Is Trump often childish? Sure. Does he taunt him enemies mercilessly? Of course ... often uncomfortably. Does he relate his version of the truth independent of what the media and the Left believe? Too often. Is he an orator? No, he lowers his voice when he should raise it for emphasis and his hand gestures ate too routine. Dos he repeat himself? Like an echo chamber. Is he compulsive? Yup, yup. Does he look like a president? He has funny hair and too-long ties. Was he a sexual predator? If you take the Billy Bush tape literally, yes. Is he a narcissist and egomaniac? Yes. Has he paid his taxes over the years? To me, this is up to the IRS to decide. Does he have most of the national media in his corner? Duh!
So why do I and millions of other Americans support this flawed man with clear eyes? Simple, because of his policies and because his performance agrees with what we believe needs to be done. On immigration, on trade, on terrorism, on limiting government and government regulation, on national defense and hegonomy, on economic growth, on tax reform, on draining the political swamp that is Washington, on all these things and more ... most of which Democrats seem to eschew.
What's the difference between these two radically different stances? Clearly, Trump's opponents mostly dislike his superficials, whereas his supporters look beyond these flaws, believing that this man will MAGA.
BTW, Oprah has few of Trump's flaws ... but also supports few of his political mandates (at least those which we know now about), yet the Left already has her nominated for 2020. Is this the right political strategy? Well, it did work in 2008 ... but somehow I doubt it will again?
I feel like Alice at the Mad Tea Party. To write-off Trump's deep character flaws as 'superficial' is inaccurate and dishonest. His daily spew of lies, his history of bad deals and bankruptcies, his self-admitted sexual predation, his Mad Queen behavior - These are not ignorable. We deserve a better leader.
ReplyDeleteTrump's flaws are but a pimple compared to that oozing carbuncle that is Hillary. And she (and Oprah) would have kept us on the primrose path to Hell that Obama tried to lead us down. What was this you ask? The very opposite of what Trump is now doing. Wake up!
ReplyDeleteOK Den I'll pick up the ball. There are a few tragic flaws in Trump's style:
ReplyDeleteHe makes it clear that he is acting for his base and not the other half of the country.
He uses that executive-speak of "my generals" and "my aircraft carriers"... they are "ours".
He is hepped up about the wall but not so much about bridges, tunnels, subways, and airports.
He (and you) want global hegemony with an unmatched military yet non-globalist policies.
His (now waning) move to put Bannon, Ivanka, Jared, and a raft of Goldman Sachs swamp creatures into sensitive positions.
Other than that, I am surprised that there are no #MeToo postings expressing DJT as more than bluster and locker room boasting.
Your criticisms seem to me to be mere bagatelles compared to what the president I am not allowed name (who used person pronouns to a fair-thee-well and gave away the keys to mint). I personally like the fact that he responds to his base ... except maybe in the DACA deal.
DeleteBTW, you (and DJT) really need to stop rationalizing everything in terms of what Obama or Hillary did or would do. This is now.
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