I like Donald Trump, warts and all.
Most importantly, I really like how, with few exceptions, Donald Trump has very little interest in being “politically correct.” In fact, in this regard Donald Trump is consistent; as he stated 27 years ago on the Oprah Winfrey program on April 25, 1988, he’s less concerned about being “politically correct” and more concerned about achieving strategic economic and political objectives that will directly benefit the United States. No, I don't like everything Trump says, but I really like that Trump forces people to choose; to move in one direction or another. With Donald Trump YOU can continue to align with the "status quo and mediocrity," or YOU can push the envelop, get up off of you butt, and do something - because if you don't, he (Donald Trump) will certainly pursue his agenda. If you haven't noticed, Donald Trump is typically very successful in achieving his goals, objectives, and agenda.
Unfortunately, too many people brand Trump as a racist, or sexist, or as in the case of columnist George Will, Trump is labeled as shallow or a buffoon. Buffoon? Throughout the Republican presidential primary races and debates Trump intentionally and smartly manipulated the broadcast media to showcase his campaign by simply telling the “controversial” truth, and Trump didn't spend a damn dime of his money to focus media coverage on his campaign. Conversely, other candidates were forced to raise money to run TV ads that literally paled in comparison to Trump's "free" 24/7/365 TV coverage. Plus, Trump truthfully stated how he paid both Democrats and Republicans for many decades to do his bidding. Clearly, Donald Trump is not the buffoon, but George Will should point fingers at his media colleagues for rampant evidence of buffoonery.
Some people believe with Trump as POTUS "stop and frisk" will be regain acceptance throughout the U.S. as a primary method for police to conduct law enforcement, particulary in minority neighborhoods. Why? Because Trump is labled as a racist. Racist?
Observation and detainment ("stop and frisk") is primarily based on a perceived deviation from or adherence to usual-and-customary cultural standards, and has always been an active tool for all law enforcement (and will remain so); and in this regard, Trump is simply stating the obvious.
OBSERVATION AND STEREOTYPEExample 1: If you, as a Black man or woman, are unknown to police or a neighborhood watch group, and "found" strolling down the street or driving around at 3:00 am in an affluent all-White neighborhood, oh yeah, you're going to get stopped and probably frisked - because you don't belong there, duh! Yes, this is a stereotype - but true. Again, don't blame Trump for simply stating the obvious. Without regard to a person's race or ethnicity, don't do "counter-culture" things that prompt people to categorize you in stereotypical roles.
Example 2: If an adult White male is found strolling alone among dozens and dozens of pre-teenage children at a public park, oh yeah, he's very likely to get profiled, stopped, and frisked - because he (perceived to be a pedophile) doesn't belong there, duh!
Example 3: As validated by the CDC, 82.1% of all adult Black women over 30 years of age are either morbidly overweight or obese; 61% of all Black women over 60 years of age are obese. The overwhelming majority of adult Black women are fat, unhealthy, and unfit. Therefore, if Black women do not want to be perceived as a stereotypical big-butt "Aunt Jemima," then Black women must stop engaging in unhealthy and unfit lifestyles that prompt people to categorize Black women as overweight and obese. So, morbidly overweight and obese adult Black women, you're not going to be on the cover of the annual "thin and sexy" swimsuit issue of Sport Illustrated - because you don't belong there, duh!
THE SUBTERFUGE OF HILLARY CLINTON"Stop and frisk Hillary!" "Stop and frisk" was clearly being used throughout Hillary Rodham Clinton’s stature as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve-(12) years, First Lady of the United States for eight-(8) years, her tenure as U.S. Senator from New York for eight-(8) years, and U.S. Secretary of State for four-(4) years. Hillary Clinton has done nothing for Black people except offer the same old Democrat partly-line rhetoric, " . . . we need to come together and heal old wounds . . . yada, yada, yada!"
There's absolutely no evidence, no history of Donald Trump's "failure" to hire and promote qualified people of color, and women. The majority of senior executives at The Trump Organization are women. Clearly, if the Trump Organization failed to comply with AA/EEO and OFCCP requirements for building its real estate franchise (such as the property he recently completed "under cost and ahead of schedule" for the U.S. government in Washington, D.C.) the media would have jumped all over Trump and labeled him as sexist, racist, etc.
Donald Trump is not sexist. It's been reported Donald Trump said, "Pregnancy is inconvenient." If the "politically incorrect" Trump said the aforementioned, then he's correct. A company is NOT in business to provide "maternity leave," but only to provide, produce, distribute, or supply products and/or services to clients/customers to specifically generate income/profit, or to deliver services to the public. In this regard, an employee is hired into an "at-will" environment to function at the discretion of the employer - period. "Maternity leave" is NOT an essential job function, and maternity leave is NOT the function of the employer, but provided only as a "health or social benefit" subject to the employer's employment policy and/or employment law. Employers must re-schedule, delay, re-assign, or eliminate work, products, or services to circumvent to impact of "maternity leave" and all other kinds of scheduled or unscheduled leaves, paid and unpaid. Clearly, Trump is not speaking as a "politically correct" politician, but as a "business" man, and his comments are aligned to the linear assessment of what it takes to successfully and efficiently run a business. Hillary Clinton, the career politician and lawyer - who has never run a business, has absolutely no idea of what it takes to "manage and direct" a successful business.
Oh, you think Hillary Clinton is a better choice for POTUS? Really? If you're unable to decide between the lesser of two evils, click here.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's career, her extremely limited role as an attorney and her entire political career, has functioned as and she is best defined as a "social worker," and she's clearly been able to prosper socially, politically, and financially - not from her business acumen, but as a 2nd-banana to her husband and as a political social worker.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s so-called commitment to women’s issues is, at best, a bunch of crap. Noticeably absent is a robust list of individual women and women owned businesses that have prospered as a direct result of assistance or unilateral action from Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hillary Clinton has prospered far more than the women she alleges to help. Talk is cheap, which is especially true of people, like Hillary Clinton, who embrace narcissism over egalitarianism.
During Clinton's twelve-(12) years as First Lady of Arkansas, the overwhelming majority of women – especially women of color – did NOT prosper during or in the wake of Clinton’s tenure. In 2004 and again in 2009, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) published the report, “The Status of Women in the States.” The 2009 report found that Arkansas ranked between 47th and 50th on most measures examined.
Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, Donald Trump has been immediately responsible for and he has successfully managed his business affairs in compliance with AA/EEO, including his multimedia interests (such as “The Apprentice”), to objectively recognize women and minorities. As conveyed during the "live" Republican National Convention by Ivanka Trump, The Trump Organization has more women executives than male executives! Conversely, Hillary Clinton has NEVER, again NEVER worked for or hired an executive staff populated primarily by women.
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Trip Reynolds
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