This 'N That, Friday Edition

Ah.  Dreaming about the weekend:

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Here's some honest reporting by CBS News, a forgotten art in so many newsrooms today.  It occurred quite serendipitously, as you will see:

CBS also recently was granted an interview with President Trump, which you know boosted their ratings.

Coincidence?

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If you haven't seen this video yet, it's the feel-good story of the week.  Kleenex alert.  Your eyes may fog up:

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The media meltdown over Trump's recent summit with Putin is something to behold.  Imbecilic.  Insidious!  Treacherous!  Seditious!  Resign now!  Impeach him!  Hang him!  These are the same folks who yearned for a more civil tone in public discourse... and blamed Sarah Palin's phraseology for several shootings ... and insisted that Obama was not divisive.  Oh, well.  That was then.  Those were the days when Obama could tell Russia's Medvedev on a hot mic that he would "have more flexibility (with Putin) after the election," and the media didn't care.

Unfortunately for the MSM, a recent Gallup Poll revealed that the "muh Russia" issue registers somewhere below 1% -- less than a single percentage point! -- in the American public's list of priorities.  You'll find the full report on Gallup's website here.  Here's a snippet:



The reason for all these media histrionics?  Well, here's a partial answer:

Meanwhile, did you listen to the broadcast of Trump's Cabinet meeting on Wednesday?

Among other things, he's looking to combine the Department of Education and the Department of Labor into a single entity -- the Department of Education and Workforce Training.  Such a move will cut overhead, cut out ideological indoctrination, help eliminate waste and help mobilize tomorrow's workforce.

Granted, these are not new ideas, per se.  But Trump is creating an economy that can make these efforts worthwhile.  It's a shame so many despise him for making it happen.

Nonetheless, I foresee a rise in trade schools, apprenticeship programs, education-business partnerships, higher education reform, federal education grant reform, and prison-to-work programs, just to name a few, and this time with a growing economy that will make the programs viable.

In Trump's vision for America, it's less important to teach first-graders about polymorphous gender identity and more important to insure they are trained for productive living.  In other words, first learn to fish and hunt.  Work on your personal issues in your off-time, rather than the other way-around.  I think Obama and his staff wrestled with a lot of unresolved personal-identity conflicts, which they projected onto the rest of America.  Hence, the disconnect from America during his years in office.

Trump is not just a billionaire real estate mogul and later a #1 television show savant.  He also is a social media genius.  A single tweet from him will keep the media chasing their tails for three days.  Then he tweets again.  Gargle, rinse, repeat.  The media punditry are such predictable lapdogs.  Meanwhile, he gets work done.  It's fun to watch.