Trump is truly bringing dignity back to the presidency
Mar 21, 2019 14:22:03 #
Mirrors MY thinking - - how about YOURS ???
Writer: Rex Huppke
rhuppke@chicagotribune.com
Trump's attacks on McCain and Conway are truly bringing dignity back to the presidency
Since Donald Trump became president, so many amazing things have happened, according to Donald Trump.
But the thing I most appreciate is how he has, at long last, restored dignity to the office of the presidency.
Why, just Wednesday morning, he responded to criticism from the husband of one of his top advisers, Kellyanne Conway, by dignifiedly tweeting: “George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!”
This is a textbook presidential display of dignity. In fact, there’s an entire chapter on it in my soon-to-be-published book “Presidential Dignity Throughout American History” that recalls how, during the 1860 presidential campaign, Abraham Lincoln sent what was known then as a “parchment tweet” describing his Southern Democratic opponent John Breckinridge as a “TOTALLY STUPID LOSER and henpecked husband from hades!”
A total class act.
In other recent acts of dignity, Trump has resumed his attacks on John McCain, a war hero and longtime Republican senator who died of brain cancer last August.
From the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said: “I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be.” Over the weekend, he falsely referred to the senator in a tweet as “‘last in his class’ (Annapolis) John McCain.”
Any student of presidential dignity knows that a true statesman waits until after a highly respected politician and war hero is dead and unable to defend himself before insulting that politician’s intelligence and telling the world you hate him.
In a series of more than 50 dignity-heavy tweets this weekend, the president of the United State of America attacked: an Ohio union president; a former secretary of state (“Crooked Hillary”); a former Vice President Joe Biden (“low I.Q. individual”); the entire Democratic Party (“The Radical Left Democrats”); “Saturday Night Live” ("not funny/no talent”); and the free press (“Corrupt Media” and “FAKE NEWS MEDIA!”)
He also achieved peak office-of-the-presidency dignity by retweeting comedian Larry the Cable Guy, who was retweeting actor and conspiracy theory peddler James Woods.
It’s just refreshing to have a president who gets the basic standards of American political decency and decorum.
Unlike that former occupant of the White House, Barack “Hussein” Obama.
Remember back in 2015 when Obama appeared in a lighthearted BuzzFeed video promoting the Affordable Care Act? It was disgraceful, and it led Fox News host Greta Van Susteren to say: “I yearn for my president looking presidential and serious right now.”
She was white about that. The yearning was so great.
Also in 2015, Obama de-dignified the office of the presidency by allowing himself to be interviewed by three popular YouTube stars, who asked him questions on foreign policy, education and other issues.
Conservative radio host and dignity warrior Rush Limbaugh declared: “You talk about beneath the dignity of the office, maybe setting a new low. President Obama with YouTube interviews.”
It’s a wonder the nation managed to recover.
In 2014, Republican House Speaker John Boehner described Obama’s use of “execution action” in an op-ed published on CNN’s website: “It is utterly beneath the dignity of the office.”
(Obama’s executive actions were notably different from Trump’s recent executive action to circumvent Congress and fund a border wall because Trump’s executive action is heroic and, if anything, above the dignity of the office.)
For all intents and purposes, Obama sucked the dignity out of the office of the presidency.
So we should thank our lucky stars that President Trump has now filled the Oval Office to its rooftop with dignity by appropriately labeling people losers, husbands from hell and stupid dead war heroes.
Trump has done it his way. And we can conclude from the past comments of Obama’s many critics — those who now praise Trump’s behavior as bold and authentic — that Trump’s approach is truly the white way to preserve the dignity of the office.
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Writer: Rex Huppke
rhuppke@chicagotribune.com
Trump's attacks on McCain and Conway are truly bringing dignity back to the presidency
Since Donald Trump became president, so many amazing things have happened, according to Donald Trump.
But the thing I most appreciate is how he has, at long last, restored dignity to the office of the presidency.
Why, just Wednesday morning, he responded to criticism from the husband of one of his top advisers, Kellyanne Conway, by dignifiedly tweeting: “George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!”
This is a textbook presidential display of dignity. In fact, there’s an entire chapter on it in my soon-to-be-published book “Presidential Dignity Throughout American History” that recalls how, during the 1860 presidential campaign, Abraham Lincoln sent what was known then as a “parchment tweet” describing his Southern Democratic opponent John Breckinridge as a “TOTALLY STUPID LOSER and henpecked husband from hades!”
