The Devil is in the Details Postscript
A presidential race is akin to a boxing match.
As always, I carefully read the comments to my morning post, The Devil is in the Details. It seems to me that a presidential race is like a boxing match, especially in key states in which victory may be decided by a narrow margin of voters.
I have studied the history of boxing, and I have never heard of a single trainer who simply praised his fighter and remained silent about his mistakes. Sycophancy never helped anyone to improve at anything.
To understand what I mean, watch Juan Marquez knock out Manny Pacquiao in 2012. Manny persistently relied on his greater speed and kept stepping in with a lazy jab and a lazy left guard. Marquez noticed this and waited for the opportune moment to strike one of the most brutal KOs in boxing history. Manny’s was a totally unnecessary and easily correctable mistake.
Likewise, Trump’s interview with Maria Bartiromo contained numerous sloppy mistakes on the subject of using the military against “the enemies within.” Such mistakes are totally unnecessary and they supply valuable ammunition to his opponents.
I have always defended Trump because I believe he will uphold and defend the Constitution. I am confident in stating that its author, James Madison, would share my conviction that Trump should be extremely careful with his words when he talks about using the military at home. Anyone who aspires to be elected President of the United States should be extremely careful in his choice of words when he speaks about using the military for any purpose at home or abroad.
You are quite correct “in theory”. However, the reality is, last time Trump was President, all we heard was “he’s so nasty, he sends mean tweets, he’s cruel, he’s tacky”, his style embarrasses us globally, “ etc. Then next election came along and some folks said, “we need a quieter, gentler approach, Biden is more a traditional President, he will unify America and the world”. Instead, look at the cost, wars, the illegal invasion, the economy, and censorship that clown show for 4 years has produced.
So, the point here is: speech, mean tweets, orange tan, bleached combover, bodacious bloviating…we accept it all. We are glad to have him and his “speech” back because the alternative, no matter how eloquent or attractive, have not looked out for America, or the people the President is supposed to serve. They are props, empty vessels who hate America and it’s citizens. They are coastal elites who bow to their donors and love to be global citizens.
Trump with his warts and all.. is the real deal.
..."Anyone who aspires to be elected President of the United States should be extremely careful in his choice of words when he speaks about using the military for any purpose at home or abroad."...that cannot be stated more succinctly. Will we have more medical tyranny this time enforced by the freaking marines? This is why Rome never let their army within the city walls. To protect the citizens from outright terrorism.