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AmbMaverick says...

I am sorry you have not reviewed party affiliations which are available because of the Florida Public Records Act, but I have been for sometime a registered Independent.
Furthermore for the public record the Unions and individual actors and the Screen Actor's Guild were the largest donors to Secretary Clinton's campaign.
There is a constant to President-Elect Trump's policies and those are to make "America Great Again". All Bahamians should support this policy since U.S. citizens do represent the majority the largest contributor to the Bahamian economy thru its tourism. It's very simple the more America makes the more the Bahamas makes
Sir Orville is a son of Grants Town but also should be viewed as a spokesperson for the world representating all who would speak up against what the Duke represented during his tenure in the Bahamas. It focused a beam of refreshing sunshine on the behavior of a man who abdicated his duties both at home and in the Bahamas and whose wife sought fame and fortune more so than a responsibility to serve people.
Ambassador J. Richard Blankenship

On The Duke in The Bahamas

Posted 18 December 2016, 12:31 p.m. Suggest removal

AmbMaverick says...

As an aside to your observations, it should be noted that Mr. Trump garnered more votes in the Republican primaries than any other Republican in history. An indication a significant portion of the American population is dissatisfied with the country's current direction, both domestically and outside it's borders.
A even casual observer would agree that the rhetoric in this campaign is not what those unfamiliar with U.S. history are accustomed to hearing. But before the time of Bahamian Independence, most notably beginning with the Lincoln-Douglas debates, crude analogies, allegations of corruption, and slanderous remarks were part of partisan strategies.
Now in the information era, the 24 hour news cycle and easy access to public forums, the electorate and the world are exposed to the seedy side of American politics. However, given the choice of a dictator or a look at the dark side, I'll take my chances the sun will rise again.