There was never a time when Tina was not in my life. There was a time when we had a fight and did not speak for a while, but even then she was in my heart. There are people who are good friends, or excellent friends or even long time friends but there are not many who are dearest friends. That’s what “T” is for me. When we leave messages it’s alway’s “T” it’s “I” and there’s no doubt what that means. Yesterday her granddaughter was bat mitzvahed. She is a lovely young woman, smart, and committed to making life better for humanity and poised, but most important she makes the greatest faces you can imagine. That’s not exactly true, making faces is genetic. Her Grandfather for whom she is named, and who she never met, also made great faces. He, like “T” and her younger brother are natural comics. There was never a doubt that she would carry on the face making tradition. It was a joy to watch and listen to her read the Torah in Hebrew. Not easy for sure. I am still smiling.
It was wonderful to smile given the State of our Presidential Elections. Not a reason to smile. The fact is that Donald Trump is the Republican candidate, and other supposedly smart, patriotic and well respected (until now) people have endorsed him. Political Party is more important to them than having a moral core or wanting the best for the nation. I do not think there are “baskets of deplorables,” but I do think that some people, who think Reality TV celebrities are worth watching and agreeing with, have been duped by this guy who became a star because he repeatedly said, “You’re fired!”
There are two questions that he is afraid to answer. How many businesses which have his name, exist in other countries. And, why won’t he release his taxes. What is he hiding? He is a classic bully. Big talk, big ego, and when called to task, he calls people unpleasant/ugly names.
But when he went to Mexico to tell the President of Mexico he would have to build a wall. He never mentioned the wall — until he got back to the US. He is easily intimidated by real power. This whole political thing is a game to him. But he is playing it at the Nations’ expense.
The first debate is fast approaching. What do we think will happen. For a while I suspected he wouldn’t show up, but now that’s unlikely. His ego is too big and he has gotten away with secret places and “what have you got to lose” for far too many weeks. My best guess is that she pisses him off and he starts name calling. His constituents will think that’s fine. They are going no where, but it might affect people who are undecided.
But back to smiling. A few weeks ago I got a note from a campaign friend who I have loved since the day I met him. It’s forty years and through some “not so much fun politics”, he was always there for me. Always kind and loving and funny and a comfort. There were many times just seeing him saved my life. In those years, as opposed to these years, there were adults with a moral core involved with campaigns and elections. We are all there for one another. We did our jobs but at the end of the day, we were all friends and ready for a drink — which the campaign people paid for by signing the check to a media person’s hotel room. They could write it off and we were going to starve, so they never minded, I hope. “Tut” — Bob Tutman, a cameraman for CBS, was and remains very special to me and based on what I know about him, to a whole lotta people. We are going to try to work together on a film. It will just be fun to be with him. We need a few more smiles. We’re just sayin’… Iris
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