From the Other Side of the Edge…..
Would You Trust a Neighbor, Who Behaved Like This…?
By Joe Facinoli

Ok, …so you’ve had this neighbor, for about 35 years.

And during this time, you’ve witnessed a parade of “other women”, entering her house, to be with her husband, …and not just to play backgammon.

But, you have also observed, that being the “dutiful” wife which she is, she’s not only looked the other way, but has told all in the neighborhood who’ve asked, that she was still madly in love with him, no matter, and blamed those “others” (perhaps dozens, over the many years) for tricking her hubby into all these dalliances.

So, you scratch your head, at such nonsensical behavior, …and ask yourself:

Would you trust her to watch your house, while you were on vacation?

Would you trust her to watch over your kids, after school?

Would you trust her to do your taxes, …or to make your bank deposits?

Should you not question her personal values, and wonder how she could make, and then live with, such counterintuitive life choices ?

And (…now here’s the BIG one), would you vote for her?? For even the lowest level of political offices???

No,…I didn’t think so.

But that doesn’t stop her from continuing to sing the praises of her “soulmate”, and to stand by him, and to call those wayward girls, who keep showing up at any given moment, whenever she happens to be out of the house, all manner of vicious and nasty names.

She’s working on that trust thing, with you, …but going in the wrong direction, you easily notice.

Now, as it turns out, your steadfast and much too devoted neighbor has had more than a few, fairly important jobs during the time she has been a resident of your local “Village”.

But it seems like she’s always had a more than a few problems and issues with these significant positions she’s held along the way.

Typically, these troubles have involved her employees, and usually, some major controversy has ensued, …more often than not involving questionable record keeping, or certain critical documents disappearing at the most inopportune of times, or the random worker quickly pulling up stakes, and the like.

And a couple of times, some very unfortunate folks in her employ have even died, as a result of some action, or inaction, which she has taken, …or not.

Of course, she denies having any problems whatsoever, other than the “normal”, day to day operational type of annoyances and such, that often arise in the kinds of weighty, critical jobs which she’s performed.

She’s told the neighborhood, time and time again, not to pay any attention to all of that, and besides, …as she always asks you and your other neighbors, …“what difference does it make, anyway?” , as long as they can’t prove anything, …and her job is still safe.

Again, ….is this the type of person you would ask to head up your neighborhood board of directors? Or to be the leader of the community watch patrol??

Would you vote for anything involving her? ….Other than voting unanimously for her, and her “drop-his-drawers-at-the-first-sniff-of-another-woman” hubby, to leave your neighborhood, ….and as quickly as possible???

Nope, …didn’t think you would. Common sense eventually kicks in, after enough of a pattern establishes itself.

And still, she trudges on, full blast, secure in the knowledge that many more than most of her neighbors believe her, somehow, …and not those mean and distasteful people who come ‘round your neighborhood, spreading those terrible lies about her, and asking her to resign, or to move on from, yet another job.

She can look you, and all your neighbors, directly in the eye and not only ask you to trust her, despite so much evidence to the contrary, but quickly tell you, in a quite convincing fashion, exactly why you should (despite all).

And she will chastise, and slam unmercifully, all who might disbelieve her perverted, twisted, self-serving version of the truth, which is so easily seen and proven.

Unless you’ve been under a large rock in the Arkansas River for the last three decades (where you may have had some other “involuntary” company), or have taken too much to heart the new “possession” laws in Colorado (where you no doubt had a lot of company), you know that the lovely “neighbor” about whom I’ve been speaking, is none other than our country’s former beloved First Lady, former (nope, wasn’t my fault) Secretary of State, and former carpetbagging Senator from the Great State of New York (that’s close to Arkansas, right?):

Hillary Rodham (“Hills” baby) Clinton.

And, I should add: former Rose Law Firm (Little Rock office) partner, while she was the beloved former First Lady of Arkansas (no conflict of interest there); former not-so-good investor in the Whitewater Retirement and Vacation Home project; former oh-so-savvy $1,000 investor in an Arkansas cattle ranch, which netted her a very tidy $100K profit (on just that little ol’ $1K) in only nine months; and former consulting attorney to the House’s Nixon Impeachment Committee (which she promptly got fired from).

This is a woman, who, at every step along her life’s trail, has either created, been a party to, or amplified, an amazing number of major legal, ethical, Constitutional, and even criminal issues.

These involve lies, deceit, abusing public and personal trust, and blatant cover-ups.

The consequences of which, range from the loss, misuse, or theft of huge sums of money, the destruction of any trust in our government, not to mention the crushing of people, and their careers, who got in her path, …all the way to dereliction of duty, …and murder.

This is a woman who should be prosecuted, …not nominated.

A woman whom NO ONE should trust, ever, who is without conscience, sensibility, nor sensitivity, and whose only thoughts and focus are for her own future, to the absolute exception of all others, …and any things.

This is a person who is the antithesis of what even a good “neighbor” should be, much less a good leader, …and to the contrary, brings nothing, if not a ton of ill-will and bad times, to all she touches.

This is someone who should never be entrusted with the keys to a two-hole outhouse, much less those of the Oval Office in the White House.

Please, recognize her for what she is, ….and cast her out.

The first woman elected to be our President should not be anyone like her.

There are so many other good choices, who would be so much better. And electing her could set women back, by decades.

But don’t take that small tidbit as any sort of reassurance or solace.

We just made the same mistake, with the same kind of person, when we elected our first Black President.

Stay classy, U.S.A. (or get classy). We’re supposed to be smarter than this.

Joe Facinoli

--Joe can be reached at: joefacinoli@gmail.com

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