I'm back to DU after a long hiatus

[FightingIrish]

I joined DU in 2004 and followed it years earlier than that. My life has taken some crazy turns in the past few years that include the loss of my wife of forty years, relocation to another state, remarriage and retirement. For the past few years I have been a faithful lurker here but now I have to get back in the game. I cannot sit by let the worst of our country give the store away to a vile, self-serving charlatan. I ask everyone who reads this to watch the PBS Frontline documentary, "The Choice 2016". It tells with great clarity how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton got to where they are today and gives clear insight into what drives them. It isn't flattering of either of them. It's good objective journalism that even hardcore Trump supporters will appreciate, at least the sentient ones. Watch it DVR it. Tell your family and friends. It airs again on Friday and next Monday

[link:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-frontline-interviews-the-choice-2016/|

[still_one]

1. Sounds like you have been through a lot of challenges, and I hope things are on an even keel.

Welcome back for the most important election of our lives

[Renew Deal]

2. Welcome back

Thanks for the link!

[femmocrat]

3. Welcome back, FightingIrish!

[TRUMP-BS-DETECTOR]

4. Nothing shocking about dirt bag Trump

I welcome anything that exposes the lying dirt bag Trump. But anything anti Hillary isn't cool.
This is a good person no matter how hard the right & left leaning media try to brainwash
people into thinking otherwise. But sadly millions of people do believe the complete BS
about Hillary. God help us if Trump wins. It would be like putting a 3 year old in charge
of our nukes. Just insanity!

[FightingIrish]

9. It really isn't anti-Hillary

I came away with a new appreciation of her journey and how she set aside a promising career to follow Bill Clinton to Arkansas. It portrays her deep loyalty and shows the roots of all the false negatives that have dogged her. It shows how Trump bungled his biggest real estate venture and was left with nothing left to peddle but his name.

[a kennedy]

16. Yah, me to, I thought her speech at her commencement was huge.......

and her sorrow and action after Martin Luther King's death was a turning point for her.

[pnwmom]

13. Welcome to DU, T-B-D! n/t

[bigwillq]

5. Welcome back

I hope life treats you well.

[m-lekktor]

6. The complete Frontline show you mention is on youtube.

And it looks like a PBS Frontline youtube account so it is probably legally posted there.

[FightingIrish]

7. Great. Thanks for the link

I'll pass it around. It really is a "must watch"

[m-lekktor]

8. I appreciate you mentioning the show, I wasn't aware of it!

I googled it and that is what popped up, I was pleased!

[Fla Dem]

10. Welcome back. Bob Cesca on Stephanie MIller said it was an great piece on HRC.

Said it drew a very sharp contrast to the way their lives have shaped where they are today. Intend to watch.

[CajunBlazer]

11. Welcome back to the fight FightingIrish - and a big K&R

[pnwmom]

12. If even hard core Trump supporters will like it, I'm not interested. n/t

[FightingIrish]

14. They won't like it but they should appreciate it.

It gives a very revealing look into how a child of great privilege became the manipulating narcissist that he is. It confirms our worst suspicions about why he seeks the highest office in the land. If I were a Trump supporter, I would appreciate an unbiased look at my candidate, even if it might persuade to me not vote for him. If they can still support him after watching this, they have contracted some of his syphilitic delusions. It is real journalism and that is a rarity in this election.

[pnwmom]

15. Well, that does sound interesting to me -- but I doubt his adoring fans will appreciate it.

Welcome back, FightingIrish!

[Hekate]

20. My husband watched it while I went to a lecture by Fareed Zakaria. He's an HRC supporter...

....and liked the program very much. Says the way they were each raised explains a whole lot about both of them.

[pnwmom]

21. I've since heard several people recommend it -- but FightingIrish had already convinced me.

It will be interesting to learn more about where Trump learned to be Trump.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

17. Just started watching it now

On PBS Roku app... just watching the first couple minutes. Obama is funny as hell. He cracked some great jokes at Trumps expense.

[FSogol]

18. Welcome back. n/t

[Hekate]

19. Glad to have you back after all you've lived through!

It sounds like things are going well now, and I hope it stays that way.

See you around.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. Welcome home.