The murdered: Four U.S. Marines
The murderer: Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24.
The place: A U.S. Navy facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The occasion: The conclusion of the Ramadan.
An opportunity lost: Donald Trump fails to speak to the importance of not naturalizing potential Jihadists. In other words, rethinking rampant Muslim immigration.
The sad same old same old.
I watched a little of Caitlyn Jenner’s acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at Wednesday’s ESPYs. It’s hard not to feel oodles of sympathy when one watches the awkward gait and masculine stride and hears that still-booming voice of Bruce Jenner. Many transgender people I’ve seen on TV truly look their new gender part. Having “transitioned,” you can see they are indeed more comfortable in their new skin. But not poor Caitlyn. I hope for her sake that she knows what she’s doing. There is no going back. (And if only he/she did not feel the need for the plastic pout that made her diction so hissy. Why must “transitioning” be accompanied with that much silicone and plumping agents?) I do believe that Caitlyn will still love women.
And that is a true achievement, given the women—Kardashians—who surround him.
UPDATE (4/27/021): This. The GOP show goes on.
The political class is immoral by its very nature and in the way it operates. Witness Ted Cruz’s ego-centered battle with the New York Times, because of “the Gray Lady’s refusal to put his book on its bestseller list.” A book written and promoted on the taxpayer’s dime, as are all books peddled by politicians in office. (Fox News’ Megyn Kelly promised to hype this vanity duel from her vanity perch.)
Contrast this with a man who doesn’t need the political process to increase his riches; the obverse. Donald Trump filed his financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). With much snickering and snide smirks, CNN bobbing heads reported and wrote that Trump was “boasting” his worth was upwards of $10 billion.
What’s there to be humble about?
For trashing Donald Trump, armchair warrior Lindsey Graham is making news with the media—polling well with the same crowd, only.
In national polls of potential primary voters, Graham is near last. “Trump,” however, “has the support of 17 percent of Republican or independent voters who say they plan to participate in the party’s primary elections or caucuses.” Trump is “in a statistical tie with former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida.” (New York Times)
Trump had some fighting words about the thrust of a Graham bid for more power: Graham wants to bomb everybody all the time. Yet if you search Google for the exact barb Trump lobbed at Lindsey, you’ll find no headline to allude to Trump’s response to the evil, ideological twin of John McCain. Not even by page 9.
Google represents the lame-stream as it leads the rube-hicks to the Right Answers.
Here is the first page of a search worded, “Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham”:
Lindsey Graham: ‘I Reject’ Donald Trump
NBC News? – 7 hours ago
Calling Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric ‘demagoguery,’ the Republican presidential …
Donald Trump is ‘a wrecking ball for the future of the Republican party,’ Lindsey Graham says
Yahoo Politics? – 2 days ago
Lindsey Graham predicts Donald Trump has peaked: ‘He’s probably hit where he’s going to go’
Washington Post? – 1 day ago
Talk Show Roundup: Lindsey Graham Calls Donald Trump …
www.nytimes.com/…/talk-show-roundup-lindsey-g…
The New York Times
2 days ago – Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sharply attacked Mr. Trump’s caustic remarks on …
Graham on Trump: He came in like a ‘wrecking ball …
www.cnn.com/2015/…/donald-trump-lindsey-graham-wrecking-bal…
CNN
2 days ago – (CNN) Sen. Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump is a “wrecking ball” who has put the Republican Party’s future on the line with his controversial …
Even Lindsey Graham Thinks Donald Trump Is an Asshole
jezebel.com/even-lindsey-graham-thinks-donald-trump-is-an-assh…
Jezebel
2 days ago – Donald Trump had a very Trump-ish weekend. During a Saturday rally held in Phoenix, the presidential candidate promised a group of …
Lindsey Graham predicts Donald Trump has peaked: ‘He’s …
www.washingtonpost.com/…/lindsey-graham-predicts…The Washington Post
1 day ago – Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who has become one of his party’s most vocal critics of his fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald …
Donald Trump is ‘a wrecking ball for the future of the … – Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/…/donald-trump-is-a-wrecking-ball-for-t…
Yahoo!
2 days ago – A handful of protesters interrupted Donald Trump during a speech in Phoenix … Lindsey Graham said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.
Lindsey Graham Laments Trump ‘Hijacking’ GOP With …
www.huffingtonpost.com/…/lindsey-graham-donald…
The Huffington Post
2 days ago – WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) complained Sunday that Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy …
Lindsey Graham Blasts Donald Trump as a ‘Wrecking Ball’
time.com/3954792/donald-trump-lindsey-graham/
Time
2 days ago – South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday denounced fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump as “a wrecking ball for the future …
Lindsey Graham: Trump’s comments are going to ‘kill my …
www.politico.com/…/lindsey-graham-gop-debate-fox-rnc-11995…
Politico
4 days ago – Donald Trump’s statements on immigrants are going to kill the Republican Party, fellow candidate Lindsey Graham says. “Well, I think he said …
Lindsey Graham Admits That Trump Is Telling Hispanics …
www.politicususa.com/…/lindsey-graham-calls-donald-trump-wrecking-…
2 days ago – Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is running for his party’s … Graham also called Donald Trump a “wrecking ball” for the GOP with …