Trump

[ericadawn16]

I think this is one of the best things Michael Moore has ever come up with it:

Morning After To-Do List:

1. Take over the Democratic Party and return it to the people. They have failed us miserably.

2. Fire all pundits, predictors, pollsters and anyone else in the media who had a narrative they wouldn't let go of and refused to listen to or acknowledge what was really going on. Those same bloviators will now tell us we must "heal the divide" and “come together.” They will pull more hooey like that out of their ass in the days to come. Turn them off.

3. Any Democratic member of Congress who didn’t wake up this morning ready to fight, resist and obstruct in the way Republicans did against President Obama every day for eight full years must step out of the way and let those of us who know the score lead the way in stopping the meanness and the madness that's about to begin.

4. Everyone must stop saying they are “stunned” and “shocked.” What you mean to say is that you were in a bubble and weren’t paying attention to your fellow Americans and their despair. YEARS of being neglected by both parties, the anger and the need for revenge against the system only grew. Along came a TV star they liked whose plan was to destroy both parties and tell them all “You're fired!” Trump’s victory is no surprise. He was never a joke. Treating him as one only strengthened him. He is both a creature and a creation of the media and the media will never own that.

5. You must say this sentence to everyone you meet today: “HILLARY CLINTON WON THE POPULAR VOTE!” The MAJORITY of our fellow Americans preferred Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Period. Fact. If you woke up this morning thinking you live in an effed-up country, you don’t. The majority of your fellow Americans wanted Hillary, not Trump. The only reason he’s president is because of an arcane, insane 18th-century idea called the Electoral College. Until we change that, we’ll continue to have presidents we didn’t elect and didn’t want. You live in a country where a majority of its citizens have said they believe there’s climate change, they believe women should be paid the same as men, they want a debt-free college education, they don’t want us invading countries, they want a raise in the minimum wage and they want a single-payer true universal health care system. None of that has changed. We live in a country where the majority agree with the “liberal” position. We just lack the liberal leadership to make that happen (see: #1 above). Let's try to get this all done by noon today.

Now, we need to make this happen!

Comments

[dm12.livejournal.com]

I will agree with number 1. Your party ran away from you. JFK would be appalled at what he would see today. They haven't helped anyone but themselves for a very long time. This is why term limits might help. Politics and service should not be a lifetime career to get rich from, and it might help to have new people in every once in awhile, so the populace has to actually do some research before making a decision, instead of being lazy and just going for the devil you know (and it's both parties I'm talking about).

As for number 2, it's time the media started doing real journalism again, not spinning it to their narrative. This is not the first time they totally got it wrong... PM Netanyahu in Israel, Brexit, now this.

Number 4. Agree, the people have been ignored. People aren't being driven by hate, but by despair. They see hope in Trump and his ideas, hope that they will no longer be dismissed and ignored.

As for number 5, the final count really isn't in, and it looks like Trump will win both Michigan and Arizona. Still, this is the system we have for now. If you want the system changed, become active and do something about it.

Also, just because Hillary seems to have won the popular count (barely) doesn't mean that they are for all of her policies. Some were just voting against Mr. Trump. Many people never wanted "Obamacare" in the first place, nor did they want single payer government. Yet Obamacare was deliberately created to fail so (it was thought) the people would clamor for government care. Odd how, when people all over the world want quality care, they come to the US. Many people who voted for her couldn't even name a single thing she had done over her 30 years (not because she hasn't, but because they never researched) and were voting for her merely because "It's time we had a woman in the White House." So, ironically, they wanted her in on the basis of her gender. Think about that for a moment....they didn't care if she was or wasn't the best person for the job, just that she was a woman.

Lastly, as for number 3. This is why nothing will ever get done. We have spoiled children in office. I watched sessions of Congress back in 2010, when the House won its Republican majority, but the Senate retained (barely) its Democrat majority. The House was doing its job, trying to work on budgets, passing bills.... only to not even have it come up in Senate sessions for discussion. Remember, this was not the news spin I was watching, but actual sessions. This cannot continue, and it's well past time for everyone to grow up! Let the Democrats be the big people in the room, trying to find commonalities that everyone can work with. Change things so they work! We will never get anything done with this revenge system, and if the Democrats actually do this, they might see gains in future.

That is probably what resonated with so many people when they voted for Mr. Trump. He's supposed to be a negotiator and has worked with all kinds. That, and their pocketbooks; increased taxes, increased (by as much as 116%) in health plan premiums, decreased employment (part time jobs should not be part of the figures).

In the end, this is who we have, and we need to hope (or pray, if one is inclined) for the wisdom of the government to do right by all of the American people, and to abide by the Constitution of the United States. The country will survive, its people will survive.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Well, the House sort of did its job. It could have done a lot more if it hadn't spent so much time trying to repeal Obamacare, especially without any idea of what to replace it with.

Then, there are all those times when Donna Edwards wanted to represent the opposing view and they were basically like...shut up. She always tries so hard in the face of so much diversity and I love her for it. Too bad she's out in January.

[dm12.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I agree that both parties need to come to heel and work together on finding common ground, get those things done, then move on to the more difficult issues where some major thinking is required. Shutting people down does not work in the long-term!