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Hang on to your hats, America: Trump’s presidency will be a bumpy ride

Robin Sirois, center left, and Tina Edwards, center right, pose for photographs with a Confederate flag ahead of a Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign stop at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 3.
Robin Sirois, center left, and Tina Edwards, center right, pose for photographs with a Confederate flag ahead of a Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign stop at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 3. Matt Rourke The Associated Press

Buried on Page 4A of Nov. 14’s paper was a small article titled “Confederate flags at vets’ parade.” Apparently three men carrying Confederate flags were waving these flags at a Veterans Day parade in Petaluma. Rep. Jared Huffman, in attendance, said, “I’ve been doing this parade now for a dozen years. I have never seen anything like that.”

Is this what we now how have to look forward to with a Trump presidency?

As the late great actress Bette Davis proclaimed in one of her movie roles, “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” Substitute “night” for “ride” and hang on to your hat!

Victoria Grostick, San Luis Obispo

This story was originally published November 20, 2016 at 7:10 PM with the headline "Hang on to your hats, America: Trump’s presidency will be a bumpy ride."

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