Letter to the Editor: Trump’s first month

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If you live in the Fox News bubble then Trump’s first month as president has been a resounding success.

However, if you live in the world of actual facts, cause and effect, then Trump’s first month is troubling.

Trump’s selection of Steve Bannon, a white supremacist member of the alt-right, as Whitehouse Chief Strategist is contrary to traditional American values.

Trump has unnecessarily alienated Mexico; a $5 billion trading partner.

His withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership will increase the consumer cost of all Asian products coming into the United States and result in Asian trading partners turning to China and moving away from trade with the United States.

Trump has unnecessarily alienated the Australian Prime Minister – a country that has been our ally in all wars since WW2.

Trump’s unconstitutional Muslim ban on counties that have not been involved in terrorism against the United States has further fueled resentment of the US in the Arab world.

Trumps business conflicts of interest are glaring and can only be fully known by him releasing his income tax records – which he refuses.

Trumps ties to Russia and to the Putin regime are troubling, and the question that must be answered is: were the members of the Trump election team in communication and complicit with the Russian effort to influence our Presidential election?

Trump’s over the top attack on the free press is in line with other authoritarian regimes of dictatorships.

Then there are the misrepresentations, exaggerations and the outright lies, labeled as alternative facts, that float freely from the Trump White House almost daily.

This is by no means a comprehensive list and should trouble all Americans.

William Gilliland
Farmington

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  1. Good points, JL, but Yellow Dogs care nothing about truth, facts, morality, right and wrong, patriotism, or their own hypocrisy. No added value in directing a rebuttal to them.

  2. “When you say, “How could Trump have won, when all the polls said he couldn’t?”, the answer is obvious.” Is It?

    Don’t jump to conclusions. Can’t wait for the investigation into Russian interference?

  3. I came across this writing/response on another blog, so I can not take credit for its points and observations made, however, many I did think about and pondered the same conclusions as well as asked myself the same questions. I offer them to those that missed these little secrets and details that it seems that the same standard was not used eight to nine years ago to the normal screening and questioning asked of not only previous presidents(except for Mr. O) but even at a stricter and higher bar for the new President. Let’s say, for starters; The constant, “”Why doesn’t Trump turn over his personal tax report?????” Yet the birth certificate of Obama, literally took threats and questioning from both Hillary and later Trump, just to submit a questionable paper that was said to be a birth certificate? You would think both sides or normal Americans find this conundrum and mysterious circumstances a little more evoking, than someone’s personal income tax forms? Just saying..

    The birther issue was just a teaser, the rest has some interesting highlights of the president’s background regardless of your political views, and as Mr. Scott suggests, let’s see what the “scholars” will record in the history books as well as it will be interesting to see what they put in his “Presidential Library” about his early years now that he is out of office. Remember that, (while we in “real-time” have witnessed these historic/historical presidency of 8 eight years) the information is for those in the future of the revisionist historians. This write up which I conceded credit for is “THE UNANSWERED MYSTERY OF THE CENTURY!!!” As it was written from a union guy in Chicago that did not vote for Oby…

    “In a country where we take notice of many, many facets of our public figures’ lives, doesn’t seem odd that there’s so little we know about our current president, Barack Obama.

    For example, we know that Andrew Jackson’s wife smoked a corn cob pipe and was accused of adultery; Abe Lincoln never went to school; Jack Kennedy wore a back brace; Harry Truman played the piano.

    As Americans, we enjoy knowing details about our newsmakers, but none of us know one single humanizing fact about the history of our own president.

    We are all aware of the lack of a incontestable birth records for Obama; that document managing has been spectacularly successful.

    There are however, several additional oddities in Obama’s history that appear to be as well managed as the birthing issue.

    One other interesting thing… There are no birth certificates of his daughters that can be found?

    It’s interesting that no one who ever dated him has shown up. The charisma that caused women to be drawn to him so strongly during his campaign, certainly would in the normal course of events, lead some lady to come forward, if only to garner some attention for herself. We all know about JFK’s magnetism, that McCain was no monk and quite a few details about Palin’s courtship and even her athletic prowess, Joe Biden’s aneurisms are no secret; look at Cheney and Clinton, we all know about their heart problems. Certainly Wild Bill Clinton’s exploits before and during his White House years, were well known. That’s why it’s so odd that not one lady has stepped up and said, “He was so shy…” or “What a great dancer…”

    It’s virtually impossible to know anything about this fellow.

    Who was the best man at his wedding?
    Start there. Then check groomsmen.

    Then get the footage of the graduation ceremony. Has anyone talked to the professors? It is odd that no one is bragging that they knew him or taught him or lived with him.

    When did he meet Michele, and how? Are there photos there? Every president gives to the public all their photos, etc. for their library, etc. What has he released? And who voted for him to be the most popular man in 2010? Doesn’t this make you wonder?

    Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from President Obama’s past saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc?? Not one person has ever come forward from his past. It certainly is very, very strange…

    This should be a cause for great concern. To those who voted for him, you may have elected an unqualified, inexperienced shadow man. Have you seen a movie named “The Manchurian Candidate”

    As insignificant as each of us might be, someone with whom we went to school will remember our name or face; someone will remember we were the clown or the dork or the brain or the quiet one or the bully or something about us.

    George Stephanopoulos of ABC News said the same thing during the 2008 campaign. He questions why no one has acknowledged the president was in their classroom or ate in the same cafeteria or made impromptu speeches on campus. Stephanopoulos also was a classmate of Obama at Columbia — the class of 1984. He says he never had a single class with him.

    He is such a great orator; why doesn’t anyone in Obama’s college class remember him? Why won’t he allow Columbia to release his records?

    Nobody remembers Obama at Columbia University…

    Looking for evidence of Obama’s past, Fox News contacted 400 Columbia University students from the period when Obama claims to have been there… but none remembered him.

    Wayne Allyn Root was, like Obama, a political science major at Columbia who also graduated in 1983. In 2008, Root says of Obama, “I don’t know a single person at Columbia that knew him, and they all know me. I don’t have a classmate who ever knew Barack Obama at Columbia, ever.”

    Nobody recalls him. Root adds that he was also, like Obama, Class of ’83 Political Science, and says, “You don’t get more exact or closer than that. Never met him in my life, don’t know anyone who ever met him. At class reunion, our 20th reunion five years ago, who was asked to be the speaker of the class? Me. No one ever heard of Barack! And five years ago, nobody even knew who he was. The guy who writes the class notes, who’s kind of the, as we say in New York, ‘the macha’ who knows everybody, has yet to find a person, a human who ever met him.”

    Obama’s photograph does not appear in the school’s yearbook and Obama consistently declines requests to talk about his years at Columbia, provide school records, or provide the name of any former classmates or friends while at Columbia .

    Some other interesting questions:

    Why was Obama’s law license inactivated in 2002?
    It is said there is no record of him ever taking the Bar exam.

    Why was Michelle’s law license inactivated by court order?
    We understand that was forced to avoid fraud charges.

    It is circulating that according to the U.S. Census, there is only one Barack Obama but 27 Social Security numbers and over 80 alias connected to him.

    The Social Security number he uses now originated in Connecticut where he is reported to have never lived. And was originally registered to another man (Thomas Louis Wood) from Connecticut, who died in Hawaii while on vacation there. As we all know Social Security Numbers are only issued ‘once, they are not reused’
    No wonder all his records are sealed…”

  4. Cant wait to find out where all the Clinton Foundation money went that was supposed to go to Haiti..
    It Never got there,,,Hmmmm.
    Cant wait cant wait cant wait,,,
    Oh goody goody goody goody,,
    Whoops I just wet my pants…

  5. Some things which are obvious to virtually everyone will never be acknowledged by some people regardless of the evidence. Nothing to get excited about, it’s just the way they are. You can’t fix “some things”.

  6. The stuff above on Obama is silly. He’s been very open about his past and those kinds of claims are simply false. That’s the thing – people can make fake accusations, are not required to give evidence, and people believe it because they want to. That’s why Trump can make outlandish statements like Obama ordering wiretaps, the truth is irrelevant as long as you’re on the attack. Though in this case, he’s angry because Republicans are not supporting his claims. Same with claims against Hillary Clinton. Most of that was just fiction thrown out there with no evidence, but it didn’t matter to a public that simply will believe whatever suits their biases. Trump’s lack of respect for even the semblance of truth may be pushing that so far that the public reacts, and actually starts wanting evidence when attacks are made.

    Oh – I was watching the polls closely before the election. The polls always had a Trump victory as possible, some even had it as likely. This claim that the polls all said Hillary couldn’t lose are false – it’s another one of those false claims that people throw out, and others believe. Sigh.

  7. JL…. Thanks, all very interesting… It reminded me of a few years ago….. Every soldier that was in the US Army when Elvis was in…. went to basic with him then those that went to Germany were best friends and had bunks next to him… Yet no one ever heard of B. H. Obama in his prior years… I guess only S. Erb understands….

  8. Comparing Obama to Elvis? Not only have there been biographies on Obama, but CNN had a detailed story of his life. But hey, if you want to pretend he’s somehow strange or different, that says more about you than about Obama.

  9. if you have issues with Trump,,he makes it easy I agree. Seems he just cant help himself right??

    If you support or still support the Democratic “offer”,,you have no credibility with honest and open minded people.

    but you are AOK with that I’m sure.

    The masses are looking elsewhere now.

