Yesterday, watching the incumbent’s contorted face, wild body movement, flailing arms, slashing microphone and what appeared to be snarls, he looked much to me like a spoiled child in a tantrum or hissy fit of displeasure. However, this wasn’t some overindulged brat losing control due to some type of disappointment, this was the president of the United States simply making a campaign speech somewhere in the nation.
As I watched the display of outright immaturity --and not distracted by the sound of his words whereas my TV was muted-- I was able to concentrate purely on the visible impression he made. And the thought that stood out most clearly was; if this is how this man reacts to the pressure of merely facing an electoral contender, what would he do in a real crisis situation on his watch? My guess is he’d likely lose his wits altogether whereas he obviously can’t handle stress coolly, calmly or in a statesmanlike manner.
So, maybe the campaign stops are actually doing what they should regarding giving voters a sense of the candidates involved. And in the case of the incumbent, I think many voters are now learning things about him they might not have noticed before.
Because having proven to be unqualified, unprepared and ill-studied to lead the country, the incumbent’s now been forced to expose the only true traits he possesses, fear-mongering, name-calling, finger-pointing and shrilly screamed threats toward a stalwart contender. But, unfortunately for the incumbent, the job calls for more than just hysterical verbiage, which is pretty much all he has left now.
That’s it for today folks.
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