· The New York Times has been free the last few
days. In an article on news coverage
they discussed how the press coverage differed between the two candidates. Trump was covered with “devastating or
dismissive coverage. But only one
candidate was treated like she might be elected, set policy and make
appointments.” I found those thoughts
ugly but true.
· My second oldest friend called. What a pleasure to hear her strong voice but
not good news…a family member with a reoccurrence of colon cancer. Good news too…spending Thanksgiving with her
brother. They’ve had little contact.
· Bobbie says she will spend the DAY watching the
returns come in. There will be little of
that early unless a town is small and the votes already counted.
· “Allegations of “egregious violations,” led the Trump
camp to sue Arizona over the voting. A
hearing was abruptly scheduled, all sort of stuff was to be preserved, but the
Judge, “Judge Gloria Sturman denied the Trump campaign’s requests and appeared
dumbfounded by the lawsuit. “What are
you saying?” she asked. “Why are we here?”
· To make voting a more arduous task, the day is hot
here and lines are very long.
Weather
folks are advising everyone to take bottled water with then when they go vote. I went down the hill to a meeting near a
polling place, and there wasn’t one single parking space anywhere. I just dropped my stuff off and ran.
· By the time the poles closed, hopes were high on both
sides. Phone calls and texts were
exchanged everywhere. By the time dinner
was done here, many voters shut off the news feed and went to bed early.
· Dawn brought disappointment and numbness. Many are just flat out appalled. The great center of the country is
happy. With the election of Trump, we liberals
feel the end of many social programs and the arts are here. Lots of “if onlies” are floating around.
It will be an interesting four years.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a dangerous four years.
ReplyDeleteVery scary.
DeleteWe best enjoy this time we have until Jan. 20th.
ReplyDeleteMy general impression is that the media was pretty kind to Trump all things considered. Perhaps I am looking through my own filters.
ReplyDeleteI just can't.
ReplyDeleteAt a loss for words just now...
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