Selling Out for Power
As election day draws nearer and the campaign follies shift into higher gear, the passion for winning does indeed reveal the character of the major players -- and not just the candidates. Surely the Democratic National Committee knows that it has the election sewn up, but it's not taking any chances; it's pushing its loyal mainstream media to keep hunting up and trumpeting Trump's "sins" -- particularly against its most reliable "voting demographics". This means almost-frantic hunting for any crumb of an example of Racism or Sexism, and let the more serious issues of Trump's shady business dealings, shady political dealings, military and political incompetence, and tax evasions slide. After all, what's juicier than scandal, racier than racism, or sexier than sexism?
And do I detect a certain bread-and-circuses attitude toward the intellect of the voters?
In fact, Trump is personally a lot less racist than the other Republican serious contenders; it was his rich daddy who didn't want to rent housing to "niggers" -- thus inspiring Leadbelly's song "Bourgeois Town", plus a few more by Woody Guthrie -- while Donald, despite his thoughtless sayings, has shown himself quite as willing to deal with, and cheerfully exploit, Blacks as anybody else. There just isn't much Ray-Ray-Racist dirt to dig up. So what does that leave? Right.
A couple days ago the big "sexism scandal" about Trump was his commenting at a wedding, years ago, that "vagina is expensive" -- and you know that wasn't the word he used. Oooh, how horrid! Today MSNBC talking-heads are dithering about a recording, even more years ago, of Trump doing a locker-room brag about leching after some married woman he thought was hot. Icky-icky awful! Make him apologize publicly! In fact, make him withdraw his candidacy! A serious contender simply can't show women that little Respect!
What amazes me is the fluttery-dithery Sensitivity, characteristic of the most Politically Correct of the current crop of Liberal-Arts campus Special Snowflakes. I almost expected one of them to complain about "trauma triggering", and whine for a "safe space", but I suppose that well-employed professionals long since graduated may be expected to act a little more like adults. This is an ironic turnaround from the Liberal media's previous position, which sneered at the Teddibly Sensitive crowd, held that women are naturally strong, and cheered for the women in the military who'd passed the Ranger Test.
Being a fan of the Kick-Ass Chick model myself, I had a good laugh over the whole pious idiocy. Hey, if Trump had made that "Pussy is expensive" comment to me, I would have laughed and said "Yeah, but
@assholes cost you more". As for his locker-room brag, I would have asked for solid evidence that he really did *get* that red-hot married woman, and added a comment about how the girls talk in *their* locker-room. I learned at an early age that the best way for us girls to get "respect" from the boys is to learn to give as good as we get, not to play the Fragile Flower. Most practical women these days, at least those who aren't so rich that they can indulge childishness into adulthood, have learned that same lesson, long since.
Still, the DMC/Media axis is willing to do a complete about-face on their previous ideals, just in hope of getting a few more anti-Trump votes. Talk about selling out! And for what? Just to scare a few more votes away from a candidate whom they know isn't going to win anyway? This reminds me of the most recent Bush, who lied from habit even when the truth would have served him better. The Big Two parties are looking more and more ethically indistinguishable.
A plague on both their houses! Vote Libertarian.
--Leslie <;)))><
And do I detect a certain bread-and-circuses attitude toward the intellect of the voters?
In fact, Trump is personally a lot less racist than the other Republican serious contenders; it was his rich daddy who didn't want to rent housing to "niggers" -- thus inspiring Leadbelly's song "Bourgeois Town", plus a few more by Woody Guthrie -- while Donald, despite his thoughtless sayings, has shown himself quite as willing to deal with, and cheerfully exploit, Blacks as anybody else. There just isn't much Ray-Ray-Racist dirt to dig up. So what does that leave? Right.
A couple days ago the big "sexism scandal" about Trump was his commenting at a wedding, years ago, that "vagina is expensive" -- and you know that wasn't the word he used. Oooh, how horrid! Today MSNBC talking-heads are dithering about a recording, even more years ago, of Trump doing a locker-room brag about leching after some married woman he thought was hot. Icky-icky awful! Make him apologize publicly! In fact, make him withdraw his candidacy! A serious contender simply can't show women that little Respect!
What amazes me is the fluttery-dithery Sensitivity, characteristic of the most Politically Correct of the current crop of Liberal-Arts campus Special Snowflakes. I almost expected one of them to complain about "trauma triggering", and whine for a "safe space", but I suppose that well-employed professionals long since graduated may be expected to act a little more like adults. This is an ironic turnaround from the Liberal media's previous position, which sneered at the Teddibly Sensitive crowd, held that women are naturally strong, and cheered for the women in the military who'd passed the Ranger Test.
Being a fan of the Kick-Ass Chick model myself, I had a good laugh over the whole pious idiocy. Hey, if Trump had made that "Pussy is expensive" comment to me, I would have laughed and said "Yeah, but
@assholes cost you more". As for his locker-room brag, I would have asked for solid evidence that he really did *get* that red-hot married woman, and added a comment about how the girls talk in *their* locker-room. I learned at an early age that the best way for us girls to get "respect" from the boys is to learn to give as good as we get, not to play the Fragile Flower. Most practical women these days, at least those who aren't so rich that they can indulge childishness into adulthood, have learned that same lesson, long since.
Still, the DMC/Media axis is willing to do a complete about-face on their previous ideals, just in hope of getting a few more anti-Trump votes. Talk about selling out! And for what? Just to scare a few more votes away from a candidate whom they know isn't going to win anyway? This reminds me of the most recent Bush, who lied from habit even when the truth would have served him better. The Big Two parties are looking more and more ethically indistinguishable.
A plague on both their houses! Vote Libertarian.
--Leslie <;)))><
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