What People Don't Get About Trump

Sam Herriage

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-gop-race-becomes-the-nightmare-the-party-feared

This interesting piece written by Benjy Sarlin was written about the Republican Party and how the party could be in the process of imploding. Things are really getting nasty as these debates are proving. Mr. Sarlin talks about how Rubio calls out Trump about his bladder and brings out immature jokes about Trump. Then his article goes to Mayor Chris Christie supporting Trump instead of Rubio saying, “America must have a strong leader again that can restore American jobs that can restore American confidence”.

In my review of this article, I feel that the author is missing exactly what some in the country are missing; Donald Trump is destroying all the other candidates because he is connecting with people at a very base level. Trump seems to understand, at a very deep level, the raw anger that so many people feel right now. The financial crisis and great recession may have started in 2008, or a full eight years ago, but in my opinion the United States really never left the recession.

My dad is a financial journalist with thousands of clients all over the country and we talk about the issues that people are still facing everyday. The truth is that the average person is three months away from losing their job and then having to file bankruptcy. We seem to have a financial system built on quick sand.

This is what the author is missing and what all of his readers are as well. The country is mad as hell and soon-to-be President Trump gets that.

Zika Virus Raising Olympic Sized Concerns

 http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/06/middleeast/syria-civil-war-saudi-iran/index.html
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In my opinion, this is a most important article, for both men and women. Serious concerns about the Zika virus are being raised and with the Rio Olympics just six months away, the USOC (U.S. Olympic Committee) is taking measures to educate and prepare our athletes.

One of the stars of U.S. women's soccer is goalie, Hope Solo. Just this week she opened eyes with her candid comments and concerns about the virus, indicating that she has not made her mind up as to whether or not she will even attend the games.

There are several reasons that both female and male athletes are worried. It's been known for some time that the virus is spread by mosquitos, and that women that get the Zika virus are at risk of giving birth to babies with severe brain damage. However, the most recent research indicates that the virus might also be spread by sex and blood, and they have not ruled out the possibility of saliva. This means that both men and women have to take precautions against getting Zika.

The possibility of the U.S. boycotting the Olympic games is small, but should the news about Zika continue to get worse, the possibility that the U.S. will not be at the games could grow quickly.