4 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Why we can 'keep calm and carry on' regardless of who is the president


Editorial If anyone does not own a home,


now is the time to get into position to buy. I have a feeling that rents are going to go through the roof all over the country soon. People who do not own homes will be forced to either pay the high rent amounts, live with family or friends or become homeless. Imagine if home rental rates were to double next month. It is too horrible to even ponder.


Before G. W. Bush was elected BY ANGELA JONES


the winner of the US presidential election


I have had numerous calls since was announced.


Everyone


seems to have concerns about what will happen during a Trump presidency. On Tuesday, November 7, 2000, George W. Bush was elected president.


While there were similar concerns


about the type of president we were getting with Bush, I believe we will see some parallels while Donald Trump is president.


Hold onto your wallets, there will be more redistribution of wealth. As with Bush, the poor will be robbed to give to the rich. Some of the wealthiest industries in the country such as automotive, banking and real estate may see another windfall. Similar schemes like “cash for clunkers”, which left many Americans without affordable transportation because they gave up their fully paid for vehicle to go into debt purchasing a new one. When purchasers of new automobiles were not able to make the payments, they did not receive a bailout; the only thing they received was a visit from the “repo man.” Of course, the automotive industry later received a bailout. In other words, they received taxpayer dollars collected


from the same


people who had their cars repossessed when they could no longer make the payments.


Another sad case that arose during


the G. W. Bush era was the housing “bubble.” The word “bubble” must be a code word for the word “scam.” Is there anyone who believes that loan officers did not know that while they were not requiring documentation for loans that disaster would soon follow? Being a real estate mogul himself, I can only imagine what horrors will take place during Trump’s presidency.


president, I predicted that if he was elected, the first thing he would do was go to war with Iraq. While I can make a similar prediction for a Trump presidency, he is too unpredictable for anyone to discern which country would be first on his list to attack. I would not be surprised if he tried to kick Cuba while they are down. That is another scenario that is too horrific to imagine.


As with G. W. Bush, things


will not be all bad while Trump is president. There will be moments that will make us laugh like when G. W. Bush was attacked by someone using shoes as weapons. I said when Trump announced that he would be running for president that the entertainment value


Volume 11 Number 3 Sports


CIAA hires McQueen as Senior Associate Commissioner


leadership and community values. Commissioner


Jacqie McWilliams


and her staff have been nothing but supportive in welcoming me to the team. I look forward to working with the CIAA and its member institutions to continue to advance its mission to positively impact the lives of its stu- dent-athletes."


McQueen will join the Charlotte, NC – The Central Inter-


collegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has announced the addition of Suzette McQueen as


the Senior Associate


Commissioner of External Operations & Strategic Marketing.


alone was worth everything else we would have to deal with. One has to admit, there were some pretty comical moments while he was on the campaign trail. There was one instance when a woman had a baby who was crying at a Trump rally; Trump talked about how much he loved babies and did not mind that the baby was crying. He told the woman not to worry. Less than two minutes later he said “get that baby out of here...I think she believed me that I like having a baby crying while I’m speaking”.


There was another time when


he said during an interview that there were “two Donald Trumps” and minutes later, he said “I don’t believe there are two Donald Trumps.” Some have called him Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.


There are more private citizens


than there are bad presidents; therefore, we will always be in control. There are laws that will protect us, if things get too out of hand. Impeachment is one of many options that could give us relief from a bad situation after January 2017. Hopefully there are enough checks and balances in place to keep us safe. Prepare for the worst, but 'keep calm and carry on.'


"We are excited about the wealth of knowledge, leadership and oversight in athletics administration that Suzette will bring to compliment and grow the CIAA," say Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams. "Her experience in both Divisions I and DII will help maximize our platforms


and strengthen our


partnerships, while continuing her passion of engaging and supporting student-athletes."


The Senior Associate Commissioner of External Operations and Strategic


Marketing


responsible for the management of sponsorship, media rights, promotions, media relations and marketing for the CIAA's 15 championships. McQueen will


provide strategies "The CIAA has that drive


revenue streams while increasing brand management and awareness to support the mission and vision of the CIAA.


distinguished


itself as a premier conference at the Division II level," says McQueen. "I am very excited for this opportunity to join an already successful organization that


prides itself on its tradition, will be


conference office after serving as the Associate Director of the Davidson College Athletic Fund (DAF). She once held the role of Interim Director of DAF which closed out the 2015 fiscal year with a record breaking $2.7M raised in annual dollars for athletics. She worked closely with the Office of Special Events and managed special projects focused on capital and scholarship fundraising. In addition to


creating strategies Prior annual for the to she oversaw the creation


implementation of the DAF annual fund report and other publications


served as the Assistant Athletic Director, External


Davidson, McQueen Affairs and


Media Relations and Senior Woman Administrator at Adelphi University. She was responsible for media relations for the University's 20 Division II teams. She was also the executive director of the Panther Club, liaison to campus offices such as the president's office, alumni relations and development, founder and coordinator of the athletic department's annual Black History Month Celebration and director of the annual athletic Hall of Fame dinner.


McQueen earned a B.A. in communications in 1992 from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in sports administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001.


She currently resides in Charlotte with her husband Kevin McQueen and their two children, Sedona and Kyle.


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