I kid you not…three “friends” I’ve had for a couple of decades said the following things to me in the past few months…
“Enjoy supporting a racist for president!”
“All of you Trump supporters are stupid motherf*ckers!”
Hey, I’m not stupid!
“You’re a f*cking racist! You’re a f*cking racist! You’re a f*cking racist!”
OK…once would have been enough…although I’m typically a fan of “emphasis.”
I DO hate it, though, when Mom uses such vile language.
For the most part, I actually thrive on such reactions as I thoroughly enjoy watching these mental defectives suffer involuntary Trump Derangement Syndrome seizures, and hoping beyond hope I had just a small part in driving them to this state of extreme leg-wetting.
Little do they know….it makes me very happy.
These pathetic souls…bless their hearts…clearly have a myriad of personal problems, but in this context, their main deficiency is simply not understanding our beloved Donald.
Someone that DID understand the president, however…better than anyone…was the late Charles Krauthammer…the most brilliant conservative mind EVER, IMHO.
Krauthammer, of course, was a Pulitzer Prize winning conservative columnist who wrote a syndicated column for the Washington Post, and appeared almost daily on Fox News…but sadly passed away about two years ago.
And for someone like me who makes pathetically lame attempts at political commentary…HE WAS A GOD.
Anyway, someone recently brought to my attention a piece he wrote shortly before his death in 2018 really explaining what makes Donald Trump tick…in his usual overwhelmingly sober and intellectual way.
BTW…Krauthammer was no fan of Trump…so we’re not talking about some butt-kissing acolyte. And prior to his illustrious career in political commentary, Krauthammer was a Doctor of Psychiatry…thus uniquely qualified to pop the hood on our orange-headed Tweeter-In-Chief and do some real tinkering.
I apologize in advance if you’ve already seen this, but it is SO good, I had to share.
ENJOY!
Trump Is Not A Liberal or Conservative, He’s a “Pragmatist.” (Definition: A pragmatist is someone who is practical and focused on reaching a goal. A pragmatist usually has a straightforward, matter-of-fact approach and doesn’t let emotion distract him or her.)
“We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation varied from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics.
At one point, reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative, to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.
I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.
Viewing problems from a Liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.
Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending and globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff, appeasement oriented and afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.
Immigration isn’t a Republican problem, it isn’t a Liberal problem, it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.
The impending collapse of the economy wasn’t a Liberal or Conservative problem, it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect.
Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.
Trump uniquely understands that China’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it.
Here again, successful businessmen, like Trump, who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work, and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work, you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.
As a pragmatist, Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl’s Hamburgers.
I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.
You may not like Donald Trump, but I suspect that the reason some people do not like him is because:
(1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy” method of brokering back room deals that fatten the coffers of politicians;
(2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a president speak who is unencumbered
by the financial shackles of those who he owes vis-a-vis donations;
(3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology;
(4) he says what he is thinking, is unapologetic for his outspoken thoughts, speaks very straightforward using everyday language that can be understood by all (and is offensive to some who dislike him anyway) making him a great communicator, for the most part, does what he says he will do and;
(5) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.
Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy” one another. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it, but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts is that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.
We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us?
Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?
I submit that a pragmatist is just what America needs right now. People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common among those who have never accomplished anything in their lives (or politicians who never really solved a problem, because it’s better to still have an “issue(s) to be solved,” so re-elect me to solve it, (which never happens) and those who have always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk failure, to try and achieve success).
Donald Trump put his total financial empire at risk in running for president and certainly did not need or possibly even want the job; that says it all.
He wants success for the U.S. and her citizens because he loves his country.
God Bless America
~ Dr. Charles Krauthammer
However, an effective pragmatist, would realize that he needs a more effective communication and leadership style to achieve his pragmatic agenda.
Trump has been very effective in achieving his agenda and changes his style continuously based upon the circumstance. Look at his treatment of North Korea as an example. Or his treatment of China as another example. He takes a carrot and a stick approach to everything and is adept at knowing which one to use at any particular point in time. But if you are expecting a President to achieve an agenda through sweet talk, you are out of touch with today’s world.
Sometimes Trump is very effective and some times he’s very ineffective. He had so much potential that has been squandered away.