bogarde73 wrote on Nov 9
th, 2016 at 4:54pm:
First, consolations to those who wanted the other side to win. It was a close run thing really. But you do know they lied to you don't you. The media and their bought & paid for pollsters. The shysters with the big money.
However, most of all I think this new president deserves a big round of applause. He's the guy who wouldn't give up. And isn't that what you want from a leader.
From the start they put him down. They said he'd never run, then they said he'd drop out, then they said there was no chance he'd get nominated and finally they said until five minutes ago that Clinton was a shoe in. 90% of the media tried to put him out of the game, so did the hedge funds & the rest of the big Wall St money, and even a lot of people in his OWN party tried time & time again to bring him down.
Well all those people you believed, they lied to you, but Sprint, Panther, myself and a few other guys told you the truth about what would happen because we saw what the people wanted. And you do want the people to decide these things, no?
So there is - and has been for a year - a new star in the political firmament. More like a black hole really. He sucked them in and chewed them all up one by one, saving the best for last.
So now. . .whose got egg on their faces?
First, Newsweek for their egotistical cover. Madam President indeed! We all know the only kind of Madam she is.
And what about the NY Times, the conscience of the people . . .they think! At the start of counting they had the Clinton woman at 80% chance of winning. By near the end they had her at 5%. How's that for reliable media!
Don't forget that doyen of fair play, NBC. As the votes came in they had to be dragged kicking & screaming to the keyboards to chalk them up. They were probably having a meeting to discuss whether they could change the results and get away with it.
But I don't want to end without some special attention for some of our friends here:
Dopey - that would be a toss up between Gandalf and Bojack, I'll go for Gandalf because he has a 1400 year handicap
Mr Funny - that would be Greg, who gives us fun and who we hope does not leave the building.
Sleazy - well that would have to be North by North, who I will gladly show the the way to the exit
Grumpy - no doubt about that, Redneck for sure - he must be extra grumpy tonight.
Streetwise Girl - Marla, she won't be disappointed because they're all losers to her
PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP . . . .sounds just dandy don't it?
And now I'll go and explain to my grandson how it's a lie that President Trump will start WW3.
And remember, winners are grinners. Tha-That's all folks.
Well, I've been writing congratulatory messages all night, but I'll leave this perfunctory note.
Congratulations to America.
For my part, I've been mired` in consultancy, requisitions and G-Code; these past few months being rather hectic with some old colleagues who were themselves assigned to a start-up/sub-division which might be spun off in the future, who knows.
What are they up to?
Essentially, ganged CNCs and the necessity of retooling for their parent company, their contractors, sub-contractors, and possibly even some of their competitors. I think I've mentioned before that many outfits in the US were hedging bets for just this eventuality. Things were already being set in motion. We don't have a green board yet. We don't have a completely free hand to make any "new" hires` - the shackles are still on with the regulatory regime still unchanged and Obama still in office. But even there the feeling we're getting is that everyone from OSHA to the EPA are going to be looking over their shoulders, knowing the new boss might not take kindly to inspectors and certifications being withheld using regulatory and extra-regulatory means. There are some professional people in the regulatory agencies, but these days there are far too many busybodies who try to justify the fact that they do useless jobs like require environmental impact studies on bird populations for turbine testing.
So the outlook has become "uncertain" - an improvement because before it was "impossible". So we can at least offer hours to people within normal channels.
And if the economic outlook really changes, if the Trump phenomenon is even halfway successful, our outfit won't be the only one to benefit. There's an American boom in the works if things fall right.
For my Aussie associates, I've already noted that Trump is not necessarily good for them. If they choose to tie their fate to China, it's their destiny to choose. I've advised before how China's fate is tied to the US in ways that are simply not mutually vital to the US.
For the Aussies here, choose well. I very much doubt you appreciate your geo-strategic situation any better than Americans, but as with any destiny, it's your responsibility whether you understand it or not.
For Americans of the productive stripe, there's a lot of work to be done, for sure. The anti-Americans in our country and their foreign collaborators will be throwing wrenches into our works.
This was one victory, hopefully the first of many more to come.
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