DONALD TRUMP AND THE SPINNING OF THE RACING CAR…

DONALD TRUMP AND THE SPINNING OF THE RACING CAR-
By Bernard Bujold – 
Donald Trump was a great campaigner during the US Presidential election of 2016, if not the greatest of all, and Hillary Clinton admit it in her new book WHAT HAPPENED. 
She is also adding, of course, that Donald Trump is a very bad President, but that is another story… 
More and more political observers and journalists, even those who voted against him, are admitting that Donald Trump is lot similar in his way of doing things as was Ronald Reagan in his days. 
Reagan was a real champion during the election against Jimmy Carter but got a very slow start as President. He was called the “Hollywood Actor” like Donald Trump is called the “Reality TV Host”. But at the end of his two mandates as President, Ronald Reagan was considered one of greatest President in the modern history of the United States. 
Many think that the same judgment will be applied to Donald Trump after his time. 
Personally, Donald Trump’s style remember me the one of Brian Mulroney as both had the same political message during their campaign to change the way things are managed in the government. In 1984, I was on the Brian Mulroney’s team when he promised to change Ottawa and give to it the private sector spin in management. Running on this program, he elected 211 members on a possibility of 282, the largest landslide majority government in Canada history. 
Donald Trump promised the same thing about Washington. 
But Brian Mulroney discovered early after his election victory that the state is not manageable like a private enterprise and he had to adjust his government team. Brian also discovered that he needed two types of teams: one to win the election and another to manage the government.  
Donald Trump is discovering the same situation in Washington and he is also adjusting his team and his way as the manager of the state. His collaboration with Democrats is also making a lot of good sense because during the campaign he was in many ways an independent candidate and most Republican leaders even refused to support him. Donald Trump electoral base was very independent and even more Democrat than Republican. 
One could say that Donald Trump is indeed the first Independent President! 
But the real conclusion is, that like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump is the President of the people and I am convinced that he will find his way to success! 
For the moment, he is spinning the racing car and getting his hands well on the wheel! 
To be continued… 
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AFTERNOON WITH DUCKS …

AFTERNOON WITH DUCKS… 
By Bernard Bujold – 
With the summer coming soon to an end, it is still very pleasant to spend an afternoon at the edge of the pond with the ducks. Personally, I spent a recent weekend with “one duck”, only one, who had adopted me and wanted to be my friend! And friendship, one cannot not refuse it, especially from a nice duck… 
Happy end of summer 2017! 
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RAFAEL NADAL WON THE US OPEN TENNIS 2017

Rafael Nadal won his third US Open men’s singles title with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over first-time finalist Kevin Anderson inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday afternoon September 10, 2017
This victory gave the 31-year-old Spaniard his 16th Grand Slam crown, the second-most of all time behind only Roger Federer, who won his 19th earlier this summer at Wimbledon. 
Nadal is now one of only six players in the Open era to win at least three US Open men’s singles championships, along with Federer, Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors, who have five each; John McEnroe, who has four; and Ivan Lendl, who won three. 
“Been a great two weeks,” Nadal said after his triumph. “Increasing level of tennis, increasing of confidence during that two weeks. Yeah, I have this trophy with me again here in New York. There is no better way to finish the Grand Slam season for me after a very emotional season in all aspects. “So very happy the way that I played, happy the way that I managed the pressure, and the way that I was competing during the whole event. Playing better or worse, the competitive spirit have been there in a very positive way all the time.” 
Rafael Nadal is the World No. 1 and he could be proud about it as he deserve it!
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POPE FRANCIS AND THE MODERN MASS

THE POPE AND THE NEW VATICAN LAW –
By Bernard Bujold-
Pope Francis has used his absolute authority in the Vatican to decentralize once more the power from Rome since his election and he is going now against some of his Cardinals by making a widespread change to the ways, and words, in which Roman Catholics worship in the church by amending Vatican law to give bishop around the world a greater authority in translating liturgical language for the mass. 
Some conservative opponents to the Pope favored the return to Latin Mass, or at least more faithful translations to it in the local language, and they wanted the church hierarchy in Rome to ensure global universality and unity by making all of those translations uniform. The amendment is a significant development in a liturgical schism that has split Catholics across the world which is evident at the highest echelons of the church. 
The new law announced this Saturday September 9, 2017 will go into effect on October 1.
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TEX LECOR (1933-2017)

