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The truth: It's almost always in the fine print

The truth: It's almost always in the fine print

Tatiana Prophet
Politics

Not all of us remember Bush vs. Gore in the year 2000. But I do. We the People were confused that Gore conceded before we could get to the bottom of how the people actually voted in Florida. Back then, when Bush was inaugurated, there was a lot of grumbling by Us. We did not feel right about it. But we begrudgingly went along for “continuity of government.”

Twenty years later, and we are going through the same thing. The American people, on all sides, have a sense of unease as far as confidence in the process. So why aren’t our trusted media curious as to how the people actually voted? Better minds than me would know the answer.

But in the meantime, we observe that the court challenges are far from defeated, in spite of our trusted media’s voluminous headlines to the contrary.

The race to call the winner -- ends in no winner at all

The race to call the winner -- ends in no winner at all

Tatiana Prophet
Politics

Analysis by Tatiana Prophet

Excitement crackled early on Election Night in the United States, but by bedtime for many, the crackle turned to fizzle.

All were disappointed. Florida was way too close for either camp, and though President Trump pulled away from Biden, it appeared that media outlets were waiting till the very last ember of Democrat hope went out before calling the race for Trump.

It was the opposite for Biden — even over at (newly reorganized) FOX News. By 4 pm Eastern, there was a tally showing Trump leading by 10 points in Virginia, of all states, at the same time that FOX News’ Bret Baier called the state for Biden.

In spite of the famous premature calls of elections past, such as Truman vs. Dewey and Bush vs. Gore, the overarching impression of the night was that early “calls” were A-OK!

Holy Toledo! Notes from a Trump rally

Holy Toledo! Notes from a Trump rally

Robert Crosby
Politics

By Robert J. Crosby

Those who waited hours (some days) in line for the Trump rally on Thursday, Jan. 9, in Toledo, Ohio, were cheerful, happy and having fun. Lots of chatter and discussion as the line crawled on.

Capitalists were everywhere, selling pizza, drinks and lots of Trump paraphernalia. Quite festive, despite the chilling wind.

Who’s really in charge here?

Who’s really in charge here?

Tatiana Prophet
Foreign Affairs

By Tatiana Prophet

Sometimes you don’t want to know how the sausage is made, but you know you have to.

Some of us were undoubtedly unsettled at today’s Congressional hearing when we learned that European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland has never been a note taker. It makes perfect sense in any case that he would chafe at the refusal by the White House or State Department to provide him with his own official emails and texts to jog his memory — even if we might like to think that someone in that position would be extra conscientious.

Also unsettling: He half-smirked through the entire thing, almost like a hairless Prince Charles casually amused at his own casual approach to the job.

Languishing in limbo

Languishing in limbo

Tatiana Prophet
Immigration

The U.S. spends millions annually to hold hearings for everyone seeking asylum. Yet out of the tens of thousands who come from Central America, less than 1 percent are eventually granted asylum.

ANALYSIS

By Tatiana Prophet

The Democrats need to figure out where to focus their ire. Why are immigration judges determining that so very few of these individuals deserve asylum?


Photo from Long Island Wins, a nonprofit communications organization that focuses on immigration issues on Long Island.

In the national anthem debate, what's missing is empathy

In the national anthem debate, what's missing is empathy

Tatiana Prophet
Military

By TATIANA PROPHET

When American soldiers killed in battle return home, they lie in state, draped in the flag of our country.

On this Memorial Day 2018, as every American honors our fallen soldiers and the ultimate sacrifice they made, we assign a certain intensity to the meaning of respect for the flag and peaceful protest.

Especially on this day, as we take a break from the punishing modern rush hour, and we hopefully sit for a moment with our thoughts, we are reminded of the division in our own house. I’m speaking of the proverbial house of our nation, and in many cases, our own families, laid bare by the seismic change that was the 2016 election.

Donald Trump has finally met his fast-talking match

Donald Trump has finally met his fast-talking match

Tatiana Prophet
Politics

And it's not Stormy Daniels

OPINION

She didn’t kill the night and she didn’t kill the tradition; what Michelle Wolf killed on Sunday night was the frustration of half the country.

Frustration that has formed a collective nightmare since November 8, 2016. Frustration for those who are appalled and horrified with each new day that a coarse, brutish business man with an ill-fitting suit is living in the White House and steering the ship of state. They are so appalled that they will not watch him speak, or speak his name. So the moniker 45 has been a way to cope, to deal with the daily effrontery of his predictable bravado, his juvenile nicknames, and his senior citizen tangents. Every word he has uttered toward or about a minority is evidence of his endemic racism, misogyny and superiority.