BUTTIGIEG VS. PENCE 2020?

Last week, this may have sounded crazy.  Mayor Pete’s chances of winning the presidential nomination were very slim.  But this latest debate might have been a deal breaker.  Buttigieg came across as the only candidate who seemed authentic.  He challenged Elizabeth Warren’s pie- in- the-sky promises as to the real cost of Medicare for all.  He calmly spoke with the voice of experience on the US withdrawal from Syria.  Now, there’s a real possibility that Trump will be impeached.  Therefore, it’s not a pipe dream to imagine a presidential election with two Hoosiers on the ballet . Buttigieg vs Pence 2020?  It could happen.

There's a possiblity that two Hoosier will be on the ballot in 2020
Two Hoosiers could be on the ballot during the 2020 election

Of course, I’m not at all biased (: However, I believe our country would be well served if we had a POTUS who brings some good old Hoosier Values to the table.

What are HOOSIER VALUES?  The very phrase brings to mind a dull, penny pinching, religious fanatic who’s never traveled more than 100 miles from his home town. I’ve surfed the internet and found that there are no clearly defined Hoosier Values.  Different sources say the following character traits define an Indiana native:  Patriotic, Honest, Responsible, Faithful, Humble.  Others  claim that  the typical Hoosier has  a strong work ethic, family values and a sense of community.

Wow! That’s a lot of good stuff.  Does that mean that no one in my state is cruel, vulgar, promiscuous, dishonest or rude?  Hardly.

When I think of Hoosier Values, I envision someone who doesn’t brag, or make false promises, and behaves with dignity in public.   In other  words, someone with just plain old common sense.

Buttigieg vs Pence  in the 2020 presidential election would be a win-win situation for Indiana. .  No matter which party prevailed at the polls, we could rest assured  that Hoosier Values are well represented  in Washington DC.

THANK YOU, MRS. DOUBTFIRE

Last night, when we turned on the television, we realized there wasn’t much to watch.  We used to be news junkies.  But now, with all the Trump-boasting and spoiled-brat-liberal America bashing, we’re fed up with cable news, or anything coming out of Washington DC.    The  opening scene on the Hallmark channel  began with a car load of puppies, which didn’t seem very exciting.  In desperation, we turned to a channel featuring an old 90’s movie.  Just for a while, we were able to laugh and forget about the dismal state of politics in our nation.  Thank you, Mrs. Doubtfire.

The late nineties was the heyday of movies with female impersonators
FEMALE IMPERSONATORS ARE PROBABLY AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

I don’t think shows like  Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, and La Cage are going to be doing any updated versions. Female impersonators are probably an  endangered species.  When the far left politicians run out of things to protest, they’re probably going to start in on  what they see as politically  incorrect comedians. . Remember when blackface was a show business staple?  I don’t imagine you will ever see Al Jolson singing Mammy ever again on television. And now, some feminists are starting in on drag queens.

https://www.feministcurrent.com/2014/04/25/why-has-drag-escaped-critique-from-feminists-and-the-lgbtq-community/

Female impersonators will soon be on the Hollywood blacklist.  It won’t be long before the liberal crowd takes on actors like Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman.  Robin won’t have to defend himself, but Dustin is still hanging around somewhere in California, I guess.  The late nineties were probably the beginning of the end for funny films where men dressed up like  ladies and everyone loved them–including women.

When I go about my business in the Heartland,  I encounter ordinary, polite, calm men and women.  They don’t seem particularly angry about anything.  Whether they are black, white, Asian, or Muslim, they don’t appear hostile or  worked up about what’s going on in the world.   They just want to get on with their lives. And I have to believe most of them are sick and tired of politicians and the news coming out of Washington DC

Thanks again, Mrs. Doubtfire., for an entertaining evening.