So, who will win the race to be President of the United States of America? The Blonde Bully, Donald J Trump, or Hillary, Politican to Her Finger-Tips, Clinton? Who, when push comes to shove, will America vote for?
Last night saw the first round of the debates between the two candidates, with Trump blustering, spluttering, and ranting, and saying nothing new while uttering the same old inaccuracies and half-truths. Clinton, on the other hand, had done her homework, and like the ex-lawyer and consummate politician she is, remained cool, calm, and collected, picking Trump to shreds with mathematical precision. On the face of it, you'd think that Hillary had wrapped it up, wouldn't you? I have my doubts, and I'll tell you why.
Americans are not, in truth, overwhelmed by either of the candidates, but they are who America has ended up with, and one of them is going to be President of the most powerful nation on Earth - or so it's said. And that's the trouble, right there. The Americans have - much like us, I suspect - had enough of politics and politicians, and don't trust Hillary Clinton, basically because she is a very able politician, and an able politician isn't necessarily an honest one. She has a track record of - shall we say - certain mischiefs that I think she's probably wishing would go away right now.
Trump, of course, is inappropriate in every way - he attempts to solve complex problems with simple remedies because he simply doesn't take the time to understand them, never listens to anybody long enough to learn anything, and has a poor memory when it comes to untruths, and professional liars need a good memory. BUT - and it deseves the capitals - Trump's rants mirror the anger and frustration of the American people, because he says the things that the public are thinking. This does not make those opinions right, but he does give the people a voice, albeit an ill-informed one, and he is regarded as a breath of fresh air. A lot of people are prepared to give him a go in the same way as children will stick their fingers in a electric socket to see what happens. "We've had the politicos, lets see what a salesman who talks like us can do" goes the dogma, but, if Trump wins, I fear the electric socket will be far more dangerous than previously thought.
The singer, Cher, when told that Boris Johnson intended to run for Prime Minister, called him "A f***ing idiot", and I'm sure people will be saying the same about Trump, but it is not, in his case, true. Forbes says that Trump's net worth is $4.5 billion, whereas Trump - typically - says it' $10 billion. It matters little, because anyone whose net worth runs into several billion dollars is unlikely to be an idiot of any sort. Clearly, he is a successful businessman, and his fortune is unlikely to have been made by luck alone, but does that qualify him presidentially? Recently, he made - in the course of five hours of remarks - no fewer than eighty-seven erroneous statements. That, for the nit-pickers and rivet-counters among us, is one falsehood every three minutes and fifteen seconds, according to Politico Magazine. He continually mis-handles facts and exaggerates, and - if last night is anything to go by - is talking more and saying less.
So, to answer my own question - No, emphatically, he is not suitable at all, his attitude and ethos is completely wrong, and his aides are going to have breakdowns trying to mask his insults in a wrapping of diplomacy. If he succeeds in his bid, God help America.
And the rest of us!
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