Oh my. For the second time, a man has attempted to kill President Trump. The critical difference between the July 13 attempt and today is that today the Secret Service shot first! They didn’t wait until the shooter fired at Trump.

Thanks to a quick-thinking citizen taking a photo, the assassin and his vehicle were quickly located as he tried to escape on I-95. I won’t name him, but the would-be assassin is in custody.

Did you watch the debate Tuesday night? Supporters of Democrat Harris bragged that she won. Republican Trump announced that he won. The loser appears to be ABC. You may disagree, but most viewers noticed that David Muir and Lindsey Davis were quick to question statements by Trump, but not once did they attempt to correct Harris. They often let Harris ignore the question and respond with a well-rehearsed 2-minute “answer.”

The most glaring omission from the debate was clear statements by Harris about her policies related to illegal immigration, hydraulic fracturing of gas and oil wells, late term abortion, biological males in female sports, and crime in cities. She did not clearly say where she disagreed with policies and actions by the Biden-Harris administration or whether she regrets any tie-breaking votes as VP.

Trump rambled and was often distracted by baiting by Harris. Most people know where Trump stands because he was President and has been interviewed frequently during the campaign.

Harris asked for another debate, obviously forgetting that she earlier turned down a plan for three debates. If no more debates, she needs to accept more interviews with a variety of journalists. We know she has style; but to make an informed vote, we need more substance.

Unfortunately, as a result of a Trump comment, Springfield, Ohio has received a lot of negative publicity. This small city of about 50,000 in a rural county is only 40 miles west of me. Several years ago, Springfield welcomed a few hundred immigrants from Haiti, perhaps the poorest country in the world. They were treated so well, their Haitian friends and family decided to move to Springfield. Over a few years, that added up to several thousand.

You may say, Florida has welcomed over 500,000 Haitians (mostly in Miami), so why can’t Springfield, Ohio welcome 15,000 to 20,000? Good question. Miami-Dade County has over a million residents of Cuban heritage. Adding thousands of Spanish-speaking Haitians is not a problem for them.

So, the next time you see a meme or cartoon about dogs and cats being eaten in Springfield, just laugh. Most of us in Ohio, including Haitians, prefer beef, chicken and pork.

Have you seen the Reagan movie? You may be surprised it was filmed mostly in Oklahoma in 2020. I had not gone to a movie theater for several years. I learned you should not go in hungry; popcorn and a drink cost more than the ticket. Almost everyone (98%) who have watched the movie liked it.

Oddly, only 20% of movie critics like it. That reminded me of a comment by Will Rogers about critics in 1923, “Their contribution to the success of most theaters is in about the same ratio that a fire would be.” (WA #8, Feb. 4, 1923)

Historic quote by Will Rogers:

“Now the rules of the Debate are as follows: the first half of the debate is to settle on what the Issues are that we are to debate on, and the last half of the Debate is just to Debate on ‘em. In case there is No Issues, like it would be if you was debating with some Democrat, why then of course there would be no use holding the last half.” Life magazine, Aug. 9, 1928

Randall Reeder
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