HERE. HE'S DROWNED

Back in the ‘80’s my wife and I traveled from central Florida to Jacksonville once a month to visit with my children. We often stayed at the Ramada Inn on the interstate and, of course, took advantage of the pool and other amenities.
One Saturday evening as we were swimming, an elderly man and woman were sitting at a poolside table keeping an eye on a five or six year old boy as he played in the shallow end. However, it seems ‘Johnny’ wasn’t content to limit his activity to the shallow end since now and then he would dog paddle to the deeper side of the pool. Of course, granddad would caution him, and shoo him back into shallower water. Until… the little tyke realized he was in bad straits and began to flounder. Fully clothed the older man jumped in, scooped the young fella up, and having swam to where grandma waited, he shoved Johnny into her arms, and said,
“Here! He’s drowned!”
Well, he wasn’t. But the old boy’s exclamation was an indicator of his utter frustration with the lad.
No doubt, granddad and grandma have long since gone on to their reward, and the little boy has metamorphosed into a middle-aged man. And yet, my wife and I maintain a clear recollection of that day, and often laugh about it.
In the aftermath of last night’s second presidential debate between Hillary and the Donald, that memory from long ago comes flooding back.
But allow me to explain.
Unless my readers have been on a trip to Mars, or marooned on a desert island, you are all too aware of the latest (2005) video tape which depicts Mr. Trump in a conversation with a reporter, and uttering the vilest verbiage about what he enjoys doing to any and all women with whom he comes into contact.
And though DT enjoyed a very good night in the debate, and ‘stepped all over’ HC, it may be too little, too late.
To be sure, I have little or no use for either of the two major presidential candidates, and (for various reasons) cannot award my vote to either of them.
But…
As with Obama, so goes it with Hillary Clinton. Among all the cable television networks, CNN stands alone as the most liberal, most biased network in existence, and one reason our ‘illustrious’ president is, well, our illustrious president.
For whatever reason, however, I still tune in to my local channel 29 (CNN) and watch it as long as I can tolerate it.
The Cable ‘News’ Network has ‘dumped on Trump’ on a consistent basis while minimizing the failings and weaknesses of his opponent. CNN reported today that a survey among eligible voters indicates that Hillary won the debate by fifteen points.
I’m sorry. I saw it. He did an extraordinary job and squashed HC.
Nevertheless, to be realistic, Trump will not win. (And Hillary will).
In spite of The Donald’s almost inevitable upcoming loss, CNN continues to dump on Trump. He’s gotten himself out in deep water, and he’s going under. However, rather than simply exclaim,
“Here. He’s drowned,”
the representatives of that network are figuratively engaged in a game of ‘watermelon’ and will almost assuredly continue to body splash him until he lies ‘dead’ at the bottom of the proverbial pool.

   By William McDonald, PhD. From (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 43. Copyright pending

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