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[breeze]

S**T!!!

[Pennyfarthing]

This has really proved to me you get a far more accurate picture from alternative media sources than from the mainstream.

For weeks the feeling had been expressed that the corruption and lies surrounding Clinton would finish her, whereas in contrast the mainstream in recent days had been talking as though a Clinton victory was a done deal.

What a year in politics!

Very true.  It also reveals that polls are usually wrong! He was definitely the underdog according to them.

Another thing it proves is that the people are fed up of not really being listened to and want change.

[Ju Ju]

Yes, jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

[Elizabethrose]

Once again I agree with you 100% Ju Ju, it'll be the poor working class that'll have to bear the brunt of the cost of living going up and I'm far from convinced the man is a modern day Robin Hood.

I have to mentally tuck this away now but on a tongue in cheek note, can you imagine what he'll do to the furnishings in the White House? I wonder how many gold plated taps he'll have shipped in and at what cost to the tax payer, one of whom he's not!

[Pennyfarthing]

Yes, jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

But they won't  be thinking about it like you are JuJu ... they will be hoping and praying for a better and more positive future and, having considered everything, that's the way they voted.

They have voted against Hillary Clinton and her views, promises and policies.

I don't think we can argue with that.

[Pennyfarthing]

Once again I agree with you 100% Ju Ju, it'll be the poor working class that'll have to bear the brunt of the cost of living going up and I'm far from convinced the man is a modern day Robin Hood.

I have to mentally tuck this away now but on a tongue in cheek note, can you imagine what he'll do to the furnishings in the White House? I wonder how many gold plated taps he'll have shipped in and at what cost to the tax payer, one of whom he's not!

Well, most of  those brightly coloured jackets that Hillary wore cost $13,000 each and they were very tacky looking and I don't imagine she paid for them herself.

Just repeating that I didn't like either candidate particularly. 

[Ju Ju]

Unfortunately, many voted for Trump because he voiced people's fear, prejudice, racism, sexism and hate, which already existed. There will certainly be change.

[breeze]

Hitler and Mussolini were both elected by people who thought themselves disenfranchised.

That worked out well.

Put your tin hats on

[CLKD]

The Canadian PM stated several months ago (May I think) that Hitler got in in similar fashion.
I don't like either Candidate.  I don't think either put themselves across particularly well.  Also, most Americans are unaware of  what happens in the rest of the World, it is a very insular country.  The number of times I have had Americans asking whether I 'know the Queen' when I say to visitors that I am English 

[Ju Ju]

I've been asked if England was in London.....   I've been told only 2% of the USA population have a passport. But then it's a huge country, so many may feel no call to travel further, which is understandable, but easy to forget the rest of the world.

My son and DIL have been in contact. They are very upset. They live in 'redneck' country, where it is unwise to discuss politics. As he said, he's considered acceptable as he's not black, gay, illegal. British people are accepted. He has always hated the politics there.

[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

Another poster in shock here! My nerves are far too fragile for this kind of thing. I realise that Hillary was an unpopular candidate but I honestly thought she'd win.

As we know Trump has promised to do some incredible things, including cancelling health care for 20 million Americans who qualified for the first time ever thanks to Obama. Scary times.

CLKD -  Could it be your regal manner that the tourists are sensing lol.

Take care all.

K.

[Elizabethrose]

Kathleen, there are a great many people worldwide in shock today. We have a lot of family in California and friends in New York and they are all reeling. I think the thing that disturbs them the most is that with him elected the Republicans have retained their majorities in the House and Senate which in theory will allow him to implement so much more than Obama was able to do. Hopefully there are emergency reins that can be tugged if the man starts making shocking decisions. He didn't have the backing of a great many Republican heavy weights so we must hope that if needs be they can step in.

I so clearly remember the jubilance of Obama's election, I was glued to the TV, couldn't miss a minute. Sadly he was hobbled the whole way. I've not been able to listen to Trump today: I've read transcripts of his speeches but I simply couldn't bear to watch him.

However, this old world will keep on turning: we managed Bush junior no doubt we'll weather more upsets.

Ju Ju , we've been verbally attacked by far right Republicans before who were wanting to educate us about what is wrong with the UK and our politics. In fact it happened twice, once at a remembrance service for a dear cousin and once at a wedding. It was quite an education!

[CLKD]

Polishes Crown 

Canadian Immigration web-site crashed - now was the folks wanting to get into the US or ……….. 

I'm angry now - BBC programmes are all to cock ………… 'cos they are chewing over what happened State-side.  I WANT MY programmes!!! 

[Pennyfarthing]

Hello ladies.

Another poster in shock here! My nerves are far too fragile for this kind of thing. I realise that Hillary was an unpopular candidate but I honestly thought she'd win.

As we know Trump has promised to do some incredible things, including cancelling health care for 20 million Americans who qualified for the first time ever thanks to Obama. Scary times.

CLKD -  Could it be your regal manner that the tourists are sensing lol.

Take care all.

K.

I don't know much at all about the US health issue but there was a female journalist on TV the other day and she said quite the opposite ... that Obama had left it all in a terrible mess and people were having to pay massive amounts for their medical care. 

 I thought the whole Obama family were lovely by the way but I'm not sure what he's done for the American people. 

[Scampi]

I have a friend on Facebook who has US Facebook contacts - one of them posted this morning how happy he was that Trump had been elected and that Obamacare would be cancelled.  He said (and I quote) that those who couldn't pay for medical insurance themselves for whatever reason could 'dig themselves a hole to crawl into and die' as long as he didn't have to pay for them  - when challenged by a disabled poster who has very legitimate reasons for being unable to work and therefore pay for medical insurance, he repeated himself this time directing his comments directly at his challenger   I really don't want to share the world with people with that attitude - believe me, I'm no left-wing socialist, but I have compassion for those genuinely in need.