins, the obstructionists will become even harder to deal with - but Trump does not possess the intelligence, the temperament or the diplomatic skills necessary to keep things moving forward. Like Obama or not, you have to admit, that we're way better off today than we were in 2008 - THINK!

The Debates - Journalism?

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The above was taken from the Comcast web site - it's the banner on the "Our Company" page. Think for a minute about the definition of impartiality - equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness: entries had to be submitted under a pseudonym to ensure impartiality in the judging process - and ask yourself if an employee of NBC (owned by Comcast) can possibly be impartial and keep his job, knowing that Trump has been a boon to all of TV for the last several months.

If it were to be done properly, the debate moderator would be asking the debaters to enunciate their positions on critical issues and then, let the audience draw conclusions related to their responses. Lester Holt did not demonstrate any such impartiality in the "debate" (as the media referred to the Presidential Forum relating to military matters on Sept. 25). It will be interesting to see if he has learned anything since then.

Remember, the ONLY thing that the networks, with the possible exception of PBS, care about is selling advertising. Trump has been their meal ticket. In an age of money above all else, will the networks rise above our friends from Wall Street - as clearly demonstrated in previous posts - or will they continue to feed the beast?

DICTATOR:• a person who tells people what to do in an autocratic way or who determines behavior in a particular sphere: the prewar era was a period whose apple-cheeked dictator was Doris Day.

During his convention acceptance speech: "I AM YOUR VOICE". Part of the mind set of any dictator - I, and only I can speak for the people.