Thumper
08-01-2016, 08:32 AM
I'm about ready to throw in the towel. I give up .... UNCLE already!!!
Trump constantly pushes the envelope ... but I think he may have gone a bit too far with the Khizr Khan thing. The reason I've stuck it out as long as I have is because he is SO damned successful in business. The "business" thing is a hook for me because I am (like a good portion of this country), fed up with politicians and Washington bureaucrats. That's what drew me toward Ross Perot a few years back, until I also threw in the towel on him once he started flaking out and eventually pulled a quick "crash & burn". I LOVED Reagan and wish we'd had cloning figured out while he was still with us. Was he perfect? Nobody is, or ever will be, but he was as close as I needed to be as happy as can be expected with the way our government was working at the time. I've said it here a bazillion times, I voted for Reagan, but EVER SINCE, I have only voted AGAINST someone in a Presidential election and not once voted FOR a specific candidate (although I DID cast my ballot as a "protest vote" so to speak). I have not, and will not, "waste" my vote by writing in Mickey Mouse or some such nonsense ... I will only vote for someone who has an honest chance at beating the candidate I'm AGAINST (the most). It's NOT the way I'd like to vote, but what alternative is there?
That said .. this time around, I'm in a total conundrum ... I have no clue what to do. I became a Trump fan ONLY because of his business success. But like Perot before him, it's just not working out for me. I hate when I cringe while listening to him at times and can only think he makes moronic statements by putting his mouth in gear before engaging his brain. When he pulls a major gaffe, I expect him to do the right thing and, after thinking it over, make an apology, admit the mistake and do a bit of damage control before moving on. I have never ONCE heard Trump apologize for ANYTHING ... OR, ever admit he was wrong or made a mistake in judgement. Some see that as strength, I see it as idiocy, and the more I watch him, the more of an idiot I think he is. Maybe not as a businessman, but as a "person" in general. The crap that spews from his mouth and the turmoil it causes, somehow just rolls off like water off a duck's back. The problem is, again, like Perot, the longer the campaign draws out, the less confident I feel.
I've always thought that maybe he'd make it as President. Why? Because after getting to know him (so to speak), I've been under the opinion that he must surround himself with some genius management teams. For one, his businesses are still thriving while he's been absent and on the campaign trail. He'll have to break all connections with his businesses while President. What will that be? 4 years? 8 years? That's a LONG time to be absent from a huge business empire like his. So, surely he must have board meetings and take (and HEED) suggestions from his staff as well as have excellent management staff to keep things running successfully while he's away. Otherwise, how could this ass-clown be as successful as he is? Taking that assumption a bit farther, I'd think he'd do the same as President ... surround himself with excellent political advisers, fill leadership positions with good, qualified people and simply become a "Head of State" in a way ... like the Queen of England. BUT ... I'm SURE he has all sorts of good people giving him advice right now, but I'm not sure his ego will allow him to listen to anybody. He tends to dig a hole and just keep shoveling no matter what anyone around him says. It's plain as day. Hillary baited him in by having Khizr Khan speak at her convention. Trump bit into the bait and ran with it ... hook, line and sinker ... just as planned because the Dems knew he'd make an ass of himself. He did and he still is.
The problem is, as it stands, I have no real choice on election day. Hitler or Ass-Clown ... tough decision. If the Devil hisownfineself were running, he'd probably get my vote, but unfortunately, it's either Hillary or Trump ... and I'd put a bullet in my head before voting for that Clinton witch!
I'll have to check the title to this thread before hitting the "submit" button. I did say I have a dilemma, didn't I? :(
Trump constantly pushes the envelope ... but I think he may have gone a bit too far with the Khizr Khan thing. The reason I've stuck it out as long as I have is because he is SO damned successful in business. The "business" thing is a hook for me because I am (like a good portion of this country), fed up with politicians and Washington bureaucrats. That's what drew me toward Ross Perot a few years back, until I also threw in the towel on him once he started flaking out and eventually pulled a quick "crash & burn". I LOVED Reagan and wish we'd had cloning figured out while he was still with us. Was he perfect? Nobody is, or ever will be, but he was as close as I needed to be as happy as can be expected with the way our government was working at the time. I've said it here a bazillion times, I voted for Reagan, but EVER SINCE, I have only voted AGAINST someone in a Presidential election and not once voted FOR a specific candidate (although I DID cast my ballot as a "protest vote" so to speak). I have not, and will not, "waste" my vote by writing in Mickey Mouse or some such nonsense ... I will only vote for someone who has an honest chance at beating the candidate I'm AGAINST (the most). It's NOT the way I'd like to vote, but what alternative is there?
That said .. this time around, I'm in a total conundrum ... I have no clue what to do. I became a Trump fan ONLY because of his business success. But like Perot before him, it's just not working out for me. I hate when I cringe while listening to him at times and can only think he makes moronic statements by putting his mouth in gear before engaging his brain. When he pulls a major gaffe, I expect him to do the right thing and, after thinking it over, make an apology, admit the mistake and do a bit of damage control before moving on. I have never ONCE heard Trump apologize for ANYTHING ... OR, ever admit he was wrong or made a mistake in judgement. Some see that as strength, I see it as idiocy, and the more I watch him, the more of an idiot I think he is. Maybe not as a businessman, but as a "person" in general. The crap that spews from his mouth and the turmoil it causes, somehow just rolls off like water off a duck's back. The problem is, again, like Perot, the longer the campaign draws out, the less confident I feel.
I've always thought that maybe he'd make it as President. Why? Because after getting to know him (so to speak), I've been under the opinion that he must surround himself with some genius management teams. For one, his businesses are still thriving while he's been absent and on the campaign trail. He'll have to break all connections with his businesses while President. What will that be? 4 years? 8 years? That's a LONG time to be absent from a huge business empire like his. So, surely he must have board meetings and take (and HEED) suggestions from his staff as well as have excellent management staff to keep things running successfully while he's away. Otherwise, how could this ass-clown be as successful as he is? Taking that assumption a bit farther, I'd think he'd do the same as President ... surround himself with excellent political advisers, fill leadership positions with good, qualified people and simply become a "Head of State" in a way ... like the Queen of England. BUT ... I'm SURE he has all sorts of good people giving him advice right now, but I'm not sure his ego will allow him to listen to anybody. He tends to dig a hole and just keep shoveling no matter what anyone around him says. It's plain as day. Hillary baited him in by having Khizr Khan speak at her convention. Trump bit into the bait and ran with it ... hook, line and sinker ... just as planned because the Dems knew he'd make an ass of himself. He did and he still is.
The problem is, as it stands, I have no real choice on election day. Hitler or Ass-Clown ... tough decision. If the Devil hisownfineself were running, he'd probably get my vote, but unfortunately, it's either Hillary or Trump ... and I'd put a bullet in my head before voting for that Clinton witch!
I'll have to check the title to this thread before hitting the "submit" button. I did say I have a dilemma, didn't I? :(