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Mike Rowe Nails Why Trump Won (truncated)
Conservative Review ^ | November 10, 2016 | Chris Pandolfo

Posted on 11/11/2016 4:47:28 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain

Former "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe says that Donald Trump is president-elect for the same reason that his show was a huge success: both Mr. Trump and "Dirty Jobs" paid attention to an America that feels ignored.

“Dirty Jobs didn’t resonate because the host was incredibly charming,” Rowe wrote in a lengthy Facebook post. “It wasn’t a hit because it was gross, or irreverent, or funny, or silly, or smart, or terribly clever. Dirty Jobs succeeded because it was authentic. It spoke directly and candidly to a big chunk of the country that non-fiction networks had been completely ignoring. In a very simple way, Dirty Jobs said ‘Hey - we can see you,’ to millions of regular people who had started to feel invisible. Ultimately, that’s why Dirty Jobs ran for eight seasons. And today, that’s also why Donald Trump is the President of the United States.”

He went on to explain that he is saddened to see so many of these forgotten, hardworking Americans who supported Donald Trump be labeled as racists, xenophobes, or “uneducated misogynists.”

These two candidates were the choices we gave ourselves, and each came with a heaping helping of vulgarity and impropriety. Yeah, it was dirty job for sure, but the winner was NOT decided by a racist and craven nation – it was decided by millions of disgusted Americans desperate for real change. The people did not want a politician. The people wanted to be seen. Donald Trump convinced those people that he could see them. Hillary Clinton did not.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; clinton; dirtyjobs; mikerowe; trump
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Mike Rowe's original post on Facebook.

Can this guy be our next Secretary of Labor?

1 posted on 11/11/2016 4:47:28 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Spot on.


2 posted on 11/11/2016 4:48:46 AM PST by TADSLOS (God Bless President-Elect Trump! God Bless the United States of America!)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Bookmark


3 posted on 11/11/2016 4:57:48 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Yes he did nail it.


4 posted on 11/11/2016 4:59:01 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Ciaphas Cain; newgeezer

I think I need to watch some reruns of “Dirty Jobs”.


5 posted on 11/11/2016 5:02:23 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain
Face it Hillary, you were voted out by rednecks(no I'm not one but I have a lot of respect for hardworking ones; not the unemployed drug dealer variety though). You know the underlings that build your houses, wire it up, run the plumbing, farm so you can eat, take your groceries to the car (oh I forgot someone probably shops for you then brings it home and even puts is up for you); things like that, etc...

Now I know it really hurts since you have absolutely no respect for people who wear clothes that cost less than $10K, live in just one house especially if there are only two vehicles in the family, and can't afford your $25K a plate socialite dinners. We are just commonfolk and that must really hurt that you were taken down by people of such low class and distinction. Well we're sorry but we work an honest living and just wouldn't screw over others to get ahead. Call it a character flaw but it is what it is... These guys voted you out:

I know it hurts but the butthurt will stop soon. We ALL had to endure it under Obama's reign and trust me it wasn't easy. We had a lot of days where we felt like cryin' too...

6 posted on 11/11/2016 5:06:01 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: DungeonMaster
My late father loved that show. It resonated with him and his life: dairy farmer for forty years then went to work in a granite quarry and rose to be its head welder and go-to guy. In his spare time he handcrafted knives out of everything from horseshoes to railroad spikes.

He passed away, two years ago next week. I think he would have been more than happy about this election.

7 posted on 11/11/2016 5:06:15 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Hillary voters think food magically appears at the grocery store and electricity originates from a switch or an outlet.


8 posted on 11/11/2016 5:14:49 AM PST by tiki
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To: Ciaphas Cain

I don’t know about that, but imagine what an awesome White House Press Secretary he would make. I would tape press conferences just for the entertainment value.


9 posted on 11/11/2016 5:15:11 AM PST by Campion (Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre!)
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To: Ciaphas Cain
My late father loved that show. It resonated with him and his life: dairy farmer for forty years then went to work in a granite quarry and rose to be its head welder and go-to guy. In his spare time he handcrafted knives out of everything from horseshoes to railroad spikes. He passed away, two years ago next week. I think he would have been more than happy about this election.

My son woke up with me this morning so he could go off to the community college and learn to weld. He has heard a lot of stories about the need for welders and our welder where I work who is so respected he pretty much writes his own ticket.

10 posted on 11/11/2016 5:16:10 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

“Dirty Jobs didn’t resonate because the host was incredibly charming.”

Actually, it did.

 

11 posted on 11/11/2016 5:18:36 AM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

I knew Mike Rowe when he hosted a program we produced for the very young Discovery Channel. He was my favorite person to chat with at parties. He is the genuine article and no different than his TV “personality.”


12 posted on 11/11/2016 5:20:56 AM PST by Scarpetta (ue)
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To: Ciaphas Cain
"Can this guy be our next Secretary of Labor?"

From your lips to G-d's ears. I he does one thing only is take the 170 or so job training programs and make them one and make it a grant or loan for jobs that are begging of top talent, welders come to mind right off the bat...

13 posted on 11/11/2016 5:21:46 AM PST by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: Campion

Wherever they could place him, they should do it, because he has that “tell it like it is minus the BS” just like Trump. It’s a match made in heaven!


14 posted on 11/11/2016 5:23:41 AM PST by uncitizen (Ding Dong The LSM is Dead!)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

He’s absolutely correct. Like I told a friend of mine Wednesday, Joe Sixpack of West Undershirt, Ohio and all the rest of us got our voices heard.

Flyover America won this round and won handily.

My son is looking for a skilled trade to learn right now. I have a college degree, but have always worked with my hands. My current job has me interacting daily with builders and construction workers. Salt of the earth.

I’m looking forward to the time again where work and sweat is honored, not denigrated.

Finally, Mike Rowe is a national treasure and Trump needs to take him up on his offer.


15 posted on 11/11/2016 5:23:45 AM PST by cyclotic
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To: jsanders2001

You make a good point. People who own multiple houses and no cars but several airplanes will never get it.


16 posted on 11/11/2016 5:24:09 AM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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Off The Wall

Hey Mike. You’ve been very quiet. Everything OK? I just wanted you to know that I voted for you. I was also hoping you might explain what the hell happened on Tuesday, and say something to make me feel better about my fellow man. Thanks,
Carol Savoy

Hi Carol

Last Friday, my dog posted a video that featured a man licking a cat with the aid of a device that’s designed for the specific purpose of making it easier for people to lick their cats.I’ve been silent ever since, because frankly, I couldn’t think of a better way – metaphorical or otherwise - to express my feelings about this election cycle. The entire country it seems, has been preoccupied with finding a way to lick a cat without actually putting their tongue on it.

Too oblique? Too weird? Ok, how about this analysis:

Back in 2003, a very unusual TV pilot called Dirty Jobs, Forrest-Gumped its way onto The Discovery Channel and found an audience – a big one. For Discovery, this was a problem. You see, Dirty Jobs didn’t look like anything else on their channel. It wasn’t pretty or careful. It took place in sewers and septic tanks, and featured a subversive host in close contact with his 8-year old inner child who refused to do second takes. Everyone agreed that Dirty Jobs was totally “off-brand” and completely inappropriate for Discovery. Everyone but the viewers. The ratings were just too big to ignore, so the pilot got a green-light, and yours truly finally got a steady gig.

But here's the thing - Dirty Jobs didn’t resonate because the host was incredibly charming. It wasn’t a hit because it was gross, or irreverent, or funny, or silly, or smart, or terribly clever. Dirty Jobs succeeded because it was authentic. It spoke directly and candidly to a big chunk of the country that non-fiction networks had been completely ignoring. In a very simple way, Dirty Jobs said “Hey - we can see you,” to millions of regular people who had started to feel invisible. Ultimately, that’s why Dirty Jobs ran for eight seasons. And today, that’s also why Donald Trump is the President of the United States.

I know people are freaked out, Carol. I get it. I’m worried too. But not because of who we elected. We've survived 44 Presidents, and we'll survive this one too. I’m worried because millions of people now seem to believe that Trump supporters are racist, xenophobic, and uneducated misogynists. I'm worried because despising our candidates publicly is very different than despising the people who vote for them.

Last week, three old friends – people I’ve known for years - each requested to be “unfriended” by anyone who planned on voting for Trump. Honestly, that was disheartening. Who tosses away a friendship over an election? Are my friends turning into those mind-numbingly arrogant celebrities who threaten to move to another country if their candidate doesn’t win? Are my friends now convinced that people they’ve known for years who happen to disagree with them politically are not merely mistaken – but evil, and no longer worthy of their friendship?

For what it’s worth, Carol, I don’t think Donald Trump won by tapping into America’s “racist underbelly,” and I don’t think Hillary lost because she’s a woman. I think a majority of people who voted in this election did so in spite of their many misgivings about the character of both candidates. That’s why it’s very dangerous to argue that Clinton supporters condone lying under oath and obstructing justice. Just as it’s equally dangerous to suggest a Trump supporter condones gross generalizations about foreigners and women.

These two candidates were the choices we gave ourselves, and each came with a heaping helping of vulgarity and impropriety. Yeah, it was dirty job for sure, but the winner was NOT decided by a racist and craven nation – it was decided by millions of disgusted Americans desperate for real change. The people did not want a politician. The people wanted to be seen. Donald Trump convinced those people that he could see them. Hillary Clinton did not.

As for me, I’m flattered by your support, but grateful that your vote was not enough to push me over the top. However, when the dust settles, and The White House gets a new tenant, I’ll make the same offer to President Trump that I did to President Obama – to assist as best I can in any attempt to reinvigorate the skilled trades, and shine a light on millions of good jobs that no one seems excited about pursuing. http://bit.ly/2fG1SxI

Like those 3 million “shovel ready” jobs we heard so much about eight years ago, the kind of recovery that Donald Trump is promising will require a workforce that’s properly trained and sufficiently enthused about the opportunities at hand. At the moment, we do not have that work force in place. What we do have, are tens of millions of capable people who have simply stopped looking for work, and millions of available jobs that no one aspires to do. That's the skills gap, and it's gotta close. If mikeroweWORKS can help, we're standing by.

If not, I suppose we'll just have to find another way to lick the cat.

Mike

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17 posted on 11/11/2016 5:24:47 AM PST by monkapotamus
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Trump won because he got more votes where it mattered.


18 posted on 11/11/2016 5:26:27 AM PST by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Succinct and insightful.


19 posted on 11/11/2016 5:26:29 AM PST by jimfree (In November 2016 my 16 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: taildragger

I met a guy a couple weeks ago. He started going to college and hated it. He eventually became a welder and loves it. He confirms that the industry is screaming for skilled welders.

I work in the adhesives industry. Adhesives can replace welds in some circumstances. A few years ago, I was contacted by a writer from a welding magazine for an article she was writing.

She told me that the US Navy had a rule that only American welders could work on Navy vessels under construction. They had to change the rule to allow foreign labor. Not enough Americans in the trade.


20 posted on 11/11/2016 5:28:45 AM PST by cyclotic
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