“It seems harmless enough. You get nose to nose with your dog and talk to it as it laps at your mouth and cheeks with its tongue, or you come home from work and bring your lips to your dog`s in a greeting to say hello.

It may feel like the ultimate display of affection, but when it comes to such kisses, experts caution: Beware of dogs.

Dr. Neilanjan Nandi, an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, said in an email that most animals` mouths are host to an enormous oral microbiome of bacteria, viruses and yeast.”

New York Times

I know that my pooch, Mandy, spends an inordinate amount of time licking her nether regions, and I realize that she has a penchant for digging up old bones in my backyard, but that doesn`t mean I try to prevent her from licking and kissing me when I come home from work.

A canine`s mouth may be teeming with bacteria and viruses, but a healthy person is unlikely to contract a disease from a dog.

Even if Mandy`s displays of affection made me sick, a physical illness would be a small price to pay for the psychological benefits of allowing her to love on me.

Dr. Robert Paul Reyes says: Don`t listen to the warnings of egghead scientists and physicians and let your pooch lick you to death.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/us/should-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face.html?_r=0

Donald Trump’s victory on November 8, 2016 was the greatest comeback in political history.

Pollsters, pundits and politicians didn’t give the short-fingered vulgarian a snowball’s chance in hell. But today Trump is busy planning his transition in to the White House, while Hillary is pondering what to do in the last stage of her life. Perhaps she can break a glass ceiling, and become the first female geriatric spokesperson for reverse mortgages.

How will historians, psychologists and sociologists explain the Trump phenomenon?

I don’t know but in my humble opinion these trends explain Trump’s miraculous victory more than anything else: Celebrity culture, Globalization, Social Media.

Before Trump entered the world of politics he was already a celebrity colossus, in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s he was a mainstay on the gossip pages because of his financial empire and playboy abtics. In the 2000’s he became a reality TV star as the celebrity host of the Apprentice franchise.

Beginning in March 2011, when Trump publicly questioned Obama’s citizenship and eligibility to serve as President, he started to become serious about running for President.

On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States at Trump Tower in New York City. In his announcement speech Trump branded Mexican immigrants as rapists, and right off the bat he was given no chance of winning the Republican nomination by the media, the Republican establishment, and pretty much everyone else.

Trump went on to defeat 16 Republican rivals and win the Republican nomination, and the General Election. Celebrity was the impetus that propelled Trump to victory, his name recognition trumped Hillary’s experience, knowledge and political resume.

Globalization ran roughshod over the dreams and aspirations of the American middle class, and Trump’s anti-globalization stance was embraced by regular Joe’s struggling to make ends meet. Hillary, on the other hand, was the embodiment of globalization with her Clinton Global initiative, cozy relationship with Wall Street bankers and support of international trade deals.

Before he became a politician Trump used Twitter to demolish his enemies like Rosie O’Donnell. Once he entered the political realm Trump employed social media, especially Twitter, to attack his rivals, and to speak directly to his followers.

To summarize Hillary was swimming against the currents of celebrity culture, anti-globalization, and the popularity of social media. Not to mention that she was a horrible campaigner, devoid of charisma. In 2008 Obama famously dismissed Hillary with the words: You’re likeable enough. Hogwash, she’s as likeable as a steaming pile of shit.

It’s the Holiday Season, that wonderful time of the year in which we celebrate holidays that unite us as a country like Thanksgiving, Christmas and National Fast Food Day.

There is nothing more all-American than eating a fast food meal, and of course America has the largest fast food industry in the world, American fast food franchises are located in over 100 countries.

November 16 is that most American of holidays: National Fast Food Day! Fight terrorism, communism and food fascists like Michelle Obama and chow down on that Burger King Whopper, McDonald’s Big Mac or dig into that KFC chicken bucket.

I don’t need an excuse to patronize a fast food restaurant, and I suspect that today that the lines will be a little bit longer at my local McDonald’s.

Most American are dreading Thanksgiving Day dinner: Crazy uncle Joe is going to ramble incoherently about UFOs and chemtrails, your brother-in-law is going to get plastered again, and there is sure to be a heated argument over whether Trump is going to make America great again.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could ditch Thanksgiving Day dinner with the family, and dine alone in peace and tranquility at Burger King?

Happy National Fast Food Day to all of my readers!

My political views are eclectic and contrarian, and my voting history reflects that I’ve voted for Republicans, Democrats and Independents.

In the Democratic primaries I supported Bernie Sanders, the socialist curmudgeon Senator from Vermont. Even though the odds were stacked against Sanders, he almost won. But the Clinton machine, the Democratic establishment, the donor class, the media — indeed the entire crooked system was rigged in favor of Hillary.

In the General Election I held my nose, bit my tongue and voted for Donald Trump, the populist vulgarian. Sanders is spot on, we need a revolution, and Hillary was the embodiment of the corrupt establishment that needs to be overthrown. I, along with millions of my fellow Americans, opted for the racist clown over the corrupt witch.

The odds were stacked against Trump even more than they were against Sanders. The Republican establishment, the Democratic establishment, Wall Street, the intelligentsia, the media, the donor class, civil rights organizations, foreign leaders –indeed the entire world was dead set against Trump.

But voters, especially working class whites, were in a revolutionary state of mind, and they said: F*** it, I’m voting for Trump.

As an Hispanic working stiff, voting for Trump wasn’t in my economic self-interest, but maybe some good will come out of a disastrous election: Deliberately or inadvertently the clueless billionaire may blow up the nefarious system.

Keep in mind that Trump has already destroyed the Bush and Clinton dynasties, who’s to say that he can’t single-handedly smash the crony capitalism that passes as democracy.

After four years of Trump incompetence, tomfoolery and stupidity, we can reestablish a democracy from the ruins he will undoubtedly leave behind.

Hillary Clinton is the consummate politician who realizes that appearances are everything. She may be 69 and in failing health, but her hair is perfectly coiffed and colored, and her makeup is subtle and commensurate with a woman her age. She may wear a pantsuit every day of the year, but it’s always well pressed and understated.

Hillary is educated and articulate, when she’s not in campaign mode screeching and cackling, she sounds rational and intelligent. Hillary comes across like a grandmother that you would meet in a church social chatting about climate change and the neighborhood watch program.

A citizen who hasn’t seen Hillary on the campaign trail going off on a tirade against Donald Trump, and whose only exposure to her has been her TV commercials might be inclined to vote for her.

But don’t let Hillary’s carefully crafted public persona and her sycophants in the national media fool you, the WikiLeaks emails have exposed her as a conniving and corrupt political hack who is more than willing to break the law to achieve her goals.

On the debate stage Hillary was calm and measured, compared to the out-of-control Trump. But in private, when dealing with her staff and underlings, she abusive and prone to throwing violent tantrums. Several Secret Service Agents and former staffers have written books exposing her as a sociopath.

Hillary may act like a prim and proper grandmother, but in reality she is a sociopath who’s incapable of empathizing with regular folks.

Alex Baldwin has earned praise from all quarters for his impersonation of Donald Trump. The Saturday Night Live (SNL) star’s impersonation of Trump is eerily accurate; he perfectly captures the grotesqueness of the Republican nominee.

Kate McKinnon has been portraying Hillary Clinton on SNL since early 2015, and she’s won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, in large part because of her impersonation of the Democratic nominee for president.
McKinnon is young, beautiful, funny, and talented, everything that Hillary is not, which makes her not the best choice to play Hillary.

 
I wouldn’t mind having a couple of beers with McKinnon in a bar, or in my bed, but I would rather be dead, and burning in hell, than spend one minute with Hillary.

 
It’s an affront to comedy and common sense to have McKinnon play Hillary; the mainstream media goes to ridiculous lengths trying to humanize the wretched witch known as Hillary.

 
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: Brilliant!

 
Alex Baldwin as Donald Trump: Stroke of genius!

 
Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton: Terrific!

 
Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton: Are you freaking kidding me?

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