Time for Fireside Chats?

 Many of us were pleased and relieved to see American flags waving at the Berlin speech.  Why?  When Bush framed the world as being "either with us or against us," not only Europeans, but also Americans took sides.  This fear based, either or way of thinking has been fanned and fed for eight years, and if we underestimate it, or approach it with only derision and logic, we could lose.  
    We may need to go beyond railing against the MSM for not treating our message fairly and respectfully listen and talk with EVERYONE we see and know in our daily lives.  And, we may need to look at and learn from Hillary Clinton’s successful ability to reach out and regain Reagan-Democrats.  And, we need to stand beside and sincerely with rural and Appalachian America -- to face distrust, fear, hopelessness, and sometimes, hateful opinions -- to find common ground and shared interests.