Jeff Stahler for August 23, 2016

I use the “mute button” when tRump speaks.

Like suicide, nobody’s forcing you to put that gun to your head.

Here’s a suggestion: stop watching the idiot box.

Blame the media. They have long forgotten how to write a balanced, factual story. They only know how to go for ratings with scandals and dramatic videos.

The electorate sure has benefited from the decision to allow crazy ads that are put up by PACs and not the candidate. I sure love hearing what a third party entity makes up about the candidates, but wouldn’t it be nice to have a 6-month election with nothing but policy and dump the He-said She-said (literally this election) and smear?

They present the truthand then they present the liesas if they are equal.

Never Ever put a cotton swab in your ear. Especially DO NOT put them in children’s ears.

“Hedgehog”: I have long found the “no Q-tip” thing kind of interesting, as my hearing aids go in about as far as I ever go with them, and they’re also smaller than my elbow. (The old thing about never putting anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.)

HOWEVER, this political “season”, that’s been going on for over eight years, actually, has me taking those hearing aids out to avoid the BS cacophony of the last 12 months.

Hmm, pass out the “cotton swabs”!!

If Britain can hold an election in four weeks, and Canada in five, why do we take forever?

More like a need for those adult cleansing wipes.

I predict that there will come a time when watching the evening news and Jeopardy will be a real trial of my patience, and possibly wear out the mute button on the remote.

I don’t have to watch political commercials or debates. I can always go to the zoo and watch the chimps fling feces at each other. They’re a lot cuter at least.