  10. Yes, Scott I must agree that some of these “facts” seem silly and some speculative and not completely accurate only because either proof disputing it was not given or flimsy at best…Also, I will agree that these claims would seem silly for any normal person born and raised in any-town USA with American values, culture and patriotism. That would true of any American regardless of political affiliation. However, if you read Obama’s own book, the travels to from the US to Africa during his early childhood (btw, depending on who did the research, they don’t even agree or have indisputable proof on what age and for how long he supposedly was out of the country and whether or not was adopted and became a citizen of another country of his adopted father). So, my point is, irrespective of whether he is or isn’t an American citizen, clearly and well demonstrated that it’s not in his heart largely due to his upbringing, mentors and culture that he was raised in, that is distinctly different than ours.

    And to answer the staged, fabrication and managed events, documents and pictures…his has been some of the best we have seen

    Nuff Said…

  11. BJB: Note in the article the references to “anarchists”. These folks show up at big events to do damage…watch for them the next time a world bank meeting takes place….of course they do not represent the typical protestor, they represent the typical anarchist…

  12. Marie,,your “media” links are a hoot.

    you seem to be a little slow in realizing that the media has cooked its goose with most of us.
    They have no credibility as they have been proven to lie for their own agenda,,,over and over.

    Anyone can search and find a media “report” to support their own “wishes”.
    Which is exactly what you are doing.

    So all your efforts are moot if that’s all you have.

    Hello…

  13. You know what is really silly? That after years of the media producers, researchers, followers and even with the added help of the WWW, only “1” person was presented as the “sacrificial lamb” as the BFF of Oby at Columbia, that even challenged his relationship with the vice-president. I don’t know? Maybe it’s just me, but I took tons of pics with my family and friends, selfies, etc, the last time I visited NYC, the museums, went bar hopping, strolled through Central Park just like the lamb allegedly did with Oby (as your link suggested) …¿at least “1” pic of them together could have been presented? Not just your link but anywhere?

    However, silly me right? BTW, remember the staged pic of Oby and his trap or skeet shotgun shoot pic? Mr. 2nd Amendment, right?

    Well, just follow your own link and read more about Mr. Root. He offers a more reasonable and compelling argument than the “1” person relvelation.

    Nuff Said…

  14. Too bad that some choose to just confirm their own biases by depending on personal blogs and dubious media sources for “news”

    Conspiracy theories abound, take your pick. But you’ll be just the poorer for it.

  15. Thank you Marie for that confession (weird but..OK).

    What a site to behold in airport and hotel lobbies how people watch the screen… Resulting in all this righteous indignation.
    Hook…Line and Sinker.

    THINK!

  16. Opinions are “US”…..Based on what we “see”, which is determined by what we “look” at.

    If I spend all my time intrenched in “media”(looking at everybody else)…. that wouldn’t leave much time to be anything other than what they want me to be.

    Oldest trick in the book folks.
    What a bunch of BS going on producing hysterical anxiety based on….Media.
    Let’s think for ourselves.
    If we are honest… We can do this.

  17. Pretty decent first month. Best construction spending for the last ten years, manufacturing hiring triple that of government, 235,000 jobs created, unemployment decreased, debt decrease… If this upsets you it is going to be a long eight years. MAGA!

  18. @ Nerf – MAGA, aye! What the lefties are MOST afraid of is that Trump WILL Make America Great Again and they won’t win any more elections! They doing all they CAN to PREVENT it! Can you say “Treason!”?

  19. I just got my first months shipment of the Make America Great Again Club KoolAid

    It just didn’t smell write so I canceled my membership and send it kcab (refund is pending)

  20. Hey Chuck…Sorry for your troubles.
    I feel your “pain”.

    When I canceled my membership to the ,,
    “We’re Better Together” club….
    I never got my refund either.
    They said something about sending my money for Haiti relief…. Since they didn’t want to send any of theirs add promised.

    Oh well… It’s just a cruel cruel world I guess..
    Right Buddy?

  21. Dear Ms or Mrs Refunds (you are at least 18?)

    Actually I don’t mind helping anyone who needs it

    At the first meeting of the Make America Great Again Club I attended I saw many who REALLY needed it!!!

    The KoolAid cash bar was open butt I hardly it expected to be another entitlement!

    I offered to help but it is hard to make out a czech to or start a conversation with some one who’s name tag says * Probably just proud to admit it I guess (need for help or real ID)

  22. I’d been waiting eight years for my hope and change to arrive, it finally has. I have hope that Trump will bring the change necessary to correct the course Obama has led the country down. Taking care of people is the right thing to do, I would rather take care of the citizens of this country first before helping others after all we are the ones footing the bill. Slogans are wonderful as long as it is your politician saying them. The proof is in the results. The team in this administration are people who have a record of proven results. You may not like the type of results because your guy didn’t appoint these people, but I would bet my house that if your guy appointed the same personnel you would be hollering from the rooftops at how wonderful they are. You people on the left need to find your safe space and take a deep breath. People that didn’t agree with Obama survived eight years and with the exception of Mr. Gilliand (whom I concerned for) those that disagree with Trump will as well. MAGA

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