In a reality not far away about 60 Million US television viewers saw Kamala Harris and Donald Trump show their stuff.
If it wasn't earnestly serious, it would be the stuff of comedy, the best of sketch comedy in this part of the milky way.
Given that performance, the extraordinary number of lies, the chain of thought that ran like like a wart hog roller skating on marbles, and the beating he took of the righteous, in your face "they call you a disgrace" variety, why any thinking, discerning person would trust him again is beyond even the most sympathetic analyst this side of forever.
You can be the most partisan Republican, the farthest right positioned conservative, the angriest anti Democrat, a rich/or poor, old white man scared of the communist dust that gathers in your closet and still not justify voting for the deposed despot. As Republican grandees warned in 2016, he is unfit for public service and not to be trusted. This time around there are some 200 Republicans of the highest calibre, who worked for him who say the man is a danger to the world.
He demonstrated that he is not of sound mind.
I know there is no reaching the woman in the Trump and Jesus T-shirt saying that Joe Biden is dead, or the crowd that thinks Democrats eat babies, or that curious breed of evangelistic, they call themselves Christians, who believe that a convicted rapist, felon, swindler, is the kind of person to usher in an age when their "religion" will convert the US into the new heaven.
I give the Donald a full thumbs up thanks for launching some of the best dog reaction videos in history and the absolute beauty of the women, Taylor Swift included, who have posted lovely and dramatic photos of themself with their beloved cat or cats. My favorites are the dogs barking or seeking a hiding spot as his Lord Narcissus blubbers on screen.
Mom used to say if you can't say something nice about someone, say nothing.
I'll quote mom, I think she would say Donald is the best "blow hard" in the world.
Mustering up the nicest thing I can say, I'll quote my Dad, he'd say Donald is a world class "bull shit artist."
Millions of Americans are beginning to realize he is and has always been a fraud.
I moderated many debates and as we entered the age when candidates answered your question with a response to their own unspoken and coached question, I'd press back, even noting when they refused to answer the question posed. ABC did a nice job of putting the question on the screen as both VP Harris and Miracle Don rarely responded to what was asked. Such evasion and obfuscation is sadly accepted as part of the performative game.
The moderators did a noble job of fact checking and challenging as the debate went on. With Trump, who only lies when his mouth is open, it is a near impossible task. He like many of his posse have trouble with truth, even reality.
It's not over. Harris was competent, in command, successfully whooped Donald with prosecutorial and debate skills and showed that she can and will govern for all and promised not be a divider. Is that enough? Stay tuned.
See you down the trail.
I'll go with your Dad, Tom.
ReplyDeleteWord on the street is that the debate made virtually no difference. It was a sad way to spend 90 minutes of one's life.
ReplyDeleteNow tell us what you really think :-). My mother's favorite saying about con artists was "He's laughing all the way to bank." That is what the lunatic really cares about.
ReplyDeleteSeriously well done analysis. But let's give Kamala more credit...she was tuning Trump up like a champion facing a palooka.
I asked that question today too in a blog response. Is it enough?
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