Now that we have all had a chance to quell the nausea of Tuesday’s presidential debate I would like to share a few progressive thoughts with my readers.
All during the debate Trump shrieked and barked about how he would be tough on the lawless and murderous protesters who were destroying “democrat” cities. And as he spent the night interrupting Biden, and shouting over him, and continually ignoring and abusing the moderator, Chris Wallace, he announced that he was the “law and order candidate.”
Out of curiosity I switched on Fox (Fake and Phony) News to see how the reactionary conservatives were judging the debate. Each of the three commentators agreed: Trump won big on the the issue of law and order - because he is the real “law and order candidate.”
If Chris Wallace had not lost control of the debate and been abused and disrespected by Trump, here are some questions Joe Biden might have put to America about what a real “law and order candidate” would or would not do:
-Would a real law and order candidate ignore the rules of a debate that he himself helped to draft?
Donald Trump and members of his re-election campaign sat down with Joe Biden and the Democrats to craft the rules of the presidential debate. Everyone agreed that Chris Wallace of Fox News would be the moderator, and that each candidate would have a certain amount time to answer each question, allow the other candidate to talk without interruption, and to submit to the questions and directions of the moderator.
Immediately after the debate started Trump began to cheat and ignore everything to which he and his party had just agreed. He started non stop interruptions of Biden and Wallace both, talking out of turn, speaking past his allotted time limit, and contemptuously abusing the moderator.
Trump promised to follow certain rules in order to have the debate. As soon as the debate started he ignored those promises and did just what he wanted - like a spoiled seventh grade bully.
While watching the debate my wife, in exasperation, said “Why doesn’t Wallace just cut his mic when he interrupts?” Good question.
While watching Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC I discovered the reason why this didn’t happen. It seems that one of the conditions that both parties agreed to was that the moderator would not have the right to cut the mic of either candidate. That’s Donald Trump and the Republican party: They absolutely refuse to let the moderator cut off Trump’s mic - but they don’t have any trouble with him breaking his promises and cheating like hell.
If love means never having to say your sorry, then being Trump means never having to obey the rules, even if you helped make them and promised you would.
Would a real law and order candidate cheat by promising to abide by rules that he helped make and then just decided to ignore? Hell no!.
-Would a real law and order candidate lie to escape military service?
Donald Trump was a draft dodger who managed to escape military duty by lying to his draft board. He was scared to fight in Vietnam and thought the whole military service thing was for “losers”. So he lied. His rich daddy paid a doctor who practiced in one of this building to write a note to the draft board claiming that Donald had “bone spurs.” And of course bone spurs was a physical malady that disqualified Trump for military service. And the bone spur lie is one that he has maintained to this very day, even though it was obvious then as it is now that he has no problems walking or moving.
Does a man who lies to escape his military service (or just lies) qualify to be a “law and order Candidate?” Hell no.
-Would a real law and order candidate create a fake university to cheat and defraud people?
Would a real “law and order candidate” lie and steal and defraud innocent people by promising people things that he never provided? Hell no!
-Would a real law and order candidate steal money from his own charity?
Donald Trump liked to brag about his supposed generosity in giving money to needy people though his own charitable foundation. But the state of New York discovered that his charity was a scam. As a result he was forced to pay court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally using charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes. (By promising to send money from his charitable foundation to legitimate charities but instead using it for his own political and personal needs.)
The very last part must have been particularly galling to Trump, as he was ordered to make 19 admissions of guilt about cheating outside charitable organizations. Trump has this sleazy habit of claiming that when he loses a lawsuit (as when the Trumps were found guilty of housing discrimination by the government) it didn’t really count because he “never admitted guilt”. But with his charity scam he did, 19 times.
Would a real law and order candidate set up a charitable foundation to fund other charities and then use that money for his own purposes? Hell nol!
-Would a real “law and order candidate” believe he could grab women because he is a celebrity?
We all heard the Access Hollywood tape, and we all heard Donald Trump say, with complete confidence and candor, that a celebrity can just grab a woman by the ? and that it is okay, because you are a celebrity. Does this sound lawful or fair to you? Maybe we should ask E. Jean Carroll about this. I’ll bet she has an opinion.
Would a real law and order candidate feel entitled to woman because he is a celebrity? Hell no!
-Would a “law and order candidate” rape his own wife?
After discovering that Donald had cheated on her and was actively fornicating with Marla Maples, Ivana Trump filed for divorce and went into negotiations for a settlement. While testifying under oath in a legal deposition Ivana revealed that Donald Trump had raped her. Yeah, that’s what she said.
I refer you back to my November 5 blog posting for the ugly details on this.
Ivana Trump has since tried to recant the allegation of rape, claiming instead that she was upset because Donald did not love her in the tender and loving way he normally did. When you read this remember that Trump put Ivana under both a non disclosure agreement and a non disparagement agreement. She can’t talk and she can’t say anything bad about Donald or there’s no money for her.
Remember as well that what she may say in the newspapers doesn’t count. The rape allegation still stands as the only claim made under oath in a legal deposition. This has never been recanted legally. Maybe that is why the court granted Ivana the divorce on the grounds of Cruel and Inhuman Treatment.
Would a real law and order candidate rape his wife and treat her with such cruelty? Hell no!
You can’t claim to be a real law and order candidate if you don’t think and act with fairness, justice and common decency. Donald Trump doesn’t believe in law and order. He just like to use the police to hurt people. Why? As Joe said right to Trump’s face, “that’s who you are.”