This item just showed up on my Facebook news feed.
It comes from former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich. I believe this actually happened. I wish it hadn’t. I’ll just share it here.
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Just now in the St. Louis airport (where Iām heading to Cincinnati):
Lady: Are you Robert Reich?
Me: Yes.
Lady: So what do you think is going to happen?
Me: About what?
Lady: The election, the economy, everything.
Me: I donāt know.
Lady: Iām voting for Bernie (Sanders).
Me: Why?
Lady: He tells it straight. Heās not a politician. But my husband likes (Donald) Trump.
Me: Why?
Lady: Same reasons. My husband says Trump canāt be bought because heās a billionaire.
Me: Trump just buys other politicians.
Lady: My husband says Trump will get things done.
Me: But will he get things done for billionaires like himself or for regular people?
Lady: Iāll ask my husband.
Me: You should give your husband my new book.
Lady: What book?
Me (pulling a copy out of my briefcase): āSaving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the few.ā Here, you can have this copy. I have more.
Lady (taking book): Well, thank you. Iāll give it to him, (laughing) but he wonāt read it.
Me: Why?
Lady: He doesnāt read. He watches Fox News.
Me: Put it on his pillow tonight with a Hershey kiss on top.