TEX LECOR (1933-2017) 
By Bernard Bujold- 
The artist Tex Lecor died in the night of Friday to Saturday September 9, 2017 as a result of pulmonary complications. He was 84 years old. 
His real name was Paul Lecorre and he was born on June 10, 1933 in Saint-Michel-de-Wentworth, north of Lachute, in the Laurentians. 
This artist TEX, who was loved by all, will be remembered as one of the greatest poets of Quebec; a humorist with his insolence of a telephone; and finally a painter. 
Personally it is his musical work that touched me most because his songs reflected the traditional Quebec of the seventies, years of my adolescence. One can compare him to a Felix Leclerc at the level of his poetry deeply identified to Quebec and his people. 
Tex Lecor had retired from the musical world since the beginning of 1980 and devoted himself to his first trade as a painter, a trade he had studied at the Montreal School of Fine Arts from 1951 to 1958 with other artists as the sculptor Armand Vaillancourt. 
Another page in the history of Quebec has just turned… 
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THE 2017 CRUISE SHIPS SEASON IN THE OLD PORT OF MONTRÉAL –

CRUISE SHIPS SEASON 2017 – 
By Bernard Bujold – 
With the approach of the autumn also arrives the cruising season and the gigantic ships which stop at the Old Port of Montreal. Cruises always make one dream and for me it always reminds me of this passage of Shakespeare in the text Julius Caesar: “… There is a wave on the ocean of life, which if taken at the right time at the shore will lead the vessel to new lands full of hope and promise; but if it is missed then it will be failure and misery … ” 
Happy 2017 Cruise Season! 
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HILLARY CLINTON OFFERS A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO DONALD TRUMP…

HILLARY CLINTON OFFERS A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO DONALD TRUMP…
By Bernard Bujold – 
President Donald Trump is very pleased with Hillary Clinton’s new book: WHAT HAPPENED. 
And there are many reasons to be enthusiastic!
With this book, Hillary Clinton starts again her lost presidential campaign by creating the division and attacking Bernie Sanders, Jim Comey, and even Barack Obama to whom she criticizes for not having enough talked against Russia during the campaign. 
Hillary also writes many negative criticisms about her political party and finally she attacks directly the media including The New York Times. 
This book will surely divide by the inside the Democratic party already very weak and without leader. 
The book will also indirectly assist in the re-election of Donald Trump in 2020 as the arguments presented by Hillary Clinton repeat exactly those of the current American President… 
A book to read and a best-seller assured… in addition to being a real gift for Donald Trump! 
See text POLITICO 
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DONALD TRUMP – THE ARTIST

DONALD TRUMP – THE ARTIST…  –
By Bernard Bujold
A magnificent painting by Donald Trump is currently being auctioned by the BARNEBY’S house, a kind of Google of the auction world. 
The final auction will be held on 19 October! 
Another similar canvas by Donald Trump recently sold nearly at US $ 30,000. 
Who says better… ? 
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THE WHITE GIANT OF MONTREAL – INAUGURATION

THE WHITE GIANT OF MONTREAL – INAUGURATION 
By Bernard Bujold – 
The Montreal White Giant is officially installed at the entrance of the city and he will not be bored … With its real name as “SOURCE”, the Géant will be able to benefit from a magnificent park installed between the two lanes of the highway entering Montréal. 
In this park there will be a magnificent tower so that the friends of the Géant (citizens and visitors) can climb and observe the traffic. For the true fans of traffic, one can even count the number of cars that pass… There will also be a playground for the children to occupy them while the adults watch the traffic. Finally, to ensure constant use of the observatory and the playground, close to the park, there will be magnificent condos, in order to have a large neighborhood and especially a numerous one. 
Long live the White Giant and his urban park! 
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CLOSING NIGHT OF THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2017 –

CLOSING NIGHT OF THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2017 
By Bernard Bujold – 
The 41st MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (WFF) was closed in front of several hundred spectators who had come to the Cinema Imperial and the founding president of the FFM Serge Losique once more confused those who did not believe in the possibility of a success. 
The event will have been presented in a formula different from the one of previous years and it was strongly supported by the technology of the Internet. According to Serge Losique, this is a vision for the future, taking into account the evolution of modern cinema and the present society. 
The dates for the next two editions of the FFM have been announced, a way for Losique to demonstrate that his Festival is alive and well. The 2018 edition will be held from August 23 to September 3 and the 2019 one from August 22 to September 2, 2019. 
The complete list of the winners of the 2017 edition is posted on the Festival website. 
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