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Nothing Worth Talking About
ight now, I’m trying to
figure out if we’re actu- ally supposed to be surprised to find out that Donald J. Trump cheats on his wife and pays porn stars for sex?
To let the major news outlets tell it, Trump having an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels is an unbelievable scandal worthy of constant coverage. But is it really that big of a deal?
I mean, this is Trump we’re talking about. Him being exposed as a promiscuous adulterer is as shocking as dis- covering that fat people love food.
This is a man who’s been rumored to frequent brothels in Russia for years and who once even creepily discussed the “hotness” of his daughter Ivanka on the Howard Stern Show, telling Stern “If she was a little older I’d date her.”
Does this really sound like a man whose above playing the role of a trick?
Knowing all of the above should make any salacious Trump sex story as mundane as his golfing trips.
I get that having the POTUS engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior is usually front-page-bombshell mate- rial. But, when that president is already a well-known piece of crap, it doesn’t carry the same sizzle.
The other day I heard one of the talking heads on televi- sion say that she felt bad for Melania Trump because of the fact that the First Lady now has to confront her hus- band’s philandering on the world stage.
That kind of sympathy may have been warranted had she been involved in a relationship with just about anyone else. But something tells me that
Melania knew exactly what she was getting into the mo- ment she decided to marry this clown.
If anything, Trump’s ex- tramarital activities probably was a God send to her. Now that there seems to be docu- mented proof that he broke his marital vows, she may have the leverage she’s been looking for that will nullify any prenuptial agreement and allow her to escape the facade she’s been living with a couple of billion dollars of his assets in tow. #shejusthitthelottery.
For those who hold on to the hope that this latest pie in Trump’s face will further fa- cilitate his downfall, I suggest you stop dreaming. Sneaking around on your wife is not, to my knowledge, an impeach- able offense.
It only serves as another weapon, used by Trump’s en- emies, in an attempt to annihi- late his character. And since it’s impossible to destroy any- thing that never existed, when it’s all said and done, it really amounts to whole lot of much ado about nothing.
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What Is Going On In The White House?
e know, that if Pres. Donald Trump managed a
company other than his own, the board of directors would most certainly have fired him by now because of the 43 percent turnover rate now happening among White House employees.
Employee turnover statistics tell a story about your company’s processes, procedures, leadership, and cul- ture,” according to business sources.
An employee turnover rate of 10 percent is considered healthy.
One business writer stated, “If the people heading for the door are top performers or from top-tier positions, that’s a strong indication that your organization’s vital signs are weak . . .
Regardless of whether its (employee turnover) healthy or not, employee turnover can be costly.
Thus, when the employee turnover at the White House reached 30 percent, it had reached a point of failing health. Nowit has escalated to the point of needing “intensive care”, earlier this week with the loss of economic advisor,
Gary Cohn and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
The Trump White House has had more turnovers among senior aides in the first 13.5 months of Trump’s term than his four predecessors had after two years. Yes, Pres. Trump made history by posting a higher turnover than George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Barack Obama (who had the lowest turnover rate of them
all).
Trump’s White House is in need of immediate resusci-
tation; else it may suffer cardiac arrest and take the entire Free World with it.
Guest Opinion
Who Are The Grown-Ups In The Room?
BY SAMUEL KINSEY
For ages, each generation of young people struggle to find their places in society and they constantly seek innova- tive ways for self-expression.
Most often they find their identity in some combination of the clothes they wear, hair- styles they choose, their music preferences, tattoos and/or their unique verbal expres- sions.
This generation of young folk often refers to elderly men as “papa” and elderly women as “mama.”
As much as I would like to think that these nicknames were born out of respect for the elderly, I am convinced that it is just their cool way of calling us old.
Oftentimes there are clashes between the cultures. The older generation fre- quently frowns on the young folks’ cultural expressions and the young think that the old have no concept of what it is like to be young.
After all, we old people were all born full grown and never had the experience of growing up.
Furthermore, the young think that their experiences have taught them more about life anyway. Of course, we oldies know better; we have
traveled that road; and, before they know it, today’s young folk will be us.
Yet, I must admit that right now, I am more proud of this generation of young people than I have ever been. O n the issue of guns, we have a role reversal. Young people have become the adults in the room, while political leaders at the state and federal levels are completely clueless and have abdicated their responsibility to take actions to protect chil- dren and families from mass shooters.
Young people are filling this void through organized protests, by calling out state and federal leaders for their inaction and pushing their parents and all voters to unite against politicians who fail to take responsible actions. And, they are making a difference.
Many politicians are listen- ing to the young, and are ready to act. But, too many of them still hang on to the same old tired excuses: it’s a mental health problem or guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
However, these excuses can be applied to any object.
For example, nuclear weapons, army tanks, hand grenades, bombs, drugs, poi- son or any other objects don’t kill people; it’s what people do with these things that kill peo-
ple. So using the above logic, why ban anything at all?
My thanks to Florida for passing legislation toward solving this problem; but this newly enacted law still falls way short.
I agree that we need to make our schools safe, but arming any school employee is wrong and adds to the poten- tial for innocent people to be killed.
And what about safety to and from school, on a college campus, in the park, at a con- cert or even at church.
Our legislative leaders failed to recognize that we have a gun problem and mass shootings take place in many different venues.
Not everyone who commits a violent act is insane and there is no guarantee that every sane person with an AR- 15 will remain sane.
To our young people, the new grown-ups in the room, on behalf of all Americans I salute you for standing up and leading the rest of us toward finding sensible solutions to our gun problem. You have made us proud.
To the politicians, quit sucking up to the NRA and as- sume the responsibilities that have been entrusted to you.
Just another view.
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