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You obviously do not understand. Race is always involved. If I am for something and you are against it, it has to be about melanin. The fact that I am against anyone that is against the Second Amendment (like Hillary) has to be based on skin color. While Hillary might be white, she has friends who are black so there you go. The fact that the last 8 years has added about 10 trillion dollars to the national debt and I think it needs to change is surely based on race, right? Obviously you simply don't get it. Medical marijuana, taxes, gun rights, forced healthcare at huge increases in premiums, a terribly unbalanced budget, etc., are all based on skin pigment. Consider yourself educated.

His father? John F. Kennedy's father help author appeasement to Hitler's Germany that led to WWII. An aide called him an anti-Semite who often called Jews a pejorative. Should JFK, who many Democrats point out as a historical great Democrat, be saddled by his father's actions? How about Robert Byrd? He was the longest serving senator in history. For 14 years he was the "leader" of the Democrats in the Senate. Was this guy's father a member of the KKK? I have no idea but does it really matter.... Robert Byrd was a member of the KKK as he admitted. No wait, did I say a member? He recruited over a 100 people to start a new chapter. We are not talking about some ancient history back in the 1800's but a guy that was in office until 7 years ago. Apparently being a KKK leader does not matter if you are a leading Democrat in a recent Senate. You seem to turn a blind eye when it is on your side of the aisle.

How quickly it turns. Several times on this forum and others where I post I saw comments about the demise of the Republican Party. It was over... finished. Of course the party held both houses for several years but there was glee that the Democrats would now rule without opposition. I was just watching MSNBC which is possibly the most liberal/progressive media in history. People like Chris Matthews who is possibly the epitome of those liberals and some other talking head were asking asking what is going to happen to the Democrats now. They have no immediate future and no up and coming stars. NBC has a headlines that says, "Democrats in disarray after Clinton's defeat". So we have gone from the end of the Republican Party to the Democratic Party now looking for some way to recover. In truth neither will end. The name at the top of the party might change the opposing ideas of conservatism and liberalism (and other isms) will still be there. It is still interesting to see how many people thought that conservatism would end with a Hillary win.

I heard some of the same nonsense about Reagan. I have a good friend that was in high school in 1980 in his first election. She came home one day literally upset and in tears about the upcoming WWIII. Her teacher put the fear of death in her with a statement like, "If Reagan wins we will be in a nuclear war". I told her it was to the contrary. People are afraid to poke a cornered bear for fear of the retaliation that will certainly come. If they poke Reagan, they knew the response was coming. The evil countries of the world respect strength. That respect is driven out of fear of what may happen. Libya found that out when a US serviceman was killed in a bombing in Europe and Reagan sent jets into Libya to bomb the dictator's own house. He escaped death when the Italians tipped him off shortly before the bombers hit. Reagan won his reelection in 1984 with a stunning 17 million vote popular vote win and an EC vote of 525 to 13. So much for the guy that was going to bring us to WWIII. His strength and military stance brought down the Soviet Union. I am not pretending that Trump will be Reagan but hopefully he will let it be known that he will not back down from a threat. Unlike Obama who drew the red line in the sand and when it was crossed... backed the line up. Everyone in the world knew that the USA was weak willed under Obama. I hope that Trump reverses that trend.

Completely. "Aren't you excited about the first female president?" Yeah, forget policies, what race and/or sex is the candidate. Of course her answer was emphatic..... "NO!!".

The claim of racism is merely a facade to try and justify hatred against him. It is always the ultimate trump card (no pun intended but it does fit neatly into this election). It is always the claim lately. If you vote against my side it is always due to race, sex, sexual orientation, etc. Why can't the other side simply accept that at least half the country does not like your policies?

Like Elijah Cummings said to the Republicans after Obama won his first term, "You don't understand, our side won!".

I cannot agree with this. I think the silent majority was from Nixon. During the anti-war protests and riots from his first term many said that Nixon was finished and he said the people that were not protesting was the silent majority. He was correct to the tune of a second term landslide. Of course he botched that term with the Watergate coverup but that is a different issue. I don't think the Reagan supporters were ever silent. He completely annihilated the competition in his reelection bid with a stunning margin.

He wasn't voted for because he is good or may be. In fact Trump really never got over about 35% support even among Republicans. He simply outlasted 16 other candidates (spreading their votes among many) because of star power. That was the primary. In the general election yesterday, it wasn't about Trump but about Hillary and how horrible of a candidate that she was. As I said to a few people yesterday, I am not elated about Trump being the president. I am ecstatic about Hillary not being the president. With that said, you are stretching the truth quite a bit. I guess that is not uncommon in political commentary. Trump did not disrespect Muslims. He said that he would suspend immigration from Muslim countries until a system was in place for them to be vetted. Trump has no issue with Hispanics but has a huge problem with illegal aliens and has said so emphatically. Unfortunately for Hillary and the Democrats, so does a majority of Americans. That is no disrespect for a culture but for a criminal act. I must have missed the part where he confessed to a sexual assault. You say he used a "loophole". Yeah, so do I every year when I pay my taxes. I use every loophole that the law allows. I can only assume by your comments that you merely pay all taxes possible and never even take the standard deduction. I commend you for paying 100% of your taxes without claiming any deductions. After all, we don't like people that take all deductions allowed by law do we? Talk about hypocritical....... Does he relate to the working class? I doubt it but I know that he hires many of them. What about the Clintons who claimed to be broken by legal fees and such when Bill left office only to be multi-millionaires now. I wonder how they related to the working class? Sorry but your arguments hold no water to at least half of this country and I suspect that had he had a (D) in front of his name, the other half would be all for it. I can remember a sitting president named Clinton that seduced a young intern into a sex act in his office while his wife was in the bedroom and most of the Dems at the time said it was merely between he and his wife. His sexual transgressions should not matter nor his lying under oath when question in a deposition or his lying to the American people about it. You see your complaints aren't about the actions but who is making them.

And Hillary!!

Fox called it. Obviously they aren't official but I tend to think they waited a long time to call it.

Hmmm.... John Podesta going to speak at the Clinton headquarters and not Hillary?

Too close to call.

But if he does....

This isn't over yet. If Trump gets to 269 I will be celebrating but not until then.

If Michigan goes Trump, the Republicans will have the presidency, the House and the Senate.

Without even holding Alaska and Arizona that Romney won in 2012.

Michigan would end it.

I think any of them would have blown Hillary out. What even kept her this close is that Trump is a crude rich guy with a big locker room mouth. Had he simply zipped his mouth it would not be this close and still up in the air. But, that is who the Republicans fell for in the primary............

She sent a tweet that said something like saying her campaign staff fought a good fight. That is about as close to tossing in the towel as you can do without conceding. For a not very popular reality television star, even if Hillary wins, you have to wonder about where her support stands. Had it been a Rubio, Kasich, Cruz, et al., this one would not have even been close.

Hillary has already almost sent in her concession with a tweet. It certainly isn't over but she and her campaign are looking strongly at that.

I ate at Larry's in Bridge City for the first time when they were in a few weeks ago (they come in to fish Sabine Lake during the fall runs). I thought it was pretty good. Not "awesome" as seems to be a popular word these days but it was good solid food.

I have three friends coming in from MO next Thursday and they usually make a stop at Floyd's before they leave. I hope another week is long enough to get it backup and running.

Hopefully repairs will be quick.

About 30 years ago I used to think that Casa Ole was the end all of salsa. Then I screwed up and went to other restaurants..............