Monday, November 04, 2024
Voted Trump for my grandkids
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) November 4, 2024
Like some of you, I voted early: Trump/Vance and Senator Ted Cruz. I feel confident that they will win.
What makes this election cycle so confusing is that this election is too close, especially when you compare the performance of the incumbent with what Trump accomplished. I’ve never seen such a contrast and yet the polls are telling me that it’s too close to call.
Let me share what Scott Jennings of CNN wrote about his choice to vote for Trump. It speaks for me.
And today, millions of Republicans like me — who nearly upchucked a time or two on this crazy ride — are prepared to vote for him one more time as a bulwark against the cultural and governance excesses of the American left.
Simply put, I’m more worried about the country’s future than any problems I’ve had with Trump in the past.
I’m worried about the impulse to restrict political speech, which some on the left (including Harris) have embraced.
I’m worried about the left’s demonization of America’s origins and the future of Western civilization, as many conservatives feel that the basic tenets of society as we’ve known it are under attack.
I’m worried about the Democratic Party’s bait-and-switch tactics. First, it was: Trust us, Biden is a moderate and he’s totally with it. He turned out to be neither.
And now, it’s: Trust us, Harris no longer holds all the crazy positions that she clearly and passionately campaigned for in 2019.
Scott is right on. We now have five grandchildren. The oldest one will start pre-K next year and the two youngest ones born this year will graduate from high school some time in 2042.
So what kind of country will they inherit? I feel responsible and would rather put the country on Trump’s hands than the other side obsessed with race, gender, and something called “green energy.”
Trump is the one and I think that my grandkids will thank me for it.
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November 1993: "Size isn't everything", great CD by Bee Gees
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It was their best studio LP since "One" from 1989. It featured some good tunes, like "Blue Island", "Paying the price of love", "Kiss of life" and "For whom the bell tolls".
1842: Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd
Molly, as she was known by family and friends, met Lincoln in 1840 when she was 21 and he was 31. They fell in love and accepted his proposal of marriage.
She endured the loss of a baby child and then Willie who died in The White House at age 12.
Of course, President Lincoln was assassinated when they were watching a play at Ford's in Washington DC.
She died in 1882 at age 63. Only Robert, their first son, was alive when she died.
Reagan 1980 many years ago this week!
As we count the 2020 vote, let me tell you a story about another election that meant a great deal to me. Like many Cuban Americans, I had grown up hearing that it was better to vote Republican. It was Ronald Reagan who took it to the next level. He made it cool to talk about free markets and small government.
Back in November 1980, I was a volunteer on the Reagan-Bush team. On Friday night, I worked a phone bank and all the senior people were talking about a close election. A few days before, we had seen Reagan debate President Carter but the impact of “there you go again” was still unclear. I guess we did not see the impact of that debate until real people voted.
On election day, I voted early, went to work, and then listened to the radio for any detail I could find.
At 7:00 P.M., I tuned in to the TV, expecting to stay up all night, as I had in 1976, when the Ford-Carter contest literally went into the middle of the next day.
Around 7:00 P.M., the Eastern results came in, and President Carter looked weak. By 9:00, the Southern results started projecting a Reagan victory. By 11:00, the Western results made it a landslide.
The Reagan-Bush team got 489 electoral votes and almost 44 million votes. It was amazing, to say the least.
Of course, the next part was even better. The GOP picked up Senate seats and ended up with a majority for the first time in years.
A few days later, I moved to Mexico City to start a banking assignment. Down south of the border, everyone in Mexico was curious as to how Reagan did it. I had a lot fun explaining the victory. Last, but not least, President Carter was seen as a very weak leader and many remembered that Reagan had been a good and popular Governor Reagan of California.
November 1967 and The Bee Gees's "Massachusetts"
We continue our series of posts about the wonderful music of 1967.
Today, we remember "Massachusetts", one of The Bee Gees' greatest songs.
Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" is a funny story and nice movie
What can you say about this story by Noel Coward?
Here is the plot: Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira.
He is Rex Harrison, the second wife is Constance Cummings and the ghost is Kay Hammond.
Let's me just say that it's very funny and entertaining. Also, you won't believe the ending so watch it.