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The predictable
scandal and the schizophrenic box of chocolates
By Mike Stegall
As this election season goes on, it seems to me that this is getting
more and more clear that our nation is so torn between the two major
candidates that it is actually tearing at the very fabric of our
nation. I do not remember any election where friends have fought
and argued more about candidates they will support than this
year. I have a good friend who is the most adamant never Trump’er
on the planet!! Her Facebook posts usually end up with her in a
very contentious conversation with a never Hillary supporter. I
really like this woman, but to see how this election has affected her,
and some of my other friends is frightening.
Nobody needs to get that worked up over politics, it just isn’t worth
the time, nor is it right to belittle someone else’s choice for
President. That is what the country stands for, freedom of
choice. So, let’s quit screaming at each other and just be happy in the
fact that these two major candidates have stirred such emotion that
this will probably be the largest turnout in a long, long time!
This election has brought about tremendous emotion from the
electorate! I think it is pretty clear by now what has brought
this about; the two candidates personality and lives: the
predictable scandal, and the schizophrenic box of chocolates.
Let me explain: Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill’s political
lives have been surrounded by scandal. From her time on the
Watergate committee (she was not fired from the committee by Jeffrey
Zeifman, a democrat, but if he could have fired her he says he would
have because she was dishonest and unethical), to the Rose law firm, to
Whitewater, to her senate time, to suspicious deaths of friends who
became enemies of her, to her stint as Secretary of State, thousands of
erased e-mails, The Wikileaks e-mails detailing her and her parties
inner workings and lies, contempt for people, treachery, and
prejudices, and now the Clinton foundation. No other candidate
that I know of is so despised by the people she worked with that they
write books about what a miserable human being she is, instead of her
accomplishments.
For over 40 years it has been one scandal or investigation after
another. The Clinton’s are always on the edge of wrongdoing, or
good enough not to get caught, take your choice. The woman is 69
years old this year, and one thing we know is that tigers don’t change
their stripes! There is no way on God’s green earth if she is
elected, things will change. Sorry, but the track record is
there. Scandals, suspicious deaths and criminal investigations
follow her. Now before all you Hillary supporters start screaming
that she has never been convicted just remember, Al Capone was hunted
for years before his tax evasion charge stuck, so if she keeps playing
with fire, she will eventually get burnt, she has too many enemies to
survive forever, and I believe the Wikileaks e-mails will do her in.
This we can count on, her dishonesty, unethical practices, contempt for
people, and her scandals will continue, SHE IS THE PREDICTABLE SCANDAL!
On the other hand, you have “The Donald.” One minute he is a
babbling, womanizing, vulgar, double talking “Everything I do is
Great!” loudmouth braggert, and the next moment, one of the most lucid,
nice, and smart business men you can find. His business practices
in some cases are questionable, his alleged treatment of
sub-contractors is abhorrent. In others eyes he is above board
and treats people wonderfully! Huh? Which is it? He absolutely
loves the limelight, telling you how his businesses and golf courses
are the best in the world, and nobody else could do what he has done.
Only “The Donald” can build buildings and golf courses? Really? He is a
Billionaire who is a very smart business man, but yet, he has been
bankrupt 4 times and left others holding the bag! Other times his
kindness toward others less fortunate is so low key that you don’t find
out about it until years later.
He knows ISIS better than the Generals and tells them so. However, a
huge amount of General’s support him. Go Figure? He doesn’t care for
John McCain because he got captured, but goes out of his way for other
service personnel who were. No, he doesn’t hold a grudge at all, does
he?! He says he could shoot someone and not lose any votes! That sounds
sane, doesn’t it? He alone has all the answers, but yet, he
promises to surround himself with smart people, to make great decisions
for him, for answers he says he already knows! He has threatened
to use nuclear weapons against our enemies, and yet says Putin is a
great leader and he respects him! How scary is that!? He has an
immigration plan that has many Latinos, and Mexicans, allegedly, up in
arms and ready to riot because he is a bigot. He is going to get Mexico
to build a wall they absolutely say they will not build on their
border.
On the other hand, in his 30 plus years in the limelight, no one ever
called him a bigot until he ran for the Presidency. Which is
it? What he says and what he does do not always jive
together. What do you believe? Does he really want to be
President, or does he just want the attention? He is a complete
egomaniac, but those close to him say he really does care about others.
You just never know with him. He is the SCHIZOPHRENIC BOX OF
CHOCOLATES of politics; you never know what you will get with him until
you take the bite; sometimes it’s chocolate filled, (yeah!!), sometimes
its toffee filled (I hate toffee!)
So, there it is, our major choices, a predictable scandal ridden
President, or a candidate you have no idea what he is going to do or
say, the schizophrenic box of chocolates. Which do you take? Heck
of a decision, really. If you like order and scandal ridden
predictability in your life, no matter how bad the scandal, Hillary is
your choice. If you like living dangerously, and you only have a
50% chance of doing the right thing for the country, Donald Trump is
your choice. It’s your call America, good luck!!
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