Trump pal profited from Trump’s announcement of tariffs. Sad!
Month: March 2018
The latest count on Trump’s false and misleading statements
We’re up to 2,436 in 496 days. Sad!
Mexico won’t pay for the wall
How much clearer does Mexico have to make it that they won’t pay for Trump’s stupid and unpopular wall? Is it a good idea to damage relations with a neighboring country? Now, Mexico’s president won’t visit the US soon and I don’t blame him.
A Quinnipiac poll from early February shows that 37% support the wall while 59% oppose it. Other polls are similar. Trump would reduce funding for proven methods to protect the border to pay for the wall.
Think about it – if Mexico is sending us their criminals (like Trump claims), why would they pay for a wall that would make them keep the bad guys? Sad!
Covers: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
Nick Lowe wrote “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding” and recorded it as a member of Brinsley Schwarz in 1974.
Lowe later produced Elvis Costello’s version, recorded in 1978 as a b-side of a single and added to the 1979 American release of his album Armed Forces. This is the best known version and it certainly is more forceful than any other one I know.
It was also recorded in 2017 by Los Straitjackets; they have backed Lowe up in concerts.
Finally, I found a ragged but entertaining all-star version led by Bruce Springsteen in 2004.
57% think Trump is a racist
More on tariffs
This column says the tariffs will cause “reckless trade wars that will harm US competitiveness and trigger global retaliation.”
Here’s a column which states that the last trade war didn’t work out well for the US.
Sad!
Covers: It’s Too Late
There are several songs with that title but this is the Chuck Willis R&B song from 1956. Derek and the Dominos covered it in 1970 and performed it on the Johnny Cash Show.
Covers: Hearts of Stone
The R&B version of “Hearts of Stone” was a #1 hit for Otis Williams and the Charms when they recorded it in 1954. John Fogerty recorded a version in 1973 that sounded like his Creedence Clearwater Revival records.
This is the original version by the Jewels which I was not aware of until I prepared this post. The Otis Williams version is similar.
Trump’s Tariffs
This article has an excellent overview of Trump’s tariff plan and the consequences. It also has links at the bottom to reactions from all over the country. Most reactions are negative. Sad!
Sad! 