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Trump And His Tiki Torch
onald Trump is an
unapologetic racist. I don't think there's any rea- son for me to clean this de- scription up or put it more eloquently. To use a popular cliché', it just is what it is.
At this point it's hard for me to imagine any other way to describe the herpetic sore currently occupying the White House. He isn't just a poor excuse for a Com- mander-In-Chief but, he proves daily, he's a pretty s- ---y human being as well.
The latest example of Trump's (I won't dignify him by using the title 'presi- dent') low-brow character came in the form of an unbe- lievably brutal press confer- ence Tuesday when he defended the actions of white supremacists whose rally, in Charlottesville, Vir- ginia, ended when one of the white supremacists in atten- dance ran his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring 19 others.
Instead of condemning
what was a blatant act of do- mestic terrorism Trump, astonishingly, blamed the individuals protesting against the white nationalist for being the aggressors.
He even went as far as to suggest that there were some "good people" among the Klansmen, Skin-Heads and Neo-Nazis, claiming that they were being treated "unfairly" by the media....
Think about the irony in that for a minute.
This was the leader of the free world passionately going to bat for racism in its ugliest manifestation. To say that it was a surreal sight to witness would be a gross un- derstatement.
The thing that bothered me the most when I watched Trump speak from his heart about the incident, was the level of confidence he exhibited in front of the camera. To me, the fact that he felt comfortable enough to side with well known hate groups, spoke volumes
about how popular he be- lieved his sentiments were to the people who put him into office.
Proof of this can be found in former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke's immediate tweet af- terward giving his upmost approval.
Just like the men and women who felt no need to hide their faces when they marched with their Tiki torches through the Univer- sity of Virginia campus, Trump seemed to be mak- ing sure that his flame was illuminating just as bright.
To those of us who knew what Trump was about from the very beginning none of this should really, come as much of a surprise. But now that the whitehead has burst and the puss has been released from the wound, it makes no sense to continue commenting on how disgusting it looks. Our main focus should be on finding a way to stop the in- fection from spreading.
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The Monument Shall Remain
hanks to a stunning emotional plea from Hills-
borough County Commissioner Victor Crist, the County’s Confederate Statue was given either a 30-day reprieve or perhaps a bid to remain outside the Old Courthouse for as long as the Courthouse stands.
Here’s what happened: in a whirlwind discussion about the cost of dismantling the Confederate statue, dismantling it in pieces, moving the pieces to a private location then reconstructing it on site, Comm. Crist contended public taxpayers (especially those who were against moving the Confederate monument) should not be made to bear the cost of removal and relocation.
Then, to scattered applause from supporters, he concluded, if funds (of approximately $150,000) were not found and received by private donors in the next 30 days, the statue would remain where it stood . . . ei- ther until funds were found or forever more. Though Crist’s argument was vehemently opposed by Commis- sioners Miller and Kemp, a motion made by Crist was accepted: 4 to 2.
Members of the audience were stunned. One person was overheard to say Crist’s comments were like “somebody peeing on you and telling you its rain.”
Another attendee put it more diplomatically: Crist’s so-called compromise was instead a ploy to postpone or derail the removal of Tampa-Hillsborough’s symbol of racial insensitivity.
However, what looms ahead for our county is the fact that organizations like the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chamber of Commerce and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hopes of hosting national events in the shadow of protests of the Confederate Statue. To complicate mat- ters, there is a possibility of a Super Bowl being ques- tioned due to the presence of a Confederate memorial that will not come down.
No, Hillsborough County is not Charlottesville, Vir- ginia. But this recent reversal is a soup too ready to be served boiling hot. Let us look to God and leadership.
Wrong Way
mpowered Greet-
ings.
You can’t get to where you are trying to go if you’re headed the wrong way.
Have you ever set a goal for yourself and had diffi- culty accomplishing it? Everyone else that’s in your industry is moving right, so you go right, too. They seem to be making progress, yet you are making small strides.
I would like for you to consider that maybe you should not be going with the flow of traffic. Perhaps your success will be found in going against the grain.
Taking an approach that is not the norm requires you to be comfortable being dif- ferent. You were created to stand out. Stop trying to fit in.
You are a designer’s ori- ginal, which means you are
unique.
Unique things have
value. Your value separates you from the crowd. Your uniqueness gets you no- ticed. What looks like the wrong way is actually the right way for you. Your suc- cess is found in going the wrong way in the right man- ner.
Here are 5 things to re- member to find success in going the wrong way:
1. You must have courage to go the wrong way. Just because nobody else is doing it that way doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means they hadn’t thought of it yet.
2. Pioneers and trendset- ters go the wrong way to end up with the right results. So, forge the path to your dreams and your success!
3. Have the fortitude to endure. Hang on until they catch on. You will have to be
persistent and exercise pa- tience when going the wrong way. Build your brand and reputation this way.
4. To go the wrong way, you must have keen insight. Wrong way thinkers see the big picture from a different perspective. They don’t just think outside the box, they were never in the box.
5. Be passionate about what you’re doing so you can make money and achieve your goals doing business as unusual.
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