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Mr. Trump has now surpassed Ambien for putting me to sleep! It almost seems as though he entered a wager with one of his rich friends, saying "I'll bet you $10M that average Americans are so gullible that I can win the Presidency on nothing but attacks and innuendo. I can do it by being so outrageous that the press will cover everything I say, and having no substantive, detailed policy platform whatsoever and instead just attacking ."
Everytime I turn on the news and hear a clip of what Mr. Trump is saying that day, it consists of his:
Some examples:
Everytime I turn on the news and hear a clip of what Mr. Trump is saying that day, it consists of his:
- pontificating on what's wrong with his competitors,
- asking questions for which he himself hasn't articulated a comprehensive answer,
- asking rhetorical questions to cast doubt on others and keep them on the defensive,
- making unsubstantiated claims, and
- making empty promises.
Some examples:
- The American Dream is dead. If I get elected, I will bring it back and make it bigger, better and stronger then ever before.
I got news for you, Mr. Trump, if it is indeed dead and that's what you do, it's called changing the American Dream, not resurrecting it.
Of course, whether it's dead or not to begin with is highly questionable. Tell that to the thousands of recent college grads who are now beginning great careers and who came from humble beginnings, humble enough that their professional lives are not beginning with $5K or $10K+ in savings before their first day at work. Tell that to the thousands of immigrants who come or came to the U.S. with literally nothing or near nothing. - "Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’ That’d be a big problem."
In the space of a week, Trump went from "some people say this might be a problem" to "Ted Cruz is going to sink the Republican ship if he gets the nomination!!!!"
But what did any of that do to tell me whether Mr. Trump is going to be a good President? Are people really vote for Mr. Trump because he's the "best of the worst?" I recall when "Best of the Wurst" was a catchy slogan for a story about a hotdog stand, but for a politician to be understood that way? Really? - About John Kasich:
"This is the man that was a managing general partner at Lehman Brothers, when it when down the tubes, and almost took every one of us with us, including Ben and myself. Because I was there, and I watched what happened, and Lehman Brothers started it all. He was on the board, and he was a managing general partner."
Kasich was indeed a Lehman Brothers employee leading up to the 2008 financial collapse, but he wasn't on the board. - About George W. Bush:
“You mean George Bush sends our soldiers into combat, they are severely wounded, and then he wants $120,000 to make a boring speech to them?” asked Trump on July 9, after reports the former president charged a vets group for a speech. “Bush didn’t have the IQ [to be president],” he added on June 16.
I didn't even like George Bush, but come on....That I agree in principle with Mr. Trump about Mr. Bush's IQ still doesn't tell me a damn thing of note about Mr. Trump and what he'd do as President.