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First 100 Days Madlibs for your Thanksgiving Gathering

In preparation for the Thanksgiving festivities this week, I decided to create a little Madlib game for those who will be attending.  This is the first crack the concept.  More to come from Trump’s First 100 Days.  I hope to include other presidents as well.

The first, First 100 Days, were with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Trump 2016

FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to [verb] [plural noun] on all members of [noun].

SECOND, a [verb -ing] freeze on all federal employees to [verb] federal [noun] through attrition (exempting [noun], [noun], and [noun]);

THIRD, a requirement that for every [adjective] federal regulation, [number] existing regulations must be [verb -ed];

FOURTH, a [number] year-ban on White House and Congressional [noun -s] becoming [noun -s] after they [verb] government service;

FIFTH, a [span of time] ban on White House [noun -s] [verb -ing] on behalf of a foreign [noun];

SIXTH, a [adjective] ban on foreign [noun] [verb -ing] [noun] for American elections.

On the same day, I will begin taking the following [number] [noun -s] to protect American [noun -s]:

FIRST, I will announce my intention to [verb] NAFTA or withdraw from the [noun] under Article [legal number]

SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the [geographic region] Partnership

THIRD, I will [verb] my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a currency [noun]

FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of [noun] and U.S. [noun] Representative to identify all foreign trading [noun -s] that unfairly [verb] American [noun -s] and direct them to use every [noun] under American and [geographic location] law to end those abuses within [span of time]

FIFTH, I will [verb] the restrictions on the production of $[number] trillion dollars’ worth of job-[verb] American energy reserves, including shale, [adjective] oil, [adjective] gas and [adjective] coal.

SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton-[government name] roadblocks and allow [adjective] energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone [noun], to move [direction]

SEVENTH, cancel [dollar amount] in payments to U.N. [noun about earth] change programs and [verb] the money to fix America’s [noun] and environmental infrastructure

 

Participatory Culture, Politics

And a new struggle begins…

I spent some time on November 9th texting people not to limit their political life to the ballot box.  A message I have been trying to spread for the past several years.  The words were well received and I am elated that new people are preparing to awaken politically.

It has been encouraging to see, in light of the Trump presidency, that others have taken to this message, encouraging people to stay informed, engaged, and increase their political activity.

Welcome to the battle.  The work is tedious. Moving a mountain one stone at a time may seem like an effort in futility, but with many hands, the mountain can be moved.

Politics is a war of attrition.   Every morning, after an election, regardless of outcomes, one must look in a mirror and ask, “What stone will I move today?”

Stuck on figuring out what you should work on?  Take an inventory of your passions.  Some of mine include the First Amendment, transparency, libraries, and the arts.

If you need someone to talk with, reach out.  I’m always happy to cheer you along and help you get involved.

Laugh when you can.  And as Ian MacLaren said, “Be kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”