Good morning Freepers. As always, allow me to thank AB and his fine posting of this thread every Sunday. For today will be a Sunday talk show political day of great proportions not to mention it’s raining here so what better way to pass a Sunday.
Also thank Bray for weekly wisdom and all yon commenters for your….well comments. And a special shout out to Rodguy, one of the best commenters on FreeRepublic.
Week Just Passed
I watched every minute of the inauguration, including the pre-ceremonies, during, and after, including all the Balls, the speech, some of the riots and of course, I adored Melania’s outfit.
So allow me, one of the few on this forum speaking for females, to describe.
It was a beautiful powder blue. The sheath fit Melania perfectly with a matching jacket, perfect for a chilly DC day and totally matching the outfit. She wore long gloves, classy, that same blue bringing azure to an overcast day. Her shoes also matched.
During the luncheon ceremonies Melania could remove the gloves and jacket and still look as marvelous as when she started out that morning.
As for the inauguration speech, well I was taken aback.
Not in a bad way mind you. But goodness, President Trump was surrounded by the “establishment” as he ranted on about how none of them listened to us.
Which is true and I am so glad this man isn’t going to turn into a wimp sandwich now that he has power. But I thought it more of a campaign speech than an inauguration speech.
Although again, I sure did love it.
Beyond that, my only big thought of this past weekend is how very tiring all this pomp and circumstance has to be. Goodness, the guy is 70 years old and while he is quite healthy….well I couldn’t do it is what I am saying here.
On a Personal Note
My mother-in-law calls me every Thursday and we had just a great conversation this past week. First, MIL is very liberal, lives in Massachusetts, is 87 years old, just broke up with her boyfriend (thought I’d throw that in) and voted for Barack Obama….TWICE!
First thing she says, with worry in her voice, is she hopes no one kills Donald Trump.
Yes she was one of those forgotten, those that Obama ignored even though she voted for him. Plus her grandson, Matthew Fish who is now 14 and will someday be President, was devoted to Trump.
Thus MIL is a bit more Conservative this year.
So I got to talking about how I attended Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, which I described on this thread last week.
GUESS WHAT SHE TOLD ME?? Like to knock my socks off.
SHE ATTENDED THE INAUGURATION OF HARRY TRUMAN!
Indeed she and her husband, Bill Fish Sr, President of the Baybanks in Massachusetts and dedicated member of the military, were on their honeymoon. They had friends in DC so they stayed with them and attended Truman’s inauguration.
Well I thought it was just great.
MIL also asked me what I thought of Pence because, insert smile here, the Fish people are originally from Indiana, having moved to Massachusetts when my husband, Bill Jr., had just turned 16.
She’s big into politics this year but, as is her wont, she must worry. It’s what she does.
Anyway, watching the Sunday talk shows today with an eagerness and so glad FreeRepublic is working.
Trump's speech was excellent and in 16 minutes he accomplished more than any potus before Ronald Reagan who he will be compared to more and more just as Melania is compared to Jackie O. Great post.
Wait your FIL was President of BayBanks? The BayBank that was in Boston? Cool...
Been waiting for a long time for a president that governs like he said in the campaign, so yeah, the speech was in fact perfect, what he has been saying all along.