New and Improved and Sparkly Letter

Here's the revised and, hopefully, improved letter to the Post Star:

     I agree with Mr. Collins that Trump will not be Hitler. Also, folks on the right; Obama is not Hitler. You on the left; Bush wasn't Hitler either. No word yet on Cheney as Rasputin.

     However, the subject of my letter is what a petty swindler Trump is. Of that, there's little doubt. It's astonishing to see someone who's supposedly a billionaire, crookedly misappropriating such piddling amounts. Does he just play a rich guy like Jim Backus did (much better)? Let Barbra Streisand ask it in song: "Is he that rich? Maybe he's poor? Til he reveals his returns, who can be sure."

     Recently we learned that Trump scammed the state of NY out of $150,000 meant for businesses hurt by 9/11, which his wasn't. And there was Trump U, where he conned people into spending what would be substantial sums for them, not for an alleged billionaire, on worthless "degrees." Then there was the veteran's benefit he held to duck a debate. The Donald generously pledged a million dollars. It took him four months to fulfill it, then only when shamed into it by the Washington Post.

     This is a man who can't get loans from American banks because he's such a poor credit risk. He has to go to Russian "financiers." I hope for his sake these pals of Putin's have the same forgiving policies on bankruptcy he's encountered (frequently) in the past. In any case, some voters seem to have forgiving attitudes toward crystal-clear fraud. Would you buy a used car from him?

     And Mike Pence, if you can't call the David Dukes of the world deplorable, what can you call them? Uncouth? Boorish? Indelicate? They is what they is. Use proper words in proper places. They do have meanings.

The readership of the Post Star is roughly 35,000. Would Wiki lie? The readership of my blog is roughly zero to 2 (on a good day). That's why I write letters to the editor. And for this guy:

I would prefer you leave the comments and eliminate the Letters To The Editors! I understand that writers are limited to number of words and number of submissions within a certain period of time. You continually print letters by the same people; perhaps no one else is writing or perhaps you just are printing letters that rarely call the Post Star out. There are letters that are well written and some are clever. Many are ridiculous and poorly written. However it is the letters by some of those who submit over and over which are written in a manner that indicates that they believe they are journalists submitting articles for readers who are anxiously waiting for their next essay. I would vote for you to stop printing these letters. They are not journalists and if you stopped continually printing their drivel, you might have enough space to print many of the other letters you decline.

This drivel is for you, Stuckhere (if that is your real name).

Mike Pence:"David Duke Not Deplorable"

OK, so that may not be an accurate quote. Close enough for journalism 2016.

If you won’t say the KKK is deplorable, you have no business running the country. -Hillary Clinton

Because we always like to double check our definitions here in Hometown:

deserving censure or contempt

Yeah, I think if you can't say that about David Duke, then who can you say it about?

His supporters aren't deplorable. They're just spirited.

As several protesters were being escorted out by security, a man in the crowd grabbed a male protester around the neck and then punched him. He then slapped at a woman being led out. The 

Trump supporter was not ejected by security.

The celebrity businessman talked through the scuffle but cracked after the disturbance, "Is there any place more fun than a Trump rally?"

22 Million

Really!

Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush White House “lost” 22 million emails. 

I'm sure everyone on the right will be aghast to hear this. Not that sure, of course.

Very Rough Draft of a Letter to the Editor

I’d like to agree with Mr. Collins from Glens Falls who says that Donald Trump will not be Hitler. Also, I’ll point out to the folks on the right that President Obama is not Hitler. To those on the left, President Bush was not Hitler either. The jury is still out on whether Vice President Cheney was Rasputin.

What I wanted to write about, though, is what a petty crook Trump is. It’s surprising to see someone who’s supposedly a billionaire swindling such petty amounts. Does he just play a rich guy on TV like JimBackus did? Much better, by the way. Let’s let Barbra Streisand say it song: “Is he that rich? Maybe he’s poor? ‘Til he reveals his returns, who can be sure.”

Recently we learned that Trump scammed the state of NY outof $150,000 meant for businesses hurt by 9/11, which his wasn’t. There was Trump U, where he conned people into spending what would be big money for them, not for an alleged billionaire, on worthless “degrees.” Then there was the veteran’s benefit that he held in order to duck a debate. The Donald pledged a million dollars. It took him 4 months to fulfill it, only because the Washington Post shamed him into it.

This is a man who can’t get loans from American banks because he is such a poor credit risk. So, he has to go to Russian “financiers.” I hope for his sake these friends of Putin have the same forgiving policies on bankruptcy as he’s faced in the past.

Many voters seem to also have forgiving attitudes toward fraud. Come November, when you enter the voting booth, remember we don’t grade on the curve in selecting a president. 

If only you could put links in LTTE. 

And you tube clips.

Where Does It End With Trump?

On November 8th, hopefully. Here's a link to Esquire with Trump bragging about 40 Wall Street now being the tallest building because of the destruction of the Trade Towers.

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it's the tallest." 

What is really ironic is that it sounds as though there was no damage to that building. And yet, Donald got $150,000 from a state of NY program designed to aid businesses that were hurt by 9/11.

Donald Trump’s tale about why he took $150,000 in 9/11 money is as tall as the Downtown skyscraper he says he used in recovery efforts, according to government records.

Though the billionaire presidential candidate has repeatedly suggested he got that money for helping others out after the attacks, documents obtained by the Daily News show that Trump’s account was just a huge lie.

Records from the Empire State Development Corp., which administered the recovery program, show that Trump’s company asked for those funds for “rent loss,” “cleanup” and “repair” — not to recuperate money lost in helping people. 

Fifty six days until we can be sure this clown is not elected president.

Reasons I Don't Watch TV Number Gazillion

And a good reason to watch Colbert on You Tube.

More Victims of the Second Amendment

I can't record everyone of these incidents, but that's what the Gun Violence Archive is for. Some stand out more than others, though. When a 14 year old girl shoots another student and then shoots herself to death it stands out.

During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, authorities said a 14-year-old female freshman student, whose name hasn't been released, turned the gun on herself after shooting another student, possibly a 16-year-old student, in the lower extremities. That student was taken to the hospital and was released.

I'm sure the college students in Texas, who are now able to walk around strapped, will be much more mature and will not commit similar acts. In my own state was another recent victim.

An upstate Assemblyman who was supposed to turn himself in to the FBI on Friday morning instead shot himself to death in a cemetery.

Bill Nojay's apparent suicide took place in front of Rochester police officer who had responded to a call to “check the welfare” of an individual in the area.

I'll give him credit. He talked the talk and walked the walk. And at least he didn't take any innocent people with him.

One year after the passage of the SAFE Act, Assemblyman Bill Nojay (R,I) is reminding his constituents to remain steadfast in defense of their Second Amendment rights. The fight to restore the right to bear arms in New York is far from over, as the legal challenge to the law is working its way through the courts, and those who voted in favor of the law have yet to be held accountable.

Condolences to the families of all victims of gun violence, self-inflicted or not.