There is this homeless guy who hangs out on the corner. The two of us share a running gag. Every time I see him I yell - "Trump!" - In turn he yells - "Hitler!" - Today I passed through the corner and came across him once again. Without hesitation, we share our normal greeting. He then asks - "Are you going to watch the Season One finale of your idols show tonight?" He is referring to the State of the Union address. I got a snicker out of his 'Season One' reference - "You better believe it buddy," is my answer, I then add - "The country hasn't had a president the caliber of Donald Trump since Abraham Lincoln was in office. If you don't believe me just ask Steve Wynn."
When my homeless friend isn't hanging out on the corner during the day. You can find him in one of the neighborhood pubs drinking beer and watching CNN - "You better enjoy Season One," he tells me with a grin, "There ain't going to be a Season Two with this clown. The FBI has him by the balls and his goose is basically cooked." He then starts rambling on about Trump and the Russians and how they colluded in the election and blab, blab, blab - I have come to enjoy my homeless friends rants. I find him hilarious. Listening to them is akin to reading political memes on Face Book. One of these days I am going to take a picture of him or a video and put it on the blog so everyone will realize how insane this guy truly is.
"To compare Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln is disgusting. Seriously, I think I am going to throw up. Your idol was able to hoodwink the country because people are too stupid to realize it. Abraham Lincoln, give me a break." I tell him there is no better person for the economy than Trump. If you don't believe me look at the things happening in the Asian markets - I then add - "Things have doubled in Macau since Trump took office. That is just a microcosm of things to come. It works because Trump is aiming at more balanced trade policies with other nations. I admit he isn't the best foreign relations guy in the world. He's too concentrated on making the economy better in the country to worry much about what foreigners think."
We can only take so much politics, so I ask him what he thinks the final score of the Super Bowl will be - "Belicheater 28 - Eagles 24 - You know Belicheater will find a way to win it at the end. It sucks because they will tie Pittsburgh with the most Super Bowl wins. I hate to see cheaters in the elite company of my favorite team." I have never met a homeless guy who is a fan of New England - I've met a lot of homeless guys. Anyhoo, our conversation comes to a close. He says one last thing before I go - "Someone better tell your idol an Abraham Lincoln comparison is probably not a good idea. We all know how things ended for Lincoln."
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