A total class act.
In other recent acts of dignity, Trump has resumed his attacks on John McCain, a war hero and longtime Republican senator who died of brain cancer last August.
From the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said: “I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be.” Over the weekend, he falsely referred to the senator in a tweet as “‘last in his class’ (Annapolis) John McCain.”
Any student of presidential dignity knows that a true statesman waits until after a highly respected politician and war hero is dead and unable to defend himself before insulting that politician’s intelligence and telling the world you hate him.
In a series of more than 50 dignity-heavy tweets this weekend, the president of the United State of America attacked: an Ohio union president; a former secretary of state (“Crooked Hillary”); a former Vice President Joe Biden (“low I.Q. individual”); the entire Democratic Party (“The Radical Left Democrats”); “Saturday Night Live” ("not funny/no talent”); and the free press (“Corrupt Media” and “FAKE NEWS MEDIA!”)
He also achieved peak office-of-the-presidency dignity by retweeting comedian Larry the Cable Guy, who was retweeting actor and conspiracy theory peddler James Woods.
It’s just refreshing to have a president who gets the basic standards of American political decency and decorum.
Unlike that former occupant of the White House, Barack “Hussein” Obama.
Remember back in 2015 when Obama appeared in a lighthearted BuzzFeed video promoting the Affordable Care Act? It was disgraceful, and it led Fox News host Greta Van Susteren to say: “I yearn for my president looking presidential and serious right now.”
She was white about that. The yearning was so great.
Also in 2015, Obama de-dignified the office of the presidency by allowing himself to be interviewed by three popular YouTube stars, who asked him questions on foreign policy, education and other issues.
Conservative radio host and dignity warrior Rush Limbaugh declared: “You talk about beneath the dignity of the office, maybe setting a new low. President Obama with YouTube interviews.”
It’s a wonder the nation managed to recover.
In 2014, Republican House Speaker John Boehner described Obama’s use of “execution action” in an op-ed published on CNN’s website: “It is utterly beneath the dignity of the office.”
(Obama’s executive actions were notably different from Trump’s recent executive action to circumvent Congress and fund a border wall because Trump’s executive action is heroic and, if anything, above the dignity of the office.)
For all intents and purposes, Obama sucked the dignity out of the office of the presidency.
So we should thank our lucky stars that President Trump has now filled the Oval Office to its rooftop with dignity by appropriately labeling people losers, husbands from hell and stupid dead war heroes.
Trump has done it his way. And we can conclude from the past comments of Obama’s many critics — those who now praise Trump’s behavior as bold and authentic — that Trump’s approach is truly the white way to preserve the dignity of the office.
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Mar 21, 2019 14:33:19 #
EllieLady wrote:
b i Mirrors MY thinking - - how about YOURS ??? ... (show quote)
I really think it a piece of Sarcasm.
Mar 21, 2019 14:34:50 #
Mar 21, 2019 14:36:38 #
Mar 21, 2019 14:44:47 #
Trump is no politician. He does things his way. He is trying very hard to do what he promised when he was campaigning for POTUS. Most, if not all the other POTUS's lied when they campaigned and never even tried to do what they promised. I really don't really care how Trump speaks, or how he conducts his private life. I don't care how rich he is or how he got his wealth. I only care that he does as promised when he was campaigning or at least tries.
Mar 21, 2019 14:47:43 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Trump is no politician. He does things his way. He is trying very hard to do what he promised when he was campaigning for POTUS. Most, if not all the other POTUS's lied when they campaigned and never even tried to do what they promised. I really don't really care how Trump speaks, or how he conducts his private life. I don't care how rich he is or how he got his wealth. I only care that he does as promised when he was campaigning or at least tries.
Bingo.
If anyone dislikes Trump's style they need to study some history...many MANY US Presidents have been "unpresidential" and have done far worse than Trump has.
I vote for "effective" over "smooth talking politician" any day of the week.
Mar 21, 2019 14:49:05 #
letmedance wrote:
I really think it a piece of Sarcasm.
Duu ya think ??? With a capital "S" !!!
Mar 21, 2019 14:50:25 #
Mar 21, 2019 14:54:52 #
Your so far off base it’s not worth the time to criticize your diatribe.
I for one will not consider buying your book. I hope you will put this diatribe in the cover of your “book”
I for one will not consider buying your book. I hope you will put this diatribe in the cover of your “book”
Mar 21, 2019 14:55:19 #
Mar 21, 2019 14:58:12 #
BDHender wrote:
I really think this has no place on this site.
jeep_daddy wrote:
Trump is no politician. He does things his way. He is trying very hard to do what he promised when he was campaigning for POTUS. Most, if not all the other POTUS's lied when they campaigned and never even tried to do what they promised. I really don't really care how Trump speaks, or how he conducts his private life. I don't care how rich he is or how he got his wealth. I only care that he does as promised when he was campaigning or at least tries.
rpavich wrote:
Bingo.
If anyone dislikes Trump's style they need to study some history...many MANY US Presidents have been "unpresidential" and have done far worse than Trump has.
I vote for "effective" over "smooth talking politician" any day of the week.
If anyone dislikes Trump's style they need to study some history...many MANY US Presidents have been "unpresidential" and have done far worse than Trump has.
I vote for "effective" over "smooth talking politician" any day of the week.
Dan Mc wrote:
janp wrote:
Your so far off base it’s not worth the time to criticize your diatribe.
I for one will not consider buying your book. I hope you will put this diatribe in the cover of your “book”
I for one will not consider buying your book. I hope you will put this diatribe in the cover of your “book”
limeybiker wrote:
We don't need or want this on this forum.
"Look Boss; the WALL, the WALL, the WALL !!!"
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Mar 21, 2019 15:01:09 #
tesseagles
Loc: NW ARKANSAS OZARKS
Seriously. This is not a political forum. But as an Intelligent human being it’s easy to see he is a liar and a very untactful person. There are plenty of good republicans and democrats out there who could do the job without putting down a Senator who was POW for 5 years. This fool could t wear McCains socks. He’s a blabbermouth fool. Making our great country look like fools too. Sad
Mar 21, 2019 15:14:22 #
tesseagles wrote:
Seriously. This is not a political forum. But as an Intelligent human being it’s easy to see he is a liar and a very untactful person. There are plenty of good republicans and democrats out there who could do the job without putting down a Senator who was POW for 5 years. This fool could t wear McCains socks. He’s a blabbermouth fool. Making our great country look like fools too. Sad
It definitely is "sad". Thank you so much for your intelligence - - you have clearly branded yourself a critical thinker.
You are correct that this isn't a political forum; but I didn't post in this in Main; it's in General Chit-Chat, which is for "non-photography talk".
Mar 21, 2019 15:25:01 #
fotkaman
Loc: Earth
BDHender wrote:
I really think this has no place on this site.
Why not? It is, after all, a general chi-chat topic!
This president, beyond any reasonable doubt, had brought the greatest nation on Earth to the path of divisiveness, spewing hatred, xenophobia and racism along the way.
He has no sense of humor; he punches and lashes at anybody who dares to challenge him or disagrees with him, regardless of what the rest of world thinks of that person.
If he could, he would turn the Country into a totalitarian state, firing, imprisoning and eliminating anyone at will. He shows disrespect to wise and intelligent world leaders, while patting on the backs of dictators.
He constantly erodes the dignity of the Presidency by pathologically lying multiple times every day.
He incurably yearns for a pat on the back, and, if he doesn't get it, he invents the reason for it.
In my books, he is THE worst president this great nation ever had! History will label him as a traitor, mark my words!
PS, I am a Republican, and, unless the party does something to either control Trump or remove him from the office, I won't be for much longer.
PPS, BDHender, I wasn't planning to spew my two-cents-worth of wrath here, but you've asked for it!
Mar 21, 2019 15:49:15 #
fotkaman
Loc: Earth
rpavich wrote:
Bingo.
If anyone dislikes Trump's style they need to study some history...many MANY US Presidents have been "unpresidential" and have done far worse than Trump has.
I vote for "effective" over "smooth talking politician" any day of the week.
If anyone dislikes Trump's style they need to study some history...many MANY US Presidents have been "unpresidential" and have done far worse than Trump has.
I vote for "effective" over "smooth talking politician" any day of the week.
Define 'effective'! Does it include cheating, lying, committing fraud? What about the 'Draining The Swamp', when he had flooded it?! No other President in the history had surrounded himself with so many crooks, cheats and criminals!
What about his 'border crisis'? Trump knows his days are numbered, so he desperately tries to build Trump Memorial in the form of border wall, taking away funds from much, MUCH, more needed places.
I could continue ranting on and on. Instead, I will ask: Is all this and much more really okay with you, rpavich? Does the end always justify the means?
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