tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post8338682984422584049..comments2024-03-27T17:27:49.087-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: What the Hell Are You Doing?Vixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-10693663000274204462019-03-04T00:44:32.016-05:002019-03-04T00:44:32.016-05:00The rugged thing about Trump's speech that I k...The rugged thing about Trump's speech that I keep getting back to is--"this is real, the guy with the launch codes and all that, right?" Surely, maybe some percentage of that speech is his version of stand-up comedy because he's in front of his fan-base--but what percentage? <br /><br /><br />I can't say I speak fluent Bidenese, but I've always chosen to accept the idea of "clean" as meaning "not politically tainted". Obama had the benefit that a younger politician does of not having to walk back currently unpopular positions because of something he did or said in the past (except, I guess, not being fully onboard with same-sex marriage) and didn't have any really troubling or unsavory personal alliances. The GOP tried to Whitewater Obama with Tony Rezko in 2008 and tried to hang Bill Ayers on him like an albatross, but those associations weren't enough to sink him. But calling a Black politician in America "articulate" is one of those cringers--oh really? Because politicians *should* be capable speakers. (Should--as in Obama was dinged relentlessly whenever he used a Teleprompter like virtually every other pol does these days, while Trump is applauded when he uses one, even poorly, because speeches like the 122 minute brainpuke at CPAC might scare the normies.)<br />Vixen Strangelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-2410562485953435552019-03-03T06:44:25.645-05:002019-03-03T06:44:25.645-05:00But does Joe Biden believe that Pence is clean? Th...But does Joe Biden believe that Pence is clean? That's a high honor in Biden's book, apparently, since it's what he said about Obama during the primaries in 2008. "Articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," to be specific. <br /><br />The Trump speech was like a bad acid trip. I have given up doing anything but laughing in the face of it, mostly because crying so much has messed up my tear ducts, I think. Harry Hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176265571549991218noreply@blogger.com