Saturday, July 25, 2015

Trump: He had an asshole transplant, but it rejected him

The part of the title about a transplant comes from the punch line of an old Monty Python joke. While the Pythons were referring to Richard Nixon, it could equally be applied to Donald Trump. As the (by several standard deviations) most colorful presidential candidate, I look forward, usually in amazement, to what he will say next.
For example, he recently made the boast that he would build a fence at the southern border and "make Mexico pay for it". Really? I would like to see the reaction of the President of Mexico when Trump sends him the bill. If it  were me, it would go right into the recycle container. The Mexican President's reaction might be different, but I doubt it involves getting out his checkbook.
A few days back, he gave out Lindsey Graham's personal cell phone number at a political rally. If he thinks that something this crass is perfectly OK to do and demonstrates sound judgment, is this the man you want to trust with the nuclear codes?
I was especially amused when he described Hillary Clinton as the "absolute worst Secretary of State in the history of the country". What he seems to have forgotten is that he donated to Clinton's political campaign when she ran for Senator from New York. One has to wonder: Is he lying now or did he just have terrible judgment back then when he made the donation? I am sure it would not be a question to which he would respond gracefully.
In today's news, Trump has "banned" the Des Moines Register from covering his political events because he became piqued at one of their editorials when they suggested that he was a blowhard and should drop out of the presidential race. If you think about it, this is pretty much empty rhetoric. Nothing would stop a reporter (minus cameras and other bulky equipment) from walking in with the rest of the crowd, observing and reporting. It just goes to show he has a pretty thin skin for anyone who uses the same approach toward him that he uses toward others.
While you may have surmised that I would never vote for Donald Trump for anything, I sincerely hope that this transplant recipient stays in the presidential race purely for the entertainment value. He makes pretty much anyone else look good.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Donald Trump: Hair or Helmet?


One of my current forms of entertainment is listening to Donald Trump on television. It's hard to take him seriously. He comes across as arrogant, bombastic, and has a worldview that can best be described as "wingnut".
When one watches "The Donald" spouting off, it is hard for your attention not to be drawn to his hair. As one who shaves his head, I cannot profess to be an expert on hairstyles, but his is one that I find hard to believe there to be anything natural about it.
A parallel to this goes back to my youth when, as a teenager, I worked in a small hospital in Pennsylvania. The Administrator  was a woman who never went to college, but her career took her from passing out meal trays to patients to being Administrator of the hospital. The rumor that she had been the mistress of the Chief of Surgery may have contributed to her phenomenal rise, but that's a story for another time.
A defining feature of this woman was her blond hair. It struck me that it always looked exactly the same and there was never a single hair out of place. Sometimes, my imagination can be quite entertaining, and I used to fantasize that she was actually completely bald and that her hair was actually a helmet that came off every night and went onto a stand next to her bed. Fast forward 40+ years to today, and my  mind takes me in the same direction with Trump.
Take a look at The Donald. Hair or Helmet? I might be mistaken, but perhaps not. You decide.