07 Monday Nov 2016
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Wonder what would happen if neither Trump nor Clinton gets 270 or more electoral votes? This is possible, though unlikely. Remember there are 2 minor party candidates running.
The quick answer is the US House of Representatives decides the president if this happens. And the Republicans control the House.
29 Saturday Oct 2016
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http://www.garynorth.com/public/15833.cfm
Worth a look, especially to those of us who, like me, think that both contenders for the 2016 Presidential elections are poor choices. But one is more poor than the other. A friend who I discussed this with said “Is this really the best we can do?” I hope not, but it’s the choice we face in about 1 week.
Will it be bad, or will it be worse?
04 Tuesday Oct 2016
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There was a Donald Trump rally in Prescott Valley today. It started at 11, we heard people were lining up at 6 am. It was free, but you had to download tickets in advance. The supply ran out quickly. Link to a tweet.
We did not go. Tuesday is our volunteer work day. And we thought it would be a nightmare to get in and out. Prescott Valley closed down several major streets. I feel sorry for people who work in that area which has several major stores, a movie theater, Prescott Valley’s library and city hall. On the other hand, I have never been to a presidential candidate rally so it might have been an interesting experience.
A friend whose husband is on the volunteer Sheriff’s search and rescue team was asked to help direct traffic and do crowd control. If volunteers do it, they don’t have to pay overtime to the deputies and local cops. My friend’s husband declined.
I saw a tweet saying a Clinton supporter was arrested at the Trump rally for getting into arguments with Trump supporters and the police.
02 Sunday Oct 2016
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John Michael Greer, a historian of ideas and the leader of a neo-pagan religious order, is well worth reading. I’m halfway through his current book “Dark Age America” and have read “Not the Future We Ordered” and “The Long Descent”. Agree or disagree with him (I do both), his work makes one think.
His post “The Coming of the Postliberal Era” is a puts American liberalism in a clear historical context and suggests that it is just about over.
From the very beginning, it was a movement of the educated elite. Though it spoke movingly about uplifting the downtrodden, the downtrodden themselves were permitted very little active part in it.
12 Friday Aug 2016
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Nice digs. And oh dear, it turns out that where Equality Bernie and Equality Jane are going to be hanging out a lot from now on is also not very diverse:
North Hero, VT
White 95%
Latino 1.6%
Native American 0.6%
Asian 0.2%
Black/African American (just about statistically zero)Feel the heartBern former Bernie donors. Suckersssss.
When will Bernie and Jane host the first BLM party at the new place, where the community is ZERO percent black? Bernie didn’t sell out now did he?
