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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

(38,726 posts)
1. We must remember this: lots of bad and "very good" in the U.S.A.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:48 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

(54,490 posts)
8. How ironic that the mechanism chosen by the Founding Fathers
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:03 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

(1,385 posts)
11. Remember who was eligible to vote at that time.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:23 PM
Jun 2018

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

LakeArenal

(29,949 posts)
17. Probably anyone over 40 is related to my dad
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:22 PM
Jun 2018

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

LakeArenal

(29,949 posts)
20. You know how I feel about all the Obamas
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 09:33 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

(317,718 posts)
21. Wow.. didn't have a bridge until 30 years ago!
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 03:22 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

(3,911 posts)
13. Kinder Surprise, if you didn't know
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:43 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

(20,278 posts)
14. Kinder Joys are in every store around here
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 02:00 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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