Back in 2018 (I think) I felt moved to write a fictitious interview with Helen. At that time, I felt that Democrats, the Liberal Media, and all sorts of talking heads were coming down on Trump like a ton of bricks.
At that time, I was convinced that Trump was talking in sentence fragments, because it was easier to connect to his base that way. I thought: (we) Democrats had lost the election fair and square, and it was time to let the Republicans do their thing. These were the sentiments I made Helen articulate.
Since then, I have changed my mind; all the lying from the Trump White House was partly effective. It was no longer possible to talk about any federal programs, without a barrage of lies from the Trump team, with a Greek chorus from a confused GOP. Obamacare, the low unemployment rate, all sorts of Democrat achievements were papered over, or hijacked by the GOP. Then came Covid, and the lessons of that missed opportunity to show leadership were maddeningly effective: the GOP was unable to help the poor; they only stood ready to (try to) help Business. Direct aid to humans was left to the Democrats.
This pretend 'interview' with Helen should be taken as something she would have said before matters got a lot worse:
https://k-helen.blogspot.com/2019/10/helen-nordstrom-interview.html?m=1
Kay
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