Presidio Sentinel
San Diego, November, 2016
By Laura
Walcher
This could have been a very, very long column. I could have included radio and TV
commentators; friends, colleagues, family. National, regional,
local media. International
media: The Economist (relentless!).
A Charles M.
Blow headline, reads: “TRUMP, THE
WORST OF AMERICA.”
Next month,
I’m going back to humor:
Does this
definition of a narcissist resonate?
From HEALTH MAGAZINE: “…
three hallmark signs: an exaggerated sense of self-importance; a need to be
constantly admired, and a demonstrable lack of empathy towards others.” They are..”preoccupied with thoughts of
being powerful, attractive, famous and smart, even if those thoughts don’t line
up with their real accomplishments.”
NEWSWEEK
HEADLINE: The nominee’s
destructive behavior has victimized cities, businesses, investors, partners and
even his own family.
MAX BOOT (LOS
ANGELES TIMES): responding Trump’s
tweet after the firebombing of his campaign office in No. Carolina: “Animals representing Hillary Clinton
and Dems just firebombed our office because
we are winning ….
“Trump,” says Mr. Boot, “gives
every indication of wanting to burn down America’s political house if he cannot
be its leader.”
LOS ANGELES
TIMES Editorial: … “If Trump makes
that claim (the election is rigged), and a significant number of his supporters
believe him, a body blow will have been struck to a foundational principle of
democracy: Respect for the outcome of elections even if your candidate isn’t the
winner.”
DALAI
LAMA: Trump is a threat to
humanity… he is worse than Hitler …
NEW YORK
TIMES: In numerous outraged
columns; Paul Krugman ..”Worthy of our contempt.” Roger Cohen; Thomas Friedman; Jim Rutenberg. OK.
Go Google.
Charles M. Blow: Mr. Blow’s dictionary must be in shreds
by now, as week after week, he takes on Mr. Trump: “ … the
logical extension of misogyny, racism and privilege… “ ... the man is on a
mission to demonstrate to voters the staggering magnitude of his social
vulgarity …!” “This fragile
narcissist …a sort of bottomless pit of emotional need and affirmation …”
HELLO POETRY
Website: About 2,000 poems have
appeared about Mr. T. One
post-debate image conjured up by a two-liner: “Trump dumped on his
rump, Hair lumped in a clump.”
(OK, I couldn’t resist it …).
NEW YORK TIMES
Editorial: “It may be too late for
the Republican Party to save itself from the rolling disaster of Donald Trump,
but the part’s top leaders still have the duty to speak out and help save the
country from his reckless rhetoric … they must reject bogus claims of voter
fraud .. shown again and again to be virtually non-existent … never before has
a major party’s presidential candidate openly encouraged this attack on the
legitimacy of the electoral process;
Mr. Trump does is almost daily” (My note: see Trump tweets!).
PRESIDENT
OBAMA: To Mr. Trump: “STOP
WHINING1”
THE SAN DIEGO
UNION-TRIBUNE: Editorial
Headline: Donald Trump is Damaging
to Democracy. “Republican nominee
Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior … will go down in American history as among
the most wide-ranging assaults on fundamentals of democracy and civility this
nation has seen from a leading politician … “
And, the conclusion: “… A man this vindictive, this devoid
of empathy, this certain of his infallibility, would be a menace as commander
in chief. … a case can be made
that … this is the most ominous election in American political history. We hope it will not prove the most
consequential.”
THE
WASHIINGTON POST: Eugene
Robinson. In column after column,
Mr. Robinson simply can’t believe that we – Americans – have permitted Mr.
Trump this role on our normally dignified, fact-based, legitimate opposing
viewpoints in national elections.
Before the third debate, he observed: “Trump lost the first two encounters, according to every
scientific poll … and Clinton could have a more meaningful policy discussion
with an Irish setter.”
Along with the rest of us, Mr.
Robinson pleads: “Make it stop,” he begs:
“Won’t somebody, please, make it stop.”
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