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The Man is a Boor and a Bore
Let me say first that I still plan on voting for Trump in November. He’s done great things for the economy, for unemployment, new job creation, and has done a pretty good job on coronavirus, sanctioned Iran, supported Israel, as well as other achievements.
But my ability to listen to the man has been tapped out.
I know he can do whatever he wants when he calls a press conference, but he announced he was going to speak about China, which he did for about a total of (generously) 10 minutes of the 52 minutes he spoke, mostly at the end. I was about to tear out my hair listening to the same liturgy about all his achievements; I can almost recite them along with him. And don’t try to tell me that he’s doing it for all those people who’ve not heard him provide his long list of claims. By now, I’ll bet most people can recite them right along with me: more virus tests than anyone in the world, ventilators, respirators, facilities, testing leads to more cases, improved black employment, punishing China. It makes me crazy.
At this point, I realize he will not change his style or content. I know that he loves to hear himself talk. I know that he misses campaign rallies (which was essentially what he gave tonight). I know that he doesn’t care about persuading anyone to vote for him except his base: screw the independents or doubting Liberals.
I also know that many of you will want to persuade me to (1) stop listening to him; (2) accept his job performance, not his personality; and (3) just vote for him in November.
I will vote for him.
But I will go to the polls gritting my teeth.
Published in Elections
Fixed it for you. :-)
I could be wrong, but I just don’t see many people who voted for Trump in 2016 – if only to defeat Hillary – being so put off by… whatever… that they would just stay home THIS time and let Biden win.
On the other hand, many of those who DIDN’T vote in 2016 because Trump was a “risky, unknown quantity” have had 4 years to see that he selects good judges, etc.
As Michael Garibaldi said, he always gives people room to disappoint him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEX-XNnSrck
I think this logical analysis is spot on, thanks.
Hillary is nails-on-chalkboard and that quality got a lot of people off their duffs to vote against her. Biden is merely pathetic and might not be quite as inspiring.
I hope I’m not some kind of oyster that produces one pearl and then I die. :-)
Maybe. But especially considering what else is going on – BLM, etc – it’s difficult to see how any anti-Hillary voter in 2016 would be LESS anti-Biden now.
True, and we haven’t even really started yet. Is Biden even the Dem candidate yet?
Ingest another grain of sand, and let’s just see what the future brings. As Red Green used to say, “We’re all in this together. I’m rooting for you.” Or something like that.
Actually I’ve posted numerous pearls on this site, but maybe you haven’t seen them all. :-)
Maybe not. Or maybe not all were seen as pearls. Maybe they all were but maybe I’m not a competent gemologist.
Not irregardless, my encouragement stands unaltered.
Oh I’m not claiming they ALL were pearls, but NUMEROUS were, for sure. :-)
Checking, checking…please hold.
I’m going to wait until after the elections before I predict who will win. And even that may be jumping the gun.
With all the mail-in ballots and likely fraud, you’re not wrong.
Touché.
Twainian.