WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS......

     "We hold these truths to be self evident....." Some of the most important words the nation and the world ever heard and they continue to resonate today. It is just so sad that people in our country have forgotten that and have resorted to dirty tricks to cancel it out or at least try to.
     White nationalism. Frightening words. Anti Semitism - two words and an attitude that goes along with that. Racism and hatred of all who are "other". A return or at least an attempt to return to those days of denial of votes, of extreme divisions.
Violence and extremism real and threatened by both extreme left and alt right.
     Interference by a foreign power and an invitation to do so by one of the candidates. A warning from our government to Russia and Guccifer 2.0 to mind their own business and a massive proactive effort by our government to avoid this interference.
     Interference by a governmental police organization into the election campaign and possible results. The FBI and its clumsy mishandling of the whole email issue was disgusting and certainly against our traditions wherein there is a huge separation between these governmental entities and the election campaign and process. In fact, it appears to me that we will never know how much effect there was as damage was done before the mess of an accusation was rescinded. It also appears to me that we will need a thorough overhaul of the FBI and massive workshops reteaching the agents that they are to remain neutral. Vote yes, as citizens, but as agents and public servants - shhhh!
     This election has been the most tense I have known. Before this, okay, I had my druthers, but even the idea of Sarah Palin as one heartbeat away was not as frightening as the image of Trump taking the oath of office for I am sure that the American experiment of democracy would then become a relic of the past. Never have I seen people actually physically ill with the thought of him in office, a man who is racist, piggish in behavior and foul in mouth, who hates all - women, disabled, black, brown - remember those "bad hombres", immigrants and their descendants - hmmm, does that mean he hates himself? Probably, what's to love? A man who can rant with the best? worst? of them and then can mumble to himself out loud. A man who has no self control and whose venomous attitudes are virulently poisonous.
     He defends himself with lies, small lies, the Big Lie and oh, have we not seen that before! He defends himself by saying that his daughter converted. So what? Good for her - and remember, every big Nazi had his personal Jew that he liked but oh, well, what can one do - and I hope she lives a long and happy life, but this same daughter played down her ad for her father due to a fear for her business. His son in law could not back him in his own paper, The Observer.
     No experience. No tact. Hateful supporters. Rabid supporters who made up lies. Personal attacks on those who opposed him. And on the other hand we had a determined and experienced public servant who fought for years to get her programs through. Sometimes she won and sometimes she failed, but she tried and millions have health insurance through the CHIP program for kids and good policies under Obamacare. Sure, it is not perfect and neither is she. As I always have said, perfect is for angels, not humans.
     Her closing presentation last nite was beautiful - calm, hopeful, reassuring and stretching a hand out to all Americans, to unite, to join together to build America again. All we get from the other side are threats, of armed violence, of interference with the voting process and haven't we seen enough of that already. Hillary Clinton has her policies ready. She knows the issues and she knows and acknowledges that there will be both success and failure, but success, people, means the cooperation of all, of both parties remembering that they are Americans first and then Republican or Democrat or whatever. Period.
     So get out there and vote. Wait on line and be thankful that we have the opportunity to vote. Yes, sometimes there have been roadblocks and obstructionist behavior, but it is worth the efforts to get there and vote. Take your friends with you. Take your family members with you and even your little ones, unable to vote as of yet and let them see the process. VOTE. VOTE.VOTE.
     And once this is over, I hope we will all sleep better in our beds knowing we have the right woman at the helm and for Heaven's sakes, people, especially women and all decent men- how could you possibly vote for him, he who demeans us, who demeans our loved ones. Remember the questions I asked in yesterday's post? Think of them before voting. Be part of a most historical moment that is long overdue - a woman as President of the United States of America. Damn, but that looks good and sounds right to the ear. It is time. It is best for us and for the world. It is not perfection but it sure as hell is better than the alternative and a positive step into the future.
        VOTE HILLARY CLINTON
   VOTE AGAINST HATE
   VOTE FOR HOPE
   VOTE TO SAVE THE WORLD
   VOTE TO SAVE THE COUNTRY
   VOTE AGAINST HATRED
      VOTE HILLARY CLINTON