No matter what your opinion on current politics in the US, I think almost everyone can agree that it is often difficult to understand what the current president is trying to say. The new uproar over tariffs and the fallout from them is an example. And living in a state that is going to be particularly hard-hit in this tariff war (take your pick - cranberries, dairy products, soybeans, Harleys, we're suceptible) I am touchy about this. In regard to the Harleys, the president recently said
I guarantee you everybody that ever bought a Harley-Davidson voted for Trump," Trump said on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures." "I don’t know if you know that. I would have to — they call them bikers for Trump. There’s hundreds."
As is often the case I'm bewildered. First of all, I personally know Harley-Davidson owners who did not vote for Trump. So I have to believe his guarantee is wrong. And - hundreds??? How the heck many Harley owners does the President think there are? Heck, there are that many Harleys at one of the local bars on a nice summer weekend.
It's not just picking on a particular statement. This happens every day. I didn't realize that confusing the public was such a powerful political tool, but it has served this president well.
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BusStop by Bill Sell. Bay View Neighborhood Association Loves Our Bus
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Four Mondays in August Bay View neighbors will do the unthinkable. They will gather for coffee and caffeinate their minds with the intention of riding the bus downtown. Surely there are rules against this: Car owners boarding buses? Leaving the car at home? "Un-American" is what jock radio will say about Bay View.
Last August when Bay View riders rode - four Mondays at 7 a.m. - it stirred the County Board into an hour of consternation.
Now, the County Sheriff has been alerted for rowdy commuters; Milwaukee police squads will cruise bus stops for signs of unruly passengers, wearing - you know - that gangland side-ways baseball cap.
Bay View nervously awaits these Mondays mornings and the rowdy street parties. Revelers are said to be ready to welcome the coming of Route 15 from the Deep South Suburbs.
Talk of music on the bus is unfounded, but spreading like wild-fire are rumors through the neighborhood. Will the Cactus Club open a tent kitty korner from Svens at 7 in the morning and stage The Identity Theft or The Vanishing Art.
Please, I say. Pity on the drivers. It's Monday morning for heaven's sake.
Have they no shame? - these well meaning people who don't understand that the bus days of the 20th century are over.
Finished.
Kaput!
Get a car! Get a clue.
This year the Supers have taken a pre-emptive action, calling on citizens to vote for the bus.
I've asked them about their referendum thing. More reports on their thinking in another blog - if supervisors answer. Or don't answer.
Meantime, don't miss the fun.
Join the BVNA and neighbors on the bus and help your Supervisor focus on the job of saving their - you know - Bus.
Love my bus? Do your job.
Sven's Coffee donated by the Bay View Neighborhood Association (Yay!!) at 6:45 a.m. Bus leaves 7:03 a.m. Mondays, Russell and Kinnickinnic.
I gotta go. If I miss this bus, there might not be no more.
Steve is a member of LION Publishers , the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Online News Association, and the Local Media Consortium, and is active in Health Dunn Right.
He has been a computer guy most of his life but has published a political blog, a discussion website, and now Eye On Dunn County.
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