"BROTHER LOVE'S TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW" neil diamond

 

The room get's suddenly still and you'd almost bet you could hear yourself sweat when he walks in the room.

God Bless Cleveland our big brother to the west!

Home of the Cavaliers, Indians and Browns and this years 2016 Republican Convention.

The city leaders spent much time and money to secure this Convention not only as a money maker for our economy but also to show off our great city.
I've been around here to long to question "What could go wrong?"

Me not quite impressed. This is Cleveland  "what could go wrong?"  Been around here long enough to realize if something can... it's a givin' it will.

Cleveland is a Democratic city, Cuyahoga is a Democratic County .That should mean very little in a normal election year. But then this isn't a normal election year.

The best thing Cleveland that could happen is that Trump or whoever secures their 1,237 delegates in tow with them in July. If not there  is a chance all Hell could break out.

First some history, 1968 Democratic Convention held in Chicago President Johnson had decided to not seek reelection so as the candidates then were divided into two camps, Pro Viet Nam war and Anti-Viet Nam war. The two best known anti candidates were Eugene McCarthy and the just assassinated Robert Kennedy now these two combined had won I believe 10 primary's Now then Vice-President Hubert Humphrey had avoided the primary's and low and behold we had a 'brokered' convention. The party bosses at the time were all pro Humphrey. As with all the horse trading he Humphrey became the Democratic candidate. Bedlam even fights broke out on the convention floor, that soon spilled out into the streets that were filled with ant-war demonstrator's. To claim that the Chicago police were not happy with that situation  and took matters poorly I might add into there hands.

The Party never recovered from that event that year. Many stayed home and ushered in the Presidency of Richard M. Nixon.

My thinking is that no candidate will come to Cleveland with 1,237 votes and a repeat of Chicago could be in the future.

Most of you are aware of my distain for Donald Trump, but at the same time it's wrong to take the will and choosing of a candidate out of the hands of voter's. Yes I see the commercials coming and the GOP has no one to blame for Trump but themselves. They obvious didn't see the disconnect between Washington D.C. and the rest of the country until now it seems to be to late. Let's say Trump walks into the Cleveland Convention with 999 delegate's, his closest rival with750 and after the first ballot and the delegates can change candidates and after the GOP party bosses award the nomination to not even the first two but to someone else what do you think will happen in the Street's of Cleveland?

Truthfully as I watched last nights debate even though I am a Democrat I was sadden as well as upset at the many things I listened to., maybe some of you were also?

On a different subject I watched Donald Trump double down on water boarding and yes even worse. I wrongfully assumed after he made  that statement in a previous debate, I believed someone would advise him about the Geneva Convention as well as military conduct. An American soldier cannot kill a non-combatant even if ordered to under U.S. Military Law. I guess he missed that memo? Is this what we have become?


 Four things I would do before I would cast a vote for Donald Trump

1) Drink Flint, Michigan tap water for a year
2) Drink a Bill Cosby drink
3) An elevator ride with Ray Rice
4) Give an interview to a White Supremacy Group ( Sorry, Donald Son already did that it will air Saturday!)