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I Knew Trump Would Win The Presidency. Read Points I Mostly Agree With Below

How did Donald Trump win the 2016 US Presidential Election? by Jon Davis https://www.quora.com/How-did-Donald-Trump-win-the-2016-US-Presidential-Election/answer/Jon-Davis-10?srid=XZZf&share=5c9baf97

Getting My Share of Flak on Daily Banter's "Michelle Obama Gives Zero F*cks About What the Saudis Wanted Her To Wear"

On What Michelle Obama Wore When She Came Along With Barack Obama in Saudi Arabia I remarked "awesome!" With a sharing of a posting that received at least 10 likes and 2 shares from my Facebook network, I received an admonition from someone who believes otherwise that what Michelle Obama was not harmful..... Someone wrote down in my Facebook timeline "Why it would be awesome! ! Does respecting other people culture become a sin or f*ck a hit to them !! Ur not belongs to this region of the world .. as we never criticised ur damin open style you are living which against the sole of real Christinty .. don't share such stupid articles which only add hates between people . THANKS" The same person added: " By the way .. am not saudi and i dont wana be , its all about understand and respect" I replied: " U r entitled to ur own opinion, _______ --- that's essential in a real democracy --- & i respect ur right to express ur o...

Moving On: Is It More Fun in the Philippines?

This posting has been inspired by the question of my client on weekdays when I do my part-time job to pay for my rent (and other incidentals when you live in New York City). Upon seeing and reading the 1-page advertisement of "It's More Fun in the Philippines"  in the New York Times this June, he blurted out an authentically sincere question to me " Is it really? " I replied quickly and without hesitation " Yes, it is. " " Then, why are you here? " he asked further, and without a tone of sarcasm that he would usually have, and based on how I've known him as retired lawyer who graduated from one of the top law schools in the USA. I knew I shot back an answer, which got him to stop asking for more questions. I don't remember my exact answer anymore to him as of the time of this writing. But his questions got me into asking myself some difficult questions. Yes, why am I here in the USA, if it's more fun in the Philippines? I don...

Round Trip Across the USA on the AMTRAK train