Adventures with at least one eye open.
And this is America today.
No matter how long you look at it, can you ever get used to it?
President Barack Obama, one of the finest men we’ve ever had serve and lead this country, yesterday welcomed into the White House a former reality star turned fascist figurehead.
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I wake up to an America I do not recognize.
The unimaginable has happened. America has elected president a racist, misogynist bully with no filter, no experience, no gutter he won’t stoop to.
And it did it with its eyes wide open.
Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Say you’re the parent of a fourth grader curious about the presidential campaign. It’s only the election of the next leader of the greatest country in the world.
Your wee one wants to know everything about the political process, how the primaries work, how the two major parties function, even the purpose of the electoral college.
All those things can be explained – perhaps with some difficulty, but still.
But what the heck do you say about the behavior of those running for only the most important job on the planet?
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