Euchre is a very popular card game. It is fast moving and simple by design. People get into tournaments, clubs, and social outings with euchre as the drawing card. Trump is a key word in the game, and, of course, if you have the jack of trump called the right bower, you have the card that can not be beaten. What’s trump? This question is asked multiple times during a euchre game. It is important to know because that suit (clubs, spades, hearts, or diamonds) is the dominant suit which can win tricks over other suits.
By this time, you may be wondering where I am going with this. We all know people who try to make their point by using the boomerang technique. That is, they throw out an idea or a reference as far away as possible seemingly irretrievable only for it to come flying back to hit the listener right between the eyes. It is dangerous to use that technique because you run the risk of losing the audience. I have found myself asking the speaker, “What the hell are you talking about?” But the technique has its rewards causing great anticipation and drama.
Stay with me here; the boomerang is on its way back.
I was listening to a comedian last week who was spoofing Donald Trump. Geez, how easy a target is he anyway? The comedian was comparing Donald Trump to a high school candidate for student council president. “And If I am elected, we are going to have two lunch hours and four day weeks and no homework and . . .” Of course, none of those promises were able to be kept. How could they. The powers that be at the school would never allow it. Not surprisingly, however, that brash candidate was elected by a landslide. Why? The student body loved the candidate because they felt he was on their side. They felt that they had a champion who, despite the adversities, would speak up for them.
Think about if you had to go to court. Geoffrey Feiger is a brash, outspoken, and cocky attorney. Truly, he is not very likable, UNLESS he is on your side. Would you want someone who is pals with your opponent or afraid to speak up or too eager to negotiate a poor settlement? Feiger may not win your case, but you would know that a tough guy was on your side.
Stay with me, I can see the boomerang coming in.
I am not just a white man who always votes Republican. I have voted for Kennedy, Carter, and Bill Clinton. I know that a lot of Blacks and Whites, for that matter, vote a straight Democratic ticket and have done so for years often instructed by their Grandfathers and Fathers to do so.
The point of this blog post is:
Before you play your voting card, consider the game of euchre. Wouldn’t you want to know “what’s trump” before you begin? It certainly will affect the outcome of whether you win or not.
