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What with Brexit he's

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:13:47 +0000

In reply to Thanks Ramona. At 3 am local

What with Brexit he's probably wanting a couch to sleep on. Trump Towers probly isn't it.

Absolutely.

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:40:21 +0000

In reply to Reading your bullet points, I

Absolutely.

I'd quibble over #1, but not really to disagree. I think the Democratic Party does have two bosses: the nominee and the President. They are both clear and undoubted bosses,mane their word goes. But they are very much on the same page. One is about to entire semi-retirement, like Don Corleone, while the other settles the family business.

As for #4, Hillary faces an entrenched media narrative that isn't kind or fair to her. And the press will be very reluctant to let the Hillary-bashing go. I do think that you can, once in a rare while, change the story by changing the reality. If HRC gets out far enough ahead, and Trump keeps melting down, I think the media will have to go with the facts on the ground at a certain point.

Hilarious.

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:34:46 +0000

In reply to I think it's going really

Hilarious.

Thanks Ramona. At 3 am local

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:34:25 +0000

In reply to Great post, Doc. I don't

Thanks Ramona. At 3 am local time last night I was reassuring a cabbie. And we've only just begun.

Thanks. I am enjoying London.

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:32:39 +0000

In reply to Great post, and I have

Thanks. I am enjoying London. Saw Macbeth at midnight last night (still 7 pm Cleveland time) and thought: these two people seem so refreshingly sane.

The real fun will start when our luggage actually gets here. Maybe by the fall?

Thanks, all.

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:30:31 +0000

In reply to Brilliant assessment,

Thanks, all.

That is my wish and hope as

CVille Dem — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:16:54 +0000

In reply to Agreed on all points.

That is my wish and hope as well. We should be able to present ourselves as the adults in the room, with actual policies and plans. I want it to be a positive experience. I still say that the Clinton campaign needs to develop an APP that will let anyone anywhere show what her policies and plans are.

I see why Trump hasn't done that -- he has neither policies nor plans, but for those people who claim ignorance of HRT's plans, why no have an easily accessible answer?

Great post, and I have

stillidealistic — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:10:22 +0000

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Great post, and I have nothing to add, except my thanks for pointing out that Cruz and Kasich only feel free to do what they've done because they feel strongly he won't win.

Oh, and enjoy London. I recently returned from a week in Scotland and York, and 2 weeks in London, and nearly every time people heard my accent they asked me what the bloody hell we were thinking by letting Trump this close to the White House. I tried my best to reassure them, but we left right before the Brexit vote, and now that it has passed, and Trump is the actual nominee, they must be more concerned than they were before.

Agreed on all points.

stillidealistic — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:58:13 +0000

In reply to Reading your bullet points, I

Agreed on all points.

My only small concern with our convention is how the Bernie delegates will behave.

I am hoping for a drama free convention full of positive messages. I HOPE the convention does not fall into the trap of portraying her as the lesser of two evils. We have a great message of building on the accomplishments of President Obama, inclusion, prosperity and better times for all as we work together, and I would like to see us stay on that message.

Great post, Doc. I don't

Ramona — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:48:12 +0000

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Great post, Doc. I don't know if you meant to do this, but I'm feeling much better now. The media is the key--they have to take some responsibility for their laziness and their greed. "Trump sells" does nothing for the rest of us.

Have a wonderful time in England and please let those Brits know they won't have to worry about Trump. We're on it.