2016 Election Postmortem

When something goes wrong I always try to find something good in it. It may only be how I screwed up and learned what not to do in the future.

Clinton's campaign kept calling to get me to go to Philadelphia as part of voter registration and the get out to vote effort. I felt bad that was too busy fixing up my house to sell and I didn't go.
PA's 20 electoral votes would not have been enough to change the results anyway.

The only good thing I've been able to come up with so far as a result of this election is I've learned some new words and a better definition of more common words. I'm vocabulary challenged.

See 2016 election Glossary

Other more well known terms which have become more prominent:

Protectionist
Isolationist
Racist

Other:
Susan Keller compiled a more comprehensive list of possible benefits from the election.

Also, Dan Rather has created a media company that promotes his vision of real journalism, news of integrity and as he would say a "play no favorites, pull no punches" brand of reporting. News And Guts. In these turbulent times, we seek nothing more than the truth.

Miscellaneous Comments:

Appointments:

Male White Government
experience Former
generals Billionaires

George W. Bush First confirmed cabinet 83% 74% 96% 4% 0%

Barack Obama First confirmed cabinet 65% 52% 87% 4% 0%

Donald Trump Nominees as of Jan. 26, 2017 82% 86% 55% 9% 9%

Source: Trump's $6 Billion Cabinet: Bloomberg.com

		Male	White	Government experience	Former generals	Billionaires
George W. Bush	First confirmed cabinet	83%	74%	96%	4%	0%
Barack Obama	First confirmed cabinet	65%	52%	87%	4%	0%
Donald Trump	Nominees as of Jan. 26, 2017	82%	86%	55%	9%	9%

Tough talking leaders are popular at first but fade. E.g. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, George W. Bush's Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea) and Shock and Awe campaign against Iraq resonated with a large group of people.
However Silvio Berlusconi, Itallian Prime Minister, to whom Trump has been likened, served for 9 years.
Republicans Voting Against Their Own Interests: It's The Hatred, Stupid... | HuffPost
A political and history blog on the election - A Brief History...
The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election - The New Yorker

PaarodyProject songs Confounds the Science - Parody on Sound of Silence :: Confounds the Science is a parody that has a bit of fun at the expense of the president. Sung to the tune of Sound of Silence - Parody by Don Caron http://parodyproject.com/parody-sound-of-silence/ Donny Boy - A Parody of Danny Boy from Parody Project :: Parody of Danny Boy to the tune of Londonderry Air sung telegram to Donald Trump from the Parody Four - a cappella men's quartet. http://parodyproject.com/donny-boy-parody-danny-boy/ Where Have all the Statesmen Gone - (Where Have All the Flowers Gone) :: Where have all the statesmen gone, in fact? This song parody gives you the complete answer to that question. It's based on Where Have All the Flowers Gone http://parodyproject.com/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/ SIXTEEN TUMS (Parody of Sixteen Tons) - Parody Project http://parodyproject.com/sixteen-tums-parody-sixteen-tons/

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last updated 2 Oct 2017