Thursday 27 August 2020

The Morning of 4 November 2020

I see these eight things unfolding:

1.  At least fifteen states admit that they are having issues in counting the mail-in votes.  Half of them are suggesting results will not be finalized for another two weeks. 

2.  Thirty-five states are finalized on the 4th, with thirty of them being Trump-win states.  On Electoral College votes, it's over. 

3.  Almost 40-percent of black voters (nearing close to 50-percent of black males)....have voted for Trump.

4.  In cities like Portland, Minneapolis, and Seattle....it's close to a 50-50 voting situation for Trump/Biden. 

5.  Polling people find that the the riots seemed to work in favor of Trump....convincing almost 20-percent of Hillary-voters in 2016, to cross the line and vote for Trump in 2020.

6.  The DNC has a meeting on 4 November to move onto the next strategy quickly....another impeachment attempt on Trump.

7.  More than 20 black and Latino Republicans win House seats in this election.....including District 7 of Maryland (Baltimore-City). 

8.  CNN is mostly in shock on the 4th.

Long, Long Time Ago, I Could Still Remember

This past week, about a half-dozen professors from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton business school stood up and stomped their feet. 

They believe that back in 1968, Donald Trump paid someone to take his SAT exam....therefore acquiring their degree in a fraudulent way. 

The crew suggesting this?  Oddly, they all teach ethics. 

The university take on this?  NO, they have virtually no interest in trying to open this or discuss the allegation. 

So lets admire the landscape.

1968....52 years ago. 

The person they suggest as the fake tester?  Joe Shapiro.  He's been dead for over twenty years....just for the record.

Even if the college had gone to the first step of this and asked questions....who would you ask?  The dead guy?  Trump?

Maybe if he'd stayed around to do two more years and complete a thesis....you could open that up and make accusations of poor writing or failed citations.  But he only lingered there long enough for the bachelor's degree. 

So this became more or less another humor-piece for people laugh about.  An accusation from 52 years ago, with no substance.  Even if they had launched into this and dug up super-secret things and achieved the goal of revoking the degree....then what?  Would the public even care if a 74-year old guy had a degree?