(Note: this article was declined by 'The Record' editorial staff after publishing Pearson's column for the past 7 years.)
Well the presidential election of 2016 has come and gone, but by the looks of things on the streets of many of our major cities and the ongoing war on social media including Facebook, the old saying “It ain’t over till it’s over” still applies; it just ain’t over yet.
The ‘glass ceiling remains unbroken, but that’s about the only thing in our political system that has not been shattered during this most contentious election, at least not yet. However, as sports enthusiast say after their team’s losing season is over, “just wait till next year.”
There are still several qualified female candidates, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, waiting in the wings to finally break the glass ceiling so it’s just a matter of time. For those who have not gone to the courthouse to check, let me save you a trip. My Father was a Republican and my Mother a Democrat; naturally I am a registered Independent.
As an Independent, I originally supported another Independent, Bernie Sanders, who ran in the Primaries as a Democrat because Independent candidates just don’t have a chance in hell to win. Bernie is the Independent U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. However when Bernie was defeated in the primaries, I was forced to choose between the two competing major party candidates that had a realistic chance of winning the presidency, i.e. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Third party candidates, as always were just a detractor.
For me, the decision was clear and easy: It was between a long-serving, highly experienced and intelligent former First Lady with the most government experience of any candidate in recent memory. She was a former U.S. Senator, and former Secretary of State with a penchant for sending out thousands of E-mails on her home server/computer. She was paired with a former Christian Missionary to Honduras and former Governor of Virginia, currently serving as Virginia Senator, Tim Kaine, a smooth talking polyglot, as her VP running partner.
Those two Democratic candidates were opposed by a thrice married, misogynist, hedonistic, agnostic, philanderer; a sociopathic, adulterer and corrupt, wealthy businessman awaiting December trials for fraud, and rape of a 13 year old girl. A crooked businessman who refused to pay bills owed to contractors, and had numerous law suits pending against him. A foul-mouthed, draft-dodging, racist and religious hypocrite Trump hates immigrants’ regardless of their shape or color, except for two of the ones he married.
Trump is supported by David Duke and his KKK. Trump publicly made fun of disabled citizens and Gold Star parents, as well ridiculing Sen. John McCain, a national Navy POW hero and former presidential candidate from Drumpf’s own party. McCain served several years as a North Vietnamese POW after being shot down in Viet Nam. I served in a squadron (VA-174) with McCain following his return home.
A loud-mouthed school-yard bully and carnival clown with absolutely zero (zilch) experience in government, Trump refused to release his income tax information like every president in modern times, and lied about the reason he could not. He knows they will expose him as a fraud and liar.
A narcissistic, possibly mentally ill candidate, Trump is married to a female immigrant from a former Soviet Union country in Eastern Europe. She has questionable citizenship credentials and a marginal moral reputation. She is a former nude model whose completely naked frontal pictures have appeared prominently. Terrific role model for our daughters and granddaughters, don’t ya think?
Trump and his hard-core, right-wing Indiana VP running mate want to abolish the EPA and the Dept of Education, as well as Planned Parenthood, among other changes…so much for clean air and water and an educated populace. Since most current Republicans are what sociologist label as “upper-lower class,” poorly educated voters, these proposals are attempts to dumb-down America and keep the dying Republican Party afloat polluted party in power.
Neither Trump nor Pence believe in the preponderance of scientific evidence about Global Warming.Pro-lifers to the core, both Republicans candidates want to overturn Roe vs Wade and to punish women for having an abortion. They also want to throw their political opponents in jail for opposing them just like in a third-world Banana Republic nation.
Drumpf is too dangerous to allow anywhere near the “nuclear football.” He eludes the same egotistic manners similar to Hitler/Mussolini and Joseph Stalin and sucks up to our long-time former and future enemy, i.e. Russia and its evil dictator Vladimir Putin He also has called for allowing several other countries to have nuclear weapons.
Is it any wonder that not one major newspaper in the United States endorsed this disturbed individual? Trump was a spoiled, vain lad growing up in a very rich household, which made him think it was OK to kiss and “p*ssy grab” any woman he wanted because he is rich and famous? Come on, man!
A gambling magnet in Atlantic City, NJ and Las Vegas with probable Mafia ties in those businesses and locations, many of which have failed or declared bankruptcy. This supposed “successful businessman” has declared bankruptcy multiple times in order to escape paying his bills. His modus operandi has long been to threaten to sue any business or individual who crosses him because he knows that most of them don’t share his wealth and cannot afford the lengthy legal fees involved; so they will give in.
Regret that I have to go now so you’ll just have to guess for whom I voted. Ciao for now---and hope to see you here again next week, assuming I am still alive…LOL.
Well the presidential election of 2016 has come and gone, but by the looks of things on the streets of many of our major cities and the ongoing war on social media including Facebook, the old saying “It ain’t over till it’s over” still applies; it just ain’t over yet.
The ‘glass ceiling remains unbroken, but that’s about the only thing in our political system that has not been shattered during this most contentious election, at least not yet. However, as sports enthusiast say after their team’s losing season is over, “just wait till next year.”
There are still several qualified female candidates, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, waiting in the wings to finally break the glass ceiling so it’s just a matter of time. For those who have not gone to the courthouse to check, let me save you a trip. My Father was a Republican and my Mother a Democrat; naturally I am a registered Independent.
As an Independent, I originally supported another Independent, Bernie Sanders, who ran in the Primaries as a Democrat because Independent candidates just don’t have a chance in hell to win. Bernie is the Independent U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. However when Bernie was defeated in the primaries, I was forced to choose between the two competing major party candidates that had a realistic chance of winning the presidency, i.e. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Third party candidates, as always were just a detractor.
For me, the decision was clear and easy: It was between a long-serving, highly experienced and intelligent former First Lady with the most government experience of any candidate in recent memory. She was a former U.S. Senator, and former Secretary of State with a penchant for sending out thousands of E-mails on her home server/computer. She was paired with a former Christian Missionary to Honduras and former Governor of Virginia, currently serving as Virginia Senator, Tim Kaine, a smooth talking polyglot, as her VP running partner.
Those two Democratic candidates were opposed by a thrice married, misogynist, hedonistic, agnostic, philanderer; a sociopathic, adulterer and corrupt, wealthy businessman awaiting December trials for fraud, and rape of a 13 year old girl. A crooked businessman who refused to pay bills owed to contractors, and had numerous law suits pending against him. A foul-mouthed, draft-dodging, racist and religious hypocrite Trump hates immigrants’ regardless of their shape or color, except for two of the ones he married.
Trump is supported by David Duke and his KKK. Trump publicly made fun of disabled citizens and Gold Star parents, as well ridiculing Sen. John McCain, a national Navy POW hero and former presidential candidate from Drumpf’s own party. McCain served several years as a North Vietnamese POW after being shot down in Viet Nam. I served in a squadron (VA-174) with McCain following his return home.
A loud-mouthed school-yard bully and carnival clown with absolutely zero (zilch) experience in government, Trump refused to release his income tax information like every president in modern times, and lied about the reason he could not. He knows they will expose him as a fraud and liar.
A narcissistic, possibly mentally ill candidate, Trump is married to a female immigrant from a former Soviet Union country in Eastern Europe. She has questionable citizenship credentials and a marginal moral reputation. She is a former nude model whose completely naked frontal pictures have appeared prominently. Terrific role model for our daughters and granddaughters, don’t ya think?
Trump and his hard-core, right-wing Indiana VP running mate want to abolish the EPA and the Dept of Education, as well as Planned Parenthood, among other changes…so much for clean air and water and an educated populace. Since most current Republicans are what sociologist label as “upper-lower class,” poorly educated voters, these proposals are attempts to dumb-down America and keep the dying Republican Party afloat polluted party in power.
Neither Trump nor Pence believe in the preponderance of scientific evidence about Global Warming.Pro-lifers to the core, both Republicans candidates want to overturn Roe vs Wade and to punish women for having an abortion. They also want to throw their political opponents in jail for opposing them just like in a third-world Banana Republic nation.
Drumpf is too dangerous to allow anywhere near the “nuclear football.” He eludes the same egotistic manners similar to Hitler/Mussolini and Joseph Stalin and sucks up to our long-time former and future enemy, i.e. Russia and its evil dictator Vladimir Putin He also has called for allowing several other countries to have nuclear weapons.
Is it any wonder that not one major newspaper in the United States endorsed this disturbed individual? Trump was a spoiled, vain lad growing up in a very rich household, which made him think it was OK to kiss and “p*ssy grab” any woman he wanted because he is rich and famous? Come on, man!
A gambling magnet in Atlantic City, NJ and Las Vegas with probable Mafia ties in those businesses and locations, many of which have failed or declared bankruptcy. This supposed “successful businessman” has declared bankruptcy multiple times in order to escape paying his bills. His modus operandi has long been to threaten to sue any business or individual who crosses him because he knows that most of them don’t share his wealth and cannot afford the lengthy legal fees involved; so they will give in.
Regret that I have to go now so you’ll just have to guess for whom I voted. Ciao for now---and hope to see you here again next week, assuming I am still alive…LOL.