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November 9, 2016 at 5:56 p.m.

Old School

I voted for the winner, not so much because I supported him, cause I really don't know what he is going to do, but because I could not vote for a lying treasonous murderer. If he is serious, he will have her indicted the day after he is inaugurated. If he does that, I will start to believe him.

November 9, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

Alba

Trump exploited the ignorance ,racism and bigotry.this is the onset of fascism in The USA.for those who aren't familiar with history , that's how hitler came to power in Germany.by free votes using the Jews as scapegoats and blaming them for all of the country's ills.the Mexicans have become our Jews.

November 9, 2016 at 6:52 p.m.

seen-it-all

Congratulations on your new president elect. I will sleep better knowing that a major confrontation with Russia may have been averted. All the lefties up here in Canada are crying in their beer over the Hillary loss. If Trump can pull off what he wants to do with the major infrastructure build, you will have a few years of prosperity.

November 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

egg

I went to work today just like any day. I work for money but I don't really do it for the money. It's more like a spiritual practice. The world goes on. Time marches on. Hold onto your hats, kids, it's likely to be a rough ride for awhile.

A fair number of my friends, pretty much all of them men, can't stand Hillary but even more of them, including pretty much all the women, respect her immensely. She may be many things, but despite what you have been led to believe, John, she is not a lying treasonous murderer and if Trump attempts to indict her the day after he is inaugurated, this country will immediately begin a precipitous slide into disintegration. If we're lucky, this election will signal the end of our current two-party system, but not our freedoms. I'll just leave it at that.

November 9, 2016 at 7:38 p.m.

twill59

Hi John !!! U Just had to ask, didn't ya? Well here goes.....

The truth is, one either votes their conscience or votes with their wallet. So therefore, I voted for neither. If Hillary would have satisfactorily explained how her and Bill have amassed $2-300,000,000 by serving the public she may have garnered my vote. Maybe.

Indict Hillary? We still have not arrested Dubya for the war crimes he committed, so don't hold your breath. Lawyers don't sue lawyers, and cops don't arrest cops.

So move forward.

As far as I am concerned, with all of the death and destruction the USA bombards the world with, EVERYONE who profits from it in DC has blood on their hands. And the new guy.....he wants to enlarge the Military "Mission"(????) ( NO ONE even knows what that is anymore) to even new heights of ridiculousness.

There does not seem to be any turning back. Bernie Sanders would not touch the sacred cow of foreign intervention, world wide chaos and death to Brown people.

There is no turning back. Good luck to my kids and grandkids. They face a near certain future of being Cannon Fodder for Profit and Biblical Prophecy

November 10, 2016 at 6:48 a.m.

twill59

Vaa....only 11% of the eligible population even voted to nominate them :side:

November 10, 2016 at 7:11 a.m.

clvr83

There are many great Americans. We complain about the lazy, the disrespectful, and the criminals. I still meet great people every day in this line of work. However as a people united we are pathetic. Continually. Over and over. But it does make sense. How many business partners end up hating each? I'm fortunate me and my Dad get along so well, or at least look past each others BS haha

I'm shocked Trump won. I really don't know if I would have preferred a Hillary win though. At least we will have change. I like some of his policies for sure. He isn't afraid to piss people off and we need a little more of that. Many of his ideas won't go very far.

I'm more worried about him getting popped off and Pence getting the throne.

November 10, 2016 at 8:04 a.m.

Lefty1

Before I start, I know that whatever I say, there are examples to disprove it.

I am glad Trump won. He is like me. He gets up in the morning and goes to work no matter how overwhelming the circumstances his decisions have put him in. Not blaming anyone else. Some of the decisions were I hired the wrong person and I have to terminate the relationship. I will look like the bad guy and be the scapegoat.

Knowing why I am doing what I do and knowing that each step that I take will get me where I am going. Yet my detractors will look at each step as the finished product and see how it is a defective product.

I know that if you are for Hilary you could put her name where Trump's is an it would fit.

I can spot people who are self serving and who are truly doing everything to make this a better place to live for everyone. Myself and Donald Trump get up in the morning and put ourselves in service to making the world a better place to live. There is nothing that we do that, this is the first requirement. Money is just a reward for this service.

I get scrutized for everything I do. I know my weakness's and failure's, do you really think that I am that blind. I still get up in the morning and stick to my projects. Getting very little recognition, I stay on my path. When I go to sleep at night I know the world is a better place, because of what I have done today. And no one has told me that on 99% of the days.

I can only imagine the weight he carrys. I could not hold up under the weight. My prayers and support are with him. He is the best man for the job.

November 10, 2016 at 8:47 a.m.

wywoody

This was a no-more-Bushes, no-more-Clintons year. The Republicans were fortunate enough to take care of that in the primary. I can't stand Trump. I can't stand people with his personality and that includes former high school friends and a b-i-l. But the prospect of rewarding the corruption that is the Clintons provided me enough incentive to mark the ballot for him.

I just hope he makes Kelly Anne his chief or staff and she has a leash on him attached to one of those collars with spikes on it.

November 10, 2016 at 8:54 a.m.

twill59

I think you are correct woody. Believe it or not, the electorate finally took a stand against the Foreign Government that is in power in DC

November 10, 2016 at 11:41 a.m.

seen-it-all

Random thoughts;

Why do the Democrats always preface demographics with "college educated"?

My wife was upset because the Democrats were blaming the Trump victory on the 62% of "non- college educated" women who voted for him, as if they didn't have any brains.

I can't really picture Donald Trump sitting cross legged on a Yoga mat having his first meeting with Justin Trudeau.

When Obama was elected in 2008 were there protests afterwards with an effigy of Obama with a rope around his neck and hanging from a tree?

November 10, 2016 at 12:40 p.m.

TomB

Amen Lefty - You pretty-much summed-up what I believe may well be the consensus w/Trump supporters.

As for inditing Hillary & such cannon-fodder - He's got waaayyy more important issues to address....Drain that flipp'n swamp!

America sent a non-politician to the white house - giving the elite/parasitical bureaucrats the middle-finger.

November 11, 2016 at 1:57 a.m.

Mike H

My dad was a big Trump fan. I had a great deal of hesitation. I voted for him. I could not vote for Hillary. I disagree strongly with egg regarding her corruption, but I don't care to debate it. I do not believe the progressive vision of America is good for America, nor good for the world. An America that flexes it's muscles around the world to protect it's interest and promote democracy is better than any other country doing it. The United States of America has not taken another country's land after winning a war since the Mexican War. And even then, we offered immediate citizenship and homestead rights to all mexican landowners that wished to stay on their land. NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS DONE THAT after conquest. No other country in the world pays to rebuild after it wins, prior to leaving. The Constitution of the United States of America is possibly the single greatest world changing document after the Bible. I do not believe that courts should be used to circumvent the democratic process.

I knew a couple of things: I have said for years, we need business people in Washington, not politicians. I prefered a successful businessman with a loose mouth to a career politician with a loose mouth. I much prefer a billionaire businessman who built his wealth by building businesses than a politician who somehow amassed a net worth around 300,000,000 without selling or creating a single thing of intrinsic value. I cannot support in anyway, late term abortions. If I look back across the days of my life, I've said some stupid things in the locker room, on the roof, and elsewhere, that I'm not proud of and am glad weren't recorded. Becoming President of the US, is the most life altering, privacy eroding experience in the world. It is for someone who needs an ego fed, or someone who truly wants to help their nation. I was confident on the ego, and hopeful on the help. Donald was willing to give up a life of extreme luxury and all future privacy to run for president.

I still had my reservations.

Once I saw that money-power-drunk Washington DC voted Hillary 9 to 1 over Donald, I knew I made the right decision.

When I see the protests in our big city streets, I see people that are filled with fear, and desperately need meaning in their lives.

The only HATE I see, is coming from the left.

I am very hopeful. But still have my doubts. One thing that I know will not change, I will pray daily for our leaders, our Nation and it's people.

November 11, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

twill59

the protestors according to the news programs, are in the thousands. We are a nation of millions. I'm not unsettled by it.

Obviously, if one is unhappy about things, then become a Lobbyist and BUY your free stuff and whatever else ails you.

November 11, 2016 at 11:07 a.m.

natty

Trump is not necessarily book smart but he is street smart. He will definitely be a change in what this country has ever experienced. The past political year could not have been more tantalizing. It is even beyond what any fiction writer could have imagined.

Trump is the ultimate pitchman. It reminds me of that episode of the Twilight Zone where Ed Wynne bargains with the death angel for one final pitch before he is taken to the beyond. He won the bargain. Now let's see if he delivers. What is with the hair?

November 11, 2016 at 11:59 a.m.

egg

Mike, it's always a pleasure when you weigh in with your opinions. I don't always agree with the conclusions you draw but I have to say I always agree with the way you hold yourself in the world. You are a respectful and thoughtful man and I hold you in high regard.

There is no "but" intended to follow this.

I can see that your dad is no longer with us in the flesh and I grieve with you for your loss. I know the taste of that very well and I pray that you and your family have just gone through an uplifting experience despite the pain. I've lost a lot of dear dear people in my life but they are very much with me every single day and I hold them in my heart without any debilitating sense of anger or tragedy. We always have one foot in the finite world and one foot in the infinite one.

Since we're a roofing board and we have earned the right to use roofing as a touchstone or as a symbol for the greater context of life in general, I feel it appropriate to summarize the election results by using a roofing example.

When you are about to submit a bid, any bid, you are casting a vote for your future. Listen to your stomach. Your clever clever mind can convince you of nearly anything, countermand the kind of judgement your stomach gives you for free. If your mind says, "Do it" and your stomach says, "Don't" then don't do it. It's the primal first right of refusal and it has to be honored.

We can never afford to take off the thinking cap and we can never afford to ignore the stomach. That's the challenge, and quite often the dilemma, we humans face daily, I see plenty of hate coming from both extremes of the population, and I'm very much with you in prayer. I have faith that we will get through this. If for some reason we don't, then we don't.


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