On the Hamilton-Pence-Trump brouhaha: Two things that President-Elect Donald Trump is ignorant of — if he were not this ignorant he would not have sent two whining tweets on Twitter about Pence’s being “harassed” and demanding an apology: 1) Vice President-elect Pence chose to be a public servant. He is not a private citizen. He is not royalty. He is…
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The Trump Campaign Perception Machine
As reported by USA Today: “The man who caused a commotion at a Donald Trump rally Saturday said he’s a registered Republican who wanted only to show his displeasure with his party’s nominee. Members of the audience at the event for the GOP presidential nominee tackled Austyn Crites, 33, of Reno after someone yelled “gun” while others were trying to…
Trump’s Claims That The Presidential Election is “Rigged”
Frequently, especially during the last two to three weeks, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed that the United States presidential election is “rigged.” This sounds like the cries of someone who is desperately seeking an excuse to explain poor ratings in statewide and national polls. If this election were rigged, he would not have beaten more than 15 mostly…
Trump And Pretty Women
According to Donald Trump’s own words at events on Oct. 13 and 14, if the women who have come forward publicly about Trump’s sexual harassment behavior were pretty, or prettier, then they would be credible and believable. One woman, Jessica Leeds, told her story to the New York Times. On Oct. 14, Trump said, “Yeah, I’m gonna go after her,”…
Make America Great, Grab Her By The…
A child younger than about 15 caught doing and/or saying something he/she knows he/she should not do/say may be expected to try to defend himself/herself by claiming “other kids do it — or do worse things — too.” However, a child older than about 15 won’t try to use that kind of “defense” because he/she knows that the bad actions/statements…
Trump Tax Revelation — Oct. 1, 2016
“Donald Trump declared a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, a tax deduction so substantial it could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years, records obtained by The New York Times show.” This was the lead paragraph of the story in the New York Times Saturday morning, October…
Donald Trump’s Early Morning Twitter Tirade — Sept. 30, 2016
Thinking about my Trump-loving friends after his recent Twitter tirade, made during the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in which he maligned a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, and presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Is this what those Trump supporters want to look forward to during a Trump presidency: news coverage of their president tweeting nonsense in the…
Trump On Taxes — Sept. 26 Presidential Debate
While I was driving home after a meeting Monday night and listening to the Trump-Clinton debate, I heard Donald Trump say that his not paying taxes — according to the couple of tax returns he released many years ago — was “smart.” Later this evening, after the debate, I saw a reporter from CNN, Dana Bash, ask Trump about his…
The Latest Trump Lie
On Sept. 16, Donald Trump finally acknowledged what all have known for years, that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Trump announced this in a heavily teased and foreshadowed event intended to promote one of his hotels, and of course the announcement received breathless and extensive news coverage. Trump not apologize for being one of the most vigorous proponents…
Donald Trump Does Not Know What “Sacrifice” Means
One of the most moving speeches of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week was a speech given by Khizr Khan, the bereaved father of American Army Captain Humayun Khan who died in Iraq; the speech was given with his wife Ghazala by his side. In Khan’s speech, he said, addressing Presidential candidate Donald Trump, “You have sacrificed nothing and no one.” Khan,…