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Meanwhile in Canada... (Original Post) syringis Jun 2018 OP
We must remember this: lots of bad and "very good" in the U.S.A. Stuart G Jun 2018 #1
Hillary won the Election. Putin gave tRump the Electoral College. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #2
How ironic that the mechanism chosen by the Founding Fathers bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #8
Remember who was eligible to vote at that time. BarbD Jun 2018 #11
i don't know if it will ever be proved barbtries Jun 2018 #12
So proud to be half Canadian.... LakeArenal Jun 2018 #3
Me too! George II Jun 2018 #6
😉 🇨🇦 LakeArenal Jun 2018 #7
I've been to Prince Edward Island, LA.. Cha Jun 2018 #16
Probably anyone over 40 is related to my dad LakeArenal Jun 2018 #17
Cool.. we saw Lucy Maud Montgomery's house! Cha Jun 2018 #18
You know how I feel about all the Obamas LakeArenal Jun 2018 #20
Wow.. didn't have a bridge until 30 years ago! Cha Jun 2018 #21
Right back at Cha!! LakeArenal Jun 2018 #22
Whose head is that in the last one? treestar Jun 2018 #4
Justin Bieber.. LOL! TeddyBear 1 Jun 2018 #5
LOL! treestar Jun 2018 #10
I think it's Justin Bieber csziggy Jun 2018 #9
Kinder Surprise, if you didn't know njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #13
Kinder Joys are in every store around here NickB79 Jun 2018 #14
Another central scrutinizer Jun 2018 #15
Whatever the Canadians are smoking lunatica Jun 2018 #19

Stuart G

(38,443 posts)
1. We must remember this: lots of bad and "very good" in the U.S.A.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:48 AM
Jun 2018

We did elect ..Obama as President.

Obama won without outside interference like Trump won.. A minority of voters elected Trump. Hillary got more votes..

bucolic_frolic

(43,281 posts)
8. How ironic that the mechanism chosen by the Founding Fathers
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 01:03 PM
Jun 2018

the Electoral College meant to filter public opinion and prevent what they knew as mob (masses) control, came to be a mechanism for allowing foreign interests to supercede public opinion and foreign interests to seize control of America

A colonial era security flaw

BarbD

(1,193 posts)
11. Remember who was eligible to vote at that time.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 01:23 PM
Jun 2018

You had to be a landowner. No women. No slaves. The Electoral College protected the smaller states.

barbtries

(28,811 posts)
12. i don't know if it will ever be proved
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 01:29 PM
Jun 2018

but it is my belief. he's not supposed to be president. neither was gw.

LakeArenal

(28,845 posts)
3. So proud to be half Canadian....
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:40 PM
Jun 2018

Relatives on Prince Edward Island are stunned by what’s happening here.
😱🤯

LakeArenal

(28,845 posts)
17. Probably anyone over 40 is related to my dad
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:22 PM
Jun 2018

He even gets a mention in a small history of the island.
It’s a small, big world. 🌎😊☮️

LakeArenal

(28,845 posts)
20. You know how I feel about all the Obamas
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 10:33 AM
Jun 2018

😍😘🤩💖. Happy birthday Sasha!🎂

As for PEI, because it was a Island for so long (didn’t have a bridge til about 30 years ago) we are pretty in-bred. Lucy Maude is some cousin thrice removed or so. My dad used to walk past Green Gables on his way to school.

It is a very interesting place for ancestory.

Thanks so much for bringing back memories.

Cha

(297,629 posts)
21. Wow.. didn't have a bridge until 30 years ago!
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 04:22 PM
Jun 2018

Guess you got your supplies by boat.

Yes, I do know how you feel about the Obamas.. that's why I posted it to you!

Brought back memories for me, too.. Mahalo, LA

njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts)
13. Kinder Surprise, if you didn't know
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 01:43 PM
Jun 2018

Wikipedia
Kinder Surprise, also known as Kinder Egg[1][2] or Kinder Surprise Egg,[3][4][2] is a candy manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero SpA since 1974. It was co-created by Michele Ferrero and William Salice, and is one of several candies sold under the Kinder brand. Each chocolate egg surrounds a plastic capsule that contains a small toy.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibits confectionery products which contain a “non-nutritive object”, unless the non-nutritive object has functional value.[40] Essentially, the Act bans "the sale of any candy that has embedded in it a toy or trinket".

NickB79

(19,258 posts)
14. Kinder Joys are in every store around here
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 03:00 PM
Jun 2018

Apparently they are no longer banned due to revised packaging: http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/

I hate the things. Just another ploy to get kids to eat more sugar and drive their parents insane.

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