Category Archives: Donald Trump

Melania Trump admires Michelle Obama

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

That’s the takeaway from the plagiarism flap http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN1000ZV Keep in mind that Trump had locked up the nomination in April, so there was time to write the speech if there was any planning. The speech writer asked Melania to look … Continue reading →

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RNC Convention – Day 3

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Did Ted Cruz just give his speech without saying Donald Trump’s name? I didn’t see the whole thing – I was catching up on sleep from Monday. I noticed that the Arena was full up to the rafters. Armstrong and … Continue reading →

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Dueling Cameras

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

This is a bit confusing, but educational There was an event last night called “Gays for Trump”, organized by Milo Yiannopoulos, who works for Breitbart. He is quite the rabble rouser going to college campuses and provoking the free speech … Continue reading →

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Electoral vote update

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Two polls released this morning show Trump and Hillary tied in the popular vote, but that can be misleading. If Hillary wins California by one vote or 10 million, she gets the same number of electoral votes. While Hillary owns … Continue reading →

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RNC Convention – Day 2

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Fred Stiening

RNC Schedule With the organizational legalities out of the way, Day two is the meat of the Convention. Paul Ryan will lead the nomination process, then speeches will be given for each nominee. Once Trump is nominated, the process is … Continue reading →

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Making America Safe Again

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump is going with the flow. Making America Safe Again is the theme for the first day of the RNC Convention. The fun begins at 2 PM ET with the procedural stuff TV viewers don’t care about – credentials, … Continue reading →

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Share the Wealth

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Here is the complete text of Huey Long’s speech to the nation in the 1934 broadcast nationwide on the NBC radio network. http://www.hueylong.com/programs/share-our-wealth-speech.php As you read it, see how much it shares with the speeches of Donald Trump and Bernie … Continue reading →

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You is no Huey Long

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Gavin Long was the shooter who killed three policemen in Baton Rouge, the state capital of Lousiana, which is where many survivors from Hurricane Katrina relocated. Gavin Long is not from Louisiana – he lived in Kansas City, Missouri and … Continue reading →

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Pence it is

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

NY Times coverage (I am now a paid subscriber to the NY Times – while I disagree with them a lot, they at least still believe in real journalism and getting the facts right – so I plan to link … Continue reading →

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The Trump effect

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

I don’t actually see cause and effect here, but… On Wednesday, I ordered again using Walmart pickup. I added in a butter tray that was a bit over $3. When I got it home, I saw it was made of … Continue reading